Coal Run, Ohio

Coal Run Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Houses in Coal Run
Location:	Roughly along Main, Maple and Hill Sts.
Coordinates:	39°34′1″N 81°35′15″W / 39.56694°N 81.5875°W / 39.56694; -81.5875Coordinates: 39°34′1″N 81°35′15″W / 39.56694°N 81.5875°W / 39.56694; -81.5875
Area:	138 acres (56 ha)
Built:	1838
Architectural style:	Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	96000115[1]
Added to NRHP:	February 22, 1996

Coal Run is an unincorporated community in northeastern Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States.^[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45721.^[3] It is located along State Route 60 between the villages of Beverly and Lowell. The Muskingum River flows past the community.^[2]

In 1996, Coal Run was declared a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Eighty-seven buildings in the community, plus two other non-building sites, compose the historic district, which covers an area of approximately 138 acres (56 ha). A range of architectural styles are present in the district, including the Federal and Victorian styles. Varied as well are the uses of the buildings: many houses are present, but shops, a post office, and a cemetery are also included within its boundaries. The most distinctive building within Coal Run is known as the Mason House; built in 1802, it is listed on the National Register by itself as well as qualifying as a contributing property to the district.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "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. 
2. ^ ^{a b} DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 71. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
3. ^ Zip Code Lookup