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Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Davis, Alexander, Cabin

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 590 words across 6 pages, filed in 1979. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 79002892, 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 1. No. F R A 1 6 1 3 0 - 1 4. Present Name(s) ALEXANDER PAULS CABIN 2. County FRANKLIN 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives OHS 6. Specific Location 5476 DUBLIN RD. (REAR HOUSE) 16. Thematic Category C early settlement 17. Date(s) or Period L 1827 (P) OR ca 1830's 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity DUBLIN WASHINGTON TWP 18. Style or Design 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 20. Contractor or Builder 21. Original Use, if apparent HOUSE 22. Present Use HOUSE 23. Ownership Public Private x 9. Coordinates o surrounding property Lat. Long. 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known FRED WOTRING SAME U.T.M. Reference 1 7 34 7 980 4 41 8 2 7 6 0 Zone Easting Northing Site Structure Object Bulding X 25. Open to Public? Yes No x 10.

National Yes No x 11. On National Register? Yes No x 12. Is It Eligible? Yes No x 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Hist. Dist.? Yes No x 14. District Potent'l? Yes No x 15. Name of Established District 28. No. of Stories 1 1/2 29. Basement? Yes No x 30. Foundation Material STONE 31. Wall Construction LOGS 32. Roof Type & Material GABLE, METEG. 33. No. of Bays Front 2 Side 2 34. Wall Treatment PLAIN 35. Plan Shape RECTANGULAR 36. Changes (Explain Altered in #42) Addition Moved Exterior Interior GOOD FAIR 37. Condition GOOD 38. Preservation Underway? Yes No x 39. Endangered? Yes No x By What? 40. Visible from Public Road? Yes x No 41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 210' x 145' 42.

Further Description of Important Features A LOG SPRING HOUSE WING LIES DOWN THE HILL TOWARDS THE RIVER TO THE EAST 43. History and Significance THERE IS A DEBATE AS TO THE AGE OF THIS CABIN. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings A MODERN HOUSE LIES TO THE NORTH EAST CLOSER TO THE RIVER; AN OLD WOOD FRAME GARAGE/BARN LIES TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE LARGE VICTORIAN HOUSE ON THE SLOPE TO THE WEST. 45. Sources of Information FRED F. WOTTRING DAVID HARTMANN 46. Prepared by CTS 47. Organization CI 48. Date 2 AUG 75 49. Revision Date(s) SEP 1919(?) Property Washington Township (multiple) Historic Resources Area State Ohio Working Number 9.19.78.4117 TECHNICAL Photos 105 Maps 4 CONTROL OK - 9.27.78 HISTORIAN No inventory sheet is, acreage, & T/A, VBD are inadequately addressed. Points to return coverage totally inadequate, limited body, Franklin Of abstracts & stone wall.

2.27.79 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Compliance & Regst. Guidelines for nomination of this type is minimal, discussion & supporting areas of significance insufficient, technical deficiencies numerous Return. Publish. Inventor[y] sheet misplaced in NR office 2-27-79 ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER Once survey sheets were found, all technical info was complied with. One of best prepared, compiled, & organized NR nomina- tions to date. RBF 3/28/79 HAER Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Technically very deficient! Return Recommendation: Above X Franklin 2.27.79 Inventory sheets were misplaced in NR office & later found. RBF Thus BRANCH CHIEF Accept Franklin 3.28.79 KEEPER National Register Write-up Send-back Entered APR 11 1979 Federal Register Entry 5.1.79 Re-submit United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No.

7 JUL 78 JUL 78 JUL 78 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000655