Williams Homestead
The house and barn were built in 1875. In 1894, Levi Hickman bought the farm and mill. In 1898, Blanche Hickman married Denver Williams and the house became their wedding gift. In 1949, Blanche Hickman Williams sold the homestead, including house, barn and mill to the State of Ohio to become the first purchase for the Beaver Creek State Park. As part of the sale agreement, she was allowed to live there until her death, at the age of 99, in 1977. Since then, the house has been known as the Williams House.
The barn framing beams are rough hand-hewn native timbers assembled using a mixture of mortise, tendon and pegged post and beam construction. The siding is tongue and groove white pine. The foundation is cut sandstone, with a metal standing seam roof.
