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James Akey Farm

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ownership, during which most of the present outbuildings were constructed, the farm came under the ownership of the Wilderness Center, and it has accordingly been converted into a
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James Akey and his family, who moved to the area in the early 19th century and built the present farmhouse in 1822. The farmhouse is primarily a
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known as the "Stark Wilderness Center Pioneer Farm." The only Wilderness Center property in southeastern Wayne County, it was listed on the
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in 1978, due both to its well-preserved historic architecture and its place in local history.
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Located in a rural valley, the Akey farm is far from any other farmsteads. After a period of
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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and several significantly newer outbuildings, it was constructed as the home of
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

James Akey Farm is located in Ohio
James Akey Farm is located in the United States
Mount Eaton
Ohio
40°40′40.6″N 81°39′18.4″W / 40.677944°N 81.655111°W / 40.677944; -81.655111
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farmstead
Mount Eaton
Wayne County
Ohio
United States
farmhouse
Irish immigrant
sandstone
concrete
proportional
Amish
museum
National Register of Historic Places




"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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