Nomination for Worthington Manufacturing Company Boardinghouse

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE County ap NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUN 1 9 1973 AND/ OR HISTORIC: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 15 Chalmers P.

Wylie 03 9 (Check One) 2 Building - In Process PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 049 LOCATION Worthington CATEGORY Columbus Government Franklin ACCESSIBLE Religious District DATE Transportation Entertainment Restricted CLASSIFICATION Site Educational NAME Structure Commercial OWNERSHIP Unoccupied Both Private STATUS Museum Being Considered Philip Herzing Park COMMON: Object Public CODE Scientific Industrial Agricultural Private Residence Yes: Preservation work Public Acquisition: 380 South High Street Franklin County Courthouse OWNER OF PROPERTY TO THE PUBLIC STREET AND NUMBER: 611 Morning Street CITY OR TOWN: Ohio Military ENTRY NUMBER 25 Fox Lane (Check One) - Excellent E Good - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X] Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

natural state. Fortunately, the present owner is undertaking first used, men lived on one side and women lived on the other. separated by a central partition. As explained above, the male At some point during the history of the house, the interior partition paint, redecorating the interior, converting the attic into two MAR 2 6 1973 CONDITION DESCRIPTION NATIONAL The roof sprouts two gabled dormers and two interior brick chimneys. restoration program will enhance its first class appearance. The current restoration program includes removing the exterior building was the barracks or boarding house for the short-lived an ambitious restoration program, and hopes to remove the paint Though modernized to Twentieth Century standards, the house RECEIVED The attic is presently in its original unfinished state.

The exterior is in very good condition and the current and window frames have been replaced, and the brick has been painted was removed creating one large living room with fireplaces at and restore the house to its original appearance. Fair employees lived on one side and the female employees on the other. still retains its basic early Nineteenth Century appearance. bedrooms, and replacing the asphalt shingles with cedar shakes. The original woodwork is comprised of plain wooden wainscot. its historic value. Two front doors account for the fact that when the house was REGISTER half stories talltand is seven bays across the front (west) side. The white. The front porch created by the overhang of the eaves is original. The house has gable ends and the roofing material is asphalt shingles. Worthington Manufacturing Company.

The house stands one and one This will indeed enhance the building's appearance and add to Curiously, the brick on the North wing remains in its

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 18th Century including woolen cloth, leather, shoes, furniture, hats, iron utensils, investors, including Colonel Kilbourne, lost heavily in the venture. of the short-lived Worthington Manufacturing Company. 4 Conservation Commerce Architecture Communications losophy Engineering Literature Aboriginal Transportation Science Agriculture Prehistoric Military Landscape itarian Invention Music Theater Industry Education Political Sculpture Urban Planning The only remaining structure of the original complex is the boarding tract of land Southwest of the original Village of Worthington at the and a few Eastern associates raised money and created a stock company The company soon was producing an amazing variety of goods STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Social/Human- Religion/Phi. In 1811 Colonel James Kilbourne, one of the founders of Worthington, Built in 1812 the boarding house is the last visible reminder the War of 1812 when it devoted itself to the manufacture of military "foot" of South Street.The land was cleared and "four substantial house which was home for many of the workers. Other (Specify) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) foreign goods forced an end to this once-thriving enterprise. The 1812 Art NATIONAL The business thrived especially during gear and saddlery.But post-war recession and an influx of cheaper known as he Worthington Manufacturing Company.They purchased a and other utilitarian wares.T

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY _OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES Degrees : Minutes Seconds APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 7/10 acre LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES FORM PREPARED BY November 9, 1972 2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 Nationa 1 Register. 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according, to the criteria and procedures set level of significance of this nomination is: GP0 931-894 Seconds Local 1880.

DATE LATITUDE LONGITUDE STATE COUNTY Name ORGANIZATION 1966. ATTEST: Columbus CODE CORNER Ohio National Williams Brothers,A History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Chicago, Larry Alan Beers LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES 1932 Forest Village Lane STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: CITY OR TOWN: Date20nach/973 Degrees : Minutes W 83° 01' Director, Office of Archeology and Histor Degrees Minutes Keeper Preservation 039 STATE Ohie Photos 2 Federal Register entry _ 19 1973 Entered Re-submit Send-back Maps ARCHEOLOGIST BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW WORKING NUMBER KEEPER CONTROL REVIEW National Register write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Franklin Loc NPS Number Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3.

Latitude and longitude reference. INT: 155-72 039 1965 Worthington Franklin COUNTY REQUIREMENTS DATE STATE Ohio COMMON: MAP REFERENCE NAME CODE SCALE: LOCATION AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM 24,000 (Type all entries-attach to ot enclose with map) 25 Fox Lane SOURCE: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST COLUMBUS QUADRANGLE E 327000 COLUMBUS NORTHWEST COLUMBUS, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1965 the ohio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/telephone (614) 469-4663 March 20, 1973 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper 18th and C Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Daniel R. Porter Encl.

Completed National Register applications for: Worthington Manufacturing Co., Franklin County The Adena Pipe, Franklin County Columbus Club Building, Franklin County Volunteers of America Building, Franklin County Cary Cottage, Hamilton County Marquardt, George, House, Hamilton County DRP/mu Sincerely, Director NATIONAL REGISTER National Park Service forms. Department of Interior I am transmitting herewith completed National Register National Register of Historic Places Dear Bill: have been notified of our intent to register these properties. Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue Site Preservation Advisory Board. Owners of subject properties These forms have been approved by the Ohio Historic JUN 1 g 1973 Ir. Daniel R.

Porter Columbue, Ohio 43211 PHR Location STATE 6-27-73 Worthington Name Franklin County Director Also Notified State Historic Preservation Officer ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Worthington Manufacturing Company Director, Northeast Region The Ohio Historical Society Date Entered Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Chalmere P. Wylie OHIO FEB 2 7 1980 Columbus, Ohio 43211 1. No 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives Boarding House, Worthington Manufacturing Co. 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 29. Basement? Yes XI 17. Date(s) or Period 30. Foundation Material If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 7. City or Town Worthington, Ohia 31. Wall Construction 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material supervised by James. Kilhourne 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22.

Present Use 23. Ownership Public Road? 36. Changes Addition X Private fa Altered k 9. Coordinates - in #42) 24. Owner's Name & Address. Moved 0 Long if known 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference 25. Open to Preservation Site O No XJ Structure O Object C 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 39. Endangered? 11. On National By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Yes DJ District 40. Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41. Distance from and 42. Further Description of Important Features 43. History and Significance 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings 45. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by Wm. Anter, Worth. Historical Society,Frank Corbin, J. Iudor Wilson (former owner) Ohio His. Soc. Publication 1904. Organization Zone 1811-12 Franklin Side Easting Front Brick Register? Eligible? Residence FRA County Excellent Philip Herzing Lat.

Northing Boarding House Ohio Historical Center Frontier House Cape Codish Interior Jane Trucksis Philip Herzing House Frontage on Road Worthington Historical Society Ohio Historic Preservation Office (Explain OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Gable-Composition roof Buildingx] Places Common Bond Significant as a part of avery early manufacturing enterprise in the community, working for the company. 25 Fox Lane 35. Plan Shapeoriginal Yhap 15. Name of Established District 37' x 105' Front porch inside U, 2 gabled dormers and lean-to add to north of room mantels (2) from Swan Inn Cadiz, Ohio. Drawing room was 20. Contractor or Builder probably 41 Reyision Date(s) Exterior Philip Other National Register of Historic Soc. Worthington Manufacturing Company.This building served as the dormitory for single men originally 2 rooms.Pair of windows altered flat bays) 1974. Potent'!?

2-27-80 612 Photos - 4.16. 80 Inventory - CONTROL KEEPER OTHER Re-submit TECHNICAL Maps ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Send-back HAER HISTORIAN Review Working Number National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Federal Register Entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 2.3.81 Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000658 for this property Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet Ohio Historical Center SEP 3 0 1991 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Fax: 297-2411 September 26, 1991 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief P.o. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 associated with the Worthington Multiple Resource Area, Franklin County, Ohio. 1816, 1830 1811, 1819 1817/ 1816 1811-12/ 1814 1827/ 1837 80-302J.R. Topping House/ 1868, 1880/ 1855, 1860 Richard W.

Evans House 1855/ 1860 1820/ 1837-40 Mattoon, Woodrow House 1838/ 1818 1818 SOCIETY 614/297-2470 HISTORICAL REGISTER NATIONAL Worthington Manufacturing Co. no change 3-1443 Aurora Buttles House Ohio Historic Preservation Office National Park Service been submitted.This information does not effect the listed boundaries, Listed Name/ New Name SINCE 1885 Orange Johnson House/ Dear Carol: criteria application and areas of significance. This request is being made in light of new information that has recently National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior Buttles,-Johnson House Old Construction Date/ New Date 8-3o/3 Jonathan Park House 3-144l Boarding House, John Snow House Iam writing to request name and date changes for seventeen (17) nominations St-3ol(c Travis Scott House/ Gilbert House Ms.

Carol Shull Page 2 September 26, 1991 1829/ 1808 Iisted date "eclectic"/1854, 1867, 1889 c. 1860/ 1869 80-3C L/Hiram, Wilcox House/ 1850/ 1867 Gilbert, Wilcox House c. 1835/ 1818 c. 1850, 1885/ 1857-9, 1883 W. Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer no change nrohp/trans.rev 80-3010 Worthington Public Square Principal's Cottage Sincerely, WRL/jw:bms If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact me. Lewis Noble House Kilbourn Commercial Building Hotel Central 80-3ou Cyrus Fay Housel Lucy Hart House Sign of the Sun/ C.1845/ 1820,1871 80-3oz/ potter Wright House Worthington Public Green/ 80-3012 NPS Form 10-000-# United States Department of the Interior Section number - 9. President's House, Worthington Principals Carrase 15. Worthington Manufacturing Company 17.

Wright, Potter, House Worthington MRA Page National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No.1024-0018 80003024 1.

Bishop-Noble House NOBCE, LEWIS, HONSE , 80003007 Boardinghouse C 80003012 80003006 WORTHINGTEN 9/30 BUTTLES,AURORA,HOUSC dee UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: NOMINATOR: STATE APPEAL: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED : COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : 11/14/91 9/30/91 DATE REVIEWER RETURN DISCIPLINE OTHER: RECOM./CRITERIA NAME: PDIL: PERIOD: ACCEPT EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DATE RECEIVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF PENDING LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 73001446 DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: SLR DRAFT: N STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Franklin REJECT NATIONAL: _resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION _materials _completeness _clarity _applicable criteria _relationship of integrity to significance _justification of exception GEOGRAPHICAL DATA _acreage _verbal boundary description _boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION current FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Period historic BIBLIOGRAPHY Builder/Architect other SIGNIFICANCE CLASSIFICATION Date Phone descriptive text Specific dates Signed _architectural classification summary paragraph OTHER COMMENTS _context Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource Areas of Significance--Check and justify below _count USGS maps Statement of Significance one paragraph) _sketch maps UTMS _presentation _photographs