Bear's Mill - Greenville, Ohio

Bear's Mill is a historic gristmill near the city of Greenville, Ohio. Built in 1849, this watermill is the oldest existing industrial building in Darke County. Built by Manning Hart and William Moses, local contractors. The mill lies along Greenville Creek in southwestern Adams Township. It was purchased before its completion by Pennsylvanian Gabriel Bear, who completed and opened the mill in 1849. After his locally made millstones proved faulty, Bear travelled to France in 1850, where he acquired stones of a type, French Buhr stones, regarded worldwide as of highest quality; the same stones which are used today. The mill is a wooden building with a stone foundation and a metal roof. It remained in continuous operation for well over a century, slowing from full capacity only in the late 1970s when the miller, Charles Andrew, decided to go into partial retirement. Since then, now with Master Miller, Terry Clark, the mill has continued in use: partially as a milling museum, and partially as a gristmill. Architectural Style-Jacksonian Era. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1975. GPS: 40.10682°N, -84.54205°W.

 

Julius Boesel House - New Bremen, Ohio

The Julius Boesel House is a historic house near the village of New Bremen in the northwestern part of Ohio. Said to be designed by J.A. Chapin of Lima, the design of the house is based heavily on Design No. 53 from George Franklin Barber's Cottage Souvenir #2. The house was built for Julius Boesel, son of State Senator and State Representative, Charles Boesel.  Julius and his family moved into the house in late October 1895. After being extensively modified in the third quarter of the twentieth century, the house was purchased in 1976 by Donald and Jacqui Kuck, who began a long-term restoration program. Included in their program was the removal of intrusive elements such as lowered ceilings and carpets on the walls. The Kucks were able to restore the house to the point that it qualified for addition to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1978. Architectural Style-Queen Anne. GPS: +40.44894°N, -84.37768°W.

 

Darke County Courthouse, Sheriff's House & Jail - Greenville, Ohio

The Darke County Courthouse, and Sheriff's House and Jail are historic buildings located in Greenville, Ohio. They were jointly Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.
The Darke County courthouse was built in 1874 and was designed by Edwin May. The contracting bids went to Rouser & Rouser from Dayton. Architectural Style-Second Empire style with traces of Italianate style. GPS: 40.10041°N, -84.63152°W.
The original Darke County Sheriff's residence and Jail were located beside the courthouse, was built in 1870. Contracted for in 1869, it was built by Jonathan Kenney of Dayton, Ohio. Presently it is now the Darke County Commissioners Office Administration Building. Architectural Style-Italianate style. GPS: 40.10026°N, -84.63137°W.

 

Warder Public Library - Springfield, Ohio

 Warder Public Library is a historically significant building in Springfield, Ohio. The library is a robust example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, built in 1887-1890. It was a gift to the city from industrialist Benjamin H. Warder; Warder donated the building as a memorial to his parents, Jeremiah and Ann A. Warder, and was given to the people of Springfield for their free enjoyment and is left in their charge forever. Dedicated June 12th, 1890, and served as the main branch of the Clark County Public Library from 1890 to 1989. It now houses the Clark County (Warder) Literacy Center. Architects-The form of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978. GPS: 39.92282°N, -83.80725°W.