Nomination for Hanby, Benjamin, House

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR X State (July 1969) - County INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/OR HISTORIC: 160 W.

Main Street - In Process - Preservation work - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) X Museum OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION TITLE OF SURVEY: - Local 039 CLASSIFICATION Commercial Military NAME Government Site Franklin Educational Entertainment Religious Unoccupied Both Structure District Columbus Westerville Private Private Residence Being Considered OWNERSHIP ACCESSIBLE Agricultural CATEGORY Restricted Park LOCATION Building Ohio Yes: CODE Industrial NATIONAL Public The Ohio Historical Society Scientific STATUS COMMON: REGISTER Public Acquisition: (State Memorial) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER Velma Avenue OWNER OF PROPERTY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: STREET AND NUMBER: TO THE PUBLIC CITY OR TOWN: (Check One) 049 APR 13 1971 Hanby, Benjamin, House PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: DATE OF SURVEY: February, 1967 - Federal DATE "Ohio Historic Landmarks" Ohio Historic Survey, Phase I: Object - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed A Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The house, which was constructed about 1850, is a small, 2-story frame The first floor contains a parlor, a bedroom and the kitchen and the the building restored, using many pieces of furniture and personal interest are a walnut desk made by Benjamin, his piano, the original plates for the first edition of "Darling Nelly Gray" and a large APR 13 1971 CONDITION DESCRIPTION Excellent Good REGISTER NATIONAL Fair collection of sheet music and books which contain Hanby songs. items belonging to or associated with the Hanby family.Of special including kitchen, are 28'across the front and 30' deep.

center of the 3-part front.Overall dimensions of the first floor, (Check One) A Moved - Original Site building with a low kitchen wing at the rear and a small porch at the RECEIVED PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian | - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (lf Applicable and Known) - Landscape APR 13 1971 - Literature his family moved to Circleville and, in 1853, to Westerville, where Benjamin's father, the Rev. William Hanby, was active in the United the music, at a musical gathering for friends in the Hanby parlor. His 1853 Architecture Commerce Aboriginal Military Transportation Education the words.

Communications Science Conservation Theater Political Engineering Agriculture itarian "Darling Nelly Gray" was popular in the pre-Civil War days, promoting so Sculpture Prehistoric much antislavery sentiment that it was referred to as the Uncle Tom's Industry Social/Human In 1858 Hanby graduated from Otterbein and soon after married Mary Urban Planning Hanby first presented the song, for which he wrote both the words and and then in Chicago. graduation Benjamin served as college agent in neighboring states, then inspiration for Hanby's best-known song, "Darling Nelly Gray." Brethren Church and was one of the founders of Otterbein College.

Memorial Society The Hanby family had kept Underground Railroad stations at Rushville earn money to purchase his sweetheart's freedom, is presumed to be the Invention discovered that the Ditson Co.had published the song under Hanby's lived was moved to a site opposite the Otterbein campus and presented to liberal theology and modernism in using musical instruments in the but won only fifty dollars and twelve free copies of the sheet music. STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Religion/Phi- suggested that he send the manuscript to a publisher.He submitted it music teacher, Miss Cornelia Walker, to whom the song was dedicated, Hanby died in 1867 in Chicago at the age of 34,and his body was buried Other (Specify) at Rushville in 1842while attempting to reach Canada where he hoped to SIGNIFICANCE AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) REGISTER Katherine Winter, a member of Otterbein's first class (1857). After as principal of an academy, before entering the ministry. A few years X Music rejected until his sister heard it sung at a recital. It was soon later he resigned because of the church members' opposition to his losophy Art In all, Hanby wrote sixty-eight songs. Among them are two Christmas name but secured the copyright for themselves. Hanby sued the firm, church.

He then worked for musical publishers, first in Cincinnati in Otterbein Cemetery at Westerville.The home where he and his family Hanby was born at Rushville, in Fairfield County in 1833. From there The Ohio Historical Society in 1936 by the Benjamin R.Hanby National

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Washington, D.C, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965. 16 pp. DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APK 13 1971 FORM PREPARED BY CITY OR TOWN: tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been Chief, Office of Archeology and Historig Preservation 039 Degrees COUNTY Seconds LONGITUDE Historical Society. LATITUDE DATE Name NATIONAL Local ATTEST: 3/15/71 Columbus ORGANIZATION CODE REGISTER Ohio CORNER Degrees Minutes Seconds The Ohio Historical Society Judith Kitchen STATE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES National Register.

NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 1982 Velma Avenue evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- STREET AND NUMBER: level of significance of this nomination is: I hereby certify that this property is included in the NAME AND TITLE: 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Article in "Museum Echoes" Magazine, July, 1956.Published by The Ohio N 40 W 82 APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: GEOGRAPHICAL DATA forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Title Minutes less than l lot) 70.11139.0027 11/10/70 REGISTER NATIONAL APR 13 1971 RECEIVED 5-21-71 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ENTRY NUMBER 70-11-39. 0027 NAME Hanby, Benjamin, House AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: 160 W.

Main Street CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: 1982 Velma Avenue DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 049 039 Title Franklin Westerville Ohio DATE COUNTY STATE PHOTO REFERENCE REGISTER CODE COMMON: IDENTIFICATION PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM The Ohio Historical Society NATIONAL Hanby House, front facade. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NPS Number PHOTO CREDIT: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY Columbus, Ohio APR 13 1971 LOCA TION Frank linNATIONAL GALENA QUADRANGLE GALENA, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HANBY HOUSE NOV 1 0 1970 GEORGE B. HARTZOG, JR. Mr. Melvin Hashington, D. C. 10/27/70 United States Senate SMarusin:naf waahdagton, D. C* NOV 1 0 1970 Smarusin: naf GEORGE B. HARTZOG, JR. LL: Mr. Melvin 10/27/70 BASIC FILE in Franklin County Hashington, D. C. Bnclosare NOV 1 0 1970 SMarusin: naf GEORGE B. HARTZOG, JR.

Hashingtoa, D. C. 10/27/70 United Statas Senate Fon. Stephea . Young LL: Mr. Meivin Suscatavas County.Ohio Staris Coanty, Ohia Daxke Coanby, Ohio Callia County, Ohio 1/27/ Mr. Daniel R. Porter explaining the National Registor is enclosed for the property a carbon copy of the Congressional correspondence. Ernest Allen Connally . Chiet, Office of Archeology 10/27/70 Sincerely yours NOV 1 0 1970 Enclosures The ohio Historical Society Bntered in the National Register Dear Nr. Portor: Columbas, Ohio 43211 Wa are pleased to inform you that the historic properties listed on appropriate Repcesentatives have also bean notifled. A leaflet Director SMarusin:naf BASIC FILE RETAINED IN HR and Historic Preservation Ohlo Historical Center owner.Please withhold any puhlieity on this until you have received Meigs County, Ohio Ohio Co.

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