Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Harrison County · listed in 2002 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Henry Law Farm Historic District between 2004 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1142 |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12185 |
| 17 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15476 |
| 9 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11206 |
| 9 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12628 |
| 30 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Henry Law Farm Historic District: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerston | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bowerston Shale Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Superior Clay Corporation Mill | Clay | Past Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Deersville Historic Distirct | 5.4 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000882 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Harrison County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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