Nomination for Painesville City Hall

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Congressional District: 11 J. William Stanton Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL 4 1972 AND/ OR HISTORIC: Old Lake County Courthouse 7 Richmond Street 3.

CLASSIFICATION In Process X Restricted - Preservation work - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 085 039 1936 Washington DATE Private Site LOCATION Commercial Both STATE Military District Unoccupied County Entertainment 011 ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY Agricultural Educational Painesville OWNERSHIP Museum Structure NAME Private Residence Ohio Scientific Lake Being Considered Religious Building CODE Public STATUS Park Industrial COMMON: Yes: Library of Congress ENTRY NUMBER Lake County Recorder Public Acquisition: Painesville City Hall District of Columbia City of Painesville, Ohio OWNER OF PROPERTY REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS STREET AND NUMBER: 53 East Erie Object (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC CITY OR TOWN: Local PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) (July 1969) Government JUL DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered The cupola of this building rests on a square base with an octagonal completed in 1961, is the Safety Center.

is ornamented by an original quarter-circle curved wooden door, with curved second floors. A library wall was installed during the 1860's in the JUN 29 1972 CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTER RECEIVED pedimented porch supported by four Doric columns.According to one account, glass panes.Decorative wooden moldings are found on both the first and entablature with blank frieze add to the effectiveness of the almost-pure their original glass. from needed improvements to serve the public.The central first floor hall City Manager's office.Most of the windows in the original structure have The lantern is round.The cupola is today structurally weak. balcony between the two inner columns.Brick pilasters and a full The building has a north and a west addition.The large west addition, (Check One) Excellent - Good X Fair E Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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the cupola, but by 1840 cupolas had become common for Ohio courthouses, Interior: The interior of this structure has been considerably altered perhaps because they helped give public buildings some degree of monumental- Moved Exterior:This is a two-story brick building with cupola and two-story a change in the building's use from courthouse to city hall in 1909,and since the building was erected in l840. Part of the changes were due to

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - 18th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 1840 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) X Political STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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Widely, but probably erroneously, attributed to the well-known architect of this County, Jonathan Goldsmith, the building was constructed rapidly Erie, a move was launched to break off and form a new County. Temporarily stymied by a large acreage requirement to form a County, the separation- was selected as the county seat, and the enthusiastic citizens raised order to construct a suitable courthouse.

The contractor, Henry scribed funds, thus beginning a lamentable tradition that persists to this Courthouse to the northwest side of the public square, the 1840 building Architecture Commerce Communications Transportation Engineering Military Science losophy Religion/Phi Conservation REGIST Theater Landscape itarian Education Industry Agriculture Music Prehistoric Literature Aboriginal Pre-Columbian Social/Human- Sculpture The structure is an outstanding example of the Greek Revival architecture Urban Planning from the then-existing Geauga County The historical material at hand across Richmond Street. then flourishing at the time of the establishment of Lake County. ists shrewdly decided to claim the acreage of Lake Erie to its center- Invention NATIONA! was converted into the Painesville City Hall.

immediately following the separation of the present Lake County area The ploy was successful, and in 1840 Lake County was formed, complementedbya public square,deeded in perpetuity asa park,directly Following the completion in 1909 of the new present)Lake County Other the northern parts of Geauga County, along the southern shore of Lake $5,000 by public subscription even before the results were official, in Wigglesworth, was reportedly unable to keep his costs within the sub- JUN 29 1972 very day in Lake County. From the start, the structure has been 1840 Art line. notes that as a result of differing interests on the part of residents of becoming the newest and the smallest of all Ohio counties.Painesville RECEIVED

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Cleveland, Ohio: The Press of Case-Western Reserve University, 1971. PP. 78-79. Inc-, (Reprinted by Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1970). 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINA TES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES N 41° 43' 27" W 81° 14' 44" FORM PREPARED BY William P. Craig 7 Richmond Street 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 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: 039 Degrees Name 4/14/72 ORGANIZATION Title LATITUDE COUNTY ATTEST: REGISTE Local LONGITUDE STATE DATE Painesville CORNER CODE Administrative Assistant PROPERTY: Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio National Register. City of Painesville NAME AND TITLE: NATIONAL STREET AND NUMBER: PP.202-203. Campen, Richard N. Architecture of the Western Reserve, 1800-1900.

APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF JUN 29 1972 Chief, Office of Archeology and Histo Preservation Seconds Minutes RECEIVED EDITORIAL REVIEW .!UJL 24 1972 ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Re-submit KEEPER Acknowledge ARCHITECT Send-back National Register write-up TECH REVIEW HISTORIAN Photos Working number 9-5-72 Federal Register entry Register no. BRANCH CHIEF JUN 72 0010 STATE RECEIVED FROPERTY 6.29.72,971 STATE OH 10 REGISTER: JUN 5 JUN 7 1972 ASST. KEEPER DIRECTOR, OAHP EDITORIAL PROCESSING, EDITOR WORKING NUMBER 5. 9.72. 674 LOGGED ACKNOWLEDGE PHOTO RESUBMIT ARCHEOLOGIST REVIEW ARCHITECT WRITER/EDITOR COMMENTS: PROPERTY NUMBER YES HISTORIAN MAP REGIS Annual Edition Entry DATA PAGE Federal Registry Entry DATE OF RECEIPT MAP DESCRIPTION (S) 5-16.72 PHOTO DESCRIPTION (S) TECH JJ Card JUN ?

NATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: OH10 CITY PAINESVILLE HALL PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER LAKE Coun CITY PAINESVILLE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER LAKE COUNTY PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER lookiNG NoethEasT NPS Number 'Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) 7 Richmond Street 1" = 2000' DATE TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 085 039 1960 COUNTY STATE REQUIREMENTS Ohio COMMON: LOCATION Painesville Lake CODE SCALE: Painesville City Hall SOURCE: ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: Old Lake County Courthouse PROPERTY MAP FORM STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: Painesville, Ohio Quadrangle NAME MAP REFERENCE U.S.G.S.

PAINESVILLE, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES Long. 81° 14' 44' PAINESVILLE QUADRANGLE STATE OF OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS the ohio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/ telephone (614) 469-4663 June 23, 1972 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper 1100 L Street, N.W., Rm. 3209 Washington, D.C. 20005 Register of Historic Places for the Painesville, Ohio, City Hall. HUD or other sources, restoration funding due to expire soon. Daniel R. Porter Enc. NRHP Application, Painesville City Hall Director Sincerely, NATIONAL REGISTE recent meeting.

Transmitted herewith is an emergency application for the National the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board at its most DRP/eg National Register The reason for the emergency is that the owner is seeking through Dear Bill: This is to certify that the subject application was approved by Please note that this structure was recorded by HABS. Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Interstate 7l and I7th Avenue RECEIVED STATE ONIO Hon. William B. Saxbe Hon. Director, Bon, Clarence E. Miller The Ohio Historical Society Hon. J. Will1am Stanton Location 7/21/72 Name Cincinnati Lancaster vicinity Chestnut Ridge Farm NRowland:mm Lake County Albee Theater Also Notified Hamilton County Lancaster ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hon.Donald D.Clancy Painesviile City Hall Square 13 District Falrfield County Bon. Robert Taft, Jx.

JUL 24 1972 Director, Northeast Region Date Entered Btate Zlalson Officer OHTO