Geographical Data - See continuation sheet 11. Form Prepared By .date street & number_808 High Street, P.O. Box 496 - state _ zip code A USGS map(7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. Property Owner (704) 540-2600 city or town _ a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 08-31-99 28277 Photographs Charlotte Maps Northing Tecumseh Building Boundary Justification UTM References Additional items Representative black and white photographs of the property. Affordable Multifamily, Inc. Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet) County and State Submit the following items with the completed form: Additional Documentation (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) organization Foust Engineering, Inc.
Name of Property Continuation Sheets (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) Ohio Contact: Sean Mauduit @ (614) 818-9732 David G. Foust Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20603. 43085 Zone Easting Ohio name/tite city or town_Worthington (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio Clark Co.. OH NARRATIVE INTRODUCTION The Tecumseh Building is located at 34 W. High Street near the center of downtown near west side". At the time of construction, the near west side led to the heavy industrial area only a few blocks further west. This was an area described in 1922 as in need of revitalization.
The area included a number of nineteenth century homes and small commercial buildings, as well as the City Building (1890) located across High Street to the extended a few blocks to the east, as well as centering along Main Street one block to the The Tecumseh Building is a 10 story office building with a finished basement (11 stories according to descriptions at the time of its construction) located in the heart of downtown Springfield. The building is 50 feet wide by 68 feet deep and was constructed to utilize a small city lot formerly occupied by an older residential home. The building was designed originally as an office building with a center entrance leading to a lobby flanked by an elevator core and a stairwell core. Typical of buildings of its age (1922-23), the building was designed with two retail spaces flanking the entry vestibule.
The retail spaces were designed to have their own entrances fronting on W. High Street. Architecturally, the building is representative of early twentieth century commercial styles, typical of banks and other business concerns wanting to establish a feeling of strength and dependability that echoed the business climate at the time. This has been accomplished with solid limestone facings on the first floor front facade, with four stone columns flanking windows on the second and third floor. Having been designed in 1922 when downtown Springfield streets contained primarily 3 and 4 story retail and office buildings, and catered to pedestrian traffic, the building facade was designed to emphasize the first 3 stories only.
This placed the visual emphasis of the building at the same level as neighboring downtown business buildings, and keenly concentrated on the elevation as it would be seen from the street. The building almost appears as two separately designed structures, pedestrian emphasis on the first 3 floors, and a plainer office structure rising above from floors 4 north. Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior National Park Service south.This location was on the edge of the more affluent downtown business areas which Springfield.This is an area described when the building was constructed in 1922 as"the through 10 (Photographs I and 2).
Section number _ 1 Clark Co., OH EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION The primary elevation, or front of the building, faces High Street and is designed to accomplished with limestone panels that give the impression of large square columns on the first floor, with round limestone columns facing the 2nd and 3rd floor (Photographs 1 and 2) entry doorways on the main floor (Photographs 4 and 7). All three entries have aluminum attachments indicative of a single sign or individual letters ever being mounted on the building Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio and glass doors that were probably installed in the 1960s. Other than that, the building top, and open outward a few inches at the bottom to allow ventilation of the building in days Detail on the front facade includes decorative lintels above the three doors. Photograph 8 exterior appears to be all original.
the 1o" floor, are a number of small and large stone panels decorating the brick. facade at the roof line (Photograph 3). Directly beneath the cornice, flanking the windows on At the time of its completion in 1923, the Tecumseh Building (Francis J. Drolla Building steel sash (Photograph 12). Each of the two panels in each window opening is hinged at the The only exterior section of the building which does not appear to be original are the three Windows on the facade, above the first three floors, are original three over three single pane Continuation Sheet until 1927) was heralded as the tallest building in Springfield, and remains so to this day. National Register of Historic Places emphasize the first 3 floors, or street level view. The facade is designed to give solid and the building in this position.
The frieze does not exhibit any signs of bolt holes or other of the retail space doorways (Photographs 4 and 9). Carved stone panels are located between frieze above the third floor (Figure 6). It does not appear that the name was ever placed on is cast iron. Similar decorative lintels, featuring a Greek Key Pattern, are located above each substantial representation of typical commercial buildings of the 1920s and 1930s. This is The facade is evenly divided into three bays, which allows for center entrance to the elevator An early rendering of the building shows the name "The Francis J.
Drolla Company"on the shows the center lintel with the address 34 High Street.Some slight rusting suggests that this National Park Service In order to provide some balance to the building, a sheet metal cornice has been placed on the prior to air conditioning the second and third floor windows (Photograph 6). lobby, and two flanking retail spaces. United States Department of the Interior Section number - Page _ 2 of 5 National Park Service Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio The remaining three elevations are relatively plain. The east side is visible in Photographs 1 and 10 and has paired windows similar to the front facade. Poured concrete columns are also visible on the remaining three elevations, and extend through the st floor.
Reinforcing rod is visible in some places where small amounts of concrete have spalled off The lower story on the east side (Photographs 10 and 11) is rough, red tile, as this section of the building was originally built adjacent to another commercial building and was not exposed to public view. That building to the east has since been demolished The west side is shown in Photograph 18 and is similar to the east elevation. The rear elevation is shown in Photographs 13, 14, and 15, again with window patterns similar to the other three sides. "TECUMSEH BUILDING" has been painted at the top of the rear (north) building face. A fire escape is also located on the rear elevation.
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION The building is designed around two center cores, one which contains the two elevators, and one which contains the stairwell (Figure 3).The two center cores flank an "T" shaped lobby and hall system on each floor which leads to the primary offices. On almost all floors, the "T" shaped central corridor and surrounding office entrances remain in tact. Beyond the central "T" corridor on each floor, the individual offices have been subdivided and reorganized over the years, so that only the central elevator lobby becomes important to each includes an entry lobby which is shown in Photographs 21 through 30. Photograph 23 provides an overview of the entry from the front door and shows the back portion of the lobby, which has a vaulted ceiling where the elevators are located.
Wall materials in the lobby include a tan polished limestone on the walls, as shown in Photographs 28, 29, and 30. The upper section of the lobby, including the vaulted elevator area, is faux stone panels excellent and the deception is carried off very well. The lobby also includes fancy, plaster cornices, as shown in Photographs 25 and 26. The lobby has been changed very little since originally constructed, and includes other original features such as light fixtures (Photographs Ceilings on the 1ª and 2nd floors of the building are typically higher than those on the upper floors, and include decorative plaster cornices around the perimeter walls. An example of the floor. Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places 23 and 24),a directory board (Photograph 28), a mail chute and mail box (Photographs 29 The 1 and 2nd floors have some features not found on the upper 8 floors.
The 1 floor United States Department of the Interior created by painting the plaster finish(Photographs 24,25,and 26).The workmanship is Clark.Co.. OH and 30), and doors with fancy metal grates covering radiant heating systems (Photograph 27). National Park Service cornice on the 1* floor is visible above the suspended ceiling, as shown in Photograph 32 as shown in Photograph 36 lobby floors are terrazzo with approximately eight rows of alternating black and white tile around the edge. This feature most likely remains in the main lobby on the first floor, but has their original hardware, as shown in Photographs 42 and 46 the elevator lobby, a few areas with older office partitions that might be reused somewhere in building is poured concrete with wall sections filled with red clay tile (Photographs 33,53, and 54).
Photograph 21 shows the basement with painted tile walls at the left, and the vaulted poured Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio While they are probably not suitable for renovation, steam heat radiators still remain in most hidden above the suspended ceilings, as shown in Photograph 35, (which looks upward along a renovation do exist. An example of this is shown in Photographs 34, 43, and 48. These the primary offices. A typical elevator lobby, with the mail chute visible, is shown in lobbies is unchanged. Although covered with dust in Photographs 40 and 41, the elevator parapet wall, and the tar and gravel roof finish over the poured concrete. series of office doors, as shown in Photograph 42. These are mahogany doors with etched of the suites (Photograph 47). Between 15 and 20 of these remain on each floor.
National Register of Historic Places Unfinished portions of the basement and attic provide a view of the structure. The building All floors are concrete, including the roof. Photograph 58 shows the roof with a brick Continuation Sheet Photographs 37, 39, and 51. While the elevators have been replaced, the remainder of the partitions are mahogany with etched glass windows and match those elsewhere in the glass panels, and transoms above. Most of the doors have only one or two coats of paint, been covered with newer floor tile. The "I shaped hallways on the upper floors lead to a stair rails are iron and are decorated with small square insets, as shown in Photograph 50 the south wall of the building). The rear offices on the 2nd floor have a less elaborate cornice, attic front wall to reveal the back of the metal cornice on the front of the building.
This also The 2nd floor offices, with a ceiling height of approximately 14 feet, have decorative cornices concrete ceiling which utilizes metal forms. Photograph 55 shows a hole cut through the The key feature on the upper floors is the elevator lobby with "I shaped corridors leading to shows the clay tile fill-in construction. Although many of the interior partitions have been altered, removed, or replaced, outside of Other interior features include the steel and concrete stairwell (Photographs 49 and 50). The which is peeling, and reveals the mahogany finish beneath.Most of the doors still retain Clark Co., OH United States Department of the Interior Section number - - Page - 4 of5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio SECONDARY BUILDINGS One other small building exists on the property.
This is a small concrete block boiler house (Photographs 13 and 17) located at the rear of the building. This building was constructed in 1977 when city steam was no longer provided to the downtown buildings. The building is ALTERATIONS TO THE PROPERTY The exterior of the building and interior center corridors are remarkably unchanged from when the building was constructed in 1922 and 1923. Changes include the addition of the noncontributing boiler house to the rear of the property, and the aluminum entry doors on the front of the building. A review of City of Springfield building records provided information on changes back to 1964. Alterations include some interior renovations to office spaces, electrical changes, heating and cooling changes, and the boiler addition in 1977.
No major renovations to the building were noted In summary, the exterior of the building and key interior areas are remarkably unchanged since construction in 1922 and 1923. A number of these architectural features could be reused and highlighted in any redevelopment of the structure. noncontributing SUMMARY Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Clark Co.. OH United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1 of 6 Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio Clark Co., OH STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Under Criterion A, this building is the best representation of commercial construction in Springfield between WWI and the Depression. Springfield had a strong industrial economy since the middle of the nineteenth century.
The increase in the value of manufactured goods was dramatic between 1914 and 1919, with heavy machinery including farm equipment being key to the city's growth. Printing was another major industry. As a manufacturing city, major industry continued to show growth between 1919 and 1925, which was followed by similar developments in the business districts and in the residential areas. Reports of the constructed in Springfield. It is the last of the four buildings constructed, and was designed to be the tallest office building in downtown Springfield at the time of construction in 1922-23, and has remained the tallest building. Its Neo-Classical Revival styling is representative of commercial architecture of the 1920s through 1940s, which provided the image of solid business success and dependability.
Based on the period of construction, this building exemplifies the height of business expansion and optimism in downtown The Tecumseh Building is significant under Criterion Cas an important early twentieth century commercial building in downtown Springfield, representing Neo-Classical Revival style architecture through its tripartite vertical arrangement of base, shaft, and capital, and classical detailing including stone, pilasters, bracketed cornice, and classical interiors. The interior of the building includes a faux stone lobby with vaulted ceiling, fancy plaster cornices, and elevator lobbies with original terrazzo and tile floors CRITERION A: SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION Springfield developed during the nineteenth century with a mix of industry, governmental twentieth century, Springfield had a strong industrial base including printing, publishing, and farm implement manufacturers.
Much of Springfield's growth, both physically and economically can be traced to the development of several farm implement companies in the second half of the nineteenth century. By 1848, the first farm implement manufacturing facility (founded by John A. Pitts) was started along Buck Creek. By 1856, P.P. Mast and John H. Thomas started the Thomas and Mast Company, also along Buck Creek. As the railroad lines developed in Springfield between the 1850s and the 1870s, market access was expanded, and several farm implement companies developed in the Springfield area. By the early 1880s, Springfield bodies, and commerce supported by the surrounding agricultural areas. By early in the Springfield. Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Section number Page. constructed every week.
The Tecumseh Building is one of four "skyscraper" style buildings Page United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 2 of 6 Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio was the leading farm implement manufacturing location in the country. By 1880, 78% of Springfield's industrial production was from farm implement manufacturing. Industry continued strong well into the twentieth century, with two local firms (O.S. Kelley and International Harvester) remaining to this day, although neither company produces farm Following dramatic industrial growth between 1914 and 1919, the robust economy continued in Springfield into the 1920s and brought expansion to local manufacturing firms, commercial businesses, and residential developments.
Newspaper articles from the period The March 5, 1922 edition of the Springfield Daily News, in describing this growth, states "The force, character, and strength of its merchants are portrayed in the character of improvements associated with their places; by the style, architecture, and size of the center and development of Springfield and states "As a result of that demand, the two and three excerpts do not describe the full development of Springfield and the optimistic attitude of this period, the Tecumseh Building exemplifies this trend during the 1920s. This is the last of four "skyscraper" style buildings erected in the city, and was designed to be the tallest The developer of the building, Francis J. Drolla, was a financial broker and investor in Springfield with offices in the Fairbanks Building, one block to the north on Main Street. While Mr.
Drolla does not appear to have been heavily involved in Springfield politics or civic activities, he was a financial force in the development of downtown Springfield. In the spring of 1922, he announced that he would be constructing a new modern office building on the near west side of downtown Springfield. This was an area that he identified as prime for redevelopment, connecting the better developed areas a few blocks to the east and north, with the heavy manufacturing areas a few blocks further west (Figure 12). This period in Springfield history brought the first modern apartment building to the city, construction of new churches and schools, additions to area factories, and the first building exposition to the emphasized the construction of a number of new style homes in the area. Mr. Drolla hired William Earl Russ of Indianapolis to design the building. Mr.
Russ was a principal in the firm of Russ and Harrison of Indianapolis. While no longer in business, the firm of Russ and Harrison designed a number of commercial and institutional buildings in Indiana and Ohio. The firm is best known for its design of the Indiana Coliseum at the fairgrounds in Indianapolis, and the Indiana Blind School. Other buildings include the Meridian Street Methodist Church (Indianapolis) and Springfield's central Methodist Church (1914), Mad River National Bank (1916), and Myers Daily Market (1916). implements.
Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places where the bulk of the business is transacted.This article goes on to describe the growth city.The building exposition in the spring of 1922was hailed as a great success and Page Section number - Clark Co., OH described Springfield as experiencing steady growth in all areas of the city story buildings in our city are fast replaced by the modern type structures." While these United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 3 of 6 Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio Section number - Clark Co., OH Mr. J. A. Poss of Springfield was hired to do the construction. Mr. Poss appears to have been a business associate of Mr. Drolla. Due to the booming economy, plans were delayed, and as building materials became available, construction started on the building in the summer of 1922.
Construction continued through 1922 and the first half of 1923 with local newspapers marking the progress of construction on the building almost on a weekly basis. The building is pictured under construction in the local newspaper (Springfield Daily Sun) and is Springfield was being photographed from the top of the new building and displayed in the By August of 1923, the Drolla Company was ready to move into their new building, with the upper floors being leased for medical and professional offices. The building was announced as the tallest in Springfield with two retail spaces on the first floor. The basement was described as finished, making the building actually 1 stories by local description.
The exterior was described in the Springfield Daily Sun as "cloister brick, laid in cement mortar, and trimmed in Bedford stone" The modern facilities in the building included two elevators, electric light plugs in the rooms, telephone connections, hot and cold water, gas, and compressed air. The building was designed to be subdivided to meet tenants' needs While this is certainly not the most elaborate building in Springfield, it is the tallest and last office building constructed prior to the Depression. It represents this heyday of growth and major development in Springfield during the 1920s While initially named the Francis J. Drolla Building, the building was renamed the Tecumseh Building no later than 1927.
While a review of available historic records has not produced a specific reason for the name change, Tecumseh was a local Native American of historic has remained with this building for over 70 years. The building was originally designed for multiple tenants, with offices divided into 60 three room suites. Original tenants included the Francis J. Drolla Development Company on the second floor, and The Farmers' Mortgage and Finance Company on the first floor. Two retail suites were also identified on the first floor. The wide range of tenants included most prevalent were a number of dentists and physicians. From the 1940s to the 1980s, most of the tenants had medical offices. One of the last tenants, Dr. William E. Laub Jr., described looking down on streets full of shoppers, and people lined up at lunch counters during the post WWIl era. Page local paper.
National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet significance, and his name is used frequently throughout the Clark County area.That name realtors, public accountants, insurance companies, various product distribution offices, and United States Department of the Interior Section number - 4 of 6 the Ohio Historic Inventory stories functioning as a heavy base, the intermediate floors resembling a tall shaft, and the top floors terminated with cornices or eaves that project outward, or are highly decorative the stairs and most interior doors and fixtures. The Arcue Building, while never having the stylish entry designed into the Tecumseh Building or Fairbanks Building, does retain the interior staircases, interior steel doors, and replacement windows throughout Page Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio vibrant business character of downtown Springfield during this period.
Figure 12 shows the building and downtown businesses had fallen on hard times, as most offices began to move This area of downtown Springfield began to deteriorate in recent years, and by 1988 the to area malls (according to local newspaper accounts). Local business mourned the potential Continuation Sheet original stairs, and interior woodwork have been preserved in the central area on the first two National Register of Historic Places Shawnee Hotel c.1916, Arcue Building c. 1917). All four buildings (including the Tecumseh newer aluminum sash, and the interior has been heavily modified, including replacement of downtown Springfield has seen demolition of older buildings and what appears to be an is the most striking with a bold cornice and the appearance of twin towers which allows floors.
The upper floors have been totally renovated for residential use including new Building and Tecumseh Building barely visible in the center of the picture.This shows the converted to residential apartment use.The exterior of the building retains much of its original look, including original first floor windows. An elegant two story atrium, tile floors, in downtown Springfield, including the other three "skyscraper" style buildings described in natural lighting of rooms that would otherwise be on the interior.This former hotel has been Building) exhibit the Commercial Style popular between 1890 and 1920 with the lower modified with new exterior surfaces on the first two floors, and replacement windows loss of the building, which finally closed out as offices.
Much of this older area of exterior still remains on the Fairbanks Building, the windows have all been replaced with Laybourne book "Images of America - Springfield" which shows a parade in front of the National Park Service throughout. The interior office areas have also been completely refitted. The Shawnee Hotel Also included in Figure 11 is a 1927 view of High Street looking west, with the Arcue unplanned mix of parking lots and newer style structures.A few older buildings do remain Tecumseh Building in the 1930s.
relative locations of the buildings.Also included(Figure 7)is a cover picture from the Harry original polished limestone stairwells.The exterior of the Arcue Building has been heavily Figure 11 includes older postcard views of these buildings(Fairbanks Building c.1908 The Fairbanks Building is the oldest and was designed as an office building.While the stone Clark Co., OH United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section number . 5 of 6 Clark Co., OH CRITERION C: SUPPORTING INFORMATION period post card representations of these buildings. the exception of the replacement front doors. Most of the original exterior features should be stone columns, is designed to highlight the first three floors as would be visible from the with newer elevators, and the floor has a new layer of tile, but original terrazzo and tile most likely exists beneath this floor.
Key elements in the lobby are the elevator area with a remain in the lobby area development of the individual spaces Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio Original plaster cornices, mailbox, directory sign, and decorative doors and woodwork also mahogany doors and trim remain in place, as described in Section 7 and the accompanying Continuation Sheet The elevator lobbies on each floor retain the original terrazzo and decorative tile floors.Each with neighboring properties. vaulted ceiling, and well executed faux stone panels. The painted plaster is done so well as While the building is relatively simple in its design, it has architectural elements which we The entry lobby remains very much in its original state.
The elevators have been replaced streetscape in the 1920s, and would place the lower portion of the building in perspective The exterior of the building remains very much as it was constructed in 1922 - 1923, with commercial building design. The building is representative of Neo-Classical Revival style National Register of Historic Places character of the original 1920s office design, while allowing modern adaptations and photographs.Sensitive renovation of the building could maintain much of the feel and detailing including stone pilasters, bracketed cornice, and classical interiors. as early skyscraper type buildings in downtown Springfield include the First National Bank Historic Inventory sheet has been included as Figure 4. The other three buildings identified building is described as an Early Skyscraper/Commercial style building.
A copy of the Ohio The building was the fourth of four "skyscraper" style buildings constructed in downtown to be deceiving to the untrained eye and is probably recognized by most people as stone. Springfield between 1908 and 1923, as identified in the Ohio Historic Inventory.
The building on the NW corner of Main Street and Fountain (c.1908), the Shawnee Hotel on the feel are valuable to Springfield and are a good representation of early twentieth century of the subject property on the NW corner of High and Fountain (c.1917).Figure 11 includes floor has anT lobby/hall arrangement leading to a series of office doors.Most of the NE corner of Main Street and Limestone(c.1916),and the Arcue building one-half block east able tobe saved ina rehabilitation of the building.The front facade,which includes the 8 Page - architecture through its tripartite vertical arrangement of base, shaft, and capital, and classical National Park Service 6 of 6 Section number - Page Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio Continuation Sheet representing the growth and development in Springfield in the 1920s, and offers good possibilities for redevelopment.
National Register of Historic Places In summary, the building is a highly unaltered example of the "skyscraper" style building United States Department of the Interior Clark Co., OH National Park Service Tecumseh Building, Clark County, Ohio Ohio Historic Preservation Office. Ohio Historic Inventory: Ohio State University Library. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Clark County Offices. Auditor's Records. City of Springfield. Building Department Records. Clark County Historical Society. Small Collections. Laybourne, Harry. Interview, August, 1999, Interview by David G. Foust. National Register of Historic Places BIBLIOGRAPHY Clark County Public Library. Springfield Daily Sun, 1920-1924. Lagos, Jim. Interview, August, 1999, Interview by David G. Foust. England, Ken. Interview, December, 1999, Interview by David G. Foust. City of Springfield. Engineer's Office Records.
Continuation Sheet Clark County Offices. Engineer's Records. Clark County Historical Society. The Springfield Chamber of Commerce Bulletin, 1926. Clark County Public Library. Springfield City Directories, 1920-1998. Laybourne, Harry. The Images of America, Springfield, 1999. United States Department of the Interior Clark County Public Library. Skinner, Herbert, Scrapbook of Springfield History. Clark County Offices. Recorder's Records. Section number Page _1 of 2 Section number _ VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION includes one ancillary building, a boiler house constructed in 1977 (Figure 2) Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio National Register of Historic Places National Park Service 181.5 feet deep.
This is shown as the highlighted area on the map in attached Figure 2 Continuation Sheet The boundary includes the city lot containing the nominated building and is 49.5 feet wide by The boundary includes the building and the city lot on which it was constructed. The lot United States Department of the Interior Page Section number - Powers, Barbara, Discovering Ohio Architecture, 1996. Ohio Historical Society. Springfield Chamber of Commerce Bulletin, c.1928. Ohio Historical Society. Springfield Ohio in the Heart of the Mad River Valley: c. 1924. Ohio Historical Society. Rockel, William, 20' Century History of Springfield and Clark County, 1908. America, 1915. Continuation Sheet National Park Service National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior Page 2 of 2 Ohio Historical Society.
Mackern, Justin S., Springfield, Ohio, The Best 60,000 City in LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio Site Layout 1922 Proposed Building Sketch 1926 Building Sketch 1952 Aerial View of Springfield 9. 1968 Lobby Photograph 10. Photograph Descriptions (See Figure 3 for Map) 11. Pictures of Springfield Skyscrapers 12. Map of Springfield Skyscrapers Building Floor Plans and Photo Locations Site Location Map Book Cover with Tecumseh Building Ohio Historic Inventory Record Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio FOUST ENGINEERING, INC. SUBJECT PROPERTY Jr High Sch GRAND SOUTHERN Fairgrounds AVE FREM RICE NORTH Guff Munici Sch FIGURE 2 FOUST ENGINEERING, INC.
Tecumseh Building Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio Boiler House SCALE 1" = 10' Springfield, Clark Co., OH FIGURE 3 Tecumseh Building RETAIL FIRST FLOOR LOBBY SCALE 1" = 10' Springfield, Clark Co., OH FIGURE 3 Tecumseh Building 2ND FLOOR 3 THRU 10 SCALE 1" = 10' Springfield, Clark Co., OH FIGURE 3 Tecumseh Building SCALE 1" = 10' Springfield, Clark Co., OH FIGURE 3 BASEMENT Tecumseh Building JHIU HISTORIC INVENTORY Ohio Historical Canter Columbus, Ohio 43211 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) CLA - 1117-1 Specific Location 28. No. of Storles 29. Basement? Yes O No O 30. Foundation Material Prob. poured concrete 31. Wall Construction 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder 33. No. of Baya 21. Original Use, If apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 35. Plan Shape 23. Ownership Changes Private - 24. Owner's Name & Address, Moved - J.T.M.
Reference 37. Condition 25. Open to Site O Structure O Preservation Object - 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Jn National Endangered? Dev. Dept. District 40. Visible from 41. Distance from and Further Description of Important Features Iscription of Environment and Outbuildings Prepared by J. Darbee 47. Organization - FIGURE 48. Date 48. Revision Date(s) servation Restricted Underway? Same County Long. Potent'? Northing Easting Clark Tecumseh Building egister? (Explain City or Town Retail and offices Ellgible? Exterior_Good Side :ructural-frame-with-veneer "skyscraper' construction buildings in Springfield. pringfield market. sual alterations to first-floor storefronts and next two Istory and Significance Coordinates Site Plan with North Arrow Frontage on Road urces of Information Prob.
steel frame Brick veneer - plain Probably yes Rect odest, functional downtown "skyscraper' scaled to the local If Rural,Township & Vicinity B.D. Rickey/City Spfld. Springfield Flat, built-up 34 West High Street By What? C.1915 Location of Negatives If known 17.Date(s) or Period in #42) 18. Style or Design Public Road? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 'art of Estab. Yes 1e Tecumseh, Arcue, First National Bank and Shawnee Hotel buildings are the four Altered 5 Interior Front 4422840 Early skyscraper/commercial Comm Building Publlc Road? - BLOCK TO START SOON Senator Avers Rejection Behind Action Tak r Iltlcal aystem actiuted by peace In Is the Republican Shoals plant, hoth highly dear Senator Lodge declared was regard- dangerous element" in this govern- at Muacle Shoals to Henr l the conference new and motives which actuated the Ameri- : can delegatlon, Mr.
Lodge said: the Handing administration world, reduce in some measure the decision on the Ford bid (: n protect the future peace and rafe- president's drivo to get the PERSPECTIVE OF DROLLA BUILDING la company will be started with!n sixty days, according to announce- J. Drolla It was the consensus of opinion pled by The krancla J. Drolla com- Francis J. Draile 1 company- 1922 und contrary EXPERIMENT INTERESTS BODY'S ACTION Tecumseh Building INVOLVEI SPECIAL Failure of Parley. TREATY IS which said Wednesday. Will Be Tantamount to ata conference held at the Cham- TO BE AWAITED Ragarding tho future Mr. Drolla on Two Projects. Mussachusetts toward peace. The Angio-Japanese arrangement existence of armles and fleets and contalned in the treaty.he asserted.
FIGURE 5 were Mellon's Influence Is Se ernoon regarding the future of the tho blocking by Secntury burdens ol taxation Imposed by the senate tnday by Senator Lodge or Springtleld and Washington Trac- pact with ltg clause abrogating the leuder and a member ot the Ameri- arty in that necti come back." ber of Commerce Wednesday aft- Declaring ho deeired to "tell the renll mid-west s! modern in the construction ot ot- Shoals. bound to Increase Stinulated estate,especially might profit by conxtrurtion all of Springfield oppxitlon propoxals selt-scekink. upper BY CHARLES E. MORR WASHINGTON. MA American traditions. He character- Ized It as "only an experiment." but of the natlonal waterways atlon, both recently in seaee project who have been look. g to explain the persistunt : p the compotitlon of armaments and ness block for The Francis J.
Drol- It will be cansor- Secretary of the Treasury Drolla bullding. committee tlons. endorsed the ship car : were recelred here Tuesday from Springfield, Clark Co., OH pany and The Farmers Mortgage NISPLAYIfFUGITIVE LEAVES Ing what the state body will do. selves of sie ty of the Unlted Ylatos. It was our av. and Center st. STATE UTILITY No entangling commitments Tentative plans do something now think they euch CERMANS provisions organlzatlon. for "The American delegutlon united in the desire to secure re- Work on an elevon story busl. en when ten stories and a basement. Lawrence power house Representativo D ment's relatlony with tho fur cast. make good lts profesned desires to The ground Coor will be occu- The new buflding will be.located bors congrem,and to the Anglo-Japunean commlnston ucts on Floyd Baker's Completion Iakes-St.Iawrenee projee!
treasurer ot Tho preaident's fertilizer ut Russ. sald: Springfield, Clark Co., FRANCIS J. DROLLA BUILDING FIGURE 6 1922 Tecumseh Building * of Springfield's beautiful Office Building lccated in the heart of the business scction. Springfield, Clark Co., OH America Harry Laybourne Tecumseh Building SPRINGFIELD MAGE Springfield, Clark Co., OH FIGURE 8 1952 SUBJECT PROPERTY Tecumseh Building Springfierld, Clark Co., OH tcnt parking FIGURE 9 Tecumseh Building the professional man is furnished on EXCFIIENT OFFICE SPACE for in: the Tecumsch Building. Ideal for THE TECUMSEH BUI DING Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio Photographer: David G. Foust August 20, 1999 2. Front façade, lower 3 floors, looking N. Sheet metal cornice and 10* floor decorative panels, looking N original stone columns and facing, looking N with stone entablature between 2d and 3d floor windows, looking N C.I.
address entablature above front door, looking N. 10. East elevation, looking west. Typ. windows, east façade, looking W. Rear and east facades, looking SW. Rear façade windows, sign, fire escape, looking S. Rear window arrangement, lower 2 floors, looking S. Steel awning window detail with brass latch, rear façade. Ancillary building, boiler house, ca. 1970, looking SE. West façade and neighboring buildings, looking E. Lobby entrance, looking S. Original lobby front window, looking S. Elevator lobby, vaulted ceiling, faux stone, looking N. Lobby faux stone, light fixtures, looking N East elevation, fill-in tile (former adjacent building), looking W. Negatives @ Foust Engineering, Inc., Worthington, Ohio Neighboring city building to south, looking SW. Tecumseh Building Lobby faux limestone above with polished limestone below, looking E Front (south) and side (east) elevations looking NW.
Main front entry with replaced doors and sidelights ca.1960. Lobby ceiling cornice detail, looking NE. Front facade window and entablature detail. FIGURE 10 Main entrance and 2 retail entrances, ca.1960 replacement doors and side windows, C.I.entablature above west retail entrance (typ. of 2),looking N. Area view on High Street, looking E. DESCRIPTIONS OF BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS 27. Lobby door with decorative grill, looking NE. Lobby letterbox and elevators, looking NW. East retail space with terrazzo floor, looking N 1ª floor ceiling cornice, looking E. Mahogany room dividers, looking S. 3rd floor elevator lobby (typ. all floors) looking NW. 3rd floor terrazzo and tile floor, looking NW. 3d floor tile corner detail (typ. floors 3-10). Typ. awning window, looking E. Typ. 3 over 3 awning window. Typ. interior partition. Steel/wood interior stairwell Typ.
elevator lobby, 10 floor, looking NW. 10# floor deteriorated window frame, looking NW. Attic front wall details, looking SW. Elevator head house, looking SW. Elevator equipment room, looking W. FIGURE Typ. doors/mahogany trim (floors 2-10), looking W. Typ. office interior. Built-up flat roof and parapet wall, looking NW. Lobby letterbox, looking W. Basement typ. construction, concrete ceiling, tile walls, looking N. 2nd floor mail chute (typ. all floors), looking W. 3d floor typ. office partitions, looking SE. Typ. radiator. Stair rail detail. Top stairway to roof, looking S. Rear of metal cornice, looking S. Attic, looking Sw. 2d floor ceiling cornice detail looking E. Lobby directory sign, stone walls, looking NE 3floor stairwell door (typ. all floors), looking NE 2ºd floor ceiling cornice detail, looking NW. Fairbanks Building (c. 1908) SHAWNEE HOTEL. SPRINGFIELD. OHIO.
Shawnee Hotel (c. 1916) FOUST ENGINEERING, INC. FIGURE 11 Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio Fairbanks Bullding, Springfield, Ohto. HIGH STREET LOOKING WEST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO FOUST ENGINEERING, INC. SUBJECT PROPERTY Tecumseh Building, Springfield, Ohio FIGURE 11 W.High St.(c. 1927) and Tecumseh Building (c. 1922) Arcue Building (c. 1917) Tecumseh Building (c. 200 300 Cree FOUNT TOWERS LIFF SUN NEWS WARDER OFFICE MESTONE CITY Springfield, Clark Co., OH FIGURE 12 MT VERNON FOSTER PUBLIC Fairbanks Building (c. 1908) Shawnee Hotel (c. 1916) Arcue Building (C.
400 MAIN HOUSE HILL FISHER HALL (c.1922) ARTS SAFET NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REASONS FOR REVIEW: OTHER : N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N TELEPHONE DATE RETURN 1/06/01 11/22/00 REJECT REVIEWER 12/22/00 MULTIPLE DISCIPLINE RECOM./CRITERIA DATE RECEIVED: Entered in the DATE OF 45TH DAY: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Register PROPERTY ACCEPT Tecumseh Building Tecumsch Building Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio 8-20-99 David Foust Tecumseh Building Springfield, Clank Cor, Ohio Neg.
@Fonst Engineering, Inc David Fonst Photo 3 8-20-99 Tecumseh Building 8-20-99 Tecumseh Building David Fust Photo 4 Tecumseh Building 8-20-99 David Foust Spring Field, Clark Co.Oho Photo 5 8-20-99 Tecumseh Bnilbng Photo 6o Neg. @ Fonst Engineering, Inc. Photo 7 Tecumsh Building Neg. O Foust Engingering, Inc Spingfield, Clark Co.Ohia David Fonst Davi) Foust Photo 9 Spring field, Cark Co., Oho Neg.@ Fonst Engineering, Inc. Tecumseh Building David Foust David Fanst 8-20-99 Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio Neg. @Fonst Engineering, Inc. Tecumsch Building Neg. @Fonst Engineering, Inc David Fons+ Phuto 13 8-20-99 David Foust Techmseh Building Tecumseh Building 8-20-99 David Fonst looking s. louking s. 8-20-99 David Fanst Spring field, Clark Co., Ohio Neg.
D Fanst Engineering, Inc rear facade 8-20-99 David Fonst Photo 16 Spring field, Clark Co.,Ohio 8-20-99 Tecumseh Bnilding West facade and neighboring buildings, looking E David Fowst Tecumseh Building David Fonst Tecumseh Buibing 8-20-99 Photo 20 8-20-99 Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio Neg. @Fonst Engineering, Inc. Photo 21 8-20-99 Tecumseh Building David Fonst David Fonst Neg. @Fonst Engineering, Inc. 8-20-99 Tecumseh Building Tecumseh Buiding Springfield, Clark Co.,Ohio 8-20-99 David Fons+ looking Ni David Foust 8-20-99 David Fonst Tecumseh Building Photo 26 David Foust Tecumseh Building David Fonst 8-20-99 DIRECTORY David Faust Neg. @Fonst Engineering, Inc 8-20-99 Photo 28 SILVE Tecumseh Building Neg. @ Fonst Engineering, Inc.
8-20-99 David Foust stairways in LETTER BOX use elevators Iseoffire Spring field, Clark Co., Ohio Photo 8-20-99 Oavi] Foust David Foust Photo 31 Photo 32 8-20-99 David Fonst -20-99 David Fons+ Tecumsch Building David Fonst David Fonst Floor ceiling Kornice detail, looking E. Photo 35 Photo 36 David Fonst 8-20-99 Tecumseh Building Springfield, Clark co., Ohio Photo 37 8-20-99 David Fonst Tecumseh Building Photo 38 8-20-99 David Foust David Fonst Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio Neg.@Fons+Engineering,Inc Davi]Fons+ David Fonst Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio Neg. @Fonst Engineering, Fnc. David Foust Tecumseh Building Neg. e Foust Engineering, Inc 8-20-99 David Fnst David Fonst Photo 44 Tecumseh Building Neg. @Fonst Engineering, Inc. Tecumseh Building 8-20-99 David Fonst Springfial),Clark Co.,Ohs Tecumseh Building Typ.
radiator 8-20-99 Tecumseh Building David Fonst Tye.interior Partition 8-20-99 8-20-99 Tecumseh Building David Fonst Danid Fonst 8-20-99 David fonst 8-20-99 David Fonst Tecamseh Building David foust Photo 54 David Fonst Rear of metal KARNA Tecumseh Building David Fonst Tecumseh Building David Fons+ David Fonst Photo 58 Tecumseh Building Neg. @Fonst Engineering, Inc. SOL Photo David Foust 8-20-99 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) SPRINGFIELD QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OHIO OHIO-CLARK CO. UTMI: UNITED STATES SPRINGFIELD, OHIO ROAD CLASSIFICATION
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