Newark in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Robbins Hunter Museum
Photographed By Craig Doda, September 2, 2022
1. Robbins Hunter Museum Marker
Inscription.
Robbins Hunter Museum. . The Avery-Downer House (1842), located in the Village of Granville, is one of America's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. Robbins Hunter, Jr., son of a prominent Newark family, was a noted antiquarian, preservationist, and historian. Hunter saved the house, filled it with fine antiques, added the Victorian Woodhull mechanical clock tower and the eccentric Octagon Room before leaving the property to be operated as the Robbins Hunter Museum and Gardens. His gravestone reads, "I loved Licking County.
The Avery-Downer House (1842), located in the
Village of Granville, is one of America's finest examples
of Greek Revival architecture. Robbins Hunter, Jr., son
of a prominent Newark family, was a noted antiquarian,
preservationist, and historian. Hunter saved the house,
filled it with fine antiques, added the Victorian Woodhull
mechanical clock tower and the eccentric Octagon Room
before leaving the property to be operated as the
Robbins Hunter Museum and Gardens.
His gravestone reads, "I loved Licking County.
Location. 40° 3.372′ N, 82° 24.052′ W. Marker is in Newark, Ohio, in Licking County. Marker is on South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 S 2nd St, Newark OH 43055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 68 times since then and 16 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.
