Abner Williams Log House
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| Nearest city | Lashley, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′46″N 81°21′38″W / 39.94611°N 81.36056°WCoordinates: 39°56′46″N 81°21′38″W / 39.94611°N 81.36056°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1827 |
| Architect | Abner Williams |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 79001923[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 20, 1979 |
The Abner Williams Log House is a historic log cabin in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located northeast of Ashley in Noble County,[1] it was the home of one of the leading citizens of early Noble County.[2]
Born in 1798, Abner Williams was the grandson of early Guernsey County settler Joseph Williams. In 1827, at the age of 29, Abner purchased land in a valley near the present-day Quaker City; here he settled and built his log house,[2] which was completed by the end of the year.[1] Williams was a successful farmer; his original property was 82 acres (33 ha), but by the end of his life, he had added another 210 acres (85 ha) to it.[2] Noble County was formed in 1851, being the last of Ohio's counties to be created.[3] County voters chose two justices of the peace in that year, and Abner Williams was one of the men elected.[2]
Built of logs on a stone foundation, the Williams House is covered with a metal roof and some elements of weatherboarding.[4] It has been recognized as a typical example of log house construction styles common in eastern Ohio during the second quarter of the nineteenth century.[2] In 1979, the Abner Williams Log House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] qualifying both because of its historically significant architecture and because of place as the home of a leading local citizen.[4] Expanding its importance is the state of the surrounding countryside: surface mining for coal has unintentionally damaged much of the historic nature of the rural region, increasing the historic importance of surviving properties such as the Williams House.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1122.
- ↑ "Noble County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Williams, Abner, Log House. Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2011-01-30.
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