Botzum Farm

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.