Hamilton-Ely Farmstead
Also known as: Minor, Evelyn, House
Why it's listed
Built of brick in about 1835 on a shelf of land above Dyers Fork, the farmhouse is a five-bay, two-story building with an ell-plan kitchen wing and a center doorway with an elliptical fanlight. Its sandstone lintels carry scroll-cornered ornaments that are rare for a rural house in the region. The site also includes an 1803 stone springhouse bearing a datestone, a ca. 1870 washhouse, an 1872-74 drive-through corn crib and a barn dating to about 1930. The farmstead is regarded as the domestic center of a prosperous livestock farm established early in the county's history. The property was held by the Hamilton family and then by the Ely family for more than a century, and farming continued there until about 1955. Its survival of the original house form and most outbuildings explains the nomination's reasons for listing.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farmhouse is a well-detailed example of late Federal and early Greek Revival construction in Greene County, with Federal-era fanlights and stone lintels unusual for a farmhouse of its region. It also argues the farmstead was the center of a successful livestock farm with a long history of ownership, tied to the county's sheep and stock-raising economy.
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 06000098, listed March 2, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1055 Sugar Run Rd., Whitely Township |
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| County | Greene County |
| Listed | March 2, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000098 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1803-1955 |
| Architect / builder | Hamilton, Jack; Blair, William, and Sons; Ely, John W. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival; Federal; Colonial Revival (porch modifications) |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 39.83799, -80.17832 (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.
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 06000098.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5644803
- This listing as JSON
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