Nomination for Uri Seeley House

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) Seeley, Uri, House AND/ OR HISTORIC: 969 South Ridge Road CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: J.

William Stanton (Check One) X Building - In Process - Preservation work 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 EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: - Federal DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: JUN 2 9 1973 085 NATIONAL LOCATION ACCESSIBLE STATE Religious Government CATEGORY Painesville Educational REGISTER CLASSIFICATION Commercial Entertainment Agricultural Both Unoccupied Site Private OWNERSHIP Museum District CODE Transportation Structure Yes: STATUS Being Considered Lake Restricted Scientific Private Residence Park Public COMMON: Ohio Industrial Merwin Curtis ENTRY NUMBER Public Acquisition: OWNER OF PROPERTY Lake County Courthouse Object NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY DATE County STREET AND NUMBER: TO THE PUBLIC 47 North Park Place CITY OR TOWN: 0.39 AUG 1 4 197 NAME DATE Military - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The fascia and cornice, which cap the pilasters, continues across the The outstanding feature of the home is its central doorway, which is not placed at the gable end as was normal practice, but instead along the which extend, in a radiating pattern, to the upper corners of the doorway paired, parallel horizontal and vertical strips which cross to form squares at the corners. JUN 2 9 1973 CONDITION chimneys. DESCRIPTION NATIONAL REGISTER Ruins hardwood planking. sides of the stairs suggests some alteration has taken place.A bath horizontal and vertical trim with corner blocks having concentric Interior:The central entry leads to a staircase which rises straight RECEIVED circles within a mitred frame.

In the center of the horizontal trim are Fair rectangular light with delicate mullions.The gable roof has two inside parlor contains a fireplace of mitred woodwork and decorated with Exterior:This two story rectangular frame building is five bays wide story Doric pilasters to either side of the central bay.Similar are double hung -four on the first level and five on the second level. opening.Outside of the opening and in the plane of the facade are side of the doorframe and to each side of the doorway opening at the the door and the transom are a series of undulating moldings only 4 to5 (Check One) street front. Between the colonnettes on each side are mitre framed panels. Between enlarged plates in patterns of concentric rectangles.

The left side The transom has a central fanlight outlined by mullions eliptical sunbursts and rectangular panelwork.The floor is 6 inch balusters and lathe-turned rails with scrollwork.The lathe work at the inches deep. on the facade.The height of the building is emphasized by full two- gable end defining a triangular pediment.Inside the pediment isa door jambs.The colonnettes are the same height as the door itself. 110 PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Painesville area around 1815. Lake County's most notable architect, Jonathan Goldsmith. However, the cornerpost construction, continuous clapboard siding, in lieu of flush tongue-and-groove siding, the curvilinear entry, and interior that this structure was erected by workmen, such as Jonathan's own The house, which is in extremely fine condition, is privately JUN 2 9 1973 Military occupied. Architecture Transportation Industry Commerce Engineering losophy Conservation SIGNIFICANCE Science Aboriginal REGISTER Theater NATIONAL Landscape Prehistoric Literature itarian Music Communications Social/Human- Political may represent the Goldsmith milieu as it was transmitted to those Sculpture The early date of construction is evidenced by the presence of ship around him.

Invention Agriculture trim, suggest other than Goldsmith's own hand.It is quite possible construction in the attic and sheathed corner posts at all four 19th Century Urban Planning Religion/Phi. Education The home was built for Uri and Abbie Turney Seeley who came to the SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) 9.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Campen, Richard., The Architecture of the Western Reserve, 1800-1900. Cleveland: The Press of Case Western Reserve University, Frary, I.T.,Early Homes of Ohio. New York: Dover Publication, 1970. Publications, 1944. Mentor, Ohio, 1971). LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: JUN 2 9 1973 FORM PREPARED BY Michael Fazio, Landmark Survey Coordinator Post Office Box 464 CITY OR TOWN: 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: GP0 931-894 LATITUDE Degrees Mentor LONGITUDE STATE COUNTY DATE ATTEST: Name ORGANIZATION NATIONAL REGISTER CODE CORNER Local RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Degrees Minutes Seconds STREET AND NUMBER: 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA NAME AND TITLE: Old Mentor Foundation 0.39 Hamlin, Talbot, Greek Revival Architecture in America.

New York: Dover Seconds 10/12/72 Minutes Title Ohio Seeley, Uri, Honse Photos 7 National Register write-up _ 2-5- 74 AUG 1 4 1979* Entered ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Send-back Maps Re-submit KEEPER BRANCH CHIEF PROPERTY TECH REVIEW REVIEW UNIT CHIEF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN CONTROL REVIEW Lake STATE Ohio 6.29.13 - 3196 Federal Register entry 10 - 2-23 WORKING NUMBER 73001489 14,1973 NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc. 14,1973 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER facade from the S. E. Title: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Seeley, Uri, House JUN 2 9 1973 STREET AND NUM BER: 969 South Ridge Road CITY OR TOWN: U.S.G.S. Painesville, Ohio Quadrangle (7.5') 1960, revised 1970 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

039 NAME COUNTY DATE STATE NATIONAL COMMON: Painesville 1:24000 Lake Ohio REQUIREMENTS CODE SOURCE: SCALE: MAP REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCATION PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY Form 10-301 (July 1969) AUG 1 4 1975 REGISTER CODE PAINESVILLE QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Seeley, Uri, House Longitude: 81 12 30% PAINESVILLE, OHIO Latitude:41°42'54" Hazt, Gideon, House State Hiatorio Preservation Officer Hon. Fennyson Guyer The Ohio Historical Society Location 43211 Name Also Notified Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Frankiin County Lake County Director, Northeast Region Painesville First Presbyterian Church of Hon. Thomas L.Ashley Hon. William B. Saxbe Unionville Seeley, Uri, Bouse Hon. J.

Hilliam Stanton 8/22/73 Hancoek County Lucas County Westenville Columbus,ohio Naumae Chapel