Nomination for Old Center School

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) NOV 20 1972 AND/ OR HISTORIC: 784 S.O.M. Center Road Charles A. Vanik PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments Commercial 7X Educational OWNER'S NAME: 1123 S.O.M. Center Road LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: 1 Lakeside N.E.

DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 035 LOCATION STATE 039 Site Religious NAME Cuyahoga CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE Entertainment Private Transportation Government Military Both Unoccupied CODE CLASSIFICATION Structure STATUS Yes: Restricted District APR Museum Ohio Building Private Residence COMMON: Cleveland Scientific Federal OWNERSHIP Being Considered Agricultural Public Industrial Public Acquisition: Park CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Mayfield City School District Cuyahoga County Court House Object REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TO THE PUBLIC NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Mayfield Village Mayfield Center School STREET AND NUMBER: ENTRY DATE OWNER OF PROPERTY TITLE OF SURVEY: Old Center School CITY OR TOWN: In Process FOR NPS USE ONLY (Check One) Other(Specify) X Preservation work NATIONAL REGISTER ENTRY NUMBER DESCRIPTION Excellent - Good - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved [X Original Site way is flanked by two classrooms of equal size, each containing closet two restrooms, a boiler room, a coal storage room, and a small multi- 1916 and by 1923 electricity, running water, toilets and hot-air NOV 20 1972 CONDITION REGISTER NATIONAL Ruins purpose storage area.

of the stairway was used as the school office.The basement contains RECEIVED section there are three double hung windows on both lower and upper three rooms on the second floor; the smaller central room at the head hung windows and an elliptical fanlight.To either side of the tower the heating system was changed to steam, fire escapes were added by Exterior: The Old Center School is a two-story red brick building with the tower is an open belfry with a steep pitched slate roof. first level this tower has a central doorway flanked by thin, double coal heating was completed. (Check One) school up to date. In 1907 the bell tower was built and by 1912 DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Through the years changes were made from time to time to keep the floors.The high windows have masonry trim.The upper portion of Fair space as well as a small storage area.The center hallway has an open stairway to the second floor aswell as to the basement.There are Good

Statement of significance

and high school building had no running water, no electricity, no a proud past. NOV 20 1972 1906 Commerce Conservation losophy Communications Architecture Transportation REGISTER NATIONAL Music Aboriginal Prehistoric Theater Landscape Science Agriculture Pre-Columbian Political itarian Military Social/Human- Sculpture Religion/Phi- Literature Industry District, are surrounded by memories of the many who attended classes Invention Engineering opened for educational use. Education the building which housed generations of Mayfield students was re- Occupants of this building, the original school for the Mayfield to restore the old school and use it as administrative offices.All School seem quite empty until the boom of World War II when it again RECEIVED 1907 and until after W.W.I graduating classes numbered less than 10.

This buildingis significant locally asa good example of preservation 16th Century of the woodwork in the halls and windows as well as the exterior of the was filled to capacity with as many as 200 children in its 4 rooms. The opening of a new high school made the rooms of the Old Center century small school building. The doors were closed in 1954 and from then until 1971 the building On May 28,1906,the Board of the Mayfie1d Center School District SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) there. Art building were preserved intact.In July of 1972,after 18years of silence The Mayfield Old Center School has created a lasting bridge to voted to build a new school house.In the beginning this elementary was used for storage.In 197l the Mayfield Board of Education decided Faulhaber, Kenneth W. History Old Mayfield Center School, Board of Education, Mayfield School District, October 1972.

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: R.J. Hoopingarner, Director of Federal Programs STREET AND NUMBER: 1123 S.O.M. Center Road CITY OR TOWN: STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: GPO 931.894 039 Degrees LATITUDE Seconds LONGITUDE DATE Local ORGANIZATION Name Minutes ATTEST: STATE CODE National CORNER Cleveland Ohio REGISTER March 1972 Mayfield City School District Degrees Minutes Seconds MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES I hereby certify that this property is included in the As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- National Register. NAME AND TITLE: FORM PREPARED BY ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 142021972 Keeper Title Horking number Iederal Register entry_6-5-7.3 APR ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER Maps 1753 ARCHITECT Re-submit TECH REVIEW Register no.

EDITORIAL REVIEW Photos HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF National Register write-up Send-back Acknowledge Cuyahoga Title: Ola Center School PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number /3/7.3 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUM BER: 784 S.O.M. Center Road 1963 revised 1970 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

039 035 1973 Cuyahoga COUNTY 1:24000 DATE CODE STATE Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) SCALE: Form 10-301 AND/OR HISTORIC: SOURCE: CITY OR TOWN: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAP REFERENCE Mayfield Village PROPERTY MAP FORM U.S.G.S.Mayfield Heights Quadrangle 7.5 minute series FOR NPS USE ONLY L20-1972 NAME REQUIREMENTS Mayfield Center School Old Center School DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAYFIELD HEIGHTS QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 25 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES Interstate 71 and 17th Avenue the ohio historical society/ ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/telephone (614) 469-4663 November 14, 1972 NOV 20 1972 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Daniel R.

Porter Encl: Old Center School, Cuyahoga County Mathews House, Lake County Goodyear Airdock, Summit County Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge, Vinton County Sincerely, registration. Director DRP/mu National Register REGISTER NATIONAL Historic Places application forms for inclusion in the Dear Bill: Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board and Transmitted herewith are 5 completed National Register of Massillon Woman's Club, Stark County owmers of subject properties have been notified of impending RECEIVED Encl: Miami University Johnson, Orange, House Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mr. Daniel R. Porter Hon. John M. Ashbrook Hon. Wayne Ia. Hays Hon. Donald D. Clancy Hon. Walter E. Pouell Hon Clarence J. Brown Hon. Charles A.

Vanik 43211 Location Name STATE Date Entered Greene County Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Butler County Worthington Director PHR Cuyahpga County Oxford Mayfield Village Hamilton County Coshocton County Hon. William B. Saxbe Steubenville Clifton vicinity Franklin County Jefferson County Whiteman (Benjamin) House Coshocton Federal Land Office of Steubenville Ross County Elliott and Stoddard Ralls, Cincinnati Goshorn (Sir Alfred T.) House The Ohio Histcrical Society Roscoe Village Chillicothe OHIO Columbus, Ohio NRowland: jcc Old Center Schuol APR 4/12/73 State Historic Preservation Officez