BlockFrom the record
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Bretz Farm
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
The listing
- Address. 197 Morrall-Kirkpatrick Rd., Morrall
- When was it listed? January 1980
- Category. building
- National Register reference number. 80003155 - 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.
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bretz Farm: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbrick Number 1 Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| J.M. Hamilton and Sons Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J.M. Hamilton and Sons Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marion Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Marion Plant Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Maps showing this location
7 surveysUnited 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.
- 1903 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Morral quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Marion Township Sub-District #8 School | 3.4 miles | 2007 |
 | Marion County Courthouse | 6.0 miles | 1974 |
 | Palace Theater | 6.3 miles | 1976 |
 | Hotel Harding | 6.4 miles | 1980 |
| Marion Downtown Historic District | 6.5 miles | 2022 | |
 | Old US Post Office | 6.5 miles | 1990 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80003155 in Record Group 79. |
| Marion County | All 18 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.
- 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.