{"nrhp_refnum":"92000971","name":"Fox-Pope Farm","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"17767 Rapids Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Welshfield","county":"Geauga County","state":"OH","lat":41.38480430350006,"lon":-81.16480868762805,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-08-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic farm district at 17767 Rapids Road in Welshfield, Geauga County, Ohio, centered on a brick Greek Revival farmhouse completed in 1845 by Captain John Fox, with outbuildings, a cheese factory ruin, an irrigation system and farm landscape.","why_significant":"The farm is significant for its role in the dairy and cheese production that dominated Geauga County and the Western Reserve, and for its ties to early settler Captain John Fox and to David L. Pope, a leader in state agricultural bodies. It also illustrates a historic farmstead through its collection of building types and its intact landscape.","narrative":"This farmstead in Welshfield, Geauga County, Ohio, grew from a c. 1820 post-and-girt house and bank barn into a prosperous dairy operation. Captain John Fox, who arrived in 1819, completed a brick Greek Revival house in 1845, the first brick house in the area. Its entry shows strong Federal influence. After the Civil War, David L. Pope, who married Fox's daughter Emily, expanded the farm and built a cheese factory and store in 1865. Pope served as president of the Ohio State Dairymen's Association and sat on the State Board of Agriculture. The district includes the house with its moved c. 1820 rear ell, a carriage house, stable, granary, bank barn, milk house, cheese factory ruins, and an irrigation system of dams, reservoirs and a dike. Old trees and open farmland keep the setting close to its 19th-century appearance. The farm was listed for its agricultural importance, its association with Fox and Pope, and its illustration of a complete historic farmstead.","period_of_significance":"c. 1820-1933","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"A December 1988 fire damaged one second-floor bedroom but caused no structural damage; the house and farm are described as well preserved, and the residence is still used as a dwelling.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.446381-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/92000971.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988658","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/geauga-county/fox-pope-farm-92000971/"}