{"nrhp_refnum":"84000213","name":"Augspurger, Samuel, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Wayne-Madison and Kennedy Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Woodsdale","county":"Butler County","state":"OH","lat":39.43270912200006,"lon":-84.47663771199996,"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 two-story brick house at 1659 Wayne-Madison Road in Woodsdale, St. Clair Township, Butler County, Ohio, built about 1868 as part of a mill town complex for the Augspurger Paper Company.","why_significant":"It is significant for its association with Samuel Augspurger, described as one of the most influential businessmen in the township in the late 19th century. It also reflects the industrial entrepreneurship of the Augspurger family and their wide influence on the area.","narrative":"Built around 1868 at 1659 Wayne-Madison Road in Woodsdale, this two-story brick house was part of a mill town complex developed for the Augspurger Paper Company in Butler County, Ohio. It has a square plan, a hipped asphalt roof, a stone water table, stone lintels and sills with six-over-six double-hung windows, and a recessed central door with sidelights and a transom. A central chimney and a small side wing, which appears original, complete the building. Its style is vernacular with Greek Revival influence. The house is associated with Samuel Augspurger, called one of the most influential businessmen in the township in the late 19th century. He lived here until the 1880s, when he went bankrupt and lost his business. The house also illustrates the industrial entrepreneurship of the Augspurger family and their broad influence on the area. It stands at a corner of roads used heavily for commercial hauling, and its grounds are used by a heavy equipment company.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect N/A; builder unknown","architectural_style":"Vernacular with Greek Revival influence","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Used as a residence; exterior condition good, interior unknown. Grounds used by a heavy equipment company, and commercial growth is noted as a threat.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.381655-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/84000213.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000213/ec52d8f17a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000213/ec52d8f17a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Augspurger_House_at_Woodsdale.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Augspurger_House_at_Woodsdale.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984498","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Augspurger_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7410801"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/butler-county/augspurger-samuel-house-84000213/"}