Granville in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Tan Y Bryn

133 East College Street

— 1823 —

Tan Y Bryn Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024

1. Tan Y Bryn Marker

Inscription. has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

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 1823.

Location. 40° 4.142′ N, 82° 31.127′ W. Marker is in Granville, Ohio, in Licking County. It is on East College Street west of North Prospect Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 133 E College St, Granville OH 43023, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roswell Graves House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Granville's Earliest Residents (about 500 feet away); Granville's Broadway (about 500 feet away); Bank of the Alexandrian Society (about 500 feet away); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away); Granville's Welsh Hills (about 500 feet away); The Robbins Hunter Museum Avery-Downer House (about 500 feet away); Bolen Memorial Park (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granville.

Regarding Tan Y Bryn. Excerpt from “Historic Homes of Granville, Ohio” by the Granville Historical Society:

Tan Y Bryn, Welsh for “Below the Hill,” dates from 1823, a brick 5 by 2 bay structure. The simple design with central entrance and double hung 6/6 windows is derived from a Connecticut River Valley vernacular. The house is quite similar to its neighbor at 135 East College. A frame cabin stood here when Alpheus Jewett purchased the property for $25 in 1814; Periander Taylor, prominent tombstone maker, paid Jewett $50 for the property later, and engaged Allen Sinnett to construct
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024

2. Tan Y Bryn Marker
the home.

Also see . . .
1. Granville Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes this property and was listed in 1980. (Prepared by Nancy Recchie, Columbus Landmarks Foundation; via National Archives) (Submitted on June 1, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Historic Homes of Granville, Ohio (PDF). Photographs and details about more than 135 historic houses, places and structures in Granville, compiled by the Granville Historical Society for the town's bicentennial in 2005. (Submitted on June 1, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.