Christian Iutzi Farm | |
Location of farm in
Ohio | |
Nearest city | Trenton, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°26′34.95″N 84°27′39.56″W / 39.4430417°N 84.4609889°W |
Built | 1834 |
MPS | Augspurger Amish/Mennonite Settlement TR [1] ( 64000607) |
NRHP reference No. | 84002904 |
Added to NRHP | 3 August 1984 [2] |
Christian Iutzi Farm is a historic property near Trenton, Ohio.
The farmhouse is a two-story brick building, with an off center entry, sitting on a rubble work stone foundation. It is the oldest extant house built by a member of the Amish Mennonite congregation. Christian Iutzi named the farm Middlehof after his home in Germany. Iutzi came to Butler County in 1832 as part of a group of 100 Hessian [ sic] Mennonites. The Hessians broke with the Augspuger Amish congregation in 1835 with Iutzi's son and son-in-law serving as ministers for the Hessian church. [3]
The property was listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1984, as part of the thematic resource the "Augspurger Amish/Mennonite Settlement". [3] [4]
Christian Iutzi Farm | |
Location of farm in
Ohio | |
Nearest city | Trenton, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°26′34.95″N 84°27′39.56″W / 39.4430417°N 84.4609889°W |
Built | 1834 |
MPS | Augspurger Amish/Mennonite Settlement TR [1] ( 64000607) |
NRHP reference No. | 84002904 |
Added to NRHP | 3 August 1984 [2] |
Christian Iutzi Farm is a historic property near Trenton, Ohio.
The farmhouse is a two-story brick building, with an off center entry, sitting on a rubble work stone foundation. It is the oldest extant house built by a member of the Amish Mennonite congregation. Christian Iutzi named the farm Middlehof after his home in Germany. Iutzi came to Butler County in 1832 as part of a group of 100 Hessian [ sic] Mennonites. The Hessians broke with the Augspuger Amish congregation in 1835 with Iutzi's son and son-in-law serving as ministers for the Hessian church. [3]
The property was listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1984, as part of the thematic resource the "Augspurger Amish/Mennonite Settlement". [3] [4]