National Register Historic District Nomination

Logan Historic District nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.

On behalf of Logan Town Center, historic preservation consultants Judy Williams and Nathalie Wright have submitted a nomination for listing Logan Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board approved the nomination at its meeting on Friday December 4^th. For an eyewitness report on the meeting, see Carol Mackey's comment on our blog.

The nomination — with some minor revisions — has been accepted by the Ohio State Historic Preservation Officer and is expected to be forwarded in early February to the National Park Service for final approval. All of the nomination forms and maps listed at the bottom of this page have been updated to show the final submission.

For answers to frequently asked questions about National Register historic districts, click here.

To see which other towns and cities in southeastern Ohio have historic districts on the National Register, click here.

Map: Logan Historic District in downtown Logan, Ohio

The Logan Historic District nomination is documented by a 4-page Registration Form supplemented by:

An overview and block-by-block description of the proposed district together with a discussion of it's architectural integrity (expanding on Section 7 of the Registration Form);
A discussion of the history of the district, its significance and where it fits into the historic context (expanding on Section 8 of the Registration Form), along with:

3 historic maps of Logan (Attachment A), and
15 historic photos (Attachment B);

A bibliography (Section 9 of the Registration Form);
A verbal description of the proposed boundary of the district and a justification for proposing this particular boundary (fulfilling requirements of Section 10 of the Registration Form);
119 photographs along with:

A list describing what is shown in each photo (with links to each photograph), and
A map showing from where and in what direction each photo was taken;

A US Geological Survey map indicating the districts location;
A sketch map showing the 303 buildings within the district as well as 2 sites, 2 structures and 1 object, and indicating which contribute to the historical significance of the district; and
A list of the buildings within the district, indicating if they are contributing or non-contributing.