Gov. Thomas Kirker Homestead

Kirker, Gov. Thomas, Homestead
Gov. Thomas Kirker Homestead is located in Ohio
Gov. Thomas Kirker Homestead
Nearest cityWest Union, Ohio
Coordinates38°46′28″N 83°35′57″W / 38.77444°N 83.59917°W / 38.77444; -83.59917 (Kirker, Gov. Thomas, Homestead)
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1805
NRHP reference No.75001310[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1975

The Gov. Thomas Kirker Homestead, in Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio near West Union, Ohio, was built in 1805. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

It is located southwest of West Union off State Route 136.[2]

The original 1805-built portion of the house is a stone, three-bay by two-bay, one-and-a-half-story structure.[2]

It was home of Thomas Kirker, an immigrant from Ireland who became Ohio's second governor during 1807–08.[2]

The homestead was visited by Confederate soldiers raiding for horses, under John Hunt Morgan, but their quest was unsuccessful as the place had been warned of their approach.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 4. ISBN 9781878592705.

Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 3, Westport, Conn.; Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols.

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