Leppert, C., Farm
Why it's listed
This farm at the end of Pinney Road, off Frantz Road in Washington Township near Dublin, Ohio, centers on a one-and-a-half-story house dated 1872 and associated with C. Leppert, whose name appears on Caldwell's Atlas of that year. The wood-frame house has aluminum siding, a gable roof with ash shingles, an irregular plan, a basement and a six-bay front. Its exterior is in fair condition. Earlier decorative scrollwork has been removed and a new porch added, and the survey also notes an addition. The property occupies about 38.4 acres and includes outbuildings that survive from the early farmstead. It was recorded in a township-wide survey of historic resources and included in a multiple-property group of Washington Township sites. The surviving record gives limited narrative explanation of significance, resting mainly on the farm's age, its documented 1872 ownership and its role as a rural homestead in the township.
Significance in brief: The inventory dates the farm to 1872 by reference to Caldwell's Atlas and records it as an early farmstead with outbuildings, listed under a Washington Township historic resources multiple-property group. The surviving text gives little discussion of significance, and reviewers noted the documentation was technically deficient.
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 79002783, 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 | 79002783 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is recorded as fair for the exterior. Decorative scrollwork has been removed and a new porch added. |
| 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 79002783.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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