Lancaster in Fairfield County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Fairfield County Children's Home
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2012
1. The Fairfield County Children's Home NRHP Marker
The Fairfield County
Children's Home
1743 East Main Street
Lancaster, Ohio
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Placed] December 27, 2008
Erected 2008 by the Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster and Fairfield County Area, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1895.
Location. 39° 42.896′ N, 82° 33.855′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Ohio, in Fairfield County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 22) east of Graceland Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1743 East Main Street, Lancaster OH 43130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hocking Hills and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lieutenants Ross Frazier and Paul Hughes Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zane's Trace (approx. 1.1 miles away); Maple Street United Evangelical Chapel Cornerstone (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Fifty Star Flag (approx. 1.7 miles away); Standing Stone National Bank (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fairfield County Veterans Service Commission Veterans Memorial
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Ohio Military Hall of Fame (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2012
2. The Fairfield County Children's Home and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,638 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
