Boneyfiddle Commercial District

Boneyfiddle Commercial District is a historic commercial area in Portsmouth where the Scioto and Ohio rivers meet. The buildings display Greek Revival and Renaissance Revival styles that developed over the course of the 19th century.

German immigrants established this area in the mid-1800s during Portsmouth's industrial expansion. The district gained recognition as a historic place in 1979.

Market Street runs through the district as its main spine, and the buildings along it show how 19th-century traders and craftspeople designed their work spaces. Walking past the storefronts and facades, you can see how commercial life was organized back then.

The area sits between Front, Washington, 3rd, and Scioto streets and lets visitors walk through and explore the preserved buildings. Foot traffic moves easily through the district, making it straightforward to move from one structure to another.

The name came from a court case in the 1880s involving a brewery dispute and a misspelled petition that stuck around. This odd origin shows how place names sometimes happen by accident rather than by design.

Location: Portsmouth

Architectural style: Greek Revival architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture

GPS coordinates: 38.73139,-82.99694

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:15