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Horsey-Barthelmas Farm

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 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 20 National Register listings in Pickaway County · listed in 1980 · 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 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. W of Circleville on OH 104, Circleville, 43113
  • When was it listed? 1980-07-24
  • Category. building
  • Township. Wayne township
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 80003210 - 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 2,744 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 2,744 specimens collected within 10 miles of Horsey-Barthelmas Farm between 1829 and 1975: 2,657 Animalia, 75 Plantae, 11 Fungi, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer, A. Spreitzer & W. LeGrande, A. White, M. Trautman, T. Cavender 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 Rallus elegans, not of this specimenRallus elegans elegans Audubon, 18341829Florence, A. (Arledge)Col Anderson farm 6 1/2 mi west of Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Symphyotrichum dumosum, not of this specimenSymphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G.L.Nesom1845L. L. Pontius3 mi E of Kingston.
A photograph of the species Caprimulgus vociferus, not of this specimenCaprimulgus vociferus vociferus A.Wilson, 18121876Jones, H. (Howard)Darby Creek, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Lanius ludovicianus, not of this specimenLanius ludovicianus migrans W.Palmer, 18981877Jones, H. (Howard)Goose Pond, near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Hirundo rustica, not of this specimenHirundo rustica erythrogaster Boddaert, 17831879Jones, H. (Howard)near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Bartramia longicauda, not of this specimenBartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812)1880Jones, H. (Howard)near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Cardinalis cardinalis, not of this specimenCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)1880Mearns, E.A.Circleville near Scioto River.
A photograph of the species Empidonax virescens, not of this specimenEmpidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818)1880Jones, H. (Howard)Niles Woods, near Circleville, Pickaway Co., Ohio
A photograph of the species Setophaga ruticilla, not of this specimenSetophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758)1880Jones, H. (Howard)near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Accipiter striatus, not of this specimenAccipiter striatus Vieillot, 18081881Jones, H. (Howard)Scioto River bottoms near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, not of this specimenPetrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817)1881Jones, H. (Howard)near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Piranga olivacea, not of this specimenPiranga olivacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)1881Jones, H. (Howard)near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA

All 2,744 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this property

60 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Circleville, the town this property stands in, in 75 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 29 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 14 flood, 7 flash flood. The reports record 7 injuries. 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
October 1999Tornado (F3)Circleville6 hurt, $4,000,000A tornado touched down west of Circleville, pulling a small shed off of its foundation and destroying a section of a construction building. after this, the tornado lifted and then touched down in a more developed area in town. It destroyed a building housing two businesses and ripped the roof off of a section of a strip mall, ejecting furniture from inside the structure. A large sign weighing several hundred pounds was ripped from its foundation and blown twenty feet away. A tractor trailer with a load of 18 to 19 tons was blown over and dragged ten feet away from where it landed. The tornado then proceeded to a housing development where several homes were destroyed, several roofs ripped off, and garages either destroyed or moved from their foundations. Trees were twisted and broken off at their bases and carports were also torn from nearby houses.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCircleville1 hurt, $9,000A tree fell onto a vehicle along Northridge Road near Nicholas Road. One serious injury was reported.
August 2006Tornado (F0)Circleville$250,000A tornado touched down along State Route 361, causing damage to three buildings at the Pickaway Machine and Fabricating Company. Portions of the aluminum roofing and insulation were removed from these three buildings, and deposited throughout the complex and in a cornfield across Route 361. Corn stalks at six to eight feet in height were knocked over in a 150 foot wide swath across this cornfield, extending for a mile to the northeast to Boggs Road. Across Boggs Road, minor tree and limb damage occurred, with part of an open air aluminum shed being blown into a nearby tree line.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindCircleville$75,000A building collapsed and trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 2001Tornado (F0)Circleville$50,000A small tornado moved across the south side of Circleville producing minor structural and roof damage to a few buildings, and some damage to nine cars at a dealership. Numerous trees and power lines were also knocked down.
May 2001LightningCircleville$50,000Significant damage to a house caused by a lightning strike.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCircleville$20,000Trees were uprooted, a barn was moved off its foundation, and power lines were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 2025Flash FloodCircleville$15,000Water was rushing over Pontious Lane. Several vehicles were inundated by the water.
June 2008HailCircleville$15,000no account filed
June 2025Flash FloodCircleville$10,000Water was rushing over the 2000 block of North Court Street and a portion of the road was washed away.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindCircleville$10,000A few trees were downed onto some houses and a few power lines were also downed.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindCircleville$10,000Multiple trees were knocked down over a road. In addition, a tree fell onto a house.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindCircleville$10,000Trees downed.
June 2008HailCircleville$8,000no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCircleville$6,000A shed was blown over and several large limbs were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindCircleville$5,000Several trees were downed throughout Washington Township east of Circleville.
January 2000Flash FloodCircleville$5,000Heavy rainfall caused some streets to be flooded in Circleville.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindCircleville$5,000Trees knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindCircleville$5,000Trees were downed. Four head of cattle were killed at the Oscar Waller Farm from being struck by lightning as they took shelter under a tree.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindCircleville$4,000A few large trees were downed on Nicholas Drive.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCircleville$4,000Trees and power lines were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindCircleville$3,000A few trees were downed.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindCircleville$3,000Several trees were downed across the Circleville area.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindCircleville$3,000A large tree was downed on a house on Half Avenue due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCircleville$3,000Trees were knocked down.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindCircleville$3,000A few trees and limbs were downed in town.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindCircleville$3,000Trees and large limbs were downed in town.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCircleville$3,000Trees and large limbs were downed.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCircleville$3,000Trees were knocked down on the west and east side of Circleville.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindCircleville$2,000A barn and a home both sustained minor siding damage.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindCircleville$2,000Multiple large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindCircleville$2,000Several trees were reported down across the county.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCircleville$2,000One tree and several large limbs were downed.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindCircleville$2,000Two trees were knocked down near town.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindCircleville$2,000A tree and several large limbs were blown down on Island Road.
November 2007HailCircleville$2,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindCircleville$2,000no account filed
May 2022Thunderstorm WindCircleville$1,000A tree was downed along Oakland Terrace.
July 2007HailCircleville$1,000no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCircleville$250A small limb was knocked down in Circleville.
June 2025FloodCircleville-High water was reported on several roads in Circleville.
July 2025Flash FloodCircleville-Watt Street was reported to have water flowing across it.
July 2025FloodCircleville-Island Road was closed due to high standing water.
July 2025FloodCircleville-High water was reported over Edwards Road.
July 2025FloodCircleville-A portion of the Kroger Parking lot flooded along Hargus Creek.
February 2022FloodCircleville-Island Road was closed due to high water.
May 2020FloodCircleville-Water rising out of Hominy Creek limited access to a few homes off of East Main Street in Circleville.
February 2019FloodCircleville-Several roads were closed due to flooding.
February 2019FloodCircleville-Several roads remained closed due to flooding.
June 2019FloodCircleville-A portion of North Court Street was closed due to high water.
June 2019FloodCircleville-Numerous roads were closed due to flooding.
April 2018FloodCircleville-High water was reported at multiple locations throughout Pickaway County.
August 2018FloodCircleville-High water was reported on State Routes 138 and 104.
June 2018FloodCircleville-Water was reported over two roads.
June 2018FloodCircleville-A few inches of standing water was reported on Island Road.
June 2009HailCircleville-Hail from three quarters of an inch to an inch in diameter was reported. Several trees were also downed and shingles were torn off of a roof.
July 2006Flash FloodCircleville-Island Road was flooded and closed.
May 2004Flash FloodCircleville-Numerous roads were flooded.
July 2002Flash FloodCircleville-Morris Road was closed for a period of time due to high water.
April 2024HailCircleville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pickaway 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

2,506 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.

Description of the property

The Horsey-Barthelmas Farm consists of a house, smokehouse, barn and recessed entrance flanked by columns in antis, although it is much curved staircase, window and door architraves with entablatures , double pen barn is constructed of logs with steeple notching. siding and a gabled roof, located on the former site of a blacksmith shop. CONDITION EXCELLENT DESCRIPTION XGOOD FAIR UNALTERED CHECK ONE The Horsey-Barthelmas Farm represents an unusual and well preserved constructed of wood frame on a coursed sandstone foundation.The _UNEXPOSED covered with asbestos shingles. windows identical to the facade.A rear porch has been enclosed.

state.In fact,only several known examples of this style exist.The The interior finishes of the house are virtually intact.The handsome miles southwest of Circleville. some years ago. XALTERED covered with a vertical siding.The gabled roof is covered with tin. a monitor roof which is not typical of Greek Revival buildings in the complex of nineteenth century buildings in Central Ohio. hip roof is covered with tin. The original beveled siding was recently The frame A small plain wooden frieze is located under the roofline.

was 1ocated alongside the smokehouse at one time.-It was demolished The south elevation is quite similar to the facade.It also has a The entrance is located in the center of a five bay facade.It is A one story addition with a shed roof is located on the south side of .shop is a small braced frame building with vertical shop.They are 1ocated on both sides of S.R.104 several Across the road from the house are the barn and frame - shop. The A small brick smokehouse with a gable roof is located just south of simpler in design than the main entrance.The north elevation features the barn.

Read the complete 2,506-word case file.

Statement of significance

woodwork, mantels, four panel doors and curved staircase are intact Township, a distillery owned by Abraham Stipp. Stipp sold the property farm was purchased in 1875 by George Barthelmas, the great-grandfather 1400-1499 LAW RELIGION PERIOD EDUCATION BUILDER/ARCHITECT COMMUNICATIONS ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PREHISTORIC CONSERVATION ENGINEERING AGRICULTURE ART 1900- THEATER ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC 1825 INDUSTRY SCULPTURE _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _1500-1599 XARCHITECTURE MUSIC X1800-1899 LITERATURE SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _1700-1799 The Horsey-Barthelmas Farm is significant as a well preserved nineteenth _1600-1699 and in excellent condition. century farm complex.The house is also significant as an excellent and contribute to the significance of the complex.

house as they appear today.The farm remains in the Barthelmas family - TRANSPORTATION of the present owner and a German immigrant. example of Greek Revival architecture in Ohio. The log barn and other outbuildings also survive in excellent condition -ECONOMICS .'IGNIFICANCE The site of the farm was the location of the earliest manufactory in Wayne MILITARY to Stephen Horsey in 1808.Smith Horsey built the house in 1825.The A drawing owned by the family and dated 1877pictured the house and smoke- _INVENTION and they are very much interested in its continued preservation. known examples of buildings in the Greek Revival style with monitor are unusual features as is the monitor roof.There are only several The house was built in 1825.The recessed entry and columns in antis

The whole case file for this property - 2,506 words, 18 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 80003210, 18 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
Mount Oval2.9 miles1974
Circleville High School4.3 miles2015
Walling, Ansel T., House4.4 miles1987
Anderson, William Marshall, House4.4 miles1979
Morris House4.5 miles1979
Saint Philip's Episcopal Church4.5 miles1986

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 80003210 in Record Group 79.
Pickaway CountyAll 20 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.
  • 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.