Hunt-Wilke Farm
Also known as: NPS Tract #121-05; List of Classified Structures HS-569-572
Why it's listed
Set beside the unused Ohio & Erie Canal on Bolanz Road in Cuyahoga Falls, this small farmstead centers on a one-and-a-half story wood frame house built in 1880 for the Hunt family. The house follows a hall-and-parlor plan, with a rear addition that gives the roof a saltbox profile and a front porch with turned spindle posts typical of Folk Victorian detailing. A garage from about 1900 and a small privy also contribute. The barn began as the Botzum schoolhouse, which was moved and reassembled in the 1930s, so it is counted as noncontributing. After the Hunts, the farm passed to August Wilke in 1905 and later to other owners, and the Park Service acquired it in 1977. The farm was recognized for its connection to the agricultural history of the Cuyahoga Valley and for buildings that show typical local construction methods. The house is now vacant and has been stabilized to slow deterioration.
Significance in brief: The farm is significant under Criterion A for its link to the agricultural practices of the Cuyahoga Valley. Under Criterion C, its buildings show vernacular construction methods, including a hall-and-parlor house plan with Folk Victorian porch detailing. The grouping of buildings and surrounding fields reads as a functionally related farm unit with a high degree of integrity.
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 93000080, listed March 12, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2049 Bolanz Rd., Cuyahoga Falls |
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| County | Summit County |
| Listed | March 12, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93000080 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1880-1910 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian; Other: Hall and Parlor (Folk Victorian porch detailing) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house is unoccupied. The National Park Service has stabilized it, securing the roof with corrugated metal sheeting and installing wire mesh in the window openings. |
| Acreage | 3.9 |
| Within district | Valley Railway Historic District |
| Coordinates | 41.20118, -81.57192 (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.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 93000080.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q100491915
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.