National Register of Historic Places

Botzum Farm

Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio
Listed
October 20, 1999
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
99001271

About this property

The Botzum Farm is a historic farm at 3486 Riverview Road in Cuyahoga Valley National Park in the U.S. state of Ohio. The farm was founded by the Botzum family, who immigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1830s. According to family history, the family lost their possessions to a pirate attack during their voyage to the U.S., and they were nearly abducted by South American slavers in New York City before traveling to Ohio. While the family purchased the land from the Connecticut Land Company in the 1840s, the current buildings on the farm were not built until after Conrad Botzum settled there in 1883. The farm raised livestock and grew crops, and particularly outpaced its neighbors in the former; at one point it had 65 sheep and 31 hogs, both several times higher than the local average. The farmstead's main buildings are the 1906 concrete block farmhouse, the 1884 Pomeranian barn, and the 1898 bank barn; it also includes two summer kitchens, a privy, a shed, and a well. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 1999.

Location

3486 Riverview Rd.
Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio
41.17489, -81.58177

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When was Botzum Farm listed on the National Register?

Botzum Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Botzum Farm?

Botzum Farm is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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