List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio facts for kids

This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. There are 76 NHLs in Ohio and four additional National Park Service-administered areas of primarily historic importance.

Current National Historic Landmarks in Ohio

Ohio's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across 37 of the 88 counties in the state. With fourteen NHLs, Hamilton County in the southwest corner has more than any other county.

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Location	County	Description
1	Adena		February 27, 2003 (#70000515)	Chillicothe 39°21′13″N 83°00′55″W / 39.353613°N 83.015345°W / 39.353613; -83.015345 (Adena)	Ross	Mansion of Thomas Worthington
2	Baum-Taft House		January 7, 1976 (#73001470)	Cincinnati 39°06′09″N 84°30′12″W / 39.1025°N 84.503333°W / 39.1025; -84.503333 (Baum-Taft House)	Hamilton	Taft family home now an art museum; designated for landscape murals by African-American artist Robert S. Duncanson.
3	Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey		June 23, 1965 (#66000606)	East Liverpool, OH and Ohioville, PA 40°38′26″N 80°31′10″W / 40.640487°N 80.519377°W / 40.640487; -80.519377 (Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey)	Columbiana, OH and Beaver, PA	Marker of origin of Northwest Territories survey, on Pennsylvania border
4	Carew Tower-Netherland Plaza Hotel		April 19, 1994 (#82003578)	Cincinnati 39°05′56″N 84°31′31″W / 39.099012°N 84.525224°W / 39.099012; -84.525224 (Carew Tower-Netherland Plaza Hotel)	Hamilton
5	Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers		October 16, 2012 (#03001412)	Dayton 39°44′33″N 84°15′52″W / 39.742368°N 84.26458°W / 39.742368; -84.26458 (Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers)	Montgomery
6	Cincinnati Music Hall		December 2, 1974 (#70000496)	Cincinnati 39°06′32″N 84°31′06″W / 39.108928°N 84.518286°W / 39.108928; -84.518286 (Cincinnati Music Hall)	Hamilton
7	Cincinnati Observatory		December 9, 1997 (#80003043)	Cincinnati 39°08′27″N 84°25′22″W / 39.140935°N 84.422699°W / 39.140935; -84.422699 (Cincinnati Observatory)	Hamilton
8	Cincinnati Union Terminal		May 5, 1977 (#72001018)	Cincinnati 39°06′35″N 84°31′56″W / 39.109778°N 84.532190°W / 39.109778; -84.532190 (Cincinnati Union Terminal)	Hamilton
9	Cincinnati Zoo Historic Structures		February 27, 1987 (#87000905)	Cincinnati 39°08′33″N 84°30′34″W / 39.142493°N 84.509395°W / 39.142493; -84.509395 (Cincinnati Zoo Historic Structures)	Hamilton
10	Cleveland Arcade		May 15, 1975 (#73001408)	Cleveland 41°29′59″N 81°41′27″W / 41.499702°N 81.690794°W / 41.499702; -81.690794 (Cleveland Arcade)	Cuyahoga
11	USS Cod (Submarine)		January 14, 1986 (#86000088)	Cleveland 41°30′30″N 81°41′32″W / 41.508328°N 81.692132°W / 41.508328; -81.692132 (USS Cod (Submarine))	Cuyahoga	The USS Cod Submarine Memorial is a National Historic Landmark and is docked in Cleveland, Ohio.
12	Jay Cooke Home		November 13, 1966 (#66000620)	Gibraltar Island 41°39′29″N 82°49′16″W / 41.658056°N 82.821111°W / 41.658056; -82.821111 (Jay Cooke Home)	Ottawa	Summer home of financier Jay Cooke
13	Covington And Cincinnati Suspension Bridge		May 15, 1975 (#75000786)	Cincinnati, OH and Covington, KY 39°05′25″N 84°30′34″W / 39.09039°N 84.509571°W / 39.09039; -84.509571 (Covington And Cincinnati Suspension Bridge)	Hamilton, OH and Kenton, KY	John A. Roebling's suspension bridge here was dramatic new design. It set precedent for Brooklyn Bridge later.
14	Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University		December 21, 1965 (#66000604)	Athens 39°19′27″N 82°06′02″W / 39.324184°N 82.100512°W / 39.324184; -82.100512 (Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University)	Athens
15	Donald B. (Towboat)		December 20, 1989 (#89002458)	Bellaire 40°01′16″N 80°44′17″W / 40.02111°N 80.73805°W / 40.02111; -80.73805 (Donald B. (Towboat))	Belmont	The Donald B. was built in 1923 and is the only 1920s unchanged diesel sternwheel towboat left in the United States. It still operates towing barges in the Ohio River. After years of being located in Switzerland County, Indiana, its home port was moved to Bellaire, Ohio in 2012.
16	Paul Laurence Dunbar House		December 29, 1962 (#66000619)	Dayton 39°45′27″N 84°13′07″W / 39.757366°N 84.218681°W / 39.757366; -84.218681 (Paul Laurence Dunbar House)	Montgomery	Home of black poet Paul Laurence Dunbar
17	Thomas A. Edison Birthplace		January 12, 1965 (#66000608)	Milan 41°18′00″N 82°36′16″W / 41.300066°N 82.604437°W / 41.300066; -82.604437 (Thomas A. Edison Birthplace)	Erie
18	Eldean Covered Bridge		December 23, 2016 (#100000868)	Troy 40°04′40″N 84°13′00″W / 40.077902°N 84.216666°W / 40.077902; -84.216666 (Eldean Covered Bridge)	Miami	Only one of twelve long truss bridges still intact. It is considered to be the most structurely intact.
19	Wilson Bruce Evans House		December 9, 1997 (#80003143)	Oberlin 41°17′20″N 82°12′59″W / 41.288888°N 82.216321°W / 41.288888; -82.216321 (Wilson Bruce Evans House)	Lorain
20	Fallen Timbers Battlefield		October 9, 1960 (#66000616)	Maumee 41°32′32″N 83°41′51″W / 41.542262°N 83.697445°W / 41.542262; -83.697445 (Fallen Timbers Battlefield)	Lucas
21	Fort Ancient		July 19, 1964 (#66000625)	Lebanon 39°24′29″N 84°05′28″W / 39.40806°N 84.0911°W / 39.40806; -84.0911 (Fort Ancient)	Warren
22	Fort Meigs		August 4, 1969 (#69000151)	Perrysburg 41°33′03″N 83°39′05″W / 41.550806°N 83.651523°W / 41.550806; -83.651523 (Fort Meigs)	Wood
23	James A. Garfield Home		January 28, 1964 (#66000613)	Mentor 41°39′49″N 81°21′04″W / 41.663616°N 81.351052°W / 41.663616; -81.351052 (James A. Garfield Home)	Lake
24	Joshua R. Giddings Law Office		May 30, 1974 (#74001396)	Jefferson 41°44′18″N 80°45′47″W / 41.738351°N 80.763127°W / 41.738351; -80.763127 (Joshua R. Giddings Law Office)	Ashtabula
25	Glendale Historic District		May 5, 1977 (#76001447)	Glendale 39°16′18″N 84°27′49″W / 39.271634°N 84.46362°W / 39.271634; -84.46362 (Glendale Historic District)	Hamilton
26	U.S. Grant Boyhood Home		February 4, 1985 (#76001374)	Georgetown 38°51′57″N 83°54′08″W / 38.865814°N 83.902148°W / 38.865814; -83.902148 (U.S. Grant Boyhood Home)	Brown
27	Greenhills Historic District		December 23, 2016 (#100000800)	Greenhills 39°15′50″N 84°31′28″W / 39.263889°N 84.524444°W / 39.263889; -84.524444 (Greenhills Historic District)	Hamilton
28	Warren G. Harding Home		June 23, 1965 (#66000618)	Marion 40°35′11″N 83°07′18″W / 40.586279°N 83.121691°W / 40.586279; -83.121691 (Warren G. Harding Home)	Marion
29	Hawthorn Hill		July 17, 1991 (#74001585)	Oakwood 39°43′13″N 84°10′34″W / 39.720416°N 84.176224°W / 39.720416; -84.176224 (Hawthorn Hill)	Montgomery	The Orville Wright mansion.
30	Hopeton Earthworks		July 19, 1964 (#66000623)	Hopetown 39°22′47″N 82°59′08″W / 39.379604°N 82.985474°W / 39.379604; -82.985474 (Hopeton Earthworks)	Ross
31	Huffman Prairie Flying Field		June 21, 1990 (#71000640)	Fairborn 39°48′12″N 84°03′57″W / 39.803333°N 84.065833°W / 39.803333; -84.065833 (Huffman Prairie Flying Field)	Greene
32	Johnson's Island Civil War Prison		June 21, 1990 (#75001514)	Danbury 41°29′42″N 82°44′12″W / 41.494998°N 82.73675°W / 41.494998; -82.73675 (Johnson's Island Civil War Prison)	Ottawa
33	Charles F. Kettering House		December 22, 1977 (#77001080)	Kettering 39°41′33″N 84°11′34″W / 39.692590°N 84.192796°W / 39.692590; -84.192796 (Charles F. Kettering House)	Montgomery
34	Kirtland Temple		December 8, 1976 (#69000145)	Kirtland 41°37′33″N 81°21′44″W / 41.625958°N 81.362149°W / 41.625958; -81.362149 (Kirtland Temple)	Lake
35	John Mercer Langston House		May 15, 1975 (#75001464)	Oberlin 41°17′30″N 82°12′31″W / 41.291556°N 82.208590°W / 41.291556; -82.208590 (John Mercer Langston House)	Lorain
36	Langstroth Cottage		December 21, 1981 (#76001378)	Oxford 39°30′17″N 84°43′49″W / 39.504648°N 84.730223°W / 39.504648; -84.730223 (Langstroth Cottage)	Butler
37	Edward D. Libbey House		May 4, 1983 (#83004379)	Toledo 41°39′38″N 83°33′32″W / 41.660549°N 83.559008°W / 41.660549; -83.559008 (Edward D. Libbey House)	Lucas
38	Benjamin Lundy House		May 30, 1974 (#74001537)	Mt. Pleasant 40°10′29″N 80°48′13″W / 40.17483°N 80.80354°W / 40.17483; -80.80354 (Benjamin Lundy House)	Jefferson
39	MAJESTIC (Showboat)		December 20, 1989 (#80003085)	Cincinnati 39°05′42″N 84°30′17″W / 39.09497°N 84.50467°W / 39.09497; -84.50467 (MAJESTIC (Showboat))	Hamilton
40	May 4, 1970, Kent State Shootings Site		December 23, 2016 (#100000879)	Kent 41°09′00″N 81°20′36″W / 41.1501°N 81.3433°W / 41.1501; -81.3433 (May 4, 1970, Kent State Shootings Site)	Portage	Site of May 4, 1970, shootings of Vietnam War protesters by Ohio National Guardsmen that killed four.
41	William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site		May 23, 1966 (#66000617)	Coitsville Township 41°06′57″N 80°33′31″W / 41.115833°N 80.558611°W / 41.115833; -80.558611 (William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site)	Mahoning
42	William H. McGuffey House		December 21, 1965 (#66000605)	Oxford 39°30′26″N 84°44′10″W / 39.507230°N 84.736078°W / 39.507230; -84.736078 (William H. McGuffey House)	Butler
43	William McKinley Tomb		May 15, 1975 (#70000516)	Canton 40°48′24″N 81°23′33″W / 40.806667°N 81.3925°W / 40.806667; -81.3925 (William McKinley Tomb)	Stark
44	Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut		January 29, 1964 (#66000603)	Spencerville 40°41′15″N 84°21′55″W / 40.6875°N 84.365278°W / 40.6875; -84.365278 (Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut)	Allen and Auglaize	Mile long segment of the Miami and Erie Canal cut as deep as 52 feet (16 m), in order to cut a trough through a blue clay ridge separating the St. Marys and Auglaize River watersheds
45	Mount Pleasant Historic District		April 5, 2005 (#74001536)	Mt. Pleasant 40°10′28″N 80°47′55″W / 40.174444°N 80.798611°W / 40.174444; -80.798611 (Mount Pleasant Historic District)	Jefferson
46	Newark Earthworks		July 19, 1964 (#66000614)	Heath and Newark 40°02′32″N 82°25′48″W / 40.042167°N 82.430111°W / 40.042167; -82.430111 (Newark Earthworks)	Licking
47	Oberlin College		December 21, 1965 (#66000615)	Oberlin 41°17′35″N 82°13′07″W / 41.292929°N 82.218576°W / 41.292929; -82.218576 (Oberlin College)	Lorain
48	Ohio and Erie Canal		November 13, 1966 (#66000607)	Valley View 41°22′14″N 81°36′59″W / 41.370525°N 81.616442°W / 41.370525; -81.616442 (Ohio and Erie Canal)	Cuyahoga	A four mile (6 km) section of canal, including Tinkers Creek Aqueduct
49	Ohio Statehouse		December 22, 1977 (#72001011)	Columbus 39°57′41″N 82°59′56″W / 39.961389°N 82.998889°W / 39.961389; -82.998889 (Ohio Statehouse)	Franklin
50	Ohio Theatre		May 5, 1977 (#73001437)	Columbus 39°57′37″N 82°59′57″W / 39.960281°N 82.999078°W / 39.960281; -82.999078 (Ohio Theatre)	Franklin
51	John P. Parker House		February 18, 1997 (#97000340)	Ripley 38°44′56″N 83°50′56″W / 38.748852°N 83.848872°W / 38.748852; -83.848872 (John P. Parker House)	Brown
52	George Hunt Pendleton House		January 29, 1964 (#66000611)	Cincinnati 39°06′36″N 84°30′16″W / 39.110102°N 84.504483°W / 39.110102; -84.504483 (George Hunt Pendleton House)	Hamilton
53	Pennsylvania Railroad Depot and Baggage Room		June 17, 2011 (#76001536)	Dennison 40°23′32″N 81°19′56″W / 40.392155°N 81.332178°W / 40.392155; -81.332178 (Pennsylvania Railroad Depot and Baggage Room)	Tuscarawas
54	People's Federal Savings and Loan Association		December 22, 1977 (#72001042)	Sidney 40°17′04″N 84°09′23″W / 40.284410°N 84.156437°W / 40.284410; -84.156437 (People's Federal Savings and Loan Association)	Shelby	Louis Sullivan-designed bank building
55	Plum Street Temple		May 15, 1975 (#72001021)	Cincinnati 39°06′14″N 84°31′07″W / 39.103937°N 84.518678°W / 39.103937; -84.518678 (Plum Street Temple)	Hamilton
56	John Rankin House		February 18, 1997 (#70000485)	Ripley 38°45′04″N 83°50′32″W / 38.751111°N 83.842222°W / 38.751111; -83.842222 (John Rankin House)	Brown	Home of John Rankin, abolitionist.
57	Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House		May 11, 1976 (#76001426)	Columbus 39°56′58″N 82°57′44″W / 39.949339°N 82.962179°W / 39.949339; -82.962179 (Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House)	Franklin
58	S. Bridge, National Road		January 29, 1964 (#66000610)	Old Washington 40°02′36″N 81°22′27″W / 40.043298°N 81.374300°W / 40.043298; -81.374300 (S. Bridge, National Road)	Guernsey
59	Serpent Mound		July 19, 1964 (#66000602)	Locust Grove 39°01′00″N 83°26′00″W / 39.0166666°N 83.433334°W / 39.0166666; -83.433334 (Serpent Mound)	Adams
60	Sherman Birthplace		January 29, 1964 (#66000609)	Lancaster 39°42′49″N 82°36′04″W / 39.713722°N 82.600988°W / 39.713722; -82.600988 (Sherman Birthplace)	Fairfield
61	Dr. Bob's Home (Dr. Robert and Anne Smith House)		October 16, 2012 (#85003411)	Akron 41°05′45″N 81°32′57″W / 41.095797°N 81.549234°W / 41.095797; -81.549234 (Dr. Bob's Home (Dr. Robert and Anne Smith House))	Summit	Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous, co-founded by Bob Smith (doctor)
62	Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility (B-2)		October 3, 1985 (#85002802)	Sandusky 41°21′55″N 82°41′01″W / 41.365141°N 82.6837°W / 41.365141; -82.6837 (Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility (B-2))	Erie	the world's only facility capable of testing full-scale upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions.
63	Spiegel Grove (Rutherford B. Hayes Home)		January 29, 1964 (#66000624)	Fremont 41°20′31″N 83°07′35″W / 41.342037°N 83.126354°W / 41.342037; -83.126354 (Spiegel Grove (Rutherford B. Hayes Home))	Sandusky	Estate of U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes, now a state park
64	Spring Grove Cemetery		March 29, 2007 (#76001440)	Cincinnati 39°09′53″N 84°31′23″W / 39.164661°N 84.522949°W / 39.164661; -84.522949 (Spring Grove Cemetery)	Hamilton
65	Stan Hywet Hall		December 21, 1981 (#75002058)	Akron 41°07′02″N 81°32′55″W / 41.117104°N 81.548583°W / 41.117104; -81.548583 (Stan Hywet Hall)	Summit
66	Sunwatch Site		June 21, 1990 (#75001500)	Dayton 39°42′48″N 84°13′55″W / 39.71321°N 84.231861°W / 39.71321; -84.231861 (Sunwatch Site)	Montgomery
67	Alphonso Taft Home (William Howard Taft Home)		January 29, 1964 (#66000612)	Cincinnati 39°06′03″N 84°30′12″W / 39.100707°N 84.503311°W / 39.100707; -84.503311 (Alphonso Taft Home (William Howard Taft Home))	Hamilton	Birthplace and home until age 25 of U.S. President William Howard Taft
68	John B. Tytus House		May 11, 1976 (#75001335)	Middletown 39°30′47″N 84°24′30″W / 39.513148°N 84.408301°W / 39.513148; -84.408301 (John B. Tytus House)	Butler
69	Harriet Taylor Upton House		October 5, 1992 (#92001884)	Warren 41°14′22″N 80°49′21″W / 41.239442°N 80.822558°W / 41.239442; -80.822558 (Harriet Taylor Upton House)	Trumbull
70	Village of Mariemont		March 29, 2007 (#07000431)	Mariemont 39°08′35″N 84°22′51″W / 39.143056°N 84.380833°W / 39.143056; -84.380833 (Village of Mariemont)	Hamilton
71	W.P. SNYDER, JR. (Towboat)		June 29, 1989 (#70000522)	Marietta 39°25′06″N 81°27′48″W / 39.418301°N 81.463291°W / 39.418301; -81.463291 (W.P. SNYDER, JR. (Towboat))	Washington
72	Wright Cycle Company And Wright Printing Shop		June 21, 1990 (#86000236)	Dayton 39°45′20″N 84°12′43″W / 39.755525°N 84.212047°W / 39.755525; -84.212047 (Wright Cycle Company And Wright Printing Shop)	Montgomery
73	Wright Flyer III		June 21, 1990 (#90001747)	Dayton 39°43′33″N 84°12′07″W / 39.725907°N 84.202073°W / 39.725907; -84.202073 (Wright Flyer III)	Montgomery	1905 Wright Flyer III airplane
74	Colonel Charles Young House		May 30, 1974 (#74001506)	Wilberforce 39°42′26″N 83°53′25″W / 39.707252°N 83.890227°W / 39.707252; -83.890227 (Colonel Charles Young House)	Greene	Now the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument.
75	Zero Gravity Research Facility		October 3, 1985 (#85002801)	Cleveland 41°24′37″N 81°51′51″W / 41.410245°N 81.8641°W / 41.410245; -81.8641 (Zero Gravity Research Facility)	Cuyahoga	vacuum chamber where drop tests are conducted to simulate low gravity conditions
76	Zoar Historic District		October 31, 2016 (#16000859)	Zoar 40°36′47″N 81°25′18″W / 40.613056°N 81.421667°W / 40.613056; -81.421667 (Zoar Historic District)	Tuscarawas	Only permanent home of the Society of Separatists in the United States.

Historic areas of the National Park System in Ohio

National Historic Sites, National Historic Parks, National Memorials, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, sometimes before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are seven of these in Ohio. The National Park Service lists these seven together with the NHLs in the state.

The James A. Garfield National Historic Site, the William Howard Taft National Historic Site, and the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument are also designated as NHLs and are listed above. The remaining four are as follows.

	Landmark name	Image	Date established	Location	County	Description
1	Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park		October 16, 1992	Dayton, Ohio		Includes the Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Wright Cycle Company building, 1905 Wright Flyer III, Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial, and Hawthorn Hill NHLs
2	First Ladies National Historic Site		October 11, 2000	Canton	Stark
3	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park		March 2, 1923	Chillicothe	Ross
4	Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial		June 2, 1936	Put-in-Bay	Ottawa

Former NHLs in Ohio

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Date withdrawn	Locality	County	Description
1	Hotel Breakers		March 9, 1987	August 7, 2001	Sandusky	Erie	Significantly altered in 1999.
2	Rocket Engine Test Facility		October 3, 1985	May 4, 2005	Cleveland	Cuyahoga	Demolished in 2003.
3	Benjamin F. Wade House		December 21, 1965	1968 or 1970	Jefferson	Ashtabula	Home of Civil War-era politician Benjamin F. Wade; demolished c. 1968.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks by state
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio