National Register of Historic Places

Buckeye Station

Manchester, Adams County, Ohio
Listed
April 30, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001388

About this property

Buckeye Station was built in 1797 by General Nathaniel Massie, a surveyor and early Ohio settler, who lived there for a brief time. It is located just east of Manchester, Ohio, in the uplands overlooking the Ohio River. Massie founded several towns in Ohio, including nearby Manchester, Ohio as well as the state's first capital Chillicothe. Massie leased the property to John Moore for a time, and then sold it to his brother-in-law Charles Willing Byrd. The original house on the property was a c. 1791 log cabin called Buckeye Station because it was constructed of buckeye timber. It was built near Massie Station, a stockaded village established by Massie that later became Manchester. The log cabin was replaced by the current one-and-half story L-shaped house in 1797. Today Buckeye Station is a crumbling ruin. It stands in the shadow of a cell phone tower, in a patch of woods, near a large agricultural field. A historical marker is located to the south on highway 52.

Location

Manchester, Adams County, Ohio
38.70633, -83.54186

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Buckeye Station listed on the National Register?

Buckeye Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Buckeye Station?

Buckeye Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Buckeye Station?

The period of significance for Buckeye Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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