{"nrhp_refnum":"75001517","name":"Fridley-Oman Farm","other_names":["Slate Run Living Historical Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Marcy in Slate Run Metropolitan Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marcy","county":"Pickaway County","state":"OH","lat":39.75367298900005,"lon":-82.84831011457783,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-12-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farmstead of two buildings, an 1856 Gothic Revival farmhouse and an 1881 wood frame barn, on about 28 acres in Slate Run Metropolitan Park near Marcy, Madison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. It is also known as the Slate Run Living Historical Farm.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a classic example of 1850s Gothic Revival farm architecture in the Midwest and one of the best Gothic Revival frame homes in the area. The barn is significant for its traditional wood frame construction and its mortised and pegged timber framing, the work of master barn builders. Together they are also valued for interpreting the social and technological history of late nineteenth century farm life.","narrative":"Set within Slate Run Metropolitan Park near Marcy in Pickaway County, Ohio, this farmstead consists of a farmhouse built in 1856 for Isaac Fridley and a barn built in 1881 for Samuel Oman. The one-and-one-half-story house is a Gothic Revival design with bevel siding, a standing seam metal roof and walnut woodwork, including floors, staircase, cupboards and mantel. Early twentieth century owners added a kitchen and screened porch, and later changes brought heating, plumbing and electricity. The two-and-one-half-story barn was built for a large dairy operation. It has vertical plank siding, a slate roof with a pattern, and a pegged timber frame with mortised joints, which the nomination calls its most outstanding feature. The barn was remodeled in the 1930s or 1940s, when its driveway orientation changed. The property was listed as an example of nineteenth century farm architecture and for its value in interpreting agricultural life of the 1880s, with plans for working farm demonstrations and school programs.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival (house); wood frame barn","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent and altered. The park district planned restoration and use as a living historical farm with public and educational programs. Present use is given as agriculture, museum and park.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.683056-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001517.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990893","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/pickaway-county/fridley-oman-farm-75001517/"}