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 November 1, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Atwater Congregational Church	Atwater Congregational Church More images	February 23, 1973 (#73001517)	1237 State Route 183 at Atwater 41°01′21″N 81°08′12″W / 41.0225°N 81.136667°W / 41.0225; -81.136667 (Atwater Congregational Church)	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 / 41.313611°N 81.347222°W / 41.313611; -81.347222 (Aurora Center Historic District)	Aurora
3	Aurora Train Station	Aurora Train Station	May 22, 1986 (#86001131)	13 New Hudson Rd. 41°19′01″N 81°20′00″W / 41.316806°N 81.333333°W / 41.316806; -81.333333 (Aurora Train Station)	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 / 41.168611°N 81.255278°W / 41.168611; -81.255278 (Horace Y. Beebe House)	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 / 41.141806°N 81.242611°W / 41.141806; -81.242611 (John F. Byers House)	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 / 41.149444°N 81.243611°W / 41.149444; -81.243611	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 / 41.165000°N 81.195833°W / 41.165000; -81.195833 (Cottage Hill Farm)	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 / 41.282222°N 81.225833°W / 41.282222; -81.225833 (William H. Crafts House)	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 / 41.1375°N 81.226389°W / 41.1375; -81.226389 (Crystal Lake Stock Farm)	Ravenna Township
10	John Davey House	John Davey House	May 29, 1975 (#75001524)	338 Woodard St. 41°09′31″N 81°21′55″W / 41.158611°N 81.365278°W / 41.158611; -81.365278 (John Davey House)	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 / 41.024722°N 81.049722°W / 41.024722; -81.049722	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 / 41.157222°N 81.234167°W / 41.157222; -81.234167	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 / 41.292222°N 81.112778°W / 41.292222; -81.112778 (Ellenwood House)	Hiram Township
14	Etna House	Etna House	July 25, 1985 (#85001641)	219½ W. Main St. 41°09′26″N 81°14′38″W / 41.157222°N 81.243889°W / 41.157222; -81.243889 (Etna House)	Ravenna
15	Aaron Ferrey House	Aaron Ferrey House	August 13, 1974 (#74001605)	5058 Sunnybrook Rd. 41°07′38″N 81°21′55″W / 41.127222°N 81.365278°W / 41.127222; -81.365278 (Aaron Ferrey House)	Kent
16	Franklin Hotel	Franklin Hotel More images	January 18, 2013 (#12000802)	176 E. Main St. 41°09′12″N 81°21′24″W / 41.15343°N 81.356637°W / 41.15343; -81.356637 (Franklin Hotel)	Kent
17	Franklin Township Hall	Franklin Township Hall More images	October 10, 1975 (#75001525)	218 Gougler Ave. 41°09′19″N 81°21′38″W / 41.155278°N 81.360556°W / 41.155278; -81.360556 (Franklin Township Hall)	Kent
18	Freedom Congregational Church	Freedom Congregational Church More images	July 7, 1975 (#75001521)	Public Green on State Route 88 at Freedom 41°14′07″N 81°08′50″W / 41.235278°N 81.147222°W / 41.235278; -81.147222 (Freedom Congregational Church)	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 / 41.313194°N 81.144722°W / 41.313194; -81.144722 (James A. Garfield House)	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 / 41.154444°N 81.240278°W / 41.154444; -81.240278 (A.B. Griffin-O.H. Griffin House)	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 / 41.154306°N 81.239722°W / 41.154306; -81.239722 (Alexander B. Griffin House)	Ravenna
22	L.N. Gross Company Building	L.N. Gross Company Building More images	September 2, 2016 (#16000598)	315 Gougler Ave. 41°09′23″N 81°21′36″W / 41.156258°N 81.360076°W / 41.156258; -81.360076 (L.N. Gross Company Building)	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 / 41.281667°N 81.225556°W / 41.281667; -81.225556 (Horace L. Hine House)	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 / 41.165278°N 81.353056°W / 41.165278; -81.353056	Kent	Dismantled
25	C.R. Howard House	C.R. Howard House More images	August 13, 1974 (#74001602)	411 E. Garfield St. 41°19′04″N 81°19′51″W / 41.317778°N 81.330833°W / 41.317778; -81.330833 (C.R. Howard House)	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 / 41.296667°N 81.168056°W / 41.296667; -81.168056 (John Johnson Farm)	Hiram Township
27	Kent Industrial District	Kent Industrial District More images	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 / 41.153056°N 81.360278°W / 41.153056; -81.360278 (Kent Industrial District)	Kent
28	Kent Jail	Kent Jail	August 22, 2001 (#01000895)	947 Middlebury Rd. 41°09′00″N 81°22′07″W / 41.15°N 81.368611°W / 41.15; -81.368611 (Kent Jail)	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 / 41.154167°N 81.365556°W / 41.154167; -81.365556 (Charles Kent House)	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 / 41.284306°N 81.363333°W / 41.284306; -81.363333 (Zeno Kent House)	Aurora
31	Kent State Shootings Site	Kent State Shootings Site More images	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 / 41.15°N 81.344444°W / 41.15; -81.344444 (Kent State Shootings Site)	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 More images	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 / 41.309722°N 81.245°W / 41.309722; -81.245 (Mantua Center District)	Mantua Township	Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved November 28, 2023.
33	Mantua Center School	Mantua Center School More images	September 4, 2013 (#13000682)	11741 Mantua Center Rd. at Mantua Center 41°18′41″N 81°14′42″W / 41.311389°N 81.245000°W / 41.311389; -81.245000 (Mantua Center School)	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 / 41.281667°N 81.223889°W / 41.281667; -81.223889	Mantua
35	Masonic Temple	Masonic Temple More images	July 18, 1974 (#74001604)	409 W. Main St. 41°09′15″N 81°21′47″W / 41.154167°N 81.363056°W / 41.154167; -81.363056 (Masonic Temple)	Kent
36	Mott Drug Store	Mott Drug Store	February 29, 1996 (#96000221)	8107 Main St. 41°17′05″N 81°05′52″W / 41.284861°N 81.097639°W / 41.284861; -81.097639 (Mott Drug Store)	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 / 41.214722°N 81.2425°W / 41.214722; -81.2425 (Luman Nelson House)	Shalersville Township
38	Ohio State Normal College at Kent	Ohio State Normal College at Kent More images	May 30, 1975 (#75001526)	Hilltop Dr. on the Kent State University campus 41°09′06″N 81°20′53″W / 41.151667°N 81.348056°W / 41.151667; -81.348056 (Ohio State Normal College at Kent)	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 / 41.183889°N 81.3425°W / 41.183889; -81.3425 (Arvin Olin House)	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 / 41.099167°N 81.051944°W / 41.099167; -81.051944 (Palmyra Center Hotel)	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 / 41.157778°N 81.243611°W / 41.157778; -81.243611 (Phoenix Block)	Ravenna
42	C.A. Reed House	C.A. Reed House	October 10, 1985 (#85003116)	229 W. Riddle St. 41°09′18″N 81°14′41″W / 41.155000°N 81.244722°W / 41.155000; -81.244722 (C.A. Reed House)	Ravenna
43	Riddle Block	Riddle Block	March 17, 1976 (#76001515)	Public Sq., Chestnut, and Main Sts. 41°09′26″N 81°14′35″W / 41.157222°N 81.243056°W / 41.157222; -81.243056 (Riddle Block)	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 / 41.157778°N 81.241667°W / 41.157778; -81.241667 (Riddle Block No. 5)	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 / 41.157778°N 81.243611°W / 41.157778; -81.243611 (Riddle Block No. 9)	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 / 41.157778°N 81.242222°W / 41.157778; -81.242222 (Riddle Block No. 11)	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 / 41.1225°N 81.18°W / 41.1225; -81.18 (Frederick Wadsworth House)	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 / 41.153889°N 81.365556°W / 41.153889; -81.365556 (West Main Street District)	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 / 41.309722°N 81.144444°W / 41.309722; -81.144444 (Thomas F. Young House)	Hiram

Former listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Brown-Kent Tannery	Upload image	October 2, 1973 (#73002290)	September 30, 1976	Stow St.	Kent	Demolished on June 2, 1976.^[7]
2	Cascade House	Upload image	July 1, 1975 (#75001522)	Unknown	Northeast of Garrettsville on State Route 282 in Nelson Ledge State Park	Garrettsville	Demolished in 1980.

References

^ 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.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "John Brown tannery razed". The Akron Beacon Journal. June 3, 1976. p. B2. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[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 November 1, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-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.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-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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