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What Is the Ohio Historic Inventory?
The inventory program was developed to serve as an accurate and continuing
record of the architectural and historic properties currently existing in the
state. The Ohio Historic Inventory is used to record basic information on historic
properties in Ohio. Since 1974, over 90,000 historic properties have been entered
into the records of the Ohio Historic Inventory.
Who Uses the Ohio Historic Inventory Form and What Is It Used For?
The Ohio Historic Inventory is used by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office staff, by various state,
local, and federal agencies, and by the general public for making land-use planning, urban development,
and road-improvement decisions. In addition, the inventory serves as an official archive and body of
information for researchers and property owners.
How Is the Form Set Up?
The Ohio Historic Inventory Form consists of a single page, two-sided questionnaire that gives a complete
but succinct description and history of a building, site, structure, or object. The form is divided into six
basic categories: Identification, Location, Background, Architectural Data, Additional Information, and
Photographic Documentation. The form is printed on archival paper.
Where Can I Get the Form?
Ohio Historic Inventory forms can be obtained by contacting the
Ohio Historic Preservation Office.
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the Internet-based application developed
by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society to facilitate the completion and
submission of Ohio Historic Inventory and Ohio Archaeological Inventory forms online.
What Does the Form Do?
- The Ohio Historic Inventory form provides a brief description of the location,
background,and architecture of a building, site, structure, or object of architectural
or historical significance.
- The Ohio Historic Inventory form is an important reference for organizing
community preservation efforts and can be used as a guide for safeguarding
the historical and architectural resources of Ohio.
- The Ohio Historic Inventory form serves as an important data base for the
Ohio Historic Preservation Office's computerization efforts.
What Doesn't the Form Do?
- The Ohio Historic Inventory form does not automatically nominate or indicate
acceptance of a property to the National Register of Historic Places, though
it may serve to bring an eligible property to the attention of local and state
governing bodies.
- The Ohio Historic Inventory is not intended to be the complete story on
a given property; it is an inventory. The pertinent information should be
necessarily brief and condensed, hence the need for accurate and informative
documentation.
- The Ohio Historic Inventory is not a form of protection for a historic resource,
nor does it provide property owners with a list of do's and don'ts.
If you are planning on filling out an Ohio Historic Inventory Form or thinking of conducting a survey, you may first
want to consult the Ohio Historic Preservation Office
Survey and National Register Manager.
How to Complete the Ohio Historic Inventory, a publication of the Ohio Historical Society features
illustrated chapters on identifying Ohio archtectural styles and building types, a visual glossary of
architectural and structural terms and instructions for recording properties on Ohio Historic Inventory forms.
Click
here to order this publication.
The following additional publications may also be helpful:
Blumenson, John J.-G., Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945
. Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1977.
Gordon, Stephen C.,
How to Complete the Ohio Historic Inventory. Columbus: The Ohio Historical Society, 1992.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf, 2004.
Noble, Allen G., Wood, Brick and Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape, 2 vols.,
Amherst, MA. The University of Massachusetts Press, 1984.
Poppeliers, John, and S. Allen Chambert, Jr., What Style Is It? A Guide to American
Architecture, Hoboken, New Jersey, John Wiley and Son, Inc., 2003.
Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780: A Guide to the Styles, Cambridge: The M.I.T.
Press, 1969; rev. ed. 1992.
For more information about the Ohio Historic Inventory contact the
Ohio Historic Preservation Office.
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