{"nrhp_refnum":"83002053","name":"Buchwalter House-Applethorpe Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"292 Whissler Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hallsville","county":"Ross County","state":"OH","lat":39.45287134700004,"lon":-82.82051443199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-05-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped brick farmhouse in the Greek Revival style at 292 Whissler Road near Hallsville, Ross County, Ohio, built around 1840 by John Buchwalter, Jr.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a good example of the rural adaptation of Greek Revival architecture, with a symmetrical five-bay facade, a classical portico and a detailed frontispiece. It is also significant for its association with the Buchwalter family, early settlers in Ross County who helped found Hallsville and its first church. The farm is also known as Applethorpe because the first apple orchard in Ross County was planted there.","narrative":"Set on a small rise well back from the road near Hallsville, this two-story, L-shaped brick farmhouse was built around 1840 by John Buchwalter, Jr. It reflects the Greek Revival style as adapted to rural Ohio. The symmetrical five-bay front is laid in Flemish bond brick, with sandstone lintels, six-over-six windows and a central portico on square columns. A paneled door with sidelights and a transom completes the entrance. Corbeled eaves and gable returns add detail. The Buchwalter family were early settlers in Ross County. John Buchwalter Sr. helped establish Hallsville, and his son helped found the town's first church, the Evangelical Church, on family land in 1844. The farmstead served as a center of community life, and the name Applethorpe recalls the county's first apple orchard planted here. A fire in late 1981 badly damaged the house. It was rebuilt using original materials, historic photographs and family letters, with a large rear addition removed and a new porch added.","period_of_significance":"1840","architect_builder":"John Buchwalter, Jr.","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Rebuilt after a late 1981 fire using surviving original materials; in excellent condition and used 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 02:53:15.007012-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002053.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002053/cfc711581f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002053/cfc711581f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Applethorpe_Farm_near_Hallsville.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Applethorpe_Farm_near_Hallsville.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991185","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applethorpe_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4781372"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/ross-county/buchwalter-house-applethorpe-farm-83002053/"}