Downtown Walking Tour

Notice the depression in the ground on either side of Gallagher Avenue between Main Street and the last two buildings on the tour. Going north the Hocking Canal passed through Logan just south of Front Street to High Street, then past this point, and on along Hunter Street.

The Hocking Canal became operational in 1840 and led to improved transportation for the community. The canal had its northern terminus at Carroll where it met the Ohio and Erie Canal. From Carroll to Lancaster and on to Logan the canal brought goods to residents and moved commodities out of the Hocking County area.

Several features of the Hocking Canal remain. The Sheep Pen Locks can be seen outside of Rockbridge on Dupler Road. The aqueduct that carried the canal over Old Town Creek can be seen at Aqueduct Park on East Front Street in Logan, and the Haydenville locks are viewable at the southeast corner of the interchange of US 33 and SR 595 on Haydenville Road. More locks can be seen at the Johnny Appleseed roadside rest near Diamond on US 33.

	Worthington Park – was given to the town of Logan in 1816 by then Governor Thomas Worthington. Worthington had platted Logan several years before the March 31, 1818 organization of Hocking County. The town of Logan was named after the Mingo Chief James John Logan. As the town grew, it was incorporated on March 5, 1839.
	(1) Hocking County Courthouse – Corner of Main and Market – is a neo-classical structure completed in 1925. This is the third courthouse building to serve Hocking County; the second courthouse was condemned by the state in 1923 and razed. The first courthouse building was built in 1825 and was located on the NE corner of Market and Second Street.
(2) Keynes House – 88 South Market – is a Colonial Revival structure built in 1905 by Charles Keynes, then owner of Keynes Mill. Keynes Mill is Logan’s oldest continuing industry with the fifth generation of the family in the milling business.
	(3) Wright House – 9 East Second – was built in 1889 by prominent farmer Charles Wright. The site, now a commercial business, was constructed in the Queen Anne style.
(4) Holl House – 179 South Market – built in 1892 by George Holl, this Vernacular Queen Anne style house was the birthplace of Barton Holl, a Logan industrialist. The house was destroyed by fire in 2007.
(5) Keynes Bros. Mill – 1 West Front – was founded in 1869 on the banks of the Hocking Canal by Robert Keynes from England. The original structure burned in 1886 while the present building has been here since 1889. Still operated by the Keynes family, the flour mill grinds 20,000 bushels of wheat per day and produces 870,000 pounds of white flour per day.
(6) King Lumber – 67 East Front – The original portion of the King Lumber Company is a post and beam constructed warehouse built on the Hocking Canal in 1855. In 1861, J. E. Tritsch purchased the building which was used as a flouring mill and founded the Logan Woolen Mill. Wool goods for the Union Army were produced here. Products included yarn, blankets, coverlets, and flannel. In 1908, the site became the Lumber and Supply Company and in 1936 the King Lumber Company was established. The King family still has the bell that alerted yard workers when a canal boat was approaching.
(7) Dental Clinic – 160 South Mulberry – This landmark building is an example of the Italian style and has been used for a variety of businesses for many years. Beginning in 1886, it has seen use as a high school, locker plant, department store, Grange store, World War II bomb shelter, and is presently a dental clinic.
(8) Logan Clay Pipe and Logan Foundry & Machine Company – 201 South Walnut – The Logan Firebrick and Earthenware Company opened in 1876. In 1905, the Logan Clay Products Company took over operations of the facility. The company today produces Logan Clay Pipe as well as decorative garden accents.
	(9) The Sloan House – 179 South Walnut – has been in the Sloan family since 1893. The house was built in 1850 and served many travelers including Warren G. Harding, the twenty-ninth President of the United States. Currently the Sloan House serves as a bed and breakfast.
(10) The Bell House – 202 East Second – This two-story house was built in 1907 by Frank and Clara Riggs and remained in the Riggs-Bell family for almost 100 years. In 2003, the new owners of the home began restorations, including restoring the floors and woodwork to its original beauty. The home now operates as a bed and breakfast.
	(11) Stage Coach Inn – Corner of Main and Walnut – is an Italianate structure that currently houses a commercial business. The Inn was built in 1867 by Captain William Bowen and then purchased by Colonel Ferdinand Rempel in 1880. Rempel was an early industrialist who operated a stagecoach line from Columbus to Pomeroy.
(12) Petit-Saving House – 336 East Main – was built in 1900 by E. O. Petit, a Common Pleas Court judge. It is an excellent example of the Queen Anne style. The bricklayers for this house were the Kleinschmidt brothers who did much of the early brickwork in Logan.
	(13) Tschudy Home – 360 East Main – was built around 1900. This Queen Anne style house sits on property once owned by Thomas Worthington, the father of Logan. He purchased the land in 1816.
(14) Houston House – 359 East Main – was built in 1870 by A. Houston, president of Logan Manufacturing Co. This house is a fine example of Victorian architecture.
	(15) St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – 375 East Main – This Late Gothic Revival church was constructed in 1912.
(16) Schempp House – 98 North Culver – was constructed in 1881 by a grocer, R. O. Kittsmiller. For many years the house was in the Keynes family. A Keynes family wedding occurred here on June 12, 1895 with an unusual event of electric power being turned on during the daytime for the wedding ceremony. Currently the Hocking County Historical Society is housed here.
	The Carriage House is part of the Hocking County Historical Society’s museum complex. Currently this building houses historical agricultural equipment. Behind this building is a garage housing the 1898 Lutz steam powered vehicle, built by Logan inventor Henry Lutz.
(17) Old Nazarene Church (now Church of God) – 312 East Hunter – The Craftsman style church was built in 1914.
	(18) Williams Home – 56 North Orchard – was built in 1876, from the Victorian era. The Classic Italianate style edifice features a fireplace in every room.
(19) Wee Care Day Care – 61 North Orchard – The Italianate home, built circa 1871, has operated as a day-care since 1968. Previously it served as a boarding house in Logan. Note the delicate round-arched windows.
	(20) Easterling House – 87 North Orchard – This Italianate house was built in 1872 by Amos Parker. Leonard’s funeral home operated here until the 1930’s. Later the home was used as a banquet house and tea-room by the Easterling’s until 1949,
(21) St. Matthew Lutheran Church – 258 East Hunter – This church was built in 1852. It is an example of the Late Gothic Revival style.
(22) Huls House – 212 East Hunter – This house was built by A. E. Huls in 1902 – 1903. A. E. Huls was the founder of Huls Printing Co.
(23) Munipal Building – Corner of Main and Mulberry – built in 1853 by Dr. Joseph Whipple, reportedly as a wedding gift for his daughter. It has been used for city council meetings since 1884. The Ladies Comfort Station (which no longer stands), formerly a part of the city structure, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Hall itself is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
	(24) Masonic Temple – Corner of Main and Mulberry – was built in 1926 and operated by the knights of Pythias. The Pythian Theater stage hosted live and screen performances. The old Chakeres Theatre was housed here for many decades beginning in the 1930’s.
(25) IOOF – 54 East Main – was built in the early 20th century in a Commercial style. Lodge 262 of the Odd Fellows was the second oldest lodge in the country. The building has served as host for Logan High School basketball games, the National Guard, Firestone, Kroger and Bob Casners Art Kraft photo shop.
	(26) Rempel Block – 48 East Main – was built in 1909 and has served a number of commercial businesses as well as the Elks local chapter for many years. The BPOE purchased the building in 1917 and used the entire third floor. The BPOE had a mortgage burning celebration in 1940. Many prominent Logan citizens were members of this organization.
(27) Blosser Building – 4 West Main – was built in 1883 in a fine Victorian Italianate style. The building has been home to several drug stores, a grocery, a social club and a restaurant, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The façade has exceptional detailing on the upper floors.
	(28) Logan Monument Building – 156 West Main – was built in 1883 in the Victorian Style and has housed a nickelodeon, restaurant, saloon, Willy’s Overland dealer and two monument companies.
(29) Palmer House – 244 West Main – This home was built in 1888 and is a fine example of a Gabled Ell Italianate. The rooms in this home contain oak and cherry woodwork. Notice the engraved designs in the stone lintels above the windows.
	(30) McCortney House – 272 West Main – Built in 1847 (or earlier), it was used as an inn on the Hocking Canal. It later housed a tavern and grocery store. The late Jim Wells who later occupied the house was the creator of Logan’s famed Christmas lights.
(31) Hocking Valley Feed – 287 West Main – was founded in 1927 by Edward G. Hockman and Frank St. Clair. The building served as a feed mill, a flourmill and as a John Deere dealer. The fourth generation of the Hockman family runs the mill today. At the turn of the century, this pre-1887 building served as a steam laundry and as a roller skating rink.
	(32) Henderson Spanish House – 3 Gallagher – This home was built by Phil Henderson as a wedding present for his bride in 1929. He was a noted criminal lawyer in Logan for 50 years. The house was razed in the spring of 2010.
(33) Columbus Washboard Company – 14 Gallagher – The Columbus Washboard Company was started in 1895 and moved to Logan in 1998. All boards are handmade one at a time at this unique facility.

	Logan Town Center, Inc. 4 East Hunter Street P.O. Box 1053 Logan, Ohio 43138 (740) 385-6836
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	Hocking Hills Tourism Association 1-800-HOCKING (1-800-462-5464) E-mail: request@1800hocking.com