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Nomination for Clinton Apartments

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 4,922 words across 27 pages, filed in 2006. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

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From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

NPS Form 10-900 RECEIVED United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 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 Clinton Apartments other names/site number 2. Location street & number N/A - vicinity .code_OH _ county. _zip code 44113 3. State/Federal Agency Certification 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 4] meets - does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant D Inventory & 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. Natjonal Park Service Certification entered in the National Register - See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the removed from the National Date Register state Cleveland Ohio Cuyahoga As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this other (explain): (Rev.

10-90) National Register city or town 1, hereby certify that this property is: Date pt Action by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, 3607 Clinton Ave. N/A - not for publication comments.) Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga Co., OH 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (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 - structure - object Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register 6.

Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC: Multiple Dwelling 7. Description Architectural Classification STONE: Sandstone REVIVALS: Classical Revival (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or Foundation roof other BRICK Noncontributing Materials walls ASPHALT Narrative Description more continuation sheets.) LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY (Check as many boxes as apply) Total NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio area. One block north is Detroit Ave., a through street leading west from downtown Cleveland via the Detroit-Superior Bridge. One block south of Clinton Ave. is the Franklin Boulevard National Register Historic District.

It includes properties on both sides of that street and the district line borders the rear lot 110 by 50 feet. It has a flat roof concealed behind parapet walls on the front elevation. It rises from a base The principal feature of the front elevation is the main entrance. It projects out slightly from the building the entrance opening are Tuscan pilasters, formed from brick with cut sandstone capitals. The entablature is the entrance is formed from cut stone. The entrance interrupts the broad courses of rock-faced sandstone that Semi-octagonal bay windows cantilever out from the upper 3 floors of the east and west elevations, probably over original clapboards. The façade is accented by massive ranks of windows, grouped vertically in slightly recessed arches accented set at the stair landings.

Markings on the brickwork indicate that the final pair of windows had a metal orange brick with recessed thin red-tinted mortar joints, filled with coarse aggregate. The brickwork is laid providing more light and air for the rear unit dining rooms. These are covered with aluminum siding, (8-86) is crowned by a tall parapet, simply detailed, having a projecting brick stringcourse at the 4"h floor ceiling windows, large arched panels over the 3rd floor windows and diamond panels in the spandrels between the Ave. is a side street leading west from W. 28th St. and is lined with late 19th century frame residences in this of rock-faced sandstone that forms a tall basement, creating space for a laundry and mechanical equipment. National Register of Historic Places The building has one primary elevation, facing north onto Clinton Ave.

It is finished with hard-fired buff- form of capitals, a frieze and cornice over the main entrance, three-part flat-arched lintels over the 4"h floor lower 3 floors. Sandstone sills and lintels also accent the window openings. balcony. Set above these windows is a round window, at the same height as the 4th floor windows. The front headers.(photo 1) The building's exterior is accented by cut sandstone trim (photos 1, 3). This takes the and features an elliptically arched entry with sidelights and ornate multi-paned transom (photo 3).Flanking height and a stone cap course. up (in a modified version of American bond),with the bonding courses having alternating stretchers and formed from brick with a frieze panel with the name "CLINTON" carved into the stone.The cornice atop line of this property. The building stands on a small urban lot on the south side of Clinton Ave. one lot east of W.

38th St.Clinton with cut sandstone trim (photos1-3).Directly above the main entrance are pairs of narrow windows that are form the building's base. Clinton Apartments is a rectangular turn of the 20"h century building with a buff brick and sandstone façade that features 16 apartment units. Clinton Apartments is a 4-story brick building measuring approximately Section number 7_ Page _1. OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page _ 2 Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio The east, west and south elevations are finished with common brick and have segmental arched window openings with stone sills (photo 2).

The decorative brickwork only extends only one course into the east and the east and west elevations contain sets of exterior stairs that lead to rear entrances for each apartment a center corridor (photo 4). The east and west recesses divide the building in two, with different layouts of fireplaces with ornate mantels, dining rooms, kitchens, baths and two bedrooms. (photos 5-6) There are small corridors in the rear units that lead to the kitchens but the bedrooms each share doors to the single bath apartments are reached from each level at each staircase. The basement contains storage rooms, a central The building survives without any substantial alteration, the only changes being that most woodwork is now painted and that some kitchens and bathrooms have undergone various degrees of modernization.

A few units were once subdivided into two units each, but have been restored to their original forms. Modern process. These windows, installed in 2005, replace aluminum sliding windows that were probably installed with newer cabinets. Bathroom fixtures have also been replaced, but the bathrooms remain the same size and are in the same location. mirrors and columns. They are elegant features of the interior (photo 6). metal-clad wood windows have been added to the existing openings, retaining the interior trim in the boiler and a laundry. dividers between the living room, dining room and bedrooms have shelves, suggesting that they were either always this way or once had double doors.

The fireplace mantels have all been painted but are intact, with The building has a small front vestibule with mosaic tile floors and marble wainscoting.The grade-level west elevations before changing to common brickwork, forming the effect of broad quoins. Recesses along National Register of Historic Places The Clinton Apartments contains 16 suites, 4 on each of the 4 principal floors (see sketch plans).

The in each unit.The kitchens have doorways leading to simple porches that have exterior stairways.Room in the 1980s.The new windows very closely match the form of the originals, based on surviving evidence 4)The staircase at the main landing is fairly elaborate, with its twisted railing and tall newel.Two and a historic sketch of the building.Original kitchen cupboards have been replaced in more recent years vestibule leads to an interior wood staircase with simple open railing that ascends to the upper floors.(photo (photo 2).In the center of the south or rear elevation is a shallow recess. building is basically symmetrically laid out, with one main entrance, providing access to all of the suites via NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) spaces for the front and rear units.The units are virtually identical, containing living rooms that have Clinton Apartments Cuyahoga County, Ohio 8.

Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) - A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad - B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics ofa type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses nigh 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 information important in prehistory or history.

Significant Dates 1898, 1899 - 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. Cultural Affiliation - 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. Steffens, Searles & Hirsch Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) religious purposes. 1898-99 Property is: Architecture Architect/Builder Criteria Considerations patterns of our history. for National Register listing) (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 1 . Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Criterion C The Clinton Apartment building is one of Cleveland's earliest apartment buildings, a pioneering example of Colonial Revival style architecture designed by one of the city's more prominent architectural firms. In its classically-detailed primary entrance to the building, with its entablature and pilasters, the elliptical arch above the entrance, the arched ranks of windows on the façade, the rock-faced sandstone base and cut sandstone trim of the facade, and the bay windows on the east and west elevations. It also has elegant stair railings in the front hall and elaborate fireplace mantels in the suites.

The Clinton Apartment building is The building was constructed in 1898, according to a newspaper article dated November 30, 1898. Steftens, Searles & Hirsch were the architects. The firm of Steffens, Searles & Hirsch was a partnership of 3 architects from 1897-1905 who were responsible for many noteworthy buildings in Northeast Ohio. George partnership the same year the firm was formed, formed this partnership. The Bohemian National Hall on Broadway Ave. in Cleveland, was the firm's most important work, completed in 1897. In 1905 the firm divided into Searles & Hirsch and Steffens & Steffens. The firm of Searles & Hirsch designed the Alhambra apartments on Wade Park Ave. in Cleveland. That firm's masterpiece was Glamorgan, erected 1905-08 for Col. William H. Morgan in Alliance, Ohio, a grand Tudor Revival style Vermont marble castle-like residence.

Along with Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, designed by Charles Schneider, Glamorgan is one of has similar styling to Clinton Apartments, but with a distinctive Dutch Colonial Revival roofline. Other partnership of brothers George and John F. Steffens (1880-1943). The features that provide this building with its architectural character include the Colonial Revival main entrance and the rock-faced sandstone base and the grand arches that link the broad windows on the front and the brickwork laid with very thin joints, tinted mortar and featuring distinctive hard-fired buff-orange Miller Block at W. 32nd St. and Lorain Ave. in Cleveland (NR 1984), Stockbridge Apartments on Euclid Steffens, Searles & Hirsch.

It is also distinguished by recessed light wells on each side, one of the city's first being nominated under Criterion C as a specific building type and for its association with the firm of Ave. but also to its primarily single-family surroundings.This architectural character manifests itself in the Ave.(NR 1995), and Hruby Conservatory of Music at Broadway Ave. and E. 55th St. (NR 1979). This was a elevation. The workmanship on this building is exceptional, with the stone crisply cut and carefully tooled Cleveland apartment buildings. Prospect Ave. (1901), and the Plaza, 3206 Prospect Ave.(1901; NR 1984). Steffens & Steffens designed numerous Cleveland area public schools. They designed Heyse Apartments, at Franklin Circle, in 1897. It apartments by the firm include Courtland, 5403-9 Detroit Ave.

(1896-97; NR 2000),Milton Manor,2344 H.Steffens (1871-1928)and Paul C.Searles (1870-1947),who took Willard Hirsch (1872-1920)into examples of the H-plan apartment type emphasizing light and air circulation that was later used on many Savings & Trust Co. building at Detroit Ave. and W. 25th St. in Cleveland and Amherst Central School, plus architecture, this building conveys a sense of grandeur not only to the residential streetscape along Clinton Ohio's largest and grandest early 2oth century mansions.Searles & Hirsch also designed the Forest City OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Apartments survives with its masonry exterior in good condition, its lobby intact and each unit retaining its and have been carefully selected and fitted to match the originals.

They replaced modern sliding metal and reflecting a growth of 120,000 over its 1890 population of 261,353. However, it had relatively few of apartments. By 1920 Cleveland had grown to become the nation's s"h largest city, with 796,841 residents. Clinton Apartments was built during the early period of the apartment boom in the city. Its layout is like that facing units are mirror images of each other, with living rooms in front, dining rooms and kitchens in the rear . provide more light for the dining rooms. The front entrance serves all units, via a central hallway with curving walls. Kitchens have rear doors that lead onto balconies that also serve as a second means of egress, with exterior stairways.

In its form, with deep side recesses providing space for windows in every room, including bathrooms, the building's design responded to health and safety issues, later addressed in the city's comprehensive building code for the City of Cleveland in 1904. This was the first comprehensive building building codes throughout the nation, but postdates Clinton Apartments. The 1910 census records do not show this as being built to serve an immigrant population, but rather a fireplace mantel and much original detailing. The most serious change is the replacement of the window brick. The understated simplicity of the principal elevation combine with fine craftsmanship to create a real born heads of households. From these records, it is not possible to categorize this as a home to those sash.

All windows have compatible double-hung windows that retain the simple character of the originals, code in the nation, succeeding Cleveland's first building code, passed in 1888. It became a model for city building gives its H-plan shape. The rear units are similar to the front units, except that semi-octagonal bays windows that were incompatible with the character of this building. Continuation Sheet With respect to other apartment buildings, which have had various degrees of alterations, the Clinton and bedrooms alongside the living room and dining room. A deep recess on either side in the middle of the population of 560,663, making it the nation's 6"h largest city. By 1917 the directory listed over 14 columns recently moved to the U.S.,retired or young married couples. 3 columns of apartment listings, which by 1908 had grown to 9 columns.

By 1910 Cleveland had a apartment buildings at that time.The city directory of 1898-99 contained a listing of only 3"apartments", National Register of Historic Places (8-86) NPS Form 10-900-a with most apartments listed under "public halls, blocks and buildings". By 1903 the directory contained over comprehensive city code. Noted Cleveland architect John Eisenmann (1851-1924) wrote the first growing middle class clientele making a choice of either a house or apartment as a residence. Nine residential units with a total of 24 individuals were listed in the census. Most of the residents were middle architectural presence along Clinton Ave. The interiors feature ornate Colonial Revival fireplace mantels. Cleveland at the turn of the century had a population of 381,768, making it the 7* largest city in the U. S. Section number 8_ Page 2 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio it was strictly residential, not having a commercial storefront. It likewise had about the same number of units and layout, with a front elevation comprised of similar buff brick and a sandstone base. That building had one of its longer elevations finished off as well, as it faced onto a side street. Like the Clinton, the Jennings has altered windows and newer siding on its semi-octagonal bays. The Jennings also has a greater degree of alteration in its entrance lobby and its units generally lack the fireplace mantels found in the Register (1989). Like the Clinton, it has a brick exterior, in this case mottled gray brick. It also has a distinctive tower-like corner element and elaborate apartment entrance formed of cut sandstone.

However, the Kennedy has a commercial storefront facing onto Detroit. McKinley Terrace, 1406 W. 81st St. and listed on the National Register in 1985, is a series of two-and-a-half-story units and has a more Queen Anne series of porches that give each unit a greater sense of individuality, more in keeping with its rowhouse significance on the basis of their exterior architectural styling rather than on innovative floor plans or a past history of having been home to a particular immigrant group or residents who can be categorized as standing This was a period during which apartment living in the city went from being uncommon and was not initially nominated to the National Register as part of the Franklin Boulevard Historic District but was the integrity of Franklin Blvd. the apartment buildings date from the early 20t century. It is likely that improved mass transit along each of design.

Clinton. highlighted in the city directory to any great extent, to a time when many apartments were listed in the giving it greater prominence, although the Kennedy is on a major street corner, with other commercial in size. the streets near these apartment buildings made them more desirable for apartments. When many houses excluded because the streetscape along Clinton Ave. was determined to be too altered, in comparison with surrounding the Clinton were built, nearby Detroit Ave. was served by horse-drawn omnibuses. buildings nearby. These buildings all fit into the time frame of 1900-1920, a period when Cleveland doubled near west side. The six-story building was listed on the National Register March 29, 1984. Like the Clinton, The Clinton is similar to the Jennings Apartments, 2711 W.

14"h St., about two miles southeast on the city's Clinton, are, in the context of their neighborhoods, part of a second wave of construction.The Clinton is an directory and were heavily promoted in newspaper advertising.Many of the apartment buildings, like the character than the Harp, although both buildings have tower-like corner elements.The McKinley has a National Register of Historic Places architecturally distinguished and visually prominent building in the context of its surroundings.It was The Kennedy Apartments, at 6425 Detroit, is about a half-mile from the Clinton and is listed on the National Section number 8 Page 3 . A review of these other nearby National Register-listed apartment buildings reveals that they gain their apart from the general population.

Each building stands near single-family frame houses on side streets, Whereas the single-family housing surrounding these apartments can be characterized as late 19th century, NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Continuation Sheet Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio The Lake Shore Electric Railway Company was organized in 1901 and began service later that year between Cleveland and Toledo, using the tracks already in service on Detroit Ave. from Cleveland to Lorain. Shortly electrified mass transit system. type brick apartment block that became much more popular in the years after World War I. The typical later apartment block, so common in certain Cleveland neighborhoods such as Shaker Square, did not use the in establishing its role as a home for middle and upper middle class families, as opposed to the much simpler tenements built for immigrants and industrial workers.

The frame four-suiters of Lakewood's Birdtown located along the city's busy commercial avenues, would be examples of this type of housing for lower Revival feature. Given that this building dates from 1898, it is an unusually early example of this style in A testament to the role of the firm in apartment building is contained in the June 1902 issue of The Interstate number of them in Cleveland, and all of them are clever in plan, and above the average in decorative structure, now demolished, was built in 1898. An illustrated newspaper article on Clinton Apartments states: completed it will be one of the finest structures on the West-side. Fireproof walls will divide each suite and every room will have outside light. A new feature has been introduced into this building. Two steel outside [November 30, 1898] unusually broad windows, accented by blind arches, and its imposing main entry.

On the interior, the neighborhood and the numerous commercial blocks with ground floor retail and upper floor apartments, stairways will ascend from floor to floor, and each kitchen will have a door opening on the landings." On its exterior the Clinton Apartments conveys a quiet elegance by its powerful yet restrained masonry, its income families. Cleveland and may have influenced the growing popularity of the Colonial Revival style. after the Clinton opened, Mayor Tom Johnson had established the five-cent fare on a modernized regional fireplace mantels are a hallmark Colonial Revival feature.They feature turned columns and overmantels with massive carved newels, unusually curved railing and elegantly turned balusters, is another Colonial features.

He has a scheme of arrangement which is original." Searles' obituaries credit the firm with also eliminated in favor of a grade-level first floor.Architectural detaining was also simplified. National Register of Historic Places "Ground is now being broke (sic) for a new four-story apartment house on Clinton-st near Kentucky. When classical and colonial forms. The architectural styling of Clinton Apartments likely was an important factor style architecture. The World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, encouraged the revival of Within the historical development of Cleveland apartment architecture, the Clinton was a pioneer of the flat- Another aspect of the Clinton's architectural significance is its role as an early example of Colonial Revival and it was not unusual for architects to submit designs for such features to the manufacturer.

The front stairs, National Park Service United States Department of the Interior dumbbell recess, deleting the rear apartment units and a long common hallway. The raised basement was with inset mirrors. While these mantels may have been mass-produced, the architects likely selected them Builder:George H.Steffens is an architect making a specialty of flat buildings.He has built a large Section number 8 Page_ building "the city' s first modern apartment building, at Euclid at East 17" Street, a six-suite building". This (8-86) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1900 U. S. Census information for Clinton Apartments, page 11 National Register of Historic Places Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Continuation Sheet NPS Form 10-900-a Section number 8 Page 5. .SCHEDULE No. 1.-POPULATION.

1,900;p 12A Ohio 125 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section number _8 Page 6. Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1900 U. S. Census information for Clinton Apartments, page 12 11900; T623,#1258 Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Ohi V88614 OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Section number_8 Page _ Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Clinton Apartments, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1930 U. S. Census information National Park Service United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) POPULATION SCHEDULE Clinton Apartments Cuyahoga Co., OH 9.

The rest of the file

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

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) Primary location of additional data - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 - State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested - previously listed in the National Register - previously determined eligible by the National Register - designated a National Historic Landmark - recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Lrecorded by Historic American Engineering Record 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of Property less than one UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing 1 17 440400 4592860 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.) The nominated property includes one building, Clinton Apartments, the significant resource being nominated 11. Form Prepared By December 2005 street & number 31156 Detroit Rd city or town _ state_Ohio Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. 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.) OCDS Limited Partnership street & number_2525 Market Ave telephone_(216) 781-3222 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of 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.

44145 440-899-1200 name Bibliography Maps Photographs date telephone Cleveland Westlake Property Owner - Other State agency - Local government ] University ] Other name/title organization Steven McQuillin The nominated property consists of the parcel of land at 3607 Clinton Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, pp# 003-26-039 state_Ohio_zip code _ _ zip code 44113 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Clinton Apartments, Cleveland, Ohio Photographic Documentation The following information is the same for all photographs: Clinton Apartments Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Steven McQuillin, photographer 1. front and west side, looking southeast 2. rear and east side, looking northwest 3. front entrance, looking south 4. front stairs, looking northwest 6. living room fireplace, 2"° fl.

northeast unit, looking northwest Cleveland City Directories, various editions. Gibson, David, "Cleveland - Its Architecture", in "The Interstate Architect", June 1902. Keiser, Robert D., Working File of Cleveland Architects, 2002 draft. "Paul C. Searles, Builder, Is Dead", Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 17, 1947. U. S. Census Records, 1890, 1900, 1920, 1930. Edition*, 1996. Bibliography divider between living room and dining room in 2nd fl. northeast unit, looking south 7.front and west side, looking southeast (taken August 2005) Research by Craig Bobby, including a newspaper article dated November 30, 1898, photo negatives at photographer's collection Building Permit, Cleveland City Hall, #31737. Sanborn Insurance Maps, various editions. Van Tassel, David D., and John J. Grabowski, "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Second Patterson, Charles J., "P. C.

Searles, Retired Builder, Dies at 77", Cleveland Press, May 17, 1947. Cleveland Architecture file, Fine Arts Department, Cleveland Public Library. OMB No. 1024-0018 photographs taken January 2005 Page 1 (Rev. 10-90) "The Interstate Architect", June 1902 issue Section number 11 stating that "ground is now being broke"for the building NPS Form 10-900 NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service CONTINUATION SHEET Section number _11 Clinton Apartments, Cleveland, Ohio CLINTON APARTMENTS 3607 CLINTON AVE: Cuyahoga County Page 2 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CLEVELAND, OHIO SKETCH PLAN SHOWING PHOTOS NORTH NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: OTHER : PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE : COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS : RECOM.

/CRITERIA DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPS. DATE 2/15/06 TELEPHONE REVIEWER PROPERTY DISCIPLINE MULTIPLE RETURN 3/31/06 3/17/06 ACCEPT Clinton Apartments PERIOD: If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the NAME: DATE RECEIVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF 16TH DAY: Entered in tho DATE OF 45TH DAY: APPEAL: N STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Cuyahoga REJECT Cuyahoga County,Ohio 1-05 1-05 Cuyahoga County, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1-05 Cuyahoga County,ohio 105 1- 05 Cuyahoga County, Onio U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CLEVELAND SOUTH, OH USGS CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CUNTON APARTMENTS 1994 OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO. 7.5-MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC)