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It’s All in the Details
Fanlights in Fairfield County District Library reflect an earlier architectural era

Visitors to Fairfield County District Library looking for genealogical clues may also catch a glimpse of some historic Ohio architecture along the way.

Remnants of the Effinger House are on display inside the library, including an elegant doorway with fanlights.

Records show many famous men of the time, including Gen. William Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant, visited the home of Michael Effinger, whose father built the house in downtown Lancaster in the 1830s.

The house was demolished in 1929, but several pieces were saved, including the doorway, fanlights, fireplace mantel and spiral staircase. The home’s doorway, fanlights and fireplace mantel were purchased by the Fairfield Heritage Association and placed in the library for display in 1980.

“The items are declared by experts to be among the most rare pieces of architecture in Ohio,” says Linda McDonald, library spokeswoman. “The doorway exemplifies the transition from late Georgian to Greek revival.”

The library also offers extensive historical and genealogy research records. And if the library doesn’t have the information a researcher needs, chances are it can be found at the Fairfield County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society in Lancaster.

The chapter, located inside the former West Branch Library building, has published more than 60 books on Fairfield County historical doc­uments, including cemetery and church records.

“We have a lot of people from out of state who come here to do research,” says Sue McClurg Hothem, the chapter’s president/librarian. “Genealogy in general is one of the top ranking hobbies in the United States.”

Story by Cristal Cody

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