On this page you will find all of the structures visited by the Ohio Exploration Society, arranged alphabetically by county. We still have many structures to be uploaded so make sure to subscribe to our email updates to be notified whenever we update the site. Remember, we do not condone trespassing on any of these properties. Always seek permission if you'd like to check one out for yourself. If you have photos of a structure that you would like to share, please submit them to , and we will post them with credit given to you. If you'd like to suggest a place for us to explore, please use the Exploration Submission Form and we'll do our best to check it out.
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PUBLIC AREA
Safe to visit
ABANDONED
Potentially dangerous
RENOVATED
No longer abandoned
DEMOLISHED
No longer standing
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 ATHENS RIDGES
 
Athens County   Active School
 
This former insane asylum in Athens is now owned by Ohio University.


 

 KINGS HOLLOW TUNNEL
 
Athens County   Abandoned
 
An abandoned train tunnel made of timbers near the small town of Mineral.


 
 NELSONVILLE BRICK PLANT
 
Athens County   Public Park
 
This abandoned brick plant that ceased operation in the 1940s is now a park.

 
 CLIFTON SCHOOL
 Clark
County   Active Society
 
This former school building served the once-bustling stagecoach town of Clifton.

 

 P.P. MAST CASTLE
 Clark
County   Restoration Pending?
 
The former residence of P.P. Mast and his family in Springfield was most recently a nursing home.


 
 COSHOCTON HOUSE
 Coshocton
County   Abandoned
 
A dilapidated house in the middle of nowhere down a dirt road in Coshocton County.

 
 ROUTE 23 DELAWARE HOUSE
 Delaware
County   Demolished
 
An abandoned home that once sat along Route 23 in Delaware County.

 

 HARTMAN BRIDGE
 Fairfield
County   Public Park
 
Built in 1888, this covered bridge now stands in Lockville Park.


 
 LOUCKS BRIDGE
 Fairfield
County   Demolished
 
Only remnants remain of this covered bridge, built sometime between 1850-1874.

 

 BALDWIN TOWER
 Franklin
County   Demolished
 
Grant Hospital's Baldwin Tower that was located in downtown Columbus, imploded in 2004.


 

 BERLINER TREATMENT PLANT
 Franklin
County   Abandoned
 
An abandoned treatment plant on the edge of Berliner Park in Columbus.


 
 BLOOD BOWL / GATES OF HELL
 Franklin
County   Active Drain
 
This drainage tunnel that runs underneath High Street is an underground Columbus landmark.

 
 CONCORD METHODIST CHURCH
 Franklin
County   Active Place of Worship
 
This church, still in use, is at the corner of Hoover Road and State Route 665.

 
 CSX / NORFOLK SOUTHERN TOWER
 Franklin
County   Demolished
 
An abandoned watchman tower near downtown Columbus.

 
 DILL FARM HOUSE
 Franklin
County   Demolished
 
Built around 1900, this farmhouse in Hamilton Township has been demolished.

 

 THE ELEVATOR
 Franklin
County   Active Business
 
Formerly named Bott Brothers and later as The Clock, it is one of the oldest bars in Columbus.


 

 FRANKLINTON POST OFFICE
 Franklin
County   Abandoned
 
Built in 1807 by David Deardurff, this was the Columbus area's first post office.


 

 GRANDVIEW THEATRE
 Franklin
County   Active Business
 
Opened in 1926, the Grandview Theatre is the oldest, purpose-built movie theatre still in use in Columbus.


 

 GREEN LAWN ABBEY
 Franklin
County   Restoration In Progress
 
Built in 1927, the Green Lawn Abbey is the final resting place of Thurston the Magician.


 

 GRIGGS DAM-TENDER'S HOME
 Franklin
County   Public Park
 
Built in 1908, this old dam-tender's home in Columbus will be renovated soon.


 
 GROVEPORT LOG HOUSE
 Franklin
County   Public Park
 
Built in 1815, this log home was moved to its current location when the new post office was built.

 
 GROVEPORT ROAD HOUSE
 Franklin
County   Demolished
 
Built in 1922, this home was near Obetz along Groveport Road.

 
 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
 Franklin
County   In Use [Storage]
 
This small building once housed a police department, it is now used for storage.

 
 HARRISON HOUSE
 Franklin
County   Active Society
 
Built in 1807, this home is believed to have been used by the Army during the War of 1812.

 
 HAYDEN MAUSOLEUM
 Franklin
County   Active Cemetery
 
The resting place of C.H. Hayden in Green Lawn Cemetery.

 
 HUNTINGTON MAUSOLEUM
 Franklin
County   Active Cemetery
 
This is the main mausoleum / chapel of Green Lawn Cemetery.

 
 LOCKBOURNE BRICK HOUSE
 Franklin
County   Renovated
 
Built in 1900, this large brick home on the outskirts of Lockbourne has been renovated.

 
 MEDICAL BUILDING
 Franklin
County   Abandoned
 
This abandoned medical facility is located in downtown Columbus.

 
 MOONEY'S MANSION
 Franklin
County   Private Residence
 
Built in 1913, a mysterious legend surrounds this Clintonville home.

 
 PARSONS SCHOOL
 Franklin
County   Demolished
 
Built in 1960, this elementary school has been razed and replaced by a new building.

 
 POINDEXTER TOWER
 Franklin
County   Abandoned
 
Built in 1960, Poindexter Tower was one of the nation's first public housing projects.

 
 ROHR ROAD HOUSE
 Franklin
County   Demolished [Arson]
 
Built in the mid-late 1800s, this home featured a balcony porch. Sadly it was lost to an arsonist.

 
 SAINT JOSEPH'S CHAPEL
 Franklin
County   Active Place of Worship
 
This chapel, also known as Mother of Sorrows Chapel, is still used for service and funerals.

 
 SCIOTO TRAIL POOL
 Franklin
County   Demolished
 
A defunct swimming pool that was built in 1960 on South High Street.

 
 SULLIVANT LAND OFFICE
 Franklin
County   Active Society
 
This small building was used as Lucas Sullivant's land office during the early days of Columbus.

 
 SUNSET CREMATORY
 Franklin
County   Active Cemetery
 
This large structure located in Sunset Cemetery served as a crematory.

 
 SWISHER BRICK HOUSE
 Franklin
County   Abandoned
 
Built in the early 1800s, this home has been condemned and is falling apart.

 
 TRASH BURNING POWER PLANT
 Franklin
County   Demolished
 
Opened in 1983, the defunct trash burning power plant of South Columbus has been destroyed.

 
 WESLEY CHAPEL
 Franklin
County   Active Cemetery
 
This chapel, located in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery, has three construction dates.

 
 GREENDALE BRICK PLANT
 Hocking
County   Abandoned
 
This abandoned brick plant has nearly been destroyed by the elements of time and nature.

 
 GREENDALE SCHOOL
 Hocking
County   Abandoned
 
An abandoned schoolhouse that once served the small town of Greendale.

 
 HAYDENVILLE HOUSE
 Hocking
County   Renovated
 
This small home in the town of Haydenville is being renovated into the town's museum.

 
 HAYDENVILLE TUNNEL
 Hocking
County   Abandoned
 
This clay transportation tunnel was abandoned in the 1950s and is believed to be haunted.

 
 POSTONS FARM HOUSE
 Hocking
County   Abandoned
 
This old farmhouse that sits just outside of Haydenville is supposedly built atop an Indian mound.

 
 SHAWNEE LOOKOUT TOWER
 Hocking
County   Public Park
 
Built in 1939, this tower was open to the public for anyone to climb, but has been closed due to damage.

 
 PAINT CREEK SCHOOLHOUSE
 Madison
County   Abandoned
 
The lesser-known old schoolhouse along Selsor Moon Road.

 
 PANCAKE SCHOOLHOUSE
 Madison
County   Abandoned
 
Also known as the Selsor-Moon School, this abandoned schoolhouse is said to be haunted.

 
 HARDING MEMORIAL
 Marion
County   Public Park
 
The final resting place of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States.

 
 PALMER ROAD CRYBABY BRIDGE
 Mercer
County   Public Roadway
 
This bridge over St. Mary's River may be Ohio's genuine crybaby bridge.

 
 JUNCTION CITY PRISON
 Perry
County   Demolished
 
This abandoned prison was used in the filming of the 1980 movie "Brubaker."

 
 BLACKBURN BRIDGE
 Pickaway
County   Public Park
 
Originally built in 1855, this covered bridge has been restored at Slate Run Park.

 
 M.M. CRITES OCTAGON HOUSE
 Pickaway
County   Restoration In Progress
 
Built in 1855-56, this house near Circleville is shaped like an octagon.

 
 SCIOTO TOWNSHIP DISTRICT 2 SCHOOL
 Pickaway
County   Private Property
 
Built in 1888, this schoolhouse appears to be very well preserved.

 
 CONCORD CHURCH
 Preble
County   Active Place of Worship
 
Founded in 1840, this church in rural Preble County is still in use.

 
 DIXON - ISRAEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
 Preble
County   Status Unknown
 
This school was in use during our visit, but its current status isn't known.

 
 ROBERTS BRIDGE
 Preble
County   Public Park
 
Built in 1829, Roberts Bridge is Ohio's oldest covered bridge.

 
 OHIO STATE REFORMATORY
 Richland
County   Active Society [Tours Available]
 
This abandoned prison has been featured in several movies and is known to be very haunted.

 
 MAJESTIC THEATRE
 
Ross County   Active Business
 
This theatre was used as a temporary morgue during World War I.

 
 MEGGENHOFEN WINERY TUNNEL
 Ross
County   Abandoned
 
Built in 1850, these tunnels on a Chillicothe hillside were used to store wine.

 
 DOCTOR'S HOSPITAL OF STARK COUNTY
 Stark
County   Abandoned
 
Formed in 1963, the hospital closed in 2008 and is currently scheduled for demolition.

 
 EDWIN SHAW HOSPITAL
 Summit
County   Active Hospital
 
This former tuberculosis hospital is now a rehab center, and is said to be haunted.

 
 HOPE FURNACE
 
Vinton County   Public Park
 
An abandoned iron furnace near Lake Hope that is supposedly haunted by a night watchman.

 
 MOONVILLE TUNNEL
 Vinton
County   Public Park
 
An abandoned and haunted railroad tunnel located deep in the Zaleski State Forest.
 

 Out-of-State Structures

 

 
 LAKIN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
 West Virginia
   Demolished
 
Built in 1924, this building was a juvenile jail for African-Americans.