Midwest

Athens

Athens County, OH

Population

22,698

Walk Score

78 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$981

Median home value

$232,200

Incorporated

1811

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Athens Downtown Historic District · listed 1982
  • Athens State Hospital · listed 1980
  • East State Street-Elmwood Place Historic District · listed 2010
  • Ohio University Campus Green Historic District · listed 1979
  • West Hills Historic District
  • Wolf Plains · listed 1974

Notable landmarks

  • Athens B & O Train Depot · listed 1983
  • Athens Governmental Buildings · listed 1979
  • Athens State Hospital Cow Barn · listed 1978
  • Beasley Building · listed 1982
  • Blackwood Covered Bridge · listed 1978
  • Herrold, Thomas Jefferson, House and Store · listed 1980
  • Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University · listed 1966
  • Mount Zion Baptist Church · listed 1980
  • Sheltering Arms Hospital · listed 1982
  • Stedman-Shafer Grocery Warehouse Building · listed 2020
  • White's-Vale Mill · listed 1982

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