Adams County Heritage Center

This structure was erected in 1835 as the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church for a congregation organized in 1812, and many of its members were active participants in the Underground Railroad. The church closed in 1894. Oscar C. Roebuck operated a mortuary here from 1909 until 1936, after which the building was used for offices until 1946. From 1947 to 1957 it was owned by the county and used as apartments for veterans. It was then acquired by the Walter J. Harris, Jr. Post of VFW for a meeting hall and apartments. In 1982 it was purchased by the Adams County Historical Society, extensively renovated, and opened in 1991 as a museum and genealogical library jointly operated by the Adams County Historical Society and the Adams County Genealogical Society.

West Union, Ohio · United States