Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Duncan, Robert P., House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 2,305 words across 18 pages, filed in 1984. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 09000094, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service received JUL 2 6 1984 date entered AUG 2 3 |984 1. Name Duncan, Robert, P., House 333 North Parkview Avenue street & number city, town X state - unoccupied - agriculture X building(s) - park . work in progress X private residence . religious -object X yes: restricted - scientific _being considered - yes: unrestricted street & number 333 North Parkview Avenue Col umbus has this property been determined eligible? - federal depository for survey records 039 museum transportation code 049 yes Category both date government Accessible educational county commercial entertainment military Ownership (3-82) district structure Bexley industrial site Inventory-Nomination Form local historic public Status other: Ohio 3. Classification Miriam Schwartz Public Acquisition 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Franklin 4.
Owner of Property and/or common Schwartz Residence National Register of Historic Places 2. Location 410 South High Street not for publication Type all entries-complete applicable sections See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Present Use 5: Location of Legal Description Ohio Historic Preservation Office For NPS use only NA in process NA vicinity of NPS Form 10-900 X private courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. X no Franklin County Administration Building 7. Description _ unaltered X original site - ruins - moved date and a carved stone belt course. First floor openings of the facade and garage have smooth stone belt course runs at the sill line of the 2nd story windows all around the Wrought iron grillework fills the entry door's round arch. All of the windows Tight double hung.
On the south side of the residence is a patio or "morning court." Its entry from the and an iron fence runs along it's east side. attached garage, also designed with elements of the Mediterranean Revival style, has Details existing in the interior include its original woodwork, plaster detailing (grand hall), wood paneling (library), the stair cases and railings (grand hall), iron grillework (entry), all fireplaces and stone mantels/surrounds, glazed tile in small fireplaces, the home and gardens in 1982. Because of extensive water damage and deterioration, the original laminated wood strip floors of the Ist floor were replaced when the house was rehabilitated. New oak strip flooring was used in all these areas except the grand hall, where marble was laid. The damaged plaster walls were retained, but covered throughout with 1/4" drywall.
To accomodate the drywall, only the back band of the window trim was replaced with a narrower In summary, the essence of the architect's original design, based on the Mediterranean Revival style, has been maintained and the concept of the interior plan is intact. Through- out the rehabilitation, the approach was to be sensitive to the distinguishing elements of design. Condition unexposed (Cont.) fair deteriorated interfered with. Alterations to the exterior include the removal of shutters from the second story openings. Check one The house had been poorly maintained and was purchased in a stateof threatening Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance

Description of the property

of the house with rooms running off the two barrel-vaulted east-west hallways has not been door of the house is flanked by stone pilasters and decorated with carved stone ornamenta- Alterations to the interior plan of the house primarily involve the expansion and remodeling an apartment in the 2nd story. of the kitchen and bathrooms.The uses of some rooms have also to X_excellent The rear of the house hasa loggia or gallery supported by masonery piers from the front side of the house has been added. X altered house modeled after the Mediterrabean Teaded glass windows and doors (east and south entry, butlers pantry), wood floors (2nd An open porch in the southwest corner of the former servants wing was enclosed and a window band.The remainder of the original trim is intact.
The symmetrically planned and"French doors"have multiple 1ights.Second story windows are primarily 6/6 The basic plan Revival style has a low pitched hip roof covered garage) of approximately 6,ooo sq.ft.,which sits on a masonry foundation and has masonry The Judge Robert P.Duncan House is a 2 story,12x 5 bay attached OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 Duncan, Robert, P, House, Bexley, Franklin County, Ohio Item number 8 into a wooded, undeveloped lot adjacent to Alum Creek. The formal landscaping originally Of the 52 properties surveyed, only 2 others showed strong influence of the Mediterranean Columbus Maps and Property Atlas, 1899, 1920 Columbus Citizen Journal - 4/15/67 (Duncan Obituary) Dau's Blue Books, Who's Who is Society etc. 1908-1933.
The Ohio Blue Book, 1917 p.103 Columbus "The Capital City" Newpaper Reference Book, Pen & Pencil Club: Columbus, Ohio; 1915, p.59. Bench and Bar, Taylor, pp 249-50. Columbus City Directories - 1908-1983 Whiffen, Marcus, American Architecture Since 1780 in the deed to Leslie H. Wexner, of record in Official REcord 01327G16, Recorder's Office, Lot dimensions: 146.24' x 265.59' + 223.47' x 146.13' x 264.83 + 223.42 (E,S, W,N) (3-82) received Page survey indicates. Continuation sheet Inventory-Nomination Form date entered National Register of Historic Places National Park Service that Miller & Reeves were more active in designing residences in Bexley than this designed for the site was particularly neglected through the years.The overgrowth and Franklin County. United States Department of the Interior entirely different from that of the Duncan House.
later plantings have been removed and the site is being returned to a more formal plan. Columbus Histories 1915,1920 NPS Form 10-900-a is dated c.1920's and it is not credited to an architect.The plan of these homes is For NPS use only The house sits on a split lot of approximately 1 2/3 acres. It is set far back from the In reviewing the 52 properties currently surveyed in Bexley, Ohio, 1l of these were Sessions Village Provincial),2 were Georgian Revival residences designed - prehistoric - archeology-historic . literature X architecture . military .art -music .
commerce X 1900- -politics/government Criterion C estate include its low-pitch hip roof with Spanish style tile, its use of arched openings used in combination with flat-arched openings, its carved stone and iron ornamentation, its It is interesting that Miller & Reeves were designing a house so true to what was then a newspaper lists their names frequently as designers of commercial, educational and residential Judge Robert P. Duncan, a Columbus native, graduated from OSU Taw school in 1908 and was admitted to the bar the same year (placing 2nd out of 190). He practiced law in partnership he continued to practice law until his death in 1967. Duncan was listed in the Blue Book of 1 Marcus Whiffen, American Architecture Since 1780 The M.I.T. Press: Cambridge, Mass.; 1969, PP 225-228.
1600-1699 1800-1899 1500-1599 1400-1499 1700-1799 1920 communications economics invention industry conservation theater Period humanitarian education engineering (Cont.) agriculture science sculpture Specific dates transportation firm ranged from Georgian Revival to Art Deco.Prominent structures for which they are 8.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Significance with high quality craftsmanship and materials. Characteristics exemplary of the Mediterranean. Revival style employed in the design of this active in the community.The Duncan's lived at this address until their death. home built at the start of a long successful career in jurisprudence. The Judge Robert P. Duncan House is representative of the large estate lifestyle of prominent residence of Judge Robert P.Duncan of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas who had the Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Areas of Significance-Check and justify below other (specify) The property is situated on a large wooded lot of the prestigious Bullitt Park Addition of social/ Columbus as early as 1908 and throughout his life he and his wife Cole Campbell) were with his father & Duncan)until 19l4 when he was elected as Franklin County and was established as a village in 1908. _law _ archeology-prehistoric community planning . landscape architecture . religion century. Architecturally, it is significant as an early example of the Mediterranean textured (stuccoed) walls, its doorway flanked with pilasters and its balcony, loggia and partially enclosed patio. new style. structures statewide.
They not only appear to have been prolific, but they were also exploration/settlement Columbus businessmen which characterized the suburbancommunity of Bexley in the early 2oth Common Pleas Judge for Franklin County and he held this position for 25years.After 1944 The style did not evolve from its experimental stages to.a."movement"per se Revival).The Duncan House is an early example of their fine work executed 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References Columbus Monthly, November 1983 Architecture: Columbus, p. 204 OHI, 7/75 FRA-771-20, & Bexley, Ohio Survey 1.64 acres Southeast Columbus, Ohio Quadrangle name - Quadrangle scale - UT M References - state 11. Form Prepared By 257 West Lakeview Avenue street & number The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 State Historic Preservation Officer signature county Easting code Zone Northing organization date national Attest: telephone 614-263-3440 name/title Ohio List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Chief of Registration Verbal boundary description and justification 1:24,000 43202 city or town Acreage of nominated property 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Entered in the Keeper of the National Register 10. Geographical Data January 1984 National Register 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated For NPs use only 4141216|71210] A 17] |3| 314|11710 . local according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Natfonal Park Service! Cont. Columbus HPO WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Duncan, Robert P., House Working No. _JUL 26 1984 Fed. Reg.
Date: - Date Due: - nomination by person or local government Federal Agency: -appeal J sample Jrequest I NR decision Reviewer's comments: _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: - _technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Description I unaltered - original site moved resubmission dates excellent Category REJECT alterations/integrity Status completeness Condition fair Ownership Discipline Reviewer unexposed ruins Recom./Criteria deteriorated RETURN Action: clarity boundary selection Substantive Review: Franklin County summary paragraph Public Acquisition the owner objection Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Has this property been determined eligible?
Accessible Check one Present Use iste yes good OHIO Entarea 8. Significance summary paragraph Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 11. Form Prepared By - Date . - Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Builder/Architect Signed state context title national completeness applicable criteria clarity Specific dates Quadrangle name Maps Verbal boundary description and justification UTM References local State Historic Preservation Officer signature relating significance to the resource justification of areas checked 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification justification of exception relationship of integrity to significance The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Phone: _ Period Robert P. Duncan House Bexley , Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January, 1984 Setting 333 North Parkview Avenue Facade Elevation) and Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January, 1984 Robert P. Duncan House 333 North Parkview Avenue Facade Elevation) partical Robert P. Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 N. Lakeview Avenue 333 North Parkview Avenue West Elevation Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 Robert P.
Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 West Elevation - detail 333 North Parkview Avenue Robert P. Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 333 North Parkview Avenue West Elevation Robert P. Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January, 1984 Morning Court - East Elevation 333 North Parkview Avenue Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 North Elevation 333 North Parkview Avenue Robert P. Duncan House Robert P. Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W.
Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 South Elevation 333 North Parkview Avenue Robert P. Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 k. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 Rear Gardens facina south west 333 North Parkview Avenue Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January, 1984 333 North Parkview Avenue Robert P. Duncan House Interior- Entry and grand hall, Robert P. Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 Interior - Library, Ist Floor 333 North Parkview Avenue Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant Robert P. Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W.
Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 Interior - Hallway, 2nd Floor 333 North Parkview Avenue Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January 1984 Interior - Barrel Vault hallway 333 North Parkview House Robert P. Duncan House 2nd Floor Robert P. Duncan House Bexley, Ohio, Franklin County Kathy Mast Kane, Consultant 257 W. Lakeview Avenue Columbus, Ohio - January, 1984 Facade detail 333 North Parkview Avenue .5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS QUADRANGLE SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS, OHIO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OHIO-FRANKLIN CO. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 17 334170 4426720 CREEK