According to a Press Release from the Ohio Historical Society, 16 Ohio sites have been recommended by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.  The OHSPAB recommendations are then sent to the National Park Service, which makes the official determination of placement on the Register.This Summer’s collection features listings in Southwest Ohio, as properties in Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield and Kings Mills account for 10 of those 16 recommended historic resources.  Included are individual houses, a church, an athletic field house, a former children’s home, a Masonic temple and two historic districts.  Here is a list of the recommended properties:

Barnesville / Belmont County
Friends Boarding School and Ohio Yearly Meetinghouse Historic District
61830 Sandy Ridge Rd.

Canton / Stark County
John and Syd Dobkins House
5120 Plain Center N.E.

Cincinnati / Hamilton County
Cheviot Fieldhouse
3729 Robb Ave.

Cincinnati / Hamilton County
Hyde Park Methodist Episcopal Church
1345 Grace Ave.

Cincinnati / Hamilton County
Nurre-Royston House
4330 Errun Ln.

Cincinnati / Hamilton County
Pinecroft
2336 Kipling Ave.

Cincinnati / Hamilton County
Sedamsville River Road Historic District
2449-2748 River Rd., 309-317 Mt. Hope, and 604 Mt. Echo

Dayton / Montgomery County
Jonah Bull House
2233 Wayne Ave.

Dayton / Montgomery County
Grafton-Rockwood Historic District
roughly bounded by Homewood, Grafton, Five Oaks, and Old Orchard Aves.

Dayton / Montgomery County
Julienne Girls' Catholic School
325 Homewood Ave.

Ironton / Lawrence County
Downtown Ironton Historic District
Portions of Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Center Sts., Park Ave., Vernon St., and Bobby Bare Blvd.

Kings Mills / Warren County
Ahimaaz King House
1720 E. King Ave.

Lancaster / Fairfield County
Fairfield County Children's Home
1743 E. Main St.

Mount Vernon / Knox County
Richard and Ann Loveridge House
12526 Lower Green Valley Rd.

Springfield / Clark County
Masonic Temple
125 W. High St.

Westerville / Franklin County
Temperance Row Historic District
vicinity of Park, Grove, Walnut and University Sts.

It is believed that Ohio has more properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as contributing resources in National Register Historic Districts, than any other state in the country.  While listing is largely honorary, listing does help to qualify properties for federal and state financial incentives for preservation-based renovation, and does provide some limited protection against demolition by federal agency undertakings.

Photo:  Downtown Ironton -- placesphotographed.com/Used with permission