Nomination for Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative 1. Name of Property Historic name Noble County Jail & Sheriffs Office Other names/site number NA 2. Location street & number 419 West Street - not for publication city or town Caldwell - vicinity state Ohio code OHcounty Noble zip code 43724 3.

State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this y nomination -request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets theprocedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property meets -does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant - nationally - statewide KX locally/See continuation sheet tor additional comments.) Signature of certifying official State or Federal agency and bureau Signature of commenting or other official 4. National Park Service Certification 1, hereby certify that this property is: determined not eligible for the - See continuation sheet.

comments.) Date National Register entered in the National Register removed from the National Register United States Department of the Interior Ohio Historic Preservation Office 121 This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural other (explain): items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 2280 In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria.See continuation sheet for additional Noble County Jail & Sheriff's Office Noble, Ohio 5.

Classification Ownership of Property - private X building(s) - public-local - public-State Name of related multiple property listing 6. Function or Use GOVERNMENT / Correctional Facility WORK IN PROGRESS / 7.

Description LATE VICTORIAN / Queen Anne STONE / Slate STONE / Sandstone SEE ATTACHED Foundation Noncontributing site other object roof structure BRICK Total WOOD Architectural Classification district STONE public-Federal walls Materials Historic Functions Current Functions Narrative Description in the National Register (Enter categories from instructions) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Category of Property Number of Resources within Property Number of contributing resources previously listed (Check as many boxes as apply) (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) (Check only one box) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number Z Page 1 Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office Noble County, Ohio NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION (Pic.

1 & 2). Adjacent to the building is a small park and the wonderfully detailed Late Victorian Oddfellows Building which now houses law offices on the upper stories and a café on the ground floor. The Jail and Sheriffs Office and Oddfellows theater. Although no longer used as a theater, the building has been converted into retail and office space. prisoners with that of the prison guard and had been in continuous use until as recently as 1998. Since 1998, the Noble County Historical Society has been in the process of restoring the building with the intention of making it their offices and the town's Visitor's Center. Company in nearby Ava. The brick is accented by light brown horizontal sandstone banding and a weighty sandstone including stone finials at the corners, wood brackets located under the roof overhang and decorative stone and brick patterns on the street elevation and gable.

paragon of the Queen Anne style, with an asymmetrical façade, a dominate front facing gable and a partial width, pilasters on the first and second floor. Although each pair of windows is the same width, hierarchy is achieved by brick and sandstone squares that are geometric relief patterns. Also adorning this elevation are sandstone finials at the porch announces the location of the residence's front door. Adjacent to this door is an imposing sandstone stair and dormer placed directly above the residence's front door that is adorned with classical scrolls. corners. Buildings are the most capable Late Victorian buildings on the square. Across the street from the jail is the Neoclassical Courthouse Building, centered in the Courthouse Square.

On the opposite end of the block is the Art Deco 'Roxy' movie The Jail and Sheriff's Residence is an interesting building typology in that it previously combined the residence of the watertable that extends two feet above the sidewalk. The façade is adorned with several decorative architectural features not allow Yostto extend the same level of detail to the other facades. The general organization of the front façade is the the tallest and adorned with an elaborate sandstone lintel, mullion, sill and brackets (Pic. 6) while the attic windows are stoop that leads to another front door - that of the sheriffs office (Pic. 7). This door has a segmented arch transom.

One The Noble County Jail and Sheriffs Residence is located in downtown Caldwell, Ohio on the historic Courthouse Square The structure is a three story brick and sandstone Victorian Queen Anne with a footprint of about 40 by 60 feet. It was constructed in 1882 by Mill & Summers, local builders of much significance in Noble County, with a construction cost of On the long gable of the public façade, the dominant feature is the aforementioned asymmetrical porch (Pic. 4). The massive stair and segmental arched office door suggests a more public realm. gutter. There is a significant overhang to the roof and decorative wood brackets at the corners.

There is one gabled wood United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 1 Page 2 Noble County Jail and Sheriffs Office, Noble County Ohio the themes of the street façade. Each of the side elevations can be read as a kind of duality of function, similar to the duality is far less subtle, for the side elevations are designed to clearly articulate a separation of function. Those functions in 1999. that was added in the 1960's was removed and the original 1882 porch design was faithfully rebuilt. That same year, the windows were removed and replaced with wood windows with false muttons.

This does not conform to the original building in that the original windows did not have muttons The functional organization of the floor plan ishighly hierarchical; the Sheriffs office and residence is located on the street facing the courthouse square, while the jail cells are located at the rear on the alley. Like the exterior elevations, the jail. Also, there was originally only one kitchen and bathroom facility designed for the building. On the interior in the Sheriff's residence, the walls have been re-plastered and the wood trim was retained and restored (Pic. 11). All original doors, moldings, stair banisters and treads, fire-place mantels and other such significant historical intact, with a series of iron cells on the first floor (Pic. 16) and two large rooms on the second floor adorned with a barrel vaulted ceiling (Pic. 17,18).

The Noble County Sheriffs Residenceand Jail is a wonderful example of Late Victorian architecture built by one of the town and remains close to the hearts of those who remember the time when the jail was still in use. The Journal-Leader, Necessity and Controversy Marked Construction of Jail, July 9, 2001 2The Jeffersonian, County Looks at Old Jailhouse, Macri, Kevin, January 7,1997 There have been only a few significant changes to the exterior since it was originally constructed.In 1999,the front porch double hung window on the first floor and a pair of metal utility doors that once opened to a fire stair that was demolished interior of the building formally separates the function of the jail from that of the residence. This separation is articulated with those of the jail.

For example, the horizontal and vertical circulation are common to both the sheriffs office and the occurred during the renovation and restoration over the last five years and these changes have been cosmetic in nature. detailing have been retained and are being restored (Pic.12-15). The jail section of the structure is entirely historically county's most important builders and designed by one of Ohio's best architects practicing in the late nineteenth century. lines, the projecting of the building footprint of the residence beyond that of the jail and by the implementation of much simple sandstone profiles. There are no decorative wood brackets on the jail, but numerous brackets exist on the south elevation and at the corners on the north elevation.

The rear elevation is rather plain and utilitarian; there is a single There have been few alterations to the plan of the building since it was originally built. The only major changes have Perhaps even more significantly, however, is that the building remained in continuous use as a jail and sheriffs residence for well over 100 years. In a small rural community like Caldwell, the jail played an important role in the civic life of the NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number Z Page 3 Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office Main Level Floor Plan, Scale: 1/16' = 1'-0" Noble County, Ohio 1. Parlor 2. Residential Entry 3. Sheriff's Office 4. Dining Room / Office 5. Jail Corridor 6. Jail Cell 7. Kitchen KEY NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev.

10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Section number Z Page 4 Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office Upper Level Floor Plan, Scale 1/16" = 1'-0" Noble County, Ohio Group Jail Cell, Women's Bathroom (added 1932) Corridor KEY Bedroom CONTINUATION SHEET NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Section number Z Page 5 - NR boundary Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office Site Plan, Scale 1:40 (North is Up) Noble County, Ohio North street CONTINUATION SHEET National Park Service Main Street West Street (s.R.821) Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office Noble, Ohio 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Areas of Significance A. Social History XA Property is associated with events that have made C. Architecture a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. A owned by a religious institution or used for Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) B removed from its original location. - D a cemetery. - E a reconstructed building, object or structure. - F a commemorative property.

G less than 50years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. ARCHITECT / J.W. Yost CONTRACTOR / Mill & Summers (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9.

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Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) Primary location of additional data - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested X State Historic Preservation Office previously listed in the National Register - Other State agency - Federal agency X Local government designated a National Historic Landmark ] University recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey X Other Name of repository: Noble Co. Historical Society 1882-1952 Register Bibliography Architect/Builder Criteria Considerations Property is: Period of Significance Significant Dates religious purposes.

Applicable National Register Criteria (Enter categories from instructions) Cultural Affiliation previously determined eligible by the National recorded by Historic American Engineering Record Narrative Statement of Significance Ca birthplace ora grave. for National Register listing) (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property Noble, Ohio 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property LESS THAN ONE 1 17 455710 4399610 Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title organization Jonathan Glance / Phillip Markwood Architects, Inc.

date June 1, 2002 street & number 240 North Fifth Street, Suite 140 telephone 614.461.8300 city or town Columbus _ zip code 43215 Submit the following items with the completed form: A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) street & number city or town Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.0.

Box 37127,Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. name Maps Photographs Continuation Sheets state telephone UTM References Additional Documentation Property Owner See continuation sheet. Additional items zip code Zone Easting Northing (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing Representative black and white photographs of the property. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 1 Noble County Jail and Sheriffs Office Noble County, Ohio STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE community. It is also eligible for listing under Criteria C because it is an excellent example of the Queen Anne style and was designed by one of the most important architects practicing in the Mid-West at the end of nineteenth century. these regions.

In fact, 52 of these structures were built in Ohio's 88 counties during the late nineteenth century with Register of Historic Places including the Ashland County Jail - NR 1978, the Darke County Courthouse, Sheriff's House public location in the center of town, many times near the courthouse and on the town square, thus making justice central to the identity of civic life. Sheriff's Residence is no exception. The Jail and Sheriff's Residence is an excellent example of Late Victorian Queen Anne design. Notable details of this structure include the asymmetrical façade and floor plan, dominant and detailed Ohio in which he designed numerous public buildings in and around central Ohio, including the Guernsey County Yost. Yost died near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1923.

building is also significant for its architectural prowess given that it is an excellent example of the Queen Anne style and Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1995. 3Roots of Contemporary American Architecture, Lewis Mumford, Ed., Dover Publication, Inc., New York, NY, 1972, Pg. 152-158. Criteria A because of its association with the development of prisons in the Mid-West and its prominence in the local prisons. The state capital was overwhelmed and needed to delegate some of the powers that had previously been The desire of Hayes to augment the presence of the penitentiary and reformatory branch of the judiciary system at the 1864 and Mount Union College from 1866 to 1868 but did not obtain a degree. He began a practice in 1870 in Bellaire, Courthouse in Cambridge.

In 1882, he moved his office to Columbus where he worked on Orton Hall on the campus of around 1892.In1896, Yost published an important essay that was presented at the Thirteenth Annual Convention of the In 1868,future President Rutherford B.Hayes,who was then governor of Ohio, spearheaded the Ohio Prison Plan that called for the construction of jails at the county level. As the population of the state grew, so too did the need for more local level explains the attention to architectural design in most of these building typologies, and the Noble County Jail and The Noble County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is important to the social history of the State of Ohio because of its role in the history of the penal system and the way in which it manifested the ideals of law and order on a local level. This designed by one of the state's leading nineteenth century architects.

It is for these reasons that this building should be listed with the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A & C. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 9 & 10 Page 1 Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office Noble County, Ohio MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Bosworth, Frank, An Architecture of Authority: The Jail/Sheriff's Residences of Northwest Ohio, 1876-1902, Dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1995. Mumford, Lewis (Ed.), Roots of Contemporary American Architecture, Dover Publishing Inc., New York, NY, 1972 2001, Pg. 1 1998, Pg.

1,12A Rifkind, Carole, A Field Guide to American Architecture, The Penguin Group, New York, NY, 1980 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Verbal Boundary Description: Boundaries shown as dotted line on accompanying map entitled Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Office, Site Plan Verbal Boundary Justification: The nominated property includes the entire parcel historically associated with the Jail and Sheriff's Residence.

McAlester, Virginia and Lee, A Field Guide to American Houses, Alfred A Knoph, New York, NY, 2000 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Noble County Jail and Sheriffs Residence PLEASE NOTE: the printing on the back of the photos Noble, Ohio refers to the name of the photography shop, Colorplus, and are of the Noble County Jail and Sheriff's Residence in Noble County, Ohio All negatives are held by the Noble County Historical Society, Caldwell, Ohio 1. Oblique view, showing surrounding context; Jail is the building in center 2. Oblique view, showing adjacent park; Jail is the building in center 3. East Elevation 4. Detail of front porch 5. Detail at front façade; windows 6. Detail of windows 7. Detail of office front door 8.North Elevation, oblique (Obscured by trees and adjacent building) 9.

South Elevation, oblique 10. West Elevation 11. Detail of fireplace, Room 1, Main Level 13. Detail of stairs, Room 4, Main Level 14. Detail of stairs, Room 2, Upper Level and not the process used. Camera pointing NW Section number Photos Page 1 All photographs are by Judy Brown taken on May 18, 2002 CONTINUATION SHEET PLEASE NOTE: the printing on the Noble County Jail and Sheriffs Residence Noble, Ohio photography shop, Colorplus, and 15. Fireplace and window detail, Room 4, Upper Level 16. Detail of Jail Cell, Room 6, Main Level 17. Detail of Jail Cell, Room6, Upper Level not the process used.

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