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One of 18 National Register listings published here for Ashland County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
William Kelley Hardware Store-Hayesville Odd Fellows Hall
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1908.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Kelley, William, Hardware Store--Hayesville Odd Fellows Hall - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 7 E. Main St., Hayesville, 44838
- When was it listed? 2017-02-23
- Category. building
- Township. Vermillion township
- National Register reference number. 100000662 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Then and now
1908 to 1994The ground this property stands on, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Vermillion township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Coulter Family
"The Coulter family are known as among the earliest settlers at Perrysville, on the Black Fork. Thomas Coulter (the father of John) was born in the State of New York, and moved from thence with his father to the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, and was living there at the time of the Wyoming massacre.
The ground it stands on
85,561 wordsThe chapter on Vermillion Township in A History of the Pioneer and Modern Times of Ashland County : from the Earliest to the Present Date, published 1863 names Hayesville. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
The original proprietors of the town of Hayesville were Rev. John Cox and Linus Hayes. As the Loudonville and Ashland, and Wooster and Mansfield roads crossed at this point, Mr. Cox concluded that it might be the site of a future town. He accordingly gave notice of a sale of lots, and on the day named a considerable number assembled to attend the sale. The business opened in the forenoon, and the auctioneer, John Shriver, expended his "yelloquence" in vain on the advantages offered, for no bids whatever could be obtained. At noon Mr. Cox despaired of being the founder of a town in this locality, and offered his whole farm for three hundred dollars. Even this offer, however, he could persuade no one to accept.
Passage source: A History of the Pioneer and Modern Times of Ashland County : from the Earliest to the Present Date, published 1863.
In tills extremity some one suggested that whisky possessed a virtue in these matters which might insure better success. A jug of that beverage was tlierefore obtained, a quantity of poke berries placed in it, and, under the name of "cherry bounce," offered the crowd, who partook of it h^eely. After a little " things worked," tlie services of John Shriver were dispensed with, and T. J. Bull, of Loudonville, mounted a cliestnut stump which stood about the place now occupied by the town fountain, where the principal streets cross, and again offered the first lots in the embryo town of Hayesville. After a little effort the first lot (tlie one now occupied by Armentrout & Son) was sold to David Richmond (a shoemaker) for seventy-five dollars. At the close of the da}- a mere fraction of the land, which at noon he liad offered for three hundred dollars, had been sold for more than twice that amount. Great is whisky, and great are sometimes its conquests.
Passage source: A History of the Pioneer and Modern Times of Ashland County : from the Earliest to the Present Date, published 1863.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Vermillion Township - 85,561 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Fires near this property
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of William Kelley Hardware Store-Hayesville Odd Fellows Hall between 2018 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15814 |
| 9 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15500 |
| 27 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13545 |
| 6 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15943 |
| 4 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15942 |
Specimens collected near this property
12 of 380 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 380 specimens collected within 10 miles of William Kelley Hardware Store-Hayesville Odd Fellows Hall between 1846 and 1975: 351 Animalia, 27 Plantae, 2 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Auten, B Zahuranec & party, B.H., H.P., M.A. & R. Rhoades and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anthoceros crispulus (Mont.) Douin | 1923 | Mrs. Bayard R. Taylor | near Londonville |
| Mediorhynchus grandis Van Cleave, 1916 | 1846 | P. Harwood | Ashland | |
 | Ammodramus savannarum (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1897 | Smith, D. W. | Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA |
 | Danthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult. | 1897 | Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley | Vermilion Township |
 | Perlinella ephyre (Newman, 1839) | 1899 | R.C. Osburn | |
 | Tyto alba pratincola (Bonaparte, 1838) | 1900 | Fuller, W. J. | Sullivan, Ashland, Ohio, USA |
 | Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1902 | not recorded | No Further Locality Data |
 | Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus | 1909 | Hopkins, L.S. | Round Lake |
 | Carex comosa Boott | 1911 | Hopkins, L.S. | Round Lake |
| Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. | 1911 | Hopkins, L.S. | Round Lake | |
| Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. | 1911 | Hopkins, L.S. | Round Lake | |
| Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E.B.Alexeev | 1911 | Hopkins, L.S. | Round Lake |
All 380 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of William Kelley Hardware Store-Hayesville Odd Fellows Hall: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolin and Son Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bolin and Son Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hayesville, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Hayesville | $50,000 | County Road 1775 closed due to flowing water from Newell Run Creek near Montgomery Township. Minor road damage with pavement lifted. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Hayesville | $40,000 | Flooding occurred from heavy thunderstorm rains on top of already saturated soil. Roads were closed from flood waters. Telephone poles being readied to replace storm damage poles from previous days floated away down County Road 1802. |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Hayesville | $30,000 | Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of basements and State Route 60. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hayesville | $25,000 | Quarter to golf ball sized hail was observed. Some minor damage was reported. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $15,000 | A local newspaper reported trees downed southeast of Hayesville. There was also a social media report of roof damage to a barn between Hayesville and Loudonville. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed large tree branches and trees across the area. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and large limbs south of Hayesville. Trees and limbs were also reported down in the Loudonville area. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped several trees in a wooded area south of Hayesville. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $10,000 | Several trees were reported down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $10,000 | Several trees were reported downed as severe thunderstorms moved east through central portions of the county. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees south of Hayesville. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two very large trees. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two trees. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $4,000 | Trees, limbs and power lines were downed. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Hayesville | $2,000 | A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayesville | $2,000 | A few large limbs reported down. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hayesville | - | Nickel sized hail was observed. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Hayesville | - | Nickel size hail was observed. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Hayesville | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
Maps showing this location
7 surveysUnited States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
- 1908 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:62500 - 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ashland South quadrangle1:24000 - 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:100000
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hayesville Opera House | 0.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Vermilion Institute | 0.4 miles | 1978 |
 | John Garst House | 4.5 miles | 1982 |
 | Lakefork School | 6.1 miles | 1982 |
| Ashland County Children's Home | 6.4 miles | 2019 | |
| Center Street Historic District | 6.8 miles | 1976 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100000662 in Record Group 79. |
| Ashland County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.