{"nrhp_refnum":"83001942","name":"Breese, Griffith, Farm","other_names":["Breeswood"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2875 Fort Amanda Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lima","county":"Allen County","state":"OH","lat":40.702643912500065,"lon":-84.15909840491169,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 65-acre farm with a two-story brick Federal style house south of Lima in Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio, built 1840-48 by Griffith Breese and known as Breesewood.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the farm is significant for its architecture and as the most intact residence and farm of an original white settler on Shawnee lands after their removal in 1831-32. It is described as probably the most outstanding homestead in Allen County. It is also considered the most intact pioneer farming homestead in this part of the county and may have archaeological potential.","narrative":"Breesewood is a farm of 65 acres south of Lima, Ohio, centered on a two-story, five-bay brick house in the Federal style. Griffith Breese, a Welsh-born farmer and trained mason, built it between 1840 and 1848 to replace an earlier log house. An Eastlake porch was added around 1890. Inside, the house keeps working fireplaces, original hardwood woodwork, natural wood floors and doors with the Cross and Bible panel pattern. An early barn on stone piers, a springhouse, a summer kitchen and newer horse barns complete the farmstead, and the Little Hog Creek runs through the land. Breese settled on former Shawnee Reservation land after the Shawnee were removed in 1831-32, eventually owning 1,100 acres. The farm was listed because it is the most intact pioneer homestead in this part of Allen County, it is tied to the Shawnee Reservation, and it survives amid suburban development. It may also hold archaeological potential.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Giffith Breese","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition; used for pasturing and training horses, with the house interior restored after earlier division into apartments.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.168151-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83001942.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001942/c4ff0da026-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001942/c4ff0da026-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Griffith_Breese_Farmhouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Griffith_Breese_Farmhouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986602","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_Breese_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5608870"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/allen-county/breese-griffith-farm-83001942/"}