Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 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.
“Abraham Baughman had been the first settler in the vicinity of Greentown, but during the war of 1812 removed to Monroe township and entered the southwest quarter of section 25, where he located and resided until his death, in January, 1821. Abraham Baughman and wife and three of their sons - Abraham, Jacob and George - are buried at Perrysville.”
History of Richland County Ohio (1908). Machine-read text.
one of 61 National Register listings in Richland County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Monroe Township in History of Richland County Ohio, published 1908 names Perrysville. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Abraham Baughman had been the first settler in the vicinity of Greentown, but during the war of 1812 removed to Monroe township and entered the southwest quarter of section 25, where he located and resided until his death, in January, 1821. Abraham Baughman and wife and three of their sons - Abraham, Jacob and George - are buried at Perrysville.
Passage source: History of Richland County Ohio, published 1908.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Monroe Township - 16,273 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Shambaugh, George, House between 2007 and 2018, burning about 4 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 | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13546 |
| 19 January 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 620 specimens collected within 10 miles of Shambaugh, George, House between 1835 and 1972: 470 Plantae, 144 Animalia, 6 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Aknown, C F WALKER, Collector unspecified 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 | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Molothrus ater ater (Boddaert, 1783) | 1892 | not recorded | Mansfield |
 | Spizella passerina passerina (Bechstein, 1798) | 1892 | not recorded | Mansfield |
 | Athyrium angustum (Willd.) C.Presl | 1895 | Wilkinson, E. | Mansfield. |
 | Alisma subcordatum Raf. | 1835 | Wilkinson, E. | Mansfield |
 | Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. | 1835 | Wilkinson, E. | Mansfield |
 | Carex stricta Lam. | 1835 | Herb. of E. Wilkinson | Mansfield |
 | Penthorum sedoides L. | 1835 | E. Wilkinson | Mansfield |
 | Verbascum thapsus L. | 1835 | Wilkinson, E. | Mansfield |
 | Achillea millefolium L. | 1836 | Wilkinson, E. | Mansfield |
 | Angelica atropurpurea L. | 1836 | Wilkinson, E. | Mansfield |
 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. | 1836 | Wilkinson, E. | Mansfield |
 | Epilobium coloratum Biehler | 1836 | Wilkinson, E. | Mansfield |
All 620 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Shambaugh, George, House: 3 past producers, 1 plant, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolin and Son Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bolin and Son Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lucas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lucas Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Weber Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
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.
alternates broad and narrow slabs in a somewhat random pattern. The rear and east are Outbuildings on the property include a rather deteriorated barn which lies a few X good unexposed Large metal"s" braces are on the front of the building.The entrances are located on 8.
(in one paragraph) Revival style architecture and while few original elements exist on the interior, it 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 communications 1700-1799 alterations. commerce conservation education industry transportation engineering philosophy Period humanitarian theater invention agriculture Builder/Architect music literature 1900- _economics law is noteworthy for its fine Queen Ann style detailing which has not had subsequent social/ George Shambaugh purchased this land in 1835 and soon thereafter erected this residence, other (specify) _sculpture Specific dates military It was later sold to Clark Lewis and for many years was the home of the Lewis family. _science - archeology-prehistoric - community planning landscape architecture.
_ religion The George Shambaugh House is a very rare pre Civil War stone building that survives organize an independent religious society which existed for a time in this area.Shambaugh give the building added distinction. The exterior is an excellent example of Greek the most distinguished farmhouse in this part of Richland County.He later gave part of his property to the township for use asa cemetery where he was buried.Shambaugh helped died in 1864 at the age of 70.In 1870 his heirs sold the 140 acre farm to James Jones. Andreas, A.T. Atlas Map of Richland County, Ohio, 8173, pp. 73,81. Cemetry records, research at the County Recorder's office and interviews with local residents.
UMT References Verbal boundary description and justification - _ state city or town The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national _ local 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.
The whole case file for this property - 1,325 words, 10 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 82003637, 10 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lewis, Samuel, House | 7.5 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003637 in Record Group 79. |
| Richland County | All 61 listed properties in this county. |
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