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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service REGISTRATION FORM the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural 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. 1. Name of Property historic name - Berry, Richard Jr. House other names/site number Tomko House 2. Location street & number 324 East North Broadway - not for publication - county. .zip code_43214 3.

State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this Xnomination L does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant O nationally O statewide X locally. (- See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Department Head 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. Natjonal Park Service Certification 1, hereby certify that this property is: - other (explain): _ entered in the National Register - See continuation sheet.

determined not eligible for the Date of Action removed from the National Register code Date vicinity National Register state Ohio Franklin 754 June 10, 2005 Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking/X" in the appropriate box or by entering city or town_ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic If. Beall Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets D -Inventory & Registration comments.) Columbus RECEIVE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Berry, Richard Jr. House Franklin County, Ohio 5.

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Category of Property Foundation in the National Register site walls United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House CONTINUATION SHEET Franklin Co., Ohio The Richard Berry Jr. House, located at324 East North Broadway, isan exceptionally well preserved example of an early 20" century Colonial Revival residence in the city of Columbus, Ohio. Constructed in 1926, the frame residence was designed by Columbus architect Ray Sims. It is located on a 1.34 acre lot - one of the largest in the neighborhood. It is set well back from the street and the house is complemented with planned landscape features - most of them original to the period of construction. century neighborhood of Clintonville.

Clintonville is located directly north of downtown Columbus and the Ohio State University and extends north along High Street and Indianola Avenues, from approximately Arcadia Avenue to Morse Road, a distance of approximately forty blocks from north to south and four blocks from east to west. This neighborhood generally developed from south to north during the period from the 1910s to the Even before houses were built, East North Broadway differed from the other streets in the area. Where many from 150 to 215 feet in width -as many as three to five times that of other subdivisions to the south. Although many of the large East North Broadway lots were later subdivided to make two or three individual lots and fine early 20# century houses constructed, the Berry House sits on all of lot #56 and half of lot #57.

The two-and-one-half story residence is of wood frame construction with cedar shake siding. It measures three by five bays with a slate-covered gable roof in the main block with a gable-roofed covered terrace on the east end and a four bay two-story wing set back on the west end with a one-story shed-roofed wing attached. The windows on the first floor of the south (main) elevation are double-hung six-over-nine sash, with six-over-six sash above. Window sizes vary in size on the rear (north) elevation but are nearly all double-hung six-over-six sash. All of the wood windows are original.

The house retains its original form with all of the wings part of the The symmetrical five-bay façade (south elevation) features a central entrance with a six-panel wood door, leaded glass fanlight and sidelights and a pedimented portico with a gently curved ceiling that echoes the shape and returns; built-in benches on the either side of the portico, facing each other; the original hanging light framed with shaped architraves. The east wing includes an arcaded covered terrace. The gabled roof structure is supported by three arched openings separated by slender Doric columns on both the north and south sides and a central arch flanked by the same Doric columns used elsewhere. The corners are more substantial in width with the returns on the cornice giving the east end the appearance of pilasters. The terrace floor is paved in slate.

The terrace covers approximately two-thirds of the east elevation of the house. A pair of French doors lead from the living room to round multi-paned sash. 1950s. The house is located along East North Broadway, which is one of the major east-west streets in the early 20th original design. fixture;and original slate flooring.The double-hung six-over-nine windows on the main block are intact and are the terrace.The second floor has two double-hung six-over-six windows and the gable end features two quarter- Section number 7 Page streets had lots that were 40 to 50 feet wide, the original plat for East North Broadway showed lots ranging of the fanlight above the entrance.

Other portico details include slender Doric columns; a cornice with dentils United States Department of the Interior National Park Service CONTINUATION SHEET Richard Berry House Franklin Co., The west wing of the house is stepped back from the façade and features a one-story section in front (south elevation) with a projecting bay window and a covered porch area next to it. The second floor windows are double-hung-six over six sash. The one-bay shed-roofed wing on the far west side incorporates one bay of the three-bay attached garage - original to the design of the house. The west elevation features a round-arched window located in the stair hall leading to the second floor; double- hung six over six windows; a small double-hung window in a first floor bathroom and a half-round window in the gable end breakfast room and bedrooms and bathrooms above.

The rear elevation includes an entrance with a simple porch; grouped double-hung six-over-six and four-over-four windows and an attached three-car garage. There are no later additions on the house. The main entrance leads to a large entrance hall which acts as the organizing feature on the main floor of the house. The first floor contains over 2700 square feet. One of the distinctive features in the entrance hall, exhibiting the level of design-detail in this structure, is the continuation of the detailing from the front portico to the inside -the dentil design in the cornice, arched ceiling design and slate flooring -- making the transition from outdoors to indoors seamless. The entrance hall is lined with built-in closets with painted wood trim.

From this vestibule area, are two steps to the main entrance hall which runs east-west through the first floor of other room throughout the house. To the right of the main hallway is the living room which is separated from the entrance hall by a pair of pocket so that it is at the same grade and directly accessible to the covered terrace on the east side of the house. The central feature is a wood-burning fireplace on the east wall flanked by pairs of French doors leading to the covered terrace. The fireplace mantel reflects the Colonial Revival style of the house and repeats the dentil motif found on the front portico and in the cornice of the entrance hall. To the left of the main hallway is the library, paneled with North Carolina gumwood. The original paneling wall in the northeast corner of the room.

Built-in bookshelves with leaded-glass doors line the south wall of the Directly north of the main hallway is the formal dining room. A large window faces north overlooking the expansive back yard. Notable detailing in the dining room includes the original built-in cupboards flanking the Turning left from the entrance to the main hallway leads to the half bath, a closet room, and a family room. The half bath is located beneath the main staircase. The original Belgian decorative tile is intact, including built-in room. covers all of the wall surfaces creating a unified design.A wood-burning fireplace is incorporated into a corner the house.With the exception of original tile flooring in the bathrooms, original oak flooring is intact in every large rear window.

The rear (north) elevation is asymmetrical in design, with a projecting wing that contains the kitchen and doors.The room measures approximately 35 by 18feet and is located two steps below the level of the hallway Section number 7 Page United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House CONTINUATION SHEET Franklin Co., Ohio towel bar and soap and glass holders. The tile, which is in various shades of pale blues and greens, is set with wide mortar joints. The pedestal sink and toilet date from the original construction as well. The closet room is an unusual feature, as it is an entire room off the hallway and is devoted entirely to built-in closets. The walls are lined with six-panel painted wood doors and was certainly considered a very modern feature at the time the house was built.

Another original feature in the main hallway is an arched niche for the The family room, at the western end of the house, features a projecting bay window overlooking the front yard, complete with a built-in window seat. On the west wall of the room is a door that leads to the front porch with its original slate flooring and light fixture. Behind the family room is a back staircase to the second floor (which originally included servants' quarters over the garage) and the kitchen. The kitchen retains its original size and configuration but has been updated with cherry cabinets and solid-surface counters. A door on the south side of the kitchen leads to a mudroom. To the left of the mudroom is the door leading the basement. To the east of the kitchen is a separate breakfast room. A large window with built-in window seat is on the north wall of the room.

French doors from the east wall lead out to the rear slate flagstone patio. A wide and open staircase is located in the main hallway. The landing, with a large round-arched window and built-in window seat, are visible from both the first and second floors. The staircase has hardwood treads and painted wood risers, painted balustrade and a stained wood newel post and handrail. The second floor of the home has a master suite at the east end of the house. It consists of two large rooms with a bathroom and a hallway between them. There are operable original gas fireplaces in each room, as well as large closets. The master bathroom has all of its original tiles and fixtures except for a whirlpool tub where the The pedestal sink retains its original nickel-plated legs and glass ball feet. The back section of the second floor has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Original tile and fixtures, including built-in medicine cabinets and mirrors are intact. One bathroom has pink wall tile with black hexagonal tile floor; while the other bathroom has white tile with random decorative tiles on the wall. Both bathrooms have At the end of the upstairs hallway is a back staircase. Immediately north of the back staircase is a two-room suite with bathroom that originally functioned as the servants quarters. The bathroom in this area also features original fixtures and white hexagonal floor tile, white wall tile with a single multi-color band of narrow tile and telephone. historic pedestal sinks. a pedestal sink. Section number 7 Page 3 original bathtub was located. The tile is beige and green and there is a tiled arched ceiling above the tub alcove.

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House CONTINUATION SHEET Franklin Co., Ohio The third floor of the home is a large single space with oak floors and ceilings that are six-and-a-half feet tall. The third floor covers the area above the master suite and three of the four upstairs bedrooms and has recently been converted to a living space. The basement of the house is also interesting. The foundation is poured concrete with deep window wells so that natural light is admitted to the space. The original boiler still heats the home. A recreation room with a woodburning fireplace and a half bath are also located on this level of the home. One of the more unusual air circulated to dry them. The Berry House is located in the midst of a landscaped site. The porches and covered terrace have already been described.

A small building is located on the north side of the property and dates from the original construction period. It is a one-story frame structure with a hipped slate roof and screened panels. It also has slate floors and louvered screens which made its use as a summer entertaining space ideal. Formal planting beds and brick walkways lead from the east terrace to the eastern edge of the property. The driveway on the western side of the property is in its original location. Informal flower beds are located around This sixteen-room home retains a very high level of integrity. Original features include the form of the structure, interior room arrangement, flooring and wall finishes, and exterior paving and walkways.

The only updates to the house include the installation of air conditioning and forced air heating systems in the early 1990s, the addition of triple-track storm windows; and the updated kitchen. remove it when a hailstorm damaged the siding. The insurance settlement paid for the removal of the artificial siding, the repair of the original cedar shakes and the painting in its original white color scheme. The rendering for the house, prepared by architect Ray Sims, shows shutters were originally proposed and the Berry, Jr., the first owner, the shutters were never installed and there was always a covered porch rather than a The house has a commanding presence along East North Broadway and continues to be a modern, functional, and well-designed family home.

The attention to detail and quality of materials used in its 1926 construction have been remarkably well-preserved over the 78 year history of the home. porch on the west side of the facade was designed to be an open pergola. According to the children of Richard pergola on the west wing.Otherwise, the house in 2004 looks as it was originally designed in the 1920s. the house and along the East North Broadway area of the property to screen it from passing traffic. Section number7Page Page The house had aluminum siding added approximately forty years ago. The present owners were planning to features in the home is the original gas air dryer which allowed for the hanging of clothes on a rod while warm Berry, Richard Jr. House Franklin County, Ohio 8. Statement of Significance

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Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing) 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 and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. O D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history.

Significant Dates (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) -A owned by a religious institution or used for religious 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. within the past 50 years.

Ray Sims, AIA Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation - recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Primary location of additional data Previous documentation on file (NPS) X State Historic Preservation Office - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR - Other State agency 67) has been requested - Federal agency - previously listed in the National Register - Local government - previously determined eligible by the National - University - Other - designated a National Historic Landmark 1926 Register Bibliography architecture sheets.) Criteria Considerations Period of Significance Cultural Affiliation 9.

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Major Bibliographical References See Continuation Sheet. Applicable National Register Criteria our history. Property is: Architect/Builder Ca birthplace ora grave. G less than 50years of age or achieved significance (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing purposes. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House CONTINUATION SHEET Franklin Co., Ohio The Richard Berry Jr. House is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C as a fine and exceptionally well-preserved example of the work of Columbus architect Ray Sims and of an upper middle class Colonial Revival residence in Columbus, Ohio. Background Information Richard Berry, Jr. was the eldest of five sons of Richard Berry, Sr., the founder of Berry Brothers Bolt Works. Berry, Sr.

was an Irish immigrant who learned his trade in a bolt factory in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1870s. He came to Columbus and established his own company in 1881, which he later transferred to his sons. Richard Jr. served as the president of the company from the 1920s (at the time this house was built) through the early 1950s. Richard Berry, Jr. lived in the house at 324 East North Broadway during his most productive years as president of the company. His successor, Richard Berry III, was raised in this house. Berry Brothers Bolt Works manufactured a variety of bolts used in many industrial products. "One of two bolt factories established to supply the buggy manufacturers and machine shops of late 19t century Columbus, Berry Brothers is the only of Richard Berry III (grandson of the founder and the son of the builder of this house) until his retirement in the late 1990s.

The Berry Brothers Bolt Works building (NR 1988) is still standing but is undergoing rehabilitation The Berry House was designed by a prominent Columbus architect, Ray Sims. Sims started his solo practice in 1917 and specialized in residential architecture. In 1976 Architecture Columbus, a study of the city' s important buildings, was able to attribute only one Columbus home to Sims, the Hugh Nesbitt House at 2321 Yorkshire Road, today included in the Upper Arlington Historic District (NR 1985). However, the Ohio Historical Society architectural archives contains drawings of over 200 single-family homes designed by Sims between 1917 and 1939, a body of work that documents far greater importance for Sims and the far greater role he played in the development of early 20 century residential design in Columbus and nearby suburbs.

During the latter part of this period, Sims also designed several double houses, apartment buildings, and a few commercial buildings, but the focus of his practice was clearly single-family residential. Nearly without exception, his houses were designed in revival styles popular during the period, especially Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, English Cottage, and Tudor Revival. He was well-versed on the character-defining features, materials and details of each of these styles. The majority of the homes were modest in size, with two to four bedrooms and one to two The Richard Berry, Jr. House, the Nesbitt House and Sims' own house stand out among his other houses for several reasons. All were designed within about a one-year period, with the Nesbitt House first, the Berry House second and Sims' own house last.

They are all larger in scale than his other houses (with four to six bedrooms, four or more bathrooms, servants' quarters, first floor libraries, and attached multi-car garages). They also share another innovation not found in his other houses - the first floor coat room lined with closets. The Berry House Significance bathrooms. for a new use. Section number_ 8 Page 5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House CONTINUATION SHEET Franklin Co., Ohio and the Sims House share several other characteristics - both are designed in the Colonial Revival style, with other houses); and they have very similar floor plans. The date on the Berry house drawing is three months earlier than Sims' own house, suggesting that Sims like what he designed for Berry and used many of the same elements in his own home.

It also suggests that, of the dozens of houses Sims had designed by this time, he considered the Berry House one of his most successful designs. clients' initials and without addresses. Of those drawings with clients' names, a number of them did not have corresponding names in the city directories, which may indicate that they were for out-of-town clients. Those built in Columbus can be found in suburban neighborhoods that were developing during this period, including Upper Arlington, Grandview, Bexley (all separate suburban communities) and the Clintonville neighborhood in In 1944, Sims became one of the original partners in the firm of Sims, Cornelius & Schooley. He continued to practice with this firm until his death in 1964. A publication entitled Architecture and Design, published in 1948, showcased some of the work of the firm.

Among Sims' featured designs were the Wagnalls Memorial in Lithopolis, Ohio; the Urbana Public Library in Urbana, Ohio; the Kappa Alpha Theta (1861 Indianola Avenue), addition to the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Museum on the Ohio State University Campus, also in Columbus. These projects further demonstrate Sims' knowledge and understanding of the revival styles that Although in the 1940s Sims, Cornelius & Schooley was beginning to design buildings influenced by the early stages of modernism, the buildings mentioned above, along with the Berry House, exhibit the attention to detail, quality materials and lasting design that were hallmarks of Ray Sims' career and his impact on the historic built environment in Columbus.

Sims, Cornelius & Schooley continues in practice today as Schooley Caldwell From an architectural standpoint, this house is an excellent example of an upper-middle class home and the Colonial Revival style. The attention to detail in terms of the design, layout, quality of material and craftsmanship is reinforced by the fact that the house remains virtually unaltered more than seventy-five years after it was constructed. Among its distinctive details and features are slate terraces and porches, paneling in the library, a variety of imported and domestic tiling in the bathrooms, and five working fireplaces (three wood burning and two gas), as well as such "modern" features as extensive closet space, a telephone niche in the hallway, an air dryer in the basement, and an attached three-car garage.

Colonial Revival architecture borrows from historical styles of America's past, typically eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings reflecting classical traditions. Colonial Revival designs often copied specific buildings from national or regional sources, such as Mt. Vernon, the colonial home of George Washington as Columbus. Associates. nearly identical facades;both contain first floor playrooms (which typically appeared in the basements of his were so popular during the first half of the 2o" century.

Section number 8 Page _ It is not known how many of Sims' houses were actually built, as he typically identified his drawings only with Tau Kappa Epsilon (234 17" Avenue), and Sigma Nu (22 16" Avenue) Fraternities in Columbus; and an United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House CONTINUATION SHEET Franklin Co., Ohio seen in numerous examples of revival residences featuring two-story columned porticos. It has been speculated that the Berry House may have been influenced by a specific early Ohio residence - the home of William Henry Harrison, "Old Tippecanoe" military hero of the War of 1812 and ninth President of the United States.

The clapboard sided Harrison home is pictured in Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, the house shows similarity to the Berry House in its dominant two-story center section, gable roof and flanking wings that bear some resemblance to the massing of the wings on the Harrison House. Other duplications of the Harrison House have been identified, most notably a version that stood on the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus. More research is needed to affirm the Berry House as an example of this Colonial Revival stylistic trend. large and small - can be found throughout Columbus neighborhoods and those of its suburban communities. century.It developed as the city expanded northward beyond Ohio State University -- approximately 4 miles north of Broad and High, the most important intersection in the city at the corner of Ohio's Capital Square.

This growth north was partially fueled by the extension of the street railways along North High Street. One line terminated at Arcadia and Olentangy Park, where another line began service north to the separate community of Worthington. The electric streetcars reached their peak of operation in the 1910s-1930s; in fact, in 1935 there streetcar. The last streetcar in Columbus ran in 1948. growth of business and industry, the creation of new jobs, and the expansion of the population resulted in a suburban communities such as Bexley, Grandview and Upper Arlington. were involved in platting subdivisions -- generally following a grid pattern of streets with North High Street and Indianola Avenue as the main north-south streets through the neighborhood. The "Big Four" railroad line, just east of Indianola Avenue, formed the far eastern boundary of the neighborhood.

The typical layout of the neighborhood was a series of grid streets with narrow lots, ranging in width from 30 to 50 feet; while East North Broadway was platted differently from the beginning. Here the lots ranged in width from 150 to 215 feet. While some of these lots were ultimately divided in half or thirds, this street still feet compared to 50 - 60 feet for the other streets. East North Broadway differed in other ways, as well.

It originally had two landscaped circles-one at the intersection of Indianola Avenue and the other at the financial problems in the 1930s and the growing popularity of automobiles and busses led to the decline of the Within the City of Columbus, Clintonville developed as a neighborhood in the first few decades of the 20th The population of the city was also growing during the first few decades of the 2ot century expanding from a were five independent streetcar companies and over 130 miles of tracks on city streets.But a combination of maintains a very different character than streets to the north and south.The right-of-way is much wider --100 The Colonial Revival style was popular throughout the first half of the 2oth century.Houses in this style - both period of physical growth for Columbus and the establishment and growth of some of its first ring independent The Clintonville neighborhood is very much a product of this period of rapid growth.

A number of developers population of 125,500 in1900 to290,564in 1930 -nearly a doubling of the population in three decades.The United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House CONTINUATION SHEET Franklin Co., Ohio intersection of Oakhill/Beacon Hill Roads (now Calumet). It became West North Broadway on the other side of the Olentangy River, which made it a major thoroughfare through the city from east to west, and the houses were larger with many more examples of high-style architecture than other streets in the area. In fact, an advertisement for development on North Broadway described the area in the following manner: "If subdivided each lot would be six ordinary city lots; North Broadway is 100' wide and one mile in length; extending from High Street to the Big Four Railroad.

The roadbed is paved the full length with Hallwood block. The sidewalks are of brick, with 20' grass plot or park in either side... No residence will be erected to cost less than three more typical examples of modest middle-class homes including four-squares, bungalows and vernacular frame structures with varying floor plans. The Berry House stands out in this context for several reasons. It occupies a full lot and a half giving it the largest site for a single-family house on the street and the house is set back from the street with a large front yard, whereas most of the other houses are located closer to the street and form a more unified setback line. Most of the houses along the street, between High Street and Indianola, were constructed between 1900 and 1930.

A review of Columbus City Directories during that period indicated that many of the homes were lived in on East North Broadway in 1925, when the Berry House was under construction, were the following: Llewelyn Lewis, President of the American Water Motor Company (19 East North Broadway); L. J. Jacobs, Secretary and Sales Manager for the American Water Motor Company (33 East North Broadway);F.L. Palmer, President of Manager of the Fireproof Warehouse and Storage Company (77 East North Broadway); C.T. Cawrse, Manager of Telling-Belle Vernon Company (85 East North Broadway); E. P. Gustafson, Assistant Secretary of the American National Fire Insurance Company (121 East North Broadway); C.M. Lott, owner of C.M. Lott Real Estate Company (138 East North Broadway);F. H. Harrison, Secretary-Treasurer of the Orr, Brown & Price Company (150 East North Broadway); J.T.

Roberts, Cashier for Massachuesetts Mutual Life Insurance CPA (369 East North Broadway). East North Broadway, between High Street and Indianola Avenue would likely qualify for listing in the National Register as a historic district, but at the present time the owners of Berry House are the only ones interested in pursuing listing in the National Register. While there are numerous other examples of early 20t* century Colonial Revival houses in the city, this one is century; and it is remarkable for its level of integrity. It survives virtually unaltered from its original design with all of its character defining features - form, exterior siding, windows and doors, roofing materials, interior paneling, flooring, bathroom tile and some original bathroom fixtures -- intact.

The building retains a very high glimpse into the lifestyle of an upper middle-class family in Columbus during the early 20 century. by professionals and those in middle-upper management of businesses and industries.Among those who lived Company (204 East Broadway); William Taylor, a physician (241 East North Broadway); and S.P. Shaw, a Palmer-Donavin Manufacturing Company (68East North Broadway);P.A.Dolle, Treasurer and General clearly associated with the career of Ray Sims, an important Columbus residential architect during the early 20th Section number Page - thousand dollars...." (newspaper ad for the subdivision, no name or date).

Other area streets are filled with level of integrity of design, setting, materials, craftsmanship and location, and thus provides an authentic United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House Franklin Co., Ohio Architecture and Design. v. 12, April, 1948. Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Columbus, Ohio. Philadelphia: G. Wm. Baist, 1910, 1920. Columbus City Directories Kitchen, Judith and Darbee, Jeffrey. Architecture Columbus. Columbus: Foundation of the Columbus Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, 1976. Plat Book of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. Philadelphia: Franklin Survey, 1937. Sanborn Insurance Maps of Columbus. 1921, 1937. Schooley Caldwell Associates archives, Columbus, Ohio. Sims, Ray. Architectural Drawings 1917-1945, Architectural Archives, Ohio Historical Society. Tomko, Carole.

Interviews with Berry family members. U.S. Census Records 1890, 1900, 1910, 1020, 1930, 1940, 1950 Williams, Judy. Berry Brothers Bolt Works, National Register of Historic Places Nomination, 1987. County, Ohio. Bibliography Boundary Justification Boundary Description The property encompasses Parcel #010-041495-00 as recorded by the Franklin County Auditor, Franklin The boundary includes all of the property associated with this house throughout its history. CONTINUATION SHEET Section number _ 9 Page Berry, Richard Jr. House Franklin County, Ohio 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property approximately 1.3 acres (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing 1 17 328782 4432992 - See continuation sheet.

Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By Nancy Recchie, Historic Preservation Consultant organization_Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. _ date 9/1/04 city or town 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) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) Carole W. Tomko telephone614-262-9940 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.

Box37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) Maps name Photographs Additional items telephone_614-221-0358 Continuation Sheets Additional Documentation Boundary Justification name/title UTM References Representative black and white photographs of the property. street & number 324 East North Broadway Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate city or town Columbus _ state_OH zip code 43214 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 instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form.

Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of Columbus United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House Franklin Co., Ohio Section number Photos Jeffrey Darbee Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. 593 South Fifth Street Columbus, Ohio 43206 Location of Negatives: Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. 1. Rendering of Berry Residence by Ray Sims, AIA 2. View of main (south) elevation of Berry Residence 3. View of east elevation of Berry Residence showing covered terrace 5. View of west elevation of Berry Residence showing original side wings 8. Detail of living room mantel 10. View of library with original paneling and fireplace 12. View of first floor hallway with arched telephone niche on right 13. View of landing on stairway from second floor hallway 14. View of master bedroom 15.

View of master bathroom with original tile, arched tub enclosure and sink 16. View of original outbuilding at rear of lot 18. View of the Berry Residence setback with its expansive front yard, in relation to other houses on the street 19. View of brick paving and entrance detail 20. View of open arcaded terrace with slate paving 21.

View of brick walkways through gardens on east side of house Photo Log Page Photographer: August, 2004 CONTINUATION SHEET 7.View of living room with pocket doors to left and French doors to terrace on right Date of Photographs: 9.View of dining room with original woodwork and built-in cabinets Photo Descriptions: 17.View of house showing original location of drive around circular planting area 6.View of entrance vestibule detail with continuation of cornice detail from exterior to interior 11.View of first floor half-bath with original imported tile and original sink 4.View of rear (north) elevation of Berry Residence United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Richard Berry House CONTINUATION SHEET Franklin Co., Ohio Section number Photos Page Carole Tomko 324 East North Broadway Columbus, Ohio 43214 January, 2005 22.

View of Ray Sims's House, 3917 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio 23. View of Hugh Nesbitt House, 2321 Yorkshire, Columbus, Ohio These two houses were designed just a few months of the Richard Berry, Jr. House. They all share similar characteristics in terms of size and scale, first floor libraries and coat rooms, and the Sims and Berry Houses also have first floor playrooms, a feature found in the basements of earlier homes designed by Sims. Photographer: Additional Photos Date of Photos: Location of Negatives: Carole Tomko same external appearance. between the flat and a small pirogue anchored in the stream, and on which one end of its by the widow of the lamented Harrison, long distinguished for the virtues which adorn the female character. About a quarter of a mile south of the family mansion, and per- nary man was obliged to stand on tiptoe.

North Bend is situated 16 miles below Cincinnati, and 4 from the Indiana line, at the northernmost point of a bend in the Ohio river. This place, which was of note in the early settlement of the country, back from the Ohio, amid scenery of a pleasing and retired character. stands upon the summit of a small oval-shaped hill, rising about 100 231 230 has in later years derived its interest from having been the residence borders of Elysium. The wings were alike:a part of tho HAMILTON COUNTY.

friends; and although corn was then abundant, there was but one mill, (Wickerham's,) a from low water and other unfavorable circumstances, it was of little use, so that we were bliged to supply the deficiency from hand-mille, a most laborious mode of grinding forth their foliage; in March, the red bud, the hawthorn and the dog-wood, in full bloom, checkered the hills, displaying their beautiful colors of rose and lily; and in April, the the beautiful redbird, and the untaught songster of the west,made the woods vocal with drum of the partridge, or the loud gobble of the turkey. Here might be seen the clumsy del in the top of some lofty tree; or approached suddenly, raising himself erect in the soon distancing his pursuers.

the wily copperhead, who lay silently coiled among the leaves, or beneath the plants, wait- his rattle, apprised him of danger; and the still more fearful and insidious savage, who, is respectably, though plainly fornished, and is at present occupied At this delightful season, the inhabitants of our village went forth to their labor, inclosing of Gen. Wm. H. Harrison, and the spot where rests his mortal re- haps half that distance from the river, is the tomb of Harrison. bushels to the acre. Tomb of President Harrison. It seemed an earthly but for apprehension of OLD LOG CABIN sung about on the campaign the HARD CIDER OHS Room The Famous Mirs. Geniral whene they drank Franklin Lo, ott Parlor Srore Hanrioom's SKETCH/AREA TABLE ADDENDUM State Zip 43214 Borrower Carole W.

Tomko Lender/Client National City Bank Appraiser Name Appr Address 1375 Cherry Way Drive, Sulte 100 Cov'd Porch 5 ba 1 = 15 TOTAL LIVABLE 9 Areas Total (rounded) Page 1 of 2 30.7 22.0 20.7 30.6 1081.87 199.36 36.6 15.9 0.28 Den 65.0 8.62 Dinette 46.0 Shed 56.11 Kitchen 2764.15 (rounded) 377.28 Garage Room 688.20 Patio 24.1 Foyer Comments: Family Scale: 4.22 City Columbus Dining Room Code Shed/spring bouse AREA CALCULATIONS SUMMARY LIVING AREA BREAKDOWN File No 04020092 First floor Description 0.5x 52.3' Covd 20.6' County Franklin 20.0' 19.0' 17.7' GLA1 Property Address 324 East North Broadway UC Address 155 East Broad Street, 5th Floor, Columb Breakdown AREA CALCULATIONS Apx8100-w Apex2 22.8 Closet Totals OTH Subtotale Size SKETCH/AREA TABLE ADDENDUM County Franklin State OH Zip 43214 Borrower Carole W.

Tomko Lender/Client National City Bank Appraiser Name 16.1 x Third floor area AREA BR 7 BR 6 BR 5 BR 4 BR 3 BR 2 1 = 15 MAREA CALCULATIONS SUMMARY Fee 1491.69 | TOTAL LIVABLE 6 Areas Total (rounded) Page 2 of 2 19.2 22.8 3937 51.1 36.6 35.6 68.8 Bath 841.63 Bedroom 3095.42 Den 707.68 0.29 28.5 87.9 Master Closet 563.75 (rounded) 332.02 Comments: LIVING AREA BREAKDOWN Scale: GLA2 GLA3 Totals City Columbus Code Second Floor File No 04020092 52.3' Property Address 324 East North Broadway Breakdown 0.5 x L/C Address 155 East Broad Street, 5th Floor, Columb Description 20.7 Stze 17.7' Berry, Richard Jr., House Franklin co, Ot ELEVATION FOR RAY SImS' HOUSE Berry, RichardJr., House, Franklin Lo, OH NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF 45TH DAY: N PDIL: N PERIOD: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N National Heg COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS : RECOM.

/CRITERIA If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the TELEPHONE DISCIPLINE DATE REJECT 6/14/05 MULTIPLE RETURN REVIEWER 7/28/05 OTHER: SAMPLE: DATE RECEIVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPs. DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR N SLR DRAFT: N ACCEPT STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Franklin REFERENCE NUMBER: 05000754 DOCUMENTATION see attached comments I/N see attached SLR Y/N LESS THAN 5O YEARS: Bntered in the FRANKLIN CO. OHIO RICHARD BERRY RESIDENCE FRANKLINCO. OH RICHARO BERRY RESIDENCE COLUmBUS FRANKLIN CO. OH 324 E. NORTH BROADWAY COLUmBUS RICHARO BERRY RESIDENCE COLUMBUS RICHARD BERRY RESIDENEE 334 E.NORTH BROADWAY FRANKUN CO. OHIO FRANKLIN CO. OHIO COLUMBUS FRANKLMCO, OHIO 324 E. NORTH BROADWAY Cocumbus FRANKLIN (O.

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