It features five bays on the front, three on the sides. The main entrance arched upper. In keeping with the overall character of the building, it seems replaced by an anachronistic stoop covered by a hip roof, supported by two and second floor, hinges for exterior shutters are visible, although the shutters stretcher bond, and have been painted a faded yellow creme, with the foundation and trim dark brown.
The cornice isboxed, and features a rather elaborate dentiled is hipped, and has been covered with metal Originally, the roof was no doubt of slate, and included a square, hip-roofed cupola with a bracketed cornice.The frame cupola, windowed on all, four sides was crowned with a pagoda-like spire which was broken when tossed from the roof to the ground when the cupola was removed at and south sides, with double-hung windows, six-over-six, set on extended lug sills this cornice featured a similar dentiled pattern to that of the cornice of the main The house was divided into four apartments in the early 1950s, but no walls were the front, one sees a wide central hallway, with the four downstairs rooms opening off this hallway. At the west end of the hallway is a stately rounded, open-string stairway, featuring turned balusters, newel, and ornamental brackets, all of oak.
colonettes and lions' heads-obviously a late-nineteenth century addition. Two other arched fireplaces of marble and slate, have been converted for use with gas, The ceilings are twelve feet in height throughout, except for the one dropped ceiling, CONDITION DATE DETERIORATED UNALTERED UNEXPOSED MOVED 7DESCRIPTION XALTERED CHECK ONE XGOOD off the extension.Markings on the small cornice around this porch indicate that The main doors themselves are of two panels each:a lower square panel and a round- with plain stone Iintels.An enclosed porch has been converted into an open porch shaped ell-type extension is built on the northwest corner of the themselves were removed long ago and have been lost.The brick walls are laid in likely that the original glass in the doorway area might have been beveled;the "ell"has been truncated in a fashion similar to that of the other chimneys.
is through a slightly recessed double doorway with sidelights and a fixed transom. present glass is painted and some has been broken. Originally a frame front porch extended in front of the three interior bays on the front; this porch has been The other windows throughout the main from the public eye, feature plain stone lintels). when some exterior alterations were made to the house, the roof was cut back until Today it is almost flush with the walls of the house. The main roof of the house the roof, were shortened at this time and were covered with concrete. An irregularly- house. A tall chimney, linked at the top and located to the rear of the roof of the One is rather elaborate, featuring (occasionally patched with brick). Small, single-hung windows are set into the Jortion of the house are double hung, two-over-two, set on extended lug sills and not set flush with the north wall).
This extention is windowed only on the north The interior of the Seborn house has been altered less than one might expect. foundation and are used for the basement. although these appear to date from the time of the building's construction. There are several fireplaces in the home. the time of the other alterations. LRUINS Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES APR 4 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Frederick Augustus Seborn House, Muskingum Co., Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER , as noted previously. The woodwork is heavy, more elaborate in the downstairs facilities have been added.
The house has a partial, unfinished basement, reached attic, which is also unfinished, except for a crude open stairway leading to the About forty feet to the northwest of the main house stands a two-story stretcher-bonded brick outbuilding, apparently used as servants' quarters, built four-bay structure, the main entrance is through a door in the north bay on the are double hung, two-over-two, with plain lug sills and plain stone lintels. at one time existed on the property, but this is the only one remaining. (the city's oldest graveyard) borders of the north, and is set off from the property of the cupola and the front porch, if possible. He also hopes to clean the masonry and to generally improve the condition of the property as a whole. PAGE RECEIVED DATE ENTERED the exterior of the house as much as possible, including in his plans the rebuilding roof area whereon stood the cupola.
dwelling and has been somewhat remodeled on the interior. Several other outbuildings Projecting eaves show no evidence of there ever having been a cornice or any by a chain-link fence. through a bulkhead entrance off the rear porch.A narrow stairway leads to the OCT 2 0 1977 An inset brick chimney rises at the west ridge of the roof. A three-bay-by- front, with an additional entrance on the south side. The windows in this building City of Zanesville, along the Maysville Pike (Zane's Trace). The original Seborn The present owner(who only recently purchased the property) hopes to restore AREAS OF
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