{"nrhp_refnum":"91001426","name":"Bieber, George, House and Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2010 Stratford Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Delaware","county":"Delaware County","state":"OH","lat":40.26574167550007,"lon":-83.06456803936717,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-10-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A mid-19th century brick I-house and farm at 2010 Stratford Road, Delaware, Ohio, built about 1845 by farmer and mill owner George Bieber, with a bank barn and smokehouse built in 1847.","why_significant":"It is the only intact property tied to George Bieber, an early water-powered mill owner, because his mill no longer stands. It represents the mill owner's house and farm property type in Delaware and Liberty Townships. The house and Sweitzer Forebay barn also reflect building types of affluent rural farming communities.","narrative":"This brick farmhouse at 2010 Stratford Road in Delaware, Ohio, was built about 1845 by George Bieber, a farmer who came from Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a two-story I-house with five front bays, a limestone foundation, 6/6 windows, and a central entrance with sidelights and transom, showing Federal and Greek Revival influence. A bank barn of the Sweitzer Forebay type and a brick smokehouse, both from 1847, remain on the property. Bieber also bought a water-powered grist and saw mill in 1845 and ran it with his son Henry until his death in 1865. The mill was demolished in 1890, so the house and farm buildings are the only surviving traces of his work. The property was listed for its connection to the local milling and farming economy and for its architecture. Later changes include a c. 1940 front porch and two rear additions, which the nomination says do not seriously harm its historic character.","period_of_significance":"1845-1865","architect_builder":"George Bieber (builder); architect unknown","architectural_style":"Mid 19th Century; Greek Revival elements (Federal influence)","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; the house has a c. 1940 front porch and two c. 1940 rear additions, and the original woodwork is described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.866393-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/91001426.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001426/9b1e533a57-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001426/9b1e533a57-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Christopher L. Riley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bieber_Barn_and_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher L. Riley</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:Bieber_Barn_and_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984769","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137761936"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/delaware-county/bieber-george-house-and-farm-91001426/"}