- Morris House (Circleville, Ohio)
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Morris House
Front and eastern side of the house
Location: 149 W. Union St., Circleville, Ohio Coordinates: 39°35′54″N 82°56′44″W / 39.59833°N 82.94556°WCoordinates: 39°35′54″N 82°56′44″W / 39.59833°N 82.94556°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1865 Architectural style: Gothic Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 79001926[1] Added to NRHP: August 3, 1979 The Morris House (also known as the "Morris-Dresbach House") is a historic house in Circleville, Ohio, United States.[1] Located on Union Street near the city's downtown, it is an ornate Gothic Revival structure.[2] A two-story structure built of brick and sandstone upon a stone foundation and covered with a slate roof,[3] it is divided into seven rooms.[2]
The house was built in 1865 for the family of Samuel Morris, the president of the local Third National Bank. Morris chose many elaborate features for his house, such as decorative slates for the roof, multiple gables on the roofline, and elaborate bargeboards overhanging the ground. Inside, the house retains its original hardwood floors and fireplace mantels. Two porches serve the main entrances to the house: the front porch was part of Morris' design, although the rear porch was built in the early twentieth century.[2]
Both before and after the Morris family left the house in 1922, it was well maintained. Today, it is one of Circleville's best Gothic Revival houses.[2] In recognition of its architectural significance, the Morris House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Two other houses in the same block, known as the William Marshall Anderson and Ansel T. Walling Houses, are also listed on the Register.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c d Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1147.
- ^ Morris House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-09-16.
National Register of Historic Places in Pickaway County, Ohio Historic districts Circleville Historic District | Tick Ridge Mound District
Other properties William Marshall Anderson House | Arledge Mounds I and II | Ashville Depot | Bazore Mill | Bellevue | Joseph Black Farmhouse | W.C. Clemmons Mound | Fridley-Oman Farm | Gill-Morris Farm | Horn Mound | Horsey-Barthelmas Farm | Lawndale Farm Complex | Luthor List Mound | Matthew McCrea House | Memorial Hall | Morris House | Mount Oval | Perrill-Goodman Farm House | Stevenson Peters House | Redlands | Renick Farm | Saint Philip's Episcopal Church | Scioto Township District No. 2 Schoolhouse | The Shack | Ansel T. Walling House | Watt-Groce-Fickhardt House
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