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The Biggs House was built at the corner of Front and Market Streets. In 1980, it became part of the Riverview Retirement Center along with the Washington Hotel. The main entrance of the Biggs House now faces the courtyard shared with the Washington…

The Washington Hotel, located at 500 Second (2nd) Street, was one of the leading hotels in all of Ohio. Rooms were $2.50 and up, and many famous people would stay there when in Portsmouth. In the 1980's the Washington became part of the Riverview…

The Norfolk & Western Railway Terminal yards were located in eastern Portsmouth.

In 1889, the Breece Manufacturing Company was located on the east end of Portsmouth near the N & W terminal yards and the Ohio River. They made table rims, veneer tops, panels, chair backs, carriage and automobile rims and spokes, and other…

The Alex M. Glockner Hardware Company was located on Gallia and Gay streets. In the 1900 City Directory, it says the address was 206 Market and 135 West Streets.
Hibbs Hardware was located was located on Sixth (6th) Street across from the old stone…

The Standard Supply Company was at 1021-1025 Gallia Street before it moved to 1004 Findlay Street.
The Sommer Brothers Hardware was at 220-223 Market Street.

Security Central National Bank moved from Gallia Street to the former Montgomery Ward Department Store building facing the Roy Rogers Esplanade.
The Portsmouth Docking Company was located at 3rd (Third) and Jefferson Streets.

The Security Central National Bank was at 825 Gallia Street. Above the entrance it originally said the "Security Bank". It is now the home of the Southern Ohio Museum and Culture Center on Gallia Steet.

This is the building site before the Security Bank was constructed at 825 Gallia Street.

Central National Bank was located at 9th (Ninth) Gallia Street, looking east over what would become the Roy Rogers Esplanade.
The Security Savings Bank was located at 28 Gallia Street.

From 1878 to 1904, the First National Bank was located at 122 Market Street (not shown)
From 1906 to 1911, the First National Bank was in the Turley Building on Chillicothe Street at the northeast corner of Second (2nd) Street.
In 1912, the first…

The Ohio Valley Bank was located at the corner of Chillicothe and Sixth (6th) Streets. It would ultimately become the Portsmouth Banking Company (Elk Building).