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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 individuatproperties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional ntries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all item 1. Name of Property historic name_Kies, Lewis, House other names/site number 2.
Location street & number 4208 Prospect Ave._D not for publication city or town_Cleveland - vicinity _zip code_ _ county - 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination - request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of meets -does not meet the National Register Criteria.I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally O Department Head - Inventory and Registration may 7, 2004 Signature of certifying official Ohio Historic Preservation Office State or Federal agency and bureau Signature of commenting or other official 4. National Park Service Certification 1, hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register - See continuation sheet.
determined not eligible for the removed from the National Register other (explain): 44103 comments.) Date 833 Cuyahoga National Register state_Ohio Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X statewide X locally. (- See continuation sheet for additional comments.) In my opinion, the property meets - does not meet the National Register criteria. (-] See continuation sheet for additional 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) X private X building(s) - public-local - district - public-State Site - public-Federal Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 6.
Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC: single, multiple dwelling COMMERCE/TRADE: business LATE VICTORIAN: Italianate STONE: sandstone WOOD: weatherboard (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) object Foundation roof structure walls Noncontributing other Materials Total BRICK Architectural Classification ASPHALT Narrative Description 7. Description (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Section number7 Page1. Lewis Kies House, 4208 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, Ohio near east side of downtown Cleveland.
At the center of the lot is a two-story brick building measuring rests on a foundation of rectangular cut sandstone blocks. The building takes the form of a slight L, with a lower two-story rear wing that offsets slightly on its eastern side and contains a small stoop. The central portion is highlighted on its front elevation by a slight projection that contains the main entrance on the first The exterior of this building is faced with red brick laid up in stretcher bond. Accenting the brick exterior is a series of openings which are symmetrical on the front elevation, but which vary somewhat from the first to the second floors on the side and rear elevations. On the front elevation, unusually long rectangular window openings extend to the base of the first floor and rise up to terminate in massive projecting lintels formed of cut sandstone.
Portions of decorative stone lintels on the first floor façade windows were removed and have Windows on the second floor are still fairly long but not nearly as tall as those on the first floor. The lower portions of the second floor windows were bricked in and this alteration has been reversed with the window openings and stone sills returned to their original configurations. On the sides, the first floor has more windows than the second floor and, although some are lined up vertically, the offsets here reflect the different plans of each floor. First floor windows on the side are not as large as those on the front elevation. insulated glass replacement windows. A massive wood cornice with paired brackets crowns the building. 1949 when a storefront wing was attached to the building. The grand entrance is a broad opening with gabled roofline with a hipped extension.
It is two stories tall and has the same first floor level as the main along its western wall, which is recessed from the east wall of the main section. A concrete stoop and rear rectangular sandstone blocks form lintels and sills around door and window openings. The lintels on the examples of Italianate style residential architecture from the post Civil War era. Continuation Sheet Whereas the windows originally had wood double-hung sash, these were changed in 2002-03 to modern The nominated property consists of an urban lot along a semi-residential, semi-commercial avenue on the foundation stones display fine tooling marks and are capped by a projecting stone water table similarly hand- section. Its second floor and its ceilings are lower, however. The rear wing probably originally had a porch occupied former attic. based on an old photo and by marks left on the brick and the stone base.
The original porch was removed in transom above, set within a masonry surround that is the same height as the windows. The Kies House features simple yet finely crafted exterior detailing.Its massive rectangular sandstone in stretcher bond with weathered lime mortar-filled thin joints with coarse aggregate.Hand-tooled front elevation have exceptional carving and display a grandeur evocative of some of the more high style The building originally has a small entrance porch located in front of the doorway.It was rebuilt in 2003 tooled.The foundation has been painted a buff color.The bricks of the main body of the house are laid up been reconstructed.These lintels are rounded at the edges and the wood window sash have rounded edges. The rear wing contained the kitchen and some rear spaces on the second floor.(photo 2)It has a lower NPS Form 10-900-a approximately thirty-eight by sixty feet.
(photo 1) It has a hipped roof covered with asphalt shingles and west wing have replaced this porch. A partial third floor has been added to provide proper egress from the (8-86) floor and pairs of windows on the second and third floors.A pediment crowns this projecting center section. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 2 Lewis Kies House, 4208 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, Ohio and contains the main entrance, has a broad corridor that extends from front to rear on both of the principal square spaces, each accented by a fireplace on the side wall and featuring molded plaster cornices and heavy painted wood trim.
The south parlors on each side have semi-octagonal side walls, with windows on the are elegantly carved from white marble, have ornamental metal fire grates and feature carved wood The second floor features four roughly equal sized spaces off the main corridor, with the rear wing divided off into a single large open room over the front section of the house. It has furred out knee walls along its perimeter and follows the hipped profile of the roof to rise to a height of about ten feet in the center. Ornate plaster moldings accent the rooms in the main section of the building. Massive woodwork with bulbous moldings surrounds the doors and windows. These moldings are original in most areas, but some spaces were modernized in more recent years with imitation wood paneling and simple trim boards, which resulted in the removal of historic trim work.
Based on surviving original fabric and clear indications on the plaster walls of the size and scale of the trim work, it was possible in 2002-03 to replicate original trim where it was missing to provide a consistent historic appearance throughout the interior. missing and has been reconstructed. The stair then reverses itself to rise of the height of the second floor of a pair of narrow windows in front. The bedrooms on either side are similar to the parlors below, with fireplaces and plaster cornices. features a rear staircase southeast of the main staircase. This rear stair extends from the basement to the third floor. The attic formerly was an open space with exposed rafters and roof sheathing but in 2002-03 skylights were added and the space finished off.
The rear staircase was altered at the same time so that it extends to wing roof was altered to accommodate this stairway and to create a broad dormer to the west and south. It is photograph. Its base has been modified to provide access to a basement doorway directly beneath the main entrance. the front section. (photo 6) A large arch visually divides the staircase from the front hallway, which features angled walls facing front and rear. They feature fireplaces on the outermost walls. These marble fireplaces front porch was reconstructed in a contemporary/compatible form, based on on-site evidence and an historic The main staircase rises up to the second floor, with a landing approximately two-thirds of the way to the been finished off into spaces with drywall finishes, exposed original surfaces and newer woodwork.
The faced with wood clapboard siding painted to complement the exterior colors of the house. The basement has the third floor, replacing an original narrow steep stairway in a closet off one of the bedrooms. The rear The rear wing has a series of smaller and more plainly finished rooms that lead from a narrow hallway that The interior features a simple yet dramatic plan. The central section, which projects at the east and west ends overmantels with plate glass mirrors. They are key decorative elements of the interior. (photos 4-5) floors. Leading off this hallway are larger rooms, or parlors, on either side. The front rooms are basically second floor, at the level of the lower rear wing.(photo 3) The newel post of the historic stair railing was NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 into a series of rooms, with a large open archway connecting its two larger spaces.
The third floor is finished (8-86) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Lewis Kies House, 4208 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, Ohio The Lewis Kies House has undergone alterations as this neighborhood transitioned from single-family residential to dense inner city residential to an industrial/commercial area and now into a local historic district lined with rehabilitated buildings. Through this transition, the Kies House has retained an unusual degree of integrity. For example, whereas many houses had their marble fireplace mantels striped away when they were converted, the Kies House has its fireplace mantels intact. And its mantels feature ornate wood over-mantels with mirrors. There are also ornate fireplaces on the second floor, all of which survive newel post, which was reconstructed.
The house retains most of its original woodwork and doors. It also survived intact. Minor damage occurred to the sandstone lintels, but these areas could be repaired to create an intact appearance. Changes to the building include an expansion of the rear wing to the west, made over 50 years ago, and the necessary to provide access to the original attic, adapted into office space. The dormer is faced with wood clapboard siding and is painted to complement the color scheme of the property. The west wing extension and its concrete stoop are blocked from view along Prospect Ave. by the projecting semi-octagonal two-story bay. The rear dormer addition is also blocked from view from most areas by adjoining buildings. southeast just past this house.
The house enjoys a high-profile location at the angle in the road and is a key presence at the east end of the locally designated historic district. The recently completed rehabilitation celebrates the beautiful craftsmanship of this building as reflected in its well executed brickwork, finely carved sandstone trim, ornate wood brackets and cornices and in its many fine interior features, the marble The Lewis Kies House retains its original relationship to the street, although Prospect Ave. angles to the needed in the current rehabilitation program was to strip away past changes and make minor repairs as required. The removal of the storefront addition revealed that the front wall and the window openings has much of its original plaster walls and ceilings intact, including cast plaster cornices.
The major work creation of a rear-facing dormer addition at the third floor level over the rear wing.This new dormer was intact. Many houses had their stairways removed, but the main staircase in this house is intact, except for its fireplaces, heavy woodwork and finely crafted doors and stairway. Integrity OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number 7 Page 3. (8-86) 8. Statement of Significance