- Ohio Company Land Office
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Ohio Company Land OfficeCampus Martius State Memorial
Location: Washington and 2nd Sts., Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, Ohio Coordinates: 39°25′16.75″N 81°27′41.5″W / 39.4213194°N 81.461528°WCoordinates: 39°25′16.75″N 81°27′41.5″W / 39.4213194°N 81.461528°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1788 Architect: Ohio Company of Associates Architectural style: Log office building Governing body: State Part of: Marietta Historic District (#70000523) NRHP Reference#: 70000523[1] Significant dates Added to NRHP: November 10, 1970 Designated CP: 1974 The Ohio Company Land Office is the oldest building in the U.S. state of Ohio.[2] The Office is listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places and as a contributing property to the Marietta Historic District.
The Land Office was built after Ohio Company of Associates landed at Marietta in 1788. The Office was built at approximately 39°25′16.75″N 81°27′47.25″W / 39.4213194°N 81.463125°W. In 1791 the building was moved away from the Muskingum River so it could be protected by the guns of Campus Martius.[3] The building is now part of the Campus Martius Museum complex.
The Ohio Company Office as seen in 1903 on Washington Street between Front Street and Second Street[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Ohio Pix". http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ohiopix/Image.cfm?&start=1&searchfield=LCSubject&searchterm=Ohio%20Company&ID=526. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ Knepper, George W. (2002). The Official Ohio Lands Book. The Auditor of State. p. 29. http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/Publications/General/OhioLandsBook.pdf.
- ^ Summers, Thomas J (1903). History of Marietta. Marietta, Ohio: The Leader Publishing Co. p. 311. http://books.google.com/books?id=6BImAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA311.
National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Ohio National Historic Landmark 
Historic districts Coal Run Historic District | Harmar Historic District | Marietta Historic District | Vaughn-Stacy-Evans Farm Historic District | Watertown Historic District
Other properties Charles Rice Ames House | Col. Joseph Barker House | Judge Joseph Barker House | Becker Lumber and Manufacturing Company | Cisler Terrace | Walter Curtis House | Col. Simeon Deming House | Erwin Hall, Marietta College | First Unitarian Church of Marietta | Harra Covered Bridge | Hildreth Covered Bridge | Hune Covered Bridge | William Hune Farm | John Kaiser House | Mason House | Mound Cemetery Mound | Ohio Company Land Office | Rufus Putnam House | Rinard Covered Bridge | Root Covered Bridge | Sawyer-Curtis House | Shinn Covered Bridge | Sixth Street Railroad Bridge | Spencer's Landing | Jonathan Sprague House | Old St. Mary's School | Capt. Jonathan Stone House | Waernicke-Hille House and Store | Wilcox-Mills House
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