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1818house backin family hands
^ For the descendants of
abolitionist Moses McKay,
Easter Is a time to count
their many blessings.
This story is being reprinted after a
portion was omitted from the edition
of Aprii 9.
By Rosalie Yoakam
FORTHEDAYTON DAILY NEWS
Easter Sunday plays a special
role in the lives of the Glaze fami
ly.
The day represents both a holy
day in their religious faith and
the time when their homestead in
rural Wayne Twp. returned to the
family.
Travis and Anne Glaze's home
radiates a family's love and
strong religious faith that has
kfeptthem strong through bad
times.
The house was built by Anne's
great-great-great-great-
grandfather, Moses McKay, in
1818, McKay was a Quaker from
Virginia and a strong abolition
ist.
Just before McKay left Virgin
ia, he freed the slaves he had pur
chased. Twenty-two of the freed-
men,followed him to Ohio to help
biiild a brick transitional Greek
Revival farmhouse.
An 1836 addition included a
two-story porch and a fireplace
with a false hearth, which con
cealed a room large enough to
hide eight people. The house
became a station on the Under
ground Railroad,
In 1900, the McKay family lost
control of the house when the
Gons family bought it. It was later
purchased by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and slated for
demolition to make way for
Caesar Creek Park.
Through the efforts of several
pdople, including McKay rela
tives, the house was placed on the
National Register of Historic
Places, The corps was persuaded
to spare the house, which was
sold via sealed bids.
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Anne Glaze with sons Eric and Nathaniel, who is holding the stick his family notched to mark eachday he
spent in the hospital as a premature infant. Behind them is afalse hearth that conceals a room used to
hide escaping slaves when the house was a stopon the Underground Railroad.
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tirlfes.
The house was built by Anne's
great-great-great-great-
grandfather, Moses McKay, in
1818. McKay was a Quaker from
Virginia and a strong abolition
ist.
Ju$t before McKay left Virgin
ia, he freed the slaves he had pur
chased. Twenty-two of the freed-
men,followed him to Ohio to help
biiild a brick transitional Greek
Revival farmhouse.
An 1836 addition included a
two-story porch and a fireplace
with a false hearth, which con
cealed a room large enough to
hide eight people. The house
became a station on the Under
ground Railroad.
In 1900, the McKay family lost
control of the house when the
Gons family bought it. It was later
purchased by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and slated for
demolition to make way for
Caesar Creek Park.
Through the efforts of several
people, including McKay rela
tives, the house was placed on the
National Register of Historic
Places. The corps was persuaded
tospare the house, which was
soW via sealed bids.
After several more owners, the
house was bought back in 1996 by
toward Doster, the great-great-
gr^a,t-^andson ofMoses McKay
arid the father of Anne Glaze.
"I first heard about the house
about 20 years ago when it was
owned by the U.S. Army Corps of
Erigiheers. I visited the house and
entered through a hole in the
basement wall," Doster said.
/'Four years ago I revisited the
house and found that the owner
was the manager of a Cincinnati
auto factory."
Knowing that plant managers
were frequently transferred,
Doster kept an eye on the house
for two years "watching for the
inevitable 'For Sale' sign to
appear," he said.
"I saw it on Easter Sunday
afternoon, April 7,1996. The next
day ! made an offer and bought
the Moses McKay house without
even getting inside to see it
again,"
Xhe Glaze family moved in in
mid-May 1996, and celebrated the
wonder of two triumphs: the
return of the McKay house to
family ownership and the sur
vival of their first-born son,
Nathaniel.
Nathaniel had been born on
Jan. 28.1996, just 5'Amonths into
the pregnancy. He weighed 1
pound, 13 ounces.
"When his weight dropped to a
mere 1 pound and 6 ounces dur
ing his first week, we prayed
hard," Anne Glaze said. "It took
Anne Glaze with sons Eric and Nathaniel, who is holding the stick his family notched to mark each day he
spent in the hospital as a premature Infant. Behind them is a false hearth that conceals a room used to
hide escaping slaves when the house was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
1 sawit on Easter .
Sunday afternoon,
April 7,1996. The next
day I made an offer
and bought the Moses
McKay house without
even getting inside to
see it again.'
HOWARD DOSTER
him 31 days to get back to his
birth weight."
They turned to others for help.
"We were used to helping other
people. This time we had to ask
for help. It was hard to do,"
Travis Glaze said. "Our (South
Dayton Church of Christ) family
was extremely helpful."
During the health struggle, the
family obtained a large wooden
stick that they notched for each
day that Anne and then
Nathaniel were in the hospital.
The heavily-notched stick is
proudly displayed in their home
"to remind us to trust in God,"
Travis Glaze said. "It is so easy to
forget when you get back into a
normal routine."
Nathaniel went home from
Miami Valley Hospital on May 9,
just 2Vi weeks before the family
moved into the ancestral home
and 101 days after he was born.
On Jan. 10, the family was
blessed with a second son, Eric
Joshua. But this pregnancy also
developed complications.
Anne Glaze went into preterm
labor midway through the preg
nancy. A premature birth was
averted through the use of bed
rest, prayer, and anti-contraction
drugs. Eric Joshua arrived
months later weighing 8 pounds.
The family realizes the magni
tude of their blessings.
"We've seen God work mira
cles," Travis Glaze said.
The original structure of the McKay house', 9363 New Burlington
Road in Wayne Twp., was built in 1818 by Moses McKay, the
great-great-great-great grandfather of Anne Glaze, whose father
purchased the house In 1996 after It had been out of the family's
hands for almost 100 years.
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Nathaniel Glaze steeps in an isolette at Miami Valley Hospital about
6 weeks after his premature birth in January 1996 at a weight of 1
pound, 13 ounces. The hand on his back is his mother's.
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fuir Hle;.;but its fu.ture was fn doubt with the
development r of Caesars . Cree State Park.
However,;a group of librarians is working to save
the house whlch^at one time served as a station
on the undergfouhd railroad before the Civil War. '
The group has proposedto: the US Army Corps of
Englneew.'^rhich owns the^^^^ that the house
b6conie;^;jh0 site of; an. interpretive library of ,
culture of Jhe C,aesar Creek Valley. iKe house
facesdemolitibn ifa use canrwt be found for It.
Dennis '"Oaltdr^'ltbraFran t the Mary L Cook
Library In Waynesvllle tfas been Instrumental in
researching the statistics ahd.insplringthe group
efforts, bthec group ..mernbers come from
WItmtngton College.& Southern-State CoUage in
Wilmington ftS wetl as interested lay-people.
Few changes would,be required to suit library
jxirposee but necessary li^provements In vvlring,.
Olurnbtng heating:systems would cost an
estimated $20,600, :The Hbfary would-be; staffed
by volunteers. Financing ie;tbe primary problern,
at the present. Whiid there may be grants qr
federal funds.;aviailable, finding these sources is
the problem; end public donations to the cause
may be the quickest salvation, The group (which
at present Is namelessl must provide the^orps of
engineers' with detailed 'financial ptto for
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Burlingtdrifld, northeast of Waynesvllte cpntain-
. ing 8 rooms and is typed as a /'Virginia Greek
Reviya!" with Quaker influences. At present the ,
house Is boarded up & protected with locks &
barbed wire a sorry state for the former
harbinger of runaway slaves. Afalse hearth-tilted
back to reveal a circular hiding place beneath the
kitchen. The house was probably built by the
. slaves McKay brought with him when he.
brlginally migrated frotn Virginia and Is. listed on .
"the National Register of Historic Places.'^
/ if the group succeeds in funding this'ambitlous
cultural project, they hope to also acquire the 10
acres of land surrounding the house which
includes a barn & several outbuildings, a pond
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The CiRCinnati Enquifer/Fred Straub
THE MOSES McKay home, built in 1818, will be renovated by its newowners. Thehome, which is listedin
the National Register ofHistoric Places, was a stop on the "underground railroad" for escaping slaves.
Sale Of Historic Farmhouse
Recalls Abolitionist Settler
BY MICHELE 0R2AN0
Enquirer Reporter
CORWIN,OhioIt may look like any abandoned
farmhouse, worn and forlorn, but more than 100
years ago it served as a beacon of freedom for slaves.
The home, just east of Waynesville on New Burl
ington Road, was built in 1818 by a Quaker from Vir
ginia, Moses McKay. But the house has been empty
since the Army Corps of Engineers built Caesar
Creek Lake in the late 1970s.
But now It has new owners. The U.S. General
Services Administration .sold the home by bid last
month to two Dayton area couples; Paul and Nancy
Purcell of Centervllle and Jim and Peggy Schtdecker
of Dayton. The purchase price was S51,055.
.ACCORDING TO records, the home was built by
22 freed slaves who traveled to Waynesville with
McKay and his family. They were probably attracted
to Ohio because of its place In Underground Railroad
history, says Denny Dalton, curator of the Ohioana
Collection at the Mary L. Cook Library in Waynes
ville.
"Being Quakers, it was customary to buy up large
groups of slaves and then set them free," Dalton said.
"The house was a stop along the (underground) rail
road because the McKays were very strong support
ers of the abolitionists."
In 1836 or 1837, a brick addition was built that
included a kitchen with a false hearth that could be
rolled back to reveal a room to hide escaping slaves.
The room still exits today.
"These people were not just field hands. It's well
built and well designed," Dalton said, although he
can find no record of the builders' names.
Howard Hackney of Wilmington, great-great-
^^Being Quakers^ it was oi7s7o/iiar>' to
buy up large groups ofslaves and
then set them free. The house was a
stop along the (underground)
railroad because the McKays were
very strong supporters of the
abolitionists.
Denny Dalton
In fact, Hackney himself lives on a piece of per
sonal history tied to the McKay family. His home in
Wilmington sits not far from the site of a log house
built by his other great-great-grandfather. Aaron
Hackney.
"IT W.AS a very modern house. It was connected
to the other part of the house by a breezeway," Hack
ney said, theorizing that as the family grew, Aaron
built another structure for privacy. One of Moses'
daughters later married a son of Aaron Hackney.
T have a notion the two families knew each
other In Virginia," he said, adding the McKay family
came from the Shenandoah area of Virginia.
Although Hackney only visited the Waynesville
house once in the mid-TOs, the craftsmanship made I
a lasting lmpres.sion on him. He worked to get the )
house in the NaUonnI Register of Historic Places to ^
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the National Registerof Historic Places,was a stoponthe "underground railroad" for escaping slaves.
Sale Of Historic Farmhouse
Recalls Abolitionist Settler
BYMICHELEORZANO
Et>quirer Reporter
CORWIN, Ohlo-It may look like any abandoned
larmhouse. worn and forlorn, but more than 100
years agoit servedas a beacon of freedom for slaves.
The home, just east of Waynesville on New Burl
ington Road, was buUt in 1818 by a Quaker from Vir
ginia, Moses McKay. But the house has been empty
since the Army Corps of Engineers built Caesar
Creek Lake In the late 1970s.
But now It has new owners. The U.S. General
Services Admlnl.stratlon sold the home by bid last
month to two Dayton area couples; Paul and Nancy
Purcell of Center\'me and Jim and Peggy Schldecker
of Dayton. The purchase price was S51.055.
ACCORDING TO records, the home was built by
22 freed slaves who traveled to Waynesville with
McKay and his family. They were probably attracted
to Ohio because of its place in Underground Railroad
history says Denny Dalton, curator of the Ohioana
Collection at the Mary L. Cook Library in Waynes
ville.
"Being Quakers, it was customary to buy up large
groupsof slavesand then set them free," Daltonsaid,
"The house was a stop along the (underground) rail
road because the McKays were very strong support
ers of the abolitionists."
In 1836 or 1837, a brick addition was built that
Included a kitchen with a false hearth that could be
rolled back to reveal a room to hide escaping .slaves.
The room still exits today.
"These people were not just field hands. It's well
built and well designed," Dalton said, although he
can find no record of the builders' names.
Howard Hackney of Wilmington, great-great-
grandson of Moses McKay, said he has heard stories
that the male slaves left the homestead once the
butlcllng was built; But whether it wa.s to strike out
on their own as free men or just because they fell
their obligation was complete, is not known.
"FVE HEARD that the women who came with
them stayed with the McKay family until their
death " Hackney said. "We know that McKay came
down the Ohio River on a flatboat and then worked
his way up to the Waynesville area."
Hackney said his relative may have visited Ohio
before and so wa,s able to give directions to hi.s family
and the rest of the freed slaves who were moving the
livestock overland.
*He owned 6,000 to 7,000 acres at one time.
Hackney said, adding McKay must have been fairly
oldby the time he moved north. "Onestory goes that
he was almost removed from the Society of Friends
(Quakers) during the Revolutionary War because he
was seen by Friends out doing (military) drilling
with boys with sticks."
The non-violent religious group apparently tooK
the Indiscretion under advisement but did not dts-
miss the boy. Hackney said, who guessed that Moses
was born in the late 1750s.
Although Hackney said he ha.s never had the
lime to research his family, he has kept his eyes and
ears open along the way to pick up tidbits of his
history.
"Being: Quakers^ it was customary to
buy up large groups of slaves and
then set them free. The house was a
stop along the (underground)
railroad because the McKays were
verystrong supporters of the
abolitionists.''^
Dtmny Dallon
In fact, Hackney himself lives on a piece of per
sonal history tied to the McKay family. His home in
Wilmington sits not far from the site of a log house
built by his other great-great-grandfather. Aaron
Hackney.
"IT WASa very modern house. It was connected
to the other part of the house by a breezeway," Hack
ney said, theorizing that as the family grew, Aaron
built another structure for privacy, One of Moses'
daughters later married a son of Aaron Hackney.
T have a notion the two families knew each
other In Virginia." he said, adding the McKayfamily
came from the Shenandoah area of Virginia.
Although Hackney only visited the Waynesville
house once in the mid-'TOs. the craftsmanship made
a lasting impression on him. He worked to get the
house in the National Register of Historic Places to
preserve the architecture and history of the area.
"These people were highly skilled artisans. This
is one of the contributions they made that hasn't
been as well recognized." Hackney said.
But if the new ownersthe Purcelis and the
Schideckers-have their way, it will be recognized
and preserved as a link in the historical chain. They
first saw the house a few years ago while on a fishing
trip, Paul Purcell .said.
"There's a good chance that J Im will move there.
We both really like It but I've got six kids and they all
go to school here in Cenlerville," Purcell said, adding
they are in the process of obtaining loans and Insur
ance. "We saw a picture of It taken In 1910, it was
white with green trim."
HE SAID they have 90days to pay the balance on
the house, which sits on five acres and has five out
buildings. but estimates it will be longer than that
before it Is renovated. , , ^
"We'll lake our time, it will probably take about
two years." he said. "We always wondered why the
state never fixed it up and rented It."
Purcell said they have been getting telephone
calls from other people who have restored homes In
the Oregon District In Dayton offering their advice.
"It's a charming old place," he said, adding the
house is .surrounded on three sides by Caesar Creek
park. "It's only a mile from the lake."
Monday^.January 30,1984
Historic McKay Hoiise up for sale
By Mike Agin
Post Staff Reponer
WAYNESVILtE - No "For
Sale" sign sits in the front yard
of the Moses McKay House.
But it Isn't your normal house
on the market, either.
"It is one of the most
important historical sites in
the Caesars Creek Valley," says
Dennis Dalton, Ohloana Room
coordinator at the Mary L.
Cook Public Library in
Waynesville.
The McKay house, built in
1818, became amajor stopping
point for runaway slaves on
the "underground railroad"
through Warren County from
around 1836 to the end of the
Civil War, Dalton says.
Now the federal government,
which owns the house, wants
to sell it.
Moses McKay and his wife
left the Virginia colonies to
settle in the Waynesville area.
They were Quakers, and
known opponents of slavery.
The 22 "slaves" that traveled
to the new Ohio territory with
them had been purchased
from the South, and then each
given the choice to stay and
work, or leaveeither way as
free men. .
Many of the men stayed to
help build the McKay's new
home from the natural clay in . u,. ^ an hictru-Sr.
the area. The site Isnear Runaway slaves once sought safety in this house, an nistoric site n
Caesar Creek Reservoir on
what later became New
Burlington Road.
house was constructed, and
1 A
McKayfamilyuntil aUout 1900,
luTort.in Gons purchased
for sale.
^ Services
pdnstration in an
to allow park personnel to live
in it. but that idea was later
packets from the General
.Services Agency, said Dalton.
bttrtertf^iuikong'its'cliehts.
By bantering and bartering,
WyomlDf officials hope to save
money lo hard times.
The Exchange has a newslet-
igr to let Its members know who
has wnat available to barter." For
rester said. "The company does all
Um advertising and lets us know
My ooyancM.a>**^ mr.
value on the market If we barter
these products, we'll get credits
from other members of the system
for such needed things as tlres.for
our trucks."
The bartering is limited to only
the number and kind of busi
nesses In the group.
The city, for example, will have
i Mill. ^ wiuu-
Air you^ have io do L* eome In at
night, pop in your diskette and do
your thing."
Other city office equipment
will be available for t&rter, too.
Forrester believes some small
companies could save money by
obtaining use of it through barter
ing.
'erhVtutv~eitrft itock~td
But it soimds like a good idea for
the cl^."
Arrester agreed; "Some of om
products have no value to us, but
people would be Interested in hav
ing them. For us the Idea is a low-
risk opportunity for a potentially
good payoff."
ywrWKl orziVkMi U80 rvporcea waier usa^ out saiti cne
deman^Is being met
Fairfleld Public Utilities Director Tom Schwlng said tucie iiu.'>
been no curtailment of ncn-essentlal water use in that city but
Indicated some restrictions may be required if the hot, dry weather
and heavy usage persist
A ban on sprinkling of lawns, washmg automobiles
swimming pools imposed last weekend in Union. Falrfield. Liberty
and Lemon Townships will continue this weekend, Ted Whiieman,
spokesman for the county water and sewer department, reported.
Action To Save Historic Home 'A LongTime Coming'
JIMROHRER
E.'>9urcr Reporte''
WAYNESVE.LEThe recent history
of the 165-year-old Moses McKay home Is
nArty as interesting as when the build
ing was a stop on the Underground Rail
road.
This has been a long time coming/'
said Dennis Dalton, Waynesvllle historian
Rnrf a founder of the McKay-Gons Home-
Society. "We founded the society 10
years ago. and we've been trying to get
some action on the McKay home" in all
that 10 years."
After 10 years of what Dalton de
scribed as "back and forth" between the
U.S. Array Corps of Engineers and the
General Services Administration (GSA),
the historic McKay home will be sold as
surplus government property, probably in
the fall or winter.
THE HOME is already listed on the
Engineer Suggests
Nattonal Register of Historic Places, a
move iaken by the corps at the urging of
the Homestead Society to prevent the
structure from being rased. The corps
owns the home and the surrounding five
acres as part of the Caesar's Creek state
park./ .
Tlte'hpme stands on New Burlington
Road on the park's north side, about
three miles from WaynesvUle, and was
ortgiaally Intended to be a home for the
park manager. That never happened, and
in the Intervening years the Homestead
Society has proposed several uses, with-
our, avail.
"It always came down to money," Dal
ton said. "We had excellent ideas to use it
as either an interpretive library for this
whole area, which has such a heavy
Quaker Influence, or as a genealogical
center.". .
The home was built In 1818 by freed
slaves who came west from Virginia with
Moses McKay, a Quaker and ftboiiliumst.
An addition was built in 1836, including a
two^tory porch, and two frame rooms
were added In 1915.
The GSA will sell the land as surplus
government property, with deed restric
tions requiring the buyer to restore the
home, D^ton said. The architecture of
the home Is Greek Revival.
llncrease In Some
i|Water Charges
.
. ^|seY X)hWR. CLARK
Bureau Chief
^ HAMILTON-Resldents in the
/^ueer. .\cres-Laure! Estates area
^may soon be charged abvoi $3.50
^ If^moreon their water bills.
Butler County Sanitary Engi
neer James Hlnchberger recom
mended to county commissioners
Thursday Uiat water rates In the
Queen Acres-Laurel Estates dis
trict be hiked because the county
Is paying more to provide water
foe the area.
The wholesale rate charged to
the cotmty for the service will be
Increased from 75 cents a thou-
Hlnchberger said the system
has been losing about $5,000 a year
under the present rate and
projected that without the recom
mended increase the deficit would
be Increased to $12,000.
Commissioner Vice President
Donald G. C-'hlrmer said although
there appears to be no alternative
to the increase he also would like
Commissioner President Cale
Logsdon to be present when the
board acts on the recommenv^-
tlon. Neither Hlnchberger nor
Logsdon were at Thursday's scis
sion. ;
THE INCREASE, if approved <'y
r at>.| fcniil/* V . .-T-5A
Forrest Anderson, AP
it, during a 1982
*Haycock.
beforebecoming
:r.
ecame president
Mormons have
i.3 miilion to 5.2
lers.
rent Ezra Taft
president of the
elve, is expected
11 today.
itrick O'DriscoIl I
break
laction was total
jss," Moore said
tyjail.
ts to become a
gist.
'rth Carolina to
s. Moore lived in
iT homes.
3, toughest hard
e heard in my
the bench," Fed-
iay."At least he
oilobk back and
'er gave him a
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She'll
answer
if called
San Francisco,Mayor
.planne Felnstein isfatalis
tic about being mentioned
- as a possible Democratic
! vice presidential candidate.
No tine has more;ight
It wasfate that catapulted
. Feinstein into the.mayor's
- when disgruntled for-
mef- city Supervisor Dan
. White murdered Mayor
George Moscone and Su
pervisor Harvey Milk in
:. 1978. '
A half-hour before the
shootings, Felnstein^ then
chairwoman of the Board of
Supervisors had an
nouncedshe was gettingout
bfpoUtics.
. "I was going to smell the ^
flowers for a while and se
lect a new career," she re
calls.
- 'I've come to believe that
the tlm play a major role
in big decisions for people
or a nation," she says.
"Whatever wiij be will be."
If fate put her into office
; under tragic circumstahceSi
it hasbeenblessing her ever
since.,
Feinstetn'easilywonelec- -
tion, then re-election, Her
city has a comfortablebud
get surplus enjoys a busi
ness boomand anticipates a ^
record tourist season that .
, includes hosting tht Demo
cratic National Convention
8y F^ogt^Roasmeyer
"FEINSTEIN: .'Whatever will
be will be'
this summer.
Feinstein takes a serene
view of being listed poten
tial vice presidential mateii.
al.with the likes of Gov.
Martha Layne Coniris of
Kentucky and Reps. Barba
ra Mlkulski of Maryland.
Patricia Schrdeder of Colo-
radp, Geraldine Ferraro of
New York andLlndy Boggs
of Louisiana,
"I am not a candidate,"
she insists. "Now, would I
answer the phone if I were
called? Of course. And obvi
ously if I were asked, I
would have to make a deci
sion, but I don't anticipate '
that would happen."
Vic Poilard
I Couples buy
house with
secret past
An abandoned farmhouse
bought by four Ohio hist^
buffsis bigger than it looks.
Paul and Nancy Purcell of
Centerville and Jim and Peggy
Sehldecker ofDayton paid the
U.S. General Services Adminis
tration $51,055 for the house
once used to shelter slaves
east of Waynesville.
The stop on the Under
ground Railroad was built by
Moses McKay, a" Quaker who
supported the abolitionist
movement. A false- hearth in
the kitchen conceals a room
usedfor hiding escapedslaves.
"Being Quakers, it was cus
tomary to buy up large groups
of slaves and then set them
free,:' says DennyDaltoni, a li
brary curator in Waynesville.
Purcell expects it willtake two
years to renovate the five-acre
estate, which they plan to use
as a residence.
Update
Air Force Lt. Gen. James
A- Abrahamson, NASA's space
shuttle director, was named
Tuesday to head the Penta
gon's "StarWars" space missile
defense system. -
Monson, Mass., voters
haveousted Dorothy Hanic~
the town clerk-treasurer-who
withheld the combination to
the TownHall vault in a Janu
ary dispute with selectmen.
Reported by Marta McCave
and John Head
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Many whoknowHoward Hackney do^'t, hpye to be
told. Tkhose who don't should know that he is some,
man,
We won't talk about his years in the
will have been 50 this ADril-l!^'WigfSiftM
things just because;he IS home recovering iroin open,
heart surgery/thoughwewishhima full recovery.
Today!acommit spark^iya re<^t n
release out of ;the General Ser^ic^ Administration
office in Chicago. The item said sii|ip|y '
t^ille couple, Mr. and
.bought the Moses Mckay^ hOuife- on^^ife
BurHngtoh^Corwin Road bj^iidau<^iiti^|5i^5^ ^
Howard Hackney fits in here Wausevvvithou^^^^
efforts over the yedre during .and ^hoW^
struction of the Caesar Creek Lajke area there would
hav^ been no historic Mbse^ MOl^y housa^ o^
perimeter of thepailc area. C : ^ ^
The Army 6orps flif Engineers" arrived here in^
late '70s to buyJand surrounding CafflhrrCreeki^he
for a park, i^ter their purchases/ li^eaand^
, houses that had existed for generations -(hsai^^ .
peared from theaarth. One of those scheduledto go
was'the McKay house.
Howard, being a descendent of Moses MipKay;
began ^vork to aave the property and buildings,
especially the house built in l818.t^^eKay w
settled here aftermdvingfrom;\1rginia^ ; / ^
Through much work, the blessing of the Clinton
County Historidal Sodiety, and pVercoining what ,
appeared at times to be a losing,cause, Howard was
able toget thehouseplaced onthe NatiPhal Re]gi^
of Historic Homes. With this the property, which was
then owned by the government, was off limits to
visitors and those who ravagedabandoned buildinigs
not yet torn down in the area. The Corps boarded up
the stately house and it remained there/ gradually
decaying for more than a decade before the
decided to put it up for sale and advertised for bids a
few months ago.
The new owners havp said they will take their time
in restoring the house. I would^ess Howard willbe
happy to see themtake plenty of time. WhhtVa fe^
more years before he and others can drive; by the
restored old farm hohie that bm;ely" survived the
ravages of the modern lake area.. '
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By BENJAMIN KLINE
Statt Writer
WAYNESVILLE They didn't want to tear itdown
and they couldn't give itaway, so now the federal
government has decided to try to sell apioneer f^house
east of Waynesville, on the west side of Caesar Creek lake.
The General Services Administration's Disposal
Department in Chicago is accepting bids until 3p.m.
(Chicago time) Feb. 29 on the Moses ^cKay^House. hve
farm buildings, apond and 4.84 acres of land off New
Burlington Road.
Asuccessful bidder will get aboarded-up. forlorn-
looking house that "could be avery nice home itsomebody,
had the interest and money to fix itup," smd Steve Lee, a
Caesar Creek park ranger with the Army Corps of
Engineers.
"Itlooks better in summer, when the trees,and roses
are out," said Susan Shirey, aOSA realty specialist m
Chicago.
THE CORPS of Engineers acquired the property,m
1970 when they were buying up land InAVarren and^
Greene counties to construct the CaeSar Creek dam an
r^*s6rvoir* 1
Lee said Corps officials at Louis\nlle initially to
tear down the fam buildings to make the land available for
recreation. ,
On second look, they decided itwas historically
valuable and had it nominated, mFebruary 1978,
National Register of Historic Places.
"That means we cannot tear itdown, but it also means
we cannotrpenH money on it." Lee said. "We've tried to
give it to various historical societies and groups, but had no
takers. So we turned itover to GSA to sell It.
According to government records. Moses I^cKay was
Virginia Quaker who freed his slaves and came to Ohio in
tolO *
"The story is that the freed slaves helped hu^dd the
" house to repay hlpi," Shirey said. "It later was part of ^e
Underground Railroad and there is asecret room
cellar."
THE MODIFIED Greek Revival style house hqs five
rooms downstairs, four rooms'bd abath upstairs, and
contains 2,498 square feet of space, Shirey, and Lee said. ^
Bricks used in its construction were dug and fired,on the ,
site.
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DAYTON DAILY NEWS Sunday, February 12, 1984 Page 13-C
Pioneer farmhouse
awaits a new owner
s
"It has enough significant historical features that it .
would be worth renovating." Shirey said. "When layers of
wallpaper started to peel off, we found the original 1818 ^
stenciling on the walls of three rooms."
, - The Army Engineers, which sometimes receives bad
publicity for things it demolishes, helped ^
Vas worthwhile from Moses McKay splace: Mantelpieces,
doors and original hardware were put in storage, removing
those temptations from vandals.
"It's been vacant since the mid-'70s and itdoes need
work, but it has potential,'/ Lee said.
He4s showing the property to Potential bidders. He can
be reached at Caesar Creek Lake's office, 897-1738.
SHIREY SAIDthe government does have an estimated
/ "minimum value" for the property but the figure is
''confidential.
! As an added incentive to possible buyers, Moses
McKay's house is probably more protected from intrusions
X thanU was when he built it in the wilderness: It is
surrounded on three sides by government park land.
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James Parker, 14
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Staff photos by Bin Waugh
The Moses McKay house has been named to the National Register of Historic Places
The back of. the modified GreekRevival style farmhouse located near Waynesville
uld save older structures
uilding code change^^
By benjamin KLINE
Staff Writer
"They don't build 'em like they used to "
construction workers are fond of saying It's a
comp iment to the sturdy, often good-IiSikTng
AmencT downtown
to put up
flnri stiff safety
rnt. r of modern building
codes. As aconsequence, scores of good old
buildings stand empty in urban areas because
developers too much to bring
,K^ nth standards for new
use. Others just gettorn down.
OWo'S''" 'n
Ohio had any mandatory building code the
document gets revised and refined every year
People involved in rehabilitation say it heLiiv
avors new construction - avacant lot wUh a
hole in the ground and works against the
otherwise sensible re-use of-exi.sting buildings.
In recognition of the growing trend toward
Ixnm building
experts have come up with aproposed
atnendment to the model code used in Ohio
(since 1979)and several other states AU
convention of the Building Officials and Code
Administrators International, or BOCA in
Sr organization's code- '
^AW? approved the proposed
Article 25 for the model code.
IT WILL GO before the group's annual
conference this summer In Philadelphia If
approved there, itcould be in use in Ohio and
other BOCA states by 1985.
rnnn?v Hamilton
County deputy chief building inspector, said
Sfl ^ to state House
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landings' rehabilitate old
Collins, In his role as president of the Ohio
Of Building Sciences, formed atask force
headed by architect Wayne M. Meyer code
of wwk^thfilsk^J' Cincinnati. In 18 months or work, the task force developed Article 2'5
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SIXTEEN CHARACTERISTICS of abuilding
Sd wth e or scores to come
' ^ minimum
conforming structure. The result is an
eqmya ent safety" factor replacing the
"re safetVZ^^^ for
nre safety, means of egress and general safety.
Currently, the code has hundreds of
^ovjsions, and you have to meet all of them "
, than the minimum standard on, say. No 9vou
don t getany credit for It." '
swTr7,rt7 'h "'"""Sions of
st^r treads and risers can make even a
relatively new structure non-conforming even
'ArtSp 9^ 'ntrinsically safe, Collins said.
^Article 25 would allow you to trade things
hl^ht f"ff: building
height and area; compartment area, space
S rear yard. The one-ciu
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division, corridor partitions a
openings, smoke detection an
communications, dead ends
elevator control, mixed-use'oi
ventilation andsoforth.
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historical buildings, but any o
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November 14, 197^
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Mr. W. E. Leegan Re: Contract No. DACW27-
Chlef of Planning Division 75-C-0034
U. S. Corps of Engineers
P. 0. Box #59
Louisville, Kentucky ^0201
Gentlemen:
At the request of Mr. Charles Parrish I visited the Caesar
Lake area on the 6th and 7th of November 197^1 for the purpose
of inspecting three early 19th Century residences, the Plumrner,
McKay and Conklin Houses. I was asked to make reports on each
concerning their architectural and historical qualities.
Mr. Parrish and Mr. Connors took me to the various sites
and their know.ledge and cooperation was of great assistance to
me, for which I am grateful. My reports on each building are
designated as follows:
1. Plummer House.
2. McKay House.
3. Conklin House.
Yours very sincerely.
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Walter M. Macomber
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1. The Plummer House
The purpose of Architectural Restoration is to preserve a
way of life of past generations and the evidence of their skills
V7hich are so rapidly being lost through neglect, accident and in
difference. If Williamsburg did nothing else it has made us more
conscious of our architectural heritage.
I have never felt that a building being considered for pre
servation necessarily required the romantic association of an
historical character to earn its' right to survive. That asso
ciation alone would be its' insurance.
After examining the Plummer House during my recent visit to
the Caesar Lake project with Charles Parrish and Tony Connor I
had mixed emotions concerning the building. Those two well-in-
formed gentlemen were careful not to attempt to influence my
Judgement in any manner, which I appreciated, and I did not read
the Case Report until later.
Inundation of the site would destroy the historic site com
pletely , but moving the building in some manner would preserve a
part of its' life, at least.
The question in my mind was whether it was vjorthy of the
effort and cost. In my Judgement, after examination, the house
was a borderline subject for National Register as it had no out
standing architectural qualities. It was Just a good, sound,
quite typical house of the period, built by a carpenter with a
rather inventive turn of mind, evidenced b'y the unusual exterior
wood detail.
Reading the Case Report, however, I had the feeling that it
was influenced by a rather negative attitude as to the possibil
ities of its' preservation. I have moved buildings successfully
in the past that were in much worse condition. The brickwork in
the Plummer House is in its' present condition because of its'
poor quality lime Joint rather than the quality of the brick, which
appears to be perfectly sound.
There is Uttle interior wood trim of interest except the stair
and its' floors. One room has trim of Greek Revival influence, the
inspiration for which could have come from one of Ashur Benjamin's
books commonly used by carpenters at that time.
I found myself returning to the exterior to re-examine the
interesting detail features of the front elevation. Apparently
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the recessed porch is not unusual in Ohio as the McKay House has
the same feature. But the elliptical arched openings of the front
entrance and the double Hall window above with their unique saw-
toothed dentil treatment kept holding my attention. This design
follov^ed through in the Porch design as v/ell. This work is evi
dence of the inventive mind of the builder, which in itself would
make the building an interesting one. The brick is sound and a
rosy red color, which I do believe could be successfully salvaged
by tumbling the walls - after all other material has been removed.
I am leading up to my conclusion that the features I have
mentioned are worth saving if possible. I agree with the report
that the horrendous cost of moving the building intact could not
be Justified, but careful dismantling and re-erection is quite
practical and would cost no more than a new building of equal
quality, in my Judgement.
There are many problems in this proposal of which I am. not
fully aware at this time. Also, I know my opinion is influenced
by my great desire to preserve the evidence of craftsmanship so
inherent in the past; but I do feel this effort is worthwhile
and would be rewarding to future generations.
Walter M. Macomber
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2. The McKay House
It is my understanding that this building is to become the
residence for the manager of the Cassar Lake Project, so there
is apparently no problem as to its' future.
We examined this building quite thoroughly through the kind
cooperation of the occupant, Mrs. Robinson.
This building is a fine example of early 19th Century Ohio
Farm Rouse and has a similar recessed porch as that on the Plummer
House. The front entrance with its' panelled jambs and its' leaded
glass transom appears to be out of one of Ashur Benjamin's Car
penter's Assistant published during the early 19th Century. Inter
estingly enough most of the window sash appear to be original and
by and large the rehabilitation of the exterior of the building
for its' proposed use can be accomplished rather simply. The
terrace railing along the front should, I would think, be altered
bringing its' appearance into* proper period.
There is one original mantle, the others being later and of
a most simple design. This one could be moved into the front
room, or parlor, creating a room complete in period form. A stair
leading from this room to the room above has side panelling ex
tending from floor to ceiling in the same character as the exter
ior entrance door panelled jamb.
One of the bedroom.s on the 2nd floor has been recently
papered, but Mrs. Robinson kindly consented to remove a small
section of the paper near the ceiling uncovering a stencilled
border that no doubt goes around the entire room. 1 feel sure
this stencilling is part of the original decoration which includes
considerable v/ood graining on many of the doors.
The site is lovely and the many qualities of the house will
undoubtedly provide an attractive and pleasant abode for those
who occupy it. Aside from this, another rural home of the early
19th Century will be preserved.
Walter M. Macomber
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3- The Conklln House
It is sad Indeed that the qualify of this dignified little
farm house was not recognized at first and protected. It has
been vandalized to a great extent, although at the time of our
inspection enough of the original interiors remained to indicate
how it appeared and how well it was constructed.
This house is earlier than the other two, and 1 would place
its* date about I8l0 - 1820. The main house and the wing, which
was added soon after the other was completed, have dentiled brick
cornices - the dentils formed by placing the bricks at ^5 angles.
This produces a very interesting effect that matches the early
character of the window and door frame detail. The sash are
replacements as the original ones had 6 panes of glass in the
upper and lov;er sashes.
The building would adapt itself to most any use, business
or domestic, and should remain in its' present setting if possible
Mr. Connors suggested a possibility of regaining the material
removed from the building as he thought he knew the man who re
moved interior woodwork.
Walter M. Macomber