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LEWIS & ELIZABETH KEMP
HOMESTEAD
Lewis and Elizabeth (Lyons) Kemp were settlers
of what became Mad River Township. With their
eight children, the Kemps arrived here from
Frederick County, Maryland around 1806. The
stone part of the house was built shortly there-
after. Lewis donated nearby land for what became
known as the "Kemp School," established in 1815,
and for a graveyard, which had its first burial
in 1816 or 1817. The Kemps also hosted services of
the United Brethren church. The Kemp house is
an example of a "Saltbox" type, so called because
of the long slope of its rear gable roof. It is believed
the house's brick portion was added around 1832.
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