Nomination for Humberger House

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OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of Property historic name: Humberger House other name/site number: Ohio Historic Inventory # SUM 3101-19 2. Location not for publication: N/A city/town: Clinton code: 153 zip code: 44216 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act In my opinion, the property does not meet the National Register Criteria. - - See continuation Ohio Historic Preservation Office -- OH SHPO State or Federal agency and bureau does not meet the National vicinity: sheet.

request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NPS Form 10-900 ..x meets RRECEIVED 2280 street & number: 7616 North 2nd Avenue . See continuation sheet. state: OH county: Summit Signature of certifying official Register criteria. G 2 9 2002 Summit County, Ohio Signature of commenting or other official State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I, hereby certify that this property is: determined not eligible for the Signature of Keeper 5.

Classification Ownership of Property: Private Category of Property: Building(s) Total buildings Noncontributing structures objects sites Date Register: National Register Number of Resources within Property: Humberger House See continuation sheet. removed from the National Register other (explain): of Action entered in the National Register Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Summit County, Ohio Resources of the Village of Clinton/Warwick. 6. Function or Use 7. Description Architectural Classification: Materials: foundation Sandstone roof: Asbestos Shingle 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

relation to other properties: Applicable National Register Criteria: C Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) Areas of Significance: Architecture Significant Dates: Historic 1903, 1915 walls LOCAL sheet. Other Description: Humberger House Late 1gth and Early 2oth Century American Movements: Bungalow/Craftsman Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in Sub: Single Dwelling Historic: Domestic Current : Domestic Period(s) of Significance: 1903-1915 Describe present and historic physical appearance. See continuation Name of related multiple property listing: Canal, Railroad, and Industrial Summit County, Ohio Significant Person (s):N/A Cultural Affiliation: N/A State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. X See continuation sheet.

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Major Bibliographical References Previous documentation on file (NPS) : _ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been _ previously listed in the National Register _ previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark _ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record Primary Location of Additional Data: _ State historic preservation office Other state agency X Federal agency _ Local government - University 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property: .17 UTM References: Zone Easting Northing 1) 17 446040 4530415 requested. Architect/Builder: Zone Easting Northing Humberger House Other -- Specify Repository: recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Verbal Boundary Description: See continuation sheet. The building is 11.

Form Prepared By Name/Title: Sam Tamburro, Historian for the Village of Clinton Street & Number: 15610 Vaughn Road City or Town: Brecksville State: OH ZIP:44141 Additional Documentation A USGS map indicating the property's location. historical integrity. Photographs Humberger House Boundary Justification: contains the building that is historically associated with the Industrial Continuation Sheets located on Warwick Section 18,Lot 2, Franklin Township, Summit County. Figure 4 Historic Postcard circa 1910 Figure 2 First Floor Plan Figure 1 Site Map & Photograph Map Figure 3 Second Floor Plan Summit County, ohio _ See continuation sheet. The nominated property Organization: NPS/ Cuyahoga Valley NP Date: 8 January 2002 Telephone: (330) 657-2096 OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Section number 7 Page 1 Summit County, Ohio The Humberger House is located on the west side of North Second several mature trees and bushes and a detached garage is situated northwest of the house. A poured concrete driveway is located north of the house and connects the garage with North Second Avenue. Likely constructed shortly after the house, the The Humberger House is a one-and-a-half story, steep-pitched hipped roof, sandstone bungalow. The house's style is best described as Craftsman. Four gable-roofed, wall dormers (photos all contain one triple window (photo 7).

The west elevation's dormer is clad with wood shingles and has a single, one-over-one sandstone and a narrow sandstone water-table extends around the All full-size windows are one-over-one, double-hung sash and ribbon mullion windows (photo 13) . The south elevation of the house has a small half-hipped roof entry porch that is constructed of rock-faced Description CONTINUATION SHEET Humberger House garage is considered a contributing resource in the nomination. windows are three-light fixed.The house also contains several Avenue on Warwick Section 18,Lot 2.The house is sited among off center chimney stacks.The house's eaves contain brackets perimeter of the house.

along the south elevations are constructed of 6)pierce the roofline of the structure.The dormers window.The roof is clad with asbestos shingles and contains two NPS Form 10-900-a have stone lintels and stone lug sills(photo 8).The basement Village of clinton All elevations of the house are constructed of rock-faced cut (10-90) (rafter tails) that create a "raked-eave" aesthetic (photo 10). rock-faced cut sandstone and have parapeted gables.The dormers NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Section number 7 Page 2 Summit County, Ohio concrete block (photo 1 and 2). The porch is enclosed and contains ribbon windows and a glass paneled door. shed-roofed, enclosed porch, which extends the entire length of door. The porch faces Second Avenue.

The house's west (rear) elevation has a one-story, wood-frame, picture window. A chimney is situated in the south elevation of pine paneling (photo 12). in the southwest section of the basement that leads outside such as beamed ceilings and pocket doors (photos 13 and 14). The interior also includes original wood trim with molded lintels, Approximately 25 feet northwest of the house is a two-car CONTINUATION SHEET the porch.The interior of the porch is finished with knotty- Humberger House Description (continued) faced concrete block.Sandstone steps lead to a central entry, concrete floor.There is a basement entryway with stairs located baseboards, and sills.

The facade elevation the house contains a one-story, (photos 9 and 1l).The porch's west elevation contains a large piers and the remainder of the structure is constructed of rock- the elevation (photo 13).The porch has four sandstone ribbon transoms (photo 13).The door is a nine-paneled glass (photo 1). (10-90) Village of clinton and the porch is enclosed by four large sliding windows with The Humberger House's interior has several Craftsman details garage (photos 15 and 16). The garage is a one-story, wood-frame, shed-roofed, enclosed porch, clad with wood-shingle siding National Park Service The house has a full basement(sandstone a NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number ] Page 3 Summit County, Ohio hipped-roof structure.

The garage is clad with wood siding and contains two overhead doors along the east elevation. The shingles. The foundation is glazed ceramic block and the floor There is a shed-roofed, lean-to addition along the rear (west) elevation of the structure. According to the present owner, the nomination even though it was built after the house. Humberger House National Park Service The garage is considered a contributing resource in the is poured concrete. (10-90) Village of clinton lean-to was added during the 1930s and served as a chicken coop. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior CONTINUATION SHEET Section number ] Page 4 Village of Clinton Summit County, Ohio Name of Property: Humberger House County and State: Summit County, Ohio Photographer: Sam Tamburro Location of Negatives: Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area 1.

Humberger House, south elevation, facing north. Humberger House, south elevation porch (east side), facing 8. Humberger House, north elevation window. 9. Humberger House, west elevation, facing east. Humberger House, eaves all elevations of the house. 12. Humberger House, west porch, facing south. 13. Humberger House, east porch, facing northeast. 14. Humberger House, pocket doors. 15. Humberger Garage, east and north elevations, facing 16. Humberger Garage, east elevation, facing west. the photographs accurately represent the appearance of the Humberger House and Garage. southwest. west. Date of Photograph: January 2000* Photographs Humberger House Humberger House, north elevation, facing south. *A recent visit in January 2oo2 to the property confirms that The following information is the same for all photographs. Humberger east elevation, facing west.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (10-90) National Park Service OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 5 Village of Clinton Summit County, Ohio Railroad, and Industrial Resources of Clinton/Warwick Multiple embodying the distinctive characteristics of type, period, or Bungalow and contains high style elements such as ribbon windows, raked eaves, and beamed ceilings. Moreover, the president of the Warwick Glass Factory and the operation utilized the large silica deposits in the area to produce glass Craftsman tradition of employing natural, local material in American Houses, most of the Craftsman style houses that were constructed of stone, brick, stucco, or concrete block are found in northern and midwestern states. Press, 1997), 180.

2 Lester Walker, American Shelter, (Woodstock, NY: Overlook 1 According to Virginia & Lee McAlester's A Field Guide to construction design.2 Humberger House Company' s mining and manufacturing operations.1 The use of building material, sandstone block, is an expression of the NPS Form 10-900-a Statement of Significance importance of the rock quarrying industry in Warwick. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES The Humberger House meets the registration requirements for (10-90) properties eligible under Criterion C as specified in the Canal, method of construction. The Humberger House is a Craftsman products and the house serves as an expression of the Warwick sandstone block as a building material is consistent with the Property Documentation Form (Clinton MPD) . The Humberger House is significant under Criterion C for OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 6 Village of Clinton Summit County, Ohio formally known as Warwick, a town plotted and organized in 1901. According to the Summit County Tax Auditor's Duplicates, the at approximately $1,500. occupation as a proprietor of a dry goods store and a resident after the house was built, the deed was transferred to Laura ownership of the property(photos 15 and 16). The garage's Massillon Independent, 23 December 1975. Summit County Tax Auditor's Duplicates, 1915. 136. Historical Background U.S. Census Population Schedule, Stark County, Massillon, Ohio. spelled Klein).6 Two years later, Cline transferred the property president of the Warwick Glass Factory.

Humberger House Laura Humberger sold the property to Charles Cline(sometimes The detached garage was most likely added during the Clines the owner of the house in the tax records.However, shortly Isabella Humberger, William's daughter, was officially listed as in Massillon, Ohio.3 The 190o U.S. Census lists Humberger's National Park Service to his wife Amanda. of In Humberger served as the William Humberger was the business partner of John G.Warwick (10-90) Summit County Recorder's, Deeds, 7 June Volume 530, p. NPS Form 10-900-a The house remained in the Humberger family until 1915,when The Humberger House is located in Clinton within the area Humberger, William's wife and Isabella's mother.5 OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior Section number 8 Page 7 Summit County, Ohio foundation is clay tile block, a popular building material in The Clinton Story notes that Amanda Cline was a wigmaker and ran a shop out of the garage. It is likely that the rear (west) identical. Furthermore, the tax valuation for the property following year, Mary Schmitt transferred the house to her daughter Ann Josephine Schmitt and her husband Elza Benjamin Lee. Ann and Elza Benjamin had one child, Barbara Lee. Elza Benjamin worked as a conductor for the B&O Railroad. Recreation Area Files, Hawkins Library), 4. Clinton Historical Society, 1991), 139, 142. 1993, p. 211.

Ohio's Historic Architecture," (Cuyahoga Valley National Ohio during the first two decades of the twentieth century.7 CONTINUATION SHEET Historical Background (continued) 7Stephen Gordon,"Heart of it All:Materials and Innovation in Humberger House foundation material (clay tile both structures is NPS Form 10-900-a NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES porch of the house was also added during this time.The the roof with asbestos shingles in the 1940s.Since her mother's Street as well as a bar on Hickory Street in Warwick.In the (10-90) death in 1965,Barbara has retained ownership of the house. to Louis owner of Schmitt Store on North First The Lees made only minor alterations to the as the increased in indicating the addition of the rear addition to the replacement of Village of clinton garage.

In 1942, Cline sold the house to Mary Schmitt.1º Mary was married 8 Sandra Walsh Dreurey, The Clinton Story, (Clinton, Ohio: National Park Service 10 Summit County Recorder's, Deeds, 12 December 1942, Volume OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 8 Village of Clinton Summit County, Ohio Architecture for its association with the "Industrial Era" of Warwick as in the Canal, Railroad, and Industrial Resources of of the Craftsman style, a building style associated with the the house is detailed with beamed ceilings, pocket doors, and leaded-glass-paneled doors. The Craftsman style is indicative of Warwick maintained a glass factory, a furnace foundry, and several silica quarries.

In the early twentieth century, the popularized by the designs of Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Western Architect, The Architect, House Beautiful, Good Housekeeping, Architectural Record, Country Life in America, and Ladies' Home Journal, thus familiarizing the nation with the style." Through these periodicals and magazines, the Craftsman Humberger House Craftsman style became a popular architectural expression, Clinton/Warwick Multiple Property Documentation Form. The Humberger house retains significant architectural elements Criterion C: Architecture The Humberger house is significant under Criterion C: the prosperity of the Industrial Era in Warwick.In 1901, features such as raked eaves and ribbon windows.The interior of NPS Form 10-900-a (10-90) United States Department of the Interior Industrial Era (1900-1930).

The house contains Craftsman became the most popular and fashionable house in the United designs were given extensive publicity in such magazines as Mather Greerp architects from Pasadena, California.ll The Greens' trend in Warwick. McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses, 454. National Park Service States.The Humberger house is an example of this architectural OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 9 Summit County, Ohio Criterion C: Architecture mining operation that was a major component of the glass making operation. The Warwick area had several gravel and silica mines only building constructed of cut sandstone in the All of the nominated buildings have a high degree of historic The house's cut-sandstone walls, massing and fenestration, and workmanship.

The buildings are in the same location they were experienced no significant alterations, and are effective in communicating their historic functions. The small town setting setting, feeling, and association. The Humberger house reflects the industrial growth period of Warwick. Historic Integrity surrounding the nominated property provides integrity of Humberger House The historic integrity of the Humberger house is well preserved. during the property's period of significance (1901-1915), (10-90) Clinton/Warwick area. Humberger house is also significant for its community.His sandstone house is indicative of the silica of heritage of quarrying in the area.The Humberger house is the Village of clinton NPS Form 10-900-a National Park Service building materials-cut sandstone. Humberger was the president of The sandstone for the Humberger house was most likely mined at integrity.

The house retains its defining Craftsman features. Craftsman elements retain significant integrity of materials and one of the local the building serves asa reminder NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 2 Page 10 Village of Clinton Summit County, Ohio Massillon Independent, 23 December 1975. McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Knopf, 1997. Ohio's Historic Architecture." Cuyahoga Valley National Summit County Tax Auditor's Duplicates, 1901. Summit County Recorder's. Deeds. Volumes 530, 1993. Walker, Lester American Shelter. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1997. Recreation Area Files, Hawkins Library. Major Bibliographic References Dreurey, Sandra Walsh. The Clinton Story.

Clinton, Ohio: Clinton Humberger House U.S. Census. Population Schedule. Stark County, Massillon, Ohio. Historical Society, 1991. (10-90) Gordon, Stephen.

"Heart of it All: Materials and Innovation in - Contributina FIGURE ONE SITE & PHOTO MAP - Photoview HUMBERGER HOUSE SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO CLINTON VICINITY JAN 2000 GARAGE NORTH North 2nd Avenue HOUSE FIGURE TWO FIRST FLOOR PLAN HUMBERGER HOUSE SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO CLINTON VICINITY NOT TO SCALE JAN 2002 Foyer Kitchen Porch Room Bath Dining Room NORTH SECOND FLOOR PLAN HUMBERGER HOUSE SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO CLINTON VICINITY NOT TO SCALE JAN 2002 NORTH Bathroom Bedroom FIGURE THREE FIGURE FOUR HISTORIC POSTCARD HUMBERGER HOUSE SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO CLINTON VICINITY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET DATE RECEIVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: Y PDIL: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N SLR DRAFT: N COMMENT WAIVER:N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: RECOM.

/CRITERIA_ 10/13/02 DATE RETURN TELEPHONE PROPERTY 10/09/02 ACCEPT REVIEWER 8/29/02 Humberger House PERIOD: NATIONAL: OTHER: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DATE OF 45TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: Canal, Railroad, and Industrial Resources of the Village of Clinton/Warwick, Ohio MPS DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N REJECT MULTIPLE LESS THAN 5O YEARS: Humberger House Summit co., ohio Humberger House 0F16 30F 16 Humberger House Summit co.) Ohio Humberger House Humberger House Humbergen House SummIT Co., OhIo Humbenger House Humberger House Summ itco.) ohio 8 0 f 16 Humberger House Humberger House Summit co.)ohio 100F16 Summitco., oho Humberger House Summitco, ohio 120F16 Humberger House Humberger House Summ(TCo.) Oho SummiTco, omo Humberger House Humbergen House 160F16 Humberger House 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DOYLESTOWN QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES ) NORTON summiT Co., OHIO 1994 DOYLESTOWN, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OHIO United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Cuyahoga Valley National Park 15610 Vaughn Road Brecksville, Ohio 44141 AUG < 9 2002 August 26, 2002 :C PLACES Ms.

Carol Shull, Keeper National Register of Historic Places 1201 I Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Enclosed please find for your review and signature the Humberger House and the Sorrick-Oster Store nomination. The Ohio Historic Preservation Office has signed the nominations and I am State and Federal Nominations. Tamburro, would like a copy of the signed certification pages. Thank you for your consideration of these nominations. If there are questions regarding this package, please contact Mr. Tamburro at 330.657.2096. John P. Debo, Jr Jeff Winstel, Planner, CUVA David Humphrey, Supervisory Landscape Architect, CUVA Enclosures H32 Sincerely, Dear Ms.

Shull, Re: Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor National Register Nominations for Clinton, forwarding the forms to you per requirements outlined in 36 CFR Part 60, 60.10, Concurrent Ohio: Humberger House and Sorrick-Oster Store, Clinton, Summit County, Ohio IN REPLY REFER TO: RECEIVED Superintendent Should you accept these nominations, Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Historian, Sam