Hilliard in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Red House

circa 1860, Norwich Township

— A Hilliard Community Treasure, 160th Anniversary —

Old Red House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 17, 2020

1. Old Red House Marker

Inscription. This private residence served as the Sell’s family farm homestead, was honored with a national Chrysalli Award for Historic Renovation and has been beloved by families since Lincoln, who have kept the candles burning for the cause of faith, family, friendship and freedom.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 40° 2.099′ N, 83° 6.69′ W. Marker is in Hilliard, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Hilliard Cemetery Road (County Route 30) and Smiley Road, on the left when traveling east on Hilliard Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3636 Hilliard Cemetery Rd, Hilliard OH 43026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once

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the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Davis House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Scioto Trail (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bill Moose [Crowfoot] (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bill Moose Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); James J. Thomas Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); CompuServe World Headquarters (approx. 2.3 miles away); N.W. Franklin County Historical Society and Museum (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hilliard Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hilliard.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 17, 2020

2. Old Red House Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 17, 2020

3. Old Red House Marker

marker as seen from a distance

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 17, 2020

4. Old Red House Marker

the house

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2020, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,604 times since then and 274 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 18, 2020, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.