Nomination for Cuvier Press Club

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Congressional District: 2 Donald D. Clancy Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE .

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ] County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) Cuvier Press Club see AND/ OR HISTORIC: X Building X Private - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: * Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 1960 Hamilton Cincinnati Religious OWNERSHIP Site Government LOCATION 039 Commercial CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY STATUS District DATE Restricted CODE Military Entertainment Both Educational NAME Structure Scientific Unoccupied Industrial Being Considered Park Agricultural Yes: REGISTER Museum COMMON: Private Residence Cincinnati City Hall Plum Street ENTRY NUMBER Public Acquisition: Hamilton County Cout House Public Court and Main Streets Ohio REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS 061 22 Garfield Place STREET AND NUMBER: TO THE PUBLIC (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: Other (Specify) Club OCT 26|1972 - Federal (July 1969) NATIONAL Object DESCRIPTION X Excellent - Deteriorated - Unexposed X Unaltered - Moved X Original Site stone and brick, is rectangular in plan with a polygonal bay JUN 2 0 1972 CONDITION NATIONAL Ruins REGISTER or south facade of ashlar construction is enriched by carved with engaged columns and pilasters supporting an entablature paneled frieze and elaborate door and window surrounds.The This building, an elaborate Italianate design in sand- supported by carved brackets.

stone mouldings including rusticated quoins, string courses, of engaged Corinthian columns and pilasters supporting a cornice crowns the facade. Corinthian cornice; the upper half again Corinthian in style Fair The elaborate cast iron fence and carved stone posts The frontispiece is two stories the lower half composed (Check One) Good DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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and triangular pediment. A characteristic Corinthian are notable. cornices and those above by segmental pediments; both types lower floor window openings are embellished by Corinthian on the stories high with a flat roof.The front PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) X 19th Century SPECIFIC DATÉ(S) (It Applicable and Known) 1861-1862 - Urban Planning - Other (Specify) X Architecture X Social/Human- - Literature Fronting on Garfield Place, a two block tree-lined park of Cincinnati, this landmark serves as a focal point for an Erected in 1861-1862 by Marcus Fechheimer, a native of Stuttgart, Germany, as his private residence, this stately contemporaries, this house possesses a fine sense of detail JUN 2 0 1972 Commerce Conservation Military Landscape losophy Transportation Communications Engineering Aboriginal Theater REGISTER Science Education Religion/Phi

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SIGNIFICANCE Industry Prehistoric century neighbors. and architectural quality. NATIONAL itarian Political Invention Music Sculpture Pre-Columbian Agriculture and boulevard in the heart of the central business district exciting urban experience. It is characteristic of the more elaborate Italianate AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE town houses erected by prominent Cincinnatians during the town house is the sole survivor of its former nineteenth 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (Cincinnati: The Wiesen-Hart Press, 1943) GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES FORM PREPARED BY John C. Garner, Jr , Executive Director August, 1971 CITY OR TOWN: 12.

STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law Nationa 1 Register. 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set level of significance of this nomination is: GP 0 901.087 Degrees Seconds Cincinnati LONGITUDE ORGANIZATION Minutes COUNTY Name DATE LATITUDE National STATE CODE CORNER Local Its Neighbors. Degrees Minutes Seconds LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES STREET AND NUMBER: 8l2 Dayton Street NAME AND TITLE: State of Guide to the Queen City and forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the ATTEST Miami Purchase Association less than lot) STATE Ohio EDITORIAL REVIEW Federal Register entry OCT 2 6 1972 Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER ARCHITECT Acknowledge Register no. HISTORIAN Send-back National Register write-up ECH REVIEW Photos Jorking number BRANCH CHIEF 10/20172 Maps 10-19- Cuvier Press Club, Cincinnati, Ohio Cuvier Press Clul UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

Hamilton Cincinnati COUNTY DATE 061 NAME STATE REGISTER CODE PHOTO REFERENCE NATIONAL COMMON: Cuvier Press Club Ohio Detail cast iron fence and stone wall looking north ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IDENTIFICATION 22 Garfield Place PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY PHOTO CREDIT: STREET AND NUMBER: November, Miami Purchase Association,8l2 Dayton St., Cincinnati,Ohio 'Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) ENTRY NUMBER 6 1972 Cuvier Press Club STREET AND NUM BER: 22 Garfield Place CITY OR TOWN: 1: 2400 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

1965 REGISTER Hamilton NAME REQUIREMENTS STATE Cincinnati 061 COUNTY DATE LOCATION NATIONAL CODE MAP REFERENCE COMMON: SCALE: Ohio SOURCE: JUN 2 0 1972 No. 331 Metropolitan Topographic Survey RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES ROAD CLASSIFICATION UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STATE OF KENTUCKY CITY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY HAMILTON COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA METROPOLITAN TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY Long. 64° 30* 53° CINCINNATI OHIO SHEET NO.331 ONE THOUSAND FOOT GRID LINES ARE LAMBERT PROJECTION FOR OHIO SOUTH ZONE torical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/telephone (614) 469-4663 JUN 2 0 1972 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation 1100 L Street, N.W., Room 3209 Washington, D.C. 20005 : Advisory Board meeting May 19, 1972. the buildings nominated--Plum Street Temple, St.

Peter-in-Chains Cathedral, and City Hall of the City of Cincinnati. They were not Daniel R. Porter Completed applications - St. Peter-in-Chains Cathedral City Hall, Cincinnati Stewart, Benjamin, House Director Cordially, President's House, REGISTER NATIONAL Encs: DRP/eg Central State University Plum Street Temple Cuvier Press Club Homewood Cottage Covenant-First Presbyterian Church National Register historical characteristics. preservation board deems each to be a pre-eminent, individual land- mark possessing distinctive rather than common architectural and Hamilton County Memorial Building applications were approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation I am transmitting herewith nine (9) completed National Register of Please note that we recognize the geographic closeness of three of We intend to keep them coming in an increasing crescendo.

Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue Dear Bill: submitted as a district, however, because our staff and the state Historic Places application forms for as many Ohio buildings.These STATE OHIO Mx. Daniel R. Poxter Director, Northeast Region NRowland:mm 10/25/72 Location Name Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Bamilton County Lancaster vicinity Cincinnati Fairfield County Willow Lane Farm State Lialson Offioar Fon. conald D. Claney The Ohio nistorloal Seciaty Eon. Clarence 5. Millex Date Entered Cuvier Press Club NOV 8 Hon. Donald D. Clancy Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Clancy: Mr. Daniel R. Porter Director, The Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohio 43211 ) w/c of inc. Director-NERegion ) LI-Mr. Winge FNP: FBSarles: crb:11-6-72 Sincerely yours, Register of Historic Places. House of Representatives We appreciate your interest in the National Register program.

Thank you for your letter endorsing the speedy entry of on the National Register on October 26. Robert M. Utley the Cuvier Press Club in Cincinnati,Ohio,on the National We are pleased to inform you that this property was entered HamiLton Co and Historic Preservation PHR BASIC FILE RETAINED IN PHR) Muetagh DONALD D. CLANCY DISTRICT OFFICE: AND COURT HOUSE TELEPHONE: 684-3738 Congress of the United States Mouse of Representatibes Elashington, D.C. 20515 October 20, 1972 Dr. William Murtagh National Register National Park Service 1100 L Street Washington, D. C. 20005 Dear Dr. Murtagh: the Cuvier Press Club at 22 Garfield Place, Cincinnati, Ohio, for of the Miami Purchase Association Survey Brochures, it was deter- mined that the Press Club Building is of significant architectural and historical value.

Since the time the Miami Purchase Association recommended this building to you, the site has been chosen for the purpose of if the plan 1s 1mplemented, am requesting that action be taken as will be deeply appreciated, and I am looking forward to hearing from you regarding the decision. COMMIT Very truly yours, With thanks, ARMED SERVICES inclusion in the National Register of Historical Places.Through extensive studies of this site in conjunction with the publication Earlier this year the Miami Purchase Association recommended 430U.S.POST OFFICE Press Club a historical site and include it in the National Register CINCINNATI,OHIO 45202 soon as possible ty the National Register to declare the Cuvier AUG July 1977) DI. William Murtagh, Keeper National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior 18th & C.Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Dr.

Murtagh: We regret to inform you of the demolition of four National Register properties and the demolition of some barns which were part of a district nomination. - - Hughes, Phillip, House, Butler Co. ~ Albee Theatre, Hamilton Co. WB & O Raitroad Depot, Huron Co. V~ Minerva Grade School, Carroll Co. (July 1976) Other changes which should be made on your records are: the Barnett-Hoover Log House, Wayne Co. The common name for the Cuvier Press Club, Hamilton Co. should be changed to Butterfield Senior Citizens Thank you for your attention to these matters. Thomas H. Smith State Historic Preservation Officer Director, Ohio Historical Society Sincerely, Center.

NATIONAL THS/g1k REGISTER hio Historic Preservation Office Waverly Canal District in Washington) is (August 1976) They are: July 29, 1977 Change of Barnett to Barnet on the nomination for in Pike Ross Co.as listed. White, Walter, Estate, Geauga Co. (dairy barns 2. (Reserved for.use by State central information reception agency) 1. STATE APPLICATION IDENTIFIER 16 U.S.C. 470 3. GRANTOR: a. Federal agency b. Organizational unit c. Administering office - (1) Name (2) Address - Street or P.O. Box 18th and C Streets, NW. c. Purpose 5. GRANTEE: a. Name 6. GRANTEE TYPE(Check only the single most applicable boz) b. Inter- c. County e. School f. Special g. Community h. Sponsored i. Other 7. APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE 8. ACTION DATE 9. EFFECTIVE STARTING.DATE 10. ENDING DATE 11. TYPE OF ACTION (Check as many boxes as apply to this action) b. Continuation (2) Supplemental d.

Change in existing grant (identify agency in item 16) (1) Increase in (2) Decrease in (3) Cancellation (4) Increase($) 12. AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION a. Federal - (1) basic c. Local $ 3,800* 13. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE a. Program Number PROGRAM (if none, clarify in item 16) 14. AUTHORIZATION a. Federal Budget Accounts b. Public Laws C. U.S. Code 15. FACILITY LOCATION: (For facility grant actions only) 16. REMARKS Prepared by Ralph E. Thomas 523(139)-5054 June 1970 Bureau of the Budget Circular A-98 20240 665 43211 39-75-00098-00 240-101 10-58-1040-0-1-405 Washington State Cincinnati Use Day organization Sec. This duration Columbus Year Month action district City National Park Service Division of Grants Title unit *City of Cincinnati NOTIFICATION OF GRANT-IN-AID ACTION STANDARD FORM 240 Ohio Department of the Interior Zip Code 2.000 4.

FEDERAL AGENCY GRANT IDENTIFIER: Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue o. New (5) Decrease($) b. Supplementel Pregram Number b. County Project work involves the preparation of a "materials and finishes study" and res- d. Other Space U.S.C.470 toration of.the second story wood floors original to the building. page 1 of 4 +01a. Control No. Other Naue/Site Nurber 105a. Vicinity tll. No. of Contt ibut ing Resource Type (B, D, S, U, O) Str uctutes +12. Fedetal Agency This field should be left blank. Field may be left blank if information is not given. 12-19-84 Date List Stop Objects City County Code Field that must be oonpleted unless addiess is not fot publication. Public (local) Sites Non-contr ibut ing Bui ldings Start Public (State) State Code T120T NATIONAL,REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATA COLLECTION FORM Pestt icted Public (Fedeial) - 12-19-84 +19a.

Othet Certification Dates This field should be left blank. Field may be left bland if information is not given. Mandatoky data element; field must be filled in. Federal Local State NPS Patk Name *18. New Certification +19. Curtent Certification t16.Nan.Nane/Designations Other Ohio Historic Preservation Office Columbus, Ohio 43211 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives Fechheimer House, Cuvier Press Club 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 2 29. Basement? Yes O 22 Garfield Place 17. Date(s) or Period 30. Foundation Material 18. Style or Design 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 31. Wall Construction 8. Site Plan with North Arrow VINE 19. Architect or Engineer brick & sandstone 32. Roof Type & Material Public Road? 20. Contractor or Builder flat: metal 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent PIATT PARK 22.

Present Use social services center 35. Plan Shape rectangular 23. Ownership 36. Changes Addition X Private * 9. Coordinates Altered O 24. Owner's Name & Address, in #42) Moved - if known 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference 7 1491 12 0 25. Open to Structure O Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 39. Endangered? By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Yes O 40. Visible from Hist. Dist ? mission & Miami Purchase Asso- 15. Name of Established District 41. Distance from and Inventory August, 1978. (over) Frontage on Road 42. Further Description of Important Features ing includes a smooth sandstone wall treatment, decorative brack- eted lintels, stone quoins, bracketed cornice and ornamented front- ispiece flanked by smooth Corinthian columns and pilasters. The attached to the east facade. 43. History and Significance 44.

Description of Environment and Outbuildings This building is located on Garfield Place opposite Piatt Park and is the öldest building The larger scale Cincinnati Club is to the west and lower scale late nine- 15. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by Personal observation Steve Gordon Organization Smithson E. Wright Obituary Collection, Cincinnati Historical 49. Revision Date(s) 1861-1862 residence Hamilton Cincinnati Easting Side Front excellent Butterfield fieldstone County Zone Site Register? Northing Preservation Eligible? Date Long. Lat. Underway? Fechheimer Potent'? District Center Society. ciation Cincinnati Historic Renaissance Revival Interior Ohio Historical Center (Explain Senior Samuel Hannaford LIBRARY 44-Central Business Distri bond, smooth sandstone RACEST. (over) in the area.

Butterfield Senior Citizens Center Hamilton County Courthouse unknown Cincinnati City Planning Com- side facades are common bond brick.#36.A modern addition is 1. No. HAM-2196- 44 The City of Cincinnati Building & 11. On National This two story symmetrical building is distinguished by its Renais- sance Revival detailing applied to a three bay facade. This detail- Press Club Cuvier restricted Citizens Club native of Stuttgart, Germany, came to Cincinnati in 1846 and founded the Fechheimer, OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Photo teenth century buildings are to the east.The Fechheimer House is the House, 43. (continued) by Samuel Hannaford that is still standing. Cincinnati: Weisen-Hart Press, 1943. 27.Works Projects Administration.Cincinnati:A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. Revival architecture in Cincinnati.

oldest surviving building designed by Hannaford and is among the finest examples of Renaissance a president of the B'nai Yerhurun Synagogue and a director of the German National Bank. He : MAR died at his residence in 188l.The Marcus Fechheimer house is the oldest known building designed State OH-Hamilton Working Number 1/-15- 19 2719 Inventory - Review - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register Write-up Entered - Federal Register Entry KEEPER OTHER HAER TECHNICAL CONTROL HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back Maps MAR Re-submit BRANCH CHIEF 2.26.80 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Photos 129 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO N Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number:64000626 Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Please refer to the map in the