Athens Governmental Buildings

The Athens Governmental Buildings are a complex of buildings in central Athens, Ohio, United States. Among these buildings are the Athens County Courthouse, the Athens City Hall, and the former post office, now Haning Hall of Ohio University. The current post office is a much more recent building away from the town center, on East Stimson Avenue. Together, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Athens Governmental Buildings
Athens County Courthouse, one of the Governmental Buildings
Athens Governmental Buildings is located in Ohio
Athens Governmental Buildings
Athens Governmental Buildings is located in the United States
Athens Governmental Buildings
LocationE. State, E. Washington, Court, and W. Union Sts, Athens, Ohio
Coordinates39°19′35″N 82°6′2″W / 39.32639°N 82.10056°W / 39.32639; -82.10056
Area3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1804
ArchitectJames Knox Taylor; John G. Unkefer and Company
Architectural styleItalian Villa, Romanesque and Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.79001782[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

The oldest of the buildings included, the Silas Bingham House, also known as the old log courthouse, was built in 1804. The Athens County Courthouse was built during 1877–80. The Athens City Hall, built in the 1800s, was one of few city halls that old in southern Ohio which were still in use in 1999. Haning Hall is a former post office.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 39. ISBN 9781878592705.