{"nrhp_refnum":"79003135","name":"Sells, David, Barn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4586 Hayden Run Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dublin","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.068161340000074,"lon":-83.11551825899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm barn at 4586 Hayden Run Road in Washington Township near Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, dated to about 1870 and built by David Sells.","why_significant":"The barn is tied to David Sells, son of Benjamin Sells, one of the first settlers of Washington Township and builder of the other farm buildings. An inscription on the upper leaf of the building reads \"b. 1820 D. Sells.\" It is documented as part of a multiple-property survey of Washington Township historic resources.","narrative":"This barn stands at 4586 Hayden Run Road in Washington Township, near Dublin, Ohio, on a farm with slightly hilly terrain. Dated to about 1870, it was built by David Sells and remains in use as a barn. It rests on a coursed fieldstone foundation and has a braced, pegged frame, board-and-batten siding and a metal gable roof. The plan is rectangular. The east end has large sliding doors, and the gables have lowered openings. A small door on the south side sits toward the west end. An inscription on the upper leaf of the building reads \"b. 1820 D. Sells.\" David Sells was the son of Benjamin Sells, one of the first settlers of Washington Township and the builder of the other farm buildings on the property. The barn sits about 320 feet from the road, close to the house. It was recorded in a 1978 local survey of Washington Township historic resources and is listed for its association with this early settler family and its farm architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"David Sells (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior and exterior condition listed as good; still used as a barn.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.078176-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79003135.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985050","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/sells-david-barn-79003135/"}