{"nrhp_refnum":"82003546","name":"Finney-Darrah House","other_names":["Scenery Hill"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Scenary Hill","address_restricted":false,"city":"Martin's Ferry","county":"Belmont County","state":"OH","lat":40.10062473700003,"lon":-80.73911867799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-03-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-story brick house with a low hipped roof and a later wood frame addition, known as \"Scenery Hill,\" in Martin's Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio. Joseph Finney built it in 1823.","why_significant":"The house is nominated as the long-time home of Dr. Joseph W. Darrah, a prominent citizen of Martin's Ferry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Darrah served on the Board of Education and the Board of Trade, helped found the Citizens' Savings Bank, and organized the Volunteer Fire Department. His Independent Firemen's Racing Team won a national first-place award in Atlanta.","narrative":"Scenery Hill is a two-story brick house with a low hipped roof, built in 1823 by Joseph Finney on the farm he established in Belmont County, Ohio. It has a five-bay facade and a recessed Greek Revival entrance with transom and sidelights. Inside, a broad central hall holds a dog-leg staircase with a cherry handrail, and several original mantels survive. About 1914 the original kitchen wing, which had a large cooking fireplace, was replaced with a wood frame addition, and a four-bay porch was added across the front. The house is listed for its association with Finney's grandson, Dr. Joseph W. Darrah (1858-1942), a country doctor and civic leader in Martin's Ferry. He served on the Board of Education and Board of Trade, helped found the Citizens' Savings Bank, and organized the volunteer fire department. His firemen's racing team won a national title in Atlanta. His wife was the first woman in the city to vote after women's suffrage.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Joseph Finney, builder","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, altered, on its original site, and occupied as a private residence; the property remains in the family.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.126148-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003546.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003546/710c78a9ef-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003546/710c78a9ef-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Driveway_view_of_Finley-Darrah_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Driveway_view_of_Finley-Darrah_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986829","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137599982"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/belmont-county/finney-darrah-house-82003546/"}