Nomination for Connecticut Land Company Office

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William Stanton Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR County INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: (Check One) * Building In Process - Preservation work - Transportation - Comments OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 1 * 1973 085 039 Unionville LOCATION Painesville NAME Site Commercial Religious Government STATE OWNERSHIP Both CLASSIFICATION Entertainment Private Structure Military District CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE Lake Educational CODE Museum DATE Restricted Agricultural Scientific Unoccupied STATUS Federal Park Yes: COMMON: Ohio Industrial Being Considered Public ENTRY NUMBER Lake County Courthouse Private Residence 707l East Main Street NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Public Acquisition: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL STREET AND NUMBER: Congressional District 1l 47 North Park Place OWNER OF PROPERTY TO THE PUBLIC CITY OR TOWN: Other (Specify) AUG 14 1975 Object Taylor, Mrs.

Sylvia Connecticut .Land Company Office REGISTER PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

sometime after 1820. with flat brick arches above and, like the facade, with wooden sills below. side. The existing chimney is not original. the front room. In any case, no fireplaces or mantels remain today. JUN 2 9 1973 Exterior Interior CONDITION NATIONAL Excellent REGISTER Ruins RECEIVED windows an enlarged plate is inserted at the center of the head molding.

This plate is rectangular with a smaller rectangle inscribed inside it This small Federal Greek Revival Style building was probably built by left side and a door with transom on the right.Both have flat brick arches Only the interior plan of the main block will be discussed here.The building must have been the pedimented brick rectangle.The wooden porch (Check One) framed in molded wood.Also at the facade are a double-hung window on the One window is located in the rear wall and the lean-to connects to the right is an obvious addition and the masonry lean-to must also have been added at their heads.Along the left sidewall are two double-hung windows also continue down the sidewall.Inside the pediment is an oval blind, X Good smaller and is rectangular in shape. At the facade corner are twin brick pilasters with Ionic capitals.

These Fair support an architrave.The gable above has dentils along its slope which and vertical trim at the windows and door openings. This space once had a fireplace along its interior wall;a similar fireplace may have existed back-to-back in These members meet at corner blocks gouged with a pattern of concentric circles.At the X] 19th Century - Urban Planning - Prehistoric X] Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

on the north, the 4lst parallel on the south, and extending east and partitioned, sold, and administered. JUN 2 9 1973 Communications Commerce Conservation Architecture REGISTER Engineering Aboriginal Military losophy Landscape Science Transportation SIGNIFICANCE NATIONAL Literature Theater Agriculture Education Music industry Invention Sculpture sold to realize endowment for her public schools.The entire Reserve, Political The original Connecticut grant had an indefinite western boundary Social/Human- local history Reserve was an indirect result of the union of the American colonies.

which obviously conflicted with.the territorial claims of present day The diminutive structure in Unionville was one of the several land itarian ceded its western lands to the Federation --with the exception of a Religion/Phi Lake County included,was sold in 1795 toa syndicate of investors Pre-Columbian| PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Pennsylvania. In 1786, yielding to an earlier court ruling, Connecticut for whom the City of Cleveland was named, led the first surveying party. Art RECEIVED The story of the Connecticut Western Reserve is a unique phenomenon in the historic settling of the lands of Trans-Appalachia.The Western offices in the Western Reserve through which the surrounding lands were

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Dover Publications, 1944. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 1/6 acre JUN 3 9 1973 FORM PREPARED BY Old Mentor Foundation Post Office Box 464 CITY OR TOWN: 12.

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 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: 46.5 039 9-28-72 Mentor Degrees LATITUDE Name ATTEST: ORGANIZATION Local DATE CORNER LONGITUDE Ohio STATE COUNTY NATIONAL Degrees Minutes Seconds REGISTER CODE National Register. Not Applicable LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: Campen, Richard. The Architecture of the Western Reserve, 1800-1900. Cleveland: The Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1971.

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Fazio, Michael W., Landmark Survey Coordinator forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Chief, Office of Archeolofy and Histaric Preservation Seconds Minutes Keeper 7300 1491 AUG 14 197 HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Re-submit KEEPER Send-back Maps TECH REVIEW Photos REVIEW UNIT CHIEF CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register write-up BRANCH CHIEF 2-6-7y Lake Federal Register entry _ 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 October 21, 1985 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief 1100 L Street, N.W. Dear Msr ShuTT: demolition or destruction of the following properties which should be removed -Stemen Road Covered Bridge, Violet Township Rd. 226 at Sycamore Creek, Fairfleld County. Destroyed through arson June 18, 1985. Central School, corner of Hickory and S.

Fourth Sts., Martins Ferry, Bel mont County. Demol Ished. Winton Streets, Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. Demolished in 1984. eLoucks Covered Bridge, Fairfleid County. Demol ished. -Achauer-LInser Brewery and Mansion, 976-988 E. Main St., Zanesville, Muskingum - Smith Place School, N. South Street,Wllmington, Clinton County. Demol ished. Exchange Hotel, 202-204 E. Water St., Sandusky, Erie County. Demol ished 614/466-1500 SOCIETY HISTORICAL flood. Ohio Historic Preservation Office following a fire. National Park Service Holy Name High School,8318 Broadway, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County.Demolished. SINCE 1885 Department of the Interior .Turtle Creek Culvert and Embankment, New Barn vicinity, Shelby County. The National Register of Historic Places from the National Register.

Sal way,Wllllam,House Hannaford & Sons Thematic Resources),Gray and Everett Road Covered Bridge, Peninsula vicinity, Summit County.Destroyed by cul vert has been demolished. Ms. Carol Shull October 21, 1985 Page 2 - Newburgh Town Hall, 9213 Miles Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Demol ished -Wheeler Block, 402 Monroe St., Toledo, Lucas County. Demolished. Demol ished. Mather House,30027 River Rd., part of the East River Road Historic District 1, Perrysburg Township, Wood County. Demol 1shed, marked on enclosed map. ADDRESS CHANGES: (new ownership) Hinckley, Ohio 44233. Conservancy, 415 Orchard Dr., Santa Fe, New Mexico 07501. Neff, Conrad, House, 3967 Canfleld-Boardman Ra., Canfleld, vic., Mahoning Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Hine, Horace, House, 4624 W. Prospect St., Mantra, Portage County. Gail Shuss, same address as property. Reiner 5030 Westerville Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43229.

Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44115. Franklinton Post Office,72 S.Gift St.,Columbus,Franklin County.Walter following a fire. Zanesville YMCA,34 S.Fifth St.,Zanesville, Muskingum County.Demol ished. Gardner Building (Park Avenue West MRA),114 Park Avenue West,Mansfield, Ohio MRA),205-207-211W.Market St.,Sandusky,Erie County. Cochran farm, 2900 OH 129,Millville vic.,Butler County.Gerald and Frank, Charles, House, Medina County.Brian Slosarik,2425 Ridge Priscilla Morris,2980 Hamilton-Scipio Rd.,Hamilton,0hio 45013. Spreng, Wilfred, J. House (Park Avenue West MRA), 414 Park Avenue West, Mansfleld, Richland County. Demolished. Richland County. Demol Ished. Hopewell Mound Group, Chillicothe vic.,Ross County.The Archaeological Ms. Carol Shull October 21, 1985 Page 3 McLain-Glllmer House,720 Mahoning Ave., Warren, Trumbull County.

Trumbull Art Guild, address same as the property. Thompson, Casslus, Clark, House, 305 Walnut St., East Liverpool, Columbiana Ohio 43920. Jones, W.H., Mansion, 731 E. Broad St., Columbus, Franklin County. Dennis McPherson, Major General James, House, 300 E. McPherson Highway, Clyde, Sandusky County. Mrs. Harry F. Meyer, 951 Vine St., Clyde, Ohio 43410. Baker, John S. House,1887 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Dr. Eiden Prehistoric District, South of Old Colorado Rd., Lorain, vic., Loraln and Management Company, 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, I|linols 60603. Laundon, Thomas W., House, 307 W. Avenue, Elyrla, Lorain County. Loraln County Historical Society, Inc., 509 Washington Ave., Elyria, Ohio 44035. and J.R. Bick, Route 1, P. O. Box 98, Ripley, Ohio 45167. Darlon Allen House, WIl|lam Bates, 26140 OH 58 Huntington Twp.

Grange, Huntington Grange, 27255 OH 58 Sacred Heart Academy, 525 Lafayette, Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. The City 44026. County: Ill,Address same as property. George Colombell, same address as property. Riga, address same as the property. Well ington-Huntington Road Multiple Resource Area, Wellington, vic.,Lorain Connecticut Land Company Office,7071 S.Ridge Rd.,Madison vic.,Lake Morrison House,75o Ludlow Ave.,Cincinnati,Hamilton County.John N. Hall, Huntington Twp.Hall, Huntington Twp. Trustees, 26840 OH 58 Whitney Clark House,Louis Wilson, 46471 w. Bursley Rd. County.Bert W. and Jean Fielitz,7632 Wilson Mills, Chesterland, Ohio County. East Liverpool Historical Society, P. O. Box 60, East Liverpool, Ohlo 44054. Stonehurst, .S. Route 68, Ripley, vic., Brown County. Mary Martin Bick Gwynne Building,602 Main St.,Cincinnati,Hamilton County.Equity Financial Benjamin Wadsworth House, M.J.

Wilhelm, 24578 OH 58 of Cincinnati,8oo Plum St.,Cincinnati. Ms. Carol Shull October 21, 1985 Page 4 Rockwood Pottery, Celestial and Rookwood, Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Rockwood Highland Tower Investment, 1077 Celestial, Cincinnati, Ohio Worth, Gorham, House,2316 Auburncrest, Resor, William, House, 254 Greendale Ave., Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. Joseph Allen Prenter, address same Eva J. Valentl, Florence Twp. Clerk, P.O. Box 92, Birmingham, Ohio Cleveland Trust Company, Euclid and E. 9th, Cleveland, Ohlo 44115. County. Omitted from Federal Register. W. Ray Luce 45202. enclosures OTHER CHANGES: Rosemary Raver, address same as the property. Sincerely, as Resor House. State Historic Preservation Officer Development Corp., address same as the property. address same as property. Woods Consulting Company, address same as the property.

Kent, Zeno, House, Aurora-Hudson Rd., Portage County.Richard Fetzer, Twin Oaks, 629 Liddle Lane, Wyoming, Hamilton County.Thomas Rohrer, Please contact me if you have any questions. Newton, Judge Eben, House, 105 N. Broad St.,Canfield, Mahoning County. WRL/BAP:rs Mason, John Wesley, Gothic Cottage, Braceville, Trumbull County.Karl Florence Corners School,OH 113 at Division St.,Florence,Erie County. Tledmann, Hannes, House, 4308 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Steinman, R.D. No. 2, Newton Fal.ls, Ohio 44444. Sawyer-Wayside House, 9470 Mentor Ave., Mentor, Lake County. Colpetzer- 44816. Western Reserve Building, 1468 W. 9th, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County.Higabee OMB Approvel No.

1024-0018 Lake County, OHIO Continuation Sheet Section number Page National Register of Historic Places Connecticut Land Company Office National Park Service ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ACCEPTED United States Department of the Interior (new ownership) NPS Form 10-900-s Keeper NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc. Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) STREET AND NUM BER: U. S. Geological Survey JUN 2 9 1973 Madison, Ohio Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. S. Latitude and longitude reference.

085 039 1973 Unionville Connecticut AUG DATE REQUIREMENTS COUNTY STATE CODE NAME NATIONAL COMMON: Ohio Lake 1:24000 SOURCE: SCALE: ENTRY NUMBER MAP REFERENCE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: 707l East Main Street 1960 Revised 1970 PROPERTY MAP FORM CITY OR TOWN: LOCATION REGISTER Land Company Office DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) MADISON QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES MADISON, OHIO Latitude 41 46° 46.57 REGISTER Connecticut Land Company Office DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS STATE OF OHIO PHR MMott: jal Location 8/22/73 Name STATE Also Notified Franklin County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered Westenville Connecticut Land Company office State Historic Preservation Officer Maumee Chapel Director, Northeast Region Lake County Unionville Bancock County Painesville Lucas County First Presbyterian Church of Hart, Gideon, House Seeley, Uri, House Hon.

Tennyson Guyer The Ohio Historical Society Hon. Thomas L, Ashley Mz. Daniel R. Porter, Dizectoz Columbus, ohio Hon. J. William Stanton PHR Hon. William B. Saxbe