National Register of Historic Places listings in Athens County, Ohio

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Athens County, Ohio.

Location of Athens County in Ohio

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 28 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 29, 2021.[2]

Current listings
[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Athens B & O Train Depot
Athens B & O Train Depot
 January 11, 1983
(#83001944)		 Depot St.
39°19′44″N 82°06′21″W		 Athens The former railroad station for the B&O Railroad, an east-west line through Athens County.
2 Athens County Infirmary
Athens County Infirmary
 May 1, 2003
(#03000323)		 13183 State Route 13
39°23′34″N 82°07′08″W		 Dover Township Currently known as "The County Farm" or "The County Home." Today, it houses Job & Family Services.
3 Athens Downtown Historic District
Athens Downtown Historic District
 September 30, 1982
(#82003541)		 N. Court St. between Carpenter and Union Sts. and Congress and College Sts.
39°19′48″N 82°06′04″W		 Athens
4 Athens Governmental Buildings
Athens Governmental Buildings
 November 29, 1979
(#79001782)		 E. State, E. Washington, Court, and W. Union Sts.
39°19′35″N 82°06′02″W		 Athens
5 Athens State Hospital
Athens State Hospital
 March 11, 1980
(#80002936)		 State Route 682 and Richland Ave.
39°18′56″N 82°06′07″W		 Athens The former state mental hospital, and formerly a working farm. Today owned by Ohio University and known as The Ridges.
6 Athens State Hospital Cow Barn
Athens State Hospital Cow Barn
 April 25, 1978
(#78002003)		 Southwest of Athens off U.S. Route 33
39°18′52″N 82°06′55″W		 Athens Township Today known as the Dairy Barn; an art gallery
7 Beasley Building
Beasley Building
 October 7, 1982
(#82001358)		 93 W. Union St.
39°19′44″N 82°06′18″W		 Athens Currently known as Beasley Mills and used as subsidized apartments.
8 Blackwood Covered Bridge
Blackwood Covered Bridge
 June 23, 1978
(#78002004)		 South of Athens on County Road 46
39°11′50″N 81°58′29″W		 Lodi Township Covered bridge on Blackwood Road (County Road 46) in southern Lodi Township, over the Shade River.
9 Joseph Clester House
Joseph Clester House
 November 26, 1980
(#80002940)		 Southeast of Chauncey
39°22′36″N 82°05′53″W		 Dover Township
10 Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University
Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University
 October 15, 1966
(#66000604)		 Ohio University campus
39°19′34″N 82°06′02″W		 Athens The oldest building on the Ohio University campus; fronts on College Green
11 Dew House
Dew House
 October 2, 1978
(#78002006)		 Public Square
39°27′36″N 82°13′56″W		 Nelsonville
12 East State Street-Elmwood Place Historic District
East State Street-Elmwood Place Historic District
 October 8, 2010
(#10000872)		 138-234 and 169-277 E. State St.; 5-73, 6-74 Elmwood Place
39°20′12″N 82°05′41″W		 Athens
13 Federalton
Federalton
 August 13, 1976
(#76001369)		 Northeast corner of Ohio State Route 329 and Zimmerman Hill Road in Stewart
39°18′31″N 81°53′40″W		 Rome Township Built in 1817. Formerly 51 State Street.
14 Thomas Jefferson Herrold House and Store
Thomas Jefferson Herrold House and Store
 November 21, 1980
(#80002937)		 234 W. Washington St.
39°19′56″N 82°06′37″W		 Athens On northeast corner of Washington Street and Shafer Street: When built, this section of Washington Street was Dean Street, and this section of Shafer Street was Cemetery Street.
15 Hocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic District
Hocking Valley Coal Company Town Historic District
 June 22, 2007
(#07000579)		 Jackson Dr. and Arbor Dr. in The Plains
39°21′51″N 82°07′04″W		 Athens Township Today this is known as Eclipse Village and is used for offices, residences, and a gathering hall. The photograph is of the restored company store.
16 Hocking Valley Railway Historic District
Hocking Valley Railway Historic District
 May 5, 1988
(#88000451)		 Roughly between Bridge #494 in Logan and Bridge #629 in Nelsonville
39°27′31″N 82°14′01″W		 Nelsonville and York Township Extends into Hocking County
17 Kidwell Covered Bridge
Kidwell Covered Bridge
 April 11, 1977
(#77001042)		 1 mile north of Truetown
39°27′21″N 82°06′13″W		 Dover Township On Monserat Ridge Road between Ohio State Route 685 and Ohio State Route 13.
18 Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church
 October 3, 1980
(#80002938)		 Congress and Carpenter Sts.
39°19′57″N 82°06′07″W		 Athens A traditional black church on the northern fringe of downtown Athens
19 Nelsonville Historic District
Nelsonville Historic District
 June 14, 1996
(#96000672)		 Roughly bounded by Canal, Jefferson, Scott, and Madison Sts.
39°27′42″N 82°13′57″W		 Nelsonville The central Nelsonville Business District; includes Stuart's Opera House
20 Ohio University Campus Green Historic District
Ohio University Campus Green Historic District
 June 11, 1979
(#79001783)		 Ohio University campus
39°19′34″N 82°06′01″W		 Athens The original area of Ohio University, used for over 200 years; fronted on by Cutler Hall
21 Palos Covered Bridge
Palos Covered Bridge
 November 11, 1977
(#77001041)		 1 mile north of Glouster off State Route 13
39°31′31″N 82°04′19″W		 Trimble Township Over Sunday Creek
22 Savage-Stewart House
Savage-Stewart House
 February 8, 1980
(#80002939)		 Southeast of Canaanville on Canaanville Road
39°18′43″N 81°58′33″W		 Canaan Township An historic orange brick house, now in severe disrepair.
23 Sheltering Arms Hospital
Sheltering Arms Hospital
 June 25, 1982
(#82003542)		 Clark St.
39°20′08″N 82°06′43″W		 Athens A birthing center began in a private home at 19 Clark Street. This grew to include a neighboring house, with additional structures built on. Its successor is nearby O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. The Sheltering Arms structure today houses subsidized apartments.
24 Stedman-Shafer Grocery Warehouse Building September 10, 2020
(#100005540)		 21 North Shafer St.
39°19′58″N 82°06′38″W		 Athens
25 Stuart's Opera House
Stuart's Opera House
 December 29, 1978
(#78002007)		 Public Sq. and Washington St.
39°27′39″N 82°13′55″W		 Nelsonville Renovated once, then burned, then renovated again and today used for plays, music events, and other activities.
26 Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine No. 6
Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine No. 6
 May 23, 1978
(#78002005)		 East of East Millfield
39°26′00″N 82°04′39″W		 Dover Township Site of the Millfield Mine disaster.
27 Weethee Historic District
Weethee Historic District
 January 7, 1980
(#80002941)		 North of Millfield
39°27′10″N 82°05′41″W		 Dover Township This property, on the upper end of Bell Road (beyond this house), once housed a small college.
28 White's-Vale Mill
White's-Vale Mill
 July 29, 1982
(#82003543)		 State Route 682
39°19′16″N 82°07′32″W		 Athens Township This site today, known as White's Mill, houses a nursery and feed store.
29 Wolf Plains
Wolf Plains
 May 31, 1974
(#74001399)		 In the vicinity of The Plains[6]
39°22′30″N 82°07′27″W		 Athens Township A Late Adena culture group of 30 earthworks including 22 conical mounds and nine circular enclosures,[7] located a few miles to the northwest of Athens

See also

References
  1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
  3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. Location derived from Mills, William C. Archeological Atlas of Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society, 1914, 1914, page 5 and plate 5. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
  7. "The Archaeological Conservancy-2008 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
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