Dean Family Farm
Why it's listed
Dean Family Farm is a brick farmhouse and barn along Ballard Road, about five miles west/northwest of Jamestown in Greene County, Ohio. The original house is a central hall Federal style building with a Flemish bond facade, a doorway with Adams style paneling, and a rough cut stone foundation. A later rear wing and a turn of the century two tier porch were added. Inside, the dogleg stair, board and batten doors and log cellar joists survive. A nineteenth-century barn with a hand hewn timber frame sits on a stone foundation. The farm reflects the settlement of Daniel Dean, an Irish-born pioneer who moved his family to Ohio around 1812 and bought the land in 1815. His holdings grew to over 1800 acres before his death in 1843, and the family still lived on the farm at the time of listing. The house was probably built about a decade before the family's claimed 1833 date. Highway construction nearby later led to a reduction of the nominated area.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls the farm a significant relic of Greene County's early settlement that remains in the hands of the original pioneer family. It is tied to pioneer farmer Daniel Dean, who bought the land in 1815. The house shows Federal style with Adams style detail, and the barn appears in an 1874 county atlas.
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 75001409, listed May 29, 1975. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 5 mi. NW of Jamestown off U.S. 35 on Ballard Rd., Jamestown |
|---|---|
| County | Greene County |
| Listed | May 29, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001409 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1815-1833 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied private farm in good condition; the old part of the house has some rooms unused for a long time. A later boundary revision reduced the nominated acreage to three acres because of a highway project. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Within district | Dean Family Farm Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
| Coordinates | 39.67628, -83.81850 (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 75001409.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5246143
- This listing as JSON
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