Located at 605 Lawrence Street (Ironton, Ohio), the Lantem-Horn House was built in 1857. Mr. Lantem was the house’s architect, engineer, builder and original owner. Mr. Lantem’s wife was one of Ironton’s first school teachers.
The house is of Federal or Greek Revival architecture. The two sources one the house list different architectural styles.
The C. F. Johnson house was located at 721 Park Avenue in Ironton, Ohio. The house was torn down to make room for the Rite Aid Store.
In Fayette Township, the W. A. Jones Building is located on Solida Road two miles from South Point, Ohio near Solida Creek. The house is a two-story house with Ashler sandstone foundation. A parapet gable roof tops the rectangular shaped building. Built in 1876, the structure has a summer kitchen, sills and lintels of stone, and multiple chimneys. The side bays are divided by buttresses
The Nannie Kelley Wright House is currently located at 917 South 6th Street (Ironton, Ohio). The house is also known as the Saint Joseph Parish, Mearan House and the Kehoe House.
Built around 1900, the house is an example of the Queen Anne Style of architecture. The house has five front bays and three bays on the side. A stone foundation supports the irregular shaped building. The house’s windows are made of cut crystal glass with lug sills. Some of the side windows are semi-circular in shape. All of this is topped by a tile roof.
Located at 416 Etna Street (Ironton, Ohio), the Staley-Tyler-Kelley-Stone House was built in 1875. Benjamin Fischer was the house’s builder. The house is an example of American Northern Colonial architecture. The two and a half story house also boasts a half basement. The “L” shaped house is supported by an ashlar stone foundation. Two brick chimney rise from the gabled roof. A solarium is located on the southeast part of the house.
Located at 922 South 7th Street on the corner of Chestnut and 7th Street, the H. D. Layne House was built in the 1800’s. The wood frame house is built in the Eastlake architectural style. Set on a brick foundation, the house is one and a half stories tall. All the windows have decorative hoodmold treatments with pendants. The house has seven roof dormers and a tile roof. The main entrance has a decorative porch. In the 1950’s, a garage was added.
Located at 1557 North 2nd Street in Ironton, Ohio, the Lunsford House is made in the Italianate architectural style. Built circa 1870, the house is two stories tall and has a basement. The house is “T” shaped with a brick foundation. Two end chimneys and one central chimney are visible on the cross gabled roof. The eaves of the house have paired brackets. The front porch wraps around both sides of the projecting bay.
The M & M Realty building is located at 703 Park Avenue in Ironton, Ohio. The building was originally built around 1890 as a private residence. The Queen Anne Style home has two and a half stories and a basement. A pyramid slate roof tops walls made a beveled shingle siding. A round three story tower with an onion dome is located on the front of the house. A one story, pedimented wrap around porch has been partially enclosed. In the rear, a twentieth century garage has been added.
T. I. Murdock built the Dr. W. F. Marting House in 1870. The building is also known as the Dr. Forrest Stewart House, T. I. Murdock House and the Dr. and Mrs. Vernon B. Wood House. Dr. Anne Alstott called the house home as well.
The Mason Hall in Ironton is located at the southwest corner of 3rd and Center Streets. Built in 1870, the building is an example of Italianate architecture. Standing three stories tall, the build rests on an ashlar foundation. The exterior walls are made of brick with stretcher bond. The corner entrance has a stylized pilasters, stone entablature, and recessed door. A flat roof tops it all.
Historic Note: The building housed the Masonic Opera House in the 1880’s.
