Nomination for Chalker High School

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

NATIONAL REGISTER INFORMATION SYSTEM Id 10001214 LI 02/04/2011 OH Trumbull 01 More State OHIO County Trumbull Date 02/04/2011 Noncontributing bldg 1 Total Address Southington Restrict City Acreage Name Multiple Vicinity Site Park ACTION: Strc Chalker High School 1 mage Obj Labe UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: N PERIOD: COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : AUG 12012 If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the REJECT TELEPHONE RETURN DATE MULTIPLE ACCEPT 6/15/12 REVIEWER 8/01/12 OTHER: Additional Documentation Approved DATE RECEIVED: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N NPDIL: STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Trumbull REFERENCE NUMBER: 10001214 DISCIPLINE 1.

Name of Property United States Department of the Interior National Park Service DEC 2 0 2010 This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for other names/site number 2. Location street & number 4432 State Route 305 N/A not for publication state Ohio OH county Trumbull 3.

State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60 does not meet the National Register Criteria.I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: NATION X local December 15, 2010 Signature of certifying official Department Head, Inventory & Registration Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government Signature of commenting official 155 code Date Title Registration Form Trumbull County The National Register National Register of Historic Places Historic Places Ohio N/A vicinity zip code 44470 County and State Entered in Chalker High School NAT.

REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 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 1214 historic name Chalker High School Name of Property 4. National Park Service Certification 1, hereby, certify that this property is: -entered in the National Register - determined not eligible for the National Register - removed from the National Register _ other (explain:) Signature of the Keeper Date of Action 5.

Classification Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) public - Local public - State public - Federal Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously 6. Function or Use private building(s) monument Education/school structure Trumbull County district Total objects site Ohio Current Functions Historic Functions Recreation/culture (Enter categories from instructions) County and State listed in the National Register Ownership of Property Category of Property (Check only one box) (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) Noncontributing Chalker High School 7.

Description foundation: Stone/granite, brick, Synthetic/Asphalt shingle its location, setting, size, and significant features.) Summary Paragraph Chalker High School contains two contributing resources; the landmark Neo-Classical Revival style 1906 Chalker High School Building and the 1910 Civil War Monument, located just to the east in a grassy lawn referred to as Monument Park. The property is situated on a slight rise less than one quarter of a mile west of the center of Southington Township, a small community of just over 3000 residents at the intersection of State Route 305 (Smith-Nelson Road), State Route 534 and Warren-Burton (Old 422/Parkman) Road in Trumbull County. Historically, SR 305 served as the main east-west transportation route that linked Hiram,Garrettsville and Cleveland to Warren, the county seat.

At the time of construction of the Chalker Building, Smith-Nelson Road connected to Warren- Burton Road at the center of Southington and continued on to Warren. The re-routing of Parkman Road (now the township. As a result, SR 305 is now considered a secondary and scenic route. Southington Township is located in the west central section of Trumbull County, with Portage County to the to the east and Braceville Township to the south. Southington is primarily rural in character. The center of Southington Township is located ten miles west of Warren and about fifty miles east of Cleveland. It rests in the eastern edge of the historic Connecticut Western Reserve.

There is one National Register listed property within the township; the Charles Harshman House (NR Reference #83002062), located at the northern edge of the A description of the township in 1882, notes that the center had two stores, a post office, blacksmith shop, three located near the center is the 1959 post office, the 1838 Methodist Church,1878 Christian Church and ca.1949 volunteer fire department station. As a result, the community retains the same basic rural look and feel found there at the time of the construction of the centralized school campus upon which the Chalker Building and Civil War Monument sit. 'H. Z. Williams, History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. Vol. II, (Cleveland, 1882) p. 519. township. other: Materials Trumbull County community still retains the same two primary businesses that have operated there for over a century.

Also Narrative Description Ohio Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Classical Revival Name of Property County and State U.S.Route 422) in1948by-passed the center of the community to alliviate a dangerous curve at the center of (Describe the historic and current physical appearance of the property. Explain contributing and noncontributing resources church buildings and about ten houses.A contemporary description is quite similar. Currently, the center of the Chalker High School The Chalker Building faces a sprinkling of residences across SR 305, with the ca. 1900 Methodist Church parsonage adjacent to the school property to the east, now a private residence. To the west of the Chalker Building, the open field was converted to baseball fields, beginning in the 1930s and a football field with running track and bleachers that date to the mid-1970s.

These fields are still currently in use for the school high school athletic teams. The school campus is centered on the Civil War Monument which is flanked by the Chalker Building to the west, and a two-story 1906 elementary building to the east. The elementary building was not included in this nomination, despite its historical association with the Chalker Building, due to extensive non-historic additions, including two in the 1950s, a sizable one in 1969 and another in 1980. nomination encompasses the area immediately surrounding the Chalker Building and Monument Park (see Narrative Description Chalker Building The Chalker Building is an impressive 75 foot by 48 foot two-story rectangular, buff colored Neo-Classical Revival style brick building with asphalt-shingle hip roof and a gray rusticated granite and brick foundation topped with a sandstone water table.

(Photo 1) Twin masonry chimneys with double arched caps pierce the roof on the east and west slopes. All windows are replacement nine-over-four double-hung vinyl which match front-gable pedimented portico supported by four fluted twenty-five foot tall lonic columns, manufactured in Chicago, which measure 33 inches in diameter. (Photo 3) Dentils and modillions adorn the pediment which also contains a simple nine-light fanlight within the bricked façade. (Photo 4) The concrete deck porch shelters the front entrance which consists of the original double-leaf panel single-light door with double eight-diamond light transom. A shouldered stone surround with keystone finishes the entrance. (Photo 5) Windows flank the centrally placed doorway. There are three matching symmetrically placed windows on the second floor.

The façade of the building is of buff colored brick, manufactured in Sparta, Ohio, with distinctive reddish mortar, Rusticated stone blocks form the knee wall upon which the concrete porch slab rests; six stone steps flanked by knee walls lead from the ten foot wide original slate sidewalk to the porch. Perched atop the knee walls are two stone lions, commissioned by Chalker and placed in 1910, at the same time as the Civil War Monument at a cost of $500.00. (Photo 6) A cornerstone on the southeast corner of the main block of the building reads 'A.D. 1906' and a bronze plaque on the south elevation identifies the architect as Alfred A. Dole and the Youngstown firm of Shoof & Hawley as contractor and builder. (Photo 7).

The porte cochere on the east elevation originally served to protect the students from the weather as they were dropped off by transportation vans or busses and is supported by smaller but matching triple columns set atop rusticated stone blocks. Originally a small porch, accessed by stone steps led to the east side entrance. The porch and steps remain, but as enrollment grew, concerns about overcrowding on the small porch led the Ohio Trumbull County The Chalker Building is encircled by a paved driveway, with a parking lot to the north with additional parking 2Chalker High School Dedicated, Warren Daily Tribune,29 August 1907.p.1 stone lintel and keystone.(Photo 2) Projecting from the south (street) facade is a three quarter width two-story County and State Name of Property north of Monument Park. The property is landscaped with mown grass and shrubbery. The boundary of this map).

This site has served as the sole high school campus for the community since its construction. originals in profile; the first story windows top a stone sill and feature a rectangular dark brick panel under the accented with dark brick quoins and matching detailing around the second story windows and both doors? Chalker High School Trumbull County Name of Property County and State administration to in-fill the base of the porte cochere with concrete to form a larger porch for students to gather to enter the building. A balustrade adorns the flat roof. The east elevation of the building also contains symmetrically placed windows in addition to one arched stained glass window at the second floor landing (Photo 8) The center bay projects and is topped with a dentiled, pedimented gable. The north elevation (rear) contains three bays.

Also located on this secondary elevation is a circa 1978 open tread metal fire escape that replaced an early (possibly original) one. The decorative brickwork that surrounds a blind panel in which the fire escape door is located is consistent in size with the other second story windows, but the doorway is significantly smaller. Infill brick is a perfect match, however. A ground floor entrance which leads to the basement level is sheltered by a one story brick entryway. (Photo 9) The west elevation contains five bays with no entrance. The center bay projects and is topped with a dentiled pedimented gable. Fenestration and wall treatment on this side is consistent with the other elevations. (Photo 10) construction. The interior plan is centered upon a foyer accessed by the entrance doors located on south and east elevations.

The foyer retains the original mosaic tile floor, manufactured in Zanesville, which features a colorful scene designed in New York City based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1841 epic poem, Excelsior. The baseboards within the original board of education office (the southwest corner of the building) are made of Italian marble, in the front foyer are Georgia Creole marble and interior steps of gray Tennesse marble. (Photo 11, 12) A chestnut staircase leads from the foyer to the second floor, interrupted by a landing halfway up which contains the two-part stained glass window; an image of a laurel wreath surrounded by vines and framed with scalloped green glass. (Photo's 13, 14) Accessed from the foyer on the first floor are administrative offices through an arched opening flanked by chestnut pilasters adorned with applied medallions.

Doors are original five horizontal panel with transoms, with chestnut surrounds. Although windows have been replaced, the interior surrounds have been retained as well as original size and profiles. Originally, the board of education meeting room, township library and high school classroom were located on the first floor of the Chalker Building, which had been built to accommodate a high school enrollment of 48 students. The second floor held a public auditorium with stage, also referred to as a 'public hall designed to hold 400 people' in a newspaper article published in the Warren Tribune written about the opening of the building. Upon the completion of the second elementary building in 1928-1929, which included a modern gymnasium/basketball court and stage, the stage was removed from the Chalker building and the auditorium divided into classrooms.

At the same time, the library was moved from the first floor to the second floor of the Chalker Building, replaced by administration offfices on the first floor. In the 1980s the first floor was further divided into additional offices, with original hardwood floors, window and doors and surrounds, marble and tile left intact. (Photo 15) The partitions were sympathetically added without significant damage or loss to historic material and could be removed in the future. The original gasoline generated blast furnace has been replaced with modern heating and air conditioning, and gas lights replaced with electrical wiring sometime early in the The basement of the Chalker Building is accessed through a staircase located near the east entrance.

The basement is utilitarian with polished slate floors and was traditionally used for classrooms and lab space; it also contains the only restrooms in the building. The Chalker Building continues to house classrooms and administrative offices for Southington's school system. It retains the character defining architectural features, materials and craftsmanship to convey its Ohio The interior of the Chalker Building is largely intact and reflects the attention to detail executed at the time of 3 All Lit Up: Southington Celebrates the Turning on of Electric Lights There, Warren Daily Tribune, 02 November, 1921. p. 1 1920s ?The slate roof was replaced by asphalt-shingles probably in the 1970s or 1980s. Chalker High School County and State significance as an outstanding example of the Neo-Classical design in the original setting which retains the feeling of a rural school campus.

Civil War Monument Southington's Civil War Monument (1910) features the figure of a granite soldier at rest atop a banded twenty four sides. (Photo 16) Bas relief panels on the base contain images of crossed sabers with a canteen that bears USA, crossed rifles and crossed cannons with cannon balls. (Photo 17) The plaques contain quotes, the names of the seventy Southington natives that served in the Civil War, the seven who served in the War of 1812 and two in the Revolutionary War. It is one of two monuments erected in Ohio that reference the abolition of slavery.* (Photo 18) The monument is flanked by four granite blocks topped with two original Civil War mortars and two recreated cannons. The original brass cannons have been placed in storage after one was stolen and later recovered in a field.

The monument and cannons are located on a grassy lawn, about twenty-five feet from the edge of State Route 305 and flanked by the Chalker Building to the west, the 1906 elementary building to the east, and the 1928-1929 elementary building to the north. (Photo 19) Adjoining elementary building Although the elementary building which is located just to the east of Monument Park is not included in this nomination due to loss of historic integrity through a series of non-historic additions, it should be noted that it was constructed in concert with the Chalker Building as a pivotal component of the original centralized campus and maintains a strong historic association. The original elementary building, reflects modest Colonial Revival elements in its fanlight and cornice returns.

It is a nine-bay asphalt-shingle hip roof rectangular stretcher bond brick building with rusticated stone water table, window sills and lintels. Topping the roof is a centered cupola the gable, the three central bays and shelters the main entrance, double leaf paneled doors with single light and four-light transom. The entryway is accessed through a rounded arch topped with rusticated stone detail each story flanking the central projection. Basement windows are exposed and mirror the placement of upper windows on each elevation. All windows are replacement 1/1 which fit original openings. (Photo 20) The original use of the basement of this building was likely utilitarian, but during a 1939 Public Works Association project a kitchen was placed below grade to the west of the main building, covered by a flat roof at grade level.

At the same time, the basement under the main block was improved to provide a cafeteria. The space was used for this purpose until the construction of a multi-purpose room in 1980. 1928-1929 Tudor Revival Elementary Building The earliest expansion of the campus after the initial construction of the Chalker and elementary buildings in 1906 consisted of a roughly H-plan Tudor Revival style elementary building constructed 1928-1929, slightly north and between the Chalker Building and 1906 elementary building. Its Tudor inspired architectural detailing highlights a style not commonly found on public buildings of the era in rural Trumbull County and features three sharply pitched one story front facing gables that project from a central gable roofed rectangular one story block, topped with a modest hexagonal cupola with louvered panels.

Unfortunately, this building has suffered a of windows and doors. * Cincinnati Historical Society Website: Ohio Civil War Monuments in Ohio, http://library.cincymuseum.org/civilwar7menu.htm Ohio loss of historic integrity through the covering of stucco and half timbering with alumunim and the replacement Trumbull County accessed by seven stone steps flanked by a brick kneewall with concrete cap. Original front doors are double foot granite column which rests upon a tri-part granite square base adorned with brass plaques affixed on all Name of Property leaf two panel over a single light topped by a four-light transom. The façade is symmetrical, with three bays on with four sided pointed bell curve.

A front facing returned gabled projection contains a segmented fanlight in Chalker High School 1952 Elementary Addition Projecting from the rear of the 1906 building, the wing constructed by 1952 also served to connect the two existing elementary buildings,which formed roughly an L-shaped facility. Typical of the period construction, the new addition consisted of a two-story, brick-clad wing with a central hallway flanked by classrooms with ribbons of aluminum clad three part windows with lower hoppers. Additional access to the building was piers. The interior of this wing features painted concrete block and polished concrete floors with dropped ceilings. The four classrooms provided by this addition are spacious and well lit with natural light provided by the expansive windows. First floor space is partially below grade and includes classroom and storage space.

In The next addition to the campus was constructed c. 1956-1957, placed to the north of the 1952 wing. This long narrow addition typifies school construction of the period. One story, flat roofed concrete block construction with brick cladding, this addition contains a polished concrete, wide central hallway flanked with eight additional spacious elementary classrooms, well lit with banks of horizontally oriented windows atop a single row of hopper windows that could be opened for ventilation. Still in use as elementary classrooms, this wing retains a high degree of integrity and appears much as it did shortly after construction. In 1969, four additional classrooms were added with the one story, brick clad kindergarten wing which was placed to the north of the 1957-57 addition, along with a concrete block and metal-clad gymnasium, which replaced the out-dated 1928-29 original gym.

They are both still in use as originally intended. The most recent addition which was completed in 1980, consisted of a multi-purpose room, which could be used as cafeteria or auditorium, a kitchen and locker rooms. These resources, although located in proximity to the Chalker Building and Monument Park are not included within the boundary of this nomination due to alterations which affect integrity or they were constructed outside the period of significance. Continued expansion Ohio provided by an entry on the east elevation which is sheltered by a flat roof stoop, supported by canted brick addition to classrooms, this wing provided new restrooms, a shop class and administrative offices.This addition Trumbull County links to several later one-story wings which project further north.(Photo 30,31,32) Name of Property County and State Name of Property 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. 1906, 1910 (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply) owed by a religious institution or used for religious A purposes. removed from its original location. C a birthplace or grave. D a cemetery. E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. Dole, Alfred A., architect (Chalker Building) F a commemorative property. Shoof and Hawley, builders less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years.

The period of significance begins with the construction of the Chalker Building and continues to 1960, the fifty year benchmark, as the building continued to serve as the primary high school facility for the township throughout the period and up to the present. Criteria Consideratons (explanation, if necessary) 1906-1960 Education history. Architecture Ohio Cultural Affiliation Period of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Significant Dates Significant Person Property embodies the distinctive characteristics Period of Significance (justification) Criteria Considerations County and State for National Register listing) Trumbull County individual distinction.

and distinguishable entity whose components lack Architect/Builder Property is associated with the lives of persons Property is: Chalker High School (Enter categories from instructions) (Complete only if Criterion B is marked above) significant in our past. Chalker High School Chalker High School is eligible for National Register listing under Criteria A, at the local level, due to its addition of a high school curriculum which initialized a fundamental shift in both the educational process and social development within the township. Prior to this, township youth who sought secondary education were forced to obtain it outside of the community. Social development of the community was also influenced by the opportunities made available to students and parents through extracurricular organizations, literary and civic functions and sporting events sponsored by the local school.

It is also eligible for National Register listing under Criteria C as an outstanding local example of the Neo- Classical Revival Style of architecture. The Chalker Building retains detailing and historic material that exemplifies and effectively conveys the style. Narrative Statement of Significance(provide at least one paragraph for each area of significance) The Chalker High School building is eligible for listing on the National Register under Criteria A, as early in the twentieth century. This development characterized the evolution from one-room schoolhouses located throughout the township to the utilization of a centralized campus for all township students. This County late in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Early in the nineteenth century, Southington Township's political and educational development mirrored other rural communities in Trumbull County.

In 1817, sub-districts were created for polling, taxation and education and township trustees were elected. Each sub-district potentially housed an individual schoolhouse if the Southington Township with a schoolhouse indicated in each, although whether they were all actually constructed is not known. (Figure 1) The timing of the eventual centralization of the township school system was also typical, if somewhat early. schoolhouses to newly constructed, centrally located facilities. According to The Annual of the Trumbull County Public School System, published by Trumbull County Public Schools in 1929, the first township in Trumbull By 1929, all of Trumbull County's townships had centralized after Bazetta Township constructed its new campuses in roughly the same period as Southington include Newton Falls; 1921, (not extant) Vienna; 1920, Bloomfield; 1914, and Mesopotamia in 1923.

A survey completed in 1981 of Trumbull County by the Trumbull County Planning Commission notes seven school buildings constructed 1906-1936, including Southington's. Of those seven, one is extant, in addition to Southington; Mesopotamia's school, heavily altered, is now used as an elementary building for the consolidated Mespo-Bloomfield school district. county, but was also unique in that it was, in part, privately funded and resulted in a rare example of a privately centralization of scattered one-room primary schools to a single location. In Southington, it also represents the Ohio Trumbull County building in time for the 1928-1929 school year.

Neighboring townships that constructed centralized school transition was encouraged on a state-wide level and was accomplished typically by townships in Trumbull County to centralize was Gustavus Township, located in the northern part of the county, in 1898.

County and State The centralization of Southington's school system was not only early compared to much of the rest of the applicable criteria) Statewide, the early years of the twentieth century witnessed the consolidation of one room district township population justified it.A map from the 1878Atlas of Trumbull County illustrates nine such sub-districts within (not extant) Braceville;1915,(not extant) Champion;1915-1920,(now used as an elementary school) association with the development of the township's educational system.It represents the statewide trend of the Name of Property Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (provide a summary paragraph that includes level of signficance and representative of an important development of the educational process in Southington Township that occurred Chalker High School Name of Property endowed public high school in Ohio.

Much like the rest of the state, the idea of centralization was controversial in Southington when it was first raised in 1903. Citizens were concerned about the potential loss of the control of local tax revenue as well as the issue of transporting their children outside their own immediate neighborhood. The question appeared on the Township ballot in that year and was soundly defeated. The issue was revisited in Southington in 1905 when township native, Newton Chalker (1842-1921) proposed to the community, if the community would agree to centralize the school system and provide an elementary building. The high school building that he proposed and eventually built would also contain a fully stocked public library, passed by a vote of 122 to 34.

According to his unpublished autobiography, Chalker was born in Southington in 1842 and obtained his Farmington, five miles north of Southington, earning his board there as a laborer. His education would be periodically interrupted by a lack of funds and family obligations until 1862 when he finally completed his secondary education in Farmington. At that time he enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry to serve in the Civil War. He trained at Camp Chase near Columbus and was sent to Harper's Ferry early in July, 1862 where he joined about ten thousand other Union soldiers to protect the Potomac River crossing located there. In September, an attack by General Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson resulted in his being taken prisoner and held until the end of the war when he was released and returned home to Southington.

After his military duty, Chalker studied law until 1868, finally establishing a law practice in Akron in 1869. In addition to his law practice, Chalker was also involved in real estate development in Akron, subdividing a twenty one acre tract land acquisition into residential lots in the "North Hill' area? In 1893, at the age of 51, Chalker retired and devoted his time to travel and philanthropy. By 1905, he had taken two voyages around the world. Never married, and funding the construction and furnishing the Chalker building and Civil War Monument, he also donated a parcel both the Methodist and Christian Churches, and established a fund for the upkeep of Southington's cemetery. Construction began on both the Chalker and elementary building in the summer of 1906. Chalker commissioned architect Alfred Dole to design the high school building.

Very little information has been found about Dole. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects from 1902-1916, and a copy of his AIA membership application, supplied by that organization, notes that he began his architectural practice in 1898. By 1907, he The application also lists two additional buildings designed by Dole; a residence built for J. E. Church in Akron and also a residence for Dr. J. W. Hillman. Neither of these residences appear to have been documented by survey. The membership application also references drawings for cell work in the East Wing of the Ohio State Reformatory, supplied by Dole. A search of Ohio Historic Inventories, National Register nominations and additional research yielded no additional information regarding his life or works. Methodist Episcopal Church in 1854. The last commencement took place in 1906.

None of the associated buildings are " Harriet Taylor Upton, A twentieth century history of Trumbull County, Ohio, Volume I1,( Lewis Publishing Co. 1909), p. 424. & Autobiography of Newton Chalker, Unpublished, n.d. 9 Last Will and Testament, Newton Chalker. Ohio Trumbull County primary education within the township. Beginning in 1856, he attended the Western Reserve Seminary° at West township on September 14t that he would build and donate a sophisticated, modern high school for the 6The Western Reserve Seminary was known as the Farmington Normal School until taken over by the Erie Conference of the community meeting room and auditorium.

On October10,1905, a second poll was taken and this time the issue County and State of land adjacent to the school to the Methodist Church for its parsonage, provided additional financial support to was a partner in the firm, Weary and Dole, apparently partners with prominent Akron architect, Frank O. Weary. extant. with no children, Chalker generously supported his community. In addition to providing land for the school, A Son of Southington Offers to give Large Sum for the Erection of a High School, Warren Daily Tribune, 11 October 1905, p.1. Chalker High School Name of Property County and State It is unknown if Dole also designed the more modest elementary building for the township, but it is likely that the same contractor, Shoof and Hawley of Youngstown worked on both buildings. Due to its more simplistic design, the elementary building was completed first.

The more ornate Chalker Building was completed a few The Chalker High School building was designed and built to dominate the site and was immediately recognized as a landmark structure in the county. It gracefully embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Neo-Classical style. A revival of interest in classically inspired architecture resulted from the World's Columbian Exposition which was held in Chicago in 1893. The classical theme of the Exposition was executed through a series of colonnaded buildings which surrounded the central courtyard. The architectural examples found at the Exposition were publicized throughout the country during and after the event and renewed the public's interest in Greek and Roman classical architecture. It became a popular style for communities to use to display a commitment to education and civic responsibility.

The Chalker Building is also eligible for National Register listing under Criteria C as an outstanding and striking example of the Neo-Classical style. Since its construction, it has provided the identifying landmark of the full height, but less than the full width of the building, typical of the Neo-Classical style. The main block is topped by a hipped roof, also typical of the style, especially those built from 1900 to 1920. The building exhibits the classical pediment and boxed eave, complete with dentils and modillions, which are topped with a gable roof projecting from the main hipped roof block. Supporting the pediment are four fluted classically inspired Ionic columns, resting on bases atop the concrete porch deck. The front entrance is framed by a shouldered stone surround with keystone.

Symmetric, rectangular windows feature contrasting brick panels and keystone on the first story with contrasting brick detailing that matches quoins on the second story. In addition, presence of the arched stained glass window further associates this building with the Neo-Classical style. The porte-cochere exhibits matching, but smaller scale triple columns with a roof-line balustrade. The building retains a great degree of integrity of design and materials. The main alterations have been the replacement of window and roof material, although the original roofline and window profiles have been retained. To further enhance the dignity of this public building, Chalker commissioned matching stone lions to flank the main entrance stairs. Interestingly, a death notice published in the Akron Beacon Journal on April 21, 1921 stylized, they do bear a strong resemblance to Southington's.

centerpiece of the mosaic tile floor in the first floor foyer features a colorful depiction from Henry Wadsworth with a banner bearing the word Excelsior-designed, undoubtedly as an inspiration to the students and community members who used the building. The Georgia Creole marble baseboards in the foyer, Italian marble in the administration offices, and Tennessee marble steps are all intact, as is the chestnut wood trim throughout the building. Original hardwood floors also remain. It is unknown who designed or executed the stained glass window which depicts a laurel wreath surrounded by a stylized design, which was placed at the landing of the staircase leading to the second floor. 10 Chalker High School Dedicated, Warren Daily Tribune, 29 August 1907, p.

1 Ohio courthouse." Il The Summit County Courthouse, completed in 1908, was under construction at roughly the Trumbull County The interior of the building retains original architectural details chosen and implemented by Chalker.The months later and dedicated to the community in August 1907 at a cost of between $20,000 to $30000.0 noted that Chalker also"furnished the design for two large stone lions that adorn the entrance to the this small community. Dominating the façade of the Chalker Building is a central entry porch which extends same time as Southington's high school. Although the lions in Summit County appear to be slightly more Attorneys Pay Tribute To Newton Chalker, Akron Beacon Journal, (evening ed.), 21 April 1921, p. 1. Chalker High School Name of Property significant gathering, considering the 1900 census listed the population of the township at only 750 residents.

The event was chronicled on the front page of the Warren Daily Tribune who categorized it as marking "an Trumbull County!*I2 In addition, Youngstown industrialist and author, Joseph G. Butler, in his History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, published in 1921, also called the Chalker Building "one of the finest rural high school structures in Ohio."3 include cultural enrichment for this small community. He personally stocked the library with a rich assortment of books. Throughout the Chalker Building are large ornately framed oil paintings that depict photographs taken by Chalker of architectural landmarks from his European and Middle Eastern travels. Typical of many small rural communities, the school campus also served as primary social and civic center for the residents.

Terms of the deed signed by Chalker on August 17, 1907 which transferred ownership of the property and high school to Southington's Board of Education stipulates that the Board "shall not permit said educational purposes and refined social entertainment." The stature of the landmark building, coupled with the fact that it was the only public structure within the community that was capable of holding several hundred people assured its use on holidays, for entertainment, and as a gathering place for special events. The celebration held early in November, 1921 as the community gathered at the school to celebrate the arrival of electricity to the township typified these community attended events. According to a newspaper article in the the illuminating of strings of electric lights strung around the top of the Chalker Building and around the soldier's monument.

Following the big event, a cake walk was held in the auditorium and a display of electrical appliances was presented in the basement of the Chalker Building, with fund raisers held to help defray the cost of electrifying the building. Chalker retained an active interest in the development of the high school, even after he signed the deed over to Southington's Board of Education. Additional conditions outlined in the deed included that the land conveyed shall always be used for a school house, school grounds and school uses, he also retained the 'privilege' of entering the grounds and buildings, advising the Board of Education and retaining the management of the public library that he placed in the Chalker Building. The senior class of 1909, consisting of seven students, was the first to graduate from the new Chalker High School.

According to the terms of Chalker's will and funded by the endowment that he provided, each Chalker High School graduate was awarded five dollars, a tradition that continues to the present. The endowment also $25, and third place $10. Although the amount is minimal by contemporary standards, it represented a significant investment in Southington graduates early in the twentieth century.

Ohio pays to administer a competitive scholastic examination which provides the top grade earner $50, second place, Trumbull County Auditorium to be used otherwise than for literary society entertainments, lectures, concerts, graduation and other County and State In addition to providing an impressive and modern high school, Chalker also envisioned his contribution to epoch in the educational history of the town,"and described the structure as"one of the finest buildings in The dedication of the Chalker Building on August 22,1907was attended by several thousand people;a 12 Chalker High School Dedicated, Warren Daily Tribune, 29 August 1907, p. 1 All lit Up, Southington Celebrates the Turning on of Electric Lights There, Warren Daily Tribune, 2 November 1921.p. 1. 13 .Joseph Green Butler, History of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley, Ohio (American Historical Society.1921), p. 631.

Chalker High School The campus was enhanced with the installation of Southington's Civil War Monument, dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1910. Like the Chalker High School building, it was commissioned, installed and paid for by Newton Chalker at a cost of just over $2,000. After a day-long celebration at the site, Chalker presented the soldiers monument 'to the board of education in trust for the people of Southington' and also christened the The monument features the 'soldier at parade rest' theme, the dominant theme for Civil War monuments in general. The granite soldier tops a banded twenty foot granite column which rests upon a tri-part granite square base adorned with brass plaques affixed on all four sides. Bas relief panels on the base contain images of crossed sabers with a canteen that bears USA, crossed rifles and crossed cannons with cannon balls.

The plaques contain quotes, the names of the seventy Southington natives that served in the Civil War, the seven who served in the War of 1812 and two in the Revolutionary War. According to the Cincinnati Museum Center website, Southington's Civil War Soldier Monument is one of only two in Ohio that addresses the issue of boys of Southington who in the hour of their country's greatest peril voluntarily relinquished the peaceful pursuits of civil life and patriotically served in the war for the preservation of our national union and the abolition of human slavery." local participation in the War. According to the same website there are eight Civil War Monuments in Trumbull County including one in Bristolville, Mesopotamia, Vienna and Southington and two in both Niles and Warren.

Southington's Civil War Monument is one of two documented on Ohio Historic Inventory (OHI) forms in Trumbull County. The other monument documented is located in Mesopotamia Township, ten miles to the north. According to OHI form number TRU0036001, Mesopotamia's monument was sculpted in 1867 by Howard Brigden and Walter Supple. The design for this monument is similar to Southington's in the tall granite column, but Mesopotamia's is topped by an eagle. Since its installation in Southington, Monument Park has continued to be a focal point for the community, serving as the terminus for annual Memorial Day parade and location for township functions. The monument contributes to the significance of this site by representing the response of the members of this community and Newton Chalker to the memory of the sacrifice of Southington's residents during periods of conflict.

The placement of Southington's monument between the high school and elementary building is significant as well. Although ample space existed at the center of the community or at the cemetery, Chalker placed it prominently on the school campus between the high school and elementary building to ensure that country. This site was carefully considered and preserved over the years as new buildings and additions were added to the campus. convey its association both with the Neo-Classical style and with the evolution of Southington's educational system over the past one hundred years.

The striking Chalker High School Building and Civil War Monument, Ohio Trumbull County Hundreds of Civil War Memorials were commissioned late in the 19t and early 2o" century to commemorate 16 http:/library.cincymuseum.org/cwdetails7help.htm This monument represents a typical civic response to the community sacrifices made during the Civil War. Southington's youth were reminded daily of the sacrifices made by community members in service to their grounds as Monument Park'.1 No information has been found regarding the designer of the monument or what company actually executed its construction. 1910, p. 1. Name of Property County and State 1 Gift of Hon.

Newton Chalker to Southington is Dedicated with Appropriate Excercises Monday, Warren Daily Tribune, 31 May The Chalker Building retains a high degree of architectural integrity and retains the essential physical features to Chalker High School Trumbull County County and State The first permanent settlers in the portion of the Connecticut Western Reserve that would become Southington Township were Luke Viets and his wife, James Chalker, his wife and two children, and Roderick and Horace from Connecticut. The first school term in Southington is said to have been ca. 1814 in a double-log home located about three quarters of a mile southeast of the center of the Township. By 1817, the Township had been organized into nine election districts, which also served as individual school districts for the community.

In 1824, the first attempt to organize and fund the construction of a permanent a schoolhouse at one of two places, either the center of Southington Township or at another nearby location. This first attempt apparently did not yield enough commitment, because a second petition was formed. This petition contained pledges of not only labor, but material as well. In around 1825, a log schoolhouse was built the township, localized one-room schoolhouses were built as needed in the nine township school districts. The only known one that remains is now used as the community Town Hall, situated on a lot adjacent to and northeast of the Southington school campus. In general, development of the township was slow in comparison to other nearby communities.

Factors that inhibited robust development included a lack of water, limited railroad access and the close proximity to The Township's early educational system paralleled other rural communities throughout the county. While Southington's sub-district based school system provided an adequate primary education, further education was gained by attending either the Western Reserve Seminary, first established as the Farmington Normal School in 1831, located five miles to the north, Warren City schools five miles east, or Hiram College, located ten miles to the west. This system served the community until 1906 when Southington's district schools were centralized and the high school added. reform statewide. From the widely distributed settlements with a population of 45, 365 in 1800, Ohio had grown for Trumbull County, specifically, of 6,195 residents from 1900-1910.

Development of the population in Ohio prior to 1850 was primarily rural agricultural in nature, with only 151, 375 or 7.6 per cent of the population inhabiting urban centers by the middle of the century. As a result, early 1 H. Z. Williams, History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. Vol. II, (Cleveland, 1882) p. 523-524. January 1930, Number 1, pp. 78-219. construction. 18 Upton, p. 570. 20 http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt Ohio school was made. Thirty of the original settlers pledged from between one and eight days labor to help construct to 1, 980,329 in 1850, and 4, 157,545 in 1900.

In addition, census records indicate an increase in population Norton all from Litchfield County, Connecticut on 1805.They were soon joined by more settlers, also mostly in their original setting and configuration, reflect the design envisioned by Newton Chalker at the time of Warren, the county seat.Although mainly a farming community, Southington housed several cheese factories, a Ohio's explosive population between 1800 and 1925 in great part facilitated the discussion of educational Name of Property 19 Nelson L.Bossing, History of Education Legislation in Ohio, 1851-1925, Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, Volume 39, near the center of the township, later replaced by a non-extant brick building.' As additional settlers populated Chalker High School Trumbull County Name of Property County and State educational legislation focused on sub-district school organization, found in rural communities, including how these entities were funded and administered.

The autonomy of the sub-districts was based on the collection of tax revenue and distribution of funding. As the density of farming communities increased, State lawmakers scrambled to address increasing complexities of administering more students as well as regulating coursework townships by consolidating the power of taxation from each individual sub-district to a township board of education that would estimate the funds needed for the upcoming year, certify this estimate to the County local opposition by sub-district directors who sought to retain financial control of their specific entity. The Workman Act of 1892 effectively abolished not the sub-districts, but the sub-district directors. This legislation placed financial control of the township to the township's elected school board.

However, this Act was partially However, the door was opened for true centralization of township school systems when Kingsville Township in from taxes levied in their township to transport students living in district sub-districts within the township from years of conflict over who should control local educational purse strings and curriculum; individual sub-district centralized.

By the 1912-1913 school term, the northeast agricultural division of Ohio already had 59 centralized In practice, the transformation of the educational system in Southington from sub-district one room school houses to a consolidated centralized location was consistent with development that occurred throughout the state at about the same time, although the implementation was distinctly different due to the private funding that paid for the construction of the high school building, the site for the school and subsequent endowment provided by Typical of the centralized school campuses constructed in rural unincorporated communities in Trumbull County the high school provided the focal point for recreation and social activities. School yearbooks provide a drama and debate clubs, the marching band, orchestra and math, history and spelling clubs. These groups and family members.

The addition of a modern gymnasium, part of the 1928-1929 elementary building, quickly initiated the formation of a basketball team to compliment baseball and track teams already in place. These activities offered low or no cost, family-oriented recreation to communities with limited local options. Friendly, but sometimes fierce sporting rivalries developed between townships, resulting in capacity crowds in the small gymnasiums. In addition to student organizations, parent involved clubs developed. The local Parent-Teacher Printing House, Columbus, Oh. 1876). p. 40. 2 Ibid p.63-65. 2State of Ohio School Survey Commission. Report to the Governor of Ohio State School Survey Commission. A Cooperative Field Study conducted by Horace L. Brittain. An Intesive Study of 659 rural village schools in 88 counties and an extensive study of 9000 school rooms in 395 school systems (The F. J.

Heer Printing Co. 1914, Columbus, Ohio), p.289. Chalker. Ohio their homes to a centralized high school in 1894.23 The change in funding options was significant and followed 22 Ohio Department of Education, Study of Local School Units in Ohio, Columbus.1937. p.26 through a series of legislative acts, amendments and appeals. Early in the second half of the nineteenth century serious discussion about reorganizing the administration of nullified in 1898 by legislation that provided for 'modified' sub-district organization." snapshot of the organizations for students that promoted civic and literary accomplishments. They included glee, provided the opportunity for programs, events and competitions for the students, which were attended by parents 2Ohio Teachers' Association, Centennial Committee, A History of Education I the State of Ohio.

A Centennial Volume, (The Gazette rural schools occurred. The Act of 1853 attempted to unify the funding for districts and sub-districts within directors or one comprehensive township elected board of education. The centralization movement began in earnest in Ohio when the General Assembly passed a law in 1898 that provided each district in Ohio the right to school districts; by 1914 there were 80. 24 auditor who assessed the amount of taxable property in each district. 2l This Act was largely unsuccessful due to Chalker High School Name of Property providing input into curriculum. As a result of centralization within rural communities like Southington, social and recreational development within the community reinforced this trend, as did the central location of the facility. still recognized as a Trumbull County landmark at the present.

Ohio The buildings constructed at the time of centralization continue to serve in their original capacity, as educational Organization (PTA) was active in supporting the local school, assisting teachers in their classrooms and facilities.The Chalker Building was an outstanding example of a high school building at its construction and is evolved to center on school-related or sponsored activities.Limited commercial and recreational development Trumbull County County and State Chalker High School Bossing, Nelson L. History of Education Legislation in Ohio, 1851-192. Columbus, Ohio, 1930. Butler, Joseph Green. History of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley, Ohio. American Historical Society. Columbus, Ohio. 1921. Cincinnati Historical Society Website: Ohio Civil War Monuments in Ohio, Last Will and Testament of Newton Chalker McCormick, Virginia.

Educational Architecture in Ohio: From One-room Schools and Carnegie Libraries to Community Education Villages. Kent State University Press. Kent, Ohio. 2001 Ohio Department of Education. Study of Local School Units in Ohio. Columbus. 1937. Ohio Historic Inventories Ohio Teachers' Association, Centennial Committee.A History of Education I the State of Ohio. A Centennial Volume. Columbus, Ohio. 1876. State of Ohio School Survey Commission. Report to the Governor of Ohio State School Survey Commission. A Cooperative Field Study conducted by Horace L. Brittain. An Intesive Study of 659 rural village schools in 88 counties and an extensive study of 9000 school rooms in 395 school systems. Trumbull County Public Schools, 1929 Annual of the Trumbull County Public School System. Trumbull County, Ohio. 1929. Upton, Harriet Taylor. A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County, Ohio. Chicago.

1909. Warren Daily Tribune, various dates, Warren Tribune Chronicle, various dates Williams, H. Z. History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counies. Vol. II. Cleveland. 1882. Primary location of additional data: preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67 has been x State Historic Preservation Office Other State agency previously listed in the National Register previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Name of repository: Bibliography requested University Other http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt Ohio Trumbull County http:/library.cincymuseum.org/civilwar7menu.htm Federal agency Local government 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References County and State Previous documentation on file (NPS): Name of Property Name of Property Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): TRU266911, TRU0075111, 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property one) Park. These are the original structures associated with the school benefactor, Newton Chalker. 11. Form Prepared By date August 1, 2010 telephone 330-307-7754 state Ohio zip code 44470 Submit the following items with the completed form: Maps: A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. - Continuation Sheets - Additional items:(Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) 503418 4573022 Northing Easting Zone sztietz@aol.com e-mail Trumbull County Ohio UTM References city or town Southington Additional Documentation photographs to this map.

County and State A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Key all organization (Do not include previously listed resource acreage) Chalker High School additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) .77 acres (less than Verbal Boundary Description Using an imaginary line 50 feet west of the western elevation of the Chalker Building, begin for 120 feet, south for 110 feet, go west along north curbline of SR 305 to beginning point. Boundary Justification The boundaries include the historic Chalker Building, the Civil War Monumentand Monument name/title Susan Tietz street & number 3095 Warren-Burton Road Chalker High School Name of Property Submit clear and descriptive black and white photographs.

The size of each image must be 1600x1200 pixels at 300 ppi City or Vicinity: Southington Township County: Trumbull State: OHIO Photographer: Susan Tietz Description of Photograph(s) and number: 1 of 23. South elevation of Chalker Building. View to north 2 of 23 Window on south elevation of Chalker Building. View to north 3 of 23 Detail of column on porch on south elevation Chalker Building. View to nw 4 of 23 5 of 23 Detail main entrance to south elevation Chalker Building. View to north 6 of 23 Detail lion at main entrance to south elevation Chalker Building. View to north 7 of 23 8 of 23 East elevation of Chalker Building. View to west 9 of 23 North elevation of Chalker Building. View to south 10 of 23 West elevation of Chalker Building. View to east Interior main foyer first floor Chalker Building. Detail mosaic tile in foyer first floor Chalker Building.

Detail wood floor second floor classroom Chalker Building. View of Chalker Building and Civil War Monument. View to northwest Base of Civil War Monument west elevations. View to northeast 20 of 23 South elevation of 1907 elementary building. View to north West elevation of 1907 elementary building, 1952 addition. View to northeast South elevation 1928-1929 elementary building, just north of Monument Park North and west elevations 1906 elementary building, west elevation 1952 addition 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 of this form to the Office of Planning and Performance Management. U.S. Dept. fo the Interior, 1849 C.

Street, NW, Washington, DC. Photographs: Ohio Trumbull County County and State Newell post staircase in foyer first floor Chalker Building. Plaque on south elevation Chalker Building Stained glass window on landing east side Chalker Building. Detail pediment on south elevation of Chalker Building Plaque on Civil War Monument Southington Local School District Campus Date Photographed: Various, 2007-2010 All photographs reflect the current appearance of the resources View of Civil War Monument, 1907 elementary building and 1927-28 elementary building south and benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.460 et seq.). (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs to the sketch map. Chalker High School Figure 1: 1899 Atlas of Trumbull County; Southington Township subdistricts TOWNSHIP 5 N. RANGE 5 W.

Ohio Trumbull County County and State Name of Property SOUTHINGTON Trumbull County, Ohio Name of Property 1928-1929 Elementary Building Photo View 225 feet 120 feet Driveway # 2 50 feet To beginning point along north curbline of SR 305 State Route 305 Chalker High School, Southington Township, 1952 Addition Ohio Building Additional Parking Driveway/Parking Area Grassy area 1906 Elementary National Register Boundary Chalker County and State Civil War Monument Chalker High School Not to Scale 11.12 135 feet Chalker High School Trumbull County, OH SOUTHINGTON LOCAL SCHOO DISTRICT 1969 addition -- CHALKER BUILDING 1906-07 1928-1929 Elementary Chronology of additions to elementary building FXISTING CONDITIONS Chronology of additions Southington Township, Trumbull County 1980 Southington Local School District Campus NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF 45TH DAY: REASONS FOR REVIEW: OTHER : COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the TELEPHONE RETURN DATE MULTIPLE REJECT DISCIPLINE REVIEWER 2/04/11 12/20/10 RECOM./CRITERIA PERIOD: Entered in PDIL: The National Register Historic Places DATE RECEIVED: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR REQUEST: N 1/20/11 ACCEPT SAMPLE: DATE OF PENDING LIST: CHALKER Trumbull Co., OH Chalker High School Trumbull Co., OH HIGH CHALKER SCHOOL Trumbull Co, 0H Chalker High School Chalker High School THIS BUILDING THE BOARD OF ELUCATTOR OF NEWTON CHALDER CHAS E'SHOOF ALFNED A DOLE CONTRACTORS SOLTHINGTON TOWNSHIP BN WASERECTED AND DONATED TON ARCHY Chalker High Schoo/ Thi mbull Co, OH Photo8 g 23 ChaLker High Schosl Toum bull Co., DH Photo 10 923 Tram bull CeOH Photo 10 7 23 Trumbull Ca, OH Chalker High Schorl Trumbull Co, OH Chalker High School Trumball Co, OH Trumball Co., JAN.

1,1865 7, 1865 OVER 800,000 WHO TO THE HONOR AND MEMORY OF NEWTON CHALKER. FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR NATIONAL UNION AND THE ABOLITION OF HUMAN SLAVERY THE BRAVE BOYS OF SOUTHINGTON BY THEIR FELLOW COMRADE THIS MONUMENT IS MOST AFFECTIONATELY ERECTED OF CIVIL LIFE AND PATRIOTICALLY SERVED IN THE WAR ALL HONOR TO OUR NATION'S DEFENDERS. VOLUNTARILY RELINQUISHED TAE PEACEFUL PURSUITS IN THE HOUR OF THEIR COUNTRY'S GREATEST PERIL "THE YOUNG MEN OF OUR NATION MUST PRESERVE THE FIRST ENGAGEMENT OF THE WAR WAS THE THE UNITY OF THE LAND AND THE LIBERTIES OF THE PEOPLE SIZE OF THE UNION ARMY 959,460 AND DEDIGATED THIS SOTA. DAY OF MAY A.D.1910 A. LINCOLN JAN. I,1864 Trumhall Co, OH Chalker High School Chalker High Schoo!

Trumbuli Ce OH Trumbuli Ce, OH N 4573022 SOUTHINGTON, OHIO SOUTHINGTON QUADRANGLE E503418 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ChALKER Trumbull County UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RECEIVED 2280 DEC 2 0 2010 OF HISTORIC PLACES December 15, 2010 National Register of Historic Places NEW NOMINATION Pebblebrook Farmhouse and Gardens staff in the Ohio Historic Preservation Office at (614) 298-2000.

Executive Director and CEO State Historic Preservation Officer Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 ph: 614.298.2000 fx: 614.298.2037 Trumbull Champaign COUNTY National Register Geauga Enclosures www.ohiohistory.org Burt Logan Hamilton Kiser Mansion Chalker High School 1201 Eye Street, NW (2280) Sincerely, If you have questions or comments about these documents, please contact the National Register notification procedures have been followed for the new nomination submissions. Washington DC 20005 OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Kroger Barnes Graf, Gretchen, House Dear Ms. Shull: Enclosed please find four (4) new National Register nominations for Ohio. All appropriate National Park Service Ms. Carol D. Shull, Keeper of the NAT. REG SERVICE HISTORY OHIO