Logan City Hall
Also known as: Bowen House
Why it's listed
Built in 1853 at 101 E. Main Street in Logan, Ohio, this two-story white-painted brick building began as a home and office for Dr. Edgar T. Brown, son-in-law of the town's first physician. It has a rectangular plan, a slate gabled roof with a triangular pediment, a box cornice and architrave, stone lintels, and a paneled Mulberry Street entrance. Charles Bowen, a banker and long-serving city treasurer, acquired it in 1873, and the village council bought it in 1881 for municipal offices. The village library occupied it from 1883 until 1962, when the second floor was declared unsafe. Logan grew after the Hocking Canal arrived in 1840 and the railroads in 1868, so most surviving downtown buildings are Italianate or Queen Anne. This earlier classical building is a rare reminder of the canal era, and it remains in use for city government offices and council chambers.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is an example of a distinctive Ohio architectural type, with a full classical pediment and three-part entablature. It is also one of the few buildings remaining from Logan's earlier canal era, in a town whose surviving buildings are mostly Italianate and Queen Anne. It is also significant for its long community use as municipal offices and library.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003101, listed February 11, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 101 E. Main St., Logan |
|---|---|
| County | Hocking County |
| Listed | February 11, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003101 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival-influenced house with classical pediment and three-part entablature (described in review notes as a 1850s Greek-styled residence) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied and in use as city government offices, including the mayor, service director, water and sewer department, auditor and council chambers; condition listed as good and altered. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Logan Historic District |
| Coordinates | 39.53971, -82.40642 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003101.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q123358180
- This listing as JSON
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