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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Coal Run Historic District
| nrhp_type    = hd
| nocat        = yes
| image        = Coal Run Historic District Ohio.jpg
| caption      = Houses in Coal Run
| location     = Roughly along Main, Maple and Hill Sts.<br/>[[Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|39|34|1|N|81|35|15|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = Ohio#USA
| built        = 1838
| architect    =
| architecture = Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
| added        = February 22, 1996
| area         = {{convert|138|acre}}
| refnum       = 96000115<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>
}}
'''Coal Run''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in northeastern [[Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio|Waterford Township]], [[Washington County, Ohio|Washington County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]].<ref>{{GNIS|1060980}}</ref><ref name=DeLorme>DeLorme, ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer,'' 7th ed., 2004, p. 71 {{ISBN|0-89933-281-1}}</ref>  It has a [[post office]] with the [[ZIP code]] 45721.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=45721 Zip Code Lookup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010053527/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=45721 |date=2007-10-10 }}</ref>  It is located along [[Ohio State Route 60|State Route 60]] between the villages of [[Beverly, Ohio|Beverly]] and [[Lowell, Ohio|Lowell]].  The [[Muskingum River]] flows past the community.<ref name=DeLorme />
==History==
Coal Run was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1838, and named after a nearby stream of the same name noted for its [[coal bed|coal deposits]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mariettatimes.com/news/local-news/2014/10/coal-run-s-story/| title=Coal Run’s story | work=Marietta Times | date=October 9, 2014 | accessdate=15 July 2020 | author=Rogers, Jasmine}}</ref> A post office called Coal Run was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Washington |title=Washington County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=29 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118155125/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Washington |archivedate=18 January 2016 }}</ref>
In 1996, Coal Run was declared a [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  Eighty-seven buildings in the community, plus two other [[Property type (National Register of Historic Places)|non-building sites]], compose the historic district, which covers an area of approximately {{convert|138|acre}}.  A range of [[architectural style]]s are present in the district, including the [[Federal architecture|Federal]] and [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] styles.  Varied as well are the uses of the buildings: many houses are present, but shops, a [[post office]], and a [[cemetery]] are also included within its boundaries.  One of the community's residences is known as the [[Mason House (Coal Run, Ohio)|Mason House]]; built in 1802, it is listed on the National Register by itself as well as qualifying as a [[contributing property]] to the district.<ref name=nris />
==References==
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Ohio]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio]]