Abner Williams Log House

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Abner Williams Log House
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Nearest city Lashley, Ohio
Coordinates 39°56′46″N81°21′38″W / 39.94611°N 81.36056°W / 39.94611; -81.36056 Coordinates: 39°56′46″N81°21′38″W / 39.94611°N 81.36056°W / 39.94611; -81.36056
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1827
ArchitectAbner Williams
NRHP reference No. 79001923 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1979

The Abner Williams Log House is a historic log cabin in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located northeast of Lashley in Noble County, [1] it was the home of one of the leading citizens of early Noble County. [2]

Born in 1798, Abner Williams was the grandson of early Guernsey County settler Joseph Williams. In 1827, at the age of 29, Abner purchased land in a valley near the present-day Quaker City; here he settled and built his log house, [2] which was completed by the end of the year. [1] Williams was a successful farmer; his original property was 82 acres (33 ha), but by the end of his life, he had added another 210 acres (85 ha) to it. [2] Noble County was formed in 1851, being the last of Ohio's counties to be created. [3] County voters chose two justices of the peace in that year, and Abner Williams was one of the men elected. [2]

Built of logs on a stone foundation, the Williams House is covered with a metal roof and some elements of weatherboarding. [4] It has been recognized as a typical example of log house construction styles common in eastern Ohio during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. [2] In 1979, the Abner Williams Log House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, [1] qualifying both because of its historically significant architecture and because of place as the home of a leading local citizen. [4] Expanding its importance is the state of the surrounding countryside: surface mining for coal has unintentionally damaged much of the historic nature of the rural region, increasing the historic importance of surviving properties such as the Williams House. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1122.
  3. "Noble County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Retrieved 2007-04-28.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 Williams, Abner, Log House. Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2011-01-30.