Peters, Stevenson, House
Also known as: Peters-Bartholomew Residence
Why it's listed
Built in 1852 near Circleville, this 2½-story brick farmhouse anchors a working farm in Walnut Township, Pickaway County. Stevenson Peters, a prominent farmer and one of the township's largest landholders by 1860, acquired the land in 1851 and had the house built from bricks made on the farm. It follows the regional "4 over 4" plan but adds a two-story open porch at the rear, producing five rooms over five. Surveys of Walnut Township and neighboring Fairfield County found no other example of this feature. Original hardwood floors, walnut woodwork and stairway survive inside. Later changes include a metal and then asphalt roof, a larger porch, an added shed-roof wing and sandblasted brick. A summer kitchen, springhouse and bank barn complete the older farm group. The land passed through the Peters family, apart from three years in the 1920s, and remains in agricultural use today.
Significance in brief: The house is a variation on the common "4 over 4" rural house type, with a double-story open porch in the rear giving it five rooms over five. A review of Walnut Township and of Pickaway and Fairfield County inventories found no other structure with this feature. It is also tied to Stevenson Peters, a major township landholder from one of the county's earliest settler families, and the farm is still worked by the same family.
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 84003797, listed February 9, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 9860 SR 188, Circleville |
|---|---|
| County | Pickaway County |
| Listed | February 9, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84003797 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1852 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown (lintel inscribed "Built by Stevenson Peters 1852") |
| Architectural style | Midwest rural "4 over 4" double-pen house type (I-house related) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied by its owners and still an active farm; the house is in excellent condition but altered. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 39.67491, -82.83787 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84003797.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7615528
- This listing as JSON
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