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| − | 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, 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, | + | 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, 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, |
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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]- ↑ “Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.
- ↑ Chalmers Pancoast, Our Home Town Memories, Volume 1 (Newark, OH: Chalmers Pancoast, 1958), 6.
- ↑ “Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.
- ↑ “Selected as Historic Homes,” The Licking Countian, August 9, 1979, 7.
- ↑ Pancoast, Our Home Town Memories,
