National Register of Historic Places listings in Portage County, Ohio

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Portage County, Ohio.

Location of Portage County in Ohio

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Portage County, Ohio, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 49 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 2 properties were once listed but have been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 19, 2020.[2]

Current listings
[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Atwater Congregational Church
Atwater Congregational Church
 February 23, 1973
(#73001517)		 1237 State Route 183 at Atwater
41°01′21″N 81°08′12″W		 Atwater Township
2 Aurora Center Historic District
Aurora Center Historic District
 June 20, 1974
(#74001601)		 Roughly both sides of State Route 306 from and including Pioneer Trail to State Route 82, also Maple Lane
41°18′49″N 81°20′50″W		 Aurora
3 Aurora Train Station
Aurora Train Station
 May 22, 1986
(#86001131)		 13 New Hudson Rd.
41°19′01″N 81°20′00″W		 Aurora
4 Horace Y. Beebe House
Horace Y. Beebe House
 June 16, 1983
(#83002022)		 6538 Cleveland Rd., northwest of Ravenna
41°10′07″N 81°15′19″W		 Ravenna Township
5 John F. Byers House
John F. Byers House
 July 2, 2008
(#08000590)		 5551 S. Prospect St., south of Ravenna
41°08′31″N 81°14′33″W		 Ravenna Township
6 Cleveland Worsted Mills Redfern Mill
Cleveland Worsted Mills Redfern Mill
 December 29, 1988
(#88003065)		 S. Chestnut St.
41°08′58″N 81°14′37″W		 Ravenna
7 Cottage Hill Farm
Cottage Hill Farm
 May 6, 1993
(#93000401)		 5555 Newton Falls Rd., east of Ravenna
41°09′54″N 81°11′45″W		 Ravenna Township
8 William H. Crafts House
William H. Crafts House
 April 29, 1982
(#82003634)		 4619 W. Prospect St.
41°16′56″N 81°13′33″W		 Mantua
9 Crystal Lake Stock Farm
Crystal Lake Stock Farm
 April 10, 1986
(#86000698)		 4655 Hayes Rd., southeast of Ravenna
41°08′15″N 81°13′35″W		 Ravenna Township
10 John Davey House
John Davey House
 May 29, 1975
(#75001524)		 338 Woodard St.
41°09′31″N 81°21′55″W		 Kent
11 John Diver House and Storebuilding
John Diver House and Storebuilding
 September 16, 1982
(#82003632)		 9465 Akron-Canfield Rd. at Deerfield
41°01′29″N 81°02′59″W		 Deerfield Township
12 East Main Street Historic District
East Main Street Historic District
 October 10, 1985
(#85003123)		 E. Main St. between Clinton and Linden Sts.
41°09′26″N 81°14′03″W		 Ravenna
13 Ellenwood House
Ellenwood House
 June 20, 1975
(#75001523)		 Northwest of Garrettsville on State Route 82
41°17′32″N 81°06′46″W		 Hiram Township
14 Etna House
Etna House
 July 25, 1985
(#85001641)		 219½ W. Main St.
41°09′26″N 81°14′38″W		 Ravenna
15 Aaron Ferrey House
Aaron Ferrey House
 August 13, 1974
(#74001605)		 5058 Sunnybrook Rd.
41°07′38″N 81°21′55″W		 Kent
16 Franklin Hotel
Franklin Hotel
 January 18, 2013
(#12000802)		 176 E. Main St.
41°09′12″N 81°21′24″W		 Kent
17 Franklin Township Hall
Franklin Township Hall
 October 10, 1975
(#75001525)		 218 Gougler Ave.
41°09′19″N 81°21′38″W		 Kent
18 Freedom Congregational Church
Freedom Congregational Church
 July 7, 1975
(#75001521)		 Public Green on State Route 88 at Freedom
41°14′07″N 81°08′50″W		 Freedom Township
19 James A. Garfield House
James A. Garfield House
 January 30, 1975
(#09000098)		 6825 Hinsdale St.
41°18′47″N 81°08′41″W		 Hiram
20 A.B. Griffin-O.H. Griffin House
A.B. Griffin-O.H. Griffin House
 March 7, 1985
(#85000485)		 409 S. Walnut St.
41°09′16″N 81°14′25″W		 Ravenna
21 Alexander B. Griffin House
Alexander B. Griffin House
 July 2, 1987
(#87000987)		 417 S. Walnut St.
41°09′16″N 81°14′23″W		 Ravenna
22 L.N. Gross Company Building
L.N. Gross Company Building
 September 2, 2016
(#16000598)		 315 Gougler Ave.
41°09′23″N 81°21′36″W		 Kent
23 Horace L. Hine House
Horace L. Hine House
 December 12, 1976
(#76001513)		 4624 W. Prospect St.
41°16′54″N 81°13′32″W		 Mantua
24 Benjamin F. Hopkins Stone Building
Benjamin F. Hopkins Stone Building
 November 25, 1982
(#82003633)		 Standing Rock Cemetery
41°09′55″N 81°21′11″W		 Kent Dismantled
25 C.R. Howard House
C.R. Howard House
 August 13, 1974
(#74001602)		 411 E. Garfield St.
41°19′04″N 81°19′51″W		 Aurora
26 John Johnson Farm
John Johnson Farm
 December 12, 1976
(#76001512)		 6203 Pioneer Trail, southwest of Hiram
41°17′48″N 81°10′05″W		 Hiram Township
27 Kent Industrial District
Kent Industrial District
 December 30, 1974
(#74001603)		 Roughly bounded by West Main and River Streets, Haymaker Parkway, and Franklin Avenue
41°09′11″N 81°21′37″W		 Kent
28 Kent Jail
Kent Jail
 August 22, 2001
(#01000895)		 947 Middlebury Rd.
41°09′00″N 81°22′07″W		 Kent Listed in 1978 at 124 W. Day St., but removed in 2000 before relisting at current location in 2001[4]
29 Charles Kent House
Charles Kent House
 February 23, 1978
(#78002174)		 125 N. Pearl St.
41°09′15″N 81°21′56″W		 Kent
30 Zeno Kent House
Zeno Kent House
 April 23, 1973
(#73001518)		 2.5 mi (4.0 km) southwest of central Aurora on Aurora-Hudson Rd.
41°17′04″N 81°21′48″W		 Aurora
31 Kent State Shootings Site
Kent State Shootings Site
 February 23, 2010
(#10000046)		 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of the intersection of E. Main St. and S. Lincoln St.
41°09′00″N 81°20′40″W		 Kent Site of May 4, 1970, shootings of Vietnam War protesters by Ohio National Guardsmen that killed four.
32 Mantua Center District
Mantua Center District
 October 9, 1974
(#74001607)		 Roughly bounded by State Route 82 and Mantua Center Rd., in Mantua Center
41°18′35″N 81°14′42″W		 Mantua Township
33 Mantua Center School
Mantua Center School
 September 4, 2013
(#13000682)		 11741 Mantua Center Rd. at Mantua Center
41°18′41″N 81°14′42″W		 Mantua Township
34 Mantua Station Brick Commercial District
Mantua Station Brick Commercial District
 December 24, 1974
(#74001606)		 Main and Prospect Sts.
41°16′54″N 81°13′26″W		 Mantua
35 Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
 July 18, 1974
(#74001604)		 409 W. Main St.
41°09′15″N 81°21′47″W		 Kent
36 Mott Drug Store
Mott Drug Store
 February 29, 1996
(#96000221)		 8107 Main St.
41°17′05″N 81°05′52″W		 Garrettsville
37 Luman Nelson House
Luman Nelson House
 December 22, 1993
(#93001393)		 8219 State Route 44, north of Ravenna
41°12′53″N 81°14′33″W		 Shalersville Township
38 Ohio State Normal College at Kent
Ohio State Normal College at Kent
 May 30, 1975
(#75001526)		 Hilltop Dr. on the Kent State University campus
41°09′06″N 81°20′53″W		 Kent
39 Arvin Olin House
Arvin Olin House
 October 20, 1995
(#95001157)		 1423 Ravenna Rd., north of Kent
41°11′02″N 81°20′33″W		 Franklin Township Demolished by the city of Akron on 10 March 2010[6]
40 Palmyra Center Hotel
Palmyra Center Hotel
 April 30, 1976
(#76001514)		 County Road 18 and State Route 225 at Palmyra Center
41°05′57″N 81°03′07″W		 Palmyra Township
41 Phoenix Block
Phoenix Block
 March 18, 1985
(#85000624)		 Northeastern corner of Main and Chestnut Sts.
41°09′28″N 81°14′37″W		 Ravenna
42 C.A. Reed House
C.A. Reed House
 October 10, 1985
(#85003116)		 299 W. Riddle St.
41°09′18″N 81°14′41″W		 Ravenna
43 Riddle Block
Riddle Block
 March 17, 1976
(#76001515)		 Public Sq., Chestnut, and Main Sts.
41°09′26″N 81°14′35″W		 Ravenna
44 Riddle Block No. 5
Riddle Block No. 5
 July 25, 1985
(#85001642)		 141-145 E. Main St.
41°09′28″N 81°14′30″W		 Ravenna
45 Riddle Block No. 9
Riddle Block No. 9
 March 18, 1985
(#85000625)		 113-115 W. Main St.
41°09′28″N 81°14′37″W		 Ravenna
46 Riddle Block No. 11
Riddle Block No. 11
 March 18, 1985
(#85000626)		 133-137 E. Main St.
41°09′28″N 81°14′32″W		 Ravenna
47 Frederick Wadsworth House
Frederick Wadsworth House
 May 29, 1975
(#75001520)		 4889 State Route 14, northwest of Edinburg
41°07′21″N 81°10′48″W		 Edinburg Township
48 West Main Street District
West Main Street District
 June 17, 1977
(#77001082)		 409-625 W. Main St.
41°09′14″N 81°21′56″W		 Kent
49 Thomas F. Young House
Thomas F. Young House
 October 22, 1976
(#76001511)		 Wakefield and Garfield Sts.
41°18′35″N 81°08′40″W		 Hiram

Former listings
[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Summary
1 Brown-Kent Tannery Unavailable
(#73002290)		1976 Stow St.
 Kent
2 Cascade House July 1, 1975
(#75001522)		1999 Northeast of Garrettsville on State Route 282 in Nelson Ledge State Park
 Garrettsville

See also

References
  1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on June 19, 2020.
  3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. Fredmonsky, Matt. 175-year-old home razed: Historic Olin House in Franklin Township was owned by Akron, Record Courier, 2010-03-11. Accessed 2010-03-11.
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