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.

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 14, 2024.[2]

Current listings
[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 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 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 May 22, 1986
(#86001131)		 13 New Hudson Rd.
41°19′01″N 81°20′00″W		 Aurora
4 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 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 December 29, 1988
(#88003065)		 S. Chestnut St.
41°08′58″N 81°14′37″W		 Ravenna
7 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 April 29, 1982
(#82003634)		 4619 W. Prospect St.
41°16′56″N 81°13′33″W		 Mantua
9 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 May 29, 1975
(#75001524)		 338 Woodard St.
41°09′31″N 81°21′55″W		 Kent
11 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 October 10, 1985
(#85003123)		 E. Main St. between Clinton and Linden Sts.
41°09′26″N 81°14′03″W		 Ravenna
13 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 July 25, 1985
(#85001641)		 219½ W. Main St.
41°09′26″N 81°14′38″W		 Ravenna
15 Aaron Ferrey House August 13, 1974
(#74001605)		 5058 Sunnybrook Rd.
41°07′38″N 81°21′55″W		 Kent
16 Franklin Hotel January 18, 2013
(#12000802)		 176 E. Main St.
41°09′12″N 81°21′24″W		 Kent
17 Franklin Township Hall October 10, 1975
(#75001525)		 218 Gougler Ave.
41°09′19″N 81°21′38″W		 Kent
18 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 January 30, 1975
(#09000098)		 6825 Hinsdale St.
41°18′47″N 81°08′41″W		 Hiram
20 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 July 2, 1987
(#87000987)		 417 S. Walnut St.
41°09′16″N 81°14′23″W		 Ravenna
22 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 December 12, 1976
(#76001513)		 4624 W. Prospect St.
41°16′54″N 81°13′32″W		 Mantua
24 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 August 13, 1974
(#74001602)		 411 E. Garfield St.
41°19′04″N 81°19′51″W		 Aurora
26 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 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 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 February 23, 1978
(#78002174)		 125 N. Pearl St.
41°09′15″N 81°21′56″W		 Kent
30 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 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 October 9, 1974
(#74001607)		 Roughly bounded by State Route 82 and Mantua Center Rd., in Mantua Center; also 4103-3991 State Route 82, 11670-11755 Mantua Center Road, 11653- 11677 Diagonal Road, 11701-11715 School Lane
41°18′35″N 81°14′42″W		 Mantua Township Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved November 28, 2023.
33 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 December 24, 1974
(#74001606)		 Main and Prospect Sts.
41°16′54″N 81°13′26″W		 Mantua
35 Masonic Temple July 18, 1974
(#74001604)		 409 W. Main St.
41°09′15″N 81°21′47″W		 Kent
36 Mott Drug Store February 29, 1996
(#96000221)		 8107 Main St.
41°17′05″N 81°05′52″W		 Garrettsville
37 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 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 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 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 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 October 10, 1985
(#85003116)		 229 W. Riddle St.
41°09′18″N 81°14′41″W		 Ravenna
43 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 July 25, 1985
(#85001642)		 141-145 E. Main St.
41°09′28″N 81°14′30″W		 Ravenna
45 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 March 18, 1985
(#85000626)		 133-137 E. Main St.
41°09′28″N 81°14′32″W		 Ravenna
47 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 June 17, 1977
(#77001082)		 409-625 W. Main St.
41°09′14″N 81°21′56″W		 Kent
49 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 Description
1 Brown-Kent Tannery October 2, 1973
(#73002290)		September 30, 1976 Stow St.
 Kent Demolished on June 2, 1976.[7]
2 Cascade House July 1, 1975
(#75001522)		Unknown Northeast of Garrettsville on State Route 282 in Nelson Ledge State Park
 Garrettsville Demolished in 1980.

See also
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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 Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. Numbers represent an alphabetical 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.
  7. "John Brown tannery razed". The Akron Beacon Journal. June 3, 1976. p. B2. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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