Hatton Farm
Why it's listed
Built in 1833 east of Harveysburg in Warren County, Ohio, this 2-1/2 story brick farmhouse rests on a stone foundation. Its three-bay front is austere, with 6/6 light windows, a plain door with a rectangular transom, and a large pedimented portico on paired square posts. A small frame kitchen addition stands at the east end. Inside, the house is little changed since 1833, with three fireplaces downstairs, wide floorboards, enclosed stairs and all of its original iron hardware. It has no central heat or running water. The property is valued as a restrained Greek Revival design in a part of Ohio settled largely by people from the South, where the style is much less common than in the northeast. It was built on land that Levi Lukens, who arrived in 1807, gave to his daughter Rachel on her marriage to Edward Hatton. The house remained in the Hatton family, though most of the farmland has been sold.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the house as a fine example of restrained Greek Revival architecture in southern Ohio, where good examples of the style are relatively few. It is also locally important as the home of an early Warren County settler family. The house has stayed in the Hatton family and has had few changes.
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 78002203, listed March 29, 1978. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | E of Harveysburg on OH 73, Harveysburg |
|---|---|
| County | Warren County |
| Listed | March 29, 1978 |
| Reference number | 78002203 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1833 |
| Architect / builder | J. Lukens & E. Hatton |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Marked unoccupied and vacant; maintained over the years with few improvements, and still without central heat or running water. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 39.50041, -84.00057 (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 78002203.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q138754377
- This listing as JSON
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