North High Street Historic District

North High Street in Canal Winchester is a district of 45 buildings, 39 of them contributing, running along both sides of the town's main north-south street and a short stretch of East Mound Street. Most are brick or wood houses, with some combined shop-residences, a hotel and a former grange hall. Dates range from the late 1830s to 1938. Growth peaked in the 1870s and 1880s, after the Hocking Valley Railroad was completed in 1869. Developer and carpenter William P. Miller platted much of the area in 1869 and 1870 and was later called the town's "builder." The buildings show vernacular forms such as the "4 over 4," I-house and hipped ell, along with Italianate and Gothic Revival details. The Merchants Hotel and the Ehrenhart House and Shop are the only two "4 over 4" buildings in town, and the latter shows the mix of home and business found only here. Alterations have generally been modest.