McCully Log House
Why it's listed
This two-story, single-pen log house stands on Wharton Lane north of New Concord in Monroe Township, Muskingum County. Built around 1840, it is made of hewn logs joined with steeple-notch corners and has a sandstone chimney and a large cooking fireplace in the north gable end. A steep enclosed stair beside the fireplace, closed off by a door, leads to a large upstairs room. A smokehouse stands behind the house, and a bank barn and drive-through shed sit across the lane. A frame addition on the east side is in poor repair, and later insul-brick siding was being removed during restoration. The house matters as a nearly unaltered survivor of the log building that dominated rural southeastern Ohio, where settlers cleared land and built with the timber at hand. Coal-stripping has erased many similar structures nearby. Little is known about the builder, William McCully, whose widow Jane appears in later census records. The cut sandstone rear fireplace wall is noted as a distinctive local trait.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is significant for its architecture as a virtually intact, unaltered two-story log house. Log building was the most common folk architecture in southeastern Ohio, and coal-stripping is destroying many early structures in the area. The sandstone rear fireplace wall is described as a locally distinctive feature of Muskingum County log buildings.
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 82003622, listed March 15, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | N of New Concord on Wharton Lane, New Concord |
|---|---|
| County | Muskingum County |
| Listed | March 15, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82003622 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architect / builder | William McCully |
| Architectural style | Log architecture (folk architecture; single-pen log house with steeple-notch corners) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as in fair condition, with a restoration project underway and insul-brick siding being removed. The frame addition on the east side is in very poor repair. The property is listed as a private residence. |
| Acreage | 4 |
| Coordinates | 40.08913, -81.74846 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82003622.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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