{"nrhp_refnum":"79002863","name":"Indian Run Cemetery Stone Walls","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"North High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dublin","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.10213061800005,"lon":-83.11516291599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A set of limestone rubble stone walls enclosing Indian Run Cemetery on North High Street in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, dating to about 1823. They were built by Henry Sells.","why_significant":"According to the cited local historian, the walls are the oldest in Dublin, erected after the death of Ludwick Sells in 1823 by his son. The form describes these and other stone wall segments as unique to the village and surrounding area, and as representative of the craft brought to Ohio by New England settlers.","narrative":"Limestone rubble walls surround Indian Run Cemetery on North High Street in Dublin, Ohio. They date to about 1823 and were built by Henry Sells after the death of his father, Ludwick Sells. A local historian cited in the inventory identifies them as the oldest walls in Dublin. The walls are one of many stone wall segments in the village and the surrounding township, and the inventory describes these walls as unique to the area and as an example of the craft that New England settlers brought to Ohio. The cemetery is completely walled in, and the playfields of the Indian Run School lie to its south. The walls are owned by the township trustees, and their exterior condition is rated fair. The inventory also notes that they are endangered by neglect. They were listed as part of a larger group of Washington Township historic resources, which also includes other remnants of stone walls.","period_of_significance":"Ca 1823","architect_builder":"Henry Sells","architectural_style":"Dublin Washington Township stone wall (limestone rubble)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior condition listed as fair; the form marks the walls as endangered by neglect. The cemetery remains in use as a cemetery, with the walls serving as cemetery walls.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.55924-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002863.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002863/8662bc5da2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002863/8662bc5da2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northward_along_the_Indian_Run_Cemetery_Stone_Walls.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northward_along_the_Indian_Run_Cemetery_Stone_Walls.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985062","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138330679"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/indian-run-cemetery-stone-walls-79002863/"}