{"nrhp_refnum":"74001488","name":"Davis, Samuel, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4264 Dublin Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbus","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.045589171000074,"lon":-83.10344987599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-02-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Federal-style stone house at 4264 Dublin Road, near Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio, built in 1816 by Samuel Davis on its original site.","why_significant":"It is described as the oldest stone house in Franklin County. It was the home of Samuel Davis (1763-1849), a pioneer and frontiersman of the old Northwest Territory who knew Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton. The form also cites its interior woodwork and its role as a refuge for settlers during conflicts with Native Americans.","narrative":"Built in 1816 on a 380-acre tract in Norwich Township, this simple stone rectangle of Federal design is known as the oldest stone house in Franklin County, Ohio. Samuel Davis used stones gathered on the site, laid with little dressing except at the quoins, and the walls are eighteen inches thick. A one-story stone kitchen wing extends from the rear, and a 1937 addition, first a double garage, became a family room in 1958. Inside, a center foyer divides a parlor and dining room, and the original walnut and cherry woodwork includes carved mantels and a dining room cupboard with fluted walnut pilasters. Davis, born in Connecticut in 1763, served in the Continental Army, worked as a silversmith, scouted in Kentucky, and helped survey Chillicothe before settling here. The nomination notes that he opened the house to settlers seeking refuge during conflicts with Native Americans, and it ties the building to the early history of Ohio.","period_of_significance":"1816","architect_builder":"Samuel Davis (builder)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; condition listed as altered, on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.485134-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001488.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001488/90d54307d5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001488/90d54307d5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Davis_House_on_Dublin_Road.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Davis_House_on_Dublin_Road.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988330","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Davis_House_(Norwich_Township,_Franklin_County,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7411246"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/davis-samuel-house-74001488/"}