National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio Facts for Kids

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Map showing counties in Ohio with historic places.

Imagine a special list that keeps track of important old buildings, places, and objects in the United States. That's what the National Register of Historic Places is! It's like a hall of fame for history. When a place is on this list, it means it's super important to America's past.

Ohio has over 4,000 amazing places on this list. Out of these, 73 are even more special. They are called National Historic Landmarks. These landmarks are extra important to the history of the entire country. Every single one of Ohio's 88 counties has at least one historic place on this list.

You can see where these historic places are on a map. Just click on "Map of all coordinates" to explore them!

Historic Places in Ohio by County

This section shows how many historic places are listed in each county in Ohio. These numbers are close to the real count, but they might change. New places are added to the list all the time!

The numbers below are based on information from April 24, 2008, plus new listings since then. Sometimes, places are added or removed, so these counts are not official. Also, this list does not include changes to the size of an existing historic area.

	County	Number of Sites
1	Adams	16
2	Allen	30
3	Ashland	17
4	Ashtabula	38
5	Athens	28
6	Auglaize	24
7	Belmont	26
8	Brown	26
9	Butler	88
10	Carroll	11
11	Champaign	32
12	Clark	38
13	Clermont	28
14	Clinton	18
15	Columbiana	44
16	Coshocton	19
17	Crawford	26
18.1	Cuyahoga: Cleveland	246
18.2	Cuyahoga: Other	152
18.3	Cuyahoga: Duplicates	4
18.4	Cuyahoga: Total	394
19	Darke	25
20	Defiance	10
21	Delaware	56
22.1	Erie: Sandusky	113
22.2	Erie: Other	63
22.3	Erie: Total	176
23	Fairfield	44
24	Fayette	17
25.1	Franklin: Columbus	157
25.2	Franklin: Other	173
25.3	Franklin: Total	330
26	Fulton	6
27	Gallia	8
28	Geauga	18
29	Greene	41
30	Guernsey	21
31.1a	Hamilton: Cincinnati: Downtown	54
31.1b	Hamilton: Cincinnati: East	121
31.1c	Hamilton: Cincinnati: West	89
31.1d	Hamilton: Cincinnati: Duplicates	(1)
31.1e	Hamilton: Cincinnati: Total	263
31.2	Hamilton: Other	95
31.3	Hamilton: Total	358
32	Hancock	12
33	Hardin	7
34	Harrison	7
35	Henry	4
36	Highland	26
37	Hocking	13
38	Holmes	16
39	Huron	16
40	Jackson	13
41	Jefferson	24
42	Knox	45
43	Lake	79
44	Lawrence	19
45	Licking	61
46	Logan	9
47	Lorain	121
48	Lucas	87
49	Madison	11
50	Mahoning	70
51	Marion	14
52	Medina	28
53	Meigs	9
54	Mercer	29
55	Miami	45
56	Monroe	10
57.1	Montgomery: Dayton	107
57.2	Montgomery: Other	43
57.3	Montgomery: Total	150
58	Morgan	6
59	Morrow	15
60	Muskingum	79
61	Noble	9
62	Ottawa	29
63	Paulding	4
64	Perry	13
65	Pickaway	30
66	Pike	8
67	Portage	48
68	Preble	19
69	Putnam	10
70	Richland	65
71	Ross	43
72	Sandusky	12
73	Scioto	39
74	Seneca	44
75	Shelby	19
76	Stark	83
77.1	Summit: Akron	54
77.2	Summit: Other	115
77.3	Summit: Duplicates	1
77.4	Summit: Total	168
78	Trumbull	35
79	Tuscarawas	24
80	Union	7
81	Van Wert	6
82	Vinton	10
83	Warren	53
84	Washington	37
85	Wayne	18
86	Williams	7
87	Wood	32
88	Wyandot	10
(duplicates)		(17)
Total:		3,903

Images for kids

The Ohio Statehouse, a historic building in Franklin County.
The Abram S. Piatt House and Donn S. Piatt House, two historic homes in Logan County.
Cleveland Mall, a large open space in Cuyahoga County.
The Interurban Bridge, an old bridge in Wood County.
Franklin Park Conservatory, a beautiful glasshouse in Franklin County.
The historic Glenford Bank building in Perry County.
The old Monroe Bank building in Monroe County.
The LeVeque Tower, a famous skyscraper in Franklin County.
The Rutherford B. Hayes House, a National Historic Landmark in Sandusky County.
The Bucyrus Commercial Historic District, a historic area in Crawford County.
Huffman Field, a National Historic Landmark in Greene County, important for flight history.
The Tyler Davidson Fountain, a beautiful landmark in Hamilton County.
The Barnesville Petroglyph, ancient rock carvings in Belmont County.
The Dr. Albert Linaweaver House, a historic home in Hancock County.

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