Nomination for Administration Building, Lake Erie College

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) - County INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE Administration Building, Lake Erie Collége NOV 30 1972 AND/ OR HISTORIC: J.

William Stanton CLASSIFICATION (Check One) - In Process X Restricted - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments Commercial X Educational OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: - Local DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 085 039 LOCATION NAME Religious STATE Transportation Site CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE Government Entertainment Painesville Unoccupied OWNERSHIP CODE District Private Private Residence Military Yes: Both Museum STATUS Lake Scientific Park Federal Being Considered Ohio Structure ENTRY-NUMBER COMMON: College Hall CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Public Acquisition: Industrial Public NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Lake Erie College Agricultural Building Lake County Court House TO THE PUBLIC OWNER OF PROPERTY NATIONAL REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUMBER: 47 North Park Place 391 W.

Washington Street CITY OR TOWN: Other (Specify) (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) 20 1973 REGISTER in progresr DATE Object MAR X Excellent O Good - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

sometimes appear alone, sometimes paired, and, in the gables of the of the windows of the facade; window heads become segmental, brick course are similar in height, but the height of the courses is totally The tower is connected to the end wings by arcaded wooden galleries surmounted by balustrades. CONDITION eaves.

DESCRIPTION Ruins REGISTER NATIONAL Fair Palladian fashion punctuating each side.The same motif is seen in the The Lake Erie College Administration Building represents a rather with continuous headers every eight courses.The building's four and formal interpretation of the Italian Villa style.The familiar belt courses are also carried continuously at the windowsill levels; A curious feature of the stone foundation work is the variation in massive brick work of the central tower rises slightly above the roof "dumb-bell plan.The outboard wings project beyond the wall of the this includes the tower.

Italianate tower serves here as the (north) main entry to a symmetrical, The roofline becomes a gable at the facade of both end wings.The (Check One) In 1877 a two-story wing was added on the south side of the original cornice line, then becomes more open with three tall windows in NOV 30 1972 was enclosed but left unfinished until 1910-191l. building.In 1881a third story was completed here and a fourth floor end wings, tripled. Stone reappears above the segmental-curve heads to the main floor, raised on top of a dark, stone basement. Windows coursing heights.The units are quite regular and within a single end wings.Above these are a bracketed cornice and curving pyramidal one-half story height is crowned by a gently-sloping roof with bracketed erratic.The brick is slightly oversized and is laid in running bond - Pre-Columbian!

X 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Urban Planning - Prehistoric - Other (Specify) - Science X Architecture - Literature ) Military In 1856 the Willoughby Seminary, the only institution of higher learning Painesville, only a few miles away, promised financial support and school became Lake Erie College and Seminary and, in 1908, the The first major building was College Hall, modelled to some extent after tained living quarters, classrooms, library, dining hall and social College, now the Hudson Academy in Hudson, Ohio. Heard received training not only form his cooperation with Porter, but also through in place of some of the interior bearing walls, a technical device first used in the midwest, not much before 1855.

On the exterior, the portico 1859 Landscape Commerce SIGNIFICANCE losophy Conservation Communications Transportation Engineering Theater REGISTER Music Aboriginal itarian NATIONAL Education Agriculture Heard's design. Political Invention builder Lemuel Porter who was responsible for the Western Reserve his apprenticeship to Jonathan Goldsmith. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

An interesting feature of the building is the use of cast-iron columns Religion/Phi. formed by the wooden arcades which connect the tower and wingsis College Hall is the largest remaining building of Charles reminiscent of the late 19th century resort architecture of the lake hall.The architect was Charles Wallace Heard.of the Cleveland firm Sculpture Mount Holyoke from which many of the school's early teachers and Industry Social/Human- title finally evolved to Lake Erie College. made land available in their community for a new school.In 1859 the NOV 30 1972 PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) for women in Lake County, burned to the ground. The citizens of new school, Lake Erie Female Seminary, opened its doors. In 1898 the Art administrators came./The structure accomodated 15o students and con- RECEIVED of Heard and Porter.Simeon Porter was the son of the architect-

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Inc. 1949. Pp. 15, 204, 338. Hitchcock, Mrs. Peter S. "Lake Erie Female Seminary From the Beginning", February, 1963. Stewart, John Struthers. History of Northeastern Ohio. Indianapolis: GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: NOV 30 1972 FORM PREPARED BY Fazio, Michael, Landmark Survey Coordinator July 17, 1972 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 level of significance of this nomination is: GP0 931-894 Degrees Mentor ORGANIZATION Minutes DATE LATITUDE Local Seconds 5acres LONGITUDE STATE ATTEST: COUNTY Name NATIONAL CORNER Title Degrees Minutes Seconds CODE Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: NAME AND TITLE: Old Mentor Foundation The Historical Society Quarterly (Lake County, Ohio),Vol.5, No. 1. ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES P.O. Box 464 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation REGISTER Ohio Historical Campen, Richard. The Architecture of the Western Reserve;1800-1900.

Cleveland: The Press of Case Western Reserve University,1971. Society, RECEIVEn orking number EDITORIAL REVIEW National Register write-up _ F'ederal Register entry 5-1 = >3 Maps KEEPER Acknowledge Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back Photos ARCHITECT STATE DAR201973 HISTORIAN 30.22.1800 Register no. BRANCH CHIEF Lake 73001486 3/13/73 PECH REVIEW PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ERie CollegE NPS Number - Title: Loc. ADministretion Blog.(Lake ERIE COLIESE). NPS Number Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 3/20/73 ADministration Blog.(Lake Loc. 'Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUM BER: U.S. Geological Survey Mentor, Ohio Quadrangle 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

085 039 Revised NAME COUNTY 201973 Painesville DATE STATE COMMON: NATIONAL Lake REGISTER CODE REQUIREMENTS SCALE: 391 West Washington Street SOURCE: Ohio AND/OR HISTORIC: MAP REFERENCE PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER College Hall (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS CITY OR TOWN: 30 1972 1963 LOCATION 1:24000 UNITED STATES 8| 15'07" DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAR 2 0 1973 Warren Public Library Clinton County Seneca County Hivling-Coates Kinney House & Ir. Daniel R. Porter, Director Ion. Dellert I.

Latta Director, Northeast Region NRowland: Imp Location STATE 3-29-73 Name Cuyahoga County PHR Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER College) Cleveland Aehtabula County Panay Methodist Church and Aehtabula Xenia Clevoland Arcade Vicinity of Clarkeville Hon.William B.lao Notified Painesville Greeno County The Chio Lietorical Society Sullivant (Lucae) Building Franklin County Founders Ial, Heidel.borg College E. 2nd St. District (Abrahara lon. Fobort Taft, Jr. Eon. Louin Stoles Columbua John Allen House) Lake County Panay School District OMB Approval No. 29-RO218 - NUMBER 1 ACTION 19 78 8 19 77 (Mark ap- 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. a. Applicant Name : State of Ohio b. Organization Unit 1982 Velma Avenue c. Street/P.O. Bax PROJECT d. City -. County : Franklin b. TITLE f. State h. Contact Person (Name Thomas H.

Smith, SHPO, 614-466-1500 & telephone No.) 7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT I- Higher Educational Institution J- Indian Tribe F-Other (Specify) : 9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE priate letter (s) A 12. TYPE OF APPLICATION Painesville, Ohio 17. PROJECT C-Increase Duration PROJECT START d. LOCAL 19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FEDERAL AGENCY - 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE REQUEST (Name, City, State, ZIP code) 21. REMARKS ADDED data in this preapplication/application are D. SIGNATURE - DATE SIGRED SHPO and 24. AGENCY NAME 28. FEDERAL APPLICATION 29. ADDRESS 31. ACTION TAKEN 19 79 01 01 Eg a. AWARDED 33. ACTION DATE - - D. REJECTED - C. RETURNED FOR Stephen D. Newman D &. DEFERRED - . WITHDRAWN D.

FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL A-95 ACTION 02-006-0046 424-101 202-523-5462 FUNDING 31-4389673W Year day Interior, PREAPPLICATION DATE Federal D-County ENDING RECEIVED BENEFITING Washington, ASSIGNED SENTATIVE STATE GRAM FOR Historic Preservation FIER IDENTIFICATION C-Revision Columbus CERTIFYING A-State PROPOSED FUNDING A-New D-Insurance C-Loan A-Basic Grant District C.STATE 50,000 REPORT OF FEDERAL ACTION Enter appropriate letter FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION Administration Division Enter appro- Catalog) D-Continuation Ohio Historical Society DATE Year month day Administration Building, Lake Erie College, F-School District Ohio IDENTI- C-Substate H-Community Action Agency Architecturally significant for its own design E-Augmentation 16,798 Ohio State Clearinghouse of prominent Western Reserve architect Lemuel B-interstate REPRE. building, originally Lake Erie Female Seminary.

it has been or is being made. ance is approvod. 10,000 and because one of its architects was the son CANT'S E-City E-Cancellation 26,798 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: Year month NOTIFICATION OF INTENT (Opt) A-Increase Dollars 15.TYPE OF CHANGE 12cor 12e) APPLI- duly authorized by tho governing body ef .To the best of my knowlodge and belief, 1. TYPE 8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT Development (preservation), Painesville, Lake ESTIMATED NUM: B-Renewal 9/30/79 Monthe ESTIMATED DATE TO Wash. D.C. 20240 Response 8. TYPED NAME AND TITLE Thomas H. Smith, Director Department of the Interior 27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Grants STANDARD FORM 424 PAGE 1 (10-75 Heritage Cons.

GRANT 43211 Porter ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT attached OTHER Conservation and Recreation Service STARTING G-Special Purpose D-Decrease Duration B-Decrease Dollars BE SUBMITTED TO States,etc.) the applicant and the applicant will comply B-Supplemental Grant E-Other with the attached asturances if the assist- Massive 1859 brick college Responae - Yes *NO