Nomination for Gould Block

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OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM Historic name Other names/site number. _Kline's Department Store [LOR-526-161 street & number 608 - 630 Broadway Ave. n/a not for publication city or town Lorain n/a vicinity _zip code 44052 3.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 - statewide E locally.

(-See continuation sheet for additional comments.) December 20,2004 Signature of certifying official Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets L does not meet the National Register criteria. (L See continuation sheet for additional Signature of commenting or other official 4. National Park Service Certification determined not eligible for the M entered in the National Register - See continuation sheet. removed from the National Register other (explain): Signature of Keeper Date of Action comments.) Date National Register 1. Name of Property 2. Location Gould Block 1,hereby certify that this property is: NPS Form 10-900 classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions.

Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property:Ex Department Head, Inventory & 2005 Lorain County, Ohio 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 building(s) - public-local - public-State - site - public-Federal - structure - object 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) Commerce/ Trade/- department store and offices.

Commerce/ Trade - specialty store, warehouse 7. Description Renaissance Revival Architecture Terra-cotta and brick Narrative Description roof Foundation Concrete other Materials walls Architectural Classification Noncontributing Gould Block (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) x private -district (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) Total NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number Z Page 1 Gould Block Lorain County, Ohio maintains the original, ornate exterior, terra-cotta detail.

The Gould Block fronts on Broadway, the city's main historic Palace Theatre to the east (LOR-148-16, NR, 1978; photo #31) and sits diagonally from the 6-story, The Gould Block shares a wall with another historic building, which is the former Lorain Banking Building at 600 Broadway (LOR-1365-16). The interior and exterior of the Lorain bank Building have been rehabilitated and the building presently is used as office space (33). The Gould Block covers approximately 50 percent of the existing footprint of the downtown commercial block. This nomination includes the original 1928 structure as well as later 1930s addition to the structure as documented in 1990 on the Ohio Historic inventory form [LOR-526-16]. The ornate exterior terra cotta work production process to enhance the decorations (Photo #3).

Along the Broadway façade a four-foot portion of the terra cotta over the display windows was covered in 1981 by a plastic panel material (Photo #4). Areas of the plastic panel have been removed and now reveal the terra cotta along the entire front. All of the terra cotta remains intact beneath the 1981 storefront and is in restorable condition. The storefront windows have been replaced a second time, also in 1981. The second floor windows are in fair condition and may be repairable. They are operable double hung sash windows (Photos #6 -12). Renaissance Revival elements include engaged pilasters, decorative finials, cartouches, polychromatic terra cotta details, and classical cornice treatments.

The brick addition to the south wall of the building added in the 1930s remains intact and several areas have the first floor were changed and moved back from the sidewalk sometime in the building's past. All of the The west, or rear of the building borders an alley and is brick construction with utility windows defining the The basement of the building is open the full width and length of the structure and contains only utilities and some store partitions from the department store era. The structure consists of bar, joists, steel beams and columns, the latter encased in concrete. condition. face (Photos #18,19). The 6th Street or north facade maintains its original appearance with the exception that the display windows on The Gould Block is a major remaining example of Lorain, Ohio's early 2oth century commercial architecture. It on the original building is in very good condition.

Much of it was tinted in various greens and blues during the buildings dating from 1890 to the present (Photo #30). Across Broadway the Gould Block faces Lorain's commercial street and a main connector street, 6th street.The Broadway facade is part of a solid block of been exposed for investigation (1). Preliminary examinations show all materials to be in good, restorable OMB No. 1024-0018 exterior terra cotta is intact along this facade (Photos #13-17). S 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 Z Page 2 Gould Block Lorain County, Ohio The interior first floor of the original building and the addition are open the full frontage of the structure and contain square steel columns encased in concrete (Photo #28).

This space has been altered many times over the building's history and currently contains partitions used for furniture display and warehousing. The floors and a beautiful hallway with faux marble painted plaster wainscoting, wood trim, several skylights and original doors and borrowed-light windows into the former office spaces. The interior of the addition second floor is set up for restrooms and two large utilitarian office spaces with no detail. The original structure second floor offices are very utilitarian in nature and have been damaged or altered throughout the buildings history. The areas were The buildings were constructed to withstand tornadoes and fire and maintain not only their original character the historic downtown context. The second floor of the structure is accessed from the 6"h Street and Broadway.

The original structure maintains downtown structures.With its adjacency to the other significant terra cotta buildings it is an important part of built as "flexible office"and served very well (Photos #21-27). ceilings are concrete. A dropped ceiling was added in 1981. (Rev. 10-90) and appearance but the context of the surrounding commercial structures. The Gould Block continues to be a major example of Lorain's commercial past and represent a significant volume of the remaining original Gould Block Lorain County, Ohio 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing) Commerce, Community Planning and Development X A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of - B 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 Period of Significance and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. - D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) ca. 1935 - 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. T. Ralph Ridley - Akron, Ohio, Architect L.A. Burgett - Lorain, Ohio, Builder Narrative Statement of Significance (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) - Federal agency x Local government x preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR - University 67) has been requested. X Other - previously listed in the National Register Name of repository: Black River Historical Society. - previously determined eligible by the National Lorain Journal Archives - designated a National Historic Landmark Lorain Times Herald archived at BRHS J recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record Primary location of additional data X State Historic Preservation Office - Other State agency 1928-1954 Architecture Register Bibliography religious purposes.

Architect/Builder Property is: information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Cultural Affiliation Significant Dates our history. Ca birthplace ora grave. (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property 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 8 Page 1 Gould Block Renaissance Revival commercial architecture in downtown Lorain, Ohio. Clad on two elevations in ornate, soft tornado that destroyed most of the city and a massive fire that burned all of the subject block in 1928. Anchoring the Gould Block was Kline's Department Store, for decades the largest retailer in Lorain County, and J.C. Penney's, another premier downtown retailer.

Today the Gould Block anchors a pivotal downtown Lorain's historic Palace Theatre [National Register 1978], the six story terra cotta Eagles Lodge Building [National Register 1986], and the three-story Italianate style Daniels Block (1882). The Romanesque style of the Gould Block. In 1928, Joseph Gould's new block on Broadway was completed for approximately $225,000. Gould was president of the Peoples Savings Bank and the Steel Stamping Co. in Lorain. The new block was the successor of the Century Building, which was also owned by Gould. The Century Building was destroyed on March 31, 1928 by one of the worst fires in the history of Lorain. Several weeks after the fire, work began on the construction of this block. In November of 1928, the Kline's Department Store held their formal opening in the northern section of the Gould Block.

Jacob and George Kline brought their store to Lorain; it was the Block until the late 1970s. The southern section of the Gould Block was occupied by the J.C. Penney's Company and later by the Jupiter Discount Store, which moved out shortly after the Kline's store. In 1981, Herman-Kirchner furniture store moved into the Gould Block and remains there presently. The second floor has space designed for offices. This prominent block has continued to house commercial establishments that have greatly contributed to the Joseph Gould was president of the Peoples Savings Bank, (building still standing across the street) and was one of the four founders of the Steel Stamping Company, which later became Mascon Toy Company (makers Lorain County, Ohio white terra cotta detailing, the Gould Block exhibits decorative finials, cartouches, engaged pilasters, Philadelphia, PA.

The Kline's store remained Lorain's largest department store in this part of the Gould Steel Stamping Company was assigned to do precision work for the U.S. Army and Navy. The Mascon toy polychromatic details and classically inspired cornices.The Gould Block is also significant under Criterion A intersection and occupies nearly two-thirds of a city block.The other street corners are presently occupied by factory still stands in Lorain and is currently used by the city of Lorain for warehousing and offices. growth of Lorain.

of the Flexible Flyer Wagon).Gould was company president from 1919 to 1943.During World War II, the as it symbolizes Lorain, Ohio's re-emergence as an important commercial center after the devastating1924 Lorain National Bank Building (1901) occupies the northeast corner of the parcel and is"wrapped"by the walls Background History: The Gould Block is significant under Criterion C as it represents an important surviving example of first in the mid-west region of their 31-store national chain, which began in 1903 in a small store in (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page 2 Gould Block Lorain County, Ohio to Lorain. Kline's Department Store and the others operated here into the late 1970s. Joseph Gould was very active in Lorain civic matters.

He served as safety director of the City and was a member of the Lorain City Board of Health. He had full charge of the local hospital during a severe epidemic The Gould Block is one of six inventoried downtown Lorain buildings constructed during the 1920s with terra cotta wall treatments. All of the buildings were architect-designed to complement one another in the Neoclassical Revival and Renaissance Revival styles and together form a cohesive visual ensemble. Two of the six buildings are listed on the National Register. The architect for the Gould Block, T. Ralph Ridley, was sashes. period in Lorain. Gould is also noteworthy for attracting the Kline Department Store to the Gould Block in the City of Lorain, Architectural Context: an Akron, Ohio practitioner while the contractor, L.

A Burgett, was from Lorain.Despite the alterations to the original storefront, the Gould Block retains all of its historic terra cotta wall treatments and window of the Klines department store attracted JC Penney Co. as well as Sears, Woolworths, and Jupiter 5 and Dime LORAIN CO., OH 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property Less than 1 acre UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) - 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 Gary R.

Fischer Architect street & number 201 ½ 5" Street telephone 440- 246-3100 city or town Lorain 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) (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name Albert Kirchner street & number 4925 Washington Ave. telephone440 245-5277 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 Photographs Maps date4/20/04 GOULD BLOCK Zone Easting Northing Property Owner Zone Easting state Ohio zip code 44052 A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. - state Ohio 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 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 Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. Northing _ zip code 44052 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev.

10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Ohio Historic Inventory form # LOR-256-16 The Lorain Journal - 6/21/55, 11/9/28, 11/14/28. Lorain Times Herald - 11/14/28. Black River Historical Society archives. Verbal Boundary Description: PPN# 2-01-004-105-022 / 023 / 024 / 025 Verbal Boundary Justification: The nominated parcel includes the property historically associated with the Gould Block. All photographs in this application: Taken by Gary R. Fischer Date: 8/10/04 201 ½ 5" Street. Lorain, Ohio 44052 Additional photograph copies Archived at: Black River Historical Society 309 West 5'h Street Photographs: Bibliography: Gould Block Lorain County, Ohio Arkinetics Inc. Negatives Archived at: NPS Form 10-900 on alley between 6* & 7" streets. KLINE'S DEPT.

STORE LORAIN, LORAIN CO., OH BUSINESS Side entrance on 6th/St. GOULD BLOCK Lorain Bank to left of Klines BOYSS APR SIDEENTRANCE 6% LORAIN, LORAIN CO., OH Proposed East Elevation Proposed North Elevation The Gould Block A-103 Historic Bunding Renovation 610 Broacway Avenue Arkinetics LORAIN, LORAIN CO., OH Historic Buiiding Renovation A-104 The Gould Block Existing West Elevation Arkinetics NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME : N PDIL: N PERIOD: COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the REJECT 1/29/05 TELEPHONE 12/28/04 RETURN MULTIPLE REVIEWER DATE 2/10/05 OTHER: EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: DATE RECEIVED: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REASONS FOR REVIEW: nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPs.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LESS THAN 5O YEARS: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: LANDSCAPE: N N SLR DRAFT: Y REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Lorain DATE OF PENDING LIST: 1/14/05 DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N NATIONAL: INFORMATION & SALES CENTER Gardens of Char 440 GouLD Block N N-32 EAST FACADE, SOUTH Z EAST FACADE ,NORTH YZ LORAIN ,OHIO EAST CORNICE DETAIL GOULD BLOCK COULD BLOCK GOULD BLOCK 1982 COVERING. LORAIN ,OHIO EAST ENTRY SHOWING DOOR DSTALL GOULD BLOCK GOULD BLOCK DETAIL OF EAST ZND FLOOR ENTRY. LORAN, OHIO DETAIL OF MERALLIONS EAST ENTRN. FPSCHO. LORAIN ,OHIO : COUMN COVERING. 3005 1552 NN N-42 EAST FALADE GOULD BLOCK COLUMN COVER REMOVED. TERRA LORAIN OHIO COTTA BELOW. EAST FACADE,UORTH END LORAIN.OHIO SHOWING COVERING OF TERRA-COTTA SCNO LORAIN, OHO EAST FACADE SHOWING REMOVED FPSCHO.

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