Newark in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Davis-Shai House
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 2, 2022
1. Davis-Shai House Marker
Inscription.
Davis-Shai House. . Built by Jackson Davis in 1861, The Davis-Shaν House originally sat near the Ohio and Erie Canal. With its steep roofs, wide verandas, cluster chimneys, and exterior dιcor, the Davis-Shai House captures the Gothic Revival architectural style popularized by Andrew Jackson Downey, the nation's most prominent landscape architect of the first half of the nineteenth century. The Shai family bought the house in 1945, and completed major renovations to the house, including the addition of a kitchen and family room. The house remained surrounded by beautiful landscaping and 150 year old trees when Heath grew from a small village to a prosperous city. The Shai family donated the house to the City of Heath. Finally, on April 16, 1996, the house made its one and one-half mile trip down Hebron Road to its final site on 2.1 acres of land.
Built by Jackson Davis in 1861, The Davis-Shaν House
originally sat near the Ohio and Erie Canal. With its steep
roofs, wide verandas, cluster chimneys, and exterior dιcor, the
Davis-Shai House captures the Gothic Revival architectural
style popularized by Andrew Jackson Downey, the nation's
most prominent landscape architect of the first half of the
nineteenth century. The Shai family bought the house in 1945,
and completed major renovations to the house, including the
addition of a kitchen and family room. The house remained
surrounded by beautiful landscaping and 150 year old trees
when Heath grew from a small village to a prosperous city. The
Shai family donated the house to the City of Heath. Finally, on
April 16, 1996, the house made its one and one-half mile trip
down Hebron Road to its final site on 2.1 acres of land.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 40° 3.374′ N, 82° 24.053′ W. Marker is in Newark, Ohio, in Licking County. It is on South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map.
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Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 S 2nd St, Newark OH 43055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
