Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Also known as: See Also:Pomeroy Historic District
Why it's listed
Three public buildings along Second Street in Pomeroy, Ohio, were added to the town's historic district because they had been left out originally. City Hall, built in the 1880s, is a two-story brick Italianate building that housed village offices and the Third Ward Fire Department, with horse stalls at the rear. Next door, the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church, completed in 1892, is a Romanesque Revival building with a bell tower and a bell salvaged from the steamer City of Wheeling. Hill slippage delayed its dedication and damaged the rear section again in 1916. The Carnegie Library, a Neo-Classical Revival brick building, was begun in 1913 and finished in January 1914 with Carnegie Corporation funds and a town-supplied lot. C.E. Dow was the contractor. Together the buildings show how Pomeroy developed as an Ohio River town, and how residents pursued civic and cultural institutions even as the local economy declined.
Significance in brief: The three buildings are late nineteenth to early twentieth century public buildings that were left out of the original district. Together they show the political, social and cultural growth of Pomeroy as an Ohio River town. They also logically complete the downtown commercial and governmental core of the district.
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 80004248, listed November 22, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Second St., Pomeroy |
|---|---|
| County | Meigs County |
| Listed | November 22, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80004248 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | C.E. Dow (contractor, Carnegie Library); bricks from the Athens Brick Company |
| Architectural style | Victorian Italianate (City Hall); Romanesque Revival (church); Neo-Classical Revival (library) |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | City Hall's first floor was vacated except for storage after a new firehouse was built, and plans to move village offices elsewhere may endanger it. The church sanctuary remains in its original state. The library is in use, with plans for handicapped access. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 39.02795, -82.03335 (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 80004248.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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