Logan Historic District
Why it's listed
Logan's historic district covers roughly 62 acres of the Hocking River valley town in Hocking County, Ohio. It includes the downtown commercial blocks along Main and Market Streets, the surrounding neighborhoods, seven churches, the county courthouse and the post office. Thomas Worthington laid out the town in 1816, and his street grid and the public square, now Worthington Park, remain intact. The oldest building is the George Smith House of about 1831. Most of the district was built between 1870 and 1930, when the railroad and a thriving clay-products industry brought growth. Locally made brick appears in buildings, foundations, porches, sidewalks and paved streets, often glazed or patterned. Architecture includes Italianate commercial blocks, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses, Late Gothic Revival churches, a Neo-Classical Revival courthouse designed by Frank Packard, and a mid-century Art Deco bank. The district was recognized for its associations with the town's settlement and industrial growth and for its architecture, with 275 contributing resources.
Significance in brief: The district shows how a small county-seat town developed from an early canal-era village into a prosperous railroad and clay-products center. Most of it was built during the commercial and industrial boom of 1870 to 1930. It keeps its 1816 street grid, Logan brick paving and buildings, and a concentrated set of commercial, civic, religious and residential buildings.
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 10000192, listed August 12, 2010. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly Bounded by Second St, Spring St, Hill St, Keynes Dr, and Culver St, Logan |
|---|---|
| County | Hocking County |
| Listed | August 12, 2010 |
| Reference number | 10000192 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Frank Packard (Hocking County Court House); H. Charles Jones (Wasson-Rempel Building) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman, Art Deco, International Style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Commercial, residential and religious uses continue; the form lists the same functions historically and today. 28 resources are non-contributing. |
| Acreage | 61.7 |
| Coordinates | 39.54155, -82.40650 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 10000192.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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