{"nrhp_refnum":"03000323","name":"Athens County Infirmary","other_names":["Athens County Home"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"13183 OH 13","address_restricted":false,"city":"Millfield","county":"Athens County","state":"OH","lat":39.39098288050005,"lon":-82.11932262777603,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-05-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of county poor-farm buildings near Millfield (Chauncey), Athens County, Ohio, centered on a two-story brick Colonial Revival infirmary built in 1905 and including barns, a smokehouse, outbuildings and a separate cemetery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is significant for its architecture, for social history as the county's institution for the poor, and for agriculture, since the farm supported the home. The 1905 building by architect David W. Peoples replaced an earlier infirmary lost to fire, and the farm buildings document the working poor farm through about 1953.","narrative":"Athens County's poor farm stands on a rise above the Hocking River floodplain near Millfield. Its main building, a two-story brick infirmary, was completed in 1905 after fire destroyed the first county home. Architect David W. Peoples designed it and Charles Kircher built it. The symmetrical front, double-hung windows and two-story columned porticos reflect Colonial Revival design, and the interior retains oak woodwork and a wide stair. Fire safety shaped the plan, with a water line from a hilltop reservoir and hose stored in the basement. The complex also includes a brick barn dated 1900, a later gambrel-roof barn, a frame smokehouse, concrete block outbuildings and a separate cemetery with numbered graves. Farming and dairy work supported the home, which was designed for up to 100 residents. In 1988 the building was adapted for county offices, and residential use ended in 1997. The property was recognized for its architecture, its role in social history and its agricultural use between 1900 and 1953.","period_of_significance":"1900-1953","architect_builder":"David W. Peoples, Architect, Athens, Ohio; Charles Kircher, Builder, Athens, Ohio","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The infirmary building is now used as county offices (Human Services); its residential function ended in 1997. It was rehabilitated in 1987-1992. No animals are housed in the barns today.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.436459-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/03000323.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986727","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_County_Infirmary","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4813478"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/athens-county/athens-county-infirmary-03000323/"}