Nomination for Apostolic Bethlehem Temple Church

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Congressional District: 2 Donald D. Clancy Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: St.

John's (Check One) M In Process - Preservation work - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: X Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 1960 061 Cincinnati ACCESSIBLE Religious STATE Commercial Hamilton Site Military CATEGORY OWNERSHIP Being Considered Entertainment Educational District NAME Transportation Restricted Government Yes: CODE STATUS CLASSIFICATION Both Unoccupied NATIONAL Private Residence Agricultural Private Museum DATE Building Scientific Bethlehem Temple Public Park LOCATION Structure Cincinnati City Hall Apostolic Bethlehem Temple Church Industrial German Evangelical and Reformed Church COMMON: Public Acquisition: Hamilton County Court House REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Object TO THE PUBLIC STREET AND NUMBER: REGISTER Ohio 1205 Elm Street 80l Plum Street CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY PRESENT USE One or More as Appropriate) ENTRY ZUHS Buildings and Areas Federal ENTRY NUMBER Court and Main Streets 1972 DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed * Unaltered - Moved X Original Site -German Gothic style "hall" church of A.D.

1250-1550. It flanking a characteristic single tower. Side walls are buttressed with plain pilasters, those of the "transept" gables are terminated by typical Gothic pinnacles. Win- SEP 1 CONDITION Excellent Ruins REGISTER NATIONAL Good Fair the base of the central tower and a secondary entrance on the north facade at the first floor level.The nave flight of steps from the narthex.Kitchen, nursery and The building is two stories with the major entrance at is a bronze tablet inside the church entrance which honors dow and door openings are lancet arches enriched with by angle buttresses and those of the central tower by courses, mouldings and weatherings provide decorative relief to the facades. The design of St.John's Church is derived from the occupies the second floor level and is reached bya August Kroell, pastor of the church from 184l to 1874.

(Check One) DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE hood molds. Typical Gothic corbel tables, and stone string meeting rooms occupy the ground floor of the church.There is rectangular in plan with vestigial eastern "transepts" SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! X 19th Century - Prehistoric - Invention - Landscape - Literature - Military STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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German Evangelical and Reformed Church, the congregation was this day, the traditions of religious diversity, free inquiry, 1841, the church began a long era of prosperity and influence. St. John's German Protestant. In 1924, the congregation Commerce Communications Aboriginal losophy Education NATIONAL Architecture Engineering Conservation REGISTER Transportation Music itarian Theater Science Agriculture As an important urban design element in the Washington Industry It was during his pastorate that the congregation moved to this Park neighborhood this landmark serves as a visual anchor for ing is presently the home of the Apostolic Bethlehem Temple Church.

RECEIVED Urban Planning Religion/Phi- Sculpture and the right of individual conscience have found shelter and the congregation in factions, but the liberal element weathered SEP 11972 This building housed the oldest German Protestant con- organized by Joseph Zaeslin in 18l4.From its beginning to the storm.With the installation of August Kroell as pastor in Political Social/Human- Other (Specify) Art affiliated with the American Unitarian Association and changed gregation in Cincinnati until 1946.Initially known as the the southwest corner of an urban city park. support in this congregation.The 1830's saw controversy split John's congregation vacated this building in 1946.The build- bui1ding in 1868.In 1874,the church changed its name to AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

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GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINA TES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES FORM PREPARED BY 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 in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: GP 0 901 .08 7 LONGITUDE Name Degrees Cincinnati Seconds LATITUDE ORGANIZATION DATE Local COUNTY STATE ATTEST: CORNER National CODE MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES August, NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION National Register. Degrees Minutes Seconds Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the Ohio 8l2 Dayton Street NAME AND TITLE: CITY OR TOWN: 1039 State of Ohio, Cincinnati, A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. (Cincinnati: The Wiesen-Hart Press, 1943). Minutes Miami Purchase Association Title STREET AND NUMBER: less than 1 ARCHEOLOGIST Acknowledge KEEPER Re-submit HISTORIAN Send-back TECH REVIEW Working number Photos National Register write-up Register no.

EDITORIAL REVIEW 9.1.72.1380 BRANCH CHIEF Maps 2-27 Federal Register entry Hamitton 2-1-23 9122 NPS Number _ 4/u/73 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER MCORMICK PEPS PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number CITY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY METROPOLITAN TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY SHEET NO. 331 METROPOLITAN AREA CINCINNATI HAMILTON COUNTY Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Dec. 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) ((St. John's) STREET AND NUM BER: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

Hamilton 061 039 Cincinnati STATE COUNTY REQUIREMENTS CODE DATE COMMON: SCALE: LOCATION Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER PROPERTY MAP FORM SOURCE: Metropolitan Topographic Survey - Sheet #331 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER MAP REFERENCE Apostolic Bethlehem Temple Church Edition of 1965 CITY OR TOWN: AND/OR HISTORIC: SEP11972 NAME City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County 1205 Elm Street German Evangelical and Reformed Church COVINGTON QUADRANGLE STATE OF KENTUCKY KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COVINGTON.KY.-OHIO APostolic Nº1/4331480 UNITED STATES ROAD CLASSIFICATION UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UTMRET GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 4331480 APR. 1 1 1973 Hami1 ton County Hon. John P. Seiberling, Jr. Fon, Thomas I Ashley Hon. Donald D.

Clancy Location STATE PHR /11/73 Name Cuyahoga County Also Notified Date Entered Richland County NRowland:mm Lucas vicinity Lucas County Stark County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Ohio Hietorical Society Malabar Farm Franklin County Hon. Robert Taft, Jx. Sacred Heart Academy Cleveland Cincinnati Ohio Theatre Worth (Gorham A.) House Akron Hon. John M. Ashbrook Massillon Hon. William B. Saxbe Maumee sidecut Summit County Bon. Louie B. Stokes Hower Mansion Apostolio Bathleher Temple Church Columbus, Ohio 43211 State Hiatorio Preservation Officer Garfleld Meaorial Columbus Maumee