Leppert, C., Barn
Why it's listed
This barn at 5280 Pinney Road in Dublin, Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio, is part of the C. Leppert farm, which appears in Caldwell's Atlas of 1872. It is a two-and-a-half-story building with a stone foundation, a heavy timber frame, vertical board walls and a wood-shingled gambrel roof. The plan is rectangular, with three bays across the front and two on the sides. Distinctive details include an arrow-motif pattern in the overlapping vertical siding and two Dutch doors at either end of the front. A basement is present. The barn sits about 400 feet back from the road, at the end of Pinney Road west of Frantz Road, on a farm of roughly 58 acres. The inventory records its condition as good and its use as still a barn. It was included in a survey of historic resources in Washington Township, which supported its listing as an example of the township's agricultural architecture.
Significance in brief: The inventory sheet marks thematic categories B and C and lists the barn as a surviving farm building from the 1872 Leppert farm. The sheet gives little narrative explanation. It notes distinctive features such as arrow-motif overlapping vertical siding and two Dutch doors at either end of the front.
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 79002784, listed April 11, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | 5280 Pinney Rd., Dublin |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | April 11, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002784 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good for both interior and exterior; still in use as a barn. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.09107, -83.12866 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79002784.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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