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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ross 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.

There are 44 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Adena (Thomas Worthington House)
Adena (Thomas Worthington House)
November 10, 1970
(#70000515)
Box 831 Adena Rd.
39°21′18″N 83°00′49″W / 39.355°N 83.013611°W / 39.355; -83.013611 (Adena (Thomas Worthington House))
Chillicothe
2 Adena Mound
Adena Mound
June 5, 1975
(#75001529)
947-999 Orange St.
39°21′20″N 83°00′29″W / 39.355556°N 83.008°W / 39.355556; -83.008 (Adena Mound)
Chillicothe Levelled after excavation
3 Levi Anderson House
Levi Anderson House
December 12, 1976
(#76001524)
West of Chillicothe on Anderson Station Rd.
39°21′38″N 83°04′32″W / 39.360556°N 83.075556°W / 39.360556; -83.075556 (Levi Anderson House)
Union Township
4 Howard Baum Site (33RO270)
August 14, 1986
(#86001663)
South of Bourneville along Paint Creek
39°15′53″N 83°09′12″W / 39.264722°N 83.153333°W / 39.264722; -83.153333 (Howard Baum Site (33RO270))
Twin Township
5 Austin Brown Mound
Austin Brown Mound
February 15, 1974
(#74001613)
Near Brown Chapel, northwest of Chillicothe
39°28′56″N 83°05′53″W / 39.482222°N 83.098194°W / 39.482222; -83.098194 (Austin Brown Mound)
Deerfield Township
6 Buchwalter House-Applethorpe Farm
Buchwalter House-Applethorpe Farm
May 26, 1983
(#83002053)
292 Whissler Rd., north of Hallsville
39°27′10″N 82°49′14″W / 39.452778°N 82.820556°W / 39.452778; -82.820556 (Buchwalter House-Applethorpe Farm)
Colerain Township
7 T.C. Campbell Mound
T.C. Campbell Mound
July 15, 1974
(#74001610)
1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Bainbridge
39°13′26″N 83°16′55″W / 39.223889°N 83.281944°W / 39.223889; -83.281944 (T.C. Campbell Mound)
Paxton Township Last surviving component of the Trefoil Works; also known as the "Rockhold Mound"
8 Canal Warehouse
Canal Warehouse
April 24, 1973
(#73001522)
Main and Mulberry Sts.
39°20′03″N 82°58′44″W / 39.334167°N 82.978889°W / 39.334167; -82.978889 (Canal Warehouse)
Chillicothe
9 Cedar-Bank Works
Cedar-Bank Works
February 15, 1974
(#74001614)
Eastern bank of the Scioto River, north of Chillicothe
39°24′04″N 82°58′36″W / 39.401111°N 82.976667°W / 39.401111; -82.976667 (Cedar-Bank Works)
Green Township
10 Chillicothe Business District
Chillicothe Business District
June 11, 1979
(#79001931)
Roughly bounded by Water, 4th, Walnut and Hickory Sts.
39°20′03″N 82°58′56″W / 39.334167°N 82.982222°W / 39.334167; -82.982222 (Chillicothe Business District)
Chillicothe
11 Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital
Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital
March 12, 2012
(#12000110)
17273 State Route 104, north of Chillicothe
39°23′19″N 83°01′07″W / 39.38868°N 83.018668°W / 39.38868; -83.018668 (Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital)
Union Township
12 Chillicothe Water and Power Company Pumping Station
Chillicothe Water and Power Company Pumping Station
November 15, 1979
(#79001932)
Enderlin Circle
39°20′22″N 82°58′55″W / 39.339444°N 82.981944°W / 39.339444; -82.981944 (Chillicothe Water and Power Company Pumping Station)
Chillicothe
13 Chillicothe's Old Residential District
Chillicothe's Old Residential District
November 28, 1973
(#73001523)
Roughly bounded by 4th, S. Mulberry, S. Walnut and 7th Sts.
39°19′43″N 82°59′04″W / 39.328611°N 82.984444°W / 39.328611; -82.984444 (Chillicothe's Old Residential District)
Chillicothe
14 Frankfort Works Mound
Frankfort Works Mound
May 17, 1973
(#73001530)
Western side of Frankfort
39°24′17″N 83°11′14″W / 39.404633°N 83.187275°W / 39.404633; -83.187275 (Frankfort Works Mound)
Frankfort
15 Gartner Mound and Village Site
Gartner Mound and Village Site
July 27, 2005
(#05000752)
Along the Scioto River, 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Chillicothe
39°24′46″N 82°59′00″W / 39.412639°N 82.983333°W / 39.412639; -82.983333 (Gartner Mound and Village Site)
Green Township
16 Grandview Cemetery
Grandview Cemetery
December 19, 1978
(#78002180)
240 S. Walnut St.
39°19′28″N 82°59′10″W / 39.324444°N 82.986111°W / 39.324444; -82.986111 (Grandview Cemetery)
Chillicothe
17 Great Seal Park Archeological District
Great Seal Park Archeological District
December 2, 1974
(#74001615)
In Great Seal State Park, 3 miles (4.8 km) from Chillicothe
39°22′N 82°56′W / 39.37°N 82.94°W / 39.37; -82.94 (Great Seal Park Archeological District)
Springfield Township
18 Dr. John Harris Dental School
Dr. John Harris Dental School
July 23, 1973
(#73001521)
Main St.
39°13′38″N 83°16′21″W / 39.227222°N 83.2725°W / 39.227222; -83.2725 (Dr. John Harris Dental School)
Bainbridge
19 Higby House
Higby House
November 29, 1979
(#79001933)
South of Chillicothe on Three Locks Rd.
39°11′50″N 82°51′58″W / 39.197222°N 82.866111°W / 39.197222; -82.866111 (Higby House)
Franklin Township
20 High Banks Works
High Banks Works
July 16, 1973
(#73001524)
Eastern bank of the Scioto River, southeast of Chillicothe
39°17′48″N 82°55′03″W / 39.296667°N 82.9175°W / 39.296667; -82.9175 (High Banks Works)
Liberty Township
21 Highbank Farm
Highbank Farm
October 20, 1980
(#80003215)
Southeast of Chillicothe at 28532 Old U.S. Route 35
39°16′15″N 82°53′49″W / 39.270833°N 82.896944°W / 39.270833; -82.896944 (Highbank Farm)
Liberty Township
22 Hopeton Earthworks
Hopeton Earthworks
October 15, 1966
(#66000623)
On a terrace of the Scioto River at Hopetown, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the main Mound City group
39°23′11″N 82°58′45″W / 39.386389°N 82.979167°W / 39.386389; -82.979167 (Hopeton Earthworks)
Springfield Township
23 Hopewell Mound Group
Hopewell Mound Group
February 12, 1974
(#74001616)
Northern bank of the North Fork of Paint Creek
39°21′40″N 83°05′24″W / 39.361111°N 83.09°W / 39.361111; -83.09 (Hopewell Mound Group)
Union Township
24 Kinzer Mound
January 17, 1974
(#74001617)
Address Restricted
South Salem
25 Henry Mace House
Henry Mace House
February 12, 1998
(#98000101)
17380 State Route 104, N.
39°23′32″N 83°00′45″W / 39.392222°N 83.0125°W / 39.392222; -83.0125 (Henry Mace House)
Union Township
26 Mary Worthington Macomb House
Mary Worthington Macomb House
April 26, 1976
(#76001525)
490 S. Paint St.
39°19′19″N 82°58′48″W / 39.321944°N 82.98°W / 39.321944; -82.98 (Mary Worthington Macomb House)
Chillicothe
27 McCafferty Run Farmstead
McCafferty Run Farmstead
September 3, 2004
(#04000945)
17114 and 17226 State Route 104
39°23′25″N 83°00′43″W / 39.390278°N 83.011944°W / 39.390278; -83.011944 (McCafferty Run Farmstead)
Union Township
28 Charles Metzger Mound
June 18, 1973
(#73001526)
2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Yellow Bud, on a hilltop above Deer Creek
39°26′58″N 83°02′16″W / 39.449444°N 83.037778°W / 39.449444; -83.037778 (Charles Metzger Mound)
Union Township
29 Mound City Group National Monument
Mound City Group National Monument
October 15, 1966
(#66000119)
North of Chillicothe
39°22′33″N 83°00′16″W / 39.375833°N 83.004444°W / 39.375833; -83.004444 (Mound City Group National Monument)
Union Township
30 Mountain House
Mountain House
December 29, 1978
(#78002181)
Highland Ave.
39°19′55″N 82°59′29″W / 39.331944°N 82.991389°W / 39.331944; -82.991389 (Mountain House)
Chillicothe
31 Oak Hill
Oak Hill
April 3, 1973
(#73001527)
Dun Rd.
39°19′35″N 83°01′28″W / 39.326389°N 83.024444°W / 39.326389; -83.024444 (Oak Hill)
Scioto Township
32 Renick House, Paint Hill
Renick House, Paint Hill
May 9, 1973
(#73001528)
17 Mead Dr.
39°19′24″N 82°59′26″W / 39.323333°N 82.990556°W / 39.323333; -82.990556 (Renick House, Paint Hill)
Chillicothe
33 Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds District
Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds District
August 13, 1974
(#74001611)
Southern side of U.S. Route 50, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Bainbridge
39°14′16″N 83°13′13″W / 39.237778°N 83.220139°W / 39.237778; -83.220139 (Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds District)
Paxton Township
34 Seip House
Seip House
May 12, 1981
(#81000450)
345 Allen Ave.
39°20′30″N 82°59′37″W / 39.341667°N 82.993611°W / 39.341667; -82.993611 (Seip House)
Chillicothe
35 South Salem Academy
South Salem Academy
February 23, 1979
(#79001937)
Church St.
39°20′10″N 83°18′38″W / 39.336111°N 83.310556°W / 39.336111; -83.310556 (South Salem Academy)
South Salem
36 South Salem Covered Bridge
South Salem Covered Bridge
March 4, 1975
(#75001530)
West of South Salem on Lower Twin Rd. across Buckskin Creek
39°20′03″N 83°18′52″W / 39.334167°N 83.314444°W / 39.334167; -83.314444 (South Salem Covered Bridge)
Buckskin Township
37 Spruce Hill Works
Spruce Hill Works
February 23, 1972
(#72001039)
On a hill overlooking Bourneville
39°16′33″N 83°08′15″W / 39.275833°N 83.1375°W / 39.275833; -83.1375 (Spruce Hill Works)
Twin Township
38 David Stitt Mound
November 9, 1972
(#72001040)
Address Restricted
Chillicothe
39 Story Mound State Memorial
Story Mound State Memorial
March 7, 1973
(#73001529)
East of the junction of Cherokee and Delano Streets
39°20′31″N 82°59′58″W / 39.341944°N 82.999444°W / 39.341944; -82.999444 (Story Mound State Memorial)
Chillicothe
40 Tanglewood
Tanglewood
June 20, 1979
(#79001934)
177 Belleview Ave.
39°19′39″N 82°59′19″W / 39.3275°N 82.988611°W / 39.3275; -82.988611 (Tanglewood)
Chillicothe
41 Vanmeter Church Street House
Vanmeter Church Street House
February 21, 1979
(#79001935)
178 Church St.
39°20′10″N 82°59′29″W / 39.336111°N 82.991389°W / 39.336111; -82.991389 (Vanmeter Church Street House)
Chillicothe
42 Anthony and Susan Cardinal Walke House
Anthony and Susan Cardinal Walke House
February 21, 2007
(#07000065)
381 Western Ave.
39°20′06″N 82°59′55″W / 39.335°N 82.998611°W / 39.335; -82.998611 (Anthony and Susan Cardinal Walke House)
Chillicothe
43 Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel
February 2, 1979
(#79001936)
Off U.S. Route 23 at Hopetown
39°22′40″N 82°58′22″W / 39.377778°N 82.972778°W / 39.377778; -82.972778 (Wesley Chapel)
Springfield Township

Former listing

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Kendrick-Barrett House
Kendrick-Barrett House
March 14, 1973
(#73001525)
November 25, 1977
475 Western Ave.
39°20′03″N 83°00′09″W / 39.3343°N 83.0025°W / 39.3343; -83.0025 (Kendrick-Barrett House)
Springfield Township
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