{"nrhp_refnum":"76001512","name":"Johnson, John, Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6203 Pioneer Trail","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hiram","county":"Portage County","state":"OH","lat":41.296794645000034,"lon":-81.16787099999993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Religion","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm in Hiram Township, Portage County, Ohio, consisting of a large two-story frame farmhouse in late colonial vernacular style, two barns and minor outbuildings. The house was apparently built in 1830 for John Johnson, who settled in the township in 1818.","why_significant":"The house is where Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, stayed from September 1831 to March 1832 and received fifteen revelations while revising the Bible. It was also the site of the March 1832 tarring and feathering of Smith, the only act of violence against Mormons in Ohio. The nomination argues these events influenced the Mormon movement's migration to Missouri and later Utah.","narrative":"This farm in Hiram Township, Portage County, Ohio, centers on a large two-story frame house in late colonial vernacular style, built apparently in 1830 for John Johnson, who settled in the township in 1818. Two barns and several small outbuildings remain, and the barns were still part of a working farm when nominated. Aluminum siding covers the exterior and later additions were made, but the interior keeps its central chimney plan, original chair rails, a great kitchen hearth and several Federal period mantelpieces. The property matters for its link to Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet, who lived here as a guest of the Johnsons from September 1831 to March 1832. During that winter he revised the Bible and reported fifteen revelations. In March 1832 a group of men from Hiram dragged him from the house and tarred and feathered him. Two acres of the 180-acre farm were listed, reflecting the owner's plans for restoration as a public historic site.","period_of_significance":"1831-1832","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late colonial vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in agricultural use; the church owner was preparing a restoration study to open the house and farm buildings as a public historic site and mission. Exterior is covered in aluminum siding, and the interior is largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.786397-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001512.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001512/209f34a528-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001512/209f34a528-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"JonRidinger","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Johnson_Home.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JonRidinger</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Johnson_Home.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991033","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Johnson_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6241945"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/portage-county/johnson-john-farm-76001512/"}