{"nrhp_refnum":"75001341","name":"Crabill, David, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 mi. E of Springfield off OH 4","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Clark County","state":"OH","lat":39.96083812900008,"lon":-83.74763772299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-10-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house with an attached kitchen wing, built about 1825-30 for pioneer David Crabill on the grounds of the C.J. Brown Dam and Reservoir, near Springfield in Moorefield Township, Clark County, Ohio.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a splendid example of late Federal style adapted to the western frontier, combining Federal grace and symmetry with Shaker-like simplicity. Its massive three-flue chimneys and detached kitchen reflect Pennsylvania and Virginia precedents. It is also tied to local history through David Crabill, who came to the county in 1808 and served in the War of 1812.","narrative":"Built about 1825-30 near Springfield, Ohio, the David Crabill House is a two-story brick residence with a kitchen wing on its north side. Its center-hall plan, plain interiors, large chimneys with three flues and separate kitchen reached by a side porch reflect earlier Pennsylvania and Virginia building traditions carried to the Ohio frontier. A root cellar beneath the kitchen holds a massive brick arch supporting the fireplace flue. David Crabill moved to what became Clark County in 1808, served in the War of 1812, and built up a farm and home, making him a representative early settler. The house was listed for both its late Federal architecture and its link to local pioneer history. At the time of listing it stood on federal reservoir land and was being restored as a museum after vandalism, with fireplaces, floors, stair parts and plaster being rebuilt and the side porch awaiting reconstruction.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1830","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Federal; also described as Early Greek Revival in the data sheet","criteria":[],"status_note":"Under restoration as a museum by the Clark County Historical Society; the property is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Vandalism and a ruinous side porch are noted.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.069156-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001341.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001341/edcef7b365-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001341/edcef7b365-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Crabill_House,_rear_distant.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Crabill_House,_rear_distant.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987090","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Crabill_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28147970"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clark-county/crabill-david-house-75001341/"}