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This log cabin was built in 1805 by Zachariah Price Dewitt and Elizabeth Dewitt and is the oldest extant structure in the Oxford Township of Butler County, Ohio.It is the only remaining home of the several built by pioneers along the Four-Mile Creek, just east of what is now the Miami University campus.
Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site is located in New Albany, Indiana by the Ohio River. It was the home of William Culbertson , who was once the richest man in Indiana . Built in 1867 at a cost of $120,000, this Second Empire -style mansion has 25-rooms within 20,000 square feet (1,900 m 2 ), and was completed in November 1869.
Levi Coffin (1798–1877) was a Quaker abolitionist, businessman, and humanitarian who became an active leader in the Underground Railroad in Indiana and Ohio. Known for his leadership in aiding fugitive slaves, Coffin opposed slavery and was given the unofficial title of "President of the Underground Railroad."
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together on a map.
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Today, it is distinguished from most surviving log cabins in Ohio by its unusual degree of preservation; in order to expand them into larger structures, most early log cabins in the state have had additional openings cut in their walls, but the Mercer cabin's log walls are virtually unchanged from their original form. [3]
George Boxley Cabin is a historic log cabin located at Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was built about 1828, and is a one-story, log structure measuring 18 feet, 6 inches, by 16 feet, 6 inches. It has a gable roof and exterior end chimney. It is typical of cabins built during this period.
Building a palisade wall for the fort at Jamestown, Virginia The Golden Plow Tavern in York, PA, is a very unusual American building. It is built with corner post construction on the ground floor, half-timbered style of timber framing on the upper floor and has a less common style of wood roof shingles than typical in America.