Davis, Samuel Henry, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1860-65 on Rings Road in Dublin, Washington Township, this two-story brick house with a stone foundation was constructed for Samuel Henry Davis by his father, Moses Davis, as a wedding present. The house has a gable roof of tin, brick walls laid in common bond, and a three-bay front. Notable features include an entrance with a transom and sidelights, a projecting cut stone water table, a boxed cornice with brackets, and end chimneys. A kitchen wing runs the full width of the rear. The property sits on about one acre of a larger 6.4-acre tract, roughly 1,200 feet west of the Frantz Road and Rings Road intersection, with suburban ranch houses to the east and west. The survey sheet describes the grounds as well landscaped but notes the property appears to have been abandoned and is endangered by neglect. It was recorded as a nineteenth-century architectural and historical resource in a Washington Township survey.
Significance in brief: The inventory records that the house was built for Samuel Henry Davis by his father, Moses Davis, as a wedding present. It is listed as a 19th-century architectural and historical resource, with details such as a bracketed cornice and a projecting cut stone water table. The form gives little further argument for significance.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79002692, listed April 11, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | 5083 Rings Rd., Dublin |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | April 11, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002692 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The environment description says the well-landscaped property appears to have been abandoned; condition is marked fair and the property is listed as endangered by neglect. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 39.18329, -83.09891 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79002692.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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