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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. Aug. 2002) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service MAY 07 2009 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1. Name of Property Selby Shoe Company Building other names/site number 2. Location street & number_1603 S. 3rd Street not for publication_N/A city or town state Ohio 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property does not meet the National Register Criteria.

I recommend that this property be considered significant Dept. Head Signature of certifying official Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society State or Federal Agency or Tribal government In my opinion, the property Signature of commenting or other official State or Federal agency and bureau comments.) Lawrence nomination Ironton meets vicinity Date Inventory & Registration historic name to complete all items. RECEIVED 2280 code _OH county This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions.

Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, code_087 zip code 45638 See continuation sheet for additional comments.) may USDI/NPS Registration Form 4. National Park Service Certification 1, hepeby certify that this property is: Date of Action entered in the National Register determined not eligible for the _removed from the National Register 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 _district -public-State _ public-Federal 0 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) listed in the National Register 6.

Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions INDUSTRY: Manufacturing Facility COMMERCE: Warehouse 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS: Late Gothic Revival Other: Rubber Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Noncontributing roof object structure other site National Register Category of Property Lawrence County, Ohio See continuation sheet. other (explain): Ceramic Tile (Check as many boxes as apply) Selby Shoe Company Building (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions) Page 2 (Check only one Box) foundation _ walls - Concrete NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 7 Page 1 Narrative Description The Selby Shoe Company Building is a five-story concrete structure. Although located within an older neighborhood, it is several blocks from downtown Ironton. Completed in 1926, it was designed in the Late Gothic Revival style. The and considered contributing. The Selby Shoe Building is located on South Third Street near the intersection of Ellison. South Third is a busy street leading to and from the downtown. The immediate area is a mix of residential and commercial buildings, mostly industrial building. A c.1920 brick, one-story commercial building is also across the street at the Ellison intersection. properties than to the south.

To the south, directly behind the Selby Shoe factory, are houses predominantly constructed c.1900-1920. Most of the houses are frame and two-story. The nominated building is setback from the street farther than the adjacent housing stock. It has a grass lawn in the front, with several mature trees on the north end of the property. (Photos 1, 13) The property, on the sides and to the rear, has been paved with blacktop and surrounded with a chain link fence. Currently, there are numerous vehicles stored in the rear lot. (Photo 33) Constructed of reinforced poured concrete, the Selby Shoe Company Building has a smooth wall finish. The building is symmetrical with eleven bays containing a central projecting pavilion and five flanking bays. (Photos 1-3) Each bay has a grouping of four windows. Embedded pilasters, or buttresses, are between each bay.

The central pavilion contains the entrance to the building. The entry is covered by the original metal awning decorated with a Vitruvian wave pattern and an 'S' within a centered shield. (Photo 4) The entrance is denoted by a segmental arch with keystone above the awning. Within the arch is a transom with multiple lights. The transom lights have been covered, but may be intact underneath. Above the arch the wall is of a coffered pattern that matches the pattern of the transom windows. The pavilion is given further emphasis, by vertical bands of decorative ceramic tile within the flanking pilasters. (Photo 3) The pavilion is topped by a staggered parapet, with small vertical bands of decorative tiles in the panels. The entrance is also framed by stepped pilasters that extend the height of the façade and rise above the roofline. Finials top these central pilasters.

(Photo 5) Alteration on the façade is mostly confined to the pavilion area, where the walls have The pilasters at each end of the building also have the same ceramic tiles, as the central pilasters. The blue, green, and orange tile is in good condition and contributes to the building's aesthetics. It appears to be of high quality and likely (8-86) Exterior Setting constructed c. 1900. Across the street is the former Ketter Buggy Company building, a brick, two-story late 1800s been covered with vinyl siding. The entry doors and flanking windows are replacements, and the wall treatment in this space is a later alteration. building is T-shaped with a projected rear section. A garage to the rear of the main building is original to the property Two late 2oth century commercial buildings are in the vicinity. To the north along S.

Third Street are more commercial came from an art pottery company popular during the era.(Photo 7) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 7 windows. The arches are blind and provide relief to the flat wall surface. Four tiles, comprising a diamond pattern, are centered between the arch points. (Photo 6) A row of dentils is just above the fifth story windows in the four bays framing the pavilion. installed. (Photos 1-2) exception of how many windows are grouped together. The façade and first bay of the side elevations have four, while the remainder of the side elevations has three, and the rear elevation varies between three and four.

(Photos 2, 8,9) Some windows have been covered, either on the interior or exterior, with insulation or drywall, but are still intact underneath any covering. Some windows have also been painted on the exterior. One section of windows has been removed, on the rear elevation at the third floor. The original wood door with four lights is intact. A shed roof hood covers each door. An original centered section extends eastward, from the rear of the building forming a T-shaped configuration. The extension is of the same height as the main block. It has a simpler window pattern comprised of bands of small rectangular lights. A loading dock is on the southern elevation. (Photos 8-9) The six-story elevator shaft, with east elevation of the extension. (Photos 10-11) It has soldier course lintels over the door and window openings and concrete sills under the windows.

The walls are topped by a concrete cap at the roof line. A header course is south elevation, as well as original garage doors with multiple lights. The building, including the rear extensions, has a flat roof. The roof top has a mechanical room, which is accessible An original two-car garage is at the rear of the property. It is constructed of rock faced concrete block. It has one pedestrian door and two overhead garage doors. The roof is hipped and the rafter tails are exposed. (Photo 34) The entrance leads to a lobby, with stairs leading directly up to the second floor. (Photos 16-17) Some of the lobby walls are bead board. An original door from the landing into the main (second) floor is intact. The layout on each floor is essentially the same. It is open with mushroom columns down the center.

(Photos 18, 20, 27, 31) Restrooms, employee (8-86) Interior opening on the east elevation has been bricked-in. An original wood pedestrian door with four lights is present on the approximately a foot below the roof cap.The window openings have been covered with plywood, and a garage door from the interior on the fifth floor.A water tower is on top of the mechanical room. (Photos 14-15) The multi-light metal windows have an awning type opening.The window pattern is the same on all elevations with the Page 2 accompanying stairwell, is more clearly visible from the rear.

Windows here are in a slightly different configuration, but In the end bays of the façade and the first bay of the side elevations, there is a series of recessed Tudor arches above the A ground level bay on the façade has been enclosed with vinyl siding and a pedestrian and overhead garage doors still comprised of multiple, rectangular lights. (Photos 8-9, 12) A one-story, yellow brick boiler room extends off of the NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 7 Page 3 break rooms, and office spaces are located in the rear extension. (Photo 26, 29) The floors and ceilings, like the walls, are also of reinforced poured concrete. The 1926 floor covering is a wood floor with a diagonal cut secured to two by six rafters.

The wood floor is intact in a majority of spaces. (Photos 19-20, 27) More recent office partitions were added to the north of the lobby on the second floor (Photo 19), and the rear section, on this floor, is more open than other floors allowing for storage and access to the loading dock. The east wall is brick and is perhaps a common wall with the adjacent boiler room. (Photos 24-25) The third floor has also had some wall partitions added Three stairwells are present in the building: one at each end of the building and one in the T-extension. All three maintain their original metal handrails. (Photo 32) The original elevator is also intact, including buttons on the second (8-86) floor.(Photos21-23,30) Original sliding doors are present on some floors,aswell.(Photo28) USDI/NPS Registration Form Page 3 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes Areas of Significance for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) _A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad Property is associated with the lives of persons C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information Significant Dates owned by a religious institution or used for (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) a cemetery. a reconstructed building, object, or structure. a commemorative property. less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years.

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Major Bibliographical References Primary Location of Additional Data: X_ preliminary determination of individual listing State Historic Preservation Office previously determined eligible by the National Register - Local government designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Name of repository: _ 1926-1958 Industry University Other Bibliography Architecture Architect/Builder individual distinction. religious purposes. patterns of our history. Federal agency significant in our past. Cultural Affiliation Significant Person Other State agency previously listed in the National Register Period of Significance Lawrence County, Ohio (36 CFR 67) has been requested. important in prehistory or history. a birthplace or a grave.

Selby Shoe Company Building Criteria Considerations(Mark"x" in all the boxes that apply.) removed from its original location. (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) (Enter categories from instructions) Previous documentation on file (NPS) (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Lawrence County, Ohio Section 8 Statement of Significance Constructed in 1926 the Selby Shoe Company Building meets Criterion A in the area of industry and Criterion C for architecture.

Built by a prominent regional manufacturing company, the Selby Shoe Company Building is significant in illustrating Ironton's industrial importance in the early twentieth century. It is also an intact, significant example of the Late Gothic Revival style in Ironton, Ohio. Lawrence County was formed in 1816. Pioneers from Kentucky and Pennsylvania had established settlements on the County was the production leader in Ohio. The first iron furnace, Union Furnace, was established by John Means who arrived in Hanging Rock in 1819. Ironton, located three miles west of Hanging Rock, began essentially as a company town platted in 1849, by the Ohio Iron and Coal Company for the purpose of erecting houses and businesses to support workers at the iron furnaces. The name was an abbreviation for Iron Town. Ironton became the center of the iron production industry in the region.

almost immediately after the town's founding. Hanging Rock was the main shipping port for the region, until the railroad was completed to Ironton in 1851. Ironton was the terminus for the Iron Railroad where it ran to eleven pig iron furnaces within Lawrence County. Ultimately four railroad lines serviced Ironton. Its location on the Ohio River was strategic as well, and Ironton eventually became a bustling port city. Ironton was reorganized as a city by the state legislature in 1851. The following year the county seat was relocated there. The estimated population when the town was founded was 500-600. It made a considerable jump to 3,691 in 1860. Population growth was steady reaching 11,868 in 1900. It made another considerable jump by 1914 to over related to iron production, such as foundries and refineries were dominant.

Manufacturers of iron related products included rolling mills, nail mills, and casting companies. The quality of the iron coming from the area was such that the British preferred it during their Crimean War, 1854-1856, calling it 30% better than the best English iron. (Brook, casting weapons and for sheathing Union ships. The Swamp Angel, a cannon used during the Civil War, was made at the Hecla Furnace. A petition to Congress was made in the1860s to establish a national foundry in Ironton. (8-86) 16,000. Rankin) Ironton History Ohio River in the late 1790s. The area was abundant with coal and iron ore deposits and became known as the Hanging The American Civil War caused a huge demand for iron, and iron from the Hanging Rock Region was favored for Selby Shoe Company Building Page 1 Transportation was important to the development of the iron industry.

Railroad construction into Ironton was begun Ironton expanded, as the iron business expanded, in the region. Although there were other industrial pursuits, industries Virginia. Beginning in the 1830s, the area became the major iron production region in the United States and Lawrence NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 8 Page 2 In 1873, construction was completed on the Big Etna Furnace, the largest blast furnace in the world. The iron industry continued to grow, until the market panic of 1873 slowed production. A second wave of demand for iron occurred in 1898 when the United States went to war with Spain. This caused resurgence in business and construction in Ironton.

The nascent automobile industry also created a new demand for iron products. Iron, coming from the Hanging Rock Region, was significant enough in supplying the growing auto industry that Henry Ford established the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad. The early twentieth century iron boom lasted until about 1920, following the end of WWI. By the late 1920s, all the iron furnaces were shut down. This is mostly attributed to the fact that the once abundant native supply of iron ore had finally been depleted. (A Story About Lawrence County, Ohio) Additionally, the furnaces in the Hanging Rock Iron Region were old fashioned and outdated by the 1920s, compared with the furnaces of new iron and steel factories in economy continued to thrive in the 1920s, as Ironton's business and industrial community had diversified by then.

In 1923, Ironton's Chamber of Commerce represented a membership of 500. Population in Ironton increased to 21,114 by Social activities also brought people from outlying areas into the city, during the early decades of the twentieth century. The first apple show, in recognition of Lawrence County's multitude of orchards, was held in 1914. The Ironton Tanks, a professional football team, was organized in 1918. It was a popular and successful team through the 1920s, and a stadium was built for it in 1926 (later given to the high school in 1933). By the 1920s, there were two theatres, three moving picture theatres, and a recreation and bowling center. Ironton also had a thriving commercial district with several shopping options, which further contributed to the city's regional appeal. 1928. Flood walls in Ironton were completed in 1943, after devastating floods along the Ohio River in 1937.

Ironton's economic base saw a boost in the 1940s, with the arrival of the chemical industry. This contributed to a small wave of had recently been completed." (Lawrence County Historical Book Committee, p. 7) By 1950, the population had declined to 16,621 and continued to decline through the 1980s, as people moved out of Ironton and into suburbanized neighborhoods farther out in the county. As people moved away, shopping and recreational amenities followed them, reducing the need for a trip to Ironton. Despite this, industrial diversity and local 1970s after several industrial plant closings. Ironton's downtown was altered by 1970s urban renewal programs, resulting in the demolition of numerous buildings. Professional and governmental offices have kept Ironton's downtown alive, and currently rehabilitation of historic buildings is beginning to take place.

National Register listings in Ironton include the Brumberg Building, 2008; Erlich House, 1980; Fifth & Lawrence Residential District, 1978; Marlow Theatre, 2008; Marting Hotel, 1999; N&W Railroad Depot, 1978; Rankin Historic District, 1979; and Vesuvius Furnace, 1990. (8-86) 1928. Ironton felt the pinch of the Depression years, like most communities did. However, the retail community managed to governmental offices kept downtown Ironton relatively healthy through the 1960s. Downtown decline accelerated in the Youngstown and Pittsburgh. (Lawrence County Genealogical Society) Despite the closure of the iron furnaces, the remain steady, as roughly the same number of clothing stores and department stores were operating in 1935 as were in construction in the city after World War II. "As Ironton celebrated its Centennial in 1949, five new business buildings NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 8 Page 3 Selby Shoe Company The Selby Shoe Company initially began as the Drew-Selby Company and was a partnership between Irving Drew and George Selby. They made women's fine welt shoes in Portsmouth, Ohio. By 1877, the partners parted ways and Selby established his own company in Portsmouth. Drew continued manufacturing shoes in Portsmouth until 1937, when the in the center of Portsmouth that included several buildings (now demolished). An additional factory was built in nearby Ashland, Kentucky in 1909. In order to keep pace with increased demand for its shoes, the Selby Shoe Company started a branch factory in Ironton. expanded into the former Excelsior Shoe Co. building, also on N. 2"d Street.

The last address given for Selby Shoe Construction on the new facility began in October 1925. The state-of-the-art facility on South Third was completed in June 1926. That year, the city directory lists the company as "manufacturers of ladies fine shoes." The operation of the Selby Shoe Company was still very much a family affair in 1926, with five of the eight company officers having the last name of Selby. Edgar N. Meck continued to be the manager of the Ironton plant. The completion of Selby Shoe's new Ironton factory was met with great fanfare. The newspapers reported on opening activities for several days, a public open house was held, and a special Selby Industrial Edition of the Ironton Sunday Tribune was printed. Prior to the public open house, executives of the Selby Shoe Company inspected the new facility.

Executives and company officers arrived via motor cavalcade from Portsmouth and Ashland. The papers reported on the route the procession would take from each respective city to arrive at the S. Third Street factory. Following inspection of the new plant, a dinner was held at the Marting Hotel. Speakers at the dinner included Meck, Ironton mayor, J. Harry Moulton, George Selby, chairman of the board, and John J. Gillespie of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation in stated that the company had earned over S2 million in 1902 and in 1925 had earned over $9 million with a payroll of $3,014,599. Leaders of the Selby Shoe Company were committed to the idea of contributing to the community's mean to the city of Ironton." (Ironton Sunday Tribune) conjunction with the open house and an evening dinner at the Marting Hotel for Selby officials and invited guests. Boston. Second.

(8-86) Desiring a larger, more modern facility, the company decided to build a new plant after only a few short years. company moved to Lancaster, Ohio. Selby's fledgling company prospered, eventually constructing a large, main factory In a published letter to the community expressing his gratitude for Ironton's generosity and reception, George Selby The public open house was held on Tuesday, July 6h during the day. In an effort to increase attendance, stores in Ironton were encouraged to close during the afternoon. The Lions Club organized a reception for company officials in rented factory was located on N. 2nd Street.Edgar N.Meck was the manager of the plant.In 1924, Selby Shoe Co. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 8 The Ironton factory had a production capacity of 500 pairs of shoes per day when the new facility opened in 1926. The new plant was designed for production of 2500 pairs per day, after reaching its full capacity. It would also accommodate 1200 employees, including both men and women. Similar to the Ashland plant, women were employed as cutters. Edgar Meck presided over the Ironton plant until 1934, when he was replaced by Hugh A. MacAdam. MacAdam was the manager until 1938. February 1938 saw the factory producing a record number of shoes that month at 3,200 pairs daily.

(Story of the Glorious Past One Hundred Years, p.44) When constructed, the Selby Shoe building was considered "a monument to the progressive spirit" of the company and Tribune) The Selby Shoe Company prided itself on its personal relationship with all its employees and the accessibility of the management staff. The Ironton Sunday Tribune feature mentions that the building "is of admirable construction discuss temperature and humidity control in the building as having the dual purpose of making the shoe leather easier to work with and providing pure air for the employees.

Within the Tribune feature is a commemorative editorial from the Chamber of Commerce, which also recognized accommodation of the employees by stating, "Their new building is not only beautiful in architecture and design, but it is located and constructed with such careful thought that it has been made a model for the comfort and welfare of the employee." departing the Ironton factory, Selby Shoe was still in business. The company had an affiliate company, Feature Shoes Limited, in the 1930s and also had diversified slightly by being the exclusive international distributor of the Brannock Device, a foot measuring tool invented in the 1920s. In 1957, the United States Shoe Company, of Cincinnati, acquired the brand name rights of Selby Shoe. The Selby building remained vacant until 1944, when Wilson Athletic Goods Manufacturing moved into it.

Wilson, a this time the street address for the building changed from 1607 to 1603, its current number. Having purchased the Selby building during a period of expansion in the 1940s, when its number of factories located throughout the U.S. totaled fifteen, Wilson Athletic Goods remained in the building until 1984. From 1987 to 1997 Cabletron Systems made circuit boards in the facility. Currently the building is largely vacant, except for the first floor that is used primarily for storage. After the departure of Selby Shoe, no other shoe manufacturers are listed again in the Ironton city directory. Previous to operated from 1908 to c.1920. Their factory was located on North Second and is no longer extant. The Portsmouth Shoe Company was listed in the city directory for only one year in 1910-1911. In the 1904-05 city directory, four shoemakers are listed.

All appear to be small operations based in a shop and, in fact, one worked out of his home. (8-86) Page 4 that "to Ironton the company has given one of the most modern factory buildings in the tri-state region." (Ironton Sunday Although they had built a thoroughly modern factory, the Selby Shoe Company vacated the building by 1940. Despite the arrival of Selby, the Excelsior Shoe Company was the longest operating company manufacturing shoes in Ironton. It for its purpose and its window space gives practically 80 per cent sunlight to workers within the walls." It goes on to Chicago based company, had purchased it in October, 1943 and began the manufacture of sporting goods equipment. At NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 8 Page 5 The Selby Shoe Company Building meets Criterion A for its association with broad patterns of events, specifically early Company and then the Wilson Athletic Sporting Goods Company, the Late Gothic Revival style factory at 1603 S. Third Being the county seat, Ironton's downtown was not completely dependent upon local industry for survival. Additionally, its commercial enterprises were able to flourish as people from the countryside traveled to Ironton for shopping, recreation, and business. Horse drawn streetcars had been facilitating travel into the business district since 1888. In 1897, that mode of travel became more efficient as the lines were electrified and expanded.

The Ironton-Russell Bridge, the first bridge over the Ohio River for private use in Lawrence County, was completed in 1922. This enabled Ironton to Russell, Kentucky vicinity. At 22 miles away, the next largest city in southern Ohio was Portsmouth. Located in the very southern tip of Ohio and being in the center of the Hanging Rock Iron region, Ironton is more comparable to Ashland, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia, than other southern Ohio cities. Historically, and currently, it is identified as part of the tri-state region. In his 1994 dissertation, Phillip Payne discusses the business climate in turn-of-the-twentieth century Ironton. The railroads were doing particularly well, other local industries were flourishing, and the business community declared 1899 a banner year.

The local merchants believed in the people of Ironton not just because it made their business successful, and worked to make Ironton a modern city. By 1920 many of the clothier stores used New York in their advertisements specifically mentions advertising from Brumberg's that endorsed Ironton's sophistication and the desire for inhabitants of the city to fit in with national trends. Given Ironton's reputation as a great manufacturing city in the region and its hospitality when attracting new businesses, it is no surprise that the officials of the Selby Shoe Company chose to locate in Ironton when expanding outside Portsmouth. Additionally, 1920s' Ironton had the infrastructure and workforce in place for supporting a new manufacturing facility. In addition to the above mentioned forms of transportation, a bus known as the Cannon Ball ran between the two cities every 30 minutes.

The 1949 publication, Story of the Glorious Past One Hundred Years, compiled in honor of Ironton's centennial, clearly century. (8-86) Industry Historic Context Street exemplifies Ironton's industrial diversification that had begun in the 1920s and continued into the mid 20th normal city - it has always been an industrial community and a leader....Nothing sensational - but just steady, and its 20" century industrial development in downtown Ironton. Because of Ironton's importance in the iron industry of the industrial endeavors beyond iron production, made Ironton a lively city into the 1940s. Housing first the Selby Shoe be a regional destination in the 1920s not just for southern Ohioans, but also for people living across the river in the but because they believed that Ironton was a cosmopolitan city to live and work in.

The business community promoted to draw a connection between the sophistication of that city with a stylishness that could be had in Ironton. Payne NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 8 citizens have never hesitated to invest money in the town's factories." (Forward) With its abundant natural resources, Ironton was both a supplier of raw materials to other industrial companies or a manufacturer in its own right. What had begun with iron ore and lumber related industries in the 1800s had branched out by the 1920s to accommodate The former Selby Shoe building continued to contribute to the industrial economy of Ironton after the departure of the company.

The Wilson Athletic Goods Manufacturing company arrived in 1944 and was part of the second wave of Although not quite 50 years old when written, a 1968 appraisal for the building declares that the "building has been an economic center point for the community for over 50 years." Industry would start to slip away from Ironton by 1970, The Selby Shoe Company Building is a good example of the Late Gothic Revival style, as applied to an industrial building. The building stands out architecturally because of its style. Although it is not in the heart of the downtown, the early twentieth century iron boom. However, the majority of them are Neo-Classical Revival in style. The architect for Selby Shoe building (still unknown to date) chose to differ from Ironton's established architectural pattern. Commercial versions of Late Gothic Revival were typically clad in terra cotta.

Hallmarks of the Late Gothic Revival include restrained use of detail, finials and stone buttresses, smooth limestone walls, pointed stained glass windows, and hand-crafted materials. Due to the industrial nature of the building, the Selby factory exhibits these characteristics, but visually appears as pilasters. Decorative finials are present on the central pilasters that emphasize the entrance. The blind-relief pattern, above the fifth floor at the front corners of the building. The Gothic detail is certainly restrained, but the polychromatic ceramic tile does lend an essence of hand-crafted quality to the exterior of the building. Upon its construction in 1926, the Selby Shoe Company building was celebrated for its economic impact on Ironton, its features that enhanced the work environment of the employees, its fireproof construction, and its efficient space.

The building was considered a model shoe manufacturing facility. It was also celebrated for its architectural expression. The 1940s. Architecture (8-86) industrial diversification. Wilson manufactured all manner of sporting goods equipment such as baseball gloves, buildings. A simplified, almost streamlined, version was occasionally used for downtown commercial buildings. Page 6 The Late Gothic Revival style, popular from c.1900-1930, was more commonly used for churches or educational Story of the Glorious Past One Hundred Years, it is noted that "Today, this big plant is one of the city's finest." (p.47) the Selby Shoe building is in the center of the city (and was historically, as well). Ironton's downtown buildings reflect in a more vernacular, or utilitarian, form.

Poured concrete replaces smooth limestone walls, and the buttressing system several different manufactories in addition to Selby Shoe, including tile and brick plants, cement producers, graphite motor brushes, a pump works, and a boiler plant. Chemical plants were chief among the new industrial pursuits in the baseballs, and footballs. Discussing the 1943 purchase of the former Selby Shoe Building by Wilson Athletic in the in the city's industry and economy was already being recognized. rectangular windows are more typical of an early 20*h century industrial building, but the pointed arch theme is seen as a NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Lawrence County, Ohio Section 8 Page 7 Chamber of Commerce wrote that, "It stands prominently as a beautiful landmark which we will delight to call to the attention of visitors to our city" (Ironton Sunday Tribune) Ironton was once a city of numerous industrial buildings. Many of the turn-of-the-twentieth century manufacturing facilities were located within, or at the edge of, the commercial downtown. Today, the vernacular industrial landscape of predominant style found within the city, and the Selby Shoe building's industrial application of the style is unusual. It is the only commercial or industrial adaptation of the Late Gothic Revival in Ironton.

in addition to recognizing its economic role in the city, declares that it "is an architectural landmark due to its (8-86) Even in the late 1960s when recognizing architectural merit was often not prevalent, the 1968 appraisal for the building, the downtown is largely gone. The Selby Shoe Company Building still stands as an icon of the city's industrial heritage. It is one of Ironton's few remaining early 2ot century, factory buildings.The late Gothic Revival style is not a outstanding size in relation to other buildings in the community." NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 National Park Service Lawrence County, Ohio Page 1 A Story About Lawrence County, Ohio, Paul Brown Publishing Co., Huntington, West Virginia, 1966. Brook, David and Jane Elizabeth Baughman. Fifth and Lawrence Streets Residential District. National Register Nomination, 1978. Brook, David and Jane Elizabeth Baughman.

Norfolk and Western Railroad Depot. National Register Nomination, 1978. Goods Manufacturing Company, April 5, 1967. "Dinner at Marting Will Follow Inspection Tour," Source unknown, July 1926. 1926/27, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958. Kane, Kathy Mast & Nathalie Wright. Brumberg Building National Register Nomination, August 2007. Kounse, Martha J.,Chronological Year of Events of Lawrence County Ohio 1890-1938, http://lawrencecountyohio.com/stories/misc/stories/chron1890_1938.htm, 2003. Lawrence County Genealogical Society. History of Lawrence County, Ohio: Volume 2, Ohio Bicentennial Edition 2003, County Heritage, Inc., Waynesville, North Carolina, 2004. Lawrence County Historical Book Committee, Editor. A Pictorial History of Lawrence County, Pediment Publishing, Portland, OR, 1998. Lawrence County Historical Book Committee, Editor.

History of Lawrence County, Ohio, Walsworth Publishing, Waynesville, North Carolina, 1990. Ohio Historic Inventory: LAW-00211-08. 1979. Bibliography United States Department of the Interior Brook, David and Jane Elizabeth Baughman. Rankin, Revered John, Residential District. National Register Nomination, Gordon, Stephen C. How to Complete the Ohio Historic Inventory, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio, 1992. Cole-Layer-Trumble Company, Appraisal Engineers, Dayton, Ohio. 1968 Appraisal of Construction of Wilson Athletic CONTINUATION SHEET Selby Shoe Company Building Kline, Ralph and Berardi-Plaisted Architects. Marting Hotel. National Register Nomination,1999. "History of Selby Shoe Company," The Ironton Sunday Tribune, July 6, 1926.

Ironton City Directory: 1882/83, 1893/94, 1904/05, 1906/07, 1908/09, 1910/11, 1914/15, 1916/17, 1922/23, 1924/25, (8-86) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Section 9 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 National Park Service Lawrence County, Ohio Section 9 Page 2 Payne, Phillip Gene. Modernity Lost: Ironton, Ohio, In Industrial and Post-Industrial America, Dissertation, 1994. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: 1916, 1928, 1960. Story of the Glorious Past One Hundred Years, Ironton Centennial Commission, 1949. Lawrence County Auditor's Records.

http://www.lawrencecountyauditor.org http://www.drewshoe.com/content.aspx?page=aboutus http://www.briggslibrary.com/hamner/Businesses/SelbyShoes.html http://companies.jrank.org/pages/634/Brannock-Device-Company.html http://www.answers.com/topic/the-united-states-shoe-corporation?cat=biz-fin http://www.answers.com/topic/wilson-sporting-goods-co?cat=biz-fin United States Department of the Interior CONTINUATION SHEET Additional Resources: "The Ironton Story,"Unknown source located in the Briggs-Lawrence County Public Library vertical files,1987. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES "Welcome to You -Selby Shoe!"The Ironton Sunday Tribune, July 4, 1926. (8-86) Selby Shoe Company Building USDI/NPS Registration Form Lawrence County, Ohio 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property_Less than one acre UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) See continuation sheet.

Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title _ Nathalie Wright & Kathy Mast Kane organization_Historic Preservation Consultant date May 2008 street & number 112 Arden Road telephone 614-263-3440 _ state_OH zip code 43214 Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) street & number 1208 Apache Trail _ state_OH zip code_ 45638 eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings.

Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seg.). A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to Keeper, National Register of Historic Places, 1849 "C" Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Ironton Photographs Additional Documentation Selby Shoe Company Building telephone Page 4 A USGS map (7.5 or15 minute series) indicating the property's location.

city or town name 1603, LLC. c/o Gary Rambacher Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine city or town Columbus Northing Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Lawrence County, Ohio Section 10 Page 1 The nominated property includes parcel number 36-047-0600.000 as defined by the Lawrence County Auditor. Verbal Boundary Justification The nominated boundary includes the property and buildings historically associated with the Selby Shoe Company Building. (8-86) Selby Shoe Company Building Verbal Boundary Description NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Lawrence County, Ohio Page 1 Photographer: Kathy Mast Kane May 27, 2008 Façade (West) and South Elevations - NE Façade detail - NE Entry detail - NE Façade tile detail - NE Corner tile detail - SE Rear (East) Elevation - NW Rear Elevation - SW North and West Elevation - SE Tower - SE Front Entry - NE 2nd Level - SW 2nd Level, partitioned area in northwest corner - NW Elevator - SE Elevator interior - SE Elevator control - E Loading dock door - S Typical doors & wood trim - NE 3rd Level -SW Door detail - SE Elevator, Doors, Trim, St Level - SE Typical stair - S Paved parcel - S Garage on site - E Exterior (8-86) Date: Rear room, 2nd Level - SE Selby Shoe Company Building 112 Arden Road, Columbus, OH 43214 5th Level - SW Negatives: Interior 1603 South Third Street, Ironton, Ohio 45638 For information concerning the property, telephone 64-532-5544 Floor Approximate Layout 255: Main(2nd) Floor 1* = 24 selby shoe Company LAWRENCe Countr, OH L ADIES 740 1603 South Third Street, Ironton, Ohio 45638 For information concerning the property, telephone 614-532-5544 Floor Approximate Layout FOREMANS 1" = 24 3rd Floor 255 MEN 1* = 24' 1603 South Third Street, Ironton, Ohio 45638 For information concerning the property, telephone 614-532-5544 255 Floor Approximate Layout 481 [Fram Rooftop] 1603 South Third Street, Ironton, Ohio 45638 For information concerning the property, telephone 614-532-5544 255 MEN Floor Approximate Layout FOREMANS SFICE RES ROOM 1" - 24 Hayward Block, Third and Center streets in Ironton Marting Hotel.

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Business Page 35 CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK Cabletron Company Central Hardware and Harness Company on South Third Street Russell.In1916the store was purchased by the Crance brothers ing later housed Wilson Sporting Gexods and recendly the circa 1914.The owner and founder of the store was Hugh UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: N PDIL: N PERIOD: COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the TELEPHONE DATE RETURN 6/20/09 6/10/09 MULTIPLE DISCIPLINE REVIEWER 5/07/09 RECOM./CRITERIA The National Register Historic Places OTHER: Entered in EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: DATE RECEIVED: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF 45TH DAY: STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Lawrence REQUEST/ N N SLR DRAFT: N PROPERTY 5/26/09 NATIONAL: SAMPLE: Selby Shoe Company Building DATE OF PENDING LIST: nomination isno longer under consideration by the NPs.

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REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES National Park Service 2280 May 4, 2009 Ms. Jan Matthews, Associate Director and Keeper of the 1201 "T" (Eye) Street, NW Washington DC 20005 Dear Ms. Matthews: NEW NOMINATION Born Capital Brewery Bottling Works If you have questions or comments about these documents, please contact the National Register staff in the Ohio Historic Preservation Office at (614) 298-2000. Dr. William K. Laidlaw, Jr. Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 ph: 614.298.2000 fx: 614.298.2037 COUNTY HISTORY Lawrence www.ohiohistory.org Hamilton Sincerely, Enclosures National Register Hotel Metropole State Historic Preservation Officer OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY National Register of Historic Places Enclosed please find three (3) new National Register nominations for Ohio.

All appropriate notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. RECEIVED 2280 Selby Shoe Company Building Franklin OHIO