Major Bibliographical References History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties Ohio, J. A. Caldwell. Published by the Historieal Publishing Company 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - 10. Geographical Data of Adena. 1978. less than 5 acres Quadrangle name Dillonvale,Ohio Quadrangle scale L:24000 . state 6 March 1980 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 65), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated Easting date code county Northing Zone Attest: national Acreage of nominated property organization Ohio University-Zanesville UMT References name/title 11.
Form Prepared By Chief of Registration The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Keeper of the National Register List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries south along Co.Rd.10 to the place of beginning. UTM NOT VERIFIED For HCRS use only north c.
500' toa point;then westic.350 to the east side of Co.Rd.10;then GPO 938 835 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service State Historic Preservation Officer signature SHPO Beginning at the corner of Co.Rd.10 and a driveway,then east c.400'toa point;then /16/80 Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - Review - BRANCH CHIEF OTHER KEEPER CONTROL HAER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Working Number Send-back Property TECHNICAL Re-submit HISTORIAN National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register Entry 2-2-82 United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Vic. Adena, Jefferson Co., Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 3/80 Neg: MUS-61-6-2, filed at Ohio University-Zanesville, OH 1ooking east. NOV 2 6 1980 HAMILTON-ICKES HOUSE Outbuilding, located behind house, Photo by David L.
Taylor, Ohio University-Zanesville, OH HAMILTON-ICKES HOUSE Interior: marbelized mantle G Vic. Adena, Jefferson Co., Ohio Neg. MUS-61-5-1, filed at Photo by David L. Taylor, SW perspective, showing 2-story HAMILTON-ICKES HOUSE University-Zanesville, Ohio Vic. Adena,Jefferson Col, Ohio Neg. MUS-61-4-1, filed at Ohio OCT 1 4 1980 Vic. Adena, Jefferson Co., Ohio University-Zanesville, Ohio HAMILTON-ICKES HOUSE Neg. MUS -61-6-1, filed at Ohio house, g detail on house. Photo by David L. Taylor, 3/80 NOV 2 6 1980 Vic. Adena, Jefferson Co., Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 3/80 Neg. MUS-61-7-3, filed at scured by trees. OCT 1 4 1980 HAMILTON-ICKES HOUSE Ohio University-Zanesville, Ohio DILLONVALE, OHIO" DILLONVALE QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 17/511340/4453060 Hamilton-Ickes House UNITED STATES STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S.
Route Athens County Jackson County Acting State Historic Preservation Officer Mr. Dellas H. Harder Columbus, Ohio 43211 Honorable Donald J. Pease Honorable Chalmers P. Wylie Location Strasburg Chauncey STATE Name Date Entered Honorable Douglas Applegate Franklin County Tuscarawas County Clutts House Honorable Tony P. Hall Jefferson County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Columbus Honorable Thomas L. Ashley Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Also Notified Honorable Tennyson Guyer Honorable Thomas N. Kindness The Ohio Historical Society Adena vicinity Garver Brothers Store Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Broad Street United Methodist Church Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Clester, Joseph, House Falrfiald County OHIO Amanda Barr House Hamilton-Ickes House NOV 26 P80 Montgomery County Godfrey, Sen.
Thomas J., House Mercer County Darke County Dayton Medina Location Toledo Lucas County Name STATE Celina Ashland Avenue Baptist Church Franklin County Also Notified Ohio National Bank Medina County Dayton Stove and Cornice Works Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Mumson, Judge Albert, House Greenville Carnegie Library and Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall Columbus Hamilton-Ickes House, Adena Vicinity, Jefferson County, Ohio On April 21, 1787, as was expressed in the deed, the United States kept this section of land until June 18, 1802, when he sold it, at the original price, to John Johnston of Washington County, Pennsylvania. BIOGRAPHICAL CYCLOPAEDIA AND PORTRAIT GALLERY.
Photo-copy placed in Between 1802 and 1839 John Johnston's son, William, aquired 247 On August 10, 1839, William Johnston had his administrator, Ebene- chased by Thomas Hamilton at $7,192.
He had married Mary Mclaughlin, daughter of Senator John Mclaughlin who was one of the earliest settlers OCT 1 4 1980 with his term being from 1832-1836.He became the prosecuting attorney ran for governor of Ohio representing the Whig party.He lost the race Ohio.He started the first temperance society in the county on Bacon 1837.He later became a judge and even had a book published entitled of Carroll County and represented that county in the legislature in Ridge in 1833.At this time he was serving as sheriff of Belmont County way from the house in question.) but in a log house which would have been located just across the drive- contained 64o acres of Smithfield Township in Jefferson County.Hardy in the area around Adena.Mary died in 1839,the same year that they "Arguements to Courts and Juries."It was an 8vo.of 543 pages consist- 3/4 acres of this property at the northeastern part of Section 32.
sold all of Section #32 to Joseph Hardy for $1 per acre.This section the back of this paper.) HISTORY OF PAST OWNERS OF THE ESTATE zer S. Grahm, sell all of his acreage at public auction.It was pur- though some people from Adena think it was built earlier; about 1832. to Dem. Reuben Wood.(Johnston was at the time living on the have obtained information about John Johnston on page 54o of the William Johnston studied law in John Wright's office in Steubenville, bought the estate.(Hamilton remarried two other times.) The house Hamilton-Ickes House, Adena Vicinity, Jefferson County, Ohio the cook. On March 21, 1888 Amelia E. Hamilton, Thomas' widow, sold the es- for $3,000. His sister, Minnie Smith, needed the money since she was ever, Ickes went bankrupt.
He was accused of embezzling bank funds and OCT 1 4 1980 dairy cattle since there were numerous milk houses and definate milking War.He also helped erect and establish the Shortcreek Presbyterian ings around the doorways and windows.The front stairway railing is of tinued to run the dairy; since bills for dairy equipment were found a structure as was his estate.Along with the house there is a large eaves and porches.The interior was also richly done with large mold- seems to be for the purpose of washing milking equipment. kitchen which was probably used for storage or maybe as a bedroom for bearing his name.He bought all his equipment to accomodate from 650 left the area.The Belmont Savings and Loan took over the estate.
Later he was president of the Peoples National Bank in Adena.He con- horse barn equipped to house three teams of large draft horses.There is also another large barn which was apparently built to accomodate walnut with pine spindles.Between the dining room and living room is Thomas Hamilton was a contractor and a farmer.He later served as Thomas Ickes parceled the 247 3/4 acres of his land into thirds and a fireplace in every room with the exception of a small room above the areas in the barn.Nearly all of one small building next to the house Church of Adena where he then served as an elder. moving west to the Dayton area. a set of big sliding doors. There are cabinets built into the walls and tate to Thomas H. Ickes.Ickes was a farmer also.On April 9,1908 his brother George's third for $1.He also bought his sister's third John Ickes was a regional manager of the Belmont Savings and Loan.
a corporal in.the Ohio Valley Infantry, Company K", during the Civil The house itself is extremely "fancy"with paneled and decorated to 1000 head of on one of the bills.)In 1930,how- sold them to his three children for $1 apiece.John Ickes then bought Hamilton must have been fairly wealthy to be able to afford such Volunteer Hamilton-Ickes House, Adena Vicinity, Jefferson County, Ohio their agents, Lawrence I. Heil, along with some other parcels of land. Heil then sold the parcel of land in question, consisting of 144.133 sale took place on June 16, 1942. my grandfather, Louis Sipos. He farmed the land as well as was a coal The house and its surrounding acre will be given to me, Louis M. OCT 1 4 1980 the death of Louis Sipos.Mary Sipos sold the estate to my mother on acres,to Gideon Dennis. Dennis must have been a farmer also.This O'Bradovich.
original house stands empty; though we did live in the old house for Eli O'Bradovich Sr.They built another house on the property and the From here the land was purchased by the Jefferson Coal Company. The house was rented by different families of which there are no rec- Almost one year later on April 22,1943,Dennis sold the land to September 12,1969.The estate is now owmed by my parents,Mr.&Mrs. ords kept.On May 28,1940 the coal company sold the land to one of miner.On Novermber 23,1960 the title went over to my grandmother at some father is a coal miner also.) Hamilton-Ickes House, ADena Vicinty, Jefferson County, Ohio * History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties Ohio, J. A. Caldwell. Published sentative Citizens - Joseph B. Doyle. Publisher, Richard-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill. 1910. Our Town Adena, Compiled and Edited by Mrs.
Julius Stanwick, Sponsored by story, one room deep, Greek Revival house in Mt. Pleasant, a town 6 (resident of Mt. Pleasant) Rev. Lloyd Smith, President of Mt. Pleasant Historical Society, says visiting there. BIBLIOGRAPHY Robert Walker confirms that he was a contractor and probably built or helped to get Mt.Pleasant registered as a historical village. very young then. Biographical Cyclopaedia and Portrait Gallery. not remember the year.I went to see her and we talked about the house shop, and the remodled Methodist church are two.The other was a house Mable Krinke also recalls this structure in Mt. Pleasant.Used to go Other information gathered from local people; of the structure and it was identical. Land ownership records and deed books - Steubenville,County Courthouse. also remodeled, but its structure wasn't like exactly like my house.
helped build the house.Mr.Walker said that there used to be a two why there are no other houses like it around of Mt.Pleas.) by the Historical Publishing Company 1880. (resident of Adena) 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Repre- OCT 1 4 1980 * The Women's Club of Adena. 1978.
conformation that Thomas Hamilton did indeed build the house, but does Gertrude Parkinson's aunt was married to Thomas Hamilton.She gives there are three Greek Revival structures in Mt.Pleasant.The old tin and some of its other owners.She said Thomas Hamilton had three wives July 10, 1980 METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION 3550 Main Street 614-283-4111 (257) BHJ OFFICE BHJ TRANSPORTATION STUDY OFFICE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL B-H COUNCIL EXECUTIVE OFFICE PROJECTS OFFICE NOTIFICATION OF CLEARINGHOUSE ACTION SAI/PNRS : Proposal - Cleared proposal without comment *X Finds proposal not in conflict with BHJ plans and programs Provisionally cleared the proposal with request that the appli- - Not circulated viewers One _outside reviewer comment (s) attached - No outside reviewer comments received Submission of final application to BHJ for review Occasional status reports on the development of the project IF YOU HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS REVIEW, PLEASE Ohio Clearinghouse C. File None Applicant: Date: CIRCULATION REVIEWER COMMENTS OUTSIDE REVIEWER COMMENTS Nomination of Hamilton-Ickes House to the National Response to the BHJ Staff Report concerning this project Ohio Historic Preservation Office PLETED REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL: Register of Historic Places Requests other action relative to the proposal outlined in the in the attached BHJ Staff Report Response to the Outside Reviewer Comments concerning this project cant respond to BHJ Staff and/or outside reviewer concerns attached BHJ Staff Report BROOKE - HANCOCK - JEFFERSON Steubenville. Ohio 43952 BROOKE - HANCOCK (REGION XI) Ohio Historical Cntr, I-1 & 17th Ave., Columbus, Oh 43211 Mr. David L.
Brooks - Cleared proposal with specific comments and recommendations found OCT 1 4 1980 FURTHER ACTION (S) REQUESTED OF THE APPLICANT Attention: 614-282-3685 Address: 304-797-9666 BROOKE-HANCOCK-JEFFERSON METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION HAS COM- Proposal sent to affected and/or interested outside agency re- Recommends rejection of the proposal based on comments contained 814 Adams Street NOV 2 6 1980 suggest changes of, or deny the project. of minority, low-income, or handicapped persons? If "yes", please describe the general effect. Do not delay clearance, but take all possible steps to en- This question does not apply because (Revised January, 1976) OCT 1 4 1980 block: Signature Yes applicants seem to be sincere and truly enthused about this Use Additional Sheets clarifies the guestions or concerns indicated.
Could this proposal have an adverse effect upon any concentration Date of Response prior to submission to the funding agency? sure that the agency initiating notification addresses or Would you like to review the final application (impact statement) Were you, or was your agency consulted in the planning of the pro- BHJ Comment Sheet Comments on Proposed Activity this is a final submission Delay clearance of the proposal until these matters can be The building is structurally sound,though in disrepair.The Name of Project Ohio Historic Preservation Office-Hamilton Ickes House as necessary. should be held.) If "yes"described in what manner and at what point you or your posed project (s) described on this form? , how would you like to have participated? restoration. We advise this project be funded. Clear the proposal, and forward these comments. discussed.
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