Stauber, Samuel B., Farm
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Built on a rise above the road in 1852, the Samuel B. Stauber farmhouse is a two-story, weatherboarded frame dwelling with heavy-timber framing, brick nogging, a fieldstone foundation and interior end chimneys. Samuel Benjamin Stauber, a member of the Moravian congregation of Bethania, bought the 492-acre Conrad property in January 1852 and moved his family into the house that September. The farm grew through the 1850s and 1860s, producing corn, wheat, rye and livestock, and Stauber kept a livery business. Its heavy-timber barn, slave dwellings, smokehouse and packhouse survive around the house on a 6.5-acre complex. The farm is significant for its representation of an agrarian homestead and for the house's blend of German building traditions with the Greek Revival style, which was common in the region in this period.
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| Period of significance | 1852-1884 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Greek Revival |
| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Acreage | 6.5 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Stauber, Samuel B., Farm (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.