{"nrhp_refnum":"85001883","name":"Hunter, Norvall, Farm","other_names":["Model Stock Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mechanicsburg","county":"Champaign County","state":"OH","lat":40.06766653500006,"lon":-83.55320246093038,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-08-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm complex on South Main Street at the edge of the village of Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, centered on a brick farmhouse built about 1850 and surrounded by frame outbuildings and barns, on about 11 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the farm meets Criteria A, B and C. It represents the importance of agriculture to Mechanicsburg's development, being the only farm within the village limits and home to the Hunter family since 1863. It was known locally as the \"Model Stock Farm\". The house is also an outstanding example of the transition between the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, with a largely unaltered interior.","narrative":"Located on South Main Street at the edge of Mechanicsburg, this farm complex centers on a two-story brick house built about 1850 and occupied by the Hunter family since 1863. The house blends Greek Revival and Italianate features: a symmetrical three-bay facade, a recessed entrance with pilasters, a flattened hip roof, frieze windows and a bracketed cornice. A later Eastlake porch and porte-cochere were built with the same careful craftsmanship as the original. Inside, the mantels, woodwork and decorative plaster remain intact. Behind and beside the house are frame outbuildings, including two large barns, several sheds, a garage, a privy and a storage building, most thought to date from the mid to late 19th century. Known locally as the \"Model Stock Farm\", it was once more than 100 acres, though about 11 acres within the village boundary are included. It is valued as the only farm inside the village limits and as a record of the agricultural economy that sustained Mechanicsburg.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival/Italianate","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Exterior condition listed as excellent; the house is virtually unaltered from its 19th century appearance and the property is still used as a farm.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.614114-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85001883.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001883/b2f8232c52-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001883/b2f8232c52-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Norvall_Hunter_Farm,_blue_sky.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Norvall_Hunter_Farm,_blue_sky.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984508","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norvall_Hunter_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14716763"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/champaign-county/hunter-norvall-farm-85001883/"}