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

Nomination for Sells, David, Barn

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 594 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 79003135, 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. Sep 18 1978 2. County Franklin 3. Location of Negatives OHS 4. Present Name(s) Sells, David, Barn 5. Other Name(s) 6. Specific Location 4986 Hayden Run Road 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity Dublin vic. Washington Twp. 8. Site Plan with North Arrow (stonewalls) Dublin Rd. IN --------------> ------------ Hayden Run Rd. 9. Coordinates Lat. Long. U.T.M. Reference Zone Easting Northing 10. Site Building [x] Structure [ ] Object [ ] 11. On National Register? Yes [ ] No [x] 12. Is It Eligible? Yes [ ] No [x] 13. Part of Estab. Hist. Dist.? Yes [ ] No [x] 14. District Potent'l? Yes [ ] No [x] 15. Name of Established District 16. Thematic Category B - agriculture 17.

Date(s) or Period Ca. 1870 18. Style or Design 19. Architect or Engineer 20. Contractor or Builder David Sells 21. Original Use, if apparent barn 22. Present Use barn 23. Ownership Public [ ] Private [x] 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known Dr. + Mrs. Frank Dewson 4986 Hayden Run Rd. Franklin, Ohio 25. Open to Public? Yes [ ] No [x] 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Dublin Historical Society 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 28. No. of Stories 29. Basement? Yes [ ] No [x] 30. Foundation Material Coursed fieldstone 31. Wall Construction braced frame 32. Roof Type & Material gable - metal 33. No. of Bays Front Side 34. Wall Treatment board-batten siding 35. Plan Shape rectangle 36. Changes Addition [x] Altered [ ] Moved [ ] (Explain Altered in #42) 37.

Condition Interior good Exterior good 38. Preservation? Underway? Yes [ ] No [x] 39. Endangered? Yes [ ] No [x] By What? 40. Visible from Public Road? Yes [ ] No [x] 41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 320' - none 42. Further Description of Important Features close to house. East end has large sliding door, lowest opening in the east + west gables. Small door south side toward west end. Braced frame. 43. History and Significance Date inside on upper beam says "b. 1870 D. Sells". David was the son of Benjamin Sells, one of the first settlers of Washington township and builder of the other farm buildings. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings farm setting, slightly hilly terrain 45. Sources of Information Personal records of owner Dublin Historical Society 46. Prepared by G. Kilmoyer 47.

Organization QUELL. 405 48. Date 4/13/80 49. Revision Date(s) Property Washington Township Historic Resources State Ohio Working Number 9.19.78.4117 TECHNICAL Photos 105 Maps 4 (inventory sheets; acreage) & (TM) VBD HISTORIAN are inadequately addressed. Points of Return of maps totally inadequate, limit only, sample in the approach & stone wall. 2/28/79 compliance to Regst Guidelines for nomination of ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN This type is minimal, discussion supporting areas of significance insufficient, technical deficiencies numerous. Accept Return to Historian Inventory sheets misplaced in NR office. 2-28-79 ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER One survey sheet was found, all technical info was complied with.

One of best prepared/compiled, organized NR nomina- tions to date LBF 3/28/79 HAER Inventory - Review - - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Technically very deficient! Return to above Inventory sheets were misplaced in NR office. -> later found LBF. BRANCH CHIEF Accept Franklin 3.28.79 KEEPER National Register Write-up __________ Send-back _______ Entered APR 11 1979 Federal Register Entry 4.1.79 Re-submit _______ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 APR 77 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000655