Leppert, C., Cabin
Why it's listed
This small wood-frame cabin sits on the Leppert Farm at 5280 Pinney Road in Dublin, Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio. The farm appears in Caldwell's Atlas of 1872. The cabin is rectangular, with a metal roof, board-and-batten siding on the front and horizontal siding on the ends. It originally stood southeast of the farmhouse, toward Pinney Road, and was later moved several hundred feet to a spot directly north of the farmhouse. Its historic purpose was personal: newly married couples of the farm family used it as a honeymoon cabin. It is now used for storage, and its exterior condition is recorded as poor. The survey sheet describes the building as altered by the move and notes that it is not open to the public. The cabin matters as a modest surviving piece of a nineteenth-century farmstead and its family traditions, documented as part of a township-wide survey of historic resources.
Significance in brief: The cabin was used by newly married couples of the farm family as a honeymoon cabin. It is a surviving outbuilding of the 1872 Leppert farm. The form gives only a brief statement of significance.
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 79002785, 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 | 79002785 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Exterior condition is listed as poor; the building is used for storage and has been moved several hundred feet from its original site. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.09090, -83.12830 (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 79002785.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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