Schrock, Peter, Jr., Farm
Why it's listed
Built between 1865 and 1870, this two-story brick farmhouse near Trenton in Butler County, Ohio, follows the I-house form and reflects Amish Mennonite building traditions. Peter Schrock, a minister in the Augspurger church, bought the land in 1864. He was an immigrant from Nancy, France, and arrived in Butler County in 1830. His son, Peter Jr., was living on the farm in 1875. The house has two front doors, a two-bay porch of cut-out wood, 6/6 windows with shutters, a dentillated frieze with paired brackets, and quarter-fan attic windows. Inside, plain wide woodwork and simple mantels remain, and the downstairs parlors have fireplaces flanked by cupboards. A brick smokehouse stands to the rear. Because nearby subdivision, a new driveway, a garage and an altered barn weakened the farm setting, only the house and smokehouse were included. The property was accepted for its example of Amish Mennonite house building and its link to the settlement's history.
Significance in brief: The house is significant as an example of the I-house building tradition of the Amish Mennonites and for its association with the settlement history of Butler County. It is part of the Augspurger Amish/Mennonite Settlement thematic group. The reviewer called the statement of significance weak but accepted the property under criteria A and C.
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 84000210, listed November 1, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Edgewood Dr., Trenton |
|---|---|
| County | Butler County |
| Listed | November 1, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84000210 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1865-70 |
| Architect / builder | Built by Peter Schrock; architect and contractor listed as unknown |
| Architectural style | I-house form; 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) | Interior and exterior condition listed as excellent; the original bank barn was torn down in 1982 and the surrounding land has been subdivided for development. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 39.47736, -84.47107 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84000210.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7176820
- This listing as JSON
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