The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Fairview was platted in 1814. The name Fairview is commendatory. A post office called Fairview was established in 1823, and remained in operation until 1991.
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CommonsFairview Park High School2025
CommonsPennyroyal Opera House2017
CommonsFairview, Ohio Town Hall2017
CommonsFairview Ohio United Methodist Church2017
CommonsFairview Ohio Public Telephone2017
CommonsChurch of Christ2017
MapMap of Guernsey County Ohio Highlighting Fairview Village2015
CommonsOHMap-doton-Fairview2004National Register of Historic Places
1 historic place in Fairview
1 place in Fairview is 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
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2023first listedMatthew Scott House
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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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
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.