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Washington Court House in Fayette County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Morris Sharp House

Fayette County Museum

 
 
Morris Sharp House NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 5, 2011
1. Morris Sharp House NRHP Marker
Inscription.
Built by Morris Sharp in 1875 -
is on
The National Register
of Historic Places

of the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Erected by Fayette County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
 
Location. 39° 32.341′ N, 83° 26.099′ W. Marker is in Washington Court House, Ohio, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue (U.S. 22) and Court / Columbus Street (U.S. 22/62), on the left when traveling east on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 517 Columbus Avenue, Washington Court House OH 43160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill 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 Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Bicentennial Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 104mm German Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Barney Kelly House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. Ό mile away); Colonel Charles Young’s Historic Ride to Washington / Washington Court House, Ohio (approx. Ό mile away); Fayette County World War Memorial
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Fayette County Court House / Washington Court House Riot of 1894 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington Court House.
 
The Morris Sharp House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2021
2. The Morris Sharp House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   2. submitted on January 5, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
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