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OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior RECEIVED 2280 DEC 14 2012 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 instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 1. Name of Property historic name other names/site number Kurtz Furniture 2. Location street & number 310 Prospect Avenue not for publication J vicinity state Ohio _OH county Cuyahoga 3.
State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property _ meets. does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: -national X local swe Dept. Head, Inventory & Registration Signature of certifying official/Title Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government Signature of commenting official 4.
National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: Lentered in the National Register _ determined not eligible for the National Register _removed from the National Register Date of Action Registration Form Date zip code National Register of Historic Places Title NPS Form 10-900 Herold Building (Expires 5/31/2012) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE November 29, 201 2 "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the I hereby certify that this X nomination _request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards _ does not meet the National Register criteria. _ other (explain:) 035 United States Department of the Interior (Expires 5/31/2012) Name of Property County and State 5.
Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Jumber of Resources within 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 listed in the National Register Historic and Architectural Resources of the Lower Prospect/Huron District of Cleveland, Ohio 6. Function or Use Historic Functions COMMERCE/specialty store DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling WORK IN PROGRESS 7.
Description Architectural Classification MODERN MOVEMENT: Moderne STUCTURAL GLASS object district private Total SYNTHETICS structure roof: other: Materials METAL Current Functions COMMERCE/restaurant building(s) site (Enter categories from instructions.) Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Check only one box.) (Enter"N/A"if property is not part of a multiple property listing) Herold Building (Check as many boxes as apply.) NPS Form 10-900 walls: BRICK CONCRETE foundation: MNo. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form OMB No.
1024-0018 Herold Building Cuyahoga County, Ohio Name of Property County and State Narrative Description Summary Paragraph The Herold Building is a 4-story commercial block at 310 Prospect Avenue, along a historic commercial corridor on the multiple times in a reflection of changing architectural tastes. The current façade, installed c.1948 during the historic period Moderne aesthetic, the building has no ornamentation other than at the spandrels, which remain from an earlier version of adjacent building was destroyed by fire, and features irregular rough brick facing with five previously interior door openings blocks southeast of the city's center at Public Square. Prospect Avenue is a historically significant commercial strip, and parking garage. panels date to an earlier stone version of the façade that was itself a modification of the original brick, most likely from the late 1920s.
The ground level has experienced some non-historic alterations, with non-historic aluminum storefront assemblies, green granite pilasters, and wood bulkheads. A non-historic metal and fabric canopy has been installed above the storefronts, but it is in poor condition. The Herold Building's east elevation was historically a party wall shared with the previously interior door opening at each of the upper three floors, and two at ground level, now infilled with brick. The finishes. A historic stair also remains in the building 300 Prospect Avenue (Record Rendezvous) was originally constructed c.1908 as an addition to the Herold Building, with interior connections and shared ownership and occupancy. The Herold Building at 310 Prospect was sold independently from 300 Prospect in 1914, however, and each building has remained under independent ownership since that time.
The modifications are common to historic buildings of this type. The building still clearly conveys its historic appearance and NPS Form 10-900 associations. (Expires 5/31/2012) the adjacent building to the west (Record Rendezvous, 300 Prospect Avenue), the Herold Building has been modified separating the windows at each floor. Windows on all levels include three-part transoms, with tall fixed windows in the High Street. Adjacent blocks to the east and west respectively include a large surface parking lot and a recently completed The (north) façade of the Herold Building has a somewhat unusual appearance that reflects its stylistic and functional building(Record Rendezvous, 300 Prospect Avenue), which was originally constructed as an addition to the Herold southeast side of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Originally constructed in 1906 with a brick façade, and once connected to the façade.
The storefront is non-historic, and a non-historic canopy has also been installed above the first floor, although it is currently in poor condition. The building's east elevation was historically an interior party wall, exposed when the infilled with brick. The south elevation fronts a narrow alley and is undecorated. The interior of the first floor has been The Herold Building is a 4-story commercial building at 310 Prospect Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, just a few historic districts exist on the opposite (north) side of the street from the Herold Building, as well as a few blocks east. evolution during the historic period. The Moderne design features three bays with vertical bands of windows and ornamental metal spandrel panels at each floor, with the remainder of the undecorated façade covered in black structural glass panels.
The glass panels on the west end of the façade extend to the edge of the window openings on the adjacent undecorated rear (south) elevation faces a narrow alley and includes multi-paned steel industrial windows with a metal fire escape projecting from the wall. The first floor interior has been modified with dropped ceilings and non-historic partitions and finishes, but the upper floors remain essentially unaltered and include large open spaces with undecorated plaster The Herold Building retains historic integrity. The appearance of the façade is nearly unchanged from its c.1948 appearance, other than changes to the ground floor, which are relatively minimal and to be expected on a commercial United States Department of the Interior OMB No. 1024-0018 Cuyahoga County, Ohio Name of Property County and State Herold Building and Record Rendezvous were physically separated c.
1920, with masonry used to infill all interior connections between the two and a distinct facade installed on the Herold Building, and the two buildings have functioned separately ever since. The Herold Building derives its primary historic significance from the modernization of its facade with structural glass panels, which occurred in 1948, and Record Rendezvous derives its historic significance from the business of the same name, which first occupied the building in 1945. As the Herold Building and Record Rendezvous significance (1945-1962), each building is being nominated to the National Register as a separate historic building NPS Form 10-900 Herold Building (Expires 5/31/2012) National Park Service/National Register of Historic Places Registration Form United States Department of the Interior Vational Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Forr MB No.
1024-001 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 8. Statement of Significance