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The Henry Martin Farm, near 
Ripley, Ohio
Ripley is a village in Union Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 1,750 at the 2010 census.
History
Colonel James Poage, a veteran of the American Revolution, ar ...
, is a historic farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...
which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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 or "great artistic v ...
in 1975.
The land was purchased in 1798 by Alexander Martin, an American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
veteran. He built a log cabin first, and in 1816 built "Stonehurst", a stone house. Two barns
A barn is an agricultural building usually on farms and used for various purposes. In North America, a barn refers to structures that house livestock, including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain.Allen G. N ...
built by his son Henry Martin are close by. The property had not left the Martin family up to 1999.
References
National Register of Historic Places in Brown County, Ohio Buildings and structures completed in 1840 {{BrownCountyOH-NRHP-stub