Schrot, Joseph F. and Anna B., Farm
Why it's listed
Built on a north-facing slope above the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, the Schrot Farm in Hyde, Clearfield County, is a 17-acre subsistence farm begun in 1889 by Joseph Schrot, a stonecutter who had emigrated from Austria with his wife Anna. The family raised fourteen children on the land. The farm includes a frame house built in stages between 1891 and 1915, a barn completed around 1900, a woodshed built in 1889 from timber cleared on the site, a chicken coop from 1908, and a pigpen. Joseph laid the stone wall along the vegetable garden and underground stone drains that still carry spring water. Orchards, a hardwood woodlot, hedgerows and a garden remain largely in their original arrangement. The farm is significant for agriculture as an intact example of an early twentieth-century family farm in the region, with its outbuildings, plantings and original house interior still standing.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farm is an intact example of an early twentieth-century family subsistence farm in Clearfield County and a good example of a regional vernacular farmstead. Its buildings, plantings, stone drains and retained original features are presented as evidence of this agricultural way of life.
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 11000643, listed September 8, 2011. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 880 Carbon Mine Rd. (Lawrence Township), Hyde |
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| County | Clearfield County |
| Listed | September 8, 2011 |
| Reference number | 11000643 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1889-1955 |
| Architect / builder | Schrot, Joseph F. (builder of the farm buildings); Lord, James (builder of the 1905 wing); Logan, Alphonsa (engineer of the barn, name uncertain) |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The farm retains its mid-twentieth-century appearance and the garden remains in use. Animals were no longer kept after 1955. |
| Acreage | 17 |
| Coordinates | 40.98122, -78.48563 (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 11000643.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16892975
- This listing as JSON
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