List of the oldest buildings in Ohio

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This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Ohio, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Ohio. Only buildings built prior to 1830 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.

In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:

  • be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy);
  • incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building.

This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

List of oldest buildings[edit]

Building Image Location First built Use Notes
Old Stone Fort (Cushocton, Ohio) Coshocton, Ohio ca. 1679-1700s Unknown Believed to have been built by "d’ Iberville, LaSalle’s successor who built French forts in the Mississippi Valley from 1679- 1689. It’s also believed that this French Canadian built the fort to guard against the English in the battle of the fur trades."[1] Another theory is "it was actually built in the 1700s by Irishman George Croghan as a fur trading post."[2]
Rufus Putnam House Marietta, Ohio 1788 Residential Now part of the Campus Martius museum
Ohio Company Land Office building Marietta, Ohio 1788 Business Now part of the Campus Martius museum[3]
Newcom Tavern Dayton, Ohio 1796 Tavern Oldest building in Dayton[4]
Unionville Tavern Unionville, Ohio 1798 Tavern Abandoned tavern, one of oldest buildings in state[5]
Captain Jonathan Stone House Belpre, Ohio 1799 Residence
Federal Land Office (Steubenville, Ohio) Steubenville, Ohio 1801 Government Established by Harrison Land Act of 1800
Ohio's Oldest Brick Building Lisbon, Ohio 1803 Commercial Often alleged to be Ohio's oldest brick building; built by Picking family, Edwin Stanton practiced law upstairs in building.[6]
Betts House (Cincinnati, Ohio) Cincinnati, Ohio 1804 Residential Oldest building in Cincinnati
Old Stone Tavern (Poland, Ohio)
Poland, Ohio 1804 Tavern Oldest remaining building in Poland. William McKinley enlisted in the Union Army on its front porch in 1861.[7]
Franklinton Post Office Columbus, Ohio 1807 Post office Oldest building in Columbus[8]
West Union Presbyterian Church West Union, Ohio 1810 Church Oldest active church building in Ohio[9]
Dunham Tavern Cleveland, Ohio 1824 Tavern Oldest building in Cleveland[10]
Petersburg Mill Petersburg, Carroll County, Ohio 1826 Water mill Built in 1826 to replace an 1818 watermill.[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "What’s the Story of the Old Stone Fort near Coshocton Ohio?" https://travelinspiredliving.com/old-stone-fort-shrouded-mystery-coshocton-county/
  2. ^ Coshocton agencies trying to preserve Old Stone Fort, Leonard L. Hayhurst Coshocton Tribune Sept. 9, 2021https://www.coshoctontribune.com/story/news/local/2021/09/09/coshocton-agencies-trying-preserve-old-stone-fort/5680141001/
  3. ^ "Oldest standing building in Ohio gives peek into history" Parkersburg News and Sentinel, October 4, 2014 https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2014/10/oldest-standing-building-in-ohio-gives-peek-into-history/#:~:text=Built%20in%201788%2C%20and%20added,building%20in%20the%20entire%20state.
  4. ^ "A look inside Blush Studio -- the oldest building in Dayton" by Tom Gilliam, Dec. 5, 2016https://www.dayton.com/news/special-reports/look-inside-blush-studio-the-oldest-building-dayton/UDtKKYLBC8za5CZamCMQuN/
  5. ^ "This Abandoned Tavern Is One Of The Oldest Buildings In The Midwest" April 18, 2017 https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/ohio/tavern-midwest-usa/
  6. ^ "Ohio's Oldest Brick Building Historical Marker".
  7. ^ "The Old Stone Tavern Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  8. ^ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Scouller, James B. A Manual of the United Presbyterian Church of North America 1751-1881. Harrisburg: Patriot, 1881, 146.
  10. ^ "Visit the Oldest Building in Cleveland, Ohio"Laura Dorwart 1 May 2018 https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/ohio/articles/visit-the-oldest-building-in-cleveland-ohio/
  11. ^ "Algonquin Mill Complex".

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