Davis, James, Farm
Why it's listed
This stone farmhouse and farmstead at 5707 Dublin Road in Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, is recorded as the James Davis Farm. The inventory gives dates of 1872 and the 1850s. The house is two and a half stories with an L-shaped plan, a gable roof, and stone foundation and walls. Its front facade is faced in large cut stone with quoined corners, while the side facades are fieldstone. Overhanging eaves with brackets and end chimneys are noted among its important features. A brick spring house also survives. The history note says Pinney had the house built for James Davis; Pinney married and lived there five years before moving to Worthington. The surrounding farm covers about 98.9 acres and is described as an essentially intact farmstead that keeps its outbuildings and the ambience of the 19th century. It lies roughly 1,000 feet south of the Dublin Road intersection with Riverside Road, and its condition is recorded as good.
Significance in brief: The inventory describes it as a 19th-century architectural resource: a stone house with a cut-stone front and fieldstone sides, built by Pinney for his son-in-law/son James Davis. The farmstead is described as essentially intact, keeping its outbuildings and the ambience of the 19th century.
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 79002772, listed April 11, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | 5707 Dublin Rd., Dublin |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | April 11, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002772 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Exterior and interior condition is listed as good; the farmstead is described as essentially intact with its outbuildings retained. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 40.08339, -83.11529 (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 79002772.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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