The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Botkins was platted in 1858, and named for Richard Botkin, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Botkins has been in operation since 1877. The village was incorporated in 1881.
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National Register of Historic Places
3 historic places in Botkins
3 places in Botkins are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Ohioby listings · most towns there have none
3places listed3 buildings
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
3historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1978first listedShelby House · newest: Immaculate Conception Rectory at Botkins, 1979
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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Listed 1978Shelby HouseListed 1979Botkins Elementary SchoolListed 1979Immaculate Conception Rectory at Botkins
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
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Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.