Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Rockefeller Building

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,512 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 73001416, 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 (Rev.
6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: CLASSIFICATION (Check One) - In Process X Restricted - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments Commercial OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: * Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 035 039 JUN 1965 Washington Cuyahoga LOCATION 1973 ACCESSIBLE STATE Religious 011 Site Educational Government Both CATEGORY Unoccupied NAME Cleveland OWNERSHIP Private District Rockefeller Building Management Entertainment Yes: STATUS Ohio Rockefeller Building CODE Museum Structure Private Residence Library of Congress Park Public Building NATIONAL Cuyahoga County Courthouse Agricultural REGISTER Scientific 614 Superior Avenue Superintendent's Office COMMON: Historic American Buildings Survey Being Considered NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES TO THE PUBLIC James B.
Stanton COUNT Public Acquisition: 1 Lakeside Avenue STREET AND NUMBER: OWNER OF PROPERTY Industrial REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Military Other (Specify) CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 20th DATE Object DESCRIPTION O Fair - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved * Original Site The foundation is concrete, and the north side of the building is divided into two shafts, forming a light-admitting buildings. ) The interior provides space for hundreds of offices, and it in various areas of the building, but alterations have not MAY 2 4 1973 CONDITION REGISTER NATIONAL Excellent Ruins destroyed the original layout significantly. The windows are double-hung sash type with metal frames. Good The exterior on the south and east sides that includes the first entrance.A denticular cornice is employed above the third occupied.
Windows on the second floor and above are grouped clean, unified appearance so reminiscent of Commercial style has been little altered.Partitions have been added or removed is composed of Sullivanesque foliage, and an arch over the south The building is in good condition, and remains in constant use. with a slight overhang.The exterior in general presents a The corners of the building are carried unbroken to the uppermost of masonry and metal.The building was designed in the Commercial level where they join additional brickwork forming a cornice (Check One) floor. The first level is designed for shops, and it is still The sixteen story Rockefeller Building was constructed 1903-1910 - Pro-Columbian | - 15th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) built 1903-1910 - Urban Planning - Prehistoric John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
acquired the section of land on battle, fear was expressed for the safety of the Levi not confirmed, that John D. Rockefeller, Sr. never entered MAY 2 4 1973 REGISTER Commerce Transportation Communications Conservation Engineering losophy Architecture Aboriginal Religion/Phi Military SIGNIFICANCE Theater Music Literature itarian Education Science Agriculture Industry Rockefeller proceeded with his plans for the building and Political The building has had an interesting history.It is said, though Weddell House survived for many years after. selling the building to the Cleveland Discount Company.
Invention They chose the popular Commercial style, and the building Social/Human- Johnson House adjacent to the west side of the proposed So in 1923 Rockefeller bought the building back from Kirby Sculpture Clevelanders, Rockefeller closed the famous inn to make which the 1847 Weddell House stood.Amid protests from back to Rockefeller.It has remained the Rockefeller Building business transaction, and with Kirby's name on the building. the elder Rockefeller changed the name on the building STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

hired architects Knox and Elliot to design the structure. ever since. Landscape Kirby won, purchased the building, and changed its name to for a reported price of nearly $3 million.Immediately plans for a new office building to be built on the south- The elder Rockefeller was not at all happy with his son's was around $1 million. was built from 1903 to 1910.The total cost for the construction sold it to his son, John, Jr.,for $i.oo.The son was quite Other (Specify) PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) NATIONAL Art east corner of the lot.Also during this early preservationists building.The Johnson House was razed in 1910, but the the Kirby Building. AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Cleveland Chapter, American Institute of Architects, Committee on 2. Rose, William Granson. and New York: World Publishing Company, 1950.

The rest of the file

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES - Minutes MAY 2 4 1973 FORM PREPARED BY March 30, 1973 NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law I hereby certify that this property is included in the 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 c-iteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
The recommended level of significance of this nomination is: 18 Tay 1973 GP0 931-894 Seconds COUNTY Degrees Local LATITUDE DATE LONGITUDE ORGANIZATION REGISTER CORNER NATIONAL Columbus ATTEST: Title Ohio CODE STATE 1932 Forest Village Lane STREET AND NUMBER: MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Larry Alan Beers STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION RECEIVED Degrees Minufes Seconds LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES NAME AND TITLE: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- CITY OR TOWN: Historic Buildings, Project Inventory, fourth edition, May, 1968.
N4594060 DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY N 41° 039 Photos 2 National Register write-up Federal Register entry 8-2-73 JUN 4 Maps ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Re-submit Send-back KEEPER PROPERTY WORKING NUMBER BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW CONTROL REVIEW REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Cuyahoga 524732948 5-25- HISTORIAN Notes: Co-ordinates: Significance: Acreage: Description: TITLE: Photos: Adequate Rocke feller Building Map: STATE: ohio UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JUN 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE March 21, 1973 Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
MAY 2 4 1973 GPO 932-009 Cleveland Cuyahoga DATE Ohio TOWN NAME REGISTE The Ohio Historical Society STATE Larry Alan Beers NATIONAL PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER COUNTY 614 Superior Avenue South and east sides. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT NEGATIVE FILED AT (6/72) 1973 Rookefeller Building UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JUN 4 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT March 21, 1973 Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. MAY 2 4 1973 GPO 932-009 Cuyahoga DATE North side.
STATE Ohio Cleveland COUNTY NATIONAL Larry Alan Beers The Ohio Historical Society 614 Superior Avenue NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT PROPERTY OF THE NAT:ONAL REGISTER (6/72) Rockefeller Building COMMON RECEIVED Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC LOCATION 3.
MAP REFERENCE USGS 77' Series, Cleveland 1963; Photorevised 1970 REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: MAY 2 4 1973 GPO 932-010 DATE Cuyahoga STATE COUNTY Ohio REGISTER SOURCE Cleveland NATIONAL South Quadrangle 614 Superior Avenue NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVED PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) STREET AND NUMBER $64 24,000 Rockefeller Building CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAY 2 3 1973 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper Washington, D.C. 20240 Of the nine applications, one, the Hancock Historical Museum, is reasons : Wolf Creek Mound, both Montgomery County -- In jeopardy from Wade Memorial Chapel, Rockefeller Building, Rowiant Club Building, Daniel R. Porter Sincerely, Director REGISTER private development.
National Register of Historic Places The other eight applications are emergencies for the following DRP/eg NATIONAL national convention of the National Trust in Cleveland. Site Preservation Advisory Board and owners have been informed Enc. Transmitted herewith are nine (9) completed National Register EMERGENCY for the reasons cited in the original submittal. preservation attention in these two rural counties upon these Logan County Courthouse and Knox County Courthouse -- to focus National Park Service prominent buildings and thereby other county landmarks. tion of representative Cleveland.landmarks prior to the fall 18th and c Streets, N.W. hio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus,ohio 432l/telephone (614) 469-466 of our intent to register.
Interstate Zl and 17th Avenue and Trinity Cathedral, all, Cuyahoga County -- to obtain registra- Lichliter Mound and Village Site and a corrected version of an earlier submittal.It remains an application forns.All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Dear Bill: JUN 4 1973 Mexwin (George) House Bockefeller Builäing Llohliter Mound and Village Site Hon. Robert Taft, JI. Hon. John M. Ashbrook Columbus, Ohio 43211 Hon. Charles W. Whalen, Jr. 6/8/73 Cuyahoga County Location STATE Name Date Entered MMott PhR Wolf Creek Mound Director, Northeast Region Cleveland ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Hon. James B. Stanton Dayton vicinity Knox County Mr.Daniel R. Porter OHIO Hon. William B. Saxbe State Historia Preservation Officer Kmox County Courthouse Tho Ohio Historical Society Hontgomery County Mount Vernon Trotwood vicinity JUN Director