{"nrhp_refnum":"87000633","name":"McCafferty, William, Farmhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7099 OH 207 NE","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mt. Sterling","county":"Fayette County","state":"OH","lat":39.659215258000074,"lon":-83.26955714170344,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-04-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story painted brick farmhouse on a limestone foundation, built in 1856 for William McCafferty on a hill overlooking Deer Creek State Park near Mount Sterling, Fayette County, Ohio, with a Pomeranian-style barn on 18.41 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C as a Greek Revival example. Its c. 1880 two-story full-facade portico with six massive Doric-capped wood columns is described as the only one of its kind in Fayette County. The form notes this variation is rare in midwestern and eastern states and was common in the southern cotton belt.","narrative":"Overlooking Deer Creek State Park near Mount Sterling, this two-story brick farmhouse was built in 1856 for livestock farmer William McCafferty. Painted white and set on a limestone foundation, it follows an I-house plan with five front bays, a central staircase and ten rooms. Around 1880 a massive two-story portico with six smooth wooden columns and Doric capitals was added across the facade. McCafferty is said to have returned from a business trip in the South with an interest in plantation architecture. The portico makes the house the only one of its kind in Fayette County and an uncommon Greek Revival variation for the region. The interior retains poplar woodwork, original brass hardware, marble fireplaces and walls sixteen inches thick. A Pomeranian-style barn from 1856 survives on 18.41 acres of the original farm. Nearby farmhouses were demolished when the state park was created.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence with agricultural use; condition listed as good and altered; the barn is used as a garage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.872312-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87000633.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000633/f6b3952cf4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000633/f6b3952cf4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Aesopposea","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WilliamMcCafferty.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Aesopposea</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WilliamMcCafferty.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988261","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137803135"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/fayette-county/mccafferty-william-farmhouse-87000633/"}