National Register reference number.78002164- the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Then and now
1910 to 1992
The ground this property stands on, surveyed
82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are
United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
19101992
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Zanesville city. The inset identifies its exact
source book and publication year.
was so named in honor of Captain John C. Hazlett, of 2d O. V. I., and his cousin, Harry Hazlett, of the 5th U.S. Artillery, both of whom were killed during the Civil war; the post was organized June 1, 1881, with the following officers: C. C. Goddard, post commander; M. V. B. Kennedy, senior vice commander; Wilson C.
Zanesville and its immediate vicinity possess facilities for manufacturing in nearly, if not quite, all the industries requiring skilled labor, it is believed, all things considered, equal, if not superior to those of any place East or West. In every item to be taken into account in the make-up of a manufacturing city comparison is challenged. It was the remark of the late John Quincy Adams made in reference to the water power here existing, that "Zanesville was the Lowell of the West." Henry Clay, in one of his letters, after personal inspection of the water power at this point, said: "The water power furnished by the James river at Richmond makes it the best manufacturing site in the United States save that at Zanesville, Ohio." These opinions were expressed before the era of coal and railway transportation.
The manufacturing interest of Zanesville are at this time its leading attraction. It is a growing interest and is imparting to the city a permanent and solid character, and placing it among the most prosperous cities of the West. The progress made in this direction has been rapid during recent years. Old industries have been enlarged and extended, and new ones added which bid fair to become large and prosperous enterprises. This stimulus to manufacturing industry is attributed to the fact that fuel and living are so cheap, market supplies of all kinds so abundant, the facilities for shipment so superior, and the location so central and generally so advantageous. Besides a more enlightened and liberalized sentiment than heretofore existed now prevails, and there is exhibited more of a disposition to encourage productive enterprises by furnishing money at liberal rates to aid in their prosecution.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The
federal wildfire occurrence database
lists 55 fires within 5 miles of William D. Lash House
between 2012 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
33
Power generation/transmission/distribution
7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined
6
Equipment and vehicle use
4
Smoking
2
Arson/incendiarism
1
Recreation and ceremony
1
Other causes
1
The most recent of
them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service
that recorded it.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. Museums hold 862 specimens
collected within 10 miles of William D. Lash House between 1873 and 1975: 714 Animalia, 123 Plantae, 15 Fungi, 5 Protozoa, 4 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista.
12 distinct Species records are shown.
Collected by A.E. Miller, Adams, W. (William), Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) et al., Adams, W. M. 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.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists
10 workings within 5 miles of William D. Lash House: 6 producers, 3 past producers, 1 plant.
7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the
map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring
settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The National Weather Service names
Zanesville, the town this property stands in, in 113 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 62 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 17 flash flood, 5 flood.
The reports record 1 death. 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.
Thunderstorm winds blew down four power poles and power lines just north of Zanesville. Several trees were also reported down across the eastern part of the county.
Street flooding was reported in and near Zanesville after 1.30 inches fell in 20 minutes. Large branches were downed east of Zanesville. One branch fell on a passing motorist's car. There was no mention of any injuries.
United 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.
When this property was proposed for the
National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is,
and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain.
It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the
occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s
typewriter's.
Description of the property
locally. The house is built on frame construction with shiplapped The door itself is a four panel design made of walnut, and is is located in the den, which also has one of the four working fire- The secondary door has 6/6 window lights with a the interior with tasteful paint, wallpaper, and floor material CONDITION selections. FAIR 7DESCRIPTION XALTERED The southwest first story wall boasts a four unit bay window bracketry work on the northeast and northwest elevations.A nicely siding and a truncated hip roof with slate shingles. The foundation is rockfaced sandstone, presumably quarried Two brick sidewalks lead you across the front yard under some The house has two and one-half stories with the attic presently slightly recessed with a fixed transom.
all four chimneys in good shape and intact. There are two wooden porches in good shape minus the cornice The Leepers have done a commendable job of restoring much of and fine bracketry.Most of the plaster in the house is in fine detailed portico with fine bracketry highlights the main front door. shape along with the original woodwork. places and natural finished bi-fold double hung wooden shutters. XORIGINAL SITE CHECK ONE _DETERIORATED pointed wooden lintels and plain slip sills. _UNEXPOSED - UNALTERED All of the windows are.double hung 2/2 in.design.with well preserved, -GOOD _RUINS reflected on the exterior of this fine Victorian house. The feel- ing of the site and house is one of a"well seasoned"appearance. AREAS OF
Statement of significance
more than thirty years, and was involved with education in general in southeastern degree in 1874 (from Ohio University), and four years later, in 1878, he assumed the duties of Superintendent of the Zanesville Public Schools, a position that he was to the Zanesville schools, as well as a sort of special education program for slower was. held at the new high school, with overflowing crowds; the eulogy was offered by the were built in the upper Dresden Road area.
1400-1499 1700-1799 ECONOMICS ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC COMMUNICATIONS LAW ENGINEERING PHILOSOPHY AGRICULTURE PERIOD BUILDER/ARCHITECT SCULPTURE THEATER MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE LITERATURE INVENTION _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT 1600-1699 _CONSERVATION _TRANSPORTATION X1800-1899 and held memberships in a number of statewide teachers'organizations.During his _COMMERCE _PREHISTORIC This residence is a typical example of midwestern Victorian architecture inwood.
1880s, this building has continued to be associated with him through the years.It is William Lash himself figured prominently in the educational life of Zanesville for said that he often conducted classes in his Dresden Road home before neighborhood schools was completed in 1883,and currently functions as the Board's offices.The second, both of which continue in use today by the Board of Education. The first of these Ohio University in 187l.That same year he began his regular teaching career in -1500-1599 -RELIGION _1900- _COMMUNITY PLANNING X EDUCATION _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -1.- _OTHER (SPECIFY) Jackson, Ohio. In 1872, he moved to Zanesville to teach. He received his Master's hold until his death thirty-one years later.
Lash was a progressive, innovative educator completed just prior to Lash's death, was for almost fifty years known as Lash High entire city into mourning, closing schools and businesses alike. A memorial service State Commissioner of Schools, John Zellar. A plaque erected in the hall of Lash High School reads: "In loving memory of William D.
Quoted from the National Register nomination
for reference 78002164, 9 pages, held by the National Archives in Record
Group 79. See the
catalogue record.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 miles
Other 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.
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.
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