Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
One of 41 National Register listings published here for Clark County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Odd Fellows' Home for Orphans, Indigent and Aged in 2002, burning about 18 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 October 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 October 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 October 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Odd Fellows' Home for Orphans, Indigent and Aged: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Eagle City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Eagle City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Springfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Springfield Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Springfield Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
2 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| Springfield Globe-Republic | 1884 to 1887 |
| Springfield Daily Republic | 1887 to 1888 |
United 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.
Other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Third Presbyterian Church | 0.6 miles | 1980 |
 | Wittenberg University Historic District | 0.8 miles | 2014 |
 | Myers Hall | 0.8 miles | 1975 |
 | Shawnee Hotel | 1.1 miles | 1985 |
| Springfield Downtown Historic District | 1.2 miles | 2021 | |
| Main Street Buildings | 1.2 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002956 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clark County | All 41 listed properties in this county. |
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