Hilltop Walking Tour

Historic Walking Tours of Logan, Ohio

The Hilltop Tour

	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.
	(A) United States Post Office – Corner of Hunter and Market – The current structure was built in 1917 although the United States Postal Service has been in Logan since 1817.
(B) Frasch Home – 18 East Hunter – This Queen Anne style Victorian home was built by the Kleinsmith Architects in 1894. Owned by Mr. White, the postmaster, in the early 1900’s, some of the wood interior resembles that in the Post Office across the street where he worked.
	(C) Acker House – 85 North Mulberry (corner of Mulberry and Hunter) – Built in 1870, it was selected for its early Italianate architecture. Notice the intact Italianate porch and paired brackets at the eaves.
(D) Immanuel United Methodist Church – 66 East Hunter – Methodist Congregation is the oldest denomination in Logan. The building was constructed in 1853. Note the steeple sheathed in copper.
	(E) Work House – 171 North Mulberry – Was built in 1880 by J. W. Work, an early boot and shoemaker. The house is an elaborate Victorian Italianate style house with tower.
(F) Work/Monk Home – 207 North Mulberry – Built by George Work in 1882 on land that was purchased in 1880. The Italianate structure had an original cost of $6600. Note the decorative front porch and the unusual bamboo stand in the yard.
	(G) Trinity Lutheran Church – 430 North Mulberry – This church was built in 1881. Note the decorative detail atop the belfry. As you walk on, notice the Old Logan Cemetery where you find tombstones with birthdates in the 1700’s as well as a large oak tree that is about 600 years old.
(H) St. John Catholic Church – 351 North Market – This classic Gothic Revival church building, made of local brick and block, had its cornerstone laid in 1897. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the adjacent Rectory (1902), School (1924 – 1925) and Convent (1925). The spire of Saint John’s dominates the top of the hill.
	(I) Rochester House – 324 North Market – Built in 1904 by Geo. W. Rochester, a partner in the clothing firm Rochester-Lytle in operation from 1902-29.
(J) McCray House – 286 North Market – This Greek Revival house was built in 1886 by Wm. W. McCray, a school teacher and superintendent, who has been credited with laying the cornerstone for the public school system in Logan.
	(K) James, Charles Worth House – 75 Hill – This home was built by Logan’s first mayor, C. W. James, between 1850 and 1853. This “I” house structure was placed on the National Register in 1980. You will view this house and the next one from the front after you return from Mound Street and walk down Spring Street hill and move towards Market Street.
(L) Snyder House – 77 Hill – This house, which has elements of the Queen Anne style, was built in 1906 by J. J. Snyder. Mr. Snyder founded a lumber business in Logan in 1882 and was known as the lumber king of the area.
	(M) Cherrington House – 194 Mound – This house is a fine representation of Queen Anne style. Built in 1888 by Dr. B. C. McManigal, it was later owned by Judge Samuel Bright, a local lawyer in Logan. Dr. J. S. Cherrington, who founded Logan’s first hospital, purchased the home in 1914.
(N) Mathias House – 244 Mound – Built in 1880, this was the first house on the hilltop. Mr. Mathias built the house with woodwork from trees timbered on his farm. A tannery building built in the 1890’s still exists.
	(O) Shonk House – 264 Mound – Built in 1889. Dr. C. F. Shonk, a beloved family doctor in Logan for over 50 years, lived here.
(P) Greenman House – 209 North Market – Built around 1889, the house used to contain a kiln for pottery making, also a dance floor for dances in the back.
	(Q) Bowen House – 196 North Market – Was first built as a log house by John Rochester in the early 1800’s. A frame structure later was added on the site. The “I” house structure is currently an arts center for the community.
(R) First Presbyterian Church – 2 West Hunter – The original church was completed in 1846. Designed in an elaborate Late Gothic Revival Style, the present structure was constructed in 1897.
(S) Corby House – 42 West Hunter – Built by the Motherwell Brothers in 1883. They also built a twin home to this, located at 385 West Main. This house has the original doors and windows.
(T) Smith House – 79 West Hunter – The lot for this home was purchased in 1818 for $36 from Thomas Worthington. The timber frame house was built in 1831 by George Smith, who operated a tannery at the site of Trinity United Methodist Church. The house remained in the Smith family until 1941 and is the oldest known house in Logan.
	(U) Trinity United Methodist Church – 105 West Hunter – The first church was built here in 1890. The present building of brick and Bedford limestone was built in 1910.

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This guide was created by Logan Town Center with support by a grant from the Hocking Hills Tourism Association.

We wish to thank the Hocking County Historical Society for their help in creating this walking tour of Logan. Much of the information came from their original walking tour.

We also wish to thank the Logan Daily News for their help with the printed version of this guide.

We strive to provide accurate information based on our research and sources. However, due to the type of project this is, we cannot guarantee the information contained in this guide to be free of error.

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