#HanbyHouse in #Westerville #Ohio. Just north of Columbus. Taken with my #iPhone.

#BenjaminHanby composed over 80 songs in his lifetime. Hanby was born in 1833 near Rushville, Ohio. In 1847, his father, William Hanby, helped establish #OtterbeinUniversity in Westerville.

"Up on the Housetop" is a #ChristmasSong written by #BenjaminHanby in 1864. It has been recorded by a multitude of singers, most notably #GeneAutry in 1953.