Daniel Hertzler House, Historic house in Bethel Township, Ohio, United States.
The Daniel Hertzler House is a brick house of Pennsylvania "Bank Style" architecture near Springfield, Ohio, in Bethel Township. Built around 1854, it is larger and more complex than other historic structures in Clark County. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Daniel Hertzler built the house around 1854 after selling his milling and distilling business in Mad River Township in 1853. He then invested in Springfield enterprises, including a Clark County Bank. On the morning of October 10, 1867, he was murdered in the house while nearing completion of a new milling business.
The house is named for Daniel Hertzler, who made his fortune in milling and distilling in Mad River Township before selling that business in 1853 and moving into Springfield enterprises, including a Clark County Bank. His 1867 murder in the home is the story most often told about the building.
The house stands in Bethel Township near Springfield, Ohio, at the coordinates 39.90917, -83.91111, and is a private residence rather than a museum, so visits are limited to viewing the brick exterior and its Bank Style massing from the road. The National Register listing dates from 1978.
Daniel Hertzler was murdered in his home on the morning of October 10, 1867, not at a mill site; he had nearly finished a new milling business at the time. The killing is not recorded as solved in the sources. The house itself is a brick building of Pennsylvania "Bank Style", larger and more complex than other historic structures in Clark County.
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