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Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Davis, Anson, Springhouse

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 626 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 79002907, 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 1 9 1978 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center Columbus, Ohio 43211 1. No. 2. County Franklin 3. Location of Negatives OHS 4. Present Name(s) David, Anson, Springhouse 5. Other Name(s) 6. Specific Location 4900 Hayden Run Road 16. Thematic Category C - Architecture, 19th c. 17. Date(s) or Period Ca. 1850 18. Style or Design 19. Architect or Engineer 20. Contractor or Builder 21. Original Use, if apparent Springhouse 22. Present Use UNUSED 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity Dublin, vic. Washington Twp. 8. Site Plan with North Arrow [Hand-drawn map] Dublin Run Road I-270 Hayden Run Road 2 mi. 9. Coordinates Lat. Long. 10. Site Structure Building Object 11. On National Yes Register? No 13. Part of Estab. Yes Hist. Dist.? No 12. Is it Eligible? Yes No 14.

District Yes Potent'l? No 15. Name of Established District 23. Ownership Public Private 24. Owner's Name & Address, If known Mr. & Mrs. Robert Palmer 4900 Hayden Run Road 25. Open to Public? Yes No 26. Local Contact Person or Organization "Dublin Historical Society" 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 28. No. of Stories 29. Basement? Yes No 30. Foundation Material Coursed fieldstone 31. Wall Construction Brick bearing 32. Roof Type & Material Gable - new shingle 33. No. of Bays Front Side 34. Wall Treatment 35. Plan Shape Rectangular 36. Changes Addition (Explain) Altered in #42 Moved 37. Condition Interior good Exterior good 38. Preservation Underway? Yes No 39. Endangered? By What? Yes No 40. Visible from High Road? Yes No 41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 200' 6' 42.

Further Description of Important Features roof has been replaced with extreme overhang on S. side, covering large wood gable end. original structure has std. 4' double hung windows on each side. beam on S. side is deeply recessed with paneled embrasure + plain stone lintel. Photo (laves) photo looking N 43. History and Significance Built by Samuel Davis for his son James after he married. Anson was a Revolutionary War veteran and early settler in the Township. The house + springhouse are all that remains of a once extensive farmstead. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings Well set back from road with handsome lawn + circular drive around the house. 45. Sources of Information Dublin Historical Society 46. Prepared by K. L. Mosed 47. Organization OHIO H. 605 48. Date 4/28 49. Revision Date(s) APR 1 1 1979 Washington Township Multiple Resource Area Franklin Co.

#358/105 Property Washington Township Multiiple State Ohio Working Number 9.19.78.4117 TECHNICAL Photos 105 Maps 4 CONTROL PL OK - 9.21.78 HISTORIAN Reinventory sheets, acreage, N.T.M. VBD are inadequately addressed. Points to return of maps totally inadequate limited only to maps given by ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN compliance w/ Regs & Guidelines for nomination of this type is minimal, discussion & supporting areas of significance insufficient, technical deficiencies numerous Rejected, Pauline 2-27-79 Inventory sheets misplaced in NR office ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER Once survey sheets were found, all technical info was compiled with. One of best prepared/compiled & organized NR nomina- tions to date KBF 3/28/79 HAER Inventory ____ Review ____ REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Technically very deficient! Return Key points to improve!

Franklin 3/28/79 Inventory sheets were misplaced in NR office Later found. KBF. BRANCH CHIEF Accept. Franklin 3/28/79 KEEPER National Register Write-up _____________ Send-back ______________ Entered APR 1 1 1979 Federal Register Entry 4/1.79 Re-submit ________________ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 INT 82106-74 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000655

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Columbus city, in the words of 1858.

1858, Columbus City

Beginnings Of Ohio

The Mound Builders and Indians - First White Settlements and Struggle for Possession - Indian Village at the Forks of the Scioto Attacked by Crawford and Dispersed - The Ohio Company, the Scioto Company and Symmes Purchase - Indian Power Broken and British Hopes Blasted - First Surveys - Topography, Geology and Soil of Franklin County.

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