{"nrhp_refnum":"87000644","name":"Artz, John, Farmhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5125 Duffy Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lancaster","county":"Fairfield County","state":"OH","lat":39.64087012500005,"lon":-82.50542651399996,"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 common bond brick farmhouse at 5125 Duffy Road in Berne Township, near Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, built about 1857 on a sandstone ridge within a 160-acre farm.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an excellent example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate architecture under Criterion C. It combines a gable front, two-story side wing, plain entablature and cornice returns with Italianate windows, door and porch details. It is described as one of the latest houses in the county to use Greek Revival features, and its gable-front, two-story-wing plan is uncommon locally.","narrative":"This brick farmhouse at 5125 Duffy Road in Berne Township, near Lancaster, was built about 1857 by John Artz on land his father Jacob acquired in 1818. Set on a sandstone ridge, it has a gable front, a two-story side wing and a rear ell probably added soon after construction. Greek Revival features such as a plain entablature and cornice returns appear alongside Italianate segmental-arched windows with brick voussoirs, a paneled door with sidelights, and a flat-roofed porch with wide eaves, scroll-like brackets and a spindled balustrade. Inside, a central staircase, large wood mantels, cherry and walnut trim and chestnut floors survive, and most of the 33 windows retain original glass. The house was listed as a rare local example of a style transition. A review of state survey records found no other surveyed Greek Revival or Italianate building in the county with this gable-front, two-story-wing plan. Only the house itself lies within the boundaries.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by John Artz, according to the narrative)","architectural_style":"Transitional Greek Revival to Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Rated excellent and unaltered; occupied as a private residence and agricultural property, with restoration work in progress by the current owners. The original barn and support buildings no longer exist, and two recent non-historic outbuildings are on the property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.696095-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87000644.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000644/efe7c97ffa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000644/efe7c97ffa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Tristan Blatt","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Artz_Farmhouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tristan Blatt</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Artz_Farmhouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988201","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Artz_Farmhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6219515"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/fairfield-county/artz-john-farmhouse-87000644/"}