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[[File:Upham-Wright House-Newark.jpg|thumb|Upham-Wright House-Newark]]The Upham-Wright House is one of the best examples of mid-nineteenth century Gothic Revival architecture in Ohio.<ref>“Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.</ref>  The house is located at 342 Granville Street in Newark, Ohio, and was built between 1849-1850<ref>Chalmers Pancoast, Our Home Town Memories, Volume 1 (Newark, OH: Chalmers Pancoast, 1958), 6.</ref> by George Upham. The home was purchased by Virgil Wright in 1868 and remained in the Wright family throughout much of the twentieth century.<ref>“Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.</ref>  One of the home’s most famous residents was [[Mary Sherwood Wright Jones | Mary Sherwood Wright Jones]], a nationally renowned artist.<ref>“Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.</ref> The home is styled after the “Downing Cottage” aesthetic and features ornate roof decorations, clustered chimneys, a wide veranda, and an upper balcony.<ref>Pancoast, Our Home Town Memories </ref>  
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[[File:Upham-Wright House-Newark.jpg|thumb|Upham-Wright House in Newark, OH]]The Upham-Wright House is one of the best examples of mid-nineteenth century Gothic Revival architecture in Ohio.<ref>“Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.</ref>  The house is located at 342 Granville Street in Newark, Ohio, and was built between 1849-1850<ref>Chalmers Pancoast, Our Home Town Memories, Volume 1 (Newark, OH: Chalmers Pancoast, 1958), 6.</ref> by George Upham. The home was purchased by Virgil Wright in 1868 and remained in the Wright family throughout much of the twentieth century.<ref>“Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.</ref>  One of the home’s most famous residents was [[Mary Sherwood Wright Jones | Mary Sherwood Wright Jones]], a nationally renowned artist.<ref>“Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.</ref> The home is styled after the “Downing Cottage” aesthetic and features ornate roof decorations, clustered chimneys, a wide veranda, and an upper balcony.<ref>Pancoast, Our Home Town Memories </ref>  
  
 
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Upham-Wright House in Newark, OH
The Upham-Wright House is one of the best examples of mid-nineteenth century Gothic Revival architecture in Ohio.[1] The house is located at 342 Granville Street in Newark, Ohio, and was built between 1849-1850[2] by George Upham. The home was purchased by Virgil Wright in 1868 and remained in the Wright family throughout much of the twentieth century.[3] One of the home’s most famous residents was Mary Sherwood Wright Jones, a nationally renowned artist.[4] The home is styled after the “Downing Cottage” aesthetic and features ornate roof decorations, clustered chimneys, a wide veranda, and an upper balcony.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ “Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.
  2. ↑ Chalmers Pancoast, Our Home Town Memories, Volume 1 (Newark, OH: Chalmers Pancoast, 1958), 6.
  3. ↑ “Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.
  4. ↑ “Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.
  5. ↑ Pancoast, Our Home Town Memories
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