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Photograph of Henry Decker Farmstead
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Decker, Henry, Farmstead

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

one of 30 National Register listings in Warren County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 5 buildingss, 3 structuress as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 2595 W. Lower Springboro Rd., Springboro, 45066
  • When was it listed? 2000-09-08
  • Category. building
  • Township. Clear Creek township
  • National Register reference number. 00001063 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 2,829 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 2,829 specimens collected within 10 miles of Decker, Henry, Farmstead between 1844 and 1975: 2,771 Animalia, 45 Plantae, 13 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A Schwartz, A. R. Gaufin, A.C. Borror and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Polyporus dryophilus, not of this specimenPolyporus dryophilus Berk.1844Lea T. G.Waynesville
A photograph of the species Lampsilis ovata, not of this specimenLampsilis ovata (Say, 1817)1862Whiteaves, Joseph F.Little Miami Riv., Warren Co.
A photograph of the species Ptychobranchus fasciolaris, not of this specimenPtychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)1862Whiteaves, Joseph F.Little Miami Riv., Warren Co.
A photograph of the species Actinonaias ligamentina, not of this specimenActinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819)1879Whiteaves, Joseph F.Little Miami Riv., Warren Co.
A photograph of the species Megalonaias gigantea, not of this specimenMegalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823)1879Whiteaves, Joseph F.Great Miami Riv.
A photograph of the species Saponaria officinalis, not of this specimenSaponaria officinalis L.1881not recordedLebanon
A photograph of the species Achillea millefolium, not of this specimenAchillea millefolium subsp. millefolium1884Bennett, F.G.Lebanon
A photograph of the species Agrostemma githago, not of this specimenAgrostemma githago L.1884Bennerht, F.G.Lebanon
A photograph of the species Anthemis cotula, not of this specimenAnthemis cotula L.1884Bennett, F.G.[Lebanon]
A photograph of the species Asclepias syriaca, not of this specimenAsclepias syriaca L.1884Berrerlt, F.G.near Lebanon
A photograph of the species Calystegia sepium, not of this specimenCalystegia sepium (L.) R.Br.1884not recordedLebanon
A photograph of the species Campsis radicans, not of this specimenCampsis radicans (L.) Bureau1884Bennett, F.G.Near Lebanon

All 2,829 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Decker, Henry, Farmstead: 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bailey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Embro Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gentry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Plant 9 Sand & Gravel/Moraine MatlSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Warren County

Storms near this property

41 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springboro, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 22 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2005LightningSpringboro1 hurtA man, age unkown, was struck by lightning at a construction site.
April 1998LightningSpringboro$250,000Lightning struck a home which caused a fire. The home was completely destroyed by the fire.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$100,000A swath of damage was observed in the Settlers Walk neighborhood|including Settlers Walk Blvd., Stolle Drive, and Remick Blvd. The|damage also extended to the southeast toward Five Points and|Lytle. Maximum winds associated with the microburst occurred within|this area, and are estimated to be up to 80 mph.||Multiple hardwood trees were knocked down and were pointing in|the same direction. A few softwood trees were also uprooted.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$25,000Four homes lost some roofing shingles. In addition, a shed was blown over and a tree was knocked down.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$15,000At least 15 large trees were snapped or blown over.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$10,000Four trees were snapped and several other trees were knocked down. In addition, there was damage to a fence.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$10,000Large trees were reported down on houses.
June 2008HailSpringboro$8,000no account filed
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$7,000One tree was uprooted and two others were snapped. Shingles from a neighbor's house were blown off.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$6,000Roof and siding damage to house reported along with several trees knocked down
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$5,000Tree damage occurred across the northwestern parts of the county due to thunderstorm winds.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$5,000Numerous trees were downed or broken off intermittently for a distance of about three miles across Clearcreek Township.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$5,000Trees and power lines were knocked down.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$5,000Trees were downed with several large branches blocking roadways.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$3,000A few trees were downed along McCray Boulevard.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$3,000Trees were downed.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$3,000Trees and power poles were knocked down. Penny size hail also occurred.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$3,000Power poles and lines were knocked down.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$2,000A tree was knocked down near Red Lion and also along north State Route 123 and Routt Lane.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$2,000Several limbs were downed, blocking the road at the 4600 block of Route 741.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$2,000Two trees were knocked down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$2,000Trees were blown down.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$2,000Large tree limbs downed
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$1,000A couple of large trees were downed.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindSpringboro$1,000Trees, one large branch, and many small branches were reported down in the Springboro area due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2013Flash FloodSpringboro$1,000Roads were closed in Springboro due to high water caused by heavy rainfall.
June 2008HailSpringboro$1,000no account filed
April 2017Flash FloodSpringboro-High water was reported along West Lower Springboro Rd.
April 2012Heavy RainSpringboro-Minor street flooding was reported due to heavy rain.
June 2009HailSpringboro-Several reports of hail came in from law enforcement and the public. Up to 2 inch hail fell for 10 minutes on the south end of Springboro.
February 2025HailSpringboro-no account filed
May 2012HailSpringboro-no account filed
April 2010HailSpringboro-no account filed
June 2009HailSpringboro-no account filed
April 2006HailSpringboro-no account filed
July 2003HailSpringboro-no account filed
March 2001HailSpringboro-no account filed
May 1998HailSpringboro-no account filed
May 1996HailSpringboro-no account filed
April 1995HailSpringboro-no account filed
June 1995HailSpringboro-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Warren County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

From the nomination file

7,359 words on record

When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) A Property is associated with events that have made a significant or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high lack individual distinction. A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. B removed from its original location. C a birthplace or a grave. D a cemetery. or history.

Tin other roof Wood/weatherboard/shingle limestone D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory Shake Criteria Considerations (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) foundation XC Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, contribution to the broad patterns of our history. walls B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. F a commemorative property. G less than 50years of age or achieved significance within the past Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance 1846-ca. 1945 ca.

1860 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or 9.

The whole case file for this property - 7,359 words, 51 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 00001063, 51 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Wright, Dr. Aaron, House0.9 miles1979
Stanton Farm2.1 miles1980
Butler, Charles, House3.2 miles1982
Old Log Post Office3.4 miles1976
Stokes, Benjamin A., House3.7 miles1983
Crane, Jonathan, Farm4.2 miles1978

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 00001063 in Record Group 79.
Warren CountyAll 30 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.