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The Friends meeting house was built in 1849. It was preceded by two log buildings the first of which was built in 1805. The building and a cemetery were located close to Caesar's creek on the New Burlington road. The cemetery was surrounded by a very fine dry wall stone fence. The few remaining members of the meeting house wished to have the building preserved, so they gave permission for the CCPV to move it to the Village site. Professional movers were hired, and the building was moved intact to the Village. It has now been restored and is being used for a variety of meetings. Click here for additional information on the Friends meeting house.

The Daniel Collett House was built in 1814. Its original location was at the south east corner of Ohio State Route 73 and Collett Road.

A soldier in the Revolutionary War, Daniel Collett, at age 62, moved from Jefferson county Virginia to his 4000 acre purchase of Virginia military lands in Clinton county. With the help of his wife, Mary Haines Collett, and son Jonathon, he cleared land, built this house, and began farming. As the farm developed they built another frame house nearby, which was used by son Jonathon.

In 1823 Jonathon married Mary McKay, daughter of Moses McKay. They built a third frame house and added a blacksmith shop which served the farm community during the years of horse power.

Both the second and third houses still stand on property owned by the descendants of Daniel Collett.   For many years the cabin was covered by mill cut siding, accounting for its preservation.   In 1983 the weather beaten siding was removed, the building dismantled, and the logs moved to the site it now sits on. It has been reconstructed with the assistance of the Collett family.