Nomination for Guernsey County Courthouse

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev.

6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries -complete applicable sections) JUN 151973 AND/ OR HISTORIC: X Building - In Process - Preservation work Park - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 059 Guernsey Site Military Both OWNERSHIP Government ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION Commercial Private Educational District Cambridge LOCATION CODE Entertainment Unoccupied NAME Restricted Ohio Guernsey County STATUS Religious Being Considered Guernsey County Courthouse Structure Yes: Courthouse Square REGISTER Scientific Museum COMMON: Public Agricultural Private Residence Industrial Public Acquisition: Wayne L.

Hays NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Check One) Object STREET AND NUMBER: TO THE PUBLIC CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 18th COUNT CITY OR TOWN: PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) DATE NATIONAL DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

with smooth stone trim. The building measures approximately supported by round columns with Corinthian capitals. Along CONDITION finial. Ruins The doorways are round-arched, and have large oak doors. Second Empire building is an excellent example of its type. stone belt course divides the ground and first levels. by square, engaged columns with modified Corinthian capitals. courthouse except the north, which has only the hood molds floor has square columns with Doric capitals, the second, flat roofed mansardic tower with ornamental iron cresting. Guernsey County Courthouse was built from 1881 to 1883.This The ground floor and foundation are composed of large blocks is composed of rock-faced stone laid in regular ashlar bonds, floors are round-headed double-hung sash.

Above the windows the flat roofs of the porches are stone balustrades topped with and the second section of the tower is recessed behind it. The embellishments described above occur on alllsides of the the center is a statue of Justice. See continuation sheet. one hundred twenty feet square. On the first and second floors, the bays are accented with the and are cleverly disguised as pilasters flanking the center The large tower in the center of the courthouse rises about is a frieze decorated with incised carvings, and a denticular The building is built on a stone foundation, and the exterior The shaft has four louvered, arched openings that are flanked (Check One) urns.

Excellent Good round columns with Corinthian capitals.The windows of both Above the doors are arched transoms with tracery.A smooth The three story (including raised basement) plus mansard roof with asphalt shingles.On each corner of the building is a use of angaged columns and smooth stone hood molds.The first lead to the entrances.In each case the entrance is covered is built of rusticated stone.The base has a stone balustrade are rectangular.Stairways on the south and west sides eighty feet above the roof line. It is square, and the base The dome is man- Fair UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY JUN 1 5 1973 7- Continuation of Description: runs each.

The newel posts, balusters, and handrails are quite GP 0 921-724 Guernsey COUNTY STATE Ohio Guernsey County Courthouse (Continuation Sheet) throughout the building.Cast iron stairways are located on the of the Art Nouveau about the interior. serve Guernsey County for the forseeable future. east and west sides of the building, and are composed of two The building is in an excellent state of repair, and should Form 10-300a ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Number all entries) DATE NATIONAL REGISTER exterior.Wainscoting of heavy oak about four feet high is employed The interior of the courthouse is notable for its massiveness. The woodwork especially echoes the massiveness df the building large, and are consistant with the seale of the other woodwork.

Though pre-dating the period somewhat, there is a certain sense PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Urban Planning - Prehistoric* STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Including the present structure, there have been three cost of $102,511. JUN 1 5 1973 Conservation Transportation Architecture Commerce Aboriginal Military and tower. Communications REGISTER Political Engineering Literature SIGNIFICANCE Theater NATIONAL Education Science losophy Music Yost and Packard was responsible for the design of nearly Pre-Columbian itarian Sculpture County Commissioners hired architect J.W. Yost to design Agriculture situated on the National Road. Social/Human- Industry RECEIVED Landscape Religion/Phi has always been prosporous owing to the fact that it is was a large, rectilinear structure with a hipped roof Ohio during the period from 1870 to 1890.The Guernsey seems to have been a great courthouse building boom in During the late 1870s the county decided to construct a 18th Century contractor was T. B.

Towmsend, also experienced with court- Invention Other(Specify) 1og building erected for that purpose. The second courthouse ten extant nineteenth century courthouses in Ohio. Major houses. courthouses in Cambridge.The first court was held in a the county seat, was laid out at the same time. The town This building was built from 1881 to 1883 ata AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES American Buildings Survey, National Parks Service, Washington, D. C. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES FORM PREPARED BY May 12, 1973 2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 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: GP 0 931-894 039 20240.

Name Seconds Degrees ORGANIZATION Minutes LONGITUDE DATE LATITUDE Local Columbus CORNER Ohio ATTEST: CODE National Degrees Minutes Seconds State 1932 Forest Village Lane NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION County,Ohio. STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: CITY OR TOWN: 1. Goeldner, Paul. List of 19th Century Courthouses in Ohio. Historic of Ohio, Ohio Centennial Edition, 35- 24 - N 40 ° Title Larry Alan Beers National Society of Colonial Dames, Historical Activities Committee. Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Howe,Henry. REGISTER Photos 3 JUL 1 6 1973 ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Entered Maps Send-back KEEPER Re-submit WORKING NUMBER CONTROL REVIEW TECH REVIEW National Register write-up ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register entry Guernsey REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 6.15.73.3110 6:20 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1.

NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. MAP REFERENCE Guernsey 1962 Cambridge DATE 24,000 Courthouse Square COUNTY Ohio TOWN COMMON Guernsey County Courthouse NATIONAL STATE SCALE Cambridge Quadrangle REGISTER SOURCE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES JUN 151973 PROPERTY MAP FORM GP0932.010 Form 10-301 USGS 7 Series (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map) 1 6 1973 REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: UNITED STATES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAMBRIDGE QUADRANGLE STATE OF OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAMBRIDGE, OHIO DEPARTMENT OR NATURAL RESOURCE' DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS the ohio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/ telephone (614) 469-4663 June 12, 1973 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper Washington, D.C.

20240 Wyandot County Courthouse and Jail, Wyandot County-- Fayette County Courthouse, Fayette County-- Brecksville Town Hall, Cuyahoga County -- House of 1810, Scioto County -- Home Building Association Bank, Licking County-- Sincerely, an emergency. Director NATIONAL A corrected re-submission originally submitted as Department of the Interior DRP/eg REGISTER National Park Service properties have been notified of our intent to register. as follows: New city master plan calls for the razing of this building. Thank you for your consideration of these applications. application forms.All applications have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board and owners of subject Ownership may change soon; future of building uncertain. First landmark to be nominated in this county. activities in Portsmouth, Ohio.

National Register of Historic Places Iam transmitting herewith nine (9) completed National Register Daniel R. Porter Dear Bill: Of the applications herewith transmitted five (5) are EMERGENCIES 18th and C Streets, N.W. Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue To provide impetus for increased local preservation Dr. William J. Murtagh June 12, 1973 Akron Civic Theater, Summit County Tuscarawas County Courthouse, Tuscarawas County Muskingum County Courthouse and Jail, Muskingum County Guernsey County Courthouse, Guernsey County Encls:Nine completed applications, five of which are listed above plus JUL 1 6 1973 Ioew®s Theatrre Tuscaravas County Cour house If- Daniel R. Porter, Director Director, Northeest Region Name Date Entered Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Guernsey County Ross County New Fhiladelphia Delavare County Chil1icothe vicinity Fon.

Clarence E, Miller EMott:jal 7/19/73 Location STATE Canbriage Muakingua Coumty Courthouse and Jail Hon.John F.Beiberling State Historie Prewervation Ofeicer Hon.Thomas L.Ashley High Banke Works Gueznsoy County Couzthouse Zaneaville The Ohio Historical Bociety OMB Approval No. 29-RO218 . NUMBER TYPE Year month 19 78 19 77 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. : State of Ohio b. Organization Unit : Ohio Historical Society c. Street/P.O. Box : 1982 Velma Avenue d. City : Columbus b. TITLE & telephone No.) 7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT 8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT I- Higher Educational Institution Guernsey County Courthouse Development J- Indian Tribe F-Other (Specify) : 1883 monumental courthouse, third of three to Serve the county. Architecturally significant Enter appropriate letter 9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE 12.

TYPE OF APPLICATION Guernsey County, Ohio $ 10,000 17. PROJECT PROJECT START 19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER $ 20,000 21. REMARKS ADDED b. SIGNATURE C. DATE SIGNED SHPO and 24. AGENCY NAME 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT 27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 28. FEDERAL APPLICATION Grants Adm. Div. Wash., D.C. 33. ACTION DATE D- - C. RETURNED FOR - d. DEFERRED D. FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL it has been or is being made. A-95 ACTION 02-006-0046 day ACTION 31-4389673W Year OTHER ENDING DATE 424-101 (preservation), Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio RECEIVED D-County LOCAL Leave CERTIFIES HCRS STATE Federal SENTATIVE AMENDMENT CERTIFYING BENEFITING GRAM STARTING attached ASSIGNED Blank E-City APPLICATION District Stephen D. Newman FIER Ohio FUNDING TOTAL C-Revision A-State Dept. 50,000 29.ADDRESS Catalog) PRO. A-New (From Historic Preservation H-Community Action Agency as example of work of J.W.

Yost, prominent C-Substata PREAPPLICATION CANT'S B-Decrease Doilars FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IDENTI. b. REJECTED Year month day 202 523-5472 PROPOSED FUNDING FEDERAL AGENCY A-Basic Grant E-Augmentation F-School District Ohio State Clearinghouse Enter appro- D-Insurance IDENTIFICATION B-Interstate .Applicant Name D-Decrease Duration APPLI- ESTIMATED DATE TO A-Increase Dollars C-Increase Duration ance is approved. BE SUBMITTED TO Same as #35 (Mark ap- (Name and telephone no.) REPRE- REPORT CF FEDERAL ACTION NOTIFICATION OF INTENT (OPt) E-Canceilation priate letter(a) .WITHDRAWN 15.TYPE OF CHANGE 12cor12e) h. Contact Person (Name Thomas H. Smith, SHPO, 614-466- 1500 G-Special Purpose States, etc.) 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE REQUEST (Name, City, State, ZIP code) Heritage Cons.& Recr. Serv., Dept.

Interior, No re- the applicant and the applicant will comply Thomas H. Smith, Director of Interior 31. ACTION TAKEN CONTACT FOR STANDARD FORM 424 PAGE 1 (10-75) f. State FOR D-Continuation 8.TYPED NAME AND TITLE C-Loan data in this preapplication/application are 8A7 Response duly authorizod by the governing body cf AGENCY with tha attached assurances if the essist-