Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Zanesville, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 95 m
Descend 28 m

Explore Zanesville in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Zanesville

Sight 1: Putnam Historic District

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Putnam Historic District

Putnam Historic District, located in Zanesville, Ohio, was an important center of Underground Railroad traffic and home to a number of abolitionists. The district, with private residences and other key buildings important in the fight against slavery, lies between the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, Van Buren Street, and Muskingum River. It became a historic district of the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Wikipedia: Putnam Historic District (EN)

852 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Zanesville United States Post Office and Federal Building

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Zanesville United States Post Office and Federal Building

The former United States Post Office and Federal Building is a historic structure in downtown Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Built in 1904, it was designed by Cleveland architect George F. Hammond. The post office and courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Wikipedia: United States Post Office and Federal Building (Zanesville, Ohio) (EN)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Adena Court Apartments

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Adena Court Apartments

The Adena Court Apartments are an apartment building in downtown Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Built in 1906, the apartments are a well-preserved example of the Colonial Revival style of architecture of the early twentieth century.

Wikipedia: Adena Court Apartments (EN)

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Black-Elliott Block

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Black-Elliott Block

The Black-Elliott Block is a historic commercial building in downtown Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Located along Main Street near the Muskingum County Courthouse, it was built in 1876 in the Italianate style of architecture. The partnership of Henry Elliott and Peter Black arranged for the construction of the building; it was one of several significant downtown buildings for which the pair was responsible, along with such important structures as the Clarendon Hotel. At the completion of the building, each man operated his own business inside: of the 31 feet (9.4 m) of building front, Black's store used 16 feet (4.9 m) and Elliott's 15 feet (4.6 m). The building was built of brick on a foundation of sandstone; it also features elements of iron.

Wikipedia: Black-Elliott Block (EN)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Bryan Place

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Bryan Place

The former Zanesville YWCA, located at 49 North 6th Street in Zanesville, Ohio, United States, is an historic building built in 1926 for members of the Young Women's Christian Association. It was designed by Howell & Thomas. On July 17, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is now Bryan Place.

Wikipedia: Zanesville YWCA (EN)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Saint James Episcopal Church

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Saint James Episcopal Church

St. James Episcopal Church is a historic church at 155 N. 6th Street in Zanesville, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Wikipedia: St. James Episcopal Church (Zanesville, Ohio) (EN), Facebook

325 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Alameda Apartments

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Alameda Apartments

The Alameda Apartments is a historic apartment building at the northeast corner of 7th Street and Elberon Avenue in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Built circa 1910, the building was one of many apartments constructed during Zanesville's industrial and population boom of the early twentieth century. While the architect of the Gothic Revival building is unknown, it was most likely designed by Zanesville architect Harry C. Meyer. The two-story brick building includes a storefront on one corner and first- and second-floor apartments in the rest of its space. Its design features a bell-shaped gable at one corner, two oriel windows topped by small gables, brick corbels throughout, and dormers and brick chimneys projecting from the roof.

Wikipedia: Alameda Apartments (EN)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Saint John's Lutheran Church

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Saint John's Lutheran Church

St. John's Lutheran Church is a historic church at Market and N. 7th Streets in Zanesville, Ohio.

Wikipedia: St. John's Lutheran Church (Zanesville, Ohio) (EN), Facebook

459 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Saint Nicholas Catholic Church

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Saint Nicholas Catholic Church Mike Sharp - User: (WT-shared) 2old at wts wikivoyage / CC BY-SA 4.0

St. Nicholas Catholic Church is an historic church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus located in Zanesville, Ohio. The parish was founded in 1836 to serve the German Catholics of the area. The current Romanesque Revival church was dedicated in 1899 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Wikipedia: St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Zanesville, Ohio) (EN)

929 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: William B. Harris House

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William B. Harris House

The William B. Harris House is a historic residence in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. A Gothic Revival building constructed in 1863, it lies along Newman Drive on the city's eastern side. In 1978, the house and one related building were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places because of their historically significant architecture.

Wikipedia: William B. Harris House (EN)

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