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Decorative drawing: a large timber barn with a gambrel roof. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Davis, James, Barn

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 614 words across 4 pages, filed in 1979. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 79002789, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the typewriter's. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

The nomination, in full

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

OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY SEP 19 1975 1. No. FRA 1641-1 2. County FRANKLIN 3. Location of Negatives OHS 4. Present Name(s) BARN, 5701 DUBLIN ROAD 5. Other Name(s) JAMES DAVIS FARM (1872) 6. Specific Location 5701 DUBLIN RD 7. City or Town DUBLIN If Rural, Township & Vicinity WASHINGTON TWP 8. Site Plan with North Arrow BARN DUBLIN ROAD X 5701 9. Coordinates less than one acre Lat. ______ Long. ______ U.T.M. Reference Zone Easting Northing 17 716161 4422338 10. On National Yes No Register? 11. On State Yes No Register? 12. Is It Yes No Eligible? 13. Part of Estab. Yes No Hist. Dist.? 14. District Yes No Potent'l.? 15. Name of Established District 16. Thematic Category 8. Sec. ond-194mc Agricultural 17. Date(s) or Period POST 1837 18.

Style or Design 19. Architect or Engineer 20. Contractor or Builder 21. Original Use, if apparent BARN 22. Present Use BARN 23. Ownership Public Private 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known MARY E. SCATTERDAY 8602 PEMBERTON DR NEAR WORTHINGTON, OH 25. Open to Public? Yes No 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 28. No. of Stories 2 29. Basement? Yes No 30. Foundation Material STONE 31. Wall Construction HEAVY TIMBER 32. Roof Type & Material GABLE / TIN 33. No. of Bays Front 3 Side 2 34. Wall Treatment VERTICAL SIDING 35. Plan Shape RECT. 36. Changes Addition (R in #42) Altered Moved 37. Condition Interior ____________ Exterior _FAIR_ 38. Preservation Yes No Underway? 39. Endangered? Yes No By What? _______________________ 40. Visible from Yes No Public Road?

41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 135' X 605' 42. Further Description of Important Features BANKED BARN - HIGH STONE FOUNDATION UNDERCUT FACING ROAD 43. History and Significance THIS FARM WAS GIVEN TO JAMES DAVIS BY HIS FATHER, SAMUEL DAVIS IN 1837. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings 99.8 ACRES DB 789 ENTRY 7419 A FARMSITE THAT IS ESSENTIALLY INTACT, IT RETAINS THE AMBIENCE OF THIS 19th CENT. LOCATED SW OF DAVIS HOMESTEAD - 1000 FT S OF DUBLIN RD- RINGS ROAD INTERSECTION 45. Sources of Information DAVID HARTMANN 46. Prepared by CTS 47. Organization CF 48. Date 21 Aug 75 49.

Revision Date(s) __________________________________________________ Property Washington Township Mutiiple Resource Area State Ohio Working Number 9.19.78.4117 TECHNICAL Photos 105 Maps 4 CONTROL OK 9.21.78 HISTORIAN (Inventory sheet(s), acreage), (KTM) VBD are inadequately addressed, points of return Coverage totally inadequate, limited story, Franklin to attacks & stone wall ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Compliance to Regst Guidelines for nomination of this type is minimal, discussion, supporting areas of significance insufficient, technical deficiencies numerous Return, Pulaski 3-28-79 Inventory sheet misplaced in NR office ARCHEOLOGIST HAER Inventory Review OTHER Once survey sheets were found, all technical/info was complied with. One of best prepared, compiled, & organized MR nomina- tions to date LBF 3/28/79 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Technically very deficient!

Return points to above! Hampton 3/28/79 Inventory sheets were misplaced in NR office Later found. LBF. True. BRANCH CHIEF Accept. Franklin 3/28/79 KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 7-1-79 Send-back Entered APR 11 1979 Re-submit United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 INT 12106-74 Missing Core Documentation Property Name County, State Davis, James, Barn Franklin, Ohio Multiple Property Name Washington Township Multiple Resource Area Reference Number 79002789 The following Core Documentation is missing from this entry: ___ Nomination Form _X_ Photographs ___ USGS Map Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000655