{"nrhp_refnum":"73001482","name":"Federal Land Office","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"U.S. 22 and OH 7","address_restricted":false,"city":"Steubenville","county":"Jefferson County","state":"OH","lat":40.375419280000074,"lon":-80.61271972999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A hewn log building that served as the first federal public land office in the Northwest Territory, now relocated to a small park at Ohio Route 7 and U.S. Route 22 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. The land office operated from 1800 and the log structure dates from the early 1800s.","why_significant":"It is described as the first federal public land office in the Northwest Territory, through which much of the government-owned land in eastern Ohio passed into private hands. It is also an early and excellent example of log construction with inverted-V notching, and only two older log buildings in Ohio are cited. Being enclosed in a brick building for over a century kept it in very good condition.","narrative":"This small hewn log building in Steubenville, Ohio, measures about 22 by 20 feet and has inverted-V notching, a reconstructed sandstone fireplace, a clapboard-covered gable and a wooden shingle roof. It served as the first federal public land office in the Northwest Territory, created by Congress in 1800 and active until 1840, when unsold lands passed to the Chillicothe office. Much of eastern Ohio's public land was sold through it, and a traveler in 1807 linked the office to the town's rapid growth. The building is also valued as early log architecture, with only two older log structures in Ohio noted. It has been moved several times: from its first lot near Market and Third Streets, later enclosed in a brick building in 1828, then used as an aircraft lookout in the 1940s, and relocated again in 1965 to a small park. Later records show a further move into storage in 1976 because of bridge construction.","period_of_significance":"1801-1833","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Log architecture with steeple or inverted-V notching","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and occupied at nomination, used as a museum. Later correspondence says it was moved in December 1976 and placed in temporary storage because of a planned Ohio River bridge.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.272028-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001482.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001482/95cdbbe804-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001482/95cdbbe804-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Roseohioresident","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steubenville_Land_Office_2010-08-30.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Roseohioresident</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steubenville_Land_Office_2010-08-30.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989482","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Land_Office_(Steubenville,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5440276"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/jefferson-county/federal-land-office-73001482/"}