Nomination for Bridenbaugh District No. 3 Schoolhouse

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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 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 Bridenbaugh District No. 3 Schoolhouse Other names/site number 2. Location street & number Southwest Corner of County Road 6 & Township Road M6 - not for publication city or town Pandora - vicinity state Ohio code OH _ county Putnam code 137 3.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 Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property statewide locally. (See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Department Head - Inventory and Registration Signature of certifying official Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society 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 - See continuation sheet. removed from the National Register other (explain): _ Date of Action comments.) Date 343 National Register zip code 45877 NPS Form 10-900 This form is for use in nominatingor requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National meets does not meet the National Register Criteria.I recommend thatthis property be considered significant nationally Februcry 18,2005 1, hereby certify that this property is: Jar Signature of Keeper Bridenbaugh District No. 3, Schoolhouse Putnam, Ohio 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) X private X building(s) - public-local Name of related multiple property listing 6.

Function or Use Education - School Recreation and culture - museum 7. Description No Style (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) See Continuation Sheet district roof structure Stone Tin public-State public-Federal Total Narrative Description Architectural Classification Materials Brick object Current Functions Foundation Noncontributing Historic Functions walls other in the National Register Number of contributing resources previously listed Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check only one box) (Enter categories from instructions) (Check as many boxes as apply) site 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 Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse Putnam Co., Ohio Riley Township in Putnam County. The school has been completely restored with great care to its original condition. The school was built in 1889, closed in 1927 and restored from 1995-1997. The red brick structure measures 42' x 30' and sits on a stone foundation that is 18" thick, two feet in the ground and 18" above the ground. The gable roof was originally covered with wood shingles; in the 1940s it was recovered with a standing seam tin roof. The front porch and the bell tower that had been removed were rebuilt The windows all 4 over 4 double hung with segmental arches. The window frames are made of oak and the window sills are sandstone. These are the original windows.

Above the front door is a small round window. In the gable end of the facade is a sandstone plaque reading: Built in 1889 District No.3 Riley Township Romey & Lewis Builders. At the front of the school stands the old water pump that is still in working condition. At the rear is an old two seater outhouse that was moved to the site in 1997 from an old homestead in the Elida, Ohio area, considered non-contributing. The front porch measuring 18' x 10' and 12' high is the exact size as the original one and sits on the original footers. The interior plan is a simple one-room school but has been carefully restored to its near original condition. The all original as is the floor and the trim. Above the wainscoting the walls are plastered. As you come in the front door there are two benches one on either side; above the benches, there are shelves with coat-hangers under them.

At the front there is a rostrum which projects 6' into the room; it is 6" high. The old teacher's desk sits in the middle of the rostrum with blackboards mounted on the wall behind the desk. Facing the rostrum is a recitation bench with 5 rows of student desks in different sizes totaling 35 in all. On the walls are portraits of Washington and Lincoln, eight kerosene lamps (reproductions), an old school clock, etc. In the middle of the room three-fourths of the way back from the front sits an old pot-bellied stove which is in working condition. There is an old pump organ in the front of the building that also works. The bell in the tower can be heard for quite a distance. to match the original ones.This was done using old photographs.The building has four windows on each side.

Section number7 Page _ 1 The Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse is a one-story red brick structure located on its original site in wooden tongue and groove ceiling is 14' high; this is the original ceiling. The wainscoting around the interior is Bridenbaugh District No. 3, Schoolhouse Putnam, Ohio 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Areas of Significance XA Property is associated with events that have made 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 1889 - 1927 lack individual distinction. - D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. 1889 - built (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) 1927 - closed -A owned by a religious institution or used for Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) - 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. Romey & Lewis 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) preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested previously listed in the National Register X State Historic Preservation Office previously determined eligible by the National - Other State agency - Federal agency - Local government recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey - University X Other Name of repository: Property Owner Register Bibliography Education Architecture Architect/Builder Criteria Considerations Property is: religious purposes.

Applicable National Register Criteria Significant Dates designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Engineering Record (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing) Period of Significance Primary location of additional data Cultural Affiliation (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 Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse Putnam Co., Ohio Statement of Significance Qualifying under Criteria A and C, Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse is significant because of the important part it played in the education of children of District No.3 in Riley Township in Putnam County from 1889-1927.

The building displays the characteristics associated with one-room schoolhouse type and reflects the distinctive practice of local community support for school building associated with nineteenth century rural Putnam County was established and founded as a political entity by an act of the State Legislature on February 12, 1820. In 1829 Kalida was designated as the county seat and the county was organized formally May 8, 1834. In December 1864 the courthouse at Kalida burned down. Two years later after an election held in October 1866 and a majority of 485 votes in favor of removal, the county seat was moved to Ottawa.

Putnam County was originally 24 miles square; in the winter of 1849 the territory was changed for the purpose of creating the new county of Allen entire southeastern township of Richland, one tier of sections from the south of Riley Township and three tiers each from the south sides of Jennings and Sugar Creek Townships were lost in the process. This was a great loss to Putnam County as the part detached was the best improved land in the county at the time. It included the towns of Bluffton and Beaverdam. Putnam County is now comprised of 15 townships. These 15 townships at one time had a combined total of 139 one-room schools. Of these 139 one-room schools approximately 45 still remain standing, most of them in poor time. The first definite organization which the schools had was two mile districts. Around 1850 school districts were set up within a boundary of four (4) square miles.

This meant that a school was located near the district's center, or every two (2) miles in the county. Certain county roads and corners were designated on county plat districts." These districts were self-governing, independent bodies. The citizens of these districts met at the school house and elected the school board, which consisted of three directors, The directors made their own tax levy, employed their own teachers and were the head of the school systems in the several districts, The directors dispersed the school funds themselves. condition. school development.

books as locations for school buildings."The townships were surveyed and laid out in two-mile square The public schools of Putnam County have gone through a marked change from the beginning to the present made their report to the county auditor and were responsible to him alone.They were their own treasurer and 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 Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse townships to form school districts. However, often such funds were not adequate to support the building of schools and throughout the nineteenth century rural districts frequently built one-room schools on land donated Schools of Riley Township settlement around 1880.

Of the 16 schools in the settlement some are now in Allen County; when the township was laid out some of what is now Allen County's Richland Township was still Riley Township and Putnam County. Many of the schools of Riley Township were named after a tree or grove of trees near the school. Others were named after the family who had owned the land where the school stood. Michael Bridenbaugh pioneered in Putnam County Riley Township in 1835. In 1873, Michael and his wife, Jermima, sold one half acre of their land to the Board of Education of Riley Township for the sum of $35.00. In 1878 a wood frame school was built on this land. This wood frame school was used as a school for 11 years. In 1889 the wood frame school was moved to the farmstead to be used as a carriage house and the present brick one-room school was built. The brick one-room school was used for 38 years, closing in 1927.

The school is now 117 years old. After its closing in 1927 John Bridenbaugh, Michael's son, bought the schoolhouse back closing the school was stripped of its desks and other furnishings and used for storage for the farm for 74 years. In 1975 Michael's great grandson, Dale Bridenbaugh, took on the job of restoring the school. Great care was platform and a wood burning stove. The front porch and bell tower were replaced and blackboards that had been removed were re-hung in their original place. A teacher's desk, a recitation bench, clock, portraits of Washington and Lincoln, old books and other memorabilia were again placed in the school. On August 8, 1997 the old school came to life again, A reunion was held for students who had attended class in the old brick building. Eleven former students and the last teacher, Mildred George, were able to attend.

On August 9, 1997 the school opened its doors to the public with a large number attending. Now the school is always open by appointment. Some of the events that have taken place include school class field trips, reunion enhancement to the community. It makes history come to life. by local farmers. Putnam Co., Ohio Riley Township was comprised mostly of a Swiss Mennonite settlement.There were 16 schools built in the from the Board for the sum of $500.00 and it has been a part of the Bridenbaugh farm ever since. After its and family picnics, church parties, club meetings, 4-H meetings and other public meetings. Decorated in period Beginning in 1825 the Ohio General Assembly established a property tax to support schools and required taken to restore the school to its original state.

The classroom is again filled with 35 desks, a raised teacher's style it was also part of a fund-raising event one Christmas. The restored schoolhouse has been a significant 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 Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse Besides the Bridenbaugh School, two other schools are still standing in Riley Township. They are the Hickory School which was remodeled and is now a part of a homelocated at the comer of County Road 2 and Road P-l. The District No.9 School which was called Elm Center is located on the comer of Road 4 and Road O.

This The Bridenbaugh School displays typical characteristics associated with nineteenth century one-room schools in roof, four bay side elevation with tall narrow segmental arched windows, single center door on gable end and the simple wood porch and wooden bell cupola. The porch and cupola are features seen in late nineteenth century schools in Union and Pleasant townships in Putnam County. general and in Putnam County.These characteristics include the buildings rectangular form and plan, gable Putnam Co., Ohio school is now used as a farm shop. Section number8 Page4 NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Gasche, Dale. "Dale's Schoolwork Rates An A!" Farmland News (June 16.1998): Vol. 39 No. 36: pp 1 & 16-19. Grove, Myrna. Legacy of One-Room Schools. Morgantown, PA: Mastof Press, 2000.

McCormick, Virginia E.Educational Architecture in Ohio, From One-Room Schools and Carnegie Libraries to Community Education Villages. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2001. Mondale, Sarah & Sarah B. Patton. School: The Story of American Public Education. Boston: Beacon Press. 2001. Schneck, Don. 150 Years Along the Riley. Urbana, Ohio: Gawmer Printing Co., 1982. Shaw, Julie. "Putnam County Man Goes "Back To School" to Learn Restoratior: -Sheeley, Mary. Putnam County, Ohio One-Room Schools. Evansville, IN: 1985. Welcome to the Bridenbaugh Oneroom Schoolhouse http://putnam.noacsc.org/oneroom CONTINUATION SHEET Major Bibliographical References Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse Putnam Co., Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Techniques"Ohio Historical Society Echoes (April/May2001);Vol.40 No.2:ppl-2. Visit our web site at: Section number 9 Page 5 Bridenbaugh District No.

3, Schoolhouse Putnam, Ohio 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 0.5 (less than one) (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1 17 249523 4540336 (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title organization Dale Bridenbaugh street & number 14058 Road 5N _telephone419-384-3374 city or town Pandora _ state OH zip code 45877 Submit the following items with the completed form: (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name Dale Bridenbaugh street & number Same as above 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 date2/16/2004 Photographs telephone Maps Continuation Sheets UTM References Additional items Boundary Justification Property Owner Additional Documentation Zone Easting Northing Verbal Boundary Description zip code See continuation sheet. (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Representative black and white photographs of the property. Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing 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.

A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. 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 OMB No. 1024-0018 NPS Form 10-900 (Rev.

10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Verbal Boundary Description The Boundaries are described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section Seven thence West eleven (11) rods three and one half (3 ½) feet, thence South nine (9) rods three and one half (3 ½) feet, thence East eleven rods (11) three and one half (3½) feet, thence North nine (9) rods three and road The building is located on its original site and the boundary includes the portion of land Putnam Co., Ohio Boundary Justification Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse CONTINUATION SHEET historically associated with the property. one half (3 /) feet to the place of beginning containing one half acre exclusive of the NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev.

10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse Putnam Co., Ohio Additional Documentation 1. This picture was taken of the south wall of the building from the southeast corner. This shows the northwest corner of the interior and was taken from the center of the room just in front of the wood stove. entrance and much of the east wall. benches. This would be the east wall. 1. Shows the front view of the building from outside. 2. Shows a eloser view of the bell tower. 3. Show the entrance door from the inside. 4. Shows another view of the door, bell rope and clock. 5. Shows a close view of the clock. 6. Shows the wood floor. 7. Shows the wooden ceiling. CONTINUATION SHEET facing southeasst. Negatives are in Dale Bridenbaugh's possession. The camera was facing northwest.

This was taken from the center of the room near the stove and facing the southeast NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 4.This shows the interior front of the school and was taken from the back of the room 6.This was taken from the front of the room near the teacher's desk.It shows the in the northeast corner facing to the southwest. 2. This view of the front or east wall with the camera facing west. of the building.It shows the coat pegs and shelves for lunch boxes as well as the 3.This is a view of the north and west walls as well as the outhouse.The camera was NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Putnam Co., Ohio 8. Shows the bench, shelves and wainscoting at the back of the room near the door. flanked by lamps. 10. Shows a closer view of the window and lamp. 11.

Shows portrait of Washington on the south wall. One of Lincoln is on the north wall. Shows a closer view of the teacher's desk. CONTINUATION SHEET Additional Documentattion continued Bridenbaugh District No.3 Schoolhouse Shows the pump organ which is in working order. National Park Service Shows the windows and lamps.Both the north and south walls have four windows Shows the recitation bench and student desks on the north side of the room. Shows the blackboards and teacher's desk in the front of the room. Section number All photographs and slides were taken in January 2004. 2% Miles NWof Pandora Off Putnam County, Olt 1 160 100 26 J. Diller John Wetry 1880 134 179 200 Range8East.Town1North ASutter S.Krohn Steiner John Kiene D.whistler Baringer Bridenbaugh School DistNa3 Mlaibe Welty A.Wilkins Basing HCo120 70 2 40 WAF OF RILEY TOWNSHI Rice U. Zammerly J.G.

Geiger - 210 P.Suttet J.Bracy IBasing J.Musser Bridenbagh 140 G.W.Alkire Geo.Kober J.GDiller Grismore W.R.Howard. AMAmstuts GedLut3 Rridge SJ.Hurt Arapnkin 16C e al s.- Bridenbaugh School Dist. No 3. Waterloo City, Indiana, in 1870. nam County, Ohio, published by William McClellan, Map of Putnam County, Ohio 'Two Mile District" map have been transferred from a large wall map of Put- organization, 1870.

The school locations shown on this UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: APPEAL: N OTHER : V PDIL: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N V ACCEPT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the RETURN REJECT 4/29/05 DATE 4/21/05 TELEPHONE MULTIPLE REVIEWER 3/16/05 PERIOD: EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET DATE RECEIVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Putnam REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION DATE OF PENDING LIST: 4/06/05 REFERENCE NUMBER: 05000343 N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: RECOM./CRITERIA nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPs. 2005 SCHOOL HOUSE PANDORA OHLO BRIDEN BAUGH DISTRICT#3 Putnam co, Ott Putnan co.

of BRIDENBAUGH DISTRICT Putnan co, OH BRLDENBAULH DISTRIT# 2004 Putanco ot BRIDEN BAUGH DISTRKT t3 84538K No.3 Schoolhouse asal- 17 249523 4540336 BLUFFTON QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES BLUFFTON, OHIO Bridenbaugh Dist Putnam Co, OH DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO