Nomination for Stan Hywet Poultry Keepers Cottage

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) United States Department of the Interior NOV 28 2012 NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 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 instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 1. Name of Property historic name Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage 2. Location street & number 1103 Courtleigh Drive LIN/A not for publication -N/A vicinity state Ohio OH County Summit 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, _request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.

In my opinion, the property _ meets does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property X local Department Head, Inventory & Registration Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government _does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official 4.

Natiohal 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:) | 14.13 Signature of the Keeper Date of Action 153 code Date national Title Registration Form RECEIVED 2280 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE National Register of Historic Places zip code 44313 be considered significant at the following level(s)of significance: Signature of certifying official Novenber21, 2012 This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts.

See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the I hereby certify that this Ohio United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, Ohio Name of Property 5. Classification Ownership of Property (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 DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling 7.

Description other: object private Total structure district site building(s) roof: Architectural Classification Materials Slate Historic Functions Category of Property Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) County and State Number of Resources within Property listed in the National Register (Check only one box) (Check as many boxes as apply) National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property Summary Paragraph The Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's cottage is a Tudor style residence that was originally connected to a chicken run which was demolished in 1955.

(See Attachment A, Figure 1 &2) The cottage was constructed as part of the Stan Hywet Hall development between it and the estate. The cottage was slated for demolition when it was sold to a real estate The cottage is approximately 220 from the current boundary of the Stan Hywet grounds and approximately 1,000 from the manor house. (See Attachment A, Figure 3) The distance between the poultry house and the manor house pertains surrounded the cottage are late 1950's to early 1960s suburban residences. The front of the house is setback approximately 6'from the sidewalk and a total of 15'from Courtleigh Drive. A brick entry walk leads to the asymmetrically placed front door (Photograph 1 of 15). front bays and two side bays. The foundation and all the walls are constructed of double-laid brick.

The second floor half the house has a dominant end gable pavilion that is perpendicular to the roofline. The second floor is cantilevered over brick corbels. canopy of this area creates a sense of visual self-containment and separateness from the 1950s suburban houses with their cut grass lawns and symmetrical setbacks. First floor elevations are brick laid in alternating rows of headers and stretchers. The second floor is half-timbered and 11 ½" wide, the members flanking the windows are 9 " wide, with the remaining boards being 7 ½" wide. Only the 9 load bearing, evidencing a sophisticated level of design that creates a feeling of the medieval, organic building forms of the revival, consistent with the level of Stan Hywet's manor house and other outbuildings. The two side gables' to break the rectilinear rhythm of the timbers. level by approximately ten feet.

The garage addition is clad in brick and timbers. The garage consists of a pair of two instead of plaster, the fill between the timbers are opaque glass panels, clearly differentiating it from the original Page 3 structure. Narrative Description County and State and Garden Estate, designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1981. (NHL 1981#75002058) Although the cottage was mentioned in the NHL nomination, it was not included within the boundary due to non-historic residential developer in 1955. Despite the plan, the developer's wife persuaded him to save the building. In 1957, industrial designer F. Eugene Smith (1923 - 2011) and his wife Ramona bought the cottage and converted it into their home. the boards evidence peg ends. According to the original drawings, the horizontal "load bearing" and corner boards are ½" and 7 ½" width boards are found on the roof gable walls.

The variety of widths suggests that these members were gracefully curving timber members appear to buttress the roof, again referencing medieval building elements and serve subservient from the elevation view -well set back from the rear elevation wall plane and sunk below the main entry the first floor wall, the projection supported by rough-hewn timber triangular brackets resting on three-course stepped lawn area on the north side is heavily treed and contains curving dirt pathways and ground cover plantings. The tree United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property Adjacent to the garage and on the rear elevation is the porch addition, which consists of a shed roof extension and a the porch, and curvilinear brick walk fronts the entrance. basement door and stair are still extant.

panes are separated by lead muntins. Plain wood surrounds which match the color and texture of the half-timbering, frame each window. Second floor, gable (the attic floor) windows are completely framed by the wide members of the half-timbered wall treatment. First floor windows are slightly recessed from the wall plane and are capped by one of the top panel. All of the window hardware is original including the distinctive stylized leaf-shaped window latches. The north elevation, which faces the heavily treed side lot, contains a modern, vertically oriented picture window of the 1957 work and replaced a set of the paired windows found elsewhere in the house. Windows in the garage are the original windows in the house, in the former office, was replaced due to substantial frame rot.

The same oak material and casement type window was installed, but a diamond pattern was used for the glazing. Chimneystacks at each gable end pierce the roof ridge. These brick stacks are corbelled out two rows, extending ¾ of the way up the stack. A gable dormer is located on the rear slope of the primary roof and contains a paired casement window and half-timbered front and sidewalls. Slate shingles covering the garage and porch additions were purchased use of the lower and first floors. The poured concrete floors are intact and evident, the wall mounted radiators, along with a few floor mounted, are evident, and the exposed brick, ceiling height, and oak trim are intact. Although the first room arrangement, wall and floor materials, and items such as the wall mounted radiators and grain chute evidence the building's original use as a poultry cottage.

The third or attic floor consists of two large bedrooms flanking the stairwell and central hall (Photograph 7 of 15). A full bathroom and linen closet are also located in the central hall and both bedrooms have built in closets and access doors fixtures (Photograph 8 of 15). The second floor of the cottage, and the rest of residence still has all of its original oak baseboards, window and door the living quarters for the Stan Hywet farmer/ gardener and his family. The west side consists of the living room with Page 4 Interior County and State overall grounded feeling. (Expires 5/31/2012) National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form outline marking of the run can still be seen on the rear elevation wall.

The original drawings show a blind wall on the first floor of this façade, except for a basement level entry door with stairs leading up to the ground level. This original also casement with lead muntins, but the glazing is done in a diamond pattern, rather than with square panes. One of The interior of the residence retains the original room arrangements with very little modification - despite the change in floor now functions as the kitchen, dining room and living room - instead of office and grain storage, the retention of the wide horizontal boards that delineate the first and second floor. The front door is heavy dark oak with a 6-light glazed consisting of a large central panel flanked by two narrow vertical panels. (Photograph 6) This window was added as part to the attic space under the roof slope.

The bathroom also has its original toilet, pedestal sink and brass plumbing surrounds (Photograph 9 of 15). Three oak doors consist of vertical-length inset panels. The second floor was originally half-timbered gable roof entry pavilion(Photographs 4 & 5 of 15).Rubble-stone caps a brick wall that runs in front of United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property hallway, staircase, linen drawers and cabinet and full bathroom. The plumbing fixtures, sink and bathtub are original.

The first floor of the house originally housed grain bins against the west wall, separated by a rear entry door, which is The picture windows, described above, is on the north wall and a modern pit fireplace was installed where the original These new walls are oriented perpendicular to the original wall and project out 2-3' in order to separate appliances living room. Original drawings of the interior show the basement having a walkout door and stair on the west (or rear) elevation northeast corner. The coal chute is still evident. The historic setting of the Stand Hywet Poultry Keepers house has been compromised; however elements of the existing setting and proximity to the estate help to convey its association with Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Although the the estate proper.

In addition, the estate is located on a higher elevation than the subdivision and has a dominating apart from the small-scale manicured lawns, front driveways and discreet rows of shrubbery edging the front porches close physical proximity to the estate helps convey the nominated property's historic association with Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. The feeling that the property conveys is not part of the aesthetic sense of the surrounding 1950s suburban development.The landscaping of the property conveys a sense of separateness from the immediate surrounding The Tudor Revival architectural design features that characterize the meticulous attention to detail executed in the roof, asymmetrical massing, leaded casement windows, original stucco, timber and brick façade are in keeping with the original style and design of both the estate and the original poultry keeper's residence.

In addition, the methods and Page 5 aesthetic. and the facades of the mid-2othresidences. This stylistic separateness of the cottage's immediate surroundings and its (Photograph 13of 15). Wooden ceiling beams and acoustical tile were installed on the ceiling in the current kitchen and County and State Setting and Feeling still extant. The central entry leading to stairs up to the living quarters is consistent with the central passage, two front room and two back room overall layout. The dining room was originally the office and it retains its original dimensions. stack was located (Photograph 12 of 15). All the walls are original brick, with a few small brick walls added in the kitchen. along with a water closet. This entry area is still intact, as well as the water closet shown in the drawings, along with the original toilet and sink (Photographs 14 of 15).

Four rooms were divided by a central stairway. A bench was built into the south wall, but is no longer extant. The southeast corner contained a root cellar and a coal bin was located in the nominated building is in a late 1950s-early 1960s subdivision, only the street and one house and yard separate it from visual presence in the area. Although the attached chicken run and surrounding agricultural fields are gone, the character and the strong Tudor Revival style of the building conveys a feeling of the 1920s eclectic revival architectural used as a kitchen, but the high "sink window" is still intact (Photograph 10 of 15). The center section is the central quality of construction exhibited in the main estate is also evident in the Poultry Keeper's cottage.

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, Ohio 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 significant in our past. 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 1917 - 1957 important in prehistory or history. (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) (Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.) Owned by a religious institution or used for religious removed from its original location. C a birthplace or grave. D a cemetery. E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. Schneider, Charles F a commemorative property. Smith, F.

Eugene less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years. purposes. history. Architecture Architect/Builder Property is: individual distinction. County and State Period of Significance Significant Person Criteria Considerations Applicable National Register Criteria (Enter categories from instructions.) Cultural Affiliation Significant Dates Property is associated with the lives of persons Name of Property for National Register listing.) Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property Section 8 Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph The Poultry Keeper's Cottage was constructed as a part of Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, the former estate of Goodyear Tire and Rubber co-founder Frank A.

Seiberling and his family. The 65-room Tudor Revival mansion was built between gatehouse with servants quarters and the subject of this nomination; living quarters for the poultry keeper with an attached chicken run. The Poultry Keeper's Cottage is being nominated as locally significant under Criterion C for architecture of Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Narrative Statement of Significance Criterion C: Architecture that Seiberling was intimately involved in all design and construction decisions regarding the interior and exterior of his keeper's cottage. The first mention of the poultry barn and structure in the Schneider/Seiberling correspondence appears on February 28, 1916. In a letter from Schneider to Seiberling, Schneider promises to have an initial idea for the chicken yards for Seiberling's review that week.

Schneider goes on to state: interested in chickens and in talking with him the other day I found he knows a great deal about the business. I think that he can be of considerable value to you in laying out this work, and so l am asking undoubtedly be better to have some form of drawing anyway before starting construction...This young man lived on the farm handling purebred poultry until he was eighteen years of age and has spent the authority in practical poultry husbandry. Mr. Quisenbury is a director of the Missouri State Poultry getting the benefit of his knowledge. I told him roughly what your ideas were and I saw that he grasped them immediately and has already blocked out a general scheme which may be an improvement upon the one sketched out roughly the other night by yourself and the chicken man.

If you would like to have me send this on so you can talk it over with your man and perhaps with the ideas of everybody brought together, a splendid scheme could be worked out. Akron, Ohio Page 7 County and State Exposition.The young man in my office has specialized in poultry house construction and has built a (Expires 5/31/2012) National Park Service/ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form architectural significance as a building associated with the high-style Tudor Revival, early twentieth century estate engaged in constant and detailed correspondence with Cleveland architect, Charles S. Schneider. The correspondence in determined that all outbuildings were to have consistent design details and construction methods. Seiberling himself re- arranged the layout of the rooms for the chauffer's quarters.

He also conceived of the need for a poultry barn and I think I told you the other evening that I have a young man working for me who is much its entirety is part of the extensive archive available at Stan Hywet Hall. A review of this correspondence reveals not only past two years specializing in poultry work. He took special training under Mr. T.E. Quisenbury, a leading Experiment Station and was appointed superintendent of the poultry exhibit at the Panama-Pacific number of buildings and being associated with Mr. Quisenbury has the privilege of consulting him and United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.

1024-0018 Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property County and State In any case, I find it quite difficult to plan the little house for your man along with the dovecote, etc. unless a group plan scheme of the whole chicken business is made. I find also that my man has quite a bit of literature on the subject as well as catalogues, etc. which he has acquired in time past. correspondence that references the poultry house includes the blue prints made by Schneider's draftsman.? Extensive for utility, show bird or both. interior and exterior of the hall, garage, gate lodge, gateposts and traveling expenses. Also included in this invoice was 44 hours spent by Schneider's employee, Mr. Merrell, on the poultry man's house and additional charges for the draftsman's time. Schneider acknowledged payment of this invoice on August 7, 1916.

This confirms that the poultry with a great deal of sensitivity to the Tudor Revival architectural character of the original Schneider design. The Poultry Estate, but also for the way it was adapted at a later period and illustrates early, pre-National Historic Preservation Act associated standards for historic rehabilitation. Smith residence. Ata time when preservation was mostly limited topatriotic monuments, and architects were schooled historic fabric or the accommodation of modern use in a historic building. Preservation was seen as either a restoration Certainly the work done to the Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage does make the old accommodate the new, but the been respected; the character-defining features are still evident.

Many of the character defining features associated with the original use, such as the grain chute, the coal bin and the kitchen window in the second floor are intact. Even the tar outline of where the chicken run was attached to the cottage is still evident. The details and finishes that FA Seiberling insisted be consistent with the buildings of his estate have been preserved. roofline and still allow for natural light, a series of opaque glass panels is located under the gable eaves. This well- to the overall massing of the building. basement. Rather than leaving the stairs run straight, they were modified to incorporate a 90-degree turn in order to alleviate the flooding in the basement that the original configuration encouraged.

2 Ibid., Schneider to Seiberling, 1 March 1916 Page 8 (Expires 5/31/2012) On July 21,1916, Charles Schneider sent Seiberling a detailed invoice of his services, including contractor prices for the In the mid-1950s, industrial designer Eugene (Gene) Smith and his graphic designer wife Ramona set about adapting the strictly in the Bauhaus modernist tradition, there were no established standards or guidelines for the treatment of work has been done with a great deal of sensitivity; the new certainly does not overpower the old. The original form has The façade of the house as it faces Courtleigh Drive and the current Stan Hywet grounds remains virtually unaltered. The This structure was important to both the owner and the architect as a component of the larger estate.

The next discussion of the use of the structure ensues; referencing the output of the plant and questioning whether it will be used structure was designed by Schneider's firm as an original component of the estate. Poultry Keeper's Cottage to be their residence. The addition of the attached garage and back porch and entry were done It is noteworthy that a preservation approach was taken to the 1957 renovation of the Poultry Keepers house into the where the new must look original or renovation where the primary purpose was to make the old accommodate the new. major additions to the house are scaled and sited so as not to compromise the principal elevation.

Although the garage conceived design solution allows the garage structure to have natural light and a subservient visual presence in relation United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property The rear porch shed roof, with the half-timbered gable intersection over the entry and brick half wall balustrade are all 1957 additions. Care was taken to match the gradation in size of the slate roofing tiles, and the dimensions of the timbers and the finish of the stucco were matched to the original. The stucco finish has become important over the years to the maintenance of the Stan Hywet estate.

Because the Smiths never painted the stucco, when stucco restoration work needs to be done on the stucco of the other estate buildings and structures, the workers are told to look at the Smith's house for an example of how the stucco finish should appear. The roof slope of the porch addition is consistent with the roof slope of the house. Although the proportion of the roof is heavy for the actual size of the porch, it the name Stan Hywet, a Welsh term for stone quarry. Although the 1957 work well predates the Secretary of the Interiors Standard for Rehabilitation, many aspects of the The properties new use is consistent with its historic function and the 1957 design sought to retain and preserve the historic materials, features and spatial relationships that characterize the property.

The new work is differentiated from the houses historic materials, features, size and scale and proportion. Developmental history/additional historic context information commence some foundations, I wish you might get your draftsman at work without delay and give us some blue prints by the middle of the week."* Within four days Schneider sent "Sketch Plans and Elevations of House for Poultry Man." bushels of grain per month for 1,500 hens, the size and number of grain bins, the sorting and packing of eggs, etc. He instructions to provide sleeping rooms and bath on the third floor" This is further evidence of Seiberling's intimate involvement in the design. construction and therefore Seiberling did not wish to wait for detailed drawings from Schneider.

Schneider responded to The final correspondence found regarding the poultry house is from Seiberling to Schneider dated October 17, 1916 3Oral interview, Ramona Smith, 23, September 2011. Akron, Ohio. 5 Ibid., Schneider to Seiberling, 4 October 1916. 6 Ibid., 9 October 1916 ' Ibid., 13 October 1916. Page 9 (Expires 5/31/2012) County and State work are consistent with the 1995 NPS Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, Standards for Rehabilitation.

the old by the use of opaque glass between the garage gables' half-timbering, yet the overall design is compatible with (See Attachment B) In this correspondence, Schneider goes on at some considerable length regarding the calculations of waste space." Five days later, Schneider sent Seiberling additional sketch plans "following your (Seiberling's) sketches, but insisting that detailed plans would still be beneficial reiterating that there is no need to wait for detailed drawings as construction had begun and expressing confidence in *F.A. Seiberling, letter to Charles S. Schneider, 30 September 1916, Architectural Drawings Collection, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, accentuates the heavy massing of the Tudor Revival style and, like the other buildings on the estate, is consistent with historic character of the property.

Distinctive materials, features and finishes that associated the building with the Stan Hywet estate have been preserved and the garage addition- attached the house by a small breezeway did not destroy On September 30, 1916 Seiberling wrote to Schneider asking that Schneider make drawings of the chicken house "so as also states "The living quarters seem to work out quite well, all rooms having good light and ventilation and there is no United States Department of the Interior National Park Service/ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property Palmer to finish the project. ®The capstone of the chimney of the structure carries the date 1917, which is consistent realty Company/Prudential Securities.?

The property description in this transfer references landmarks and keeper's cottage, but also indicates that it is outside the boundaries of the estate. This suggests the property transfer an easement. The portion of the property highlighted on the map encompasses the poultry keeper's cottage. The notes reference an easement to the developers of the adjacent property, Kenilworth Manor, which had also at one time been original, contiguous property of the estate. Bill Coleman, former Mayor of Cuyahoga Falls, was interviewed regarding the property. Notes from this interview chicken run (see illustration) was removed circa 1955, when Seiberling heirs sold the land "below" Stan Hywet Hall.

In 1955 the developer Frank DeWitt of DeWitt Jenkins Real Estate wanted to bulldoze the entire cottage and run because it didn't conform with the style of the allotment he was developing and the line to the sewer was too old. His wife, Grace Kenilworth Manor. architectural connection. Its preservation certainly adds to understanding of the estate's original design, construction and function. In addition, the sensitivity of the 1957 renovation provides an important local example of pre-codified of the National Historic Landmark Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Estate. (Deed Book 853 #12761-12778 p. 144 - 161). 1 Bill Coleman, interview, 1992. indicate that his parents lived in the house during World War ll and that they lived there approximately 10 years. The 12 Grace DeWitt, interview, 1992. County and State (Expires 5/31/2012) measurements no longer accessible.

The Plat Book of Akron and Vicinity, 1921, indicates the footprint of the poultry An undated property map in the Stan Hywet archives contains notes handwritten by FA Seiberling calculating the cost of Between the nominated property and the Stan Hywet Hall estate sits a modern ranch house abutting the hill that leads up to the current boundary of the Stand Hywet property. Yet, the Poultry Keeper's Cottage has a clear historical and preservation practices that respects the extant character-defining features of the building and preserved an integral part ® Ibid., Seiberling to Schneider 17 October 1916. 10 The Plat Book of Akron and Vicinity, 1921, GM Hopkins Co., Philadelphia PA, publisher. Page 10 with the design and construction timeline detailed in the correspondence. of 8/2/21 included the poultry keeper's cottage. United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.

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

Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form.) February 1916 through 16 October 1916. Architectural Drawing Collection, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Archives, Akron, Ohio. Primary location of additional data: preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67 has been State Historic Preservation Office Other State agency previously listed in the National Register Federal agency Local government designated a National Historic Landmark X University recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # X Other University of Akron, Summit County recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # recorded by Historic American Landscape Survey # Historic Resources Survey Number (if 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of Property Less than 1 acre Verbal Boundary Description Lot Number One Hundred Fifty-seven (#157) of Kenilworth Manor Allotment sub-division of part of original Lot Six (#6), of Plats. The nominated property is defined by the lot transferred with the Poultry Keeper's cottage when transferred to the Smiths 11. Form Prepared By date 01/21.12 city or town Clarksburg state OH 453530 4551760 Northing Easting Zone requested) e-mail jlmpwinstel@comcast.net Ohio. assigned): Boundary Justification telephone 301-762-3011 organization N/A UTM References zip code 20871 Previous documentation on file (NPS): National Park Service/ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Akron Official City Directory, 1916- 1921.

Compiled and Published Annually by the Burch Directory Company, Akron, previously determined eligible by the National Register in 1957, after the development in the area had been platted and the chicken run removed from the cottage. name/title Jeff Winstel, for Ramona and F. Eugene Smith street & number 23103 Sycamore Farm Drive United States Department of the Interior National Park Service/ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property County and State 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: Site plan, architectural drawings, historic photographs Photographer: Mark Smith Date: June 2012 Location of Negative: 1103 Courtleigh Drive, Akron, Ohio 1. Facade of house, east elevation, looking west 2. Southeast corner of house with breezeway garage additions, looking northwest Rear elevation house with porch and garage additions, west and south elevations, facing northeast Breezeway between house and garage, west elevation acing east Rear elevation of house showing entry pavilion porch addition and ghost outline of chicken run, west elevation, facing east North and west elevation of house, from brick patio in garden, facing southeast 7. Third floor bedroom, east wall, facing northeast 8. Third floor bathroom with original fixtures, facing west 9. Stairs from first to second floor showing original wood trim, facing east 10.

Second floor study, original kitchen, facing southwest 11. Window detail, second floor 12. First floor interior, living room with picture window, facing north 13. First floor interior, kitchen facing south 14. Basement, from southwest corner facing northeast 15. Basement, bathroom door west wall, facing west Property Owner: Mrs. Ramona Smith street & number 1103 Courtleigh Drive city or town Akron state OH 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. of the Interior, 1849 C. Street, NW, Washington, DC. name Photographs: Additional Documentation A Sketch map. telephone 330-836-1257 benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.460 et seq.).

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate zip code 44313 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property Sketch Map/ Site Plan hrick walks brick half-walls 1916 Core 1957 Additions NTS North 4 garage breezeway bulkhead Stone half-wall gravel area County and State brick patio Page 13 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service/National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.

1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property NTS North Sketch Map/ Floor Plan Page Basement hathroom Original coal cellar laundry room County and State Original root cellar United States Department of the Interior National Park Service /National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Sketch Map/ Floor Plan Page pantry Kitchen/ Living room former office County and State Facade entry First Floor NTS North Name of Property United States Department of the Interior National Park Service/ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.

1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property County and State Sketch Map/ Floor Plan living room Tinen closet Page bedroom hathroom NTS North Second Floor original kitchen United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH County and State Sketch Map/ Floor Plan Attic Floor Page 17 bedroom closet linen closet NTS North Name of Property hedroom United States Department of the Interior National Park Service/ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.

1024-0018 Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property Attachment A figure 1 Chicken Run, before Poultry Keeper's cottage built source: Stand Hywet Hall and Gardens Archive 1916-1917 County and State (Expires 5/31/2012) Page 18 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property County and State Attachment A Figure 2 Chicken Run and Poultry Keeper's Cottage Facing east c. 1928 Elizabeth Dennis, daughter of gardener who lived in Cottage Source: Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Archive Negative SHH N-245 Page NPS Form 10-900 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service/ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form OMB No.

1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property Attachment A: Figure 3 Page County and State NPS Form 10-900 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.

1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage Summit County, OH Name of Property Attachment B Sketch Plans and Elevations of House for Poultry Man Figures 1-11- Source: Stand Hywet Hall and Gardens Archive Page 21 County and State 28'0 - SECOND POULTRY KEZRERE COTTALE KITCHEN LIVING ROON FLOOT POULTRY KEZPERS COTALE -BINS SUMMTE COUNTY, OeIO POULTRY KEGTER'S COTTALE Attach ment B: POULTRY KEEPERS COTTALE Hall and Gardens 28-0" KITCHEN LIVING ROOM POULTRY KEZPERS COTANE OFFICE BENCH POULTRY KEEPER'S COTTALE BENCH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE OF 45TH DAY: 1-14-13DATE DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: 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 REJECT DISCIPLINE MULTIPLE 11/28/12 REVIEWER RECOM./CRITERIA NAME: Historic Places VACCEPT OTHER: EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET The National Register Entered in DATE RECEIVED: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: REFERENCE NUMBER: 12001183 STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Summit PDIL: SAMPLE: nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPs.

STAN HYWET POULTRY KEEPER'S COTTALE PHOTO 1 OF 15 SUMMIT CO,, OH STAN HYWET POULTRY KEEPER'S COTTALE SUMMIT co., OH PHOTO Z OF L5 SUMMIT CO., OH PHOTO 3 OF 15 SUMMIT CO., DH PHOTO 4 OF 15 SUMMIT CO., OH PHOTO 6 DF 15 PHOTO 7 DF 15 SUMMIT CO., OH STAN HYWET POULTRY KEEPER'S COTTALE SUMMIT CO., OH SUMMIT CO., OH STAN HYWET POULTRY KEEPER'S COTTALE SUMMIT CO. NATIONAL GE SUMMIT CO., OH PHOTO I/ OF 15 STAN HYWET POULTRY KELPER'S COTTALE SUMMIT CO., OF SUMMIT CO., OH SUMMIT CO., OH STAN HYWET POVLTRY KEZTERS COTTALE PHOTO 15 OF 15 STAN HYWET FOULTRY KEEPERS COTTADE 1103 COURTLEILH DRIVE, AKRON UTMY: 17-45350-4551760 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AKRON WEST QUADRANGLE OHIO-SUMMIT CO. AKRON WEST. OHIO STAN HYWET POULTRY KEEPER'S COTTALE 1994 RECEIVED 2280 NOV 28 2012 NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES November 21, 2012 Ms. Carol D.

Shull, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places 1201 Eye Street, NW (2280) Washington DC 20005 Enclosed please find four (4) new National Register nominations for Ohio. All appropriate notification procedures have been followed for the new nomination submission. NEW NOMINATION Globe Machine and Stamping Company Stan Hywet Poultry Keeper's Cottage 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.

State Historic Preservation Officer Ohio Historic Preservation Office 800 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211 ph: 614.298.2000 fx: 614.298.2037 COUNTY Montgomery Fayette www.ohiohistory.org Enclosures Sincerely, HISTORY Summit Cuyahoga OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY National Register OHIO Washington School Burt Logan Executive Director and CEO Antioch Temple NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Dear Ms.

Shull: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NPS TRANSMITTAL CHECK LIST OHIO HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE Columbus, OH 43211 For nomination of the Stan Hywet Poulty _to the National Register of Historic Places: Multiple Property Nomination Cover Document CD with electronic images Piece(s) of correspondence Please provide a substantive review of this nomination This property has been certified under 36 CFR 67 The enclosed owner objection(s) do _ do not Constitute a majority of property owners Other: _ (614)-298-2000 Photographs COMMENTS: Sketch map(s)/Photograph view map(s)/Floor plan(s) Original National Register of Historic Places nomination form 800 E. 17th Avenue Multiple Property Nomination form Original USGS map(s) The following materials are submitted on 11-23-2012 Keepers Cottage