Editing East Liverpool, Ohio (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Museum of Ceramics, East Liverpool, Ohio July 2022.jpg|thumb|The former East Liverpool Post Office, built in 1909, now houses the [[Museum of Ceramics (East Liverpool, Ohio)|Museum of Ceramics]].]]

Since 1970, the annual Tri-State Pottery Festival in June has celebrated the local ceramics industry with local pottery exhibits, games, amusement rides, food vendors, and live entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2022/06/52nd-annual-tri-state-pottery-festival-begins-today/ |title=52nd annual Tri-State Pottery Festival begins today |author=Lehman, Liz |publisher=[[The Review (East Liverpool)|The Review]] |date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=January 17, 2023 }}</ref> Starting in 2021, the First Fridays on Fifth event series has taken place on the first Friday of each month from May to October, hosting local crafts, musicians, and food vendors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ohio.org/festivals-and-events/events/first-fridays-on-fifth |title=First Fridays on Fifth |publisher=TourismOhio |access-date=January 17, 2023 }}</ref>

===Library===
{{main|Carnegie Public Library (East Liverpool, Ohio)}}

The [[Carnegie Public Library (East Liverpool, Ohio)|Carnegie Public Library]] was funded by [[industrialist]] and [[philanthropy|philanthropist]] [[Andrew Carnegie]], whose uncle lived in East Liverpool. Along with the [[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]] library, it was the first of the [[Carnegie library|Carnegie libraries]] in Ohio.<ref name=CPLWebsite>{{cite web|title=A More Complete History |url=http://www.carnegie.lib.oh.us/content/more-complete-history |work=Carnegie Public Library; East Liverpool, Ohio |publisher=Carnegie Public Library |accessdate=January 17, 2023 }}</ref> Designed by the local A. W. Scott, it was built with Roman mottled buff-brown brick trimmed with white tile, with construction starting in 1900.<ref name=CPLWebsite /> The lobby is of ceramic mosaic, the wainscoting of Italian marble and the solid brass hardware. The library opened on May 8, 1902, with Gertrude A. Baker of [[Mount Vernon, Ohio]] serving as its first librarian. The library underwent two renovations over the 1950s and early 1990s.<ref name=CPLWebsite />

===Historic places===
[[File:Richard L. Cawood Residence, East Liverpool.jpg|thumb|The [[Richard L. Cawood Residence]] (1923) is an example of [[Renaissance architecture]] and one of numerous city buildings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]

Due to being the home of a large industry with many wealthy business owners, 16 different properties and three historic districts are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], in addition to the [[Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey]], the only [[National Historic Landmark]] in Columbiana County.<ref name="National Park Service">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions|access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref>

The [[Diamond Historic District (East Liverpool, Ohio)|Diamond Historic District]] is at the [[Diamond interchange|one-sided traffic diamond]] between Market Street and East Sixth Street. The area is triangular, bounded by three roads. Buildings at the Diamond date back to 1884.<ref>{{cite book|title=American Biography: A New Cyclopedia; Volume 11|year=1922|publisher=American historical society|pages=172|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EWoKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22the+Diamond%22+%22East+Liverpool%2C+Ohio%22&pg=PA172|editor=Cutter, William Richard|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> The [[East Fifth Street Historic District]] consists of three blocks of downtown East Liverpool along East Fifth street between Market Street and Broadway, listed due to its examples of [[Neoclassical architecture]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> [[East Liverpool Downtown Historic District]] covers the whole of downtown in 22 acres, and is noted for its [[Italianate]] and [[Napoleon III style#Architecture|Second Empire architecture]] as well as its prominence as a commercial center in East Liverpool's history.<ref name="nris" />

Many historic properties in East Liverpool were the homesteads of prominent business owners throughout the late 19th century. These include the [[Cassius Clark Thompson House]] (1876), [[Ikirt House]] (1888), [[Homer Laughlin House]] (1882), [[Godwin-Knowles House]] (1890), and the [[Richard L. Cawood Residence]] (1923), all of unique architectural styles.<ref name="National Park Service" />

The remaining structures on the listing are large, multi-story businesses that had historical significance in East Liverpool's economy and community during the 20th century, such as the original [[Museum of Ceramics (East Liverpool, Ohio)|East Liverpool Post Office]] (1909), [[Goodwin Baggott Pottery]] (1844), [[Carnegie Public Library (East Liverpool, Ohio)|Carnegie Public Library]] (1902), the original [[YMCA (East Liverpool, Ohio)|YMCA]] (1913), the Civil Works Administration [[City Hall (East Liverpool, Ohio)|City Hall]] (1934), the [[Elks Club (East Liverpool, Ohio)|Elks Club]] building (1916), [[Odd Fellows Temple (East Liverpool, Ohio)|Odd Fellows Temple]] (1907), [[Mary A. Patterson Memorial]] building (1924), [[Potters Savings and Loan]] (1904), the first [[Potters National Bank]] (1881), and the [[Travelers Hotel]] (1907).<ref name="National Park Service" />