Deer Lick Farm
| Deer Lick Farm | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | High Gothic Victorian |
| Address | 7482 W. Britton Rd. aka Co. Rd. 178 |
| Town or city | West Salem, Ohio |
| Country | USA |
| Construction started | 1874 |
| Completed | 1885 |
Also Known As Building Name
- Briton/Britton Farm
Comprehensive History
James F. Briton immigrated to America from Ireland in 1824 and settled on the original 160-acre farm a mile and a half east of West Salem. The property was named "Deer Lick" because of the great number of deer that came here to lick a mineral spring. In his youth, James headed to California for the gold rush in 1850 and determined he would not return home until he had struck it rich. From California, he headed to Chile in South America and spent nineteen years as a mining and civil engineer and superintending excavations of guano deposits for fertilizer. In 1874, he returned, a wealthy man, and married his childhood sweetheart, Aseneth Stanley, before building this house.[1]
Built in the High Gothic Victorian style of architecture, the Briton home contained 22 rooms, including seven bedrooms and two baths upstairs, with eight fireplaces throughout the house. James Briton also added to the original acreage, purchasing additional land to bring his holding up to 390 acres, and built a sizable barn and other farm buildings on the property.[2]
The farm apparently passed to Charles Briton, but it was purchased in 1943 by Lavern Jordan of Cleveland, and then in 1965 by Karl and Ruby Schuele, who restored and renovated all of the buildings.[3]
Timeline
Owners
- James Briton
- Charles Briton
- Lavern Jordan
- Karl and Ruby Schuele
- James and Jeanada Patricia "Pat" Kanehl
- Karl F. Kanehl and Kathryn L. (Kanehl) Allen
- James and Julie Pooler
Historical documents
Newspaper articles
Daily Record on sale of Deer Lick Farm in 1943.
Notes
Photographs
Image of historic landmark house located on Deer Lick Farm as it appeared in June of 2020.
Image of c.1896 historic barn located on Deer Lick Farm as it appeared in June of 2020.
Image of c.1874 historic carriage house located on Deer Lick Farm as it appeared in June of 2020.
Image of house as it appeared c.1976 in the Historic Heritage of Wayne County, Ohio book, being a directory of 256 Historical Houses and Buildings.
