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RECEIVED 2280 OMB No 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OCT 1 9 2010 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative 1. Name of Property Historic name Lambert, Jeremiah Residence and Barn Other names/site number Louis and Partners Design 2. Location street & number 2138 Cleveland-Massillon Road n/a -not for publication city or town - vicinity code OH _ code 153 3.
State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination O request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets O does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant nationally statewide x locally. See contifuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets L does not meet the National Register criteria.
(L] See continuation sheet for additional Signature of commenting or other official 4. National Park Service Certification 1, herepy certify that this property is: - determined eligible for the entered in the National Register - See continuation sheet. removed from the National Register - 12.7.10 Date Ghent comments.) state Ohio zip code 44210 National Register county Summit NPS Form 10-900 Date of Action This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Dept. Head, Inventory & Registration other (explain):_ 977 Historic Bath Township - Architectural and Lambert, Jeremiah Residence/Barn Historic Resources, 1810-1959 Summit Co., OH 5.
Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) - public-State - site - public-Federal - structure - object Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register Historic Bath Township - Architectural and Historic Resources, 1810-1959 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions Enter categories from instructions Domestic - single dwelling Commercial - professional office Agriculture/subsistence - Barn 7.
Description | 19' C - Greek Revival stone, cement block 20" C - Colonial Revival standing seam metal wood siding Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) See continuation sheets roof other Total district Foundation Materials Architectural Classification walls ×building(s) Xprivate Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) - public-local Noncontributing NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior Historic Bath Township - Architectural National Park Service and Historic Resources, 1810-1959 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Lambert Jeremiah Residence/Barn CONTINUATION SHEET Summit Co., OH Section number Z Page 1 Louis and Partners Design.
The property is located on Cleveland-Massillon Road, on a section of Lot #16 in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, which was part of Connecticut's Western Reserve. Lot by 1870. The land associated with the property consists of open fields bordered by tree lines; landscaped lawn surrounding the house and barn and a large pond behind the house. Although used largest and best preserved barns along Cleveland-Massillon Road and is an important rural visual are both considered contributing structures. The original house was built during the late 1840s in a vernacular Greek Revival story-and-a-half with wood siding.
Wood was a widely available material in Bath Township and it is the most common façade with a central entrance with a six-panel door, slender pilasters, sidelights, and a wide entablature; double-hung six-over-six windows with a modest shaped wood entablature above each; a wide unornamented frieze; and three roof dormers with corner boards, gable roofline and cornice returns, which repeat the cornice returns on the gable ends. (photos # 1-5) The entrance, dormers, and window sash all date from the Colonial Revival update that was undertaken c. 1918. The north elevation features two enlarged 12-pane windows, with a center casement, on the first a porch across the front. The original portion of the house has a single six-over-six window on the first floor where there had been a door in an earlier photo. On the second floor, the two original windows end of the wing.
The wing appears to have been added at the same time as the dormers and entrance, as the detailing is consistent with that period of construction and with the modifications The south elevation has a one-story wing with a standing seam metal gable roofline, wood siding and Description of Buildings The Jeremiah Lambert Residence and Barn date from the mid-1gth century and are now the offices of #16 was located along the northern edge of Bath Township, near the border with Richfield Township and just north of the unincorporated hamlet that became known as Hammond's Corners. The building, measuring five by two bays with a gable roofline. The building is braced frame construction were replaced with a row of three double-hung six-over-six windows, which match those on the south for a commercial purpose, the property retains its rural setting and character.
The barn is one of the building material for buildings of this early settlement period. predominant early feature on this elevation is the well-articulated cornice with returns. (photo #6) made to the principal façade of the historic building. (photos #2,7) style that was popular in the Western Reserve area of Ohio. The form was a simple rectangular The principal facade (east elevation) of the house faces the road. It features a symmetrical five-bay NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior Historic Bath Township - Architectural National Park Service and Historic Resources, 1810-1959 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Lambert Jeremiah Residence/Barn CONTINUATION SHEET Summit Co., OH Section number Z Page 2 The west or rear elevation has several additions dating from various eras.
A shed-roofed one story sash matching those used elsewhere and these probably date from the c. 1919 alterations. A small one-story gable-roofed addition connects the historic building to the newest addition, which was built two rooms, likely divided when the house was adapted to office use and have little architectural a Colonial Revival mantel. These features are consistent with the design of the modifications to the The second floor features two large offices (formerly bedrooms) and a bathroom with c. 1919 wall and floor tile. It is located in the central dormer on the façade and is connected to both of the former bedrooms. (photos # 18-19) A small modern kitchenette was inserted behind the staircase in the features of the barn include the large pair of barn doors on the east elevation facing the road and the round-arched louvered openings on the north, south and east elevations.
The sliding barn doors are located on the rear (west) elevation. These are simple in design and were never accessible for 8-10) farm equipment as they are above grade on the rear elevation. The heavy timber structure, with The connecting wing is contemporary in design and serves as the main entrance for the current office frame addition is parallel to the house and appears to date from the late 19th century, as does another lobby and have contemporary finishes. The central entrance leads to a small central hallway with a steep original staircase. (photo # 11) To The interior of the house has been adapted to an office use; however, some historic features remain. date from the early 20"century renovation.(photos # 12-13) To the right of the central entrance are single story when viewed from the north and south sides of the house.
The connecting wing has an south room in the original building and appear to date from the same time period. (photos # 15-17) use of the building. (photo #21). The office wing features large open spaces with several smaller offices. The offices are defined by horizontal wood flush siding, sliding barn doors and large windows has a gable roofline covered with standing seam metal, a central cupola and vertical flush siding. This consist of eight vertical panels with diagonal tongue-and-groove inserts. Another pair of barn doors siding and paired vertical sash. This wing is placed perpendicular to the original building. (photos #6, detailing. (photo # 14). The south wing contains a single room with wood paneling and a fireplace with which retain the feeling of open space and abundant natural light throughout.
(photo #22) The large rectangular Sweitzer Forebay barn, which probably dates from the mid-late 1g century, in the 1990s.Although two-stories in height, the rear wing is built into a hillside and appears to be a wooden doors.The new wing is contemporary but compatible in design. It has a gable roofline, wood NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior Historic Bath Township - Architectural National Park Service and Historic Resources, 1810-1959 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Lambert Jeremiah Residence/Barn CONTINUATION SHEET Summit Co., OH Section number Z Page 3 circular saw marks, is still clearly visible from the interior, as is the sandstone foundation, which was of-the-century. It is used for storage.
(photos #23-26) made pond is located in an area of lawn immediately behind the house and visible from the large Architectural Changes from 1840s-1920s examples of similar buildings from this time period to use for reference. These are described in detail stories in height, with gable roofline, cornice with returns, unornamented frieze with narrow horizontal frieze windows and six-over-six multiple pane windows. The entrance details vary with some having the-century. (continuation sheet # 13). Although the entrance is barely visible under the porch, it appears both narrower and simpler in design than the current front entrance. It does show the house before the addition of the dormers and the south wing. house, a door was located on the south elevation and the windows have two-over-two sash. It is Greek Revival houses in this area.
Another historic photo, from approximately the same period, and elaborate barn before building a house for the family to live in on the property. This barn was built investment. The historic photos (taken c. 1910) illustrate a late 19th century porch across the entire front of the by a prosperous farmer and it probably took a few decades of work to be able to afford such a large which date from the early-mid-1gth century period of settlement, were typically one to one-and-a-half The date of the barn is not known, but it probably dates from the late 19th century. The barn identified This house likely had a simple entrance, as evidenced from an historic photo dating from the turn-of- (photos #27-28) the early 2oth century improvements. porch was added, as they are both typical features for the late 1gth century and not original to the windows in the rear wing.
The property is landscaped with lawn, trees and seasonal plantings. simple entrances with fluted surrounds and others having pilasters and entablatures or sidelights. possible that the earlier window sash were replaced with the two-over-two sash at the same time the shows the house and barn in the same physical relationship they have today. The barn appears virtually unchanged since the photo was taken. It also shows that small rear one-story wings predate covered with siding on the exterior. The barn appears much as it did in historic photos from the turn- The house and barn are both visible from Cleveland-Massillon Road. A gravel driveway leads into the No photos exist of the building as it was originally constructed, however Bath Township has multiple NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev.
10-90) United States Department of the Interior Historic Bath Township - Architectural National Park Service and Historic Resources, 1810-1959 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Lambert Jeremiah Residence/Barn CONTINUATION SHEET Summit Co., OH Section number Z Page 4 The house was renovated in approximately 1918. Summit County Property Tax Records show a significant increase in value of the buildings on this property from $1,610 in 1916 to $4,610 in 1919 indicating major work was done on the building during the late 1910s.
This date is consistent with the Among the improvements that appear to have been made at that time are the following: removal of the decorative front porch; construction of dormers where there had been frieze windows; elevations; construction of the new main entrance with pilasters, narrow sidelights and heavy entablature; addition of the south wing with porch; installation of wainscoting and mantel in the south room of the original house; and addition of the bathroom on the second floor within the center dormer. These changes all occurred within the period of significance. They illustrate how the small early houses in the township were updated and modified over time. The Colonial Revival period of design was compatible with the original Greek Revival design of the house and the modifications were accomplished without sacrificing the character of the original building.
The dormers, entrance and the symmetry of the original façade, the original unornamented frieze remains, and the detailing on wing was set back from the plane of the façade of the original building with its roof gable below the mantels are consistent with the Colonial Revival period but also are compatible in scale, materials, The house was converted to commercial use in the 1990s. At that time a large addition was constructed at the rear. A narrow one-story wing connects the historic house with the new addition. history, its vernacular Greek Revival form is still clearly visible, as are the Colonial Revival updates from the early 20th century. The large addition at the rear is contemporary in design but is original house and it repeats the gable roofline and wood siding form and materials that complement in historic photographs. cornice returns at the south end of the original building.
The interior paneling, wainscoting and Colonial Revival appearance of the addition and modifications made at that time. replacement of two-over-two sash with six-over-six sash; enlargement of windows on the side Although the original vernacular Greek Revival residence was expanded and updated throughout its constructed so that it is only visible from the rear of the property, it does not exceed the height of the the entrance and dormers exhibit a high quality of craftsmanship and attention to detail; the south craftsmanship and design with the mid-1gth century building. the historic structure. The barn remains virtually unchanged from its original form and its appearance Historic Bath Township - Architectural and Lambert, Jeremiah Residence/Barn Historic Resources, 1810-1959 Summit Co., OH 8. Statement of Significance