{"nrhp_refnum":"82001486","name":"Christman, Daniel, Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Eaton on US 35","address_restricted":false,"city":"Eaton","county":"Preble County","state":"OH","lat":39.76219359500004,"lon":-84.66764085099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick Greek Revival farmhouse and associated farm outbuildings on about five acres half a mile west of Eaton on U.S. 35 in Preble County, Ohio. The house dates to about 1856 and the barn to about 1857.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the homestead is significant in agriculture as a well-preserved nineteenth-century farmstead typical of Preble County in southwestern Ohio. The county was a leading crop producer, notable for flax, corn, tobacco and wheat. The house, smokehouse, summer kitchen and barn together represent a significant part of the area's agricultural history.","narrative":"Half a mile west of Eaton, Ohio, this farmstead centers on a brick Greek Revival house built about 1856 for Daniel Christman. The five-bay house has a limestone foundation, six-over-six windows, and a recessed central door with transom and sidelights. Inside are yellow poplar trim, a cherry winding staircase and two original mantels. Behind it stand a brick smokehouse with its hanging hooks, a summer kitchen with a usable fireplace now incorporated into a garage, and a barn from about 1857, plus two other outbuildings. Christman's father bought the land from the federal government in 1812, and Daniel acquired it in 1848 and built up the farm, adding 160 acres in 1872. The property was listed as a well-preserved example of a nineteenth-century homestead typical of Preble County, which ranked among Ohio's leading producers of flax and corn. The buildings remained largely unchanged well into the twentieth century.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific dates 1856-1857)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition; used for agriculture and as a private residence, with the owners working to preserve its nineteenth-century character.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.128774-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82001486.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001486/f2da9c47bc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001486/f2da9c47bc-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_Christman_Farmhouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_Christman_Farmhouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991035","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138656771"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/preble-county/christman-daniel-homestead-82001486/"}