{"nrhp_refnum":"79001783","name":"Ohio University Campus Green Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Ohio University campus","address_restricted":false,"city":"Athens","county":"Athens County","state":"OH","lat":39.32577720850006,"lon":-82.10034679018887,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic college campus district in Athens, Ohio, covering portions of eight city blocks around the Ohio University College Green, laid out in 1804, with buildings from the early 1800s through the 20th century.","why_significant":"The district centers on the oldest campus green and the earliest higher-education building west of the Appalachians, Cutler Hall (1816). Ohio University is described as the first land grant college west of the Allegheny Mountains and in the Northwest Territory. The returned form indicates significance was checked for architecture and education.","narrative":"Ohio University's College Green in Athens, Ohio, is the core of a campus district covering parts of eight city blocks. The green was first laid out in 1804 as two tracts of 3.6 acres each, and the Hitching Ground was added in 1896 on condition that it be kept seeded and well maintained. Cutler Hall, built in 1816 in the Federal style, stands at the high point of the green and is described as the oldest building for higher education west of the Appalachians. Wilson and McGuffey Halls, built in 1836, flank it. Later buildings, many by architect Frank L. Packard, are mostly Georgian Revival and include Ellis, Gordy, Lindley and Bentley Halls. Older houses around the edges, a Civil War soldiers' monument and a replica campus gateway add to the setting. Several landmarks, such as Tupper Hall, the old chapel, and the McGuffey Elms, have been lost. Newer buildings are classed as intrusions.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Frank L. Packard (architect of many campus buildings, including Carnegie, Ellis, Gordy, Lindley, Bentley and Tupper Halls); Bertram Goodhue (Leete House); Yost & Packard (Poston Mansion)","architectural_style":"Federal, Georgian Revival, Second Renaissance Revival, Italianate and other styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed condition is marked excellent, with the property both altered and unaltered, and in educational use. Most buildings are in use as classrooms, offices, residences or dormitories; Brown House is noted as vacant.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.492772-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001783.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001783/7bf6e3c781-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001783/7bf6e3c781-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OU_College_Green.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed!(talk)(Hall of Fame)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OU_College_Green.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986721","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Green_of_Ohio_University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5146399"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/athens-county/ohio-university-campus-green-historic-district-79001783/"}