{"nrhp_refnum":"85000119","name":"Shaub, Martin, Mill Site/House","other_names":["Blackacre Farms"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8259 Duncan Plains Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alexandria","county":"Licking County","state":"OH","lat":40.107462533000074,"lon":-82.64810749820269,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-01-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-acre former mill site with a c.1852 one-and-a-half-story brick house and several outbuildings, on Raccoon Creek in St. Albans Township near Alexandria, Licking County, Ohio. The house was built by miller Martin Shaub.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an unusual blend of German-influenced cottage design and the central-hall rural Ohio house type, reflecting the Pennsylvania German heritage of its builder. No similar property was found in the township. The tract also has a long association with milling, dating to at least 1817.","narrative":"Set at the end of a long, shady lane beside Raccoon Creek in St. Albans Township, this five-acre property near Alexandria, Ohio, holds a brick miller's house built around 1852 by Martin Shaub. Shaub, born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, bought the tract and its water rights in 1851. The house is a one-and-a-half-story, five-bay structure with a sandstone foundation, a steep slate roof and a central-hall plan. Its steep roof, cottage proportions and masonry construction reflect Pennsylvania German tradition, while the five-bay front and interior end chimneys follow common Ohio house types. Survey work found no comparable house in the township. The site had hosted mills since at least 1817, including carding, saw and grist mills, though none remain. Surviving outbuildings include an outhouse, a shed and a horse barn incorporating hewn timbers from the old sawmill. The property was listed for its architectural interest and its milling history.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by mill owner Martin Shaub)","architectural_style":"German-influenced rural vernacular","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Interior was being rehabilitated at the time of nomination; the exterior is largely original, and the milling structures no longer stand.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.653213-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85000119.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000119/acc5d40514-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000119/acc5d40514-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Shaub_Mill_Site-House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Shaub_Mill_Site-House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989694","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138458698"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/licking-county/shaub-martin-mill-site-house-85000119/"}