Jackson County’s Hidden History: The James Jameson Farm, 1850
Another historic site in Jackson County is well-hidden; you have possibly driven by and not known. The historic marker is also hidden from view, mostly covered by overgrowth. I don’t know if anyone currently lives there, but if it has its own historic marker, it’s worth a drive-by.
It’s the James M. Jameson Farm, located at 10220 North Parma Road, not far from Springport.
In 1835, New Yorker James Jameson moved to Springport and settled on this exact spot. He originally built himself a log house and started to make his living by farming during the warm months and teaching school in the winter.
In 1841 he got married, eventually dropped his teaching duties, and turned his attentions to farming. By the late 1840s, he had one of the top two farms in the area and had become one of the area’s most respected citizens. He was elected township supervisor several times, and decided he better build a better, more impressive home.
Jameson constructed a new brick house in 1850, which turned out to be the first brick house in Springport Township, located smack on the eastern township border. The farm also boasts a barn-corncrib, sheep pen, tool & equipment shed, and what’s left of an orchard.
After a quarter-century, Jameson left and moved to Jackson (in 1876), where he passed away in 1886.
A short gallery below has images of the location.
