Frank Haines House - Sabina, Ohio

Frank Haines House is a historical residence in Sabina, Ohio. The house was built in 1896 for the Haines family, a prominent farm family in Clinton County. Mr. Haines owned extensive farmland near Sabina, and was a director of the First National Bank of Sabina. Architect-W. Lewis Kramer out of Findlay, Ohio. Builder-Allen & Son from Sabina. Architectural style-Queen Anne. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1982. GPS: 39.48984°N, -83.63897°W.

Doan House - Wilmington, Ohio

The Doan House is a historic residence in the city of Wilmington, Ohio. The Doan House was constructed in 1840, as the home of James Wilson, who with his wife Eleanor, was the superintendent of the Clinton County Infirmary from 1836 until 1840. In 1869, the property was purchased by Azariah Doan, a prominent Wilmington lawyer and Civil War veteran. During the time that the Doans owned the house, they modernized it by adding numerous Italianate features to the original Federal-style components. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he volunteered for military service and was appointed an officer of the 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which he was the colonel during the final year of the war. Upon the conclusion of the war, Doan returned to his native city, where within months he ran successfully as a Republican for the Ohio Senate; following two years of service in Columbus, he returned home and practiced law privately until election as a common pleas court judge in 1875. Builder - James Wilson. Architectural style-Italianate/Federal. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1979. GPS: 39.44479°N, -83.81471°W.

Promont - Milford, Ohio

Promont, also known as the John M. Patterson Residence, is a historic house in Milford, Ohio. Promont was built in 1865-1867 by William McGrue on a hill above the village of Milford and the Little Miami River. In 1879, the property was acquired by Patterson, a promising young attorney, and he renamed it "Promont". His political career included terms in the Ohio House and the Ohio Senate, and from 1891-1893 he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In January 1906, John M. Pattison became the 43rd Governor of Ohio.

Promont served as the Governor's residence during Pattison's term in office. Pattison suffered from Bright's disease and was so weakened by the disease that after his inauguration on January 8, 1906, he was too ill to remain in the state capital. He returned home to Promont that day. He never returned to Columbus. Pattison directed the state government from Promont until his death on June 18, 1906. Architectural style-Italianate Victorian. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980. GPS: 39.17710°N, -84.27949°W.

Langstroth Cottage - Oxford, Ohio

 Langstroth Cottage is a historic building on the Western College campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Langstroth Cottage was built in 1858 by Reverend Edward Root. It was purchased for Lorenzo Langstroth by a brother-in-law in 1859, where he then raised his family. The property once included the house and eight acres of land where Dr. Langstroth did his apiculture research and planted a "honey garden" and linden trees for bee forages. Langstroth (1810-1895), minister, scholar, and student of the honeybee, and lived in Oxford from 1858-1887. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale, had been ordained a Congregational minister, and had obtained a patent (1852) on beehive inventions based on his revolutionary discoveries concerning colony behavior and management. During his Oxford years in the house, later named for him, Langstroth planted apple and American Linden trees to help acquire his bees. Langstroth also planted a formal garden, almost an acre long to help bring in bees. In the orchards and gardens nearby, he continued studying innovative bee breeding and refinements of management.

In the last years of his life, he lived with his daughter and her family in Dayton, Ohio. While attending church, Langstroth started preaching and as he said "I wish to talk to you this morning about the love of God," he collapsed and died; Langstroth is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio with his gravestone marking "The Father of American Beekeeping".
Architectural Style-Greek Revival. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1976. GPS: 39.50669°N, -84.73022°W.

Barney Kelley House - Washington Court House, Ohio

The Barney Kelley House is a historic residence in Washington Court House, Ohio. Born in 1834 in Ireland, Barney Kelley immigrated to the United States and moved to Washington Court House in the 1860s. At this time, the city was growing rapidly due to improved transportation: multiple railroads served the city, making it a fine site for commerce. Kelley soon opened a combined saloon and general store on East Main Street, selling everything from food to cutlery. In a short period of time he became a leading merchant and businessman. In 1875, he arranged for the construction of the present house. Architect-Amos Cook, contractor/builder-L.C. & B.S. Coffman. Architectural Style-Italianate. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1979. GPS: 39.53676°N, -83.43579°W.

Fayette County Courthouse - Washington Court House, Ohio

Fayette County Courthouse in Washington Court House, Ohio. Columbus architect D.W. Gibbs was commissioned to design the structure. The firm of Gibbs and Company is responsible for the designs of several extant late nineteenth century courthouses in Ohio. The contractors for the building were J. North Brothers and Lichtenberger. Construction began in 1882 and the building was completed and occupied in 1884. Architectural style-Second Empire. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1973. GPS: 39.53639°N, -83.44016°W.