Philip Moore Stone House

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Philip Moore Stone House

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Nearest city West Portsmouth, Ohio
Coordinates 38°44′36″N83°2′2″W / 38.74333°N 83.03389°W / 38.74333; -83.03389 Coordinates: 38°44′36″N83°2′2″W / 38.74333°N 83.03389°W / 38.74333; -83.03389
Area less than one acre
Built 1797
NRHP reference # 75001531 [1]
Added to NRHP October 21, 1975

The Philip Moore Stone House is located on Ohio State Route 239 in Washington Township, Scioto County, Ohio. The property was placed on the National Register on 1975-10-21.

Ohio State Route 239 highway in Ohio

State Route 239 is a short north–south state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 239 is at U.S. Route 52 (US 52), and its northern terminus is at the SR 73/SR 104 concurrency. Both endpoints are situated near West Portsmouth.

Washington Township, Scioto County, Ohio Township in Ohio, United States

Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 5,555 people in the township.

Scioto County, Ohio County in the United States

Scioto County is a county located along the Ohio River in the south central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 79,499. Its county seat is Portsmouth. The county was founded March 24, 1803 from Adams County and is named for an Indian word referring to deer or deer-hunting.

The house is now available for rental and is open to the public on select days.

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