Boneyfiddle Commercial District
Boneyfiddle Commercial District | |
 Market Street in the district | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Front, Washington, 3rd and Scioto Sts., Portsmouth, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 38°43′53″N 82°59′49″W / 38.73139°N 82.99694°W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1832 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001938[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 6, 1979 |
Boneyfiddle Commercial District is a neighborhood and historic district in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. Also known as the Historic Boneyfiddle District, it is located at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio rivers on Second Street and is bounded roughly by Front, Washington, 3rd and Scioto streets. The community was founded by German immigrants in the mid-19th century and was developed during the booming industrial economy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]
On June 6, 1979, the Boneyfiddle Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Boneyfiddle, Ohio", Ohio History Central
External links
[edit]- Historic Boneyfiddle District website
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boneyfiddle Commercial Historic District
Categories:
- Neighborhoods in Ohio
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places in Scioto County, Ohio
- Federal architecture in Ohio
- Greek Revival architecture in Ohio
- Italianate architecture in Ohio
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- German-American culture in Ohio
- Portsmouth, Ohio
- Appalachian Ohio Registered Historic Place stubs