Built in 1849 by J.W. (John Walter) Purdum.
A History of Scioto County, Nelson W. Evans (1903): "from 1832 until 1880, Mr. Purdum engaged in contracting and building in Portsmouth, during which period he constructed many of the largest and finest…
Private residence. The George H. Gharky House. George H. Gharky b. May 17, 1813, Alexandria, Ohio
d. January 30, 1894, Portsmouth, Ohio
Gharky was an early resident of Alexandria, then Portsmouth. He started out as a carpenter building river &…