New Albany in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
George and Christina Ealy House and Land
Resch Park
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
1. George and Christina Ealy House and Land Marker
Side A
Side A
The George and Christina Ealy House is a testament to the prosperity of one of this area's early residents and the skills of mid- nineteenth-century craftsmen. In 1830, members of the Ealy family moved from Pennsylvania to a 73-acre parcel where the house and six-acre Resch Park surrounding it are located. The Ealys were representative of a second wave of pioneers who settled Plain Township after 1812. The Ealys cleared land for farming and operated a sawmill on Rose Run. George prospered and in 1860 built this fine brick house. Architecturally, the house exhibits the transition between Greek Revival and Italianate styles. Its layout reflects the former; its proportions and decorative detail, the latter.
Side B
George Ealy recorded the year of the house's construction, 1860. In
his own hand in the attic. He also listed the names of the "work hands"
who built the house. They include, as masons, a father and son named
Schott, and two Beecher brothers as master carpenters. The Schotts
were a German family who moved from Columbus to Plain Township in
1850. The Beechers came from Connecticut and settled in New Albany
about the year the town was laid out, in 1837. The New Albany-Plain
Township Historical Society acquired the house in 2004. The house along
with the Resch Park was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 2008.
Erected 2010
this page online
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
Location. 40° 4.945′ N, 82° 49.19′ W. Marker is in New Albany, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is on Dublin-Granville Rd, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in Resch Park, Dublin- Granville Road is "Old St Rt 161". Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6359 Dublin-Granville Rd, New Albany OH 43054, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
2. George and Christina Ealy House and Land Marker
Side B
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nature Preserve & Wetlands (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rose Run Park (approx. Ό mile away); New Albany Branch Library (approx. Ό mile away); New Albany-Plain Local School Campus (approx. 0.3 miles away); Raines Crossing at Rose Run Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charleen & Charles Hinson Amphitheater (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Albany.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
3. George and Christina Ealy House and Land Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
4. George and Christina Ealy House and Land Marker
Marker can be seen at a distance, in front of the house
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
5. George and Christina Ealy House and Land Marker
The Ealy brick house
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 21, 2016
6. George and Christina Ealy House and Land Marker
An additional marker on the site
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 823 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 22, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
