The Old Lawton House

This will probably be the first of many posts I write about the Old House. Our family home was built in 1818 in Barlow, Ohio on the original 360 acre tract of land deeded to the Lawton's before Ohio became a state in 1803. My ancestors moved to  Ohio from Newport, Rhode Island, having emigrated from Chester, England. The move from Rhode Island to Ohio must have been a trying and difficult journey and when the Lawtons arrived in Ohio, they had to susquester in a fort in Marietta, seeing that Indians were living on their land (yes, it was the Indian's home rightfully and wrongs were done with the taking of their homeland) and couldn't move to the land for several years. When they finally were able to travel to the land, it took 3 days to make the 12 mile trip. A log cabin was  first built, as well as a large barn with massive beams. I will blog about the barn later. These photos show the lower arch which frames a cellar window. The bricks were handmade from a nearby clay deposit. When I shot these photos, it was 90 degrees and very humid, but the  air flowing from the cellar window was wonderfully cool.