{"nrhp_refnum":"83002055","name":"Overmyer-Waggoner-Roush Farm","other_names":["Creek Bend Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"654 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lindsey","county":"Sandusky County","state":"OH","lat":41.40963320650005,"lon":-83.22574345231895,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["European","Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 187-acre farmstead known as Creek Bend Farm on State Route 590 just south of Lindsey, Washington Township, Sandusky County, Ohio. The brick farmhouse dates to about 1862, and the cattle barn to 1871. Phillip A. Overmyer established the farm.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the farm is an excellent, intact example of a mid-19th century German farm of the kind found across Sandusky County and parts of neighboring counties. It also reflects the area's development through continuous operation by inter-married pioneer families. The Greek Revival brick house has ogee-arched Gothic-style gable windows described as a local variant, and the barns and outbuildings are typical of their period.","narrative":"Creek Bend Farm is a 187-acre working farmstead on the edge of a ravine above Big Muddy Creek, just south of the village of Lindsey in Sandusky County, Ohio. Phillip Overmyer, who came from a German immigrant family, built the brick farmhouse around 1862 using bricks kilned on the property. The house is a vernacular Greek Revival 'upright with wing' design, with ogee-arched gable windows that reflect Gothic influence. A large frame cattle barn was built in 1871 by P. Warner, and a horse barn, sheds, and other outbuildings complete the complex. The farm passed from Overmyer to a cousin, John J. Waggoner, in 1878 and later to the Roush family, so related pioneer families operated it continuously. It was an early participant in local soil conservation planning and includes a registered tree farm. The property is regarded as an intact example of a mid-19th century German farm of the region.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"P. Warner (builder of the 1871 cattle barn); house built by Phillip Overmyer","architectural_style":"Vernacular Greek Revival with Gothic Revival details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence and working farm, in excellent condition with minimal alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.533722-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/83002055.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002055/00f72ac52b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002055/00f72ac52b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Overmyer-Waggoner-Roush_Farm_barn.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Overmyer-Waggoner-Roush_Farm_barn.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991222","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overmyer%E2%80%93Waggoner%E2%80%93Roush_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716773"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/sandusky-county/overmyer-waggoner-roush-farm-83002055/"}