Bellaire, Ohio - House that Jack the Donkey built
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Bellaire, Ohio - House that Jack the Donkey built It was a house on the edge of town (now a motel) that Jack
the donkey and his owner Jake built. Had a nursery rhyme
made of it "The house that Jack built." Jake was the owner of a coal mine and
very eccentric.... The only
thing left of the house is a piece of wood that hung over the front door that
had a picture of Jack carved into it! [steve, 11/14/2000][RA: According to the folks at the Bellaire Public Library, Jake Heatherington was Jack's owner. "The 'House that Jack Built' was torn down in 1959 to make room for a motel addition (motel is still in use today). The photo is of the keystone (from the original house, above the
front door) which now has a permanent home at the Bellaire Public Library."
]House that Jack the Donkey built:
Address: Bellaire, OH
Directions: From Moundsville, WV. take the bridge over the Ohio river and turn north on route 7. Travel about 5 miles, pass a town called Shadyside. Next exit after that is the first exit into Bellaire. Take it. Go under highway, it curves around to the right, and about a half mile up the road you will see a motel called the 7 inn....that's where the house used to stand.
Address: Bellaire, OH
Directions: From Moundsville, WV. take the bridge over the Ohio river and turn north on route 7. Travel about 5 miles, pass a town called Shadyside. Next exit after that is the first exit into Bellaire. Take it. Go under highway, it curves around to the right, and about a half mile up the road you will see a motel called the 7 inn....that's where the house used to stand.
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