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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUN 1 9 1972 AND/ OR HISTORIC: X Building * Unoccupied - In Process E& Preservation work -Proposed-s PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments * Other (Specify) - Scientific OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 153 LOCATION Akron Religious STATE Commercial Both Site NAME ACCESSIBLE Military County Government Entertainment OWNERSHIP Educational Agricultural CATEGORY District CLASSIFICATION REGIS Private Structure DATE Museum Being Considered Restricted Public Yes: 166 South High Street CODE STATUS Industrial Summit Private Residence COMMON: Park Public Acquisition: 209 South High Street Summit County Court House Ohio ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States Post Office REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS 70 East Market Street City of Akron INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM STREET AND NUMBER: TITLE OF SURVEY: (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC Object FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: Old Akron Post Office OWNER OF PROPERTY RECEIVED 1/3/73 - Ruins - Unexposed X Unaltered 2 Original Site each corner of the building Exterior: The deep red, hard-burned brick walls, laid in a neat Flemish to the main floor window sill line, limestone belt courses at the second floor and, at the cornice line (under the eaves), and a classically de- the entrance door surmounted by a three-arched loggia, in the Tuscan or- The marble steps, in opposing runs, to the platform at the north entrance are protected by a classical wrought iron railing, and the entrance door tric brick reveals- All brick arches are carefully radially laid, most While some deterioration is apparent, accurate restoration will present cleaned of old paint, repaired where necessary and repainted.
Excellent Deteriorated tailed first floor window treatment which includes brackets, architraves, stone work generally needs repointing but shows only neglible signs of The street facade is accented on the west by a limestone frontispiece at of which spring from limestone impost blocks.Window sills are also The second floor is lighted by small circular-headed windows in concen- sensitive skill in the adaptive use of the Italian Renaissance idiom to American architecture which replaced the long Greek revival period and (Check One) This turn-of-the-2oth-Century building illustrates the eclectic taste in bequeathed to this generation an outstanding example of a designer's modern requirements./Approximately 106 ft.
wide,68 ft.deep and rising bond are embellished bya high limestone base course which carries up of limestone./The windows to the office spaces were originally fitted three wide limestone-trimmed, circular-headed openings providing windows ally lighted by two great wall brackets. Faint marks on the wall still are replacements of the forginal fitting, the design of which may be is decorated by a pair of carved stone, eagle medallions and was origin- ting most of the basement windows.All of the doors and windows are of der, on the second floor. On the north the facade is accented by a determined by the holes cut into the stone work to receive them.The wood, carefully detailed and trimmed in the classical manner.
breaks in the alignment of the walls create a pavillion-like form at 35 ft.to the exceptionally wide overhanging eaves of the low-pitched consoles and full pediments all in limestone. and an entrance door to the public space. X Good - Moved show the outline of the wall plates of the lighting fixtures. hip roof, the building stands on a corner lot and presents high-quality rect replacement of original work.Hose bibbs through the base course no problem.Rain water leaders, boots and supports appear to be incor- with wrought iron grilles.The remnants of the supporting horizontal stone and the brick work need steam cleaning.All woodwork should be Fair CONDITION SCRIPTION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY Old Akron Post Office 7.
The existing outside stair, door and addition on the south facade were wall, may be observed from the ground. a modest use of marble wainscoting, most of which remains in place. The floors in these areas are of terrazzo, trimmed with marble, some of work has been painted, but some remains a dark-oak natural finish, which was originally a "great space" having a ceiling about 30' above the COUNTY DATE REGISTER STATE Summit (Continuation Sheet) Ohio and is subdivided into bays with transverse arches reflecting the arches platform and service door should be restored.
cept on the east wall where deterioration, particularly near the north The several basement window areaways on the south and east walls need The offices of the postmaster in the southwest corner and the money or- der clerk in the northeast corner are both decorated with 4'-6'high on the facade of the building.The arches are decorated with carved north entrance door is largely original and well-designed.Enough re- only minor repair and guardrails.One areaway on the east has been mains to permit an authenic restoration after the removal of the work The general workroom, which occupied the major part of the main floor, was originally a combination of standard post office counters, boxes, restoration.
Interior:The public spaces inside the buildirgwere well finished with done to permit the installation of a revolving door ment space will find the stairway access an advantage The ceiling in the public area is decorated bya simple classical cornice doubt will be found to permit authentic restoration. wood paneling. Major alterations and changes have been made by removal ofa flight of of the wood floor and belcony which have been added.
ENTRY NUMBER The NATIONAL may have been the original treatment of it all.The airlock inside the 10-300a which has been covered with asphalt tile.The public work space screen facade.Enough of the architectural woodwork remains to permit accurate to the spring line of the arches with wood paneling.Most of the wood- plaster ornament.The walls are covered from the top of the wainscot original work and need not be restored," since any use of the base- within the addition.The addition should be removed and the loading stairs which ran north from the west entrance doorway.Evidence no PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! X 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE