{"nrhp_refnum":"79002899","name":"Wilcox, Jacob, Farm","other_names":["Ernest Wuertz Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7495 Rings Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amlin","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.07488142300008,"lon":-83.19488136599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick farmhouse at 7495 Rings Road near Amlin in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, built around 1870 (date marked uncertain) as a home for one of Jacob Wilcox's sons.","why_significant":"The inventory sheet ties the house to Jacob Wilcox, described as a pioneer and large farmer in the area who also owned two neighboring farm properties. It is valued for its Victorian Italianate design and well-preserved original details, as part of a township-wide survey of historic resources.","narrative":"This two-story brick house at 7495 Rings Road, near Amlin in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, dates to about 1870, though the survey marks that date as uncertain. Jacob Wilcox, a pioneer and large farmer in the area, had it built for one of his sons. Wilcox also owned two other nearby properties recorded in the same survey. The house is Victorian Italianate, with common-bond brick walls on a coursed limestone foundation, a low slate hip roof, a simple wide cornice and a sandstone water table. Windows have arched treatment with sandstone keystones and corner keystones, and the front windows have stone sills with brackets. An Eastlake-style porch is described as original, as are lightning rods and the front doors. Two window openings were bricked in when the house was first built. The plan is a Latin cross, and the property remains a dwelling on a well-kept farm with outbuildings. It was documented as an example of nineteenth-century local architecture and history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a dwelling; exterior and interior condition rated good to excellent; the farm and outbuildings are described as well kept.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.449998-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002899.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985300","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/wilcox-jacob-farm-79002899/"}