MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

POMEROY, OH

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.
Point Pleasant Post Office, Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Credit: w_lemay

Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society is a non-profit organization based in Pomeroy, Ohio. It was founded in 1964 with the aim of preserving and promoting the history and heritage of Meigs County. The society operates a museum that houses a vast collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents related to the county's past.

The museum is located in a historic building that was previously used as a schoolhouse. It features several exhibits that showcase the various aspects of Meigs County's history, including its early settlers, agriculture, industry, and transportation. The museum also has a research library that contains a wealth of information on the county's genealogy, local history, and culture.

Apart from maintaining the museum and library, the Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society organizes various educational programs and events for the community. These include historical reenactments, lectures, workshops, and tours of historic sites in the county.

The society is run by a dedicated team of volunteers who work tirelessly to preserve Meigs County's heritage for future generations. Membership is open to anyone interested in the history of Meigs County, and donations are always welcome to support the society's ongoing efforts.

MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in POMEROY OH. US MID #8403900865

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).

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.
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.
Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV
Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV
Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV
Mail Pouch Tobacco Ghost Sign, Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV
Mail Pouch Tobacco Ghost Sign, Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV
Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV Built in the early 20th Century, these buildings demonstrate many holdovers from the 19th Century in their design, with bracketed cornices, decorative window hoods, one-over-one windows, brick exteriors, and stone trim being common elements. The buildings are contributing structures in the Point Pleasant Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 145
POMEROY
OH
45769

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MID # 8403900865
Name MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 316068782
NTEECC A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201309
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 39.090377, -82.036956
CODES FIPS State Code: 39
FIPS County Code: 105
US Census Tract: 964200
US Census Block: 3031