{"nrhp_refnum":"99001271","name":"Botzum Farm","other_names":["NPS Tract #116-032","Lcs #1879-1887"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"3486 Riverview Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cuyahoga Falls","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.174916102000054,"lon":-81.58148560280749,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-10-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 23.5-acre farmstead district at 3486 Riverview Road, Cuyahoga Falls (Northampton Township), Summit County, Ohio, within Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. It has ten contributing resources, including a 1906 concrete block house, two barns built in 1884 and 1898, summer kitchens, a machine shed, and a field.","why_significant":"Under Criterion A, the farm reflects agricultural practices in the Cuyahoga Valley during the period of railroads, industrialization and scientific farming (1851-1913). Under Criterion C, its buildings show late nineteenth-century farm construction alongside early twentieth-century molded concrete block buildings. The concrete block house and outbuildings reflect the Botzum Brothers' business interests and a desire for fire resistance after the original frame house burned in 1906.","narrative":"Botzum Farm is a farmstead on a terrace above Riverview Road in the Cuyahoga Valley, in Summit County, Ohio. The nominated area covers 23.5 acres and holds ten contributing resources: a 1906 yellow molded concrete block house, a matching summer kitchen and privy, a frame summer kitchen from the 1890s, a small Pomeranian barn from 1884, a larger 1898 bank barn that served as a dairy barn, a machine shed, fencing, a well site and an adjacent field. A 1930s cabin, barbecue and concrete block privy do not contribute. The farm was listed for its link to the valley's agricultural growth in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when rail transport and urban markets raised demand for farm goods. The Botzum family excelled at raising livestock and sold hay, seed and mill-feed. After a fire in 1906, they rebuilt with concrete block, reflecting both their business in building materials and a wish for fire resistance.","period_of_significance":"1876-1930","architect_builder":"Botzum Brothers Company","architectural_style":"Other: Homestead House (two-story front gable)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Owned by the National Park Service since 1991 and part of its Historic Property Leasing Program; currently leased to a member of the Botzum family. The south windows of the house are boarded up.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.470567-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/99001271.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001271/02ce3fa523-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001271/02ce3fa523-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botzum_Forebay_Barn_NPS.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botzum_Forebay_Barn_NPS.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85001123","name":"Valley Railway Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/valley-railway-historic-district-85001123/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984588","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botzum_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100433285"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/botzum-farm-99001271/"}