Law, Henry, Farm Historic District
Also known as: John Q. Law Farm; Reed Farm; Huss Farm
Why it's listed
This 170-acre farm in Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio, was founded by Henry Law, whose family emigrated from County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1830. Law and his wife moved into the two-story main house in 1846. A rear wing was added about 1870. The property keeps 17 contributing buildings dating from 1846 to 1920, among them a summer kitchen, milk house, smokehouse, carriage barns, cattle and sheep barns, a granary and a 1920 bungalow built for the Reed family. The farm raised grain, cattle and Merino sheep, and in 1860 it was one of only three farms in the township valued above $10,000. Ownership passed through Law and Reed descendants, and the land is still worked. The nomination cites the farm's intact buildings and fields as a rare surviving picture of 19th century agriculture in a county where farming later declined because of soil depletion, strip mining and flooding. It also reflects Scots-Irish settlement.
Significance in brief: The farm is nominated under Criterion A as a largely intact 19th and early 20th century farmstead reflecting the importance of agriculture in Harrison County. It also represents the Scots-Irish immigration and settlement that shaped the county in the early and middle 1800s. Within Monroe Township it is described as the most intact known representative of that agricultural history.
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 02000882, listed August 22, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 87675 Reed Rd., Uhrichsville |
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| County | Harrison County |
| Listed | August 22, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000882 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1846-1920 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th Century; vernacular Greek Revival influences in the main house |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still an active farm raising crops and shorthorn cattle; the sheep barn is no longer in active use, and one collapsed outbuilding is counted as noncontributing. |
| Acreage | 170 |
| Coordinates | 40.37284, -81.24216 (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 02000882.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5724714
- This listing as JSON
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