{"nrhp_refnum":"73001523","name":"Chillicothe's Old Residential District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by 4th, S. Mulberry, S. Walnut and 7th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chillicothe","county":"Ross County","state":"OH","lat":39.32570195550005,"lon":-82.98574581602912,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 58 acres in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, containing over 40 historically and architecturally important houses, mostly built between 1810 and 1910, plus five museums.","why_significant":"The district is cited for its close ties to political figures of early Ohio statehood and to industrialists and artists of the later 19th century. The continuity of architectural styles and the excellent preservation of most homes make it one of the most significant early southern Ohio residential areas. Chillicothe was also the first capital of Ohio.","narrative":"Chillicothe's Old Residential District is a roughly 58-acre neighborhood of nineteenth-century houses, carriage houses and iron fences, with more than 40 homes of historic and architectural importance. Most were built between 1810 and 1910 and show a continuity of styles, from Greek Revival houses with Corinthian, Ionic and Doric columns to a row of ornate Neo-Jacobean brick homes on East Fourth Street designed by John Cook around 1890. Five museums occupy buildings here, including the Ross County Historical Society Museum, erected in 1838. Chillicothe was founded near Paint Creek by Nathaniel Massie and served as capital of the Northwest Territory and of Ohio after 1803. The district links to many notable people: Lucy Webb Hayes was born here, R. G. Dun of Dun and Bradstreet was born on South Paint Street, and Olympic pole vault champion Edward Tiffin Cook lived on West Fifth Street. The area was listed for its political associations and its well-preserved architecture.","period_of_significance":"19th Century; houses built 1810-1910","architect_builder":"John Cook (designed five Neo-Jacobean houses on East Fourth Street around 1890); Deacon Long (built the Ross County Historical Society Museum, 1838)","architectural_style":"Many 19th century styles, including Greek Revival, Neo-Jacobean Victorian, Corinthian and Ionic porticoes","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked good and altered; the district is occupied, with private residences, museums, religious and educational uses. Only one commercial business is in the district, and plans called for its removal for a landscaped parking lot.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.420011-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001523.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78002180","name":"Grandview Cemetery","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/grandview-cemetery-78002180/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991211","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ross-county/chillicothes-old-residential-district-73001523/"}