Dr Increase Mathews House Museum & Gardens — Attraction in Zanesville

Dr. Increase Mathews built a stone cottage in 1805 that still remains intact today. It is a museum owned and run by the Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum County. The cottage has been expanded several times and today is three stories high. The museum hosts articles from Dr. Mathews family, John McIntire family, the Buckingham Family and other prominent families in the Putnam area. Putnam was a center of anti-slavery activity in the 1820-1860 time period. Several local homes have hidden rooms where runaway slaves were hidden. Much of the neighborhood was involved in the Underground Railroad. The Stone Academy, a block away was the location where the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society met and wrote their Constitution in 1836. Dr. Increase Mathews and most of his neighbors were from Massachusetts and felt slavery was...

Was not able to make it inside but walked on the grounds, visited the pretty garden, and appreciated the architecture of this old building. It was beautiful and would love to visit again another time. Shows the rich abolitionist history of the area. The flood level shown on the side of the house is...

I highly recommend this museum!! We had a great young man as our guide who loved...