Steubenville in Jefferson County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Beneficial Finance Building
162-168 North 4th Street
| | Steubenville Commercial Historic District | |
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1996
Erected by City of Steubenville Historic Landmarks Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.
Location. 40° 21.672′ N, 80° 36.863′ W. Marker is in Steubenville, Ohio, in Jefferson County. It is on North 4th Street just south of Washington Street (Ohio Route 43/822), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 166 N 4th St, Steubenville OH 43952, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 156-158 North 4th Street (a few steps from this marker); 144 North 4th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 142 North 4th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Telegraph Office in the War Department in Washington D.C. during the U.S. Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Post Office and Court House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 114 North 4th Street (about 300 feet away); Guy W. Jacobs (1888 - 1973) / Steubenville Rotary Club (April 20, 1921) (about 400 feet away); Tuskegee Airmen in WWII (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Steubenville.
Also see . . . Steubenville Commercial Historic District National Register Nomination Form. This building is a contributing structure to the Steubenville Commercial Historic District. The form nominating the historic district for the National Register of Historic Places was prepared in 1985 by Nancy Recchie, Preservation Consultant with Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. An architectural
A parking lot, site of a demolished structure, is adjacent to the hotel on the south, and south of the lot is the Beneficial Finance building at 162-168 North Fourth Street... Though the first-floor storefronts have been modernized with ca. 1960s aluminum and glass materials, the building is otherwise little altered. It is two stories in height, of red brick construction wit h a buff brick west facade, and it dates from about 1930. I t has a central bay wit h a raised parapet area and five slightly projecting brick pilasters topped by stylized Ionic capitals . Its facade lies in the same plane as those of the other buildings in the block.(Submitted on January 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
