{"nrhp_refnum":"80002955","name":"Kenton-Hunt Farm","other_names":["Kenton Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Springfield at 4690 Urbana Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Clark County","state":"OH","lat":39.992499182000046,"lon":-83.80291413027591,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-02-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm complex on Urbana Road north of Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, centered on the Major William Hunt House, a two-story late Federal brick house built 1828-1832 for the Ralph Hunt family, with a brick springhouse and a relocated frame railroad way-station.","why_significant":"The farm is tied to Simon Kenton, a renowned Ohio frontiersman who built a log house here in 1799 beside an artesian spring. It is also notable as a highly unusual Federal-period vernacular example for West Central Ohio. Major William Hunt, who lived here, helped promote the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, which crossed the farm.","narrative":"Located north of Springfield in Clark County, Ohio, this farm centers on a two-story late Federal brick house with flanking wings, built between 1828 and 1832 for the Ralph Hunt family. Its bridged chimneys, flat jack-arched window openings, and woodwork reflect early nineteenth-century design, with a southern influence in the tall central block and lower wings. A brick springhouse stands over an artesian spring, and its paneled door is a fine example of the period's woodwork. Simon Kenton, the celebrated frontiersman, built a log house nearby in 1799, drawn by that spring, and later lost the farm to debt after overextending himself in land speculation. The farm is also known as the home of Major William Hunt, an early promoter of the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad. A small frame way-station from that line was moved here in 1937 and is now used for storage.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799, 1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Federal vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition and occupied; used for agriculture and as a private residence. The house has had modern alterations and masonry repairs, and the relocated way-station is used for storage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.522788-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80002955.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002955/9d5007a49c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002955/9d5007a49c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Christopher L. Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hunt_House_%E2%80%94_Clark_County,_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher L. Riley</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hunt_House_%E2%80%94_Clark_County,_Ohio.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987084","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137607385"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clark-county/kenton-hunt-farm-80002955/"}