Athens Governmental Buildings
E. State, E. Washington, Court, and W. Union Sts, Athens, Ohio
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By Ed! at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17982564
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Coordinates:
+39.32946, -82.1002839°19'46" N, 82°06'01" W
Description
The Athens Governmental Buildings are a complex of buildings in central Athens, Ohio, United States. Among these buildings are the Athens County Courthouse, the Athens City Hall, the former post office, now Haning Hall of Ohio University and the Silas Bingham House, also known as the old log courthouse
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979
- Reference number
- 79001782
- Architectural styles
- Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Classical Revival; Victorian: Romanesque
- Areas of significance
- Politics/Government; Architecture
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Courthouse; Post office; Single dwelling; City hall
- Current functions
- Library; Single dwelling; City hall; Courthouse
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1875-1899; 1850-1874; 1800-1824; 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1804; 1874; 1911
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 4
Update Log
- August 26, 2020: Updated by Michael Miller: Added "Description" and Corrected "GPS Coordinates" to center on the 4 buildings included in the listing.
- August 18, 2017: New photo from Bill Eichelberger