Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Merwin, George, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,616 words across 11 pages, filed in 1973. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 73001412, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev. 6-72) INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: James B.
Stanton X Building - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments X Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: STREET AND NUMBER3028 Prospect Avenue LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: DATE OF SURVEY: MAY 2 4 1973 DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 035 039 LOCATION ACCESSIBLE Cuyahoga OWNERSHIP Commercial Religious Military Government Site CATEGORY Structure Transportation Restricted CLASSIFICATION Educational REGISTER Both CODE Unoccupied Private Residence NATIONAL Private Museum STATUS Park Agricultural Federal Being Considered Entertainment District NAME Scientific Public Yes: COMMON: Rowfant Club Building Cleveland Industrial Cuyahaga County Courthouse ENTRY NUMBER Ohio Public Acquisition: The Rowfant Club 1 Lakeside Avenue TO THE PUBLIC NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Object ENTRY DATE 3028 Prospect Avenue STREET AND NUMBER: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS (Check One) County TITLE OF SURVEY: CITY OR TOWN: JUN DATE OWNER OF PROPERTY in progres!
- Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Original Site building, and is located in downtown Cleveland. The house is approximately forty by seventy-five feet, and is five bays rectangular, double doors, and two rectangular transoms complete MAY 2 4 1973 CONDITION DESCRIPTION significance. NATIONAL Ruins REGISTER First floor exterior features include pediments supported by brackets over rectangular windows, and an ornamented portico.
Fair supported by tall brackets.All windows in the building are type brackets support the cornice.Tall brackets are arranged in is hipped, and is covered presently with asphalt shingles.The built of brick and has wood exterior trim The house measures addition has been constructed on its south side The lintels of the second floor windows are covered by cornices The portico is pedimented,and brackets support the cornice.Two pairs, and five smaller brackets separate the pairs.The roof (Check One) it was in the way of a planned extension of Prospect Avenue. projects, and it is capped by a pediment on the roof. Fortunately, the house was saved by moving it only a short distance It is indeed unfortunate that the house had to be moved earlier in the Excellent *] Good DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

interior is impressive with its marble fireplaces and heavy woodwork. round columns with Corinthian capitals support the portico.Two The George Merwin House was built circa 1850./It is a two-story the entrance.The entire center section of the north side twentieth century.It once had a large lot on Euclid Avenue, but double-hung sash type.Under the eaves isa paneled frieze.Scroll- RECEIVED Two PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian| X 19th Century AREAS OF

Statement of significance

George Merwin was an early settler in Cleveland, and built his known as the Flats. It is said, though not authenticated, that Schweinfurth, and he used his abilities to help make the house From an architectural standpoint, the Merwin House does possess important Italiante detailing. The house has been moved, but MAY 2 4 1973 Conservation losophy Commerce Military Communications Engineering Aboriginal Science SIGNIFICANCE Theater Literature REGISTER Agriculture itarian Industry Education Religion/Phi NATIONAL Prehistoric Political Historic Places. Landscape Music Sculpture determined from the features of the house.
Urban Planning that short move has not detracted from its architectural first house on the west side of the Cuyahoga River in an area Social/Human- After George Merwin died, the Ackley and then the Doubleday Merwin House should be placed on the National Register of early members of the club was noted Cleveland architect, Charles house in 1895,and has maintained it ever since. more suited to the needs of the club. One of the Invention SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) them into this one./ The date of construction is only a guess, importance. Because of its significant features, the George Transportation Merwin salvaged many components from his old house and incorporated circa 1850 families owned the house.The Rowfant Club then acquired the 9.

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Campen, Richard N., Architecture of the Western Reserve, Cleveland and London, 1971, Press of Case Western Reserve University. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES N 41 3/4 acre MAY 2 4 1973 FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: 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 c-iteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
The recommended level of significance of this nomination is: 18 may 1973 039 ORGANIZATION Degrees LATITUDE DATE Local COUNTY STATE Name Title LONGITUDE REGISTER Columbus CORNER Degrees Minutes Seconds CODE Feb. NATIONAL 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Larry Alan Beers LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES National Register. DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY 1932 Forest Village Lane APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: GP0 931-894 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Seconds Minutes ATTEST: RECEIVED Photos 2 Federal Register entry 8-2-73 Maps Entered Re-submit HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW KEEPER CONTROL REVIEW REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register write-up WORKING NUMBER 5-25 5.24.73.2947 JUN 4 1973 2. Location. 3. Classification. 4. Owner of Property. -__ 5. Location of Legal Description. _ 6, Representation in Existing Surveys. 8.
Statement of Significance. 9. Bibliography- 10. Geographical Data. a. Longitude and Latitude Coordinates. b. Acreage.. 11. Form Prepared By. _ 12. Certification. Map Coverage. Other. SIGNED: necessarily insure that the nomination will then satisfy National Register criteria The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for clarification of the information indicated below. in full. Photographic Coverage. Clarification or correction of the above items must be made prior to the initiation NAME OF PROPERTY Thank you for your attencion to the above items checked. _ 1. Name. 7. Description. DATE: of our professional review. Correction of these technical errors does not PARKING Stop Elsewhere WHOLESALE NORTHERI RECORD SALES and you wonl Free UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC 2.
LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE February 13, 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. MAY 2 4 1973 GPO 932-009 JUN 1973 Cuyahoga DATE COMMON COUNTY Larry Alan Beers REGISTE PHOTO CREDIT NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 3028 Prospect Avenue Rowfant Club Building This view shows the north and east sides of the building. RECEIVED PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries-attach to or en close with photograph) Columbus, Ohio (6/72) STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL Merwin, George, House NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) NEGATIVE FILED AT STATE Cleveland The Ohio Historical Society UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME 2 4 1973 JUN 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT February 13, 1973 Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
REGISTL Cuyahoga DATE COMMON COUNTY STATE Cleveland Ohio Rowfant Club Building PHOTO CREDIT AND/OR HISTORIC The Ohio Historical Society RECEIVED Larry Alan Beers 3028 Prospect Avenue NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER Merwin, George, House PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM This view shows the south side of the building. (6/72) (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAI GPO 932-009 NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) MAY 24 1973 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) AND/Merwin, George, House JUN 4 2. LOCATION 3.
MAP REFERENCE 1963, Photorevised 1970 REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: DATE Cuyahoga North Quadrangle REGISTER NATIONAL STATE COUNTY Ohio Rowfant Club Building SOURCE 3028 Prospect Avenue Form 10-301 GP0932.010 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) TEleveland USGS 7% Series, Cleveland MAY 2 4 1973 REGISTER DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CLEVELAND NORTH QUADRANGLE CLEVELAND NORTH, OHIO UNITED STATES OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAY 2 3 1973 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper Washington, D.C. 20240 Wade Memorial Chapel, Rockefeller Building,/Rowfant Club Building, prominent buildings and thereby other county landmarks. Daniel R. Porter Enc - Sincerely, Director reasons: private development.
REGISTER DRP/eg NATIONAL national convention of the National Trust in Cleveland. Site Preservation Advisory Board and owners have been informed National Park Service National Register of Historic Places a corrected version of an eaylier submittal.It remains an of our intent to register. Of the nine applications, one, the Hancock Historical Museum, is preservation attention in these two rural counties upon these EMERGENCY for the reasons cited in the original submittal. tion of representative Cleveland landmarks prior to the fall Wolf Creek Mound, both Montgomery County --in jeopardy from Dear Bill: 18th and C Streets, N.W. Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue Iransmitted herewith are nine (9) completed National Register _application forms.
All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Lichliter Mound and Village Site and - MAY and Trinity Cathedral, all Cuyahoga County -- to obtain registra- Logan County Courthouse and Knox County Courthouse -- to focus RECEIVED STATE OHIO Knox County Courthouse Fockefeller Building Mx. Daniel R. Porter Columtus, Ohlo 43211 Director, Northeast Region Location 6/8/73 Name Knox County Dayton vicinity Also Notified Cuyahoga County MMott ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Montgomary County PhR The Ohio Historical Society Cleveland Wolf Creek Mound Hon. John M. Ashbrook Mount Vernon Trotwood viainity State Historia Presezvation Officer Lichliter Mound and village Site Hon. William B. Saxbe 4 1973 Hon, James B. Stanton JUN Date Entered Director Hon.Robert Taft, Jr.