From the record
One of 41 National Register listings published here for Scioto County · listed in 1983 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1926.
One of 41 National Register listings published here for Scioto County · listed in 1983 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 55 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Second Street Historic District between 1997 and 2020, burning about 4,863 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | PORTSMOUTH |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | ROSEMOUNT |
| 14 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHEEP HOLL |
| 1 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CHURCH STR |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Second Street Historic District: 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclops Corp/ New Boston, Ohio | Iron | Producer | ||
| Frankfort Mtls. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Own Crews Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Portsmouth Works | Clay | Plant | ||
| South Shore Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
1 paper 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 |
|---|---|
| The Portsmouth Inquirer | 1849 to 1855 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Zottman House | 0.3 miles | 1996 |
![]() | Hurth Hotel | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
| General U.S. Grant Bridge | 0.3 miles | 2001 | |
![]() | Anderson Brothers Department Store | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
![]() | Second Presbyterian Church | 0.4 miles | 1996 |
![]() | William Newman House | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83004336 in Record Group 79. |
| Scioto County | All 41 listed properties in this county. |