Major Bibliographical References Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 x State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested - Other State agency - previously listed in the National Register - Federal agency - previousiy determined eligible by the National - Local government - University - designated a National Historic Landmark - Other U recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # 1931 Bibilography Register Architect/Builder ARCHITECTURE Significant Person religious purposes. individual distinction. our history.
Significant Dates Criteria Considerations Schine's Holland Theatre Property is: Name of repository: Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) (Complete if Criterion 8 is marked above) Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Section number - Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH The Holland Theatre measures 66 by 220 feet and is located on East Columbus Street, just east of Main Street, the primary commercial artery in downtown Bellefontaine (pronounced "Bell-foun'-ten"), Ohio.
Bellefontaine is the seat of Logan county, with a population of about 12,000, and the theater has a typical small-city setting (photo 1). While Main Street still has a fairly intact streetscape of continuous building facades and storefronts, the immediate setting of the Holland is more diffused, with newer buildings and parking lots having replaced many older across Columbus Street (photo 5), and nearby is the First Concrete Pavement in the United States contemporary bank building is just west of the theater, and to the east a much-altered commercial The completed theater is shown in this view looking north from the balcony. The decor included working streetlamps, rows of tulips, and windmill vanes turned by electric motors, as well as a scene of the Netherlands painted on the stage curtain.
(Source: Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc.) Page (8-86) Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places (NROHP, 1974).Directly across Columbus Street is a modern low-rise commercial building.A OM8 Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH Looking south from the stage of the completed theater, the Holland's "Dutch village" effect continued back past the front edge of the balcony. (Source: Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc.) gable roof and stepped gable of the office/lobby block make the Holland a distinctive part of its The Holland's design was the work of Peter Hulsken, an architect from Lima, Ohio. Hulsken practiced in Lima for some 40 years and designed schools, courthouses, industrial structures, Theatres, builders of the Holland. Continuation Sheet streetscape.
(8-86) theater's auditorium on the east, north and west (photos 2, 5, 6, and 7). The high, steeply-pitched National Register of Historic Places banks, and fraternal lodge buildings.He also designed several theaters for The Schine Circuit separate land parcel and is not included in this nomination.)Paved parking lots surround the building abuts the east wall of the theater's office/lobby block (photos 1-4). (This building is on a NPS Form 10-900-a Section number - Page OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH Section number Shown here in the late 1930s or the 1940s, the Holland had a very distinctive profile in downtown Bellefontaine. (Source: Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc.) a steel frame structure with a brick exterior wall.
The brick in the front office/lobby block is laid two commercial storefronts on the first floor, with a band of five one-over-one windows on the second floor. The right bay contains the recessed theater entrance and a stairway to the second floor, with a band of five windows on the second floor. The second floor windows open into the Page The Holland's primary facade is on the south, along Columbus Street (photo 3). The building has in alternating header and stretcher courses, while that in the auditorium block is laid in common Continuation Sheet (8-86) National Register of Historic Places bond.The south elevation has two bays and an asymmetrical composition.The left bay contains NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.
102J-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH complex of offices once used by the Schine organizations as its Ohio headquarters. Above the right bay rises a distinctive stepped gable. This element strongly reinforces the Flemish, or The steeply-pitched slate roof is another distinctive element of this part of the building; it has a In contrast to the facade of the office/lobby block of the building, the rest of the Holland's exterior but also was removed at an unknown date. (photos 3 and 10), with changes to the storefronts, entrance doors, and interior finishes. The entry lobby runs along the east side of the first floor and is reached by three sets of double doors plain design, with little ornamentation (photos 13 and 14).
This area retains its original circulation from the entrance and enters the main foyer at that space's far eastern end. The foyer is a front gable (photo 7). barrel-vaulted space (photo 16) that has retained its original volume, though its finishes have been When completed, the theater had both a suspended entrance marquee and a projecting lighted blind arches, and ornamental medallions (photo 15). The the entry lobby floor slopes upward in the recessed entry (photo 11). To the left of these doors, a single door leads to the stairway to altered.
On the north wall of this space, a flight of stairs leads through double doors to the paired hall," with reproductions of Dutch Masters paintings, end wall lunettes, and the coat of arms of (8-86) balcony stairs, while wide rectangular openings at either end of the north wall lead into the "Dutch," design of the theater, together with the three piers that define the two bays; the arched Continuation Sheet pattern, ceiling heights, doors, and windows. and exit doors. National Register of Historic Places is extremely plain and unadorned.None of the facade treatment is carried around the corner on auditorium. The original decor in the foyer included wainscoting in simulation of a Dutch"great vertical sign above the marquee.
Both are now gone (photos 3), the vertical sign at some time in the west (photo 4), and the entire auditorium block has no windows, just some ventilation louvers bands of alternating brick and stone over the windows; the stone bands on the piers; the carved the second floor offices (photo 12). The corridors and offices on the second floor are ofa very the 1960s and the marquee at some later date.A ticket booth once stood in the recessed entry NPS Form 10-900-a rear stepped gable which is mostly concealed from view and is much less ornamented than the The entry lobby retains its original flat ceiling, ceiling beams, poster cases, slate floor, recessed The two commercial spaces in the left bay have been altered from their original appearances NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH Holland over the balcony stairway. All these elements have been either removed or painted over, with the exception of the wainscoting, which has been painted but is otherwise intact. elements such as the Dutch village architecture on the side walls (photos 17, 18, 19); Art Deco so when the work is done the entire space will be returned to its full volume. The projection booth survives, somewhat altered, above the rear wall of the balcony (photo 23). The architect for the Holland, Peter Hulsken, was born in the Netherlands and chose a design distinct from that of any other atmospheric theater. The auditorium was intended to give the viewer the sense of walking down the street of a Dutch village.
The architect drew the designs for the various building facades from his own knowledge and experience of actual buildings, Working back from the proscenium, the first three facades are the same on both walls; the first facade is based on a building in Veere in the Netherlands; the exitways are designed after a gate in Eukhuizen and are surmounted by windmills with motorized vanes that slowly turn; and the next facades, which have stepped gables, represent Hulsken's birthplace in Arnhem. The other facades, which vary in design, are drawn from other cities. The effect is further carried through by means of lighted windows in the "houses," dimly-lit streetlamps on the building walls, and rows of tulips ornamental urns.
Now nearing its 70th birthday, Schine's Holland Theatre has endured some unfortunate changes but has survived remarkably intact; its primary ornamental elements have retained a high degree of integrity; and it stands as an intriguing and unique monument to the era of the movie palace. including his birthplace. He even copyrighted the design, on November 15, 1930. (8-86) ornamented "city walls" that extend up into the balcony, topped by parapets and copings and aisle standards on the seats (photo 20); and painted heraldic panels on the face of the balcony and around the proscenium (photos 17 and 21).
The 1970s multiplex partitioning is being removed by The 1000-seat auditorium (400 in the balcony, 600 on the main floor) is the Holland's most theater spaces in the late 1970s, and the cloud machine has been removed), it retains major National Register of Historic Places the current owners (photo 22).These walls separated the balcony from the rest of the auditorium, compelling space.Although it has undergone numerous changes(it was"multiplexed"into5 that are perennially in bloom. Lions in various regal poses provide appropriate security, as do OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH Schine's Holland Theatre is qualified for listing in the National Register under Criterion C as a the Holland is the only known 20th century theater in the United States designed in a "Dutch" motif.
It retains a high level of integrity that strongly communicates a sense of the time and place This 1936 view, which shows either a special event or a movie premiere, gives a sense of the Holland's importance in the social and economic life of Bellefontaine. (Source: Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc.) Schine Circuit Theaters -- Background History downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio, was built and operated by The Schine Circuit Theatres. This Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places The Holland, which is located just east of the principal north-south commercial street in chain owned some 150 theaters in six states (Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, in which it was created. Section number 8 United States Department of the Interior Page 7 NPS Form 10-900-a inique variant of the atmospheric theater" popular in the early 20th century.
Opened in 1931 (8-86) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH (1893-1956) Schine. Arriving as boys from Latvia in 1902, the Schine brothers settled with their family in Jamestown, New York, and immediately began their working lives. Myer took a job as World War I broke out, and Myer purchased a nickelodeon in Syracuse, New York. that same year. Finding that attendance and revenues were far less than anticipated, Myer was about to leave the entertainment business when he learned of a theater for sale in Gloversville, New York, a small town some distance east of Syracuse. Though the theater, called the Hippodrome, turned out to be the converted upper floor of a Masonic temple, Schine completed the purchase from the organization until his death in 1965.
Myer Schine renovated the makeshift theater and re-opened it as the New Hippodrome; he was acquisition of individual theaters and whole theater chains, as well as by construction of new included office space that became the headquarters for the entire operation. The Schine Circuit Theatres eventually had about 150 theaters in six states. New York had the largest number, with 28 in the Albany Division and 41 in the Buffalo Division. The Ohio Division innovations such as intensive training for theater managers, something offered by few other according to Myer's son, the Schines were among the first to install concession stands, the result of Myer's having noticed a pushcart vendor outside his Gloversville theater selling snacks to arriving patrons. Myer served on the board of Universal Studios, and famous actors frequently were seen visiting in Gloversville.
The Schine theater empire was founded by two brothers, J. Myer (1891-1971) and Louis W. had the next highest number, a total of 30 theaters; Pennsylvania had about 20; Kentucky had 17; theaters in promising locations. A new theater the Schines built in Gloversville, the Glove, Continuation Sheet owner, Harry King. King was a former vaudeville performer who would stay with the Schine National Register of Historic Places theater chains; it was among the first to install sound equipment and, later, Cinemascope; and, a mill hand, while Louis worked as a railroad "candy butcher" on trains in and out of Buffalo. small- and medium-sized cities, often owning two, three, or more theaters in a single city. the business, and very quickly the brothers built their theater empire through leases and As young adults, the brothers at first took different paths.
Louis joined the army in 1914 when and Pennsylvania) during the early and middle 2Oth century.The company located its theaters in Maryland had 11; and Delaware had three. The Schine chain was known for introducing NPS Form 10-900-a Section number rewarded by almost instant success. Upon his return from the army in 1918, Louis joined Myer in Page (8-86) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Schine's Holland Theatre Page Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH The Ohio Division included 30 theaters in 16 Ohio cities; nearly all of these cities were county Norwalk, Piqua, Ravenna, Shelby, Tiffin, Van Wert, and Wooster. Athens had three Schine Schine organization.
The Strand still stands on South Main Street south of the courthouse and is Early in 1930, the Bellefontaine Chamber of Commerce was occupied with trying to get a new theater built in the city. The Chamber was unable to reach agreement with various theater speed characteristic of construction projects of the time, the contractor, Hoseler Brothers of Peter M. Hulsken, Architect Peter M. Hulsken of Lima, Ohio, was the theater's architect. He was born in 1881 in Arnhem in the Netherlands and attended the Royal Academy in Amsterdam and graduated from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He came to the United States in 1905 and worked in the office of Albert death at 67 in 1949, the result ofcomplications from a fractured hip suffered in a fall. Northwest the most prominent. He designed numerous public and private buildings, several of them theaters for the Schine organization.
In addition, he was architect for Otis Hospital in Celina (NR Hulsken apparently intended that his work on the Holland should be the most memorable, or perhaps the most personal, of his theater work. The unique design he developed for the building, and particularly for the auditorium, carried the Dutch theme out in a way that contained both Of the 30 Schine Circuit theaters in Ohio, the Theatre Historical Society of America has identified 4 that had been demolished as of early 1999, in Ashland, Tiffin, had the building ready for occupancy On February 12, 1931. 11/25/80), and in Lima was responsible for the 1914 Thomas Building; the BPOE #54 of 1947; National Register of Historic Places in use as a retail space by a flooring company. (8-86) the Ohio Theatre (a Schine theater); the 1909 Eagles' Lodge; and the St. James Flats. Kahn in Detroit, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1915.
Hulsken worked in Lima for 40 years, until his theaters; and, except for Medina, Norwalk, and Shelby, all the others had two. promoters until Myer Schine stepped forward and offered to build the theater. Working with the and bits of whimsy such as the guardian lions, the whirling windmills, and the undying tulips. Of the two in Bellefontaine, the Strand and the Holland, the Holland was the only one built by the historical references -- depictions of actual buildings he himself knew, including his birthplace -- Delaware, Tiffin, Section number 8 seats: Ashland, Athens, Bellefontaine, Bucyrus, Delaware, Fostoria, Kent, Medina, Mt.
Vernon, Ohio did not have a large number of architects in the early 2Oth century, and Hulsken was among National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Section number Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH An unfortunate occurrence was the mid-1960s removal of the Holland's original sign. The marquee was removed by a later owner in the 1980s. (Source: Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc.) and Van Wert. In addition, one has recently been demolished in Fostoria. Of the others, a few are known to be in fair or good condition; some are used as theaters or cultural centers (Ashland, Delaware, Norwalk, Tiffin), while others are in other commercial uses (Bellefontaine Strand, Shelby, Van Wert). Still others are deteriorated or fire-damaged, and the status of the rest is not currently known.
Page Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Section number Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH The Schine organization operated the Holland Theatre until 1966, after which time it was operated as a movie theater by various owners until the mid-1990s. The current owner acquired the theater in late December of 1999. The Holland is now in the hands of a non-profit owner whose sole purpose is to restore as much of the theater's missing character as possible and to make the building into a cultural center for its community. The Holland is fortunate also that it has survived with so much of its original design, materials, and finishes intact.
It still impresses Page (8-86) Continuation Sheet market, but it was unique in 1931 and it is unique today. the viewer as much as it did on opening day. It was built as a small-town theater serving a local National Register of Historic Places NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 102+-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Section number Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH 9. Bibliographic References History of the Holland Theatre, Bellefontaine, Ohio. Undated typescript incoporating information from the February 11, 1931 Special Edition of the Bellefontaine Examiner and other data about the Holland Theatre. Noonan, Karen C. "The Golden Era of J.Myer and Louis W.
Schine and the Schine Circuit locations and status of all Schine Circuit theaters except those in Pennsylvania, Various issues of the Bellefontaine (Ohio) Examiner and the Sidney (Ohio) Daily News, between Page National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet giving city, condition, and other data. Society of America.) 1996 and 2000. Preservation, Inc., December 7, 2000. Theatres," Marquee, n.v., n.d.(Marquee is the journal of the Theatre Historical Noonan, Karen C. Schine Theater Listings.Tabular list dated February 8, 1999 containing Personal interview with Jerry Pennell, Holland Theatre archivist with Logan County Landmark (8-86) PS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 102-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH of Lake, and bounded and described as follows: designated on the recorded plat of said city.
PARCEL III: Being part of Lot Number one Hundred Seventy-Two (172) in the City of east parallel to East Columbus Avenue, 11.0 feet to a point; thence north parallel to the west line the northwest corner thereof; thence south parellel to the west line of said lot, 143.7 feet to a feet, parallel to the east line of said lot, to a point in the north line of said lot; thence west along period of significance. 10. Geographical Data (8-86) Boundary Justification: National Register of Historic Places Boundary Description: Continuation Sheet the north line of said lot, 12.0 feet to the place of beginning. point; thence east 12.0 feet, parallel with East Columbus Avenue, to a point; thence north 143.7 Situated in the County of Logan, in the State of Ohio, and in the City of Bellefontaine, Township Bellefontaine, Ohio. Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot No.
One Hundred Seventy-Two Bellefontaine, Ohio: Beginning at a point in the north line of said Lot No. 172, 11.0 feet east of (172) in the City of Bellefontaine; thence south along the west line of said lot, 143.7 feet; thence said Lot No.172,11.00feet to the place of beginning of said lot,143.7feet to the north line of said Lot No.172; thence west along the north line of PARCEL I: Being all of Lot Number one Hundred Sixty-Three (163) as the same is known and Section number - Page The nominated property includes all of the land associated with the Holland Theatre during the Logan, Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) - See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description Boundary Justification 11.
Form Prepared By December, 2000 street & number 593 South Fifth Street - zip code Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPOor FPO.) Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc. street & number _ Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seg.).
2010 43206 43311 Photographs Zone date Bellefontaine Northing Columbus Maps Easting city or town Schine's Holland Theatre (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) (Explain why the boundaries were selected ona continuation sheet.) Less than one State OH Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form tothe Chief,Administrative Services Division,National Park Service,P.O. Box 37127,Washington, DC20013-7127; and the Office of P.O.
Box 524 Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. name telephone name/title Jeffrey Darbee, Historic Preservation Consultant organization (614)221-0358 117 [2|6,5|7,3,01 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH courtyards, or ancient city streets. as "Dutch atmospheric." According to the Theatre Historical Society of America, it is the only from Lima, Ohio, who was born in the Netherlands. In the summer of 1930 construction was well underway on the new Holland Theatre in downtown Bellefontaine. This view looks north from Columbus Street and shows the steel framework of the auditorium in the background.
(Source: Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc.) Page Unlike all other atmospheric theaters, Schine's Holland Theatre employed a Dutch motif described theaters were popular in the early 20th century, striving to create the feel of an exotic, faraway Continuation Sheet Schine's Holland Theatre was completed in 1931 as a unique type of "atmospheric" theater. Such setting through the use of small twinkling lights set in a dark blue ceiling, to simulate a starry National Register of Historic Places night sky;"cloud machines" that projected images of moving clouds on the ceiling; and the use of known example of this type in the United States; it was the work of Peter Hulsken, an architect Section number 7 (8-86) architecture and artifacts of Spanish, Moorish, or Italian derivation to simulate village squares, old OMB Approval No.
102+-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Section number Log : Page - 14 Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH The following information is the same for all photos: Jeffrey Darbee Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. 593 South Fifth Street Columbus, OH 43206 Exterior Views one-story building with shutters, and one-story brick building at right are not included and adjacent parking lot are not included in nomination. 3. Looking north at south elevation. 5. Looking south along alley on west side of the Holland. Flyspace and stage area of auditorium are at left center. 6. Looking southwest along east side of auditorium. 7. Looking southwest at rear of office/lobby block at south end of building. 8. Looking east along south elevation of building. vertical sign are still visible in center of facade. Photographer: Photo Log in this nomination. Date: 4.
Looking northeast at south elevation and west side along alley. Address: Fall, 2000 2. Looking northwest at south elevation of office/lobby block; red and white commercial building 9. Detail of south elevation, showing stepped gable and stone trim. Steel supports for Continuation Sheet NPS Form 10-900-a :lobby block is at left; auditorium is at right. Red and white two-story building, white National Register of Historic Places 1.Looking northwest from Columbus and Madriver streets.The Holland's step-gabled office/ (8-86) (NPS Form 10-90-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Schine's Holland Theatre Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH 10. Looking south from rear toward front of eastern commercial space, first floor. 12. Looking south down main stairs from second floor to entry door. 15.
Looking north from entrance doors into lobby, first floor. 16. Looking east from west end of foyer, first floor. Stairs to balcony are at left. 20. Detail of aisle standard. 22. Looking northeast from upper corner of balcony. Removal of partitioning from 1970s 23. Looking east in projection booth, south end of balcony. 13. Looking south in main corridor, second floor office area. Photo Log, cont. 14. Looking north in westernmost office area, second floor. Continuation Sheet 11. Looking north; main entry doors to theater are on right; door to second floor offices is at left. 18. East side wall of auditorium. Stage is at left, edge of balcony at right. National Register of Historic Places 19.West side wall of auditorium. Balcony is at left, stage is to right. late 1970s. Current owner is removing these alterations.
21.Detail of balcony face; current owner is removing drywall partitioning to re-open balcony.
Photo Interior Views 17.Looking north in auditorium at stage area, altered when theater was multiplexed in (8-86) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: APPEAL: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: SLR DRAFT: N COMMENT WAIVER: N V ACCEPT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : DATE RETURN TELEPHONE 6/03/01 PROPERTY MULTIPLE 4/18/01 5/19/01 DISCIPLINE REVIEWER NATIONAL: RECOM./CRITERIA Schine's Holland Theatre DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF 45TH DAY: Netionsl Begister DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N REQUEST: N DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N REJECT 5/03/01 OTHER: PERIOD: SAMPLE: PDIL: DATE OF PENDING LIST: LESS THAN 5O YEARS: JACKSON IN Photo #1 Photo SATURDAY SUNDAY ART SHOW HERE Photo Photo # 4 Photo# 5 Photo # 6 Photo #7 Photo # 8 Photo # q ENTER CUTSIEE Photo#t 12 Photo # 15 Photo # Photo # 17 Photo Photo # 20 Photo# 21 Photo #23 Bellefonteine , Lgan Co., OH Schine's Holland Theatre DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO ROAD CLASSIFICATION DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Bellefontaine, LOgan Co, OH BELLEFONTAINE QUADRANGLE UTm)172657304471300 LOGAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Preserving our History since 1945 Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 E.
Hudson St. Columbus, OH 43211-1030 urge the Ohio Historic Preservation Office to nominate the Holland Theatre will help the Holland return to its original grandeur and uniqueness. Please 521 East Columbus Avenue - P.O. Box 296 - Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311-0296 - (937) 593-7557 Dear Mr. Gordon, Sincerely, January 12, 2001 Curator/Director Inc. for their efforts in saving and restoring this historic theatre. The K. Todd McCormick, Our historical society commends the Logan County Landmark Preservation, in Bellefontaine to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. nominate the Holland Theatre for the National Register of Historic Places. It Holland's Dutch theme is not only unique to our area but also to the United Steve Gordon truly deserves this honor.
States as a whole.The restoration project the theatre is currently undergoing David Wagner, President On behalf of the Logan County Historical Society we would like to REC'D BY OHPO JAN 2 9 January 26, 2001 Mr. Stephen C. Gordon Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 E. Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-1030 Dear Mr. Gordon: I am writing in regard to the Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc. efforts to restore and preserve the 1931 Schine's Holland Theatre in Bellefontaine, Ohio. The Holland Theatre employs a one of a kind "Dutch Atmospheric" motif and is in the process of restoration to its original state. The theatre, once completed, will be utilized as a cultural center for the arts, serving Logan and surrounding counties.
The Logan County Landmark Preservation organization is currently seeking a nomination for the Holland Theatre to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. I strongly support this nomination, as the Holland Theatre is only one of few unique historic structures in Bellefontaine, Ohio which has, and will continue to touch the lives of so many citizens. Additionally, the Holland Theatre will play a pivotal role in the overall revitalization efforts of Bellefontaine's historic downtown serving as the model and primary focal point. Please consider the Holland Theatre's nomination to the National Register as it is a significant part of Bellefontaine and Logan County's historic legacy. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. Miles R. Armentrout 554 Palmer Road Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311 Sincerely, (937) 599-4124 GARY C.
CARMEAN Service Safety Director CITY OF BELLEFONTAINE FAX NO. 937/592-4218 Mr. Stephen C. Gordon Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 E. Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-1030 We are writing in regard to the Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc. efforts to restore and of restoration to its original state. The theatre, once completed, will be utilized as a cultural center for the arts, serving the City of Bellefontaine and Logan and surrounding counties. The Logan County Landmark Preservation organization is currently seeking a nomination for the Holland Theatre to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. We strongly support this nomination, as the Holland Theatre is only one of few unique historic structures in efforts of Bellefontaine's historic downtown serving as the model and primary local point.
937/592-6807 937/592-4376 Sincerely, Mayor Bellefontaine, Ohio. The Holland Theatre will play a pivotal role in the overall revitalization preserve the 1931 Schine's Holland Theatre in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Robert C. Lentz February 5, 2001 Please consider the Holland Theatre's nomination to the National Register as it is a significant The Holland Theatre employs a one of a kind "Dutch Atmospheric"motif and is in the process part of Bellefontaine and Logan County's historic legacy. Dear Mr. Gordon: FEB 0 6 2001 135 NORTH DETROIT STREET BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO 43311-1476 BEC'D BY OHPO RESOLUTION NO. 64-01 The Board of County Commissioners of Logan County, Ohio met in regular open session on this date of January 30, 2001 with the full Board present. Mr. Jack Reser moved that the following resolution be adopted: RE: PLEDGE OF SUPPORT TO LOGAN COUNTY LANDMARK PRESERVATION INC.
FOR THEIR EFFORT TO RESTORE THE HOLLAND THEATER IN BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO WHEREAS the Holland Theater has been a distinctive landmark in Logan County and has brought enjoyment to families for years, and and there is a strong effort to restore and preserve it by the Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc.
which was formed to restore the facility due to its historic background, and Atmospheric" which is currently being restored to its original state and will be used as a cultural center for both Logan County and surrounding communities, WHEREAS the Logan County Landmark Preservation organization is seeking a nomination for the Holland Theatre to be added to the National Register of Historic Places and the Board of Logan County Commissioners believes that the structure deserves to be included in the registry, because of its history, unique decor, and the high visibility of the theater due to its intended use, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Logan County Commissioners to declare strong support of the efforts of the Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc.
to restore and preserve the Schine's Holland Theatre in Bellefontaine, Ohio, as it is a structure of significant historic value to Logan County and is very deserving to have the honor of being included in the National Mr. John Bayliss seconded the motion. Roll Call resulted as follows: Mr. Russell Forsythe, President Mr. John Bayliss, Vice President Commissioners on this date of January 30, 2001. proceedings as taken from the minutes of the meeting of the Logan County Register of Historic Places. 1,Judith L.Grove,Clerk/Adm.hereby certify this tobe a true copy of the REC'D BY OHPO FEB 0 5 2001 Mr Jack Reser, Member WHEREAS the lovely interior of the facility is a one of a kind "Dutch Judith. Grove, Clerk/Adm.
WHEREAS the theater is now approaching its 70"h year on February 12th 9111 Park Street, Orchard Island Lakeview, OH 43331 Phone 937-843-5477 February 6, 2001 Ohio Historic Preservation Office c/o Steve Gordon 567 E. Hudson St. Columbus, OH 43211-1030 the National Register of Historic Places. This unique and patented one-of-a-kind building in Bellefontaine, Ohio, has been a center of enjoyment, entertainment, and pleasure for the county and surrounding area since it was built in 1931. The future for this wonderful theatre is also very bright as the Logan County Landmark Preservation, rewarding in itself, but the project has become a catalyst for a downtown revitalization movement in Bellefontaine. The Holland will be the focal point in the education of the only in town but in the surrounding areas as well.
It is the expectation that the Holland Theatre when restored will be used as an arts center for the county and surrounding areas. Many of the residents who remember the friendships, dance recitals, and other very personal and precious memories within the a very positive way, and the enthusiasm is growing. Having the theatre added to the Ohio Historic Register would be a wonderful boost to the community and to the Landmarks Trustees who are working so very hard to make the restoration a reality. More importantly, the theatre is a jewel which deserves the honor in its own right. Sincerely, This letter is in support of the nomination for adding the Holland Theatre to the Ohio and Inc., begins the process of complete restoration.Not only is this effort exciting and Marjorie Brundage Dear Mr. Gordon, FEB 12 2001 walls of the Holland.
The community has rallied behind the efforts for this restoration in populace for saving and restoring many other impressive and important buildings, not theatre in its former glories experienced their first date, their school graduation, new REC'D BY OHPO FEB 12 2001 8828 Chautauqua Blvd. Lakeview, OH 43331 February 9, 2001 Mr. Stephen C. Gordon Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 E. Hudson St. Columbus, OH 43211-1030 Dear Mr. Gordon: An application has been submitted on behalf of the Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc. to nominate the Holland Theatre of Bellefontaine, OH, for the National Registry of Historic Places. We strongly support this nomination and the efforts of the group to restore/renovate this beautiful theatre. It is a "one-of-a-kind," Dutch-themed, atmospheric theatre in this nation. The architect, Peter M.
Hulskin, had the design copyrighted in November 1930. It was built by the Schine Brothers from New York and was opened in February, 1931, as a movie and vaudeville theatre. Once the restoration process is complete, this will be a Center for the visual and performing arts for Logan County and surrounding counties. It will benefit local threatre and musical groups as well as bring touring entertainment groups to this area. Malcolm & Jerry Pennell Again, we hope you will seriously consider this nomination for the National Registry. Sincerely, February 14, 2001 Mr. Stephen C. Gordon Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 E. Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio Dear Mr. Gordon I am writing to you regarding the Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc. efforts to restore and preserve the 1931 Schine's Holland Theater in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
the process of being restored to its original state. Once completed, it will become a cultural center for the arts, serving Logan County and surrounding areas. The Logan County Landmark Preservation Committee is currently seeking a nomination for the Holland Theater to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. I fully support this nomination, as the Holland Theater is one of a few unique historic structures in Bellefontaine, Ohio, which has and will continue to touch the lives of so many residents. Beyond that, the Holland Theater will be an important part of the revitalization Please consider the Holland Theater's nomination to the National Register as a vital part of Bellefontaine and Logan County's historic legacy. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. Downtown Revitalization Committee 125 S. Main St.
Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311 Sincerely, The Holland Theater is designed in a one of a kind "Dutch Atmospheric"motif.It is in REC'D BY OHPO FEB 1 6 2001 efforts in Bellefontaine's historic downtown, serving as the model and focal point. Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 East Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-1030 614/ 298-2000 Fax: 614/,298-2037 Visit us at www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres SINCE 1885 Joanne Ritter Secretary, Logan County Art League 1327 Omaha Road Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311 Dear Ms. Ritter: Thank you for your letter of support for the Shine's Holland Theatre. Your comments will We appreciate your interest in the National Register of Historic Places. Survey and National Register Manager SOCIETY HISTORICAL Sincerely, SCG/tch be shared with the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board at their next meeting on March 2, 2001. /Stephen C.
Gordon OHIO February 15, 2001 REC'D BY OHPO FEB 1 6 2001 Mr. Stephen Gordon Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 E. Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-1030 Dear Mr. Gordon: I am writing this on behalf of the Logan County Landmark Preservation Inc. efforts to restore and preserve the Schine Holland Theatre built in 1931 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. The Holland Theatre is a one of a kind theatre in its motif of Holland. Moving windmills and twinkling stars in the sky are all part of the outdoor Dutch scene in the interior currently in the community cultural center for the arts. Currently the Logan County Art League is using one significant part of Lagan County's historic legacy. Joanne Ritter Secretary, Logan County Art League 1327 Omaha Road Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311 Sincerely, process of restoration.
Once the restoration of the Holland is completed it will be used as a of the rooms as gallery space. Logan County Landmark Preservation, Inc. February 16, 2001 Ohio Historic Preservation Office C/o Steve Gordon 567 E. Hudson St. Register of Historic Places. The Holland is a patented one of a kind "Dutch Holland will be utilized as a cultural arts center that will serve Logan and surrounding The Logan County Landmark Preservation organization is currently seeking a nomination for this theatre to be added to the National Register of Historic. As president of this organization, I strongly support this nomination as the Holland is quite a historical structure in downtown Bellefontaine that has "spear headed" a downtown revitalization effort.
There is a tremendous amount of community support for the reopening of this historic structure and the addition of the Holland to the National Register will be a tremendous asset to this community and will also aid in the raising of funds for the Thanks so much for your consideration of the Holland for the nomination. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Charles Croutwater, President project. Sincerely, counties. Atmospheric"theatre and is currently in the restoration process. When completed, the This letter is in support of the nomination for adding the Holland Theatre to the National Dear Mr.
Gordon, REC'D BY OHPO FEB 2 0 2001 Col 614.844.5706 fax PAGE Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board Ohio Preservation Office 567 East Hudson I understand that the Holland Theater in Bellefontaine, Ohio is being nominated for Connections has been hired to develop a comprehensive plan to revitalize downtown Bellefontaine, coincidentally; I was also born and raised in Bellefontaine. The theater effort. As a native, I can also recall fondly the time when it was center of community activity. As a result we strongly support and recommend it's listing in the National Main Street Connections 3 East North Street Suite 10 Worthington, Ohio 43085 Sincerely, Register.
President CONNECTIONS 03/01/200117:34 Hal Miksch March 1, 2001 MAIN STREET and its preservation and revitalization is an important piece of the puzzle in our Columbus, Ohio 43211 To whom it may concern: MAIN ST CONNECTIONS A Limited Liability Company listing in the National Register of Historic Places. My company, Main Street Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 East Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-1030 614/ 298-2000 Fax: 614/ 298-2037 Visit us at www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/ SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief of Registration National Park Service National Register, History & Education Programs Mail Stop 2280, Suite 400 1849 C. Street, NW Washington, D. C. 20240 Enclosed please find three (3) new National Register nominations. All appropriate notification procedures have been followed for this new submission.
NEW SUBMISSION Schine's Holland Theatre Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Tunnel If you have questions or comments about these documents, please contact this office. State Historic Preservation Officer Logan Hamilton COUNTY April 16, 2001 enclosures Summit SOCIETY Sincerely, HISTORICAL Copley Depot Dear Ms. Shull:
Block