Ohio Company Land Office

Ohio Company Land Office
Ohio Company Land Office
Campus Martius State Memorial
Ohio Company Land Office is located in Ohio
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°W / 39.4213194; -81.461528Coordinates: 39°25′16.75″N 81°27′41.5″W / 39.4213194°N 81.461528°W / 39.4213194; -81.461528
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 / 39.4213194; -81.463125 (Ohio Company Land Office - Original Location). 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]

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