Morris Sharp House - Washington Court House, Ohio

The Morris Sharp House is a historic residence in the city of Washington Court House, Ohio. The house was built for Morris in 1875 in an Italianate architectural style. Morris Sharp was born at Aberdeen, Ohio, in 1838, and with his family, he moved to Jamestown in 1851 before settling in Washington Court House. The Sharps moved temporarily to Covington, Kentucky, and Morris worked for a bank there. In 1873, the Sharps moved back to Washington Court House, and Morris joined the Merchants' and Traders Bank as a cashier. Soon, he organized his own bank, the Commercial Bank, and made himself president. He rapidly became one of the foremost citizens of his adopted city because of his unusual business ability, and until his death in early 1905, he was actively engaged in the management of extensive banking interests and extensive agricultural tracts. In 1958, the Fayette County Historical Society purchased the Morris Sharp House, and seven years later, the property was reopened as the Fayette County Museum. It remains in use as a museum to the present. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1974. GPS: 39.53904°N, -83.43495°W.