Renick House

Renick House, Paint Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Western end of the house
39°19′24″N 82°59′26″W / 39.32333°N 82.99056°W / 39.32333; -82.99056
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1804
Architect	Presley Morris
Architectural style	Virginia Style
NRHP reference No.	73001528[1]
Added to NRHP	May 9, 1973

The Renick House, also known as "Paint Hill", is a historic house in western Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Built in 1804,^[1] it is a two-story stone structure in the shape of the letter "L". Among its most prominent features are gables and large chimneys on each end, a massive central chimney, a central front entrance with a fanlight and a porch with decorative pediment.^[2] The house's sandstone façade is pierced by six openings: three windows on the second story and the door and two windows on the first.^[3]

This "Virginia-style" Federal house was built under the direction of Presley Morris.^[1] Its first inhabitant was prominent Chillicothe resident George Renick, who contributed to one of Ohio's first cattle drives; under his leadership, ninety-six cattle were moved from the Scioto River valley to Baltimore, Maryland.^[2] Among the house's later owners was a Presbyterian congregation, which used it as a manse for its minister.^[1] In 1904, the house was modified by the addition of an ell on one side.^[2]

In 1973, the Renick House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] It was eligible for the Register both because of its well-preserved historic architecture and its connection to George Renick. One lesser building was sufficiently closely associated with the house that it qualified for inclusion with the house as a contributing property.^[3]

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