Numerous historical residential sites are recorded yearly in eastern Ohio as a result of CRM investigations. Most do not result in the accumulation of intensive data due to prior disturbances, small artifact assemblages, or lack of corroborative historical information. This article summarizes results of the investigation of the Tarr log house located in Jefferson County, Ohio. Excavations and artifact analysis identified depositional patterning around the house foundation that indicated differing uses of the surrounding yard during the nineteenth century versus later occupations. Depositional patterning was also successful in determining architectural features associated with the house not evident on the surface. Use of ceramic index values (Manson and Snyder, 1997; Miller, 1980, 1991) in conjunction with historical research of the families associated with the site resulted in the creation of two socioeconomic status patterns. The patterns and findings discovered at Tarr are compared with other contemporary sites in Ohio.
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