Nomination for Pythian Castle

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: X Building - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments OWNER'S NAME: Robert B. Bleckner COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Toledo, Renewal of the Core: DATE OF SURVEY: Nov.

- Federal X Local 095 039 Religious CLASSIFICATION Military Restricted Toledo Both CATEGORY OWNERSHIP Commercial Entertainment ACCESSIBLE DATE Government NAME Private Unoccupied Yes: Site CODE Private Residence Educational Park Nov.1968 Museum Being Considered STATUS Agricultural Industrial Structure Scientific Public COMMON: Ohio LOCATION Luc Bleckner Music Company NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Public Acquisition: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Pythian Castle An Urban Design Report TO THE PUBLIC OWNER OF PROPERTY DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Adams at Erie Street Lucas County Courthouse REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS STREET AND NUMBER: (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY 801 Jefferson TITLE OF SURVEY: City Hall Other (Specify) District Object XI Excellent - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved [ Original Site CONDITION DESCRIPTION Ruins This is a large building of sandstone construction in the late throughout.* The window pattern consists of three ranks on the Jefferson street side, and four ranks on the Ontario street side.

(Check One) * except when used as lintels. gutted by fire and windows later sealed. Good Fair DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

19th century Romanesque style. The sandstone blocks are rusticated PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - 15th Century - Urban Planning Political - Prehistoric - Engineering - Religion/Phi- - Other (Specify) - Industry - Agriculture - Invention - Science KI Architecture - Landscape K Commerce - Literature - Military - Music - Transportation STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

a piano sales firm established in 1871, occupied three floors of the Chamber of Commerce noted that the city's "fraternal and social orders social and secret societies, whose ensemble includes the The building was designed by Bacon and Huber, the important 1890 Conservation losophy Education Aboriginal SIGNIFICANCE Communications Toledo architectural firm. Theater Sculpture itarian business manhood. flower of our best and most public spirited citizenship and architectural feature of the Toledo business district.

Social/Human- The Pythian Castle is significant both as a distinctive piece The organizations comprise every form of high class religious, vacant lot on the corner of Jefferson and Ontario Streets.On that The Consolidated Concord-Toledo Lodge No.20 held meetings in site they constructed a five story stone and brick temple.The building the building every week from 1890 until 1951.J.W.Greene Pre-Columbian| of architecture and as a landmark in Toledo's history.The Businessmen's In 1889,five lodges of the Knights of Pythias purchaseda Art SPECIFIC DATE(S) (lf Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) was intended as both a meeting place for the Knights and as a business standing." The Chamber further explained: are the pride of the city and add much to its metropolitan prestige and building from its completion until 1960. Fred L.

Mollenhopf, "Among the Folks," Toledo Blade, July 31, 1951. The Businessmen's Chamber of Commerce, A Review of Toledo's

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

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 city lot FORM PREPARED BY Eric Johannesen, Survey Coordinator I August 1970 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 Nationa 1 Register. in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation FEB 2 3 1972 039 COUNTY LONGITUDE LATITUDE ORGANIZATION Name Seconds Minutes CORNER Maumee DATE STATE Local CODE Degrees National Degrees Minutes Seconds 1905).

Maumee Valley Historical Society,Landmarks Committee NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION STREET AND NUMBER: APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: CITY OR TOWN: Industries (Toledo: The Businessmen's Chamber of Commerce, level of significance of this nomination is: NAME AND TITLE: 103l River Road 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Ohi043537 ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Men of Northwestern Ohio (Toledo: Van Tassel, 1898).

ATTEST: Title MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Minutes Seconds LATITUbE FEB 23 ASST- KEEPER EDITORIAL PROCESSING, EDITOR FEB & 3 1972 NUMBER ARCHITECT ENTRY LOGGED COMMENTS: RESUBMIT RECEIPT Annual Edition Entry Card HISTORIAN YES WORKING NUMBER MAP DESCRIPTION (S) DATA PAGE DATE OF RECEIPT 11-2-70-15 CHIEF,OABP PHOTO DESCRIP PHOTO (S) () 3/17/71 Call this Pythian Castle REVIEW Date REGISTER NUMBER ACKNOWLEDGE Federal Register Entry 9/13/71 MAP (S) 2-23 BLECKNER Music Ca ITM STATES DEPARTMENT PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Title: NPS Number OHIO - MICHIGAN -* 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ROAD CLASS FICATIOA TOLEDO, OHIO - MICH. 1965 UNITED STATES TOLEDO QUADRANGLE Bleckner Music Company 83°33'00" 83°32'30' Long.

83° 32' 26" 413930 'Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY -ENTRY NUMBER Bleckner Music Company STREET AND NUM BER: 801 Jefferson 1" = 800° TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 095 039 1968 REQUIREMENTS COUNTY DATE STATE NAME Lucas CODE COMMON: Ohio SOURCE: SCALE: AND/OR HISTORIC: MAP REFERENCE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) City of Toledo Urban Renewal Agency Pythian Castle Toledo CITY OR TOWN: PROPERTY MAP FORM LOCATION October 20, 1970 Dr. Willian J. Murtagh, Keeper 801 19th St., N. W. Towers Hall, Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio and approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Board, and its history consultant, William G. Keener, on October 9, 1970. Daniel R.

Porter Sincerely, Director DRP/pd Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation 1070 Washington, D. C. 20006 National Park Service nominated are in possible jeopardy from future highway projects. Tallmadge Historical Area, Summit County, Ohio National Register This will certify that all the above applications were reviewed Transmitted herewith are 3O National Register application forms: Enclosures - 30 w/attachments Huffman Field, Greene County, Ohio The Toiedo nominations are partial results of Project #39-7l-00002, Dear Bill: 27 Toledo (Lucas County) buildings and districts a $2,500 grant from The U. S. Department of Interior to survey Interstate 7I and 17th Avenue URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY SUITE 1250 - EDISON BUILDING August 23, 1971 Mr. Peter Atonna, Chairman c/o Samborn, Steketee, Otis and Evans, Inc. Toledo, Ohio 43624 Re: Richards, Bauer and Moorhead - Letter 6-25-71 Dear Mr.

Atonna: review the list of addresses contained in Mr. Stark's letter, please in this year's Urban Renewal Program. However, all of the structures ditions and the desirability of the site for a new, larger hotel. I Gross, owners of buildings in the block, who expressed their desire to proposal provided a complete effort was made to renovate this block. Landmarks Committee Our Research and Planning Department personnel viewed each structure cited and none of the structures are slated for acquisition/demolition Imentioned that it is presently proposed for redevelopment.I also have recently had discussions with Mr.Jerry Sawicki and Mr.Richard are within the GNRP and the Old West End NDP areas and factors can change note the following.

in the view of the accelerated planning for the Downtown 600 LOF Building Convention Center, it is proposed to acquire the structures on the With reference to the above subject and your subsequent request that we 420 MADISON AVENUE the redevelopment of this block based upon the existing building con- 8ll Madison Avenue CITY OF TOLEDO OHIO 43604 Mr. Peter Atonna August 23, 1971 Page 2 It is not our position to question the historical significance of the other subject structures, but in the main, some of them appear to be old at a later date. Winston E. Folkers, Plan.

Sincerely yours, Acting Director present this to the Downtown Development Committee which is presently in- volved in the development of the Llewelyn-Davies-Barton, Aschman Downtown indicated that if they would hire an architect to prepare a plan for the and deteriorating and conceivably vulnerable to acquisition and demolition entire block and also to provide indications that a majority of the owners would do substantive remodeling in accordance with the plan, that I would historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432l/telephone (614) 469-4663 September 9, 1971 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper 801 - 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.

20006 as to which may be within Toledo urban renewal areas and if so, what plans Toledo, which agency has reviewed all applications originally submitted to Further, we have made other refinements to applications, particularly with Sincerely Daniel R. Porter c.c. Miss Judith Kitchen Director National Register We have further made such corrections and additions to National Register applications enclosed which were indicated as being required by your office. this year I had requested be returned for corrections and for determination conflict with that agency's present plans. Enclosed please find a letter from the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of for subject landmarks had been prepared and what conflicts with existing All enclosed applications are within the 9th Ohio Congressional District, plans registration would cause.

Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation DRP/eg Thomas Ashley M.C. Iamre-submitting herewith 37 National Register applications which earlier Dear Bill: Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue respect to the revision of landmark names to conform to your regulations. you and has found the inclusion of none in the National Register to be in Dr. William J. Murtagh September 9, 1971 Encs. National Register applications for City of Toledo: Tyler, Julian H. Home Mills, George S. Home Foster, S. Z. House King Warehouse No. 1 Cornell Supply, Gross Kitchen, DePrisco Music, Mootz Candy Co. District Barton, Robert W. Home St.

Patrick's Catholic Church Mansionette Apartments Spitzer Building Brigham-Backus Home The Wheel Restaurant National Bank Building Gardner Building Henahan-Breymann Home Harold Arms Mary Manse College Dunn-Blair House Edison Building Toledo Museum of Art Manhattan Building Earle Hotel Toledo Society for Crippled Children Western Shoe Company Toledo Board of Education Vocational Rehabilitation Center Willard Motor Hotel Macomber Apartments Columbia Villa Apartments City Blueprint of Toledo Bleckner Music Company Hannon's Block District Home of the Society of Oblate Fathers for Missions Among the Poor WTOL-TV WCWA Building City of Toledo Service Building Toledo Trust Co. Freeman, Jacob J. Home Emerson's Rexall Pharmacy Hon. William B. Saxbe Mr.

Daniel R, Porter Colunbus, Ohio 43211 NRowland : mm Location STATE Name Also Notified Pythian Castle Toledo City Market ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Director, Northeast Region Lucas County Toledo The Ohio Historical Society St.Patrick's Catholio Church Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. State Liaison Officer FEB 2 3 1972 Hon. Thomas In, Ashley Date Entered Director