{"nrhp_refnum":"82003608","name":"Bradford, Henry, Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Rochester on OH 511","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Lorain County","state":"OH","lat":41.13672096300007,"lon":-82.30715162199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm on State Route 511 north of Rochester in Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio, with a large frame farmhouse built in 1889 and four outbuildings. The house was built by local builder John Burrows for farmer Henry Bradford.","why_significant":"The house is considered primarily significant for its architecture, combining Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne details in an unusual way. It is the only example of its kind in western Lorain County. The outbuildings are also significant because Bradford was a prosperous farmer and stockman who helped improve swine breeds across northern Ohio.","narrative":"This farm north of Rochester, Ohio, centers on a two-story frame farmhouse built in 1889 for Henry Bradford by local builder John Burrows at a cost of about $3,000. The house blends Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne features, including large bracketed cornices, a steep slate-shingled roof, spool-bracketed porches and three large projecting bays with false shuttered center windows. Inside, walnut and butternut woodwork, original hardware and lighting fixtures remain intact. Four outbuildings survive largely unaltered: a braced-frame barn, a corn crib, a chicken coop and a small early garage, along with a silo dating from 1910. Bradford, who bought the land in 1872, was a successful farmer and stockman involved with the Poland-China Hog Breeding Association. His son Lansing later developed a noted sheep farm, and his grandson Carl became a well-known Border Collie trainer. The property was listed for its unusual architecture and its farm buildings.","period_of_significance":"1889","architect_builder":"John Burrows","architectural_style":"Combination of Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in virtually unaltered condition and in good condition; in use as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.147227-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/82003608.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003608/c6a55eb562-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003608/c6a55eb562-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Bradford_Farmhouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Bradford_Farmhouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989757","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138515055"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lorain-county/bradford-henry-farm-82003608/"}