Fairfield County, Ohio

Founding: 1800
Parent counties: Ross and Washington

Name: A traditional name
Seats: Lancaster (1800–)

Land area: 504 square miles

Population (2020): 158,921

Population (historic): 11,361 (1810); 30,538 (1860); 34,284 (1880); 34,259 (1900); 44,010 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1840; 1850–1880; 1890–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; 15 villages; two CDPs; 13 townships

National Register listings: 53

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,176 (15.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 67.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,828
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,375
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,437
Average farm size (1920): 76.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Germany, Virginia, Maryland, and Switzerland
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Lancaster

Namesake: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Founding: 1800 (platting as New Lancaster); 1801 (post office); 1831 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 40,552

Population (historic): 1,037 (1820); 4,308 (1860); 6,803 (1880); 8,991 (1900); 18,716 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,126 (23%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Valentine Reber House (1820). 8325 Lancaster–Circleville Road. Amanda. Federal.
2. *Lyman Allen Farm (1855). 9930 Lancaster–Circleville Road. Amanda. Italianate.
3. House (c. 1880). 10540 Lancaster–Circleville Road. Amanda. Italianate.
4. Peter Dysinger Farm (c. 1875). 3870 Ruff Road. Amanda. Italianate.
5. Samuel Crites Farm (1834). 10880 Stout Road. Amanda.
6. *Silas Williamson Farm (1857). 7695 Westfall Road. Amanda. Italianate.
7. *Crawfis Institute (1889). 2478 Crawfis Road. Berne. Italianate.
8. William Cox Farm (c. 1850). 1673 Duffy Road. Berne. Greek Revival.
9. *John Artz House (c. 1860). 5125 Duffy Road. Berne. Italianate.
10. David Mayer Farm (1810). 2176 Lutheran Church Road. Berne.
11. Michael Miller Farm (1828). 154 Schwilk Road. Berne.
12. *Abraham Courtright House (1824/1870s). 7810 Lithopolis Road. Bloom. Federal/Italianate.
13. Melanchthon Salt Farm (c. 1875). 11160 Marcy Road. Bloom. Italianate.
14. Henry Shupe Log House (c. 1820). 7365 Chillicothe–Lancaster Road. Clear Creek.
15. *John Leist Farm (1827). 10200 Cincinnati–Zanesville Road. Clear Creek. Federal.
16. *Samuel Bush House (1808/1834). 1934 Cold Spring Drive. Greenfield. Federal.
17. *Concord Hall / Augustus Witte Farm (1831). 1445 Cincinnati–Zanesville Road. Hocking. Federal.
18. *Nathaniel Wilson Farm (1838). 2375 Cincinnati–Zanesville Road. Hocking. Greek Revival.
19. *Frederick Shaeffer Farm (c. 1850/1890s). 3375 Cincinnati–Zanesville Road. Hocking. Gothic Revival.
20. *Robert Cunningham Farm (c. 1870). 5990 Duncan Road. Hocking. Italianate.
21. Isaac Kerns Farm (c. 1870). 5651 Hamburg Road. Hocking. Italianate.
22. *Daniel Hoffman House (c. 1870). 700 Lambton Circle. Hocking. Italianate.
23. Mount Zion Methodist Church (1893). 5495 Lancaster–Circleville Road. Hocking. Gothic Revival.
24. John Bright House (c. 1845). 4580 Bish Road. Liberty. Greek Revival. Razed.
25. Isaac Julian Farm (c. 1860). 4550 Julian Road. Madison. Italianate.
26. Henry Tschopp House (c. 1840). 930 Carroll Eastern Road. Pleasant. Greek Revival.
27. *Fairfield County Infirmary (c. 1840/1865). 1587 Granville Pike. Pleasant. Italianate.
28. Daniel Ward House (c. 1870). 1398 Lancaster–Newark Road. Pleasant. Italianate.
29. *Daniel Arnold House (c. 1830). 2140 Lancaster–Newark Road. Pleasant. Federal.
30. David Huber Farm (c. 1875). 3810 Lancaster–Thornville Road. Pleasant. Italianate.
31. *Jacob Bope House (1834). 5975 Lancaster–Newark Road. Pleasant. Federal.
32. Washington Weaks House (c. 1835). 3703 Mud House Road. Pleasant. Federal.
33. William Rugh House (c. 1875). 4730 Mud House Road. Pleasant. Second Empire. Razed.
34. David Ewing House (c. 1875). 1600 Rainbow Drive. Pleasant. Second Empire.
35. Daniel Tschopp Log House (c. 1820/1830s). 5165 Tschopp Road. Pleasant.
36. *Lucinda Bowers House (c. 1865). 380 West Columbus Street. Violet. Italianate.
37. *John Dovel House (c. 1865). 660 Hill Road. Violet. Italianate.
38. *Byron Pugh Farm (1864). 2140 Bickel Church Road. Walnut. Italianate.
39. John Thompson Farm (c. 1850). 12105 Custer's Point Road. Walnut. Greek Revival.
40. *John Gill Farm (1868). 12310 Lancaster–Newark Road. Walnut. Italianate.
41. Valentine Cupp House (c. 1850). 2865 Leitnaker Road. Walnut.
42. Henry Musser Farm (1864–1866). 7079 Old Millersport Road. Walnut. Italianate.