{"nrhp_refnum":"79002891","name":"Sells, Eliud, House","other_names":["Old Stone Tavern","David Hahm Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"83 S. Riverview St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dublin","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.09807155400006,"lon":-83.10060835499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story limestone rubble house at 835 Riverview Street in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, completed in the 1830s (one entry gives 1824) and built by Eliud Sells. It has a Federal style with some Georgian character.","why_significant":"The house was built by Eliud Sells, son of Dublin's founder John Sells and grandson of Ludwick Sells, the first white settler in Dublin. Eliud Sells used it as a tavern for a period before the 1840s and was involved in other business enterprises. It is one of the two oldest surviving buildings in Dublin.","narrative":"This two-story limestone rubble house at 835 Riverview Street in Dublin, Ohio, dates to the 1830s, though one entry lists 1824. It was built by Eliud Sells, son of John Sells, who founded Dublin, and grandson of Ludwick Sells, the town's first white settler. Eliud Sells ran the Black Horse Tavern and engaged in other business ventures, and he used this building as a tavern for a time before the 1840s. The house is Federal in style with some Georgian character. It has a gable tin roof, a three-bay front, large cut stone quoins, and a front step and side rails made from single large blocks of limestone. A very early kitchen wing was added at the rear, and a later porch at a corner was enclosed. The interior has been partly remodeled. The lot is landscaped and includes a concrete block garage and a frame shed. It is recorded as one of the two oldest surviving buildings in Dublin and is still used as a residence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Eliud Sells (builder)","architectural_style":"Federal, with some Georgian character","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence; interior and exterior condition described as excellent, with the interior partially remodeled.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.274769-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002891.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002891/871ccd5bb5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002891/871ccd5bb5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eliud_Sells_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eliud_Sells_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985266","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138330759"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/sells-eliud-house-79002891/"}