Norvall Hunter Farm

	Norvall Hunter Farm
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Roadside view of the farm
Location	129 S. Main St., Mechanicsburg, Ohio
Coordinates	40°4′3″N83°33′12″W / 40.06750°N 83.55333°W Coordinates: 40°4′3″N83°33′12″W / 40.06750°N 83.55333°W
Area	11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built	1850
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS	Mechanicsburg MRA
NRHP reference #	85001883 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1985

Last updated May 26, 2019

The Norvall Hunter Farm is a historic farmstead on the edge of the village of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, United States. Established in the middle of the nineteenth century, the farm was once home to one of the village's first professionals, and it has been named a historic site because of its distinctive architecture.

Mechanicsburg, Ohio Village in Ohio, United States

Mechanicsburg is a village in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,644 at the 2010 census.

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, it is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.

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Residents

One of Mechanicsburg's first doctors, Obed Horr was also among its earliest businessmen.^[2]^:17 Operating a store in partnership with Joseph C. Brand from 1832 to 1837.^[3] he was successful enough to build his net worth to $4,000 by 1836.^[2]^:29 Besides practicing medicine and keeping his store, Horr was an active member of the community: he was the first Worshipful Master of the Mechanicsburg Masonic lodge, starting at the lodge's establishment in 1843;^[2]^:52 he was a prominent citizen, judge,^[4]^:393–394 and he trained others for the medical profession.^[4]^:363 Horr died at Mechanicsburg.^[4]^:379 In 1863, a family of Hunters settled in Mechanicsburg, having emigrated ultimately from Virginia, and within the year they had purchased Horr's home.^[5]

Partnership Arrangement in which parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests

A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments or combinations. Organizations may partner to increase the likelihood of each achieving their mission and to amplify their reach. A partnership may result in issuing and holding equity or may be only governed by a contract.

The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic temple in the village of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, United States. Built in the 1900s for a local Masonic lodge that had previously met in a succession of buildings owned by others, it is the last extant Mechanicsburg building constructed for a secret society, whether Masonic or otherwise, and it has been designated a historic site because of its well-preserved American Craftsman architecture.

Buildings

The Hunter Farm comprises eleven historic buildings,^[1] centered on the high-style farmhouse. Built in 1850, the farmhouse is a two-story structure built of brick; architectural elements such as its pilasters and recessed entryway are constructed with evidence of influence from both the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. Three barns, three sheds, two other farm-related buildings, an additional storage building, and a garage form the rest of the farm complex; these ten outbuildings and a privy are placed in two clusters.^[5]

Storey level part of a building that could be used by people

A storey or story is any level part of a building with a floor that could be used by people. The plurals are "storeys" and "stories", respectively.

The pilaster is an architectural element in classical architecture used to give the appearance of a supporting column and to articulate an extent of wall, with only an ornamental function. It consists of a flat surface raised from the main wall surface, usually treated as though it were a column, with a capital at the top, plinth (base) at the bottom, and the various other elements. In contrast to a pilaster, an engaged column or buttress can support the structure of a wall and roof above.

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

Preservation

In 1985, the Norvall Hunter Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying both because of its distinctive historic architecture and because of its place as the home of a leading local citizen. It is one of twenty Mechanicsburg locations on the Register; all were listed at the same time as part of a multiple property submission because the village's high proportion of non-historic buildings frustrated locals' initial hopes of designating a larger historic district.^[6]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Historic districts in the United States are designated historic districts recognizing a group of buildings, properties, or sites by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided into two categories, contributing and non-contributing. Districts greatly vary in size: some have hundreds of structures, while others have just a few.

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References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
1 2 3 Ware, Joseph. History of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Columbus: Heer, 1917.
↑ The History of Champaign County, Ohio. Chicago: Beers, 1881, 634.
1 2 3 Middleton, Evan P., ed. History of Champaign County Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 1. Indianapolis: Bowen, 1917.
1 2 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 116.
↑ Recchie, Nancy. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mechanicsburg Multiple Resource Area. National Park Service, December 1984, 8.

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[nris-1] 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.

[ware-2] 1 2 3 Ware, Joseph. History of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Columbus: Heer, 1917.

[3] The History of Champaign County, Ohio. Chicago: Beers, 1881, 634.

[middleton-4] 1 2 3 Middleton, Evan P., ed. History of Champaign County Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 1. Indianapolis: Bowen, 1917.

[dohp-5] 1 2 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 116.

[6] Recchie, Nancy. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mechanicsburg Multiple Resource Area. National Park Service, December 1984, 8.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Champaign County, Ohio
Historic districts	Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District Scioto Street Historic District Urbana Monument Square Historic District
Other properties	Maj. John C. Baker House Barr House Henry Burnham House Church Of Our Savior Dr. Clark House William Culbertson House Demand-Gest House Hamer's General Store Norvall Hunter Farm Kimball House Kiser Mansion Lawler's Tavern Magruder Building Masonic Temple Mechanicsburg Baptist Church Monitor House Dr. Adam Mosgrove House Mt. Tabor Church Building, Cemetery and Hitching Lot Dr. Nincehelser House Nutwood Place Carl Potter Mound Richards-Sewall House St. Michael Catholic Church St. Paul AME Church Second Baptist Church United Methodist Church Urbana College Historic Buildings Village Hobby Shop John Q.A. Ward House
Formerly listed	Levi Rathburn House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Champaign County, Ohio and List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio

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