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Historic house in Ohio, United States

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Putnam House
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David Putnam House
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Location	519 Fort St Marietta, Ohio
Coordinates	39°24′45.5″N 81°27′32.5″W / 39.412639°N 81.459028°W / 39.412639; -81.459028
Built	First block was laid in 1792 and completed in 1805 during Thomas Jefferson’s term as President
Architectural style	Federal Style
Part of	Harmar Historic District (ID74001645)
Designated CP	1974

The Putnam House is a historic building in the Harmar neighborhood of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places. The house overlooks the Muskingum River.

The building was finished in 1805 consisting of 16” sandstone blocks quarried locally on Harmer Hill. The home was built for David Putnam, grandson of General Israel Putnam and nephew of General Rufus Putnam. In 1807 it co-housed the first banking corporation in the Northwest Territory and Ohio. David Putnam lived here for 51 years until he died in 1856. The house remained in the Putnam family until 1933. 1981 saw the restoration of the house by the Putnam House Partners.

Marietta's leading abolitionist, David Putnam, Jr. was born in this house in 1808. David Putnam, Jr. used another nearby house as his "station house" on the Underground Railroad, that house was torn down in 1953. It is currently as the headquarters for a packaging company called Mar Pak.

References

^ Historical plaque by door of house.
"Marietta - Things to See and Do - Underground Railroad". Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
Burke, Henry Robert; Charles Hart Fogle (2004). Washington County Underground Railroad - Images of America. Great Britain: Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 0-7385-3256-8. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
https://mar-pak.com/about/

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Ohio
National Historic Landmark	W.P. SNYDER, JR. (steamboat)
Historic districts	Coal Run Historic District Harmar Historic District Marietta Historic District Muskingum River Navigation Historic District Vaughn-Stacy-Evans Farm Historic District Watertown Historic District
Other properties	Charles Rice Ames House Col. Joseph Barker House Judge Joseph Barker House Becker Lumber and Manufacturing Company Cisler Terrace Walter Curtis House Col. Simeon Deming House Erwin Hall, Marietta College First Unitarian Church of Marietta Harra Covered Bridge Hildreth Covered Bridge Hune Covered Bridge William Hune Farm John Kaiser House Mason House Mound Cemetery Mound Ohio Company Land Office Rufus Putnam House Rinard Covered Bridge Root Covered Bridge Sawyer-Curtis House Shinn Covered Bridge Sixth Street Railroad Bridge Spencer's Landing Jonathan Sprague House Old St. Mary's School Capt. Jonathan Stone House Waernicke-Hille House and Store Wilcox-Mills House
Former listing	MISSISSIPPI III
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Ohio and List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio

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