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Athens Downtown Historic District is a registered historic district in Athens, Ohio, United States, listed in the National Register on September 30, 1982. It contains 88 contributing buildings, made from an assortment of materials. The architecture is in the style of Late Victorian with periods of significance from 1900–1924, 1875–1899, and ...
39°18′56″N 82°06′07″W. / 39.315531°N 82.101906°W / 39.315531; -82.101906 ( Athens State Hospital) Athens. The former state mental hospital, and formerly a working farm. Today owned by Ohio University and known as The Ridges. 6. Athens State Hospital Cow Barn. Athens State Hospital Cow Barn.
Athens is a city and the county seat of Athens County, Ohio, United States.The population was 23,849 at the 2020 census. [5] Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Columbus, Athens is best known as the home of Ohio University, a large public research university with an undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 21,000 students. [6]
Athens County is a county in southeastern Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,431. [2] Its county seat and largest city is Athens. [3] The county was formed in 1805 from Washington County. Because Ohio's first state university, Ohio University, was established here in 1804, the town and the county are named for the ancient center ...
Added to NRHP. October 7, 1982. The Beasley Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Athens, Ohio, United States. Constructed at the turn of the 20th century, this industrial building has been named a historic site. Built of brick with elements of iron, the Beasley Building is a three- story structure with a five- bay facade.
Athena Cinema. Coordinates: 39°19′42″N 82°06′04″W. Athena Cinema. The Athena Cinema is a movie theater in Athens, Ohio that has been continuously operating since 1915. Originally called Majestic Theatre, the name was eventually changed to Schine's Athena before its current incarnation, The Athena Cinema. Today, it is owned by Ohio ...
Coordinates: 39°19′29″N 82°06′06″W. Exterior of Baker Center. The John Calhoun Baker University Center, located near the center of Ohio University 's main campus in Athens, Ohio, is a building that serves the Ohio University student body. Named for Ohio University’s 14th President, John Calhoun Baker, the Center opened in January 2007.
The annual Halloween Block Party in Athens, Ohio began in 1974 when costumed partiers halted traffic on Court Street in uptown Athens for two hours on Halloween night.The Greenery Bar and Nightclub, owned by Athens resident Athan “Tom” Prakas, was a main force for the party. 1975 was known as the forgotten year as Homecoming and Halloween ...