McDonald Farm
Also known as: Stone Quarry Farm; Monument Hill Farm
Why it's listed
This 68-acre farmstead on Stone Road near Xenia, Ohio, grew from a log cabin settled around 1801 by Isaiah McDonald and his family. It now holds nine buildings and two sites, including a brick I-house built in 1839 in a blend of Federal and Greek Revival styles, a Pennsylvania German forebay barn from about 1829, a 1916 dairy barn, a spring house, a syrup barn, a family cemetery and a limestone quarry. Local limestone appears in the house foundation, lintels, porch, walkways and fence posts. The quarry supplied stone for local buildings, and in 1850 it provided the block Ohio contributed to the Washington Monument. The farm reflects the land patterns and building types of the Virginia Military District, and it moved into dairy farming and maple syrup production in the early twentieth century. The same family has kept it for generations, and its intact buildings and landscape record nearly two centuries of farm life.
Significance in brief: The farm illustrates early settlement and agricultural development in the Virginia Military District, and its quarry supplied Ohio's stone block for the Washington Monument in 1850. Its farmhouse, barns and outbuildings show building types, materials and landscape patterns typical of the region.
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 96000673, listed June 14, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1446 Stone Rd., Xenia |
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| County | Greene County |
| Listed | June 14, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96000673 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1829-1946 |
| Architectural style | Federal/Greek Revival; Other: I-House |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Industry |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as an intact working farm, mostly in good condition, with some deterioration: the older barn's replacement foundation is near collapse and the syrup barn's back side has collapsed. |
| Acreage | 68 |
| Coordinates | 39.64077, -83.87841 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 96000673.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6800902
- This listing as JSON
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