Martinsburg in Knox County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
McKee-Pumphrey House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024
1. McKee-Pumphrey House Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 40° 16.322′ N, 82° 21.242′ W. Marker is in Martinsburg, Ohio, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of North Market Street/Millersburg Road (U.S. 52/62) and Mechanic Street (Ohio Route 586), on the right when traveling south on North Market Street/Millersburg Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 165 N Market St, Gambier OH 43022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Utica Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Cora B. Clark (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Hufford House (approx. 5.9 miles away); Ritchey's Lunches & Fountain Service (approx. 6.1 miles away); Underground Railroad (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Water Wheel (approx. 6.1 miles away); Ye Olde Mill - Utica, Ohio (approx. 6.1 miles away); a different marker also named Water Wheel (approx. 6.1 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ice Harvesting (was approx. 6.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Regarding McKee-Pumphrey House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The McKee-Pumphrey Residence [is] a late example of residential Italianate architecture. Built in 1883-1884, the house contains the following characteristics of that style: a hipped roof with wide overhanging eaves, a one story wrap around porch, bracketed cornice and frieze panels, and round arched 1/1 double hung windows.
The current Italianate residence was built by James McKee and his son Daniel McKee in1884. The elder McKee was a settler from Greene County, Pennsylvania. Between 1891-1937 the property was owned by members of the Pumphrey family. During this period the house was leased to Guy Forbing, a prominent lumber merchant who conducted his business from an office in the house (now the family dining room). Forbing purchased large tracts of timber land, harvested the timber, and resold land for complete clearing and use for farming. He sold lumber for construction of local homes, barns, and businesses. The house was acquired by the Evans family in 1938.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 20242. McKee-Pumphrey House Marker
Also see . . . McKee-Pumphrey House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1995. (Prepared by John Evans and Sandra Davies; via National Archives) (Submitted on May 31, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
