Federal Land Office
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Federal Land Office
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Federal Land Office
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| Nearest city | Steubenville, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°21′29″N 80°36′51″W / 40.35806°N 80.61417°WCoordinates: 40°21′29″N 80°36′51″W / 40.35806°N 80.61417°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1801 |
| Architectural style | Log Cabin |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001482 |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1973 |
Federal Land Office is a onetime government building in Steubenville, Ohio where the federal government sold public lands to settlers. It is now on property of a museum beside reconstructed Fort Steuben. In 1973, while on another site about a mile away, 40°22′31″N 80°36′47″W / 40.37528°N 80.61306°W, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its historical significance. It was later moved to its present location.
In 1800, Congress passed the Harrison Land Act, titled An Act to amend an act entitled “An act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States, in the territory northwest of the Ohio, and above the mouth of the Kentucky River“. Section 1 established four land offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, Chillicothe, Ohio, Marietta, Ohio, and Steubenville, Ohio. The Steubenville office was responsible for the Steubenville Land District, lands in the northern most 48 miles of the Seven Ranges, and in the Congress Lands North of Old Seven Ranges. Each office was under the direction of an officer called “Register of the Land Office”, appointed by the President with consent and approval of the Senate. Section 4 directed sales to begin at Steubenville in 1801. Section 6 created the position “receiver of public monies” at each office. The act allowed payment for land to be spread over several years, and it was the duty of the officers to keep meticulous records of buyers, property location, and payments, and issue patents when paid in full.
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