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

Wright-Allyn House

Built in 1871

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2022

1. Wright-Allyn House Marker

Inscription. Wright-Allyn House
Built in 1871
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 these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 40° 4.071′ N, 82° 31.325′ W. Marker is in Granville, Ohio, in Licking County. It is at the intersection of West Broadway and South Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway. The marker is mounted directly on the subject house, on the left side of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 West Broadway, 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,

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it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Presbyterian Church of Granville (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welsh Methodist Church Parish Building (about 500 feet away); Bolen Memorial Park (about 600 feet away); Founding of Granville, The Licking Company / The Granville Site, "The most eligible part" (about 600 feet away); Granville Opera House (about 600 feet away); The Elias Gilman House / The Wee White House (about 600 feet away); The Granville Academy / The Anti-Slavery Movement (about 600 feet away); An Early Center of Education / Educating Young Women (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granville.

Regarding Wright-Allyn House. Contributing property, Granville Historic District, National Register of Historic Places № 80003138.

From the National Register Nomination prepared by P. Reed, 11/28/1980:
Granville is rich in both architecture and history. The nominated properties
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2022

2. Wright-Allyn House Marker
The marker is on the left side of the front entrance.
include an historic district in the center of town and additional individual properties within the corporation limits. The nomination is based on a comprehensive inventory conducted by Dr. Horace King, an expert on Granville architecture and history. The district is roughly bounded by Denison University on Prospect Hill and College Street on the north, the eastern and western boundaries of the town — Sugar Loaf Hill and Mt. Parnassus and by Elm Street on the south. The length of Broadway, the major east-west thoroughfare, forms the backbone of the district. It can be divided easily into three components. The western section is residential in character with a few University buildings on the north side of the street and with a landscaped island down the center of the street; the corner of Broadway and Main streets is the village center and has three churches and an opera house (originally a church) on the four corners; the eastern section is commercial in nature with a row of commercial structures, the Granville and Buxton Inns with private residences interspersed among them. The remainder of the district consists of attractive residential
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2022

3. Wright-Allyn House (north elevation)
streets and a portion of the Denison University campus.
Contributing property, Wright-Allyn House, 203 W. Broadway. This brick Italianate structure was built c. 1870. It features a bracketed cornice, paneled frieze, segmental arched windows which are all elements of this style. A porch was added in 1920. The house was willed to the Baptist Congregation for use as a parsonage by Susan Allyn in 1878. It served 6 pastorates between 1890-1965 when it was sold for use as a private residence.

Wright-Allyn House (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2022

4. Wright-Allyn House (northeast elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.