Crumrine, Michael, Farm
Also known as: Janice Eaton Schneiter Farm
Why it's listed
Michael Crumrine started this farm near Nova in Ashland County, Ohio, and built its main house around 1861. The house is an upright-and-wing design on a stone foundation, with a front-gabled two-story section, clapboard siding, corner pilasters, a broad cornice with returns, frieze windows and an imbricated slate roof. Inside, the original oak, chestnut and walnut woodwork, including the staircase, survives. The surrounding complex includes a 75-foot barn with an addition from 1904, a carriage barn, smokehouse, outhouse, three chicken coops, a corncrib, workshops, a pigpen, a garage and a former maple sugar building. Greek Revival buildings are uncommon in Troy Township, and few others keep their integrity. The farm is also one of two in the township, with the nearly identical John Crumrine Farm, that kept the full range of outbuildings tied to historic farming. It was listed for its architecture and its agricultural history.
Significance in brief: The farm is considered one of the two best-developed and best-preserved examples of Greek Revival architecture in Troy Township, together with the neighboring John Crumrine Farm. It is also one of the two most intact farm complexes showing the township's agricultural history, with outbuildings that survived when most others were lost.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 90001779, listed December 7, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 871 Co. Rd. 40, Nova |
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| County | Ashland County |
| Listed | December 7, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001779 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1861-1915 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house is stated to be vacant because the owners moved into a newer house to the west; the interior woodwork remains largely intact. |
| Acreage | 275 |
| Coordinates | 41.05796, -82.29534 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 90001779.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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