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Boneyfiddle Commercial District

Coordinates: 38°43′53″N 82°59′49″W / 38.73139°N 82.99694°W / 38.73139; -82.99694
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Boneyfiddle Commercial District
Market Street in the district
Boneyfiddle Commercial District is located in Ohio
Boneyfiddle Commercial District
Boneyfiddle Commercial District is located in the United States
Boneyfiddle Commercial District
LocationRoughly bounded by Front, Washington, 3rd and Scioto Sts., Portsmouth, Ohio
Coordinates38°43′53″N 82°59′49″W / 38.73139°N 82.99694°W / 38.73139; -82.99694
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1832
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference No.79001938[1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1979

Boneyfiddle Commercial District is a neighborhood and historic district in Portsmouth, Ohio, United States. Also known as the Historic Boneyfiddle District, it is located at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio rivers on Second Street and is bounded roughly by Front, Washington, 3rd and Scioto streets. The community was founded by German immigrants in the mid-19th century and was developed during the booming industrial economy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]

On June 6, 1979, the Boneyfiddle Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Boneyfiddle, Ohio", Ohio History Central
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