William Hoelscher Farmstead, Hog Barn, 08529 State Route 219, New Knoxville

William Hoelscher Farmstead, Hog Barn, 08529 State Route 219, New Knoxville, Auglaize County, OH. Surveyed as HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1E-, with 1 photograph and a 321-word written history.

From the record

“The hog barn is an example of traditional agricultural construction and contributes to the character of the farmstead continuously owned and occupied by the Hoelscher family for over a century, from its original construction until Description: The hog barn faces east and is located on the east side of the farmstead.”
Written record, HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1E- survey. Machine-read text.

surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1E- · the record runs 321 words · one of 9 surveyed structures published for this county.

Sources: the survey record at the Library of Congress

William Hoelscher Farmstead, Hog Barn, 08529 State Route 219, New Knoxville, Auglaize County, OH, photograph filed with the federal survey

1 photograph from the federal survey record, Library of Congress.

Significance

226 words

Source document Quoted word for word from HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1E-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.

The hog barn is an example of traditional agricultural construction and contributes to the character of the farmstead continuously owned and occupied by the Hoelscher family for over a century, from its original construction until Description: The hog barn faces east and is located on the east side of the farmstead. A small wood-frame structure, 12 feet by 26 feet, resting on a poured concrete sill and slab floor, the former hog house has some hand-hewn timbers, vertical board siding painted red and a wood sh i ng 1e roof. At the north gab 1e end is an opening extending the width of the building. This building is in fair condition. It also has four small doors at the bottom for access for animals.
History: According to Casper Hoelscher, this structure was built circa It has been continuously owned by the Hoelscher family until when it was acquired through eminent domain by Auglaize County. The hog barn and the remainder of the farmstead are required to be removed by the Federal Aviation Administration because they obstruct the approach to the nearby Neil Armstrong Airport. In accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement dated December 27, and signed by the FAA, the Ohio State Historic Preservation Officer and the Commissioners of Auglaize County, the farm buildings are being recorded and offered for sale for relocation prior to demolition.

In context

New Knoxville, Ohio	The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town.
Auglaize County, Ohio	63 topographic sheets across the county.
Library of Congress record	The original filed report, and the sheets the survey produced. Those published here appear above.

Also surveyed in New Knoxville

7 records

The federal surveyors worked through New Knoxville building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.

Structure	Survey	Report
William Hoelscher Farmstead	HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1A-	2,653 words
William Hoelscher Farmstead	HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1-	2,032 words
William Hoelscher Farmstead	HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1B-	791 words
William Hoelscher Farmstead	HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1C-	441 words
William Hoelscher Farmstead	HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1G-	359 words
William Hoelscher Farmstead	HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1F-	353 words
William Hoelscher Farmstead	HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1D-	340 words

Provenance

Written history. Quoted verbatim from HABS OHIO,6-NEWKX,1E-. United States federal work, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Text capture. Machine-read from the scanned typescript filed with the survey, so spelling and spacing follow the original page.
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