This cache is placed on private property with permission. No night caching allowed. Furthermore, the property owner requests that no one backs their car out on Hwy177 or 73 to leave. The gravel driveway you will follow to get to GZ, will also afford you the opportunity to exit the property safely driving forward.
The structure you see directly west of GZ is known as the Davis House. The original Davis House was built of brick in 1812 and stood near the intersection of present-day routes 177 and 73. Chronic and sometimes severe flooding led to the house being disassembled, moved by wagon, and rebuilt in its' present location in 1892. The walls of the original brick home, as well as many other features, are still to be seen inside the present day structure. Maria and Nelle Davis were sisters who occupied the home for a long and fondly remembered stretch of time, one serving as the Darrtown correspondent for the Oxford newspaper. In honor of them, Butler County formerly recognized this intersection as Davis Corner in a ceremony that took place right where you are standing in 1973. The barn is a pre Civil War marvel and serves to shelter a wide variety of critters, including several rescue farm animals that had been abandoned or given up for dead. It was chosen to receive the Ohio Bicentennial painting due to its' age, condition, and important location at the intersection of state routes 73 and 177.
On your drive south back to Darrtown, please note the large and impressive house and barn on the right as you enter town. This is Linn Place, former home of the Mee family, built in the mid to late 1800s. The Mees were a well-educated, wealthy, and politically active family that occupied this lovely estate for three generations. FDR stayed here prior to World War II when he held the post of Secretary of the Navy. Note the rare post supports for the magnificent barn.