Ohio Company Land Office

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Ohio Company Land Office
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LocationWashington and 2nd Sts., Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, Ohio
Coordinates 39°25′16.75″N81°27′41.5″W / 39.4213194°N 81.461528°W / 39.4213194; -81.461528
Arealess than one acre
Built1788
ArchitectOhio Company of Associates
Architectural styleLog office building
Part of Marietta Historic District (ID70000523)
NRHP reference No. 70000523 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1970
Designated CP1974

The Ohio Company Land Office is one of the original buildings of the city of Marietta, Ohio, United States. The Office is listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places and as a contributing property to the Marietta Historic District.

The Land Office was built after Ohio Company of Associates landed at Marietta in 1788. The Office was built at approximately 39°25′16.75″N81°27′47.25″W / 39.4213194°N 81.4631250°W / 39.4213194; -81.4631250 (Ohio Company Land Office - Original Location) . In 1791 the building was moved away from the Muskingum River so it could be protected by the guns of Campus Martius. [2] From this location, Ohio Company surveyors plotted the company's entire purchase in southeastern Ohio, more than 900,000 acres (360,000 ha) in total, under the direction of Rufus Putnam as the company's chief. [3]

The Ohio Company Office as seen in 1903 on Washington Street between Front Street and Second Street Ohio company office 1903.png
The Ohio Company Office as seen in 1903 on Washington Street between Front Street and Second Street

The building is a simple log structure with a gabled roof, pierced by a single chimney; one window is set into the side, and the front has space for just one window and the main entrance. Its location on a slope permits the slight exposure of the foundation on one side. [4] Smaller elements include shutters for the windows and a pair of steps that provide access to the main entrance. [5] As the oldest extant building anywhere in Ohio, the land office had become the focus of significant attention by the opening years of the twentieth century, with organizations such as Marietta's historical society devoting extensive effort to ensure its preservation. [4]

The building is now part of the Campus Martius Museum complex.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Knepper, George W. (2002). The Official Ohio Lands Book (PDF). The Auditor of State. p. 29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1397.
  4. 1 2 3 Summers, Thomas J (1903). History of Marietta. Marietta, Ohio: The Leader Publishing Co. p.  311.
  5. Ohio Company Land Office, Ohio History Connection, 2015. Accessed 2016-01-03.

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