Nomination for New Market Township Community House

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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 REGISTRATION FORM This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National 1. Name of Property Historic name New Market Township Community House Other names/site number New Market Methodist-Episcopal Church 2. Location street & number 4641 U.S. 62 n/a - not for publication city or town Hillsboro _ n/a - vicinity code 071 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this E nomination - request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of statewide xx locally.

(See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets -] does not meet the National Register criteria. ([] See continuation sheet for additional Signature of commenting or other official 4. National Park Service Certification determined not eligible for the entered in the National Register J See continuation sheet. Date of Action Date comments.) zip code 45133 county Highland National Register code OH Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property E meets -does not meetthe National Register Criteria.

I recommend that this property be considered significant -] nationally -] moved from the National Registel Olher (explain) Ohio Historic Preservation Signature of Keepe state Ohio I, hereby certify that this property is: Office New Market Township Community House 5. Classification Category of Property Number of Resources within Property Check only one box - private - building(s) E public-local - district - public-State - site - public-Federal - structure - object Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 6.

Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Religion/religious facility/church Government/government office Social/meeting hall/civic Architectural Classification Plastered Walls - Interior (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) roof other Foundation Asphalt Vernacular Materials Noncontributing walls Narrative Description Uncut Limestone 7. Description Highland County, Ohio Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) Jo not include previously listed resources in the cour Name of related multiple property listing Brick Wood Trim Total NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number Z Page 1 New Market Township Community House Highland County, OH The New Market Township Community House is a simply styled, rectangular, one-story meeting hall of brick bearing wall construction, located on the old Hillsboro-New Market Pike (U.S. Route 62), approximately 1000 feet north of the intersection of New Market Road at the northern edge of this quiet unincorporated village. The setting of the Community House remains quite rural in character. The structure is easily visible to approaching northbound and southbound vehicular traffic with its rather close proximity to U.S. 62, the longest national The original plain rectangular plan, a typical design for the area, called for a structure 50 feet long and 40 teet wide.

The foundation, original to this construction, is of uncut limestone [photos #1-2]. The exterior walls are of The belfry is missing and in all probability was removed during the 1921 transition to give the building more of a town-hall appearance. Originally, 2 symmetrically placed entrance doors on the east elevation served the congregation in the genre of early meeting houses. At some undetermined point in time, possibly pre-1900, the door to the right was remodeled into a window exactly matching the other ten sashes. Then, around 1960 a fifth window on the north wall was replaced with an exit door. An enclosed wooden shelter with pent roof protects a MARKET TWP. COMMUNITY HOUSE" [photos #1-2]. The structure's exterior is enhanced with fascia and brick corbelling below the east and west rooflines [photos #3 & #4].

The gabled roof's sheathing (part of which is original to 1851) has been covered with asphalt shingles (1980 vintage, according to information supplied by present trustees) from which the single brick chimney stack There are 10 double hung windows (5 on south side, 4 on north, 1 in front) with multiple panes of stained glass, a few of which have been replaced with clear glass. The main entrance doorway frames narrow, paneled double surrounds are plain milled boards with no molding. The window sashes may be original but it is likely they date to 1892 when the church was remodeled [Ayres, Pioneer Sketches, p. 271]. Another building on the lot 50 feet to the northwest of the building, a small closed frame shed utilized for storage by the Trustees was added c. 1980. It is a non-contributing structure. A wire fence encloses the grounds on the south, west and north boundaries. projects.

Building Exterior: highway in the U.S. (4x5 ft.) the landing to which a short flight of steps ascend [photos #4; #51. Across the east (front) wall below (Rev. 10-90) brick, (possibly fired in a kiln in Mowrystown, Highland Co., Ohio) and laid in American or common bond doors complemented by a handsome transom of matching stained glass [photo #1]. The window and door 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 New Market Township Community House Interior Description: The facility's interior is comprised of 3 rooms and boasts a sixteen-foot ceiling. Apparently original throughout, the flooring is of 3-inch tongue and groove hardwood maple [photo #6]. The double exterior doors open into an Room measuring 11 feet x 25 feet.

Converted to a kitchen after 1921, in time it gave way to the needs of the Township Trustees. Adapted to conduct township business, this room continues to be the Trustees' meeting place. A wall clock and a plantation desk remain from former furnishings, reminders of the Community House's Entering the main room through the foyer's double paneled doors one sees evidence of alterations, most of them dating to the 1920s. A stage with wings occupies the whole north width of the auditorium that measures 24 feet x 37 feet. The stage rises 36 inches above the main floor and measures 11 feet x 25 feet [photo #8]. A skirting facade of beaded boards obscures the underpinning of the stage proper and the storage space hereunder. Stained plywood sheathing surrounds the stage floor forming the back wall and 6 feet wide right/left wings.

What was once a luxurious, dark blue velvet curtain, now faded and dingy, stretches on a track across the width of this platform where pertormers, speakers, held sway (here traveling medicine shows and Home Talent productions in the mid-20th century delighted their bucolic entertainment-eager audiences). A stalwart upright piano and several plank-bottom upright chairs are relics from a time when this main room had a life. Kerosene hanging lamps provided lighting until the New Deal made electrification possible in the rural areas. Seven drop fixtures were or have been installed, 4 in this main room, 1 in the Vestibule, 2 in Trustees' Room (these now more recently replaced by fluorescent tubes). On stage, theatrical-type lights shine down from ceiling.

A propane-gas Parlor Heater (40's era) supplies heat for this main space, replacing, no doubt, a coal and wood burner years each 8 feet wide, side by side pocket-doors opposite the stage which when lowered separate the 2 larger rooms The interior walls are of plaster, painted as is all woodwork-door and window surrounds excepting the beaded board facade that has been allowed to remain natural [photo #7]. ago. Highland County, OH past history. Section number Z Page 2 11 feet x 12 feet vestibule [photo #6], on the right, a door gives access to what was originally a Sunday School There is plumbing in the Trustees' Room, just a sink and hot water heater, and no bathroom. A propane gas wall furnace is the source of heat. Interesting and unique teatures of the building s interior design are 2 retractable, New Market Township Community House 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance Enter categories from instruction: for National Register listing) A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of Period of Significance 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. Significant Dates -D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history.

(Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) - A owned by a religious institution or used for Cultural Affiliation - B removed from its original location. - C a birthplace or a grave. - D a cemetery. - E a reconstructed building, object,or structure. - F a commemorative property. -G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9.

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

Major Bibliographical References Previous documentation on file (NPS) L preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested -previously listed in the National Register - previously determined eligible by the National - Other - designated a National Historic Landmark J recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey L recorded by Historic American Engineering Record Primary location of additional data 1923 1892 Property is: 1851-1953 Register Bibliography Politics/Government Architecture Architect/Builder religious purposes. Name of repository: Criteria Considerations Highland County, Ohio our history. (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) - State Historic Preservation Office * Local government - University (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 1 New Market Township Community House Highland County, OH The New Market Township Community House is significant under Criterion A because for eighty years the From 1923 to the present the community house has been the principal meeting place for the community's various social events and public gatherings. Since 1923 the hall has also been used by local governmental agencies and officers such as the township trustees, the township school board, and the township clerk.

The building is also eligible under Criterion C as a relatively intact local example of a functionally plain, gable- roofed vernacular form employed on rural churches and meeting halls in Ohio during the mid-nineteenth Architectural Significance and Context: century vernacular architecture in southwestern Ohio. An examination of the Ohio Historic Inventory records meeting building exhibiting a five bay side elevation and two bay front elevation. Although altered during the 1890s and early 1920s, the building retains historic window sashes and still exhibits its original rear external elevation, unlike many historic church buildings of the era. Presently there are eleven township halls listed individually on the National Register in Ohio. All were expressly built to serve a governmental function; none were converted from a church.

Five are frame buildings and most are two stories located in town settings considerably larger than New Market. Background History of New Market and New Market Township: New Market was founded in 1798 by a Virginia surveyor, Henry Massie, who with his brother, Nathaniel, also a surveyor of note had come into the Ohio and Virginia Districts to establish new settlements on the frontier. Henry's platting of a selected 400 acres was elaborately designed to become the seat of government of this County of Highland. He named the place New Market after a favorite town in Virginia and it bore the desired title unofficially - thriving soon with advent of new settlers who established mills, mercantile stores, taverns, and tilled the fertile land. The four in lots reserved for the Public Square and Courthouse, modeled on the filing deadline.

A more centrally located town, Hillsboro, was awarded the coveted political position - a Commerce flourished, transportation routes opened up with a post road extending from Cincinnati through to position it has enjoyed for nearly 200 years. But only New Market can forever claim the distinction of being the itself is not centrally located but to the south slightly east, a few miles north of the Concord Twp.Border. High Chillicothe. New Market Township covering 26.6 square miles became a political entity in 1805. The Village Philadelphia plan, were platted in 1797 [Williams, 483]. hopes and ambitions for a County Seat were dashed by negligence on the part of officials to comply with a Statement of Significance: NPS Form 10-900 (Rev.

10-90) building has served as the center of social and civic life in this rural Highland County community and for over 150 years it has stood as a comparatively well-preserved example of the local vernacular building tradition. The New Market Community House is an intact example of a rapidly disappearing form of mid-ninteenth indicates the building is among the most intact local expressions of a simple one story, gable roofed brick century. It is the oldest church-built building extant in New Market and the best preserved example of its type. PS Form 10-9 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 2 New Market Township Community House Highland County, OH first permanent settlement in Highland County.

In recognition of a significant chapter of Ohio history, in this Bicentennial year of Ohio statehood, through the generosity of the citizenry, an Ohio Historical Marker was installed on the Community House Grounds in a ceremony on Saturday, May 3, 2003. bases for their faith in the southern Ohio wilderness as early as 1801. Soon after 1800 the Methodist preacher Robert Finley began offering services in homes in New Market. Believers first met in homes to hear fiery sermons, then later met in log structures A church was finally erected in 1833 and was replaced in 1851 by the The plot of ground, less than one acre, had been purchased for fifty dollars ($50) in July 1851 from Hazard and Eliza Barrere for the purpose of erecting a church to house those of the Methodist persuasion in the area.

For unknown reasons, the church closed its doors sometime between 1915 and 1921, at which time the Township Trustees, for the sum of three hundred and seventy dollars ($370), purchased the building. The church as a body did not move to the Hillsboro Methodist church, instead most members chose to stay in New Market attending 8795) described the transition of the building from the Trustees of the Hillsboro M. E. Methodist Church namely O. N. Sams, H. A. Zink, Perry McCoppin, and H. D. Fairley, (all members of pioneer families of the town) to the Trustees of New Market Twp. (namely, I. W. Tice, C. W. Johnson, and H. N. Miller) in consideration for the sum of three hundred and seventy dollars ($370). This transaction occurred following the Annual Session of the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal (M. E.) Church. political activities.

It has been until a few years ago the focal point of Community life. Township Trustees have opened its doors as a distribution point for the Federal Welfare Commodities Program. it now is crying out for good doses of tender loving care. At present, the roof is keeping the rain out but one must assume that replacement will be a major expense in the not too distant future (an ex-trustee claims that present roof was put on about 20 years ago). The wood surrounds, fascia, doors and windows have been Since 1923 this venerable place has undergone but few structural changes. Due to neglect and cavalier attitudes, claimed this as their meeting place the first Tuesday of each month since the acquisition of the property. It also served importantly as the township voting precinct up until a few years ago.

In the 1970s this public building For seventy odd years it has served as the Community's gathering place for social, recreational, educational and the Baptist and Presbyterian churches.On Sept.5, 1923,the Highland County Recorder's Office(File No. (Rev. 10-90) History of New Market Methodist-Episcopal Church and New Market Twp. Community House Heading westward, pioneer Circuit riders of the Methodist denomination, Quinn, Finley, and Smith established brick church "in the north end of town" [Williams, 491]. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number & Page 3 New Market Township Community House Highland County, OH neglected too long. The Trustees have promised to buy paint, brush it on and caulk as soon as weather permits.

As to the interior walls and ceiling and all woodwork and doors, coats of latex will make a big improvement. Scattered throughout the village are well kept residences, a Baptist Church (1877), several places of business, a dental office and, of course, the Community House. Population, by inclusion, could amount to a count of 40. Hillsboro schools. Although the functional capabilities of this facility have diminished, it is the sole building owned by the Township and will probably continue to be where the Trustees conduct administration of their duties as long as its condition permits. According to the 2001 census, the population of New Market Township is 1941. Presently there are no properties in New Market Township listed on the National Register.

Recently, a New Market Historic Preservation Committee made up of concerned citizens was formed and is hopeful of convincing the Trustees of their responsibility to keep this building sound and preserved. Also, the with such a distinct history. The preparer of this nomination, a resident of the region for many years, is the sole survivor of the 1-room brick schoolhouse, which formerly stood at west edge of the Village. She has "hands-on" knowledge of the Community House - her first recollection is of meeting with the 4-H Happy Stitchers there c. 1925 and of how theatrical setting in this place at this early date in a very rural setting was an anomaly). The Hall could be compared to Betty Crocker Flour - it was All Purpose. Good times were enjoyed here such as Military Memorial: done by Bob Rhodes, a Hillsboro sign painter.

This proud and historical recorded roster will, appropriately, impressed she was with this facility. She recalls participating in school programs on this stage (creation of a square and folk dancing for young and old. A group of players from the vicinity furnished the music-one was a The 3-room school building (1930's vintage) is occupied by a potter where she creates. Buses deliver kids to the "canvas" on which is scripted the names of 62 young men who answered their country's call in World War II. Committee is reaching out to the public for support of this organized effort to preserve a Highland Co. landmark blind broom maker who played both fiddle and piano (not at the same time). The printed heading reads "New Market Twp. Honor Roll".

Completed between 1945-1950, the honor roll was Historic Committee: On the foyer (Vestibule) wall opposite to the entry doors' threshold hangs a large framed rectangular wooden New Market Township Community House Highland County, Ohio 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property Less Than 1 Acre (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1 17 269365 4335210 - See continuation sheet. 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 Willa Stanforth date 2/27/03 organization New Market Historic Preservation Committee street & number 700 East Main Street telephone 937-393-1044 city or town Hillsboro 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. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources.

Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name New Market Township Trustees street & number 4641 US Route 62 _ state OH _ zip code 45133 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate 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 Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form.

Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of Maps Photographs telephone Zone Easting Northing UTM References New Market Quadrangle Representative black and white photographs of the property. benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 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. state Ohio_ zip code 45133 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 9,10 Page 4 New Market Township Community House Verbal Boundary Description: Being parts of In lots Nos.

121 and 122 of said town, beginning ata point at or near the center of the easterly line of said In lot No. 122, on the westerly side of the Hillsboro & New Market pike, at a point where the line between this property and that of P.S. Bell is indicated by a partition fence, thence with said line and said fence in a westerly direction about 108 feet to the S.W. corner of this property; thence with a fence and the line between this property and the property of said Bell in a northerly direction and almost parallel with said pike about 162 feet to the N.W. corner of this property;thence with the fence and line between this property and that of said Bell in an easterly direction to the east of said In Lot No. 121; thence with the east side of said lots Nos.

121 and 122 in a southerly direction to the place of beginning, and being what is known as the Methodist Verbal Boundary Justification: The nominated property includes the entire parcel historically associated with the Community Hall. Highland County, OH funds raised by Committee). Episcopal Church property in New Market, Ohio. [Deed Book 132, p. 64] have an American flag placed above (courtesy of AMVETS) after renovation of this room is completed (by OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 9,10 Page 5 New Market Township Community House Highland County, OH Ayres, Elsie, Pioneer Sketches Highland County. 1955. Information provided by Donald Bloom, Russell Johnson, Caroline Surber and Jean Wallis. Stanforth, Willa. New Market and Its Nostalgia, 1925.

By the Author, Bibliography: Atlas of Highland County, Ohio. Philadelphia: C.O. Titus, 1871. History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio.Cleveland: W.W.Williams Brothers,1880. OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET New Market Township Community House Photos by Caroline Surber, November, 2003. South and east elevations, looking west Detail view, east elevation North elevation of building (note corbelling) Landing platform - north elevation, and west (rear) elevation Trustees' Room - open door allows view of vestibule Main room, facing south Military Honor Roll -entrance room Highland County, OH Stage, piano and left wing South elevation of building Rev.

10-90) Section number 9.10 Page 6 NPS Form 10-900 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number New Market Township Community House NEW MARKET VILLAGE OF NEW MARKET Source: Atlas of Highland County, C. O. Titus, 1871.

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NAME : DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Highland N SLR DRAFT: Y DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N RECOM./CRITERIA NATIONAL: PDIL: NEW MARKET TWP. COMMUNITY HOUSE Naw Markef Twp. House Highrand co., ou Photo #1 COMMUNITY HOUSE NEW MARKET THP. Highland Co., OH Photo#2 New Market Tup. House Highland Co., Old New Market Twp. House Highland Co., OH Photo Highland Co., of Photo #5 Hishland Co., OM Photo # 6 New Markat Tup. House New Market Twp. House Highlanl Co.,OH New Market Twp. House Highland Co., OH Photo #8 NEW MARKET TWP. HONOR ROLL Donald King, VETERANS Everett Strain Harold Burns Jouph Roush Cleo Garrison Silly miller FranklinBurns LynnLarrick Kobert Burns WWII JenningsMarcum Deweylalker Hishland Co., OH Photo Now Market Twp.

House COMMUNITY HOUSE 5 Highland Co., OH NEW MARKET QUADRANGLE NEW MARKET, OHIO STATE OF OHIO OHIO_HICHLAND Col New MARKET TOWNSHIY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1/269365/4335210 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 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief of Registration National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Washington DC 20005 Enclosed please find one (1) new National Register nomination and additional information for a previously submitted nomination. All appropriate notification procedures have been followed for this new submission.

NEW SUBMISSION New Market Township Community House If you have questions or comments about these documents, please contact the National Register staff in the Ohio Historic Preservation Office at (614) 298-2000. State Historic Preservation Officer Highland COUNTY Sincerely, OHIO enclosures Dear Ms. Shull: January 23, 2004 1201 Eye Street, NW 8" Floor HISTORICAL