Built in 1939. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1912.
One of 68 National Register listings published here for Richland County · listed in 1973 · category: District · built in 1939.
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 82 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 16 fires within 5 miles of Malabar Farm between 2005 and 2019, burning about 17 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 | 13 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15257 |
| 16 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1122 |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15167 |
| 10 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Malabar Farm: 1 plant, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 2 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lucas Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Weber Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rummell Mill | 3.5 miles | 1982 | |
 | George Shambaugh House | 5.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Bellville Bandstand | 6.5 miles | 1973 |
 | Gurney-Kochheiser House | 6.7 miles | 1976 |
 | Bellville Village Hall | 6.7 miles | 1976 |
 | All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Church | 6.7 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001520 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Richland County | All 68 listed properties in this county. |
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