Augspurger, Samuel, Farm
Also known as: Christian Augspuger's Home; Christholm
Why it's listed
This brick farmhouse of 1874 stands on Woodsdale Road in Madison Township near Trenton. It sits on part of "Christholm," the home farm Christian Augspurger established in 1829 along the west bank of the Great Miami River. His original house burned in 1873, and his son Samuel, who received the farm in 1849, built the present two-story house. It has a central hall with open stairway, flat stone lintels and sills, a bracketed cornice and an unusual wide arched recessed entrance at the rear. Samuel invested in the Miami-Erie Canal, turnpikes, river dams, a grist and saw mill and the Beckett Paper Company; a fire at the paper company in 1880 led soon to his bankruptcy. A large bank barn, a summer kitchen with a brick bake oven and a family cemetery survive. The property was accepted for its Amish/Mennonite vernacular architecture and for what it shows of early settler life in Butler County.
Significance in brief: The reviewer accepted it under Criteria A and C, noting a weak statement of significance. The house reflects the building practices of the Amish/Mennonite settlers in vernacular architecture. It also represents the lifeways of early settlers of Butler County and is part of a thematic group of Augspurger farms.
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 84000209, listed November 1, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 2070 Woodsdale Rd., Trenton |
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| County | Butler County |
| Listed | November 1, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84000209 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Amish / Mennonite house type |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Exploration/Settlement, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Inventory lists interior and exterior condition as poor, with the bracketed cornice deteriorating; the property is noted as endangered and zoned for industry, and a county landfill lies across the road. |
| Acreage | 12 |
| Coordinates | 39.44417, -84.46137 (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.
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 84000209.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7410800
- This listing as JSON
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