John Kennel Jr. Farm

John Kennel Jr. Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Roadside view of the farmhouse
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Nearest city	Trenton, Ohio
Coordinates	39°26′43.55″N 84°28′34.70″W / 39.4454306°N 84.4763056°W / 39.4454306; -84.4763056
MPS	Augspurger Amish/Mennonite Settlement TR
NRHP reference No.	84002907[1]
Added to NRHP	1984-08-03[1]

John Kennel Jr. Farm is a registered historic building near Trenton, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 1984-08-03.

Historic uses

• Single Dwelling

Original portion of farmhouse was built in 1876. An additional kitchen with second level bedroom added in the 1930s. All of red brick construction with stone foundation. Basement floor is brick, a portion of the basement was used to slaughter and cure meat. What is now the garage was originally a summer kitchen.

At one time grapes and pears were grown in the back yard. A pecan tree, reputed to be the only one in the state of Ohio that bears nuts once existed.

The property is quite close to Native American burial grounds and approximately 2.5 miles to the north is a signal mound, believed to be built by the Adena. Many artifacts (arrowheads and hammering devices) have been found on the John Kennel Jr. property over the decades.

See also

• John Kennel Sr. Farm

Notes

External links

• Ohio Historic Inventory

This page was last edited on 27 June 2023, at 05:23