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Decorative drawing: a plain country church with a tall steeple. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for St. Mark's Episcopal Church

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,168 words across 10 pages, filed in 1973. 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 73001506, 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.

The nomination, in full

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

Congressional District: 13 Charles A. Mosher Form 10-300 (July 1969) - County FOR NPS USE ONLY complete applicable sections) St. Mark's Episcopal church ANP/ OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: 3.

CLASSIFICATION (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC X Building In Process 2 Restricted - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Medina County Courthouse, County Recorder REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 103 039 Wadsworth LOCATION Military Medina Religious DATE Commercial Site OWNERSHIP STATE Both Private Government Entertainment CATEGORY Educational STATUS CODE Unoccupied District Structure Agricultural Ohio Museum NATIONAL Scientific Park NAME Public REGISTER Being Considered Industrial Yes: COMMON: Private Residence Public Square Public Acquisition: ENTRY NUMBER Local Object STREET AND NUMBER: 146 College Street FEB NATIONAL PARK SERVICI NOMINATION FORM ACCESSIBLE MAY 31 12 DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered Exterior Walls: Typical 5" wood lap siding on sides and rear, however, ing to classic proportion prototypes, however, the height is about 15% open bell enclosure portion of the belfry the four splayed sides are heavily indented with 3 vertical grooves, and each normal side is decor- of a horizontal row of 8 lights- across the front leading to the nave by a wide center door- MAY 31 1972 CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTER rounds sunburst louvres radiating from an enlongated star.Gable siding Fair ture contains a main floor and new basement.The original sandstone characteristic of Medina County which consists of a parabolic bottom sec- a large pair of 6 panel doors; the flat pilasters support an entablature which is in keeping with the rest of the composition.Windows are in except/that the horizontal axis of the parabolic shape is exaggerated in ated with two well-laced Roman Doric columns.All 12.members support an wide mullions; next are a pair of narrow double hung windows consisting its original appearance.The main floor consists of a 5' wide corridor extension of the basement to the rear (north) of painted concrete block.

three parts with a wide center section of4vertical panes separated by ner clipped at a45 degree angle forming an 8-sided structure.In the (Check One) X Good - Moved [X Original Site is flush matching the porch, pediment overhangs are generous, as are the capital) is rectangular and of square plan- The wood column shaft rests upon stone torus and plinth of Roman design- Porch floor is concrete- Front Pediment: The architrave is separated from the frieze by a molding Excellent short.At the echinus molding) the design transforms to Greek Doric PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian - 15th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) old original church of the city of Wadsworth, Ohio- Much of the original A Mennonite congregation purchased the building in 1892 and used St- Mark's, Wadsworth, has significance as an outstanding example of the 1842 Conservation Commerce Communications losophy Architecture Military Engineering Literature SIGNIFICANCE Transportation Science itarian Aboriginal Theater Religion/Phi Prehistoric Education Landscape Political standing example of a church which exhibits the care of concern of a Agriculture Music Invention Urban Planning REGISTER portunity for one to view an outstanding Greek revival building with its nal Congregational congregation for 42 years until being abandoned in building has outstanding local significance bacause of its long physical talented carpenter-architect, and a public body willing to pay for the Sculpture Industry parish,has provided altar furnishings to accommodate its ritual.

The period which dominated the Western Reserve until after the civil tree planting remains in the place on the site, allowing an unusual op- Social/Human- NATIONAL This church building illustrates an Ohio high point of the Greek revival temple-front mode of Greek revival architecture, as built in Ohio. extra cost of high-quality design. presence as part of the fabric of Wadsworth, Ohio. Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE MAY 31 1972 Art The church was designed in 1842 by George Hinsdale to replace the 22 year 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Brown, Rev- Edward (ed)- Wadsworth Memorial- (unknown, 1874)- Press, 1938- Smith, Dr- C- Henry (ed) - Berne, Ind- Mennonite Book Concern, 1941 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: less than 1 (city lot) LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 595 E- Tallmadge Ave- STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation GP 0 901.087 039 LATITUDE LONGITUDE Name DATE ORGANIZATION Seconds COUNTY Akron STATE Title CORNER CODE October 1971 LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES Chambers and Chambers, Architects Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION The National Register Degrees Minutes Seconds NAME AND TITLE: DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY STREET AND NUMBER: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- in the National Register and certify that it has been level of significance of this nomination is: FORM PREPARED BY CITY OR TOWN: J.

Henry Chambers Campen, Richard. Architecture of the Westem Reserve, 1800-1900- Cleve- Fostoria, Ohio: Gray Printing Company, 1948- Schapiro, Eleanor Degrees Minutes Local National History of Medina County.R ASST. KEEPER DIRECTOR, OAHP CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: LOGGED REVIEW 1973 FEB ARCHITECT PHOTO ARCHEOLOGIST WRITER/EDITOR COMMENTS: YES MAP ACKNOWLEDGE STATE HISTORIAN Federal Registry Entry Annual Edition Entry Medina Card DATA PAGE PHOTO DESCRIPTION (S) DATE OF RECEIPT MAP DESCRIPTION (S) Cwadswortth 5-31-72 PROPERTY ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL WORKING NUMBER 5. 31. 72.8/4 NUMBER 1-24+73 10-10-2 10/13/724 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number Title: mesive, Shio Loc.

2/6/73 NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) ENTRY NUMBER AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: MAY B1 1972 CITY OR TOWN: U-S-G-S- 7½" Wadsworth Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 103 039 1962 LOCATION REQUIREMENTS Medina COUNTY Wadsworth DATE NAME STATE CODE COMMON: NATIONAL REGISTER SCALE: Ohio 1:24,000 SOURCE: Form 10-301 146 College Street FEB 6 1973 St.

Mark's Episcopal Church MAP REFERENCE FEB WADSWORTH QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LONG, W 81° 43' 53" UNITED STATES in cooperation with Summit County Commissioners 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WADSWORTH, OHIO MAY 31 1972 FEB 6 1973 Mather, Samuel, Mansion Mr. Daniel R. Porter Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 NRowland:mm 2/8/73 Location STATE PHR Name Cleveland Cuyahoga County Director Medina County Date Entered Also Notified Wadsworth ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER (University Hall) Hon. Charles A. Mosher State Liaison Officer Director, Northeast Region Hon.William B. Saxbe The Ohio Historical Society Hon. James v. Stanton FEB