MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Minutes of the Bellville Town Council. Bellville, Ohio: circa 1878-1879 LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY N 40° 37 - W 82° 30 - 42" ACRES FORM PREPARED BY L. April 21, 1973 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: Keeper of The National Register GPQ 931-894 039 Degrees Seconds LONGITUDE ORGANIZATION DATE LATITUDE ATTEST: COUNTY STATE Local Minutes Columbus CORNER NATIONAL CODE Ohio REGISTER Larry Alan Beers Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION records in the Bellville Municipal Building.) 1932 Forest Village Lane GEOGRAPHICAL DATA STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NAME AND TITLE: OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: SEP 19 1973 Name STATE Ohio ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Federal Register entry _L=/-74. NOV 2 6 1973 ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Maps KEEPER TECH REVIEW Entered.
PROPERTY Photos REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF National Register write-up Richland icecram socials! Send-back 10.18.13 WORKING NUMBER 9.19.73.3630 2. Location. - 3. Classification.- 4. Owner of Property. - 5. Location of Legal Description. . 6. Representation in Existing Surveys. - 7. Description. _ Statement of Significance. _ 11. Form Prepared By. 12. Certification. Photographic Coverage. . Map Coverage. . Other. - Bibliography. Acreage. Name. Geographical Data. Please check. necessarily insure that the nomination will then satisfy the National Register The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your Clarification or correction of the above items must be made prior to the initiation office for clarification of the information indicated below. tobe off by about SIGNED: criteria in full.
NAME OF PROPERTY Thank you for your attention to the above items checked Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR X State (Rev. 6-72) - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: John M.
Ashbrook (Check One) ] In Process - Preservation work - Comments Commercial LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: Ohio Historic Survey, Phase One "Ohio Historic Landmarks" - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 1967 039 139 LOCATION Government Religious NAME CLASSIFICATION Site STATUS Mansfield Structure CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE Both Agricultural Richland Private Unoccupied Educational Columbus Museum Restricted OWNERSHIP CODE Yes: Park Private Residence Public NATIONAL Ohio Historical Society Bellville District COMMON: Ohio Ohio Historical Center Richland County Courthouse Scientific Industrial North Bellville Municipal Park Courthouse Square Being Considered Building Object Public Acquisition: Bellville Municipal Building TO THE PUBLIC NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Military STREET AND NUMBER: Bellville Bandstand REGISTER OWNER OF PROPERTY Entertainment Village of Bellville DATE OF SURVEY: CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY (Specityy OWNER'S NAME: DATE DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Moved 6Q Original Site of its roof.
The bandstand is constructed of wood, and was built in July and August, 1879. sports glossy white on the frame, and green on the roof. The original with pendants support the eaves. The roof is metal, eight sided, and is supporting an eagle. The bandstand is in excellent condition, and is considered to be the NATIONAL Ruins Originally painted in some unknown constrasting colors, the bandstand now Italianate style bandstand was designed by a carpenter-gardener turned Eight octagonal wooden posts provide support for the roof.The eight REGISTER generally conical in shape.
architect, which no doubt accounts for the gazebo-like appearance of the deterioration.A new concrete block foundation and slab floor were placed beneath the framework of the bandstand.The entrance is located on the The Bellville Bandstand is an octagonal structure measuring approximately east side of the bandstand, and is reached by four concrete steps. structure.An eighteen inch high railing is constructed on the base. In the center of the roof is an octagonal cupola.The cupola is paneled Detailing on the structure is excellent.This High Victorian Gothic and architectural focal point of Bellville by the town's inhabitants.The (Check One) twelve feet in diameter.It is about twenty feet in height at the peak and it is used in many public fumctions.
Fair space above the arch.In the center of each of the eight sides the roof - Unaltered of the cupola is flat, and eight brackets extend to a pointed finial DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE wood base has been replaced within the last twenty years because of town is constantly concerned with the proper preservation of the structure, CONDITION SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Pre-Columbian | - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) built July and August 1879 - Urban Planning - Political ] Religion/Phi- ] Science X Architecture ] Sculpture ] Social/Human- - Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE is unknown how the architect was paid or how he was contracted, but a was originally from Bellville, as at least one Lash appears in a of the bandstand. stand, which took place during July and August of 1879.
The dedication ceremonies took place September 10, 1879. today, during the summer, an ice cream social is held at the bandstand AUG 2 Communications Aboriginal Engineering REGISTER Commerce losophy Music Literature Education Theater itarian Agriculture Conservation Prehistoric Landscape Industry William Lash worked for the Harris Jaynes Family in Cleveland.Lash Bellville city directory from this period.The Jaynes were florists Military to be the finest extant bandstand in the state of Ohio. The impetus for the construction of the Bellville Bandstand came from Since it was dedicated, the bandstand has been in constant use.Even man named William Lash did design the structure. NATIONAL Invention the citizens and town council of Bellville late in the 1870's.
It Other (Specify) a carpenter.His mixed background likely accounted for the appearance Avenue.Lash was the gardener-foreman for the Jaynes and he was also west.The family had a large Second Empire style mansion on Euclid 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA AUG 2 FORM PREPARED BY April 21, 1973 NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 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 forth by the National Park Service.
The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Keeper of The National Register January 23, 1974 GPO 931-894 039 Local Degrees LONGITUDE Seconds LATITUDE Columbus COUNTY NATIONAL Minutes Name ORGANIZATION DATE STATE REGISTER CORNER CODE ATTEST: Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio Cleveland City Directory, 1889. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES Larry Alan Beers (from records in the Bellville Municipal Building.) National Register. 12.
STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION level of significance of this nomination is: DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY I hereby certify that this property is included in the STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: 1932 Forest Village Lane CITY OR TOWN: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Title RECEIVED PHO TOS CONTROL REVIEW Send-back _ KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Re-submit Federal Register entry MAPS National Register Write-up TECH REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 9.19.73.3636 All ready STATE OL PROPERTY WORKING NUMBER HISTORIAN Title: Loc. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) 1.
NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) NOV 2 6 1973 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT April 3, 1973 Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Bellville Richland TOWN COMMON STATE COUNTY DATE REGISTE NATIONAL West elevation. Larry Alan Beers Ohio Bellville Bandstand The Ohio Historical Society PHOTO CREDIT North Bellville Municipal Park (6/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER GPO 932-009 SEP 191973 Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number Bellille (July 1968) 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) NOV 2 6 1973 2. LOCATION 3.
MAP REFERENCE USGS Series, Bellville GPO 932-010 1961 Bellville Quadrangle Richland COUNTY DATE TOWN COMMON Ohio SCALE STATE SOURCE REGISTER 24,000 NATIONAL Bellvile Bandstand PROPERTY MAP FORM Form 10-301 North Bellville Municipal Park AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) SEP 19 1973 RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES BELLVILLE QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS W8230/7.5 Ir. Daniel R. Porter Columbus, Ohio 43211 Location Bellville STATE 11/26/73 Name Cuyahoga County Cleveland Also Notified Richland County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Bellville Bandstand MMott Director, Northeast Region Cleveland Trust Company Hon. William B. Saxbe Hon. Robert Taft, Jr.
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