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 - Other State agency - previously listed in the National Register J previously determined eligible by the National - designated a National Historic Landmark XOther - recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Buckeye Telephone Museum, Union Hall, - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # 1916-1956 Bibliography Communications Marion Register Architect/Builder Criteria Considerations individual distinction.
Applicable National Register Criteria Marion County Historical Society religious purposes, National register listing.) Name of repository: Significant Person Federal agency Significant Dates Local government our history. Name of Property Areas of Significance Property is: Marion County, Ohio County and State persons significant in our past. Period of Significance (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) University Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No. 1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Section number 8 page 3 of 14 Marion County, Ohio Significance of Property century telephone communications history. Built in 1916, this was the first building in Marion built specifically to house telephone operating equipment and company offices (Marion County Telephone Company).
As such, it served the local approximately 60 years. Following earlier surveys, the village of Marion was platted in 1822 by Eber Baker and Alexander Holmes. It was named after the county of Marion, which was formed in 1820, but remained under the jurisdiction of Delaware County until 1823. Beginning in the 1870s Marion started to develop as a manufacturing center. The city grew steadily from its humble traversed by five different railroad lines made it an ideal city for the manufacture of products, due to the ease with which they were then shipped across the country. By the turn of the twentieth century, numerous manufacturing concerns were city and Marion was known to have a higher rate of home ownership than cities of similar size.
The population in 1907 Telephone Company was formed in 1878, which was succeeded by the American Bell Telephone Company only two years necessary in order to subscribe more users, thereby creating more demand for the telephone. Investment in telephone Telephone and Telegraph Company who now number over 360,000, from stockholders of Associated Companies, and from the sale of bonds and notes." (Ohio Bell Telephone Co.) for operating a telephone system involved telephone poles, conduit, man holes, switchboard/operating room, plant with switching equipment, and a business office. The early switchboards were run on a battery system. Wires were originally use on telephone poles, some communities, Marion included, changed from the use of poles to a system of interspersed Introduction Marion History Telephone History underground bunkers.
National Register of Historic Places Marion County Telephone Company Building equipment continued to be needed as telephone technology evolved and improved.The large investment of capital required Because there was no infrastructure in place for telephones, considerable capital was needed to make telephones a useful Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and patented the telephone's technology in 1876.The National Bell located throughout the city representing multiple industries, the majority locally owned. As a result, profits stayed in the beginnings with 382 residents in 1830 to a population of 3,899 by 1880. Marion's fortunate central location ultimately carried on roof structures, which were later replaced by telephone poles.
When the load of the copper lines got too heavy for (8-86) means of communication.Telephone exchanges were supported by subscribers.Investing in the infrastructure was The county was reconfigured again in 1848 into its present size.Marion has been the county seat since its founding. NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No. 1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Marion County, Ohio various patents obtained by Bell on his ever-evolving invention. Many people were unhappy about the lack of competition and believed phone subscriptions would cost less if there were competition. Additionally, American Bell Telephone predominantly served larger cities focusing services on businesses and the wealthy.
Once Alexander Bell's patents expired the end of 1915, there were some 5,300 Bell exchanges serving 6 million telephones, and 16,000 independent exchanges serving 4.5 million telephones." (McCarthy, p.8) By the 50** anniversary of the telephone's invention in 1926, the number of telephones in the United States had increased from 1 to 17,000,000. Zanesville was one of the first cities in Ohio to have telephone service. Other cities that claim the distinction are Dayton and Cincinnati. By May 1879, a telephone exchange was operating in Zanesville, and in 1880 a telephone company organized there. Marion Telephone History Marion's venture with telephone communications followed soon after Zanesville's. The first telephones came to Marion by 1895-1908. The Marion County Telephone Company was formed in 1900.
The company was locally owned and had many prominent citizens serving on its Board of Directors, including Warren G. Harding. At the time of his service on the board, the board for several years, at least through 1912, the year before he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Both companies From1902until this new modern facility was constructed in 1916,the telephone company had its exchange or switchboard operation at the Masonic Temple, in the commercial block to the north of this building. Although the Marion County Insurance map. (Marion (Ohio) Planning Department) The building at 197 S. Main Street was built by the Marion County Telephone Company in 1916 and was designed specifically as a telephone company plant. Automatic telephone equipment the company's name implies countywide service, there were parts of eastern Marion County that were not served by this company.
telephone (8-86) Marion County Telephone Company Building Telephone Company. private vendors in 1882.The Central Union Telephone Company was listed in the city directories on Center Street from Ohio Telephone History The American Bell Telephone Company largely had a monopoly on the telephone business in the United States due to the telephone conduit system in Marion identifies the switching station in this same block as does the 19o8 Sanborn Fire Section number 8 page 4 of 14 construction, the Marion County Telephone Company was the sole telephone company in operation in Marion. Although The independent, also known as "non-Bell", companies rapidly sprang up in small communities and rural areas.
"By about operated telephone systems until 1908 when the Central Union Telephone Company was purchased by the Marion County Telephone Company does not appear in the city directory until 1909 (at the Masonic Block location), a 1902 map of the Harding was serving as an Ohio Senator (1899-1903) or as Ohio's Lieutenant Governor (1903-1905).Harding served on NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No. 1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Marion County, Ohio The article further noted that the "plant was visited by telephone engineers from all over the United States, as well as by 20,000,000 calls annually and had 51 employees including 16 toll operators.
Company was acquired by Ohio Associated Telephone Company in 1927, providing service to Marion, Green Camp, Morral and Waldo, all surrounding communities within Marion County. The Ohio Associated Telephone Company merged exchanges in different parts of the state. As a result the new company moved its office headquarters to Marion because of its central location, keeping the name Ohio Associated Telephone Company in the process. By the time Ohio Associated Telephone Company had relocated its headquarters to Marion in 1931, it had acquired nine local phone companies within a four-year period. Utilities changed its name to General Telephone Systems when it moved its headquarters to New York City in 1935. serving 22,039 telephone stations." (Ohio Northern News) Ohio Associated became a statewide affiliate of General Telephone in 1940.
At this time the number of exchanges had increased to 56 with 30,000 phones. For the next decade, Ohio Associated was a division of the General Telephone System's Eastern Operating Group based in Erie, Pennsylvania. The third floor of the headquarters building was added in 1949, reflecting the growth of the company and the industry, doubled to 70,000 with 136 exchanges since the beginning of the decade. Associated was renamed General Telephone Company of Ohio. General Telephone Systems became General Telephone & 1950s was a booming decade for General Telephone of Ohio. Clare E. Williams, vice president and general manager of Ohio Associated beginning in 1947, became president of General Telephone of Ohio in 1952. He tripled the size of the company from 1947-1962.
Marion County Telephone Company Building accommodating more employees and the increase of required telephone equipment.The number of phones had more than Section number 8 page 5 of14 In reference to the 1916 facility, a 1922 profile of Marion's utility companies in the Marion Daily Star noted that the Beginning in the 1920s, the telephone company underwent a series of acquisitions and mergers. Marion County Telephone Telephone Company was a part. The 1920s saw a large number of small phone companies bought out by larger ones due to Ohio Associated continued to grow rapidly. "By 1933 its operations encompassed 52 exchanges located in 19 Ohio counties Ohio Associated was part of Associated Telephone Utilities, a utilities holding company based in Chicago. Formed in 1926 Electronics in 1958 to reflect the company's broader business enterprises.
Following the success of the previous decade, the government engineers from many European and South American countries."In 1922,the telephone company logged (8-86) the changes in telephone technology and the inability of the small companies to afford the latest equipment.Associated NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No. 1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Marion County, Ohio Donald C. Power also was instrumental in nurturing this Ohio growth. As attorney for the Ohio Associated Telephone increases from state regulatory commissions. "It was no accident that the first rate awards to General Telephone companies in 1946 were granted to a number of exchanges in Ohio....Power became an expert in the analysis of telephone company Telephone of Ohio's business strategy of acquiring small rural telephone companies that proved to be successful.
Power was hired as the national president and chief executive officer of General Telephone in 1951. Post-World War II, the headquarters building continued to play an important role in the development of General Telephone of Ohio. Throughout the 1950s all internal communications came from the executive offices in Marion and a monthly magazine for employees was published at the building. "In August, 1954, the distinctive General System trademark was adopted and General Telephone Company of Ohio was the first System telephone operation to use it on a telephone Ohio installed its 100,000* telephone, with the 200,000** only three years later. In 1958, "General of Ohio's services summary indicated that the headquarters building also housed the largest telephone exchange (13,500 stations) operated by Ohio General.
Probably due to its growing prominence in the telecommunications industry, General Telephone of Ohio sponsored two 1964. Once a state-of-the-art facility, the building at 197 S. Main Street had finally become outdated, and GTE moved into (8-86) Marion County Telephone Company Building National Register of Historic Places Telephone Company Building ultimately housed the Ohio headquarters for General Telephone & Electronics (GTE) until headquarters building was soon evident.The unassuming downtown building that began as the local Marion County General Telephone of Ohio continued to acquire smaller phone companies into the 1960s.The need for a larger communications supervisors from India in 1955. The sponsorship was part of the Point Four program under the United was in Marion and Lima.
embraced over 25% of the geographical area of the state in 70 of the State's 88counties."(Ohio Northern News) Section number 8 page 6 of 14 States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship. The men spent three weeks in Marion studying the operations of a newly constructed building on the south side of the city. Even after the Ohio General offices movedto 100 Executive Drive, the "white castle", 197 S. Main Street continued to serve as the Division Offices for GTE into the late 1970s. By Company ca. 1946, Power addressed head-on the post-World War Il backlogged regulatory process for applying for rate directory." In 1955 there were 1,275 employees statewide of General Telephone of Ohio and in 1956 General Telephone of 1972, the company had quickly outgrown the "white castle" and built an even larger complex east of the city.
Engineers from the Ohio divisions came to the company headquarters in Marion for their training.A c.1955 company the phone system.Although they spent nine months in the U.S., their only experience in Ohio and the telephone industry NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No. 1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 page 7 of 14 Marion County, Ohio surveyed buildings were constructed in the 1910s and 1920s. Almost half of the 68 were of two-story configuration and a majority was of some variation on the Neo-Classical Revival. Several of the telephone buildings of the 1920s and early general, they tend to look like typical commercial or office buildings.
In fact, early telephone exchanges in many towns Marion and two other examples of this scenario include a c.1890 commercial building in Waverly (PIK-389-4) and a 1902 Although there does not seem to be a pattern of building type, one pattern that does emerge is that of scale. Buildings those constructed from c. 1890 to 1930. Small villages tended to have small one-story buildings dedicated to telephone equipment to serve the needs of the community. A one story rectangular Italianate building in Helena (SAN-254-9) was constructed c. 1890. It eventually became part of General Telephone of Ohio's property. Another example of a one-story village telephone exchange is the National Register listed (1979) Old Telephone Building in Fredericktown, Knox County.
It is a small mid-nineteenth century Greek Revival residential building that was converted to the village's phone company office in the early twentieth century. Company Building falls into this category. Other examples from the 1910s include ones in Cleveland Heights, Findlay, Youngstown, Piqua, Toledo and Akron. An earlier similarly sized building in Mansfield dates from 1901. Columbus, their downtowns and neighborhoods. New multi-story telephone buildings were constructed in the late 1920s and early 1930s in five of Ohio's largest cities. Newark and Findlay also had a third floor added during the mid 20 century. This may have been a common solution for districts.
Historic Context Marion County Telephone Company Building skyscrapers constructed by 193o.The Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building in Cincinnati was Larger towns or mid-size cities tended to have two-or three-story telephone buildings.The Marion County Telephone building in Dayton (MOT-3830-15) stood at ten stories.Cleveland (CUY-131-1) and Cincinnati both had Art Deco Toledo (LUC-661-8) and Akron (SUM-257-1l) were the smallest at six and seven stories respectively. The telephone before the 19ios had the telephone exchange housed in a commercial building with other businesses.This occurred in commercial building in Canal Winchester (FRA-3931-24).
Both are listed in the National Register as part of historic Cleveland, and Cincinnati, although larger cities, each had several examples of the mid-size telephone building located in early to mid- 1900s vary, without a building type developing that it is casily identifiable as a "telephone building." In constructed specifically to house telephone related functions tend to be reflective of the size of the community, particularly community that they were located in and the larger population that they served Several telephone buildings throughout Ohio are listed in the National Register as part of historic districts. Examples are contributing buildings in Newark, Hudson, Tiffin, Piqua, Findlay, Columbus, and Oberlin. Incidentally, the buildings in (8-86) NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No.
1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio telephone service. Although the Marion CountyTelephone Company opcrated out of the Masonic Temple for several years new impression on the community's streetscape. The Marion County Telephone Company Building represented the telephone communications industry locally from 1916 to 1927, countywide from 1927to 1932, regionally from 1932 to 1940, and ultimately as General Telephone Company of Ohio's statewide headquarters from 1940 to 1964 and GTE Division offices until the late 1970s. General Telephone 1950s summarize Marion's role in telephone service throughout Ohio.
"At Marion are located not only the local but district and general administrative offices of the General Telephone Company of Ohio, which provides service in 62 counties in Ohio."By 1961 it was serving 70 of the 88 counties in Ohio. The building served as the company's Ohio headquarters from when it became an affiliate of General Telephone Systems in 1940 until its move to a new facility in 1964. Although GTE's later buildings constructed in Marion are still extant, they are less than 50 years old. Railroad (Erie Lackawanna Railroad). General Telephone was the only technology-based company among them. General Telephone of Ohio recognized its role as an important employer in Marion. A 1954 newspaper advertisement for history of Ohio General took place while the company was still based out of 197 S. Main Street.
On January 20, 1962, Marion and General of Ohio saw the five millionth telephone installation of the General Telephone System. Another milestone occurred the following year, when the company's phone system became 100 percent dial operated. trade was outlined in a profile in the Indiana General News, the Indiana counterpart to Ohio General. "General Telephone, still under the leadership of Mr. Williams, continues to be one of Ohio's fastest growing industries....It serves about 32 percent of Ohio's land area, more than the Bell System in Ohio." (p.3) (Attachment H) In 1965, other Ohio independent companies. (Attachment I) (8-86) National Register of Historic Places an open house at the Telephone Building illustrates the relationship between the community and the company.(Attachment General Telephone of Ohio (locally referred to as Gen Tel) was one of the major 2o c. employers in Marion.
Others F) Although it is beyond the Period of Significance end date (1956),it should be noted that momentous events in the Telephone Service Company (Greenville),the Telephone Service Company of Ohio (Lima)and 58 single exchange Section number 8 page 8 of14 telephone services. Company of Ohio was the largest independent phone company in Ohio into the 1980s. City directories throughout the technologically advanced building of its time for the telephone industry.
Later, reflecting another major period in the community's, company's, and telephone industry's growth, a third floor was sensitively added to this building, making a (Huber-Warco Company), the Whirlpool-Seeger Corporation (later RCA Whirlpool, Whirlpool Corporation), and the Erie By 1964 when the company moved to the new headquarters building, it had surpassed rival phone companies within the telephone companies included the Lorain Telephone Company (Lorain),the Mid-Continent Telephone Corporation included the Marion Steam Shovel Company (later Marion Power Shovel Company),the Huber Manufacturing Company (Elyria),the Northern Ohio Telephone Company (Bellevue),the Ohio Bell Telephone Company (Cleveland),the Ohio NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No.
1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 page 9 of14 Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio 1910s, late 1920s and post-WWII. There was a steady demand for telephone service across the state. Telephone companies constructed buildings throughout the state to accommodate and increase service areas. Although a building type did not emerge from this new communications industry, the telephone buildings are reflective of the broad pattern of communication history in the state. As with many other telephone buildings in Ohio cities of comparable size, the Marion grew beyond its role in the local community to one of a statewide breadth.
Company Building is important in illustrating the history of telephone communication in Marion, the significance of which As a communications medium, the telephone industry grew steadily and rapidly with bursts of expansion occurring in the County Telephone Company Building exemplifies this broad pattern.Furthermore,the Marion County Telephone (8-86) NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No. 1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Marion County, Ohio Major Bibliographic References Baker, Gale. Interviews, March, 2006. Banerjee, Haridas. Unpublished essay, June-July, 1955. Brady, Bud. Interviews, March 2006. Fisher, Charles Clement, Editor. Marion Centenary Celebration 1822-1922, Marion Centenary Committee, 1922. Indiana General News, General Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., January 11, 1963, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 3. Chicago, Illinois, 1907.
Jacoby, J. Wilbur. The Ohio Magazine, "The City and County of Marion Ohio", 1907. Kingsbury, J.E. The Telephone and Telephone Exchanges: Their Invention and Development, Longmans, Green, and Co., New York, 1915. Koblentz, Stuart J. Images of America; Marion, Arcadia Publishing, Chicago, 2004. Koblentz, Stuart J. Research assistance, Personal collection, February, 2006. Kosto, John. Interviews, March, 2006. The Marion Star, "Marion Phone Center for 32 Years", July 24, 1964. Marion (Ohio) Planning Department. Plat Map of City Streets and Subdivisions ca. 1896, (including unpaginated 1902 drawing of Marion's telephone conduit system). State Archives Series 6500 BV20 240 Ohio Historical Society McCarthy, Thomas E. The History of GTE: The Evolution of One of America's Great Corporations, GTE Corporation, Stamford, CT, 1990.
McQuillin, Steven, Fredericktown Multiple Resource Area National Register Nomination, 1979. Mitchell, Fred. Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company National Register Nomination, 1995. (8-86) Archives/Library. Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion City Directories, 1895-1961. National Register of Historic Places Section number 9 page 10 of14 Marion Daily Star, "Model Telephone Plant," July 5, 1922. The Marion Star, "Telephone Employees From India Study Plant Here," date unknown, p. 4. NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No. 1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Section number 9 page 11 of 14 Marion County, Ohio Ohio Bell Telephone Company. The Anniversary of a Great Achievement, 1926. Ohio Historic Preservation Office. National Register of Historic Places and Ohio Historic Inventory databases.
Ohio Northern News, May 9, 1969, Volume 10, No. 10. Romine, Trella H., Editor. Marion County 1979 History, Marion County Historical Society, Marion, Ohio, 1979. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Marion Ohio: 1888, 1892, 1895, 1900, 1908, 1914, 1919, 1929, 1929-1949 (available online through OPLIN) Continuation Sheet Marion County Telephone Company Building (8-86) Ohio Historic Inventory: MAR-162-08, "General Telephone Equipment Building" 1981. Name of Property Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio 10. Geographical Data (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) - 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 street & number 112 Arden Road - telephone _ (614) 263-3440 city or town state - _zip code Submit the following items with the completed form: Representative black and white photographs of the property. (Check with the SHPO or FPC for any additional items) (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) Village on Main Limited Partnership street & number 1339 Noe-Bixby Road (614) 864-4547 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018). Washington. DC 20503.
4494835 319810 43214 43232 Easting Zone Northing Columbus Maps Ohio Photographs Continuation Sheets Additional Documentation Property Owner UTM References County and State Boundary Justification Additional items Acreage of Property Less than 1 acre Kathy Mast Kane and Nathalie Wright organization Kathy Mast Kane,Historic Preservation Consultant date August 29, 2006 A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement.Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O.
Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, and the Office of A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the propertys location. name name/title NPS Form 10-800-4 OMB Approval No. 1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Section number 10 page 12 of 14 Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio Verbal Boundary Description The Marion County Telephone Company Building, 197 S. Main Street, sits on lot 74 of the original town plat of Marion, as recorded in the Marion County Courthouse. The site is bounded by South Main Street to the east, a paved vacant lot to the south, and alleys to the rear (west) and north. Boundary Justification The site is the lot on which the building was built in 1916. Continuation Sheet Geographical Data (8-86) OMB Approval No.
1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Marion County, Ohio The following information applies to all photos: 112 Arden Road Columbus, Ohio 43214. Ph. (614) 263-3440 Date of Photos: August 29, 2006 1. Façade, looking west, with south first floor window removed. 3747 2. Façade, looking west, with both first floor windows removed. 3793 3. Detail of first floor window after brick removal. 3792 4. Detail of third floor window. 3738 5. Façade and south elevation, looking northwest. 3732 6. South elevation, looking northeast. 3746 7. North elevation, looking southwest. 3741 9. Rear elevation, looking southeast. 3743 10. First floor façade window being uncovered. 3791 11. Façade entry detail. 3787 12. First floor, looking west. 3783 13. First floor, looking southeast. 3784 14. First floor, freight elevator. 3775 15.
Second floor, looking west. 3759 16. Second floor, detail of mushroom cap columns. 3760 17. Second floor, historic door and trim. 3767 18. Second floor, women's room. 3765 19. Second floor, historic stairwell. 3769 20. Second floor, phone conduit in the janitor's closet. 3771 21. Third floor, looking east. 3750 22. Third floor, window detail. 3751 24. Third floor, freight elevator. 3754 25. Basement, phone conduit. 3777 Exterior Interior Photographer: (8-86) Marion County Telephone Company Building Continuation Sheet Nathalie Wright Property Name: Location of the Images: The attached photographs were printed according to National Park Service standards.They were printed on archival NPS Form 10-800-4 County, State: Inkpress or Epson Premium Glossy paper with archival Pigment Ultrachrome Ink from an Epson 4800 printer. 8. North elevation, looking southeast. 3742 OMB Approval No.
1034-0078 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places 26. Basement, kitchen. 3779 Marion County, Ohio A. 1922 Marion Star article B. Ca. 1953 photograph D. 1953 entry detail photograph E. 1972 photograph F. 1954 open house invitation, Marion Star G. Accounting Dept., 1959, Ohio General News H. 1962 Acquisitions Chart of GTC of Ohio I. 1965 Ohio Telephone Exchange Areas Map Attachments: (8-86) Marion County Telephone Company Building Continuation Sheet NPS Form 10-800-4 DEPARTMENT. Here ia No.
1 , of the city, on the Fire Station, on South MARIO N Main street, one of the finest planta of ita Marion Daily Star, July S, 1922 COUNTY HOME TELEPHONE kind in the country SOUTH OF Marion County Telephone Company Building MARION HAS AN UP-TO.DATE FIRE COMPANY, South OF THE Prospect atreet Attachment A Marion County, Ohio Attachment B Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio Attachment C Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio Attachment D Marion County Telephone Company Building GENERAL TELEPHONE CO GENERAL OFFICES OF OHIO Marion County, Ohia Attachment E Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County Telephone Company Marion County, Ohio Attachment F OPEN HOUSE I TS Open House this Tuesday, Wednesday, Company's building, 197 South Main Street in automatic precision - you'll be shown the Marion.
We're mighty proud of our home, and equipment - an installation with the future of guides to take visitors "Backstage" in the fas- cinating, complex operation of Marion's tele- phone system. You'll see the tall ceiling-high the Telephone Office, 197 South Main Street racks of delicate dial equipment - equipment either Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Fri- amazingly complicated, swift and accurate - day evening. We're expecting you ! ! ! A Member of One of the Great Telephone Systema Serving America Building General Telephone Company At The Telephone Building the reason why.It houses the latest in telephone Marion in mind. You're Invited to Our exchanges throughout the State are processed Experienced telephone personnel will serve as Thursday and Friday at the Telephone So make plans now to attend Open House at calls in the space ofa minute with completely telephone service.
You'll see the handsomely skilled operators route Marion's long distance where details of General's operations for 135 capable of clicking off hundreds of telephone of Ohio You'll see it all.....and you'll enjoy all of it. TUESDAY ... APRIL 6 .. 7:30 to 9:30 P.M we believe that once you've seen'it, you'll know . 7:30 to 9:30 P.M WEDNESDAY . APRIL 7 . 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. TUESDAY sleek,modern switchboards through which appointed business office and other offices Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio Attachment G Section.
General DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTING Supplies Sections Accounting Department Accounts Payable PAGE SEVEN PAGE SIX and Materials and OHIO GENERAL NEWS Tall Billing Section - Revenue Aecounting Subscribers Account Section - Revenue Accounting MAY 1959 All Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio Attachment H GENERAL TELEPHONE CHART Marion County Telephone Building Company Marion County, Ohio Attachment | OHIO TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AREAS Scale: 1/16" = I'-O" Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio Photo Key Second Floor First Floor Plan Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio Photo Key /Scale: 1/6" = I'0" Basement Third Floor Zoom View: Sanborn Map Marion lo, Ohio Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1867-1970 - OHIO 600 x 400 pixels - 50% zoom Zoom to Size 600x 400 Marion, Ohio (August, 1919) Search Menu | Search List 2/9/2006 (percent) http://ohiodmc.ohiolink.edu.oh0057.oplin.org/mrsid/bin/viewmap.pl Marion County Telephone Company Building Page 1 of 1 Set the zoom and size then click an area on the image (pixels) Zoom View: Sanborn Map Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1867-1970 - OHIO Zoom to Size 600x400 Marion, Ohio (November, 1929) 2/9/2006 (percent) http://ohiodmc.ohiolink.edu.oh0057.oplin.org/mrsid/bin/viewmap.pl Set the zoom and size then click an area on the image Search Menu | Search List Page 1 of 1 (pixels) Zoom View: Sanborn Map Marion County, Ohio OhioLINK Digital Media Center Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1867-1970 - OHIO 600 x 400 pixels - 50% z0om FUANE REP.
2° Zoom to 2/9/2006 (percent) http://ohiodmc.ohiolink.edu.oh0057.oplin.org/mrsid/bin/viewmap.pl Additional Documentation Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion, Ohio (November, 1929 - September, 1949) (pixels) SERYICE Marion County, Ohio Additional Documentation MARIO N COMPANY, South SOUTH OF COUNTY HOME Ca. 1925 Marion County Telephone Company Building PHONE OF THE 1922 Additional Documentation Marion County Telephone Company Building Marion County, Ohio Generae Telephusce. Dffices 247 S. Main South Prospect Street Project Total Bed. Scale: l" = 100' 04074 2/14/05 Total Alley West Church Fire Statior South Main Street ACAD - Marion, Ohio Asebrook & Co.
2 Bed ARCHITECT Marion County, Ohio Site Plan AMACHMENT ITS Open House this Tuesday, Wednesday, we believe that once you've seen it, you'll know equipment - an installation with the future of guides to take visitors "Backstage" in the fas- cinating, complex operation of Marion's tele- phone system. You'll see the tall ceiling-high the Telephone Office, 197 South Main Street racks of delicate dial equipment - equipment either Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Fri- amazingly complicated, swift and accurate - day evening. We're expecting you !!! A Member of One of the Great Telephone OPEN HOUSE exchanges throughout the State are processed General Telephone Company At The Telephone Building Experienced telephone personnel will serve as Marion.
We're mighty proud of our home, and appointed business office and other offices capable of clicking off hundreds of telephone the reason why.It houses the latest in telephone skilled operators route Marion's long distance Thursday and Friday at the Telephone where details of General's operations for 135 telephone service.You'll see the handsomely Systems Serving America, calls in the space of a minute with completely So make plans now to attend Open House at You're Invited to Our Marion in mind. Company's building,197 South Main Street in of Ohio automatic precision - you'll be shown the You'll see it all.....and you'll enjoy all of it. MARIONICO, OH TUESDAY ... APRIL 6 7:30 to 9:30 P.M sleek, modern switehboards through which AMACHMENT G Accounting Department REVENUE ACCOUNTING SECTION-Has the respon- This section accounts for all payroll deductions, and cedures thereof.
It is sub-divided into Subscriber Section COST ACCOUNTING SECTION - This section reviews MACHINE ACCOUNTING SECTION - There are two It handles some twelve thousand (12,000) service main sub-divisions within the section, Machine Process- gathering statistical material for their monthly records. It of Federal Income Tax returns for the Company. posts cash collections, makes adjustments and uncollect- Nearly any voluminous clerical work can be addition, it also performs all necessary accounting work required for budgets, rate cases, and toll separation I.B.M. punched cards. Subscribers Account Section - Revenue Accounting OHIO GENERAL NEWS MARION CO. TELEPHONE BLAG., MARION CO., OH DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTING studies. Supplies Sections month. tickets to our subscribers.
Accounts Payable Section, General Toll Billing Section - Revenue Accounting ing and Key Punch.The machine accounting is done on originates checks for transmission of funds to the proper This Department is responsible for preparation of originated by this section.
PAGE SEVEN necting companies which involves the handling of about adapted to machine operations through the use of the orders in performance of its billing procedures and for are used.It maintains records for identifiable units of sure that charges to these orders are correct.The Section SPECIAL STUDIES SECTION-Herein are prepared and Toll Settlement & Billing Section.Its basic function agency.All pension deposits and payroll tax reports are able vouchers; summarizes for toll settlement with con- in turn identify the cost and location of daily work reports and checks for accuracy on labor and units of property and the proper rates of depreciation and Materials and isto prepare and mail 160,000 subscriber bills each various measurement reports, special reports as may be International Business Machines (I.B.M.) electronic equip- PAGE SIX to many other types of reports.
1,200,000 toll tickets each month; sorts and bills the on Specific Estimates and Job Orders in order to make (Continued on page 8) such identifiable units of property, such as, land, build- ing», central office equipment, large Private Branch Ex- Telephone Data, Collection Efficiency Report, in addition changes, office furniture and fixtures, and motor vehicles.
material; maintains records and keeps construction costs required by management, local, state and federal govern- ment bodies, and maintains records for the preparation MAY 1959 Payroll makes studies to insure that proper retirement prices of sibility of all customer account records and billing pro- AMACHMENT MARION COUNTY ATACHMENT I MARIQN CO., OH OHIO TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AREAS MARION COUNTY TEZEPHONE BLAG NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NAME : N PDIL: N PERIOD: - REQUEST: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the TELEPHONE DATE MULTIPLE 4/13/07 REJECT DISCIPLINE 2/28/07 4/03/07 RETURN REVIEWER OTHER: SAMPLE: EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET RECOM./CRITERIA PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: DATE RECEIVED: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REASONS FOR REVIEW: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: APPEAL: N STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Marion DATE OF PENDING LIST: 3/19/07 nomination is no longer under consideration by the Nps.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS STATE OF OHIO MARION WEST, OHIO MARION WEST QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) THE MARION COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Heritage 169 EAST CHURCH STREET - MARION, OHIO 43302 - 614-387-4255 December 1, 2006 Rachel Tooker State Historic Preservation Officer 567 Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211 Re: Marion County Telephone Building Dear Ms. Tooker: Please aceept this letter as support for the nomination of the Marion County Telephone Building to the National Register of Historic Places.
As a trustee of the Marion County Historical Society, I feel that the buildings significance as a symbol of the long term relationship between the citizens of Marion County and the telecommunications industry that was such a large part of community for almost all of the twentieth century merits its inclusion on the Nation Register. I also believe that including this building on the register helps to further document the role of the independent telephone movement in Ohio. This structure also helps to define the block on which it its sits, acting as a keystone structure on the edge of the South Main Street business district. Stuart Koblentz, Trustee The Marion County Historical Society 169 East Church Street Marion Ohio 43202 Sincerely,
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