Conrad Dillman Home - 1832
Historical Significance
Conrad Dillman was a wealthy farmer from Center County, Pennsylvania. He and his family migrated to Green Township around 1813. He and his family first lived in a log cabin and farmed several hundred acres. In 1832 Mr. Dillman built this new brick home. There were only a few dozen families in Green Township during this time and life on the Ohio "frontier" was very lonely. Circuit Riders began routes through the Canton area that included Green Township and the Dillman home was a welcoming stop for Methodist and Evangelical preachers.
From The Evangelical Church in Ohio by Roy B. Leedy, page 326-27, “Conrad Dillman was the forerunner of the Greensburg
work. He was converted in the time of Jacob Albright and his home had been a preaching place in Center County, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife Christine both became members about 1810. In 1813 they migrated to Ohio and settled one and one-half miles northwest of the present village of Greensburg. Other Evangelical families from Pennsylvania, whose names are unknown, joined this frontier settlement. Dillman was deeply concerned
lest his fellow settlers, deprived as they were of religious worship, depart from their faith. So with Bible in hand he went from cabin to cabin, teaching, exhorting, and praying with the people in their new and primitive surroundings. Eager for gospel preaching they gladly joined the Methodist organizers who were the first to proclaim the Word of God among them.” For many years circuit riders used the Dillman home as a shelter and place of worship.
Architectural Significance
The Dillman Home is a brick colonial with a 5-bay facade. A double chimney with a window in between each chimney at the third floor can be found at each gable end of the home. This architectural feature resembles the pent chimney home styles of Colonial Maryland and Virginia.
Conrad Dillman was a wealthy farmer from Center County, Pennsylvania. He and his family migrated to Green Township around 1813. He and his family first lived in a log cabin and farmed several hundred acres. In 1832 Mr. Dillman built this new brick home. There were only a few dozen families in Green Township during this time and life on the Ohio "frontier" was very lonely. Circuit Riders began routes through the Canton area that included Green Township and the Dillman home was a welcoming stop for Methodist and Evangelical preachers.
From The Evangelical Church in Ohio by Roy B. Leedy, page 326-27, “Conrad Dillman was the forerunner of the Greensburg
work. He was converted in the time of Jacob Albright and his home had been a preaching place in Center County, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife Christine both became members about 1810. In 1813 they migrated to Ohio and settled one and one-half miles northwest of the present village of Greensburg. Other Evangelical families from Pennsylvania, whose names are unknown, joined this frontier settlement. Dillman was deeply concerned
lest his fellow settlers, deprived as they were of religious worship, depart from their faith. So with Bible in hand he went from cabin to cabin, teaching, exhorting, and praying with the people in their new and primitive surroundings. Eager for gospel preaching they gladly joined the Methodist organizers who were the first to proclaim the Word of God among them.” For many years circuit riders used the Dillman home as a shelter and place of worship.
Architectural Significance
The Dillman Home is a brick colonial with a 5-bay facade. A double chimney with a window in between each chimney at the third floor can be found at each gable end of the home. This architectural feature resembles the pent chimney home styles of Colonial Maryland and Virginia.
