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History · Washington Township

58 of Washington Township’s places are on the National Register

More historic than 53% of U.S. towns · #624 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Most of Washington Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997. Below: 3 old photos and papers and maps from 1901 on.

58on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
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About Washington Township’s history

How historic is Washington Township?

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More historic than 53% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Washington Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Washington Township is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns, #624 of 993 in Ohio. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Washington Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19402.0% of homes (±1.1) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register58 listings, 79 historic buildings, 18.2 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 53%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 37%

Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Washington Township’s 18.2 sits above most of its state (80% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 79 historic buildings outnumber those of 88% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.1 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Washington Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Landmarks on the Register58 places on the National Register.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19014 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1973. Watch Washington Township change.
★ What stands out · On the National Register

58 historic places in Washington Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
58
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
79
each building in a district counts
first listed
1975
Benjamin Sells House
Benjamin Sells HouseJ. L. Hamilton ResidenceWilliam Henry Sells HouseAustin McDowell HouseBenjamin Sells Barn #1Benjamin Sells Barn #2David Sells BarnSells, Benjamin, Wash HouseMartin and Louise Grieve House
Buildings
Benjamin Sells HouseBuilding
J. L. Hamilton ResidenceBuilding
William Henry Sells HouseBuilding
All 9 listings
Austin McDowell HouseBuilding · listed 1979Benjamin Sells Barn #1Building · listed 1979Benjamin Sells Barn #2Building · listed 1979David Sells BarnBuilding · listed 1979Sells, Benjamin, Wash HouseBuilding · listed 1979Martin and Louise Grieve HouseBuilding · listed 2024

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Washington Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Washington Township on the map, 1901 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Washington Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Washington Township on the 1901 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1954 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1966 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1973 USGS map1901Dublin sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Washington Township.

The story so far

Washington Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Washington Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. It also includes portions of Delaware County and Union County within the city of Dublin. The population was 43,593 at the 2020 census. In 1991, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that the city of Dublin was permitted to include the entire territory of the city in Washington Township, including areas outside of Franklin County.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,549 to 43,593 (+2714%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Washington Township, 1842 to 1901

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1842In the archive1842 Map of
  3. 1856In the archive1856 Map of Dublin
  4. 1894Post officeThe Amlin post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1901On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Washington Township, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1840s to the 1850s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1840s–1850s3 items
1842 Map of18421842 Map ofMap1842 Map of18421842 Map ofMap1856 Map of Dublin18561856 Map of DublinMap
Today2 recent
Asher Brand House —2014Asher Brand House —Amlin post office 430022010Amlin post office 43002
Famous people

Famous people close to Washington Township

Nobody well known was born in Washington Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Maggie GraceAmerican actress · b. 1983
Charles W. FairbanksAmerican politician; Vice President of the Unit… · b. 1852
Rachael HarrisAmerican actress and comedian · b. 1968
Chris WoodAmerican actor · b. 1988
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Abby SteinerAmerican track athlete · b. 1999
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Jack PlotnickAmerican actor · b. 1968
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
AmlinLamb Corners
1cemetery inside Washington Township
Rings

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Columbus181 historic placesADublin49 historic placesBHilliard5 historic placesCNorwich Township7 historic placesC+Perry TownshipIts storyDDarby Township1 historic placeBBrown TownshipIts storyD

Questions about Washington Township’s history

How does Washington Township rank for history?

Washington Township is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns, #624 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Washington Township?

58 listings: 9 buildings, among them the Benjamin Sells House (listed 1975, the first). 79 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in Washington Township?

2% of Washington Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.1 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1997.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (9), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.