{"nrhp_refnum":"84000211","name":"Augspurger Grist Mill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Wayne-Madison Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Woodsdale","county":"Butler County","state":"OH","lat":39.43019861500005,"lon":-84.47719297999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-11-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick grist mill with a full stone basement built into a bank, near the Great Miami River bridge at Wayne-Madison Road in Woodsdale, Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio. It dates to about 1868.","why_significant":"The mill is significant under Criterion A as part of the industrial side of the Augspurger family's activities. It belonged to a mid-19th century mill town for the Augspurger Paper Company, which is described as the earliest known example of this type of development in Ohio. It was accepted as an integral component of the Augspurger Amish/Mennonite Settlement thematic group.","narrative":"Built around 1868 beside the Great Miami River in Woodsdale, Butler County, this grist mill is a brick building with a full stone basement set into a bank. It rises two and a half to three stories under a gable roof. The gable-end facade is divided into three bays by brick pilasters, and the windows have segmental arches, brick hoodmolds and six-over-six double-hung sash. The central bay has doorways at each level so grain could be loaded. The style is described as vernacular with Italianate influence. The mill was part of a mid-19th century mill town developed for the Augspurger Paper Company. The nomination describes the date of that mill town as the earliest known example of this type of development in Ohio. It is significant as part of the industrial activity of the Augspurger family, and it was included as one component of a group of Augspurger settlement properties. The mill was in poor condition and threatened by neglect when documented, and it was then used for storage.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular with Italianate influence","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Exterior and interior condition is listed as poor, and the mill is described as endangered by neglect. The lot beside it holds derelict equipment, and the building is used for storage.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.777313-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000211.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000211/5a32afe8d1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000211/5a32afe8d1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augspurger_Grist_Mill_site_at_Woodsdale.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augspurger_Grist_Mill_site_at_Woodsdale.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984494","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augspurger_Grist_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4820477"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/butler-county/augspurger-grist-mill-84000211/"}