Nomination for Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior FEB 28 2007 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural 1. Name of Property historic name Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church other names/site number Clifton Methodist Church 1939 Clifton United Methodist Church 1968 2. Location street & number 3416 Clifton Ave. - not for publication - vicinity code OH _ county 3.

State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this X the property X meets does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant O nationally - statewide X locally. (] See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Februay 13,2007 Department Head, Inventory & Registration 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 4. National Park Service Certification 1, hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register - See continuation sheet.

Date of Action determined not eligible for the removed from the National other (explain): Register state comments.) Date Hamilton National Register RECEIVED 2280 Signature of certifying official zip code 45220 nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Signature of commenting or other official 412.07 city or town_ 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. Cincinnati Ohio Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.Inmy opinion, Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church, Hamilton County, OH 5.

Classification Ownership of Property Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) X private X building(s) - public-local - public-State - public-Federal Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously 6. Function or Use Religious/ religious facility 7.

Description Unified composition of Gothic & Romanesque mortared sandstone slate & asphalt (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) See Continuation Sheets, pages 1 through 5 Noncontributing Foundation roof other object structure site Architectural Classification district limestone Revival Total Historic Functions Materials Current Functions walls Narrative Description (Check only one box) (Enter categories from instructions) Category of Property listed in the National Register Akron plan (Check as many boxes as apply) 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church has Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Additionally, the church features stained glass windows designed by noted quarter circle asphalt driveway leading to the front steps, which lead to four corner gargoyles, and above that eight pinnacles and crockets and a relief in limestone (see photograph 6) . added in 1985 when it was discovered that the outside walls were out of plumb, bulging, and in danger of collapse. After much consultation and constructed in the same stone as the church, and designed to look as if they have always belonged where they are. The 6/12 pitched slate roof terminates into a large semi-octagonal apse CONTINUATION SHEET Exterior Description: Armstrong and John LaFarge.

tower rises in a single stage, and is ornamented primarily by limestone 2).The front entrance in the 52-foot high square tower faces west.The quoining;it is pierced with double-lancet belfry louvers at the top(see The stone buttresses (see photograph 7) on the west and south walls were Section number 7 Page - Revival styles. limestone ashlar masonry in a variety of rusticated and dressed stone finishes, which adds texture and interest to the exterior façades. The church features bold asymmetrical massing, expressed on the façade by a square, pyramidal-roofed entrance tower on the left, a central cross There is a double wooden doors surrounded by a compound archivolt (see photograph photograph 3). Above the belfry the tower is marked with a cornice and south of the tower with a large buttressed gable, within which a large buttresses. The Clifton Historic Gaslight District.

arched stained glass window, sidelights, and surmounting quatrefoils are The Church is an example of late nineteenth Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church is located at3416 Clifton Ave in placed beneath a large carved cusped archivolt(see photograph 5).There This gable is accented at its peak with a carved quatrefoil NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio school rooms, is lit by lancet windows in the oblique bays, and by six wall (see photograph 8) . this elevation is just five feet from the neighboring property line, it (see photograph 10) . photograph 11 & 12) . main façade (see photograph 13) . organ components.

CONTINUATION SHEET The south facade of the church comprises a cross gable which receives the the main square tower.The southwest turret, somewhat larger, houses pipe Nineteen small cusped clerestory windows with mauve colored glass further has never been featured in any of the significant views of the building the building and allows for full sun into the large stained glass windows pitch of the main roof.Two blind windows flank a blind arch within this United States Department of the Interior of the east elevation, which are grouped similarly to those on the west, The addition to the church building wraps around the east side of the which was added for structural support with the other gables in 1985. light the apse beneath a slate flared has a cupola on top building is composed of limestone masonry similar in material and historic church.

The exterior of this addition is quite simple, of A small courtyard and Sunday school. The connection between the two buildings is predominately courtyard minimizes the impact of the addition on the historic fabric of and south sides. concrete masonry unit construction with brick veneer on the north,east southwest corners of the front facade. It is contemporary but sympathetic to the architecture of the One turret houses the stairs to 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio the tower and old classrooms, a set of double doors to a side aisle and a (see photograph 16a) .

original iron tie rods and intricate carving, carry the Gothic-revival elevated chancel area was remodeled in 1949 and 1991 but retained the original wainscoting; the original altar, a large cross, a cusped Interior Description: primary space also features its original wainscoting, two massive wooden The sanctuary itself is defined by the spectacular stained glass windows photograph 18).

church in 1977,when the Evangelical United Methodist Church merged with form of the meeting area can be seen (see photograph 15).This polygonal attic(see photograph 16).Originally the Sunday school niches along the space is now open to the sanctuary, but a unique feature of the building all but the northernmost of these niches have been closed up to afford a large polygonal meeting space, which was the original Sunday school space for paneled walls, tiled floors, and six doors, one to the basement, one to is the original roll-up partition wall that separated the sanctuary and aisles of the polygonal apse were open to the center meeting space, but carved pulpit chairs and four original light fixtures date from 1912, arch, and Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church was originally designed with a appended.

Thus, the sanctuary is wider than it is deep, and joined with Entering through the double doors into the meeting area, the "Akron Plan" These Clifton United Methodist Church to form the current community.The This space retains its original nineteenth-century church;the rear two ranksof pews were brought to the character of the exterior into the sanctuary photograph 17).This 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio restoration work was done on the organ, including the addition of another and described as follows: daughter, Helen Maitland Armstrong and commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. Obed it dedicated to the memory of his father, the Reverend obed Wilson and to of men".

Mark 1:16-19 (see photograph 20, 21 & 21a)- meant to symbolize the mothers of the donors. Resurrection, in memory of Mrs. Wilson's sister, who had been swept off a Wilson, who sang at the dedication of the church. organ. CONTINUATION SHEET the center window was suggested to the artists by Mr.Wilson who wanted gunboat at its dedication during the Civil War. All windows on the west wall were done by D.Maitland Armstrong and his Section number 7 A signature feature of the interior is the church's pipe organ (see photograph 1980 extensive Mrs. Wilson's The theme of Mrs. Wilson's father, the Reverend Francis Landrum, both of whom were Methodist ministers. This window presents the figure of Jesus standing on the shores of Galilee talking to his two disciples, Simon Peter and extended to regulation size.

There are 1,120 pipes and 20 ranks in the Six stained glass windows in the sanctuary are original to the building On either side of the central window are the figures of Mary and Martha, changed The Music. Page This was dedicated in memory of Miss Cora Stone, a niece of Mrs. "Maitland Armstrong Fec't 1895 Helen Maitland Armstrong." 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio husband Dr. William B. Davis who died in 1893 and was the first funeral photograph 22) . parents Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Dolph, charter members, circa 1919. Moving through a small vestibule, through double wooden doors one enters the 1961 addition (see photographs 23 & 24).

The breezeway is entrance elevation, the sanctuary level and the upper level education The 1961 addition is two levels. It contains a chapel, a library, offices, a nursery, classrooms, a kitchenette, which connects to a vestry Email dated October 6, 2006 from Julie L. Sloan, Stained-Glass Consultant, North seen.

period for which account books survive, and the window is mentioned between March and flanking the Good Samaritan depict St.John and St.Luke.It was given by Mrs.William B.Davis and her son Dr.Clark Davis in memory of her the basement under the education wing held in the church.There is no program of dedication available (see functionalist in its design, the addition reserves pride of place for the confirms the window is the same mentioned due to the subject matter and the time of historic fabric of the original church and does not detract from the the artist's account books for 1895-1897 at Yale University).This is the only The center window on the east wall of the version of the The two windows on either side of the Good Samaritan group are figures of July,1895."The account books identify it only as "the Davis window,"Ms.Sloan Section number 7 Page _ 5 On the north side are three glass doors with surrounding windows, to a courtyard.

From the wall of glass by the courtyard, the stained the courtyard and facing the east wall of the sanctuary. While architectural integrity of the original 1892 building. predominately glass.The addition accommodates access to five execution based upon the size of the window. an Angel with a Trumpet.Miss Grace Dolph gave them in memory of her in the sanctuary, and a parlor, which has a row of windows overlooking Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church, Hamilton County, OH 8. Statement of Significance

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Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for -A Property is associated with events that have -B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant Period of Significance and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. - D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) XA owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. (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. significance within the past 50 years. Crapsey & Brown Architects Charles Crapsey, Building Supervisor 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 Primary location of additional data CFR 67) has been requested - State Historic Preservation Office - previously listed in the National Register - Other State agency - previously determined eligible by the National - Federal agency - Local government - designated a National Historic Landmark - University - recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey X Other Name of repository: - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record Historical room at Clifton United Methodist Church Bibliography on Continuation sheet 1892-1895 Register Architecture Bibliography Art Architect/Builder Criteria Considerations Applicable National Register Criteria Significant Person Significant Dates National Register listing) Property is: Cultural Affiliation (Enter categories from instructions) made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history.

G less than 50 years of age orachieved OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Architecture, with criterion consideration A. The factors that contribute to its significance are: 1) the building is an excellent example of work of Maitland Armstrong and his daughter, Helen Maitland Armstrong and by the middle of the 1830s. They decided that if the Clifton Methodists would unite their efforts, it At this meeting, committees were appointed, plans discussed for committee attempting to secure a lot desirable for a church, so this completed. CONTINUATION SHEET Trinity Methodist Church on gth Street and Race in Cincinnati. A Brief History of Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Wilson's home.

Cincinnati 3)the stained glass windows are exceptional examples of the About 1875,Mr.and Mrs.Obed J.Wilson became residents of Clifton. NPS Form 10-900 conditions.Dr.and Mrs.Davis paid $7,5oo for this property. In 1830,a few men bought large holdings of land in this area and named feet by one hundred fifty feet to the trustees of the Clifton Methodist contemplating a residence and talked to Mr.Wilson about church affairs. Wilson and a group of Methodists made plans for a chapel to be built in would be given provided that a sum of not less than $20,ooo be secured following years these farms were divided into smaller farms or lots and William B. Episcopal Church, when such trustees were regularly appointed. This lot for building a church on the corner of Clifton Avenue and Senator Place. Section number 8 Page6 In response to an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Davis, a group of 1890.

Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church is significant under Criterion C, roads that many families had moved into the village of clifton In the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Section number 8 Page Heber Dwight Ketcham to be the first minister of the new Methodist skillful interpretation of Victorian eclecticism, combining elements of of some remarkable houses of worship, including the Plum Street Temple in adult The Architectural Significance of Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church 1909.Crapsey's designs were distinctive for their innovative plans and Gothic and Romanesque Revivals, Queen Anne, and the Shingle Style. contractor for the Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church project.

picturesque churches designed during a 25-year period between 1884 and The cornerstone was laid on Thursday, April Bishop J.W. Finally, ground was broken on November 15, 1891. that cut through the lot had to be filled before work could be started. surprising that there were more Methodist churches among his church Episcopal Church in Akron, Ohio, the "Akron Plan" provided a Sunday Several meetings were held following this. A temporary society of those the churchwas completed, and it was dedicated November 20, 1892. was further developed in mid-late 19h century in response to the growing school space that was contiguous with the main sanctuary.The Akron plan The church was designed by Cincinnati architect Charles Crapsey (i840- interested was formed and this became the nucleus of the new church.

unpublished 17,1991,p.1)Wilson was himself the designer 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Section number education movement (Chautauquas, Sunday schools, etc.) that flourished at and the Akron Plan allowed for the gathering of all Sunday School grades together, which could then separate into spaces for each grade/age level. semicircular auditorium, often with a second level provided in a gallery writings and design work of Ralph Adams Cram. architecture, and as much, perhaps more, than any other architect of the (1894), and Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church (1908).

(Sullebarger, "Charles Crapsey: Ohio Valley Ecclesiastical Architect") precedent of the Gothic Revival and the round-arch, Romanesque style feature is clearly articulated. (Sullebarger) Page CONTINUATION SHEET Crapsey designed numerous other churches in Cincinnati including: Mount that time.Methodism was in the forefront of the Sunday School movement, five church missionary stations (1890s),First English Lutheran Church church-related projects.This figure represents about 40of his known has one of his more innovative plans -the building is nearly square between 1870 and the late 1920s, eventually the binuclear plan gave way the main a central above; Clifton does not have this feature. Clerestory windows or a skylight lighted the central rotunda. accommodate large crowds.

While the Akron Plan enjoyed widespread use Auburn Baptist Church (1884), Immanuel Baptist Church (1892), Price Hill are country, developed the institutional church building, claimed by many as overall and is punctuated with corner towers;the semicircular Akron-plan architectural work.In addition to Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church, 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio collaboration with other artists, particularly for the stained glass were commissioned of major New York masters of American art glass. and his daughter, Helen Maitland Armstrong and commissioned by Mr. & Mrs.

Stained Glass Master, Clifton United Methodist Church's Wilson Memorial With this technique, tones could be deepened, and effects not possible in construction. window designs. CONTINUATION SHEET Significance of the Stained Glass windows are the only Armstrong commissioned windows in ohio.After many particularly through his fine craftsmanship seen in the overall stone years perfecting his artistry with the Tiffany incorporated opalescent glass jewels.Opalescent glass is not painted or Crapsey's religious architecture also reflects the broad Arts and Crafts The west wall windows were designed and executed by D.Maitland Armstrong feature six thousand pieces of opalescent glass.Helen Maitland Armstrong The suite of stained glass windows at Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church essentially blended the desired color as a painter would mix pigments.

Square in 1887.The studio remained open after his death in 1918 when his Section number 8 Page - architecture and According to Robert O. Jones' book, D. Maitland Armstrong: American continued the the glass, to adjust one piece could be created, such as swirls in one layer and streaks and this art form, which flourished during the years of the Church's Movement designs Helen, daughter, richness to window work than other processes of coloring.The windows Armstrong(1836-1918)opened his own studio in New York's Washington stained glass; is melted and blended with the glass, 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Section number 8 Page . plates in areas of a window.

The Willet Hauser studio, which for over North Adams, Massachusetts, historic stained glass window restorer George are no other documented collaborations in Ohio. aspirations of the congregation's founders, both in its then-progressive maintained its distinctive architectural and artistic integrity. In the building and its congregation. The east wall windows were commissioned slightly later than the Armstrong in the restoration and preservation of their stained glass addition to confirmation by stained-glass consultant Julie L.Sloan of Stained Glass Company, also of New York City.

This physical and artistic offered by the LaFarge studio account books provides authentication of two windows share the same opalescent by Louis Heidt founders commissioned for its windows.For 1i3 years the congregation has sixty years has served the churches and synagogues of the United States collaborated on sets of complementary windows;one well documented case years to come, the Church will continue to preserve the history of this example of museum quality stained glass windows." 1889.This window and the St.Mark and St.Luke windows next to it have Samaritan,"follows exactly in form and detail that of the two central is at the Church of the Ascension in New York City.At this time, there figures in a design executed by John LaFarge in his window of the same set, but have their own significance.

The central window, "The Good Schlicher of Marietta, Ohio, The evidence offered by the Buffalo window coupled with the written record sanctuary at Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church represents the title for Trinity Episcopal Church of in spots in a second. Armstrong frequently used four, and sometimes seven, Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church, Hamilton County, OH Acreage of Property_0.343 (less than one) (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1 16 714440 4335510 - 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 name/title organization_Lorraine Mcintee Phile, Church Administrator _date May 17,2006 street & number 3416 Clifton Avenue city or town Cincinnati _ state Ohio zip code45220 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.) name The United Methodist Church, Ohio River Valley District Office street & number 4400 Reading Road, Suite #1 telephone_513/ 421-2057 accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503.

Photographs telephone_513-961-2998 Continuation Sheets Additional Documentation Maps Zone Easting Northing Boundary Justification UTM References 10. Geographical Data Additional items state OH zip code 45229-1251 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.0. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Representative black and white photographs of the property. for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings.

Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimatedto average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Section number9,10 1) Primary sources. i) Original construction documents and historical documents. Clifton United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2) Secondary sources Sullebarger, Beth; "Charles Crapsey: Ohio Valley Ecclesiastical Architect". Unpublished paper, Ohio Historical Preservation Office files, 1991. Engelbrecht, June; notes from a visit to Clifton United on April 27, 1991. Jones, Robert O.; D. Maitland Armstrong: American Stained Glass Master, 2004. Historic Preservation Planning, 1984.

the City of Cincinnati, in a neighborhood called Clifton, at the corner Bibliography Page Cincinnati Historical Society Boundary Justification: The nominated property includes property Verbal Boundary Description: CONTINUATION SHEET Cincinnati Enquirer historically associated with the nominated building. Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Church with the Society of Architectural Historians United Methodist Church. Census of Stained Glass Windows in America United States Department of the Interior Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church is parcel number 217-0050-0038-90in of Clifton Avenue and Senator Place. Methodist in archives of Clifton Schlicher, George; report to the Trustees of Clifton United a Half Century of American Protestantism." Cornell University, viii)Robert Yaeger, "The Auditorium and Akron Plans - Reflections of 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Section number Photos Page 12 3416 Clifton Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio Photographer: Jeannine Lancaster, Lancaster Photography Date of Photographs: January 8, 2006, March 30, 2006 3416 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH pyramidal-roofed entrance tower on the left, a central cross gable Resurrection" and "Angel of Music". cornerstone to the left of the entrance and the original name engraved in stone above the arch. 3. Tower, steeple and gargoyles - 52 foot tower is topped by a steeple double lancet belfry louvers at the top. 4. Tower, steeple and gargoyles - Above the belfry tower is marked by and crockets and a pyramidal slate roof.

tower with a large buttressed gable, within which a large arched stained glass window, sidelights and surmounting quatrefoils are placed beneath a large carved cusped archivolt.

45220 Photographic References cornice and four corner gargoyles, and above that eight pinnacles 2.Front Entrance -Clifton Avenue entrance.Double wooden doors and 1.West Wall-Clifton Avenue side of building.The church features Clifton United Methodist Church Negatives on file with historical records at and smaller cylindrical tower on the right.The stained glass compound archivolt in a52-foot high square tower facing west.The bold asymmetrical massing, expressed on the facade by a square, with 8 gargoyles.The tower rises ina single stage, and is windows shown are "The Calling of Simon Peter and Andrew","Angel of ornamented primarily by limestone quoining; it is pierced with 5.Central Cross Gable-The sanctuary is marked to the south of the 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 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Section number Photos Page 13 Carved quatrefoil relief- The central cross gable is accented at its the axial north wall. colored glass are beneath the flared roof, which has a cupola on the a blind arch within this gable, which is supported by a single entryway, which segues into a brick façade that complements the original construction. narthex has retained its original paneled walls, tiled floors and arts-and-crafts parsonage next door. Cusped clerestories- Nineteen small cusped clerestories with mauve main meetinghouse area.

12.North facade- Contemporary masonry blends into a five-bay glass glass.It is contemporary but sympathetic to the architecture of peak with a cared quatrefoil relief in limestone. flying buttress up the center. The north wall facade of the connection nearest to 1gth century 196l.The connection between the two buildings is predominately 13.Courtyard-The courtyard and garden separate the addition from the bays, and by six small arch windows above the rectangle windows in Semi-octagonal apse-A large semi octagonal apse is to the north of which receives the pitch of the main roof.Two blind windows flank in 1985. main building is composed of limestone masonry blends. six to the to the tower stairs and old "Akron Plan"form of the meeting area can be seen.

classrooms, double door set to a side aisle and a double door to the Stone buttresses- On the west and south walls, buttresses were added 15. "Akron Plan"- Entering through the double doors into the meeting top. the entrance.The apse is lit by lancet windows in the oblique 14.Narthex-When entering through the main double wooden small 11.North facade-The north facade blends into an addition built in United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Section number Photos Page 14 is the original roll-up partition, which is stored in a soffit. 17. Hammer-beam trusses, oak ceiling, tie-rods- Four hammer-beam trusses the original iron tie rods and intricate carving, carry the Gothic- replaced by pews in 1949. wainscoting, the original altar.

In 1991 a large cross, a cusped and 20 ranks. far left, in the choir loft is a figure symbolizing the Angel of 21a. Stained glass windows on the west wall. lift go to five levels. 24. 1961 Addition- Another angle of the breezeway. clerestories. Music. revival character of the exterior into the sanctuary. 17a.Copy of archival photograph- The original theater-style seating was 16.Soffit storing the roll-up partition-unique feature of the building window are the figures of Mary and Martha.The window to the far The two windows on either side of the Good Samaritan group are 22.Stained glass windows on the east wall- The center window is copied 2l.Stained glass windows on the west wall- angled photograph. windows flanking the Good Samaritan depict St.John and St.Luke. and Helen Maitland Armstrong in 1895.On either side of central with support a high oak ceiling.

The truss system, which includes left showsa figure representing the Angel of Resurrection.At the 16a.clerestory windows- polygonal apse with nineteen mauve figures of an Angel with a Trumpet. 20.Stained glass windows on west wall-Central window is entitled "The 18.Chancel-The elevated chancel area has retained 80%of the original arch and ornamental roundels were added. 23.1961 Addition-The breezeway is predominately glass.The stairs and Calling of Simon Peter and Andrew".Signed by D.Maitland Armstrong 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 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Section number Addk Doc. Page (verbal boundaries according to the Hamilton County Auditor's office) Parcel ID 217- 0050-0038-90 A corner lot at Senator Place and Clifton Avenue.

Large oak tree on southwest boundary. A city sidewalk extends on west side church (Clifton Avenue) around to north side (Senator Place). SENATOR PI 2 200500037 Geographical Data 100x150 Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church 100040037 2170050004421700500045 Address: 3416 Clifton Ave. Property Information: Senator Place & Clifton 0041 217005000621700 21700500123 700500021 2170090021 HamiltonCo. 217005000R SENATOR.PL Funeral Home 21700500044 21700500045 (Clipton United Methodist Church) Education ORGAN S School CHOIR CRAPSEY & BROWN, ARCHITECTS. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. CLIFTON PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN 1893 EXISTING CHANCEL VESTIBULE Kitchenette FLOOR PLAN ORGAN ROOM NO WORK FOYER VESTRY SANCTUARY -Flosh over coping Gold bidg. NORTH JPibg Contri 6" Gan Main BUILDING GARAGE COURTYARD FUTURE PARSONAGE 150.241 shaft. New 43'-8" -Exist. 18'-0" Exhoust Fan F? 14 coping z Ramove exist.

wood steps Upper Leve/ El. 682.07' Lower Level El. 671.99' -Remove existing stucco air-inlake New 1½W. Main,by -Exist. Conc. Sidewalk Granita Curb-. 12 P.5. by Electr contr 12 9.5 - 6.95%- 134.75 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 30-0 200.24' -86-05' now a funeral home. Courtesy Cincinnati Historical Society.

Looking across Clifton Ave, and Senator Place in 1921 at the Methodist Church, the building on the right is LOWER LEVEL EDUCATION WING Exit or Choir Room You Are Here Boiler Room Senator Place Fellowship Hall Women's Restroom Unisex/Handicapped Restroom Sunday Archives School Room DOWN Storage Garden Entrance Rest Multipurpose Men's Upper Level Roc.n UPPER LEVEL EDUCATION WING Lower Level Exit or You Are Here Senator Place Clifton methcolist Library Nursery Storage Elementary DOWN Office Child Chapel Classroom Entrance Sanctuary Room Garden Small Parlor Kitchen Rest Women's Pastor's Pre School Church Office Parish Nurse Sanctity Hamilton co, EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF 45TH DAY: NPDIL: COMMENT WAIVER: N V ACCEPT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the TELEPHONE DATE 4/03/07 DISCIPLINE RETURN MULTIPLE 2/28/07 4/13/07 REJECT 3/19/07 OTHER: REVIEWER PERIOD: RECOM./CRITERIA DATE RECEIVED: nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPs.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DATE OF PENDING LIST: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: REQUEST: N STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Hamilton SAMPLE: LESS THAN 5O YEARS: 412.07DATE Clifton United Methodist Church Hamilton Co, Ohio 1892 Aam lton Co ChftonUnted Methodist Church HamiltonCo Hamilton Co.

Ohio: AomitonCo NamttonCo Clfton United MethodistChurch Aamil ton Co Oho Cll ton Unted Methodist Chuch Hamilton Co Hami Iton Co Kam Iton Co OHIO Hamilton Co # 1 6 a Kamton Co Clfton Unted MetodistChurch Ohio Hamlton Co Hamiton Co Clfon Unted Methodist Church Kamlton Co Hamilton Co 35895 OHIO Ham l tanCo 35895 572 140 OHO Hamit onCo #2la Clton Unted MethodistChora Kami ltonCo Cipton Un ted Melhodst Church REACHING OUT IN GOD'S LOVE Hamilton Co Clufton United Methodist Church Church OHIO-HAMILTON CO CINCINNATI WEST QUADRANGLE CINCINNATI WEST, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES 4335510 SD BY OHPO NOV 2 2 2006 Department of Community Development and Planning November 21, 2006 Suite 700 805 Central Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Rachel M.

Tooker, State Historic Preservation Officer Phone (513) 352-6146 Deputy Director, Ohio Historical Society (513) 352-6113 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Michael L. Cervay 567 East Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-2037 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places. The Board reviewed the nomination at its meeting on November Consideration A for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. style should be included in the Registration Form. Similarly the nomination could benefit through a comparison of Clifton United to Charles Crapsey's other church projects, including those buildings that are already listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Board agreed that the church should Finally, the nomination should be revised to state specifically how the church meets the requirements of Criteria Consideration A.

The Board believed that the addition of this statement would further clarify the church's significance. The Board's comments were based on a review of a draft Registration Form dated May 17, 2006. It is my understanding from the author, Lorraine McIntee Phile, that the nomination has been revised and the text now addresses many of the Board's comments. I have included the staff report to the Historic Conservation Board for your files. Thank you for the Board's review, please call me at (513) 352-4843.

cc: Lorraine McIntee Phile, National Register Nomination Author Barbara Powers, Ohio Historic Preservation Office Equal Opportunity Employer Director Enclosure its architectural style/physical form, a paragraph describing how the church exemplifies a particular City of Cincinnati Urban Conservator opportunity to review this nomination, and if you have any questions about the Historic Conservation Two Centennial Plaza While the Board expressed its strong support of the nomination, there was a general feeling that the Dear Ms. Tooker, beplaced in the larger context of the history and development of Clifton as a suburban neighborhood.

the Clifton United Methodist Church (Clifton United)at 3416 Clifton Avenue in Clifton to the RE:National Register Nomination -Clifton United Methodist Church (3416 Clifton Avenue) 20,2006and found that the Clifton United met the requirements of Criterion Cand Criteria The City of Cincinnati Historic Conservation Board (Board) unanimously supports the nomination of nomination could be strengthened in a number of areas.Since the church's eligibility is based in part on 1788 Fax