Major Bibliographical References C.O. Owen and Co. 1895 p. 370-371 10. Geographical Data _ state 11. Form Prepared By date August 1, 1979 street & number The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: - national As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated State Historic Preservation Officer signature 1 hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register county code date Zone Northing Zanesville local Easting UMT References 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Attest: Quadrangle scale 1:24000 includes all significant buildings associated with the property.
Keeper of the National Register List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Quadrangle name Senecaville 1425 Newark Road city or town Chief of Registration Acreage of nominated property C. one acre ACREAGE NOT VERFIED point, then west 400' to a point,,then south 300' to the place of beginning.This For HCRS use only A.F. Stout, ed. The Clan Finley, Dover, Ohio: Eagle Press, n.d., p. 137 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. date 12/31/29 name/title Kathleen Andrews, Asst.
Regional Preservation Officer state Ohio 43701 Verbal boundary description and justification Beginning at the northeast corner of SR 3l3 and UMM NOT VERIEIED 1-29-80 326 3, 5.80 Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF KEEPER OTHER HAER ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNICAL Entered CONTROL Re-submit Maps Working Number Send-back Photos Review Property Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up State ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 4.24.80 STATE Ohio Geographical Data -- Acreage: UTM Reference(s): - on the National Register staff, telephone 202-343-6401 Chief, Branch of Registration Description: Certification: Date: Bibliography: Photographic Coverage: IS RESUBMITTED.
The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for Map Coverage: Verbal Boundary Description: clarification of the information indicated below.PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION Thank you for your attentionto the above items. OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name Finley, Ebenezer, House and or common 2. Location street & number R.D. 1 NE corner S.R. 313 and Richland Twp. Rd. 57 - not for publication (1 mile west of Senecaville on S.R. 313) city, town X vicinity of X state - county X unoccupied . agriculture X building(s) X private .structure _ work in progress - private residence - yes: restricted X yes: unrestricted _ transportation X other: vacant 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc.
has this property been determined eligible? - yes X no . local depository for survey records Ohio Historical Society, Historic Preservation Office Col umbus date both Category museum Accessible government commercial object site code district educational religious entertainment industrial Cambridge Status historic park Ownership public military being considered title Inventory-Nomination Form Senecaville Guernsey County Courthouse Ohio Ohio Historic Inventory Public Acquisition 3. Classification scientific 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys Present Use National Park Service September 1976 National Register of Historic Places Type all entries-complete applicable sections For NPS use only Wheeling Avenue in process United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900 Woodrow and Roberta Broom JAN I 6 1986 date entered FEB 2 8 1986 Guernsey received (3-82) 0.39 X unaltered X original site _ ruins _moved - unexposed facade is divided into five bays and has a centrally placed doorway with plain stone lintels and lug sills. Above the entrance in the center bay, two frieze on the porch. gable end (visible in photos #3 and 4). and a small stairway in the rear. Two bathrooms have been added. outbuilding is an outdoor toilet located to the northeast of the house. Condition excellent fair 7.
Description garage of more recent construction standing to the south of the outdoor toilet Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance The interior is in fair condition and features original woodwork and paneled The photographs taken in 1978 accurately represent the present condition of the coal house which stood directly behind the house.The only other remaining supported by slender tuscan-type columns.A row of dentils ornaments the plain has also been attached sketch map for locations.) pictured next to the brick milkhouse is no longer standing.
Both the main structure and the ell extension are covered by gable roofs Check one gables feature a pair of casement windows and have a decorative partial is located approximately 2 miles west of Senecaville on S.R.313.The main The Ebenezer Finley House (1853) is a two-story brick structure built ina vernacular or common style with Greek Revival details #1).The house rear of the in photo #6).The chicken coop which stood next to i+has been torn in photo #6,which was taken in has the X deteriorated (photo #3). Chimneys are located in each of the three gable ends. All three col lapsed (photo #4). There is a one-story shed roofed addition on the north was located originally to the northwest of the house on Township Road57. windows have been paired and share an elongated sill and lintel.
This lintel date In close proximity to the house are several outbuildings in varying states of This has fallen in recently.A small brick milkhouse still stands to the left Finley House.As noted on the back of photo #6,the wood frame chicken coop doors with #5).There is a central staircase in the front porch with shed roof extends across the three center baysof the facade and is bears the inscription "E.Finley #2).An open one-story Areas of Significance - Check and justify below exploration settlement - politics government other (specify) Builder Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) associations with a successful farmer, cattleman, and civic servant and as successful farmer, brought his family from Pennsylvania to Ohio, becoming one his wealth by dealing in livestock, buying large herds of cattle and driving Guernsey County traditionally has had a predominantly agricultural economy A handsome bullding, the large vernacular brick farmhouse is architecturally significance increases with the local context as part of the homestead of at despite its fair condition, stands out as an important remnant from the through the 1940s and has not been altered, although it is in need of commerce 1500-1599 1400-1499 1700-1799 communications economics philosophy unknown theater archeology-prehistoric engineering education humanitarian conservation invention 1600-1699 industry religion transportation literature 8.
Significance Period music science prehistoric social archeology-historic Specific dates law sculpture military 1900- X_agriculture X_1800-1899 Richland Township. community planning area of Guernsey County has not been thoroughly surveyed but this property landscape architecture farmhouse is a well-preserved example of brick vernacular architecture in least three generations of a prosperous farming and ranching family.This Finley was also active in civic government, serving as a township trustee for Criteria B and C successful agricultural ventures begun by his father and further increased The Ebenezer Finley House derives its significance from its strictly local a Christmas tree farm. trustee for the Presbyterian Church. twentieth century in this part of Ohio.
The Finley House was built on the route of the Clay Pike, the major stock the gable roof and in the architectural details(such as.the partial cornice Xarchitecture returns in the gables and the sawtooth brick molding at the cornice).Its the traffic on the National Road.Even after the arrival of the railroad in 1880,stock driving continued asa major industry for the area into the early Richland Township was:organized in 1810) in 1814when his Iiving in both agricultural areas.
Ebenezer--only a portion of the large farm established by James Finley and Pike was used instead of the National Road which also ran between the two cities because the soft clay surface and gentler grade were easier on the art of Guernsey County's major agricultural industries--cattle driving.The main based on both crops and livestock.Ebenezer Finley established an outstanding many years, as director of the county infirmary for nine years, and asa driving route between Zanesville, Ohio and Wheel ing, West Virginia. The Clay county's agricultural past.The property remained in the Finley family intact farmhouse from the mid-nineteenth century representative of one Ebenezer Finley born in western Pennsylvania.He moved to the 320 acrespurchased by James Finley in 1814 and later deeded to UT M References point, then south to the place of Kathleen Andrews, Asst.
Regional Preservation Officer Sylvia Gillis, NR Intern Col umbus As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 State Historic Preservation Officer signature date / 2 For NPS use only hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1983 0 -419-311 code Northing county Senecaville name/title Zone national telephone (614) 466-1500 local Ohio Quadrangle name Attest: 10. Geographical Data List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification date August 1979/September 1985 1895. pp. 370-371. 9. Major Bibliographical References The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Chief of Registration Quadrangle scale _1:24 ,000 11.
Form Prepared By Keeper of the National Register city or town state n/a Easting These boundaries include only the main house. according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated organization Ohio Historical Society street & number 1985 Velma Avenue Verbal boundary description and justification Beginning at a point on the north side of S.R. 313 approx- Stout, A.F.,ed. The Clan Finley. Dover, Ohio: Eagle Press, n.d.,p. 137. Vic. of Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio B. Barn E. Chicken Coop F. Outdoor Toilet G. Garage Milk House NORTH S.R. 313 Ebenezer Finley House Sketch Map: WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ('R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Working No.
Date Due: - nomination by person or local government _ REJECT - owner objection Federal Agency: _ -appeal -sample J request Reviewer's comments: Reviewer - _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: _ technical corrections cited below .substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Description _ excellent - unaltered -original site - moved summary paragraph boundary selection Category alterations/integrity Accessible resubmission Ownership Status completeness deteriorated dates yes unexposed ruins RETURN Guernsey County Recom./Criteria Action: fair Substantive Review: Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Present Use Public Acquisition good Has this property been determined eligible?
Check one Condition NR decision clarity Finley, Ebenezer, House callleman. Discipline Historion AOCEPT 8. Significance Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 11. Form Prepared By _national - Date . . Phone: - GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Builder/Architect clarity Signed title state Verbal boundary description and justification applicable criteria 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Specific dates State Historic Preservation Officer signature completeness Maps Photographs local Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to justification of exception Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) UTM References justification of areas checked The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: summary paragraph Quadrangle name Areas of Significance-Check and justify below context Period relating significance to the resource relationship of integrity to significance v. Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio Finley House, south facade Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, EBENEZER FINLEY HOUSE Photo by Kathleen Andrews, June 1978 #1 of 6 Columbus, Ohio #2 of 6 v. Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio Photo by Kathleen Andrews, June Tintel with inscription "E. Finley Oct.
12, 1853" Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, EBENEZER FINLEY HOUSE Finley House,detail of south facade showing #3 of 6 v. Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio Finley House, view from southwest showing west EBENEZER FINLEY HOUSE Photo by Kathleen Andrews, June 1978 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, elevation and shed addition on rear v. Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio Finley House, view from northwest showing ell, cornice returns, and collapsed porch Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, EBENEZER FINLEY HOUSE #4 of 6 #5 of 6 Photo by Kathleen Andrews, June 1978 Finley House, interior detail of door with transom v. Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, EBENEZER FINLEY HOUSE (NOB-4-6-4) Col mbus, oio #6 of 6 Columbus, Ohio l Finley House, outbuildings to north of house showing Photo by Kathleen Andrews, June 1978 v.
Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, EBENEZER FINLEY HOUSE brick milkhouse and chicken coop demolished) (NOB-4-6-3) UTM Reference: 17 457820 4419280 UNITED STATES SENECAVILLE QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) STATE OF OHIO SENECAVILLE, OHIO ELYRIA INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES P. O. BOX 454 ELYRIA, OHIO 44035 INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) INF: T0 TIVE MATERIAL SENT TALEFHONE CALL (ATTACHED) INITIALS THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ACTION TAKEN INSTRUMENT SERVICE FOR TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL ELYRIA GL 8-5333 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 December 30, 1985 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C.
20013-7127 Dear Carol : Kirkwood, Joseph, House Bel mont Wood lawn Farm Marmon, Martin, House Finley, Ebenezer, House JAN 1 6 1986 614/466-1500 SOCIETY Montgomery Guernsey County Logan Resubmission Fayette Delaware Wayne HISTORICAL High House Chateau Laroche New Submissions Gertenslager Carriage and Wagon Company Enclosed are eight new National Register nominations and one resubmission. Ohio Historic Preservation Office Sincerely, Enclosures State Historic Preservation Office National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Wright and Wright Printing Offices Wright Cycle Company Shop/ Summit Please contact me if you have any questions. Ward House WRL:bp Department of the Interior OHIO All of the appropriate notification procedures have been followed for these Ward House, Summit County, Ohio.
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