BlockFrom the record
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Huron County · listed in 1974 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
West Main Street District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1915.
The listing
- Address. In an irregular pattern, both sides of W. Main St. for 6 blocks from W edge of business district, Norwalk
- When was it listed? February 1974
- Category. district
- National Register reference number. 74001535 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of West Main Street District: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Riley Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bauer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Price Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Price Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Maps showing this location
6 surveysUnited States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
- 1915 USGS Norwalk quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Norwalk quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Norwalk quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lorain quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Huron County Courthouse And Jail | 0.6 miles | 1974 |
 | Dunton House | 0.7 miles | 1982 |
| Dr. David De Forest Benedict House | 0.7 miles | 2016 | |
 | Norwalk Memorial Hospital | 0.8 miles | 2007 |
 | Huron County Children's Home | 1.0 miles | 2004 |
 | John Hosford House | 3.7 miles | 1974 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74001535 in Record Group 79. |
| Huron County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.