Nomination for Pfarr Log House

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCT 22 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES SEP 16 1977 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT X VICINITY OF PRESENT USE - WORK IN PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS _YES: UNRESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED _INDUSTRIAL OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 BOTH CODE DATE TITLE None LOCATION Batavia GOVERNMENT HISTORIC SITE ACCESSIBLE ENTERTAINMENT COUNTY RELIGIOUS AGRICULTURE CLASSIFICATION OWNERSHIP SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY Milford STATE PARK MILITARY RECEIVED DISTRICT STRUCTURE Clermont MUSEUM NAME COURTHOUSE. XUNOCCUPIED STATUS PUBLIC James Wiederhold Clermont County Court House SURVEY RECORDS DATE ENTERED XPRIVATE Baldwin Road Ohio XBUILDING(S) The Pfarr Log House -COMMERCIAL -OBJECT FOR NPS USE ON -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY _LOCAL TRANSPORTATION 270 Main Street 6th-William H. Harsha Shayler Run Road off Baldwin.Road ORIGINAL SITE X-GOOD DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

CONDITION UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT DESCRIPTION UNALTERED RUINS DETERIORATED FAIR CHECK ONE could be made on the farmhouse built a few years earlier. The north side of the cabin (originally the front),has two small rectangu- The roof is gabled,of easy pitch, and covered with corrugated was also added.It is supported by three log piers. rest on a field stone foundation. interior end of one end of the roof. The south side (originally the rear of the house),is now the front.A The walls of the house are constructed of large, square, hand-hewn and a large 18 pane, rectangular window in the right bay. The original taken from an old church.

A shed roof porch, the length of the building The west end of the house has one double hung six-over-six window located timbers.The timbers are joined at the corner by steeple metal.The gable ends are sheathed in clapboard siding. There is one type of notching common before 1825 in southwestern Ohio.The walls AREAS OF

Statement of significance

1600-1699 construction. 1500-1599 EDUCATION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE LAW COMMUNICATIONS INVENTION SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY PERIOD AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION _TRANSPORTATION RELIGION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY 1700-1799 MILITARY ENGINEERING THEATER ECONOMICS ART PREHISTORIC SCULPTURE LITERATURE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT XARCHITECTURE It was originally believed that the house was endangered by the construc- it still presents a fine example of steeple notching and timber The Pfarrs owned been in the John Pfarr family prior to his purchase. _COMMERCE line should be constructed it will not endanger the property. The Wiederhola/Pfarr Log house is a good example of early nineteenth 1900- -MUSIC -COMMUNITY PLANNING company, McGill and Smith of Amelia, onio indicates that if the ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC century pioneer architecture.

While it has been moved and altered, the house.since the first half of the nineteenth century. The house The house was purchased in the 1960's by James Wiederhold.It had was on the property when the Pfarrs purchased it(around 1843),but

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Clermont County Atlas, 1869 "Batavia", p. 19. Vol. 305, page 184, and Vol. 278, p. 541. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY Less than 1 VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Margaret A. Sambi, Architectural Historian STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665).

I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS JNCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 721-4506 12/11/75 ORGANIZATION CODE DATE NORTHING None COUNTY SHPO ZONE Miami Purchase Association ZONE EASTING UTM REFERENCES Cincinnati, Ohio Findings for survey number 1771 and 903,Book of Deeds, Vol.330,p.299, FOR NPS USE ONLY 812 Dayton Street Interview with owner's sister, Alice Wiederhold, July 28, 1975. Clermont County Atlas, 1870, C.O. Titus Co. Philadelphia, 1870, Plage 7. THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STAT L4313,241,6,0) Sept.

21, 1976 TELEPHONE ATTEST: The Pfarr Log House Inventory _ REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register Write-up SEP 16 1977 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 OTHER KEEPER Entered CONTROL HAER Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back TECHNICAL Maps Photos HISTORIAN Review Property State BRANCH CHIEF Ohio Federal Register Entry Accept Cole 4.3.77 INT:21 10.22.76.4371 Working Number MILFORD VIC LOG HOUSe CASTEND ALICE WIederhd d SEP + 6 1977 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Nunber 5/75 Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM SEP 16 1977 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY.

TOWN XVICINITY OF COUNTY Clermont PHOTO CREDIT Alice Wiederhold DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET 3/75 Milford HISTORIC IDENTIFICATION LOCATION The Pfarr Log House RECIEVED PHOTO REFERENCE GPO892-454 NAME PHOTO NO. The Wiederhold Log House STATE Ohio Rear view of cabin - north side DATE OF PHOTO OCT 22 1976 SEP 1 6 1977 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number SHAYLER RUN ROAD 3/75 ALICE WIEDERHOLD MILFORD VIa North side Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCT 22 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM SEP 16 1977 TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN Milford X VICINITY OF COUNTY Clermont DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION. ETC.

IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET GPO 892-454 5/75 LOCATION HISTORIC IDENTIFICATION The Wiederhold Log House RECIEVED PHOTO REFERENCE NAME SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS The Pfarr Log House PHOTO NO. DATE ENTERED FOR NPS USE ONLY STATE Ohio PHOTO CREDIT Alice Wiederhold SEP 1 6 1977 NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER SOUTH SIDE SHAYLER RUN ROAD 5/75 ALICE WIEDERHOLD CLERmONTCO OHIO Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCT 22 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM SEP 1.6 1977 DATE ENTERED TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN X VICINITY OF COUNTY Clermont PHOTO REFERENCE . DATE OF PHOTO 5/75 NEGATIVE FILED ATMiami Purchase Association DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC.

IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET GPO 892-454 HISTORIC Milford IDENTIFICATION RECIEVED LOCATION The Pfarr Log House STATE Ohio NAME The Wiederhold Log House SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS PHOTO NO. View of log cabin, south side CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO ALICE WIEDERHOLD SEP 1 6 1977 NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER SHAYLER RUN ROAD LOG House: DETAIL OF NOTCHING Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM SEP 16 1977 TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN X VICINITY OF COUNTY Clermont DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT Miami Purchase Association DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET GPO 892-454 Milford LOCATION 11/74 IDENTIFICATION HISTORIC PHOTO REFERENCE NAME The Wiederhold Log House SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS The Pfarr Log House notching DATE ENTERED PHOTO NO. STATE Ohio FOR NPS USE ONLY OCT 22 1976 PHOTO CREDIT Alice Wiederhold RECIEVED Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN X VICINITY OF COUNTY Clermont U.S.G.S. 7½' TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3.

UTM REFERENCES INT: 34 64 - 75 1965 DATE LOCATION Milford HISTORIC SCALE SOURCE REQUIREMENTS The Wiederhold Log House 1:24000 NAME The Pfarr Log House MAP REFERENCE FOR NPS USE ONLY Quadrangle Map "Batavia" STATE Ohio BATAVIA OHIO UNITED STATES BATAVIA QUADRANGLE 43 32 / 160 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IS MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) OCT 22 1976) SEP 1 6 1977 - DOE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR THE PFARR Log House THE WIEDERHOLD Log Hous STATE OEIO Eueston, Matthew, House Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohlo 43211 Regional Director, Midwest Region 9/26/77 880 Mott/js Location Also Notified Darke County Richland County Pfarr Log House Mansfield Name ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Waring House Butler County Clermont County Hon. John H. Ashbrook Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Director,The Ohio Historical Society State Historic Preservation Cfficez Renner and Weber Brewery Greenville SEP 16 1977 Hon.

Joha B. Glenn, Jr. Date Entered Mlford vicinity Hon. Thonae N. Kindness SEP 16 SE of Milford on Shayler Run Rd. STREET & NUMBER CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT VICINITY OF Milford OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : WEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST - Substantially intact-1 -unknown - 4 - not applicable - 7 _Interior, exterior, environs not intact-0 CONDITION - _ORIGINAL SITE "only" YES IF YES, NAME: ADAPTIVE USE: Saved ?

FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) _LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) _INVENTION "first"' YES "eoldest' YES - NO COUNTY INTERIOR code MIDWEST FEATURES: UNEXPOSED ECONOMICS Claims PHILOSOPHY planning STATE ARCHITECTURE DATE: DOE SIGNIFICANCE: LOCATION: UNALTERED 6th ENVIRONS Reviewer ENGINEERING Ohio Yes-unrestricted AGRICULTURE -settlement _Reconstructed ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC -recreation No access _entertainment WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? FAIR WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? INDUSTRY -socio/cultural _TRANSPORTATION _CONSERVATION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _Unexcavated historic district?

ADMINISTRATOR(underline) - DETERIORATED ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMERCE LMOVED _COMMUNICATIONS -health -EXPLORATION 910 Clermont" -EDUCATION -LITERATURE -MUSIC 11.30.76 _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE EXTERIOR OTHER SOUTHEAST INITIALS: EXCELLENT MILITARY -ART (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS : HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : FEDERAL AGENCY: OTHER personal events institutional STATE artist/artisan: builder/contractor: engineer: architect/m.builder: NAMES: DATES: PRIVATE appropriate date) interior decorator: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: landscape/garden designer: SIGNIFICANCE:(maximum two sentences) ETHNIC GROUP: LOCAL GOVT BASEMENT COUNTY MUNICIPAL