Decorative drawing: a one-room schoolhouse with a bell cupola. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Old District 10 Schoolhouse

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,610 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 73001427, 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 ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: - STATUS - In Process X Preservation work - Comments Commercial X Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST INGSURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: SEP 19 1973 039 Religious Site ACCESSIBLE DATE Military being restored STATE Government 035 Yes: CLASSIFICATION Restricted Educational CATEGORY District Agricultural Private Residence Transportation Unoccupied Private Both Entertainment William Minshall LOCATION NATIONAL Cuyahoga Federal Museum Structure Building Scientific Park CODE COMMON: OWNERSHIP Middleburg Heights COUNTY: Cleveland ENTRY NUMBER Being Considered Industrial City of Middleburg Heights Public REGISTER Ohio Public Acquisition: Cuyahoga County Courthouse NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OWNER OF PROPERTY Object STREET AND NUMBER: (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC 15700 Bagley Road 1 Lakeside Avenue Old District 10 Schoolhouse FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: not in use: OCT 1.5 1973 NAME PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Lacal Corner of Sheldon and Fry Roads DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unaltered - Moved DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

One and one half stories high with a raised basement, this brick were made on the building. SEP 1 9 1973 CONDITION Excellent NATIONAL REGISTER walls. the east and west sides of the building are six connected rectangular arched windows with stone hoodmolds and bracketed stone sills.On These windows were originally longer but were shortened when alterations present door is set lower than the original.The doorway is recessed jecting vestibule with a gable roof and a plain cornice which returns are shorter than the original windows.They have stone sills.The tangular double-hung sash window with stone sill and lintel.
The front vestibule originally was the traditional cloak room with alteration is poorly constructed and interior will have to be gutted square nine-pane window above the doorway.A stone lintel bears the The front vestibule was originally a grand entranceway with a large building measures approximately 1600 square feet.The rather steep single windows and one pair just east of center and all five windows to make proper restoration. On the south facade there were originally four sets of paired rec- clothes racks on either side of the four steps leading up to the main To either side of the vestibule on the north facade are paired round- Entrances lead directly into the basement level and a full set of stairs name of the school--District No.10.There isa fanlight in the gable hipped roof is of slate.On the front (north) facade there is a pro- door with an overhang was added.
(Check One) with a stone sill anda stone hoodmold with the date 1912 etched in Original Site - Unexposed in the center of the building lead to living quarters composed of two X Fair impressive front door. The doorway has been made smaller and the two original long narrow rear doors have been removed and a double Ruins the division between the rusticated stone foundation and the brick at the eave.There is one interior chimney.A stone belt course marks a lifting door.Under the classrooms there was a low crawlspace.In level of the school.There were two classrooms which were joined by alteration the floor was raised so that there is now a full basement. Good

Statement of significance

The District 10 Schoolhouse, built in 1912, was the area school for Brookpark and Middleburg.The school was closed down in the early In addition to housing the district school, the building was the mayor of Middleburg Heights, C.O. Grissom, and the first council were elected. For a short time, the schoolhouse was Middleburg The schoolhouse, which has had a most colorful past, is very im- Conservation Commerce Engineering Communications Transportation Architecture Military losophy Science Education Aboriginal NATIONAL Landscape Religion/Phi Literature REGISTER Pre-Columbian Agriculture Political Theater itarian Invention Industry Music Urban Planning schoolhouse has been escheated to the city of Middleburg Heights.
it was sold to Harvey Cross who remodeled the building and converted During Prohibition the schoolhouse became a speakeasy..About 1940 birthplace of the town of Middleburg Heights.In August of 1927,the portant to the citizens of Middleburg Heights and to those in Berea and Brookpark as well.There is a great deal of interest in restoring Social/Human- 18th Century annexation of the area called East Middleburg (now Middleburg Heights). More than 1o0 citizens crowded into the old schoolhouse to discuss Sculpture testors began to wage a hunger strike in the District 10 Schoolhouse. it into a home.Cross died in 1970 and since he had no heirs, the the formation of anew village tobe called Middleburg Heights.An election was held in the schoolhouse in January of 1928 and the first Heights' city hall. Other 1920's.
SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 1912 Council of the city of Berea passed an ordinance providing for the The formerly placid neighborhood was roused into action and pro- the building for use as a cultural arts center and community center. 1973 Art children of grades one to twelve.Students came from Berea, AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES State - SEP 181973 National O FORM PREPARED BY Doris Lange, President June 13, 1973 STREET AND NUMBER: P.O. Box 30085 As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- 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 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: Profesci 1 5 1973 GP 0 931-894 039 Seconds Degrees DATE Local ORGANIZATION ATTEST: LATITUDE LONGITUDE Title COUNTY Name CORNER Ohio CODE Associate Director Degrees Minutes Seconds Middleburg Heights REGISTER Historical Society of Middleburg Heights LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 7630 Trenton Trail one and onehalf ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARTES National Register. CITY OR TOWN: NAME AND TITLE: Niscala, Elaine.
City of Brookpark, N4581970 Minutes Photos 3 Federal Register entry _ OCT 15 1973 Maps HISTORIAN Send-back BRANCH CHIEF Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit KEEPER Cuyahoga REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register write-up ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN WORKING NUMBER CONTROL REVIEW TECH REVIEW 9.19.73.3630 9-19 12-4-73 KHC DIST. NO 10 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE June 8, 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. SEP 1 9 1973 DATE Jay Marrone COUNTY REGISTER NATIONAL STATE Schoolhouse PHOTO CREDIT Front elevation close-up of vestiblue section. Northwest position looking south east.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) Corner of Sheldon and Fry Roads NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (6/72) GPO 932-009 Mtadleburg Heights Township 6 Range 14 Ohio OCT 1 5 1973 Cuyahoga RECEIVED FORM 10-301 A 1. NAME 2. LOCATION SEP 1 9 1973 3. PHOTO REFERENCE 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
GPO 932-009 PROPERTY OF TRE NATONAL REG.S:ER DATE COMMON Jay Marrone STATE Schoolhouse REGISTE Middleburg Heights Historical Society of AND/OR HISTORIC at north west corner of property Corner of Sheldon and Fry Roads (Type all entries - attach to or en close with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Facing building; front and right side.Taken from center street (6/72) June 20 PHOTO CREDIT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER Old District 10 Ohio NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) TMtaaleburg Heights OCT 1 5 1973 NEGATIVE FILED AT OCT 1 5 1973 FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) OCT 1 5 1973 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE June 20, 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
SEP 1 9 1973 GPO 932-009 PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER DATE Jay Marrone Cuyahoga NATIONAL COMMON COUNTY Schoolhouse PHOTO CREDIT REGISTER STATE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Middleburg Heights AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Rear and left side of building.Taken from south east. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER Corner of Sheldon and Fry Roads (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) (6/72) Old District 10 NEGATIVE FILED RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) OCT 1 5 1973 2. LOCATION 3. MAP REFERENCE U.S.G.S.
7-1/2' Series REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: SEP 1 9 1973 GPO 932-010 1963 Cuyahoga COUNTY TOWN 1:24000 Schoolhouse REGISTER DATE COMMON NATIONAL Lakewood Quadrangle Middleburg Heights SOURCE STATE SCALE STREET AND NUMBER AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVED PROPERTY MAP FORM Corner of Sheldon and Fry Roads (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) Form 10-301 Ohio Old District 10 Latitude: 41° UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAKEWOOD QUADRANGLE LAKEWOOD, OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO.
1963 Longitude: 81° 4s' 54' N41225-W3145/75 OCT 15 1973 Hon, Wayne In Hays Columbus, Ohio 43211 Location Name PHR 10/25/73 STATE Also Notified MMott Director Cuyahoga County Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Director, Northeast Region Minerva Grade School Middleburs Heights The Ohio Historical Soeiety Hon. William B. Saxbe Hon. Robert Taft,Jr. Old District 10 Schoolhouse Mx. Danfel R. Porter Minerva Carroll County