Clemens, James and Sophia, Farmstead
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The James and Sophia Clemens Farmstead is a historic farm situated in western Darke County, Ohio, United States. Located at 467 Stingley Road, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Indiana border, it is among the oldest remaining buildings of a small community of free African-Americans founded before the Civil War. Natives of Rockingham County, Virginia, James and Sophia Clemens settled in Darke County in 1818 and became prosperous farmers. Their success led other former slaves to migrate to the vicinity, and a community known as "Longtown" (alternately "Tampico") gradually grew up in the vicinity of the Clemens farm. Over the years, the community became a center for the Underground Railroad, complete with a Quaker school known as the Union Literary Institute; among the movement's leaders in the community were the Clemens family. The Clemens house itself was erected circa 1850 on land purchased in 1822. The two-story brick I-house rests on a limestone foundation and is covered with a tin roof. Though the house is presently uninhabited, a movement to restore the house and designate Longtown a state historic landmark began in the mid-2000s. The Clemens house itself has been designated a historic site, having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, along with the other building on the property. It qualified for the Register both because of its place in local history and its association with James Clemens, who was seen as a significant individual in the history of Darke County.
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When was Clemens, James and Sophia, Farmstead listed on the National Register?
Clemens, James and Sophia, Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 2001.
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Clemens, James and Sophia, Farmstead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Clemens, James and Sophia, Farmstead is recorded as the industrial era.
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