GALLIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SCTY

GALLIPOLIS, OH

Cadmus Wetland Cadmus Wetland can be found in the Ironton Ranger District. This site was once an agricultural field in a bottomland. The Forest Service acquired this land and converted it into a wetland. Forest Service photo by Kyle Brooks
Cadmus Wetland Credit: Wayne National Forest

The Gallia County Historical Society is an organization in Gallipolis, Ohio that is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Gallia County. The society was founded in 1949, and has since acquired and maintained several historic buildings and sites throughout the county.

One of the society's most notable properties is the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre, which was originally built in 1895 as the Ariel Opera House. The society purchased the building in 1989, and has since restored it to its former glory. Today, the Ariel hosts a variety of cultural events, including concerts, plays, and art shows.

In addition to the Ariel, the society also maintains several other historic sites in Gallia County, including the Our House Museum, which is housed in a 19th-century home, and the Pine Street Cemetery, which contains the graves of many of Gallia County's early settlers.

The society also sponsors a variety of educational and outreach programs, including lectures, tours, and workshops. Its mission is to preserve and share the rich history of Gallia County with both residents and visitors alike.

GALLIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SCTY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in GALLIPOLIS OH. US MID #8403900548

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 28,067 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Cadmus Wetland Cadmus Wetland can be found in the Ironton Ranger District. This site was once an agricultural field in a bottomland. The Forest Service acquired this land and converted it into a wetland. Forest Service photo by Kyle Brooks
Sand Fork Wetland Sand Fork Wetland is found in the Ironton Ranger District. This remote wetland can be reached by a dirt two-track road off Ohio State Route 775. Forest Service photo by Kyle Brooks
Pumpkintown (Kenton) Lake Pumpkintown Lake, also known as Kenton Lake, is located in Gallia County, on the northern end of the Ironton Ranger District. It is a small, remote, and peaceful lake. Forest Service photo by Kyle Brooks
Point Pleasant Post Office, Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1911-1912, this Classical Revival-style building was designed by James Knox Taylor to serve as a post office for the city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The building features a limestone exterior with a granite base, doric pilasters on the exterior facade, six-over-six double-hung windows on the first floor and casement windows on the second floor, a recessed front portico with four ionic columns and chandelier-style light fixtures, a cornice with dentils, and a low-slope roof enclosed by a parapet. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and continues to function as a post office.
Lowe Hotel (Spencer Hotel), Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1901, this Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed to serve as the Spencer Hotel, later becoming known as the Lowe Motor Inn, and today, the Lowe Hotel. The building is clad in red brick with stone trim, quoins, stone sills, lintels, and decorative window headers, rough-hewn stone pilasters on the first floor of the Main Street facade, one-over-one windows, decorative corinthian and doric capitals, a cornice with modillions, rosettes, and dentils, partially infilled first floor storefronts on the Main Street facade, and a porch with a metal railing and decorative brackets on the 5th Street facade. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and remains in use today as a hotel, with the interior featuring many antique and vintage furnishings and decor.
Lowe Hotel (Spencer Hotel), Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1901, this Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed to serve as the Spencer Hotel, later becoming known as the Lowe Motor Inn, and today, the Lowe Hotel. The building is clad in red brick with stone trim, quoins, stone sills, lintels, and decorative window headers, rough-hewn stone pilasters on the first floor of the Main Street facade, one-over-one windows, decorative corinthian and doric capitals, a cornice with modillions, rosettes, and dentils, partially infilled first floor storefronts on the Main Street facade, and a porch with a metal railing and decorative brackets on the 5th Street facade. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and remains in use today as a hotel, with the interior featuring many antique and vintage furnishings and decor.
Lowe Hotel (Spencer Hotel), Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1901, this Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed to serve as the Spencer Hotel, later becoming known as the Lowe Motor Inn, and today, the Lowe Hotel. The building is clad in red brick with stone trim, quoins, stone sills, lintels, and decorative window headers, rough-hewn stone pilasters on the first floor of the Main Street facade, one-over-one windows, decorative corinthian and doric capitals, a cornice with modillions, rosettes, and dentils, partially infilled first floor storefronts on the Main Street facade, and a porch with a metal railing and decorative brackets on the 5th Street facade. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and remains in use today as a hotel, with the interior featuring many antique and vintage furnishings and decor.
Lowe Hotel (Spencer Hotel), Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1901, this Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed to serve as the Spencer Hotel, later becoming known as the Lowe Motor Inn, and today, the Lowe Hotel. The building is clad in red brick with stone trim, quoins, stone sills, lintels, and decorative window headers, rough-hewn stone pilasters on the first floor of the Main Street facade, one-over-one windows, decorative corinthian and doric capitals, a cornice with modillions, rosettes, and dentils, partially infilled first floor storefronts on the Main Street facade, and a porch with a metal railing and decorative brackets on the 5th Street facade. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and remains in use today as a hotel, with the interior featuring many antique and vintage furnishings and decor.
Lowe Hotel (Spencer Hotel), Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in 1901, this Renaissance Revival-style building was constructed to serve as the Spencer Hotel, later becoming known as the Lowe Motor Inn, and today, the Lowe Hotel. The building is clad in red brick with stone trim, quoins, stone sills, lintels, and decorative window headers, rough-hewn stone pilasters on the first floor of the Main Street facade, one-over-one windows, decorative corinthian and doric capitals, a cornice with modillions, rosettes, and dentils, partially infilled first floor storefronts on the Main Street facade, and a porch with a metal railing and decorative brackets on the 5th Street facade. The building is a contributing structure in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and remains in use today as a hotel, with the interior featuring many antique and vintage furnishings and decor.
Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV
Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV
Backroad in the Ironton Ranger District A view along one of the many miles of back roads that crisscross the national forest. Forest Service photo by Kyle Brooks

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GALLIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
412 2ND AVE
GALLIPOLIS
OH
45631-1130

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MID # 8403900548
Name GALLIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name GALLIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SCTY
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 310941101
NTEECC A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 35,760
REVENUE 28,067
LAT/LONG 38.808219, -82.204825
CODES FIPS State Code: 39
FIPS County Code: 053
US Census Tract: 954000
US Census Block: 3026