The William Marshall Anderson House is a historic house in Circleville,

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. Built in 1865 as the home of

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, the house has been ranked as a leading example of

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.Owen, Lorrie K., ed. ''Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places''. Vol. 2.

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: Somerset, 1999, 1140. Walls of brick and wood, covered with an asphalt roof,,

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, 2007. Accessed 2010-05-07. are decorated with many features of this style, including ornate wooden

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and

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windows. The house's well-preserved nineteenth-century architecture led to its placement on the

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in 1979. It may have been designed by William Doane,This may be

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, a manufacturer of wood-working machinery who is more widely known as a hymn-writer and church leader, and whose home in Cincinnati also features wooden brackets under its eaves. The Circleville City Building (also known as Circleville City Hall, and listed on the National Register as contributing in the Circleville Historic District), was also designed by William Doan, and also features wooden brackets under its eaves. a local architect who designed several schools and the Circleville City Hall.

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