Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Fort Industry Square

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 3,092 words across 33 pages, filed in 2019. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 73001501, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev. 6-72) INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL 2 3 1973 AND/ OR HISTORIC: CLASSIFICATION - In Process - Preservation work - Comments X.
Commercial - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Adams at Erie Streets REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: JUN 2 9 1973 095 039 Site LOCATION Religious ACCESSIBLE Entertainment CATEGORY Lucas Toledo Government REGISTER Military Private NATIONAL Both Yes: Private Residence Restricted Educational CODE Unoccupied STATUS Transportation Structure Ohio NAME District Fort Industry Square OWNERSHIP Park Museum Federal Public Agricultural Scientific COMMON: Being Considered Building Multiple private Industrial Lucas County Courthouse Public Acquisition: Object Thomas Ludlow Ashley CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: OWNER OF PROPERTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (see continuation sheet) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC DATE OF SURVEY: (Check One) PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) CITY OR TOWN: STREET AND NUMBER: FOR NPS USE ONLY County DATE ENTRY NUMBER X Good - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered Bounded by Jefferson, Summit, Monroe and Water Streets, the wedge-shaped block of early commercial brick buildings was built between 1862 and 1897.
Fort Industry Square, a collection of Victorian facades facing the midwest. All eleven buildings are four storied, though of varying heights and color, is the largest of the buildings. Above the ground level there are have flat arched windows, while the fourth story has unusual ocular cast iron columns. Along the rest of the block, on the Summit Street side, all of the ground tall, arched windows on the top three stories of this building have narrow building with pedimented roofline, a three-part arched window on They have agreed, however, to amend their plans based on reuse of the block town development to restore the block, removing most of the 20th century JUN 2 9 1973 CONDITION DESCRIPTION Excellent REGISTER NATIONAL Ruins Fair Register property would provide added impetus for the project. development as a parking lot by the Toledo Urban Redevelopment Association.
the fourth story and three single arched windows on the third story. stone hoodmolds.Further toward the southeast end of the block is a has been remodeled with classical detail while the second has original is a Renaissance design with heavy molding and ornamental detail.The (Check One) X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known)PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

downtown Toledo, is typical of many commercial blocks found throughout Moved RECEIVED alterations.The buildings will be leased to commercial proprietors for Form 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY 2 3 1973 Fort Industry Square 2. Location Monroe Street, southeast to the intersection of Monroe Street and Jefferson Ave, northwest to the point of beginning. GP0 921-724 Lucas COUNTY STATE DATE REGISTER (Continuation Sheet) Ohio Summit Street, southwest to the intersection of Summit Street and Beginning at the intersection of the midpoints of Jefferson Ave and Water Street, northeast to the intersection of Water Street and ENTRY NUMBER (Number all entries)

Statement of significance

Fort Industry Square, in the center of Toledo's early territorial, civic and commercial history, stands on the exact location of the stockade in 1820 at the foot of the site, and, with the advent of the Erie Canal, hide & leather dealers, and Herman Brothers Millinery, are examples of businesses located in the Fort Industry block in 1888. Fort Industry Square, fronting on both Summit and Water Streets, will examples of Victorian business architecture, are significant in Toledo's JUN 2 9 1973 1862-1897 Military Conservation Landscape losophy Architecture REGISTER Transportation NATIONAL Engineering Agriculture Art Aboriginal Communications Commerce Prehistoric Science Religion/Phi Theater itarian Music Literature Industry provide places and activities of interest for Toledoans and visitors to Social/Human- electrical supply firm are among the firms located in the block.
RECEIVED the central business district when it is restored.The buildings, and blockhouse of Fort Industry which was built to enforce the Treaty Political Education Sculpture early commercial history. of first harbor and shipbuilding started Invention Other (Specify) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) wine & liquor importers, the Empire Transportation Co., F. Hubbard & Co., Today, a candy company, real estate firm, pawn shøp, restaurant, and the area by the waterfront became the focal point for shipping and Nearly every type of business maintained operations in this early commercial district.Breckenridge G Co.,hardware dealers, M.C.O'Brien,

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Knapp, H.S., History of the Maumee Valley, Toledo, Blade Mammoth, 1972.
10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES 2.5 acres JUN 2 9 1973 FORM PREPARED BY June, 1973 1982 Velma Avenue 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 c-iteria and procedures set level of significance of this nomination is: NAME AND Keeper/of The National Regfster GP0 931-894 039 Seconds Degrees Local DATE ORGANIZATION COUNTY LONGITUDE LATITUDE Columbus STATE ATTEST: Minutes CODE CORNER NATIONAL Ohio Degrees Minutes Seconds REGISTER Gretchen Klimoski Ohio Historical Society STREET AND NUMBER: LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES National Register.
12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION CITY OR TOWN: Toledo, Enterprise Review, 1888. ^ 4613660 APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and H storic Preservation Title NAME AND TITLE: Aecept- Aml Maps Send-back Entered HISTORIAN Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER PROPERTY BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW Photos National Register write-up Federal Register entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 9-4-73 JUL 2 3 1973 WORKING NUMBER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries - attach to or en close with photograph) 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC JUN 2 9 1973 STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT R.A. Fessler 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
GPO 932-009 Society Lucas TOWN COMMON Toledo COUNTY DATE Ohio STATE Fort Industry Square (see continuation sheet) NATIONAL REGISTER 2.LOCATION Maumee Valley Historical View looking northeast on Summit Street. June 1973 (6/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM RECEIVED NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC JUN 2 9 1973 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT Maumee Valley Historical R.A. Fessler 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
GPO 932.009 Society Lucas NATION DATE TOWN COUNTY STATE Ohio COMMON REGIS PHOTO CREDIT Fort Industry Square (see continuation sheet) (6/72) June 1973 (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE R.A. Fessler JUN 2 9 1973 Maumee Valley Historical 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
GPO-932-009 Society Toledo Lucas COMMON DATE TOWN STATE COUNTY Ohio Fort Industry Square (6/72) PHOTO CREDIT (see continuation sheet) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM View looking northwest from Jefferson at Maumee River toward NEGATIVE FILED AT (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL REGISTER RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 2 3 1973 2. LOCATION 3. MAP REFERENCE U.S.G.S. 7-1/2' Series Toledo, Ohio - Michigan Quad.
JUN 2 9 1973 GPO 932.010 1965 Lucas COMMON DATE Toledo REGISTER NATIONAL SCALE TOWN Fort Industry Square COUNTY Ohio STATE SOURCE STREET AND NUMBER Form 10-301 PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (see continuation sheet) (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) 1: 240009|110, REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: Fort Industry Square Nomination Form X_ Photographs (1) Reference Number The following Core Documentation is missing from this entry: USGS Map Property Name Missing Core Documentation County, State Lucas County, OH 73001501 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TOLEDO, OHIO- MICH. 1965 TOLEDO QUADRANGLE 136-138 North Summit St. (Gross B1dg.) DATE OF DOCUMENTATION REQUEST OF OWNER:Archit. Conservancy of Toledo 132 N. Summit St.
FHR 8-264 (2/79) COUNTY ADDRESS Fort Industry Square 5/6/80 Toledo Lucas REMARKS STATE CITY NAME DATE RECEIVED SHPO OPINION DATE REQUESTED Tax Reform Act DATE DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY CONTROL OF DISTRICT: DATE OF REQUEST Toledo, OH 43604 FEDERAL*AGENEN#REQUESTER* DATE DETERMINED*ELIGIBLE JUN 6 1980 CERTIFIED ASCOVTRIBUTING Toledo, OH DATE OF DOCUMENTATION REQUEST STATE OH 132 N. Summit St. DATE DETERMINED* ELIGIBLE 5/6/80 Sucas ADDRESS COUNTY REMARKS Fort Industry Square CITY DATE DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED NAME DATE REQUESTED DATE RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY CONTROL DATE OF REQUEST Arch. Conservancy of Toledo SHPO OPINION Tax Reform Act 144-146 N. Summit St.
OF DISTRICT: FHR8.264 (2/79) OF OWNER: YES ONO Toledo, OH DATE OF DOCUMENTATION REQUEST STATE OH DATE DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED DATE DETERMINED ELICIBLE JUN 6 1980 FHP8264 (2/79) ADDRESS 5/6/80 COUNTY REMARKS Fort Industry Square Sucas CITY NAME SHPO OPINION 132 N. Summit St. OF DISTRICT: DATE REQUESTED DATE RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY CONTROL OF OWNER: Tax Reform Act Arch. Conservancy of Toledo DATE OF REQUEST 140-142 N. Summit St. YES ONO FEDERALAGENGY/REQUESTER: CERTIFIED Toledo, OHl STATE OH Arch. Conservancy of Toledo JUN 6 CERTIFIED AS CONTRIBUTING Lucas REMARKS COUNTY CITY Tax Reform Act Fort Industry Square NAME 152 North Summit St.
DATE RECEIVED DATE REQUESTED NATIONAL REGISTER DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY CONTROL DATE OF REQUEST DATE OF DOCUMENTATION REQUEST DATE DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED OF DISTRICT: SHPO OPINION ADDRESS OF OWNER: FHR-8-264 (2/79) FEDERALRAGENE *REQUESTER DATE DETERMINED#ELICIBLE 43604 5/6/80 Toleddo Toledo, OH DATE OF DOCUMENTATION REQUEST FEDERAL" AOENEY/REQUESFER® JUN 6 1980 AS CONTRIBUTING FHR-8-264 (2/79) CERTIFIED CITY Lucas REMARKS COUNTY NAME Fort Industry Square Historic District DATE RECEIVED DATE REQUESTED STATE 5/6/80 Tax Reform Act OF DISTRICT: NATIONAL REGISTER DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY CONTROL DATE DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED DATE OF REQUEST 132 North Summit St. (Former DePrisco Bldg.) 132 N.Summit St. che ohio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/telephone (614) 469-4663 JUN 2 9 1973 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper Washington, D.C.
20240 1 is an EMERGENCY, Fort Industry Square, Lucas County. Reason for the Four Pillars, Lucas County; Spruce Run Earthworks, Delaware County; Ohio Department of Highway Safety Building, Franklin County Harris, Dr. John, Dental Museum, Ross County Connecticut Land Company Office, Lake County Unionville Tavern, Lake County Hart, Gideon, House, Franklin County Tuscan House, Lake County Seeley, Uri, House, Lake County Daniel R. Porter REGISTER Sincerely, Director National Park Service NATIONAL DRP/eg our intent to Register. The remaining applications are new submittals as follows: The Rawson House, Hamilton County Department of the Interior emergency is that the block is presently designated for demolition by National Register of Historic Places Wayne County Courthouse District, Wayne County. the Toledo Urban Redevelopment Association for a parking lot.
3are corrected versions of applications submitted earlier:House of Iam transmitting herewith 12 completed National Register applications Advisory Board and owners of subject properties have been notified of all of which have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Of these 12 applications RECEIVED and High Banks Works, Ross County. Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue 18th and C Streets, N.W. Dear Bill: State Iistorie Preservation Officer Mr.
Richard Ieverty, Army Corps Director, Northeast Region Location STATE 7/25/73 Name ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered of Fngineers Bentan vicinity Ross County Also Notified Clermont County Toledo JUL 2 3 1973 The Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohto 43211 PHP Fort Industry Square Mott:jal Bainbziage Maple Sugar Farn REGISTER RECEIVED To provide places and activities of variety and To most appropriately use the remaining examples Business District. space. of Toledo's architectural heritage. delight for Toledoans and visitors in our Central To enrich Toledo's sense of historical significance. To take best advantage of Toledo's riverfront open FORT INDUSTRY SQUARE The objective of helping to stimulate renewal of the downtown area through the historic significance; and all grew from older urban areas in rundown and deteriorating conditions.
Chicago Shadyside Denver Underground Columbus San Francisco Atlanta Cleveland Gaslight Square Ghriadelli Square The Cannery German Town creation of an entertainment-cultural-shopping complex with a historic theme is The Flats not new to Toledo.Many other cities have established such projects and a great Larimer Square Restoration Projects in other cities include: All of the above projects share the common denominators of architectural and Old Town Pittsburgh deal can be learned from their experience. St. Louis YIEW NORTH ON SUMMIT less interesting than the Summit Street fronts. It is almost as if, these delightfully various facades were designed to please the eyes of those working on the active Maumee waterfront as well as those on downtown streets. And, in this regard, the river port." The site is in the centroid of Toledo's early territorial, civic and commercial history.
The buildings stand on the exact location of the Stockade and Blockhouse of Fort Industry which was built to enforce the treaty of Greenville (1795). the advent of the Erie Canal, that area became the focal point for shipping in the entire northwest region. project. this block has been surveyed and submitted for designation by the National Registry of Historic Places as a Historic Preservation District.
Water and Monroe Streets.This site offers a truly unique combination of assets to such a Quoting from Landmark Architecture of Northwestern Ohio-Toledo.Downtown and The because the backs of the stores facing Water Street and the Maumee River are scarcely "A characteristic group of stores is located on the east side of Summit Street between Jefferson Avenue and Monroe Street.Built between 1862 and 1867,they are unusual Through the work of the Landmarks Committee of the Maumee Valley Historical Toledo's first Harbor and Ship Building started in 1820 directly at the foot of our site.With Old West End by Eric Johannesen and Allen Dickes; Water Street facades are testimony to Toledo's early character as a lake, canal and Toledo's"Old Town"development is proposed for the block bounded by In addition, the Old Town site is situated within 500 feet of the birthplace of Fredric Prentice Current development hasplaced our site on the proposed river park which includes nearly a mile of frontage directly across the Maumee.
aspects which accompany some old town developments in other cities. There are 800 existing hotel and motel rooms within two blocks of the site. The construction of the proposed convention center one block west will bring visitors and conventioners to the old town facilities. - Finally, the site is so situated in the Central Business District that it will be virtually case in Chicago and St. Louis. The site adjoins major corporation and business population centers. Being completely the interstate highway system and directly across the street from two existing parking structures. impossible to over-expand the idea into a sprawling series of honky-tonks as has been the Two additional parking structures are proposed for adjacent blocks.
The site is ideally positioned one block from the soon to be constructed on and off ramps of surrounded by either river park or Central Business District functions, there are no "slum (first white birth in the area -1822);the first Packet Office (mailing address:Mouth of Swan Creek and Maumee River);and the first railroad station (Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad -1857). 2NO LEVEL WALKWAY LEGEND SITE ANALYSIS STREETS. SWAN CREEK CONVENTION RIVER AND CREEK. HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT /RETAIL. PROPOSED OLD TOWN. MAUMEE RIVER Broad-based group of owners General esthetics Strong tenant's association (for promotion and control) Merchandise Maintenance Architecture Profit-oriented Policing for success. These can serve as goals for the organization and operation of Toledo's Old Town.
Privately developed Well-capitalized under one organization Preservation and restoration Research into existing old town developments in other cities has revealed several reasons Control of: Good mix of attractions (both day and night) Here is a suggested framework for the development of Toledo's Old Town: Remove block from Urban Renewal Acquisition Schedule. Initial research indicates "Fort Industry Square" to be the best name for the Summit Street area. Form private development corporation called Fort Industry Square, Inc. The firm would be equity financed byexisting property owners and with stock offered for sale to Toledo residents ability, experience and motovation. merchandise and services and general asthetics includingsignage, graphics and landscaping. All retail tenants would be required to join the Fort Industry Square Merchants Association. retail shops.
Upper-level facilities would be made available for offices and studios. The development company would retain tight controls over all exterior and interior architecture; buildings for lease to commercial proprietors selected on the basis of creative and financial Particular attention would be given to achieve a productive assortment.The area would be balanced, almost zoned, for restaurant and entertainment facilities carefully placed among Names and nomenclature should be based on historical research and endeavor whenever possible interested in the future of the City. to assign names to commercial establishments which reflect the history of the immediate area.
The purpose of the Association would be to promate and publicize Fort Industry Square.Each The purpose of Fort Industry Square,Inc., would be to acquire, renovate and restore the member would contribute monthly dues to finance these activities.
New York House (Gourmet restaurant) Italian (name of first known Italian inhabitant) Restaurant The Erie& Kalamazoo Railroad (Discotheque) The Crystal Spectacle (Coffee House) Restaurants Entertainment Mancy's Town Pump (Bar) (Restaurant with heavy period atmosphere) The following list represents the kinds of establishments and activities that might be incorporated The Port Authority (Nautical bar) Henry Brand's Brewery (Beer and sandwiches) River Traffic (Discotheque) Fort Industry Playhouse (Repetory and chi ldren's theater) in Fort Industry Square: The Moving Image (Cinema) Annual Art Show - Toledo and area artists Concerts - closed street - rock - other Octoberfest Fishing Contest Events Parades Science Fair Celebrity Tours Street Dance - Monday night Sapphire Ball in Street International Days Fort Industry Regatta Recreate Toledo's First Christmas Bake Sale Pet Show Tenants (Supporting ) Public Areas Authentic Caboose - Information Office Water Taxi to Riverside East Prepared by: Samborn, Steketee, Otis & Evans, Inc.
Toledo, Ohio 43624 (419) 248-6271 Marina Attorneys Architects Architects-Engineers-Planners Design Studios Prentice Mall/Fountain Photo Studio Prominade Park Barber (old time with billiards) VIEN FROM MIDDLEGROUNDS