Downtown Ironton Historic District

Historic district in Ohio, United States

United States historic place


Downtown Ironton Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Unger's Shoes and Ro'Na Theater located within the Historic District on South 3rd Street
38°32′06″N 82°41′05″W / 38.53500°N 82.68472°W / 38.53500; -82.68472
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
NRHP reference No.	08001296^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 8, 2009

The Downtown Ironton Historic District is a historic district located in downtown Ironton, Ohio. The district is roughly bounded by Washington and Center Streets and South 2nd and South 4th Streets.^[2] The buildings in the district were constructed between the 1870s and the 1950s.^[3] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 2009.^[1]

A number of buildings which are individually listed on the National Register are located in the district, including the Marting Hotel, the Ironton Norfolk and Western Depot, the Brumberg Building, and the Marlow Theatre. The Lawrence County Courthouse, the county courthouse for Lawrence County, is located in the district. The district also includes historic commercial properties such as the Art Moderne-styled Unger's Shoes, the oldest shoe store in Ironton, and the Art Deco Ro'Na Theater.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Malloy, David E. (February 5, 2009). "Ironton buildings placed on National Register of Historic Places". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Stambaugh, Carrie (April 27, 2009). "Unger's accolade: Area's oldest shoe store added to National Register of Historic Places". The Independent. Retrieved December 2, 2013.