{"nrhp_refnum":"79002767","name":"Rings, Louis, Barn #2","other_names":["Thomas Bowman Milkhouse/Washhouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6665 Shiers-Rings Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amlin","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.09380667100004,"lon":-83.17062227599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small wood-frame barn at 6665 Shier-Rings Road near Amlin, Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, built by Louis Rings as part of an 1860 farm complex.","why_significant":"The inventory describes the barn as part of an 1860 farm complex typical of farms in the township. It was nominated as one of a group of Washington Township historic resources. The form offers little further argument for significance.","narrative":"This small wood-frame barn sits on Shier-Rings Road near Amlin in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Louis Rings is named as its builder, and the barn belongs to a farm complex dating to 1860 that the survey describes as typical of farms in the township. The building has a gabled metal roof, board wall treatment and one story. An addition extends along the west side. Other noted features include a four-light window in the south gable end, a sliding door on the north side, and lightning rods along the ceiling or wall line. The surrounding setting is flat, with a framed brick house from the 1800s, a large barn and a wash house nearby. Both the interior and exterior were recorded as in good condition. The barn was listed as one part of a multiple-property group of Washington Township historic resources, recognized for representing the ordinary agricultural character of the township's farms.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Louis Rings (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Interior and exterior condition are recorded as good; an addition runs along the west side.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.146178-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002767.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985038","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/rings-louis-barn-2-79002767/"}