Nomination for Harris, Dr. John, Dental School

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL 2 3 1973 Harris, Dr. John, Dental Museum AND/ OR HISTORIC: William H. Harsha, 6th TO THE PUBLIC - In Process - Preservation work - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: Dr. John Harris Dental Museum Foundation COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: JUN 8 0 1973 039 141 Bainbridge LOCATION Commercial Religious Site CLASSIFICATION Transportation Government CATEGORY Columbus none Both NATIONAL Entertainment Educational Restricted REGISTER OWNERSHIP Unoccupied STATE Yes: ACCESSIBLE Paint and Main sts.

Military Museum Private District Scientific Structure STATUS Agricultural NAME Chillicothe Private Residence COUNTY: Park CODE Building COMMON: Being Considered Public Ross County Court House CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Public Acquisition: Ross 40 South Third St. Object Industrial Ohio LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS STREET AND NUMBER: (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: Harris, Dr. John, Dental School Northeast corner, Main St. and unnamed alley between Mountain and Harris sts. OWNER OF PROPERTY ENTRY NUMBER - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Moved E Original Site traveled U. S. Rt. 50. roof, of high gable design.

house exhibits illustrating the history of dentistry, primarily after JUN 2 9 1973 CONDITION DESCRIPTION NTIONAL accommodate the present museum function contained therein.The rooms Ruins RECEIVED in its basic configuration and appearance.The facade has a central, The interior is composed of three rooms and is somewhat altered to Unaltered The simple, one-story structure with attached ell is essentially original the period of historical significance of the building. school and in which he resided stands on the western outskirts of the The small brick cottage in which Dr. John Harris established his dental The building is open to the public without charge. shingles have been applied in place of the original wood shakes on the EGISTER (Check One) X Good now painted white, the original paint color, if any, is unknown. Asphalt flush door with glazed, rectangular transom.

Exterior brick walls are Excellent Fair SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian X] 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning Other (Specify) itarian | STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

John Harris, a native of Pompey, New York, migrated to a Cincinnati suburb, Madison, in 1819. Here he practiced medicine with dentistry as County, a small village of Virginia settlers in the fertile Paint Creek Harris operated his school for less than 5 years, closing its doors in 1830. In that short period, however, Harris trained a number of students who would become, because of their special instruction in dentistry under Chief among these students were Chapin A. Harris, brother of the teacher, known dental college, the Ohio College of Dental Surgery at Cincinnati Dr. Edward C. Mills, early in the 1930's "discovered" the Harris contribu- JUN 2 9 1973 1825 Architecture Commerce Transportation Communications losophy Conservation Engineering Science REGISTER Agriculture Aboriginal Military Theater Literature Prehistoric NATIONAL Religion/Phi Music Education administer the building.

Landscape Sculpture Political RECEIVED Social/Human- tions and publicized in several articles the historical significance of The state dental association preserved the building and created the Harris students according to an article in the December,1963 issue of Invention American Dental Association on July 19,1939,which resolution confirmed dental college in the nation, and who edited the first dental journal, Industry the priority of the Harris school.

American Journal of Dental Surgery;James Taylor who founded the second founded on the North American continent trace their origins back to in 1845; and John Allen who perfected porcelain dental work and invented that he was ready to instruct medical students to prepare them for college the little brick building in Bainbridge which housed so briefly the Harris school.This effort resulted in a resolution adopted by the the Ohio Dental Journal. Valley where he advertised on November 1,1825 in a Chillicothe newspaper Art Harris, pioneers in establishing dentistry as an independent profession. who co-founded in 1840 the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, the first AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Mills, Edward C., "Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio, the Cradle of Dental Mil1s, Edward C., "Dental Education in Ohio," in Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, LI, 294-312, 356-372. Columbus, 1943. Jones, Ear1 G., "Bainbridge, Cradle of Dentistry," in Ohio Dental Journal, December, 1963. DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES 16 22 FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: Mrs. Joseph Vanmeter, co-ordinator March 4, 1973 STREET AND NUMBER: Box 6 CITY OR TOWN: 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 Nationa 1 Register.

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 GP0 931-894 039 Seconds Degrees DATE LONGITUDE LATITUDE Minutes STATE ORGANIZATION Local Piketon ATTEST: CORNER COUNTY NATIONAL CODE Degrees Minutes Seconds South Central Ohio Preservation Society Ohio GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES Education, " in American Dental Association Journal, March, 1932.

APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: Keeper of Thei National Register Name Title REGISTER 629:13 3192 Send-back Maps Entered HISTORIAN Re-submit KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST REVIEW UNIT CHIEF TECH REVIEW Photos BRANCH CHIEF WORKING NUMBER ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register write-up Federal Register entry Ross 2.3 1973 CONTROL REVIEW Schosl KHC DENTAL MUSEUM PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number Loc. BAINBRIDGE QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES BAINBRIDGE, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ROAD CLASSIFICATION CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET OHIO U.S Route UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1.

NAME AND/OR HISTORIC Harris, Dr. John, Dental Harris, Dr. John, 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. MAP REFERENCE JUN 2 9 1973 GPO 932-010 1961 Museum Bainbridge REGISTER STATE TOWN COUNTY DATE NATIONAL SOURCE Dental School COMMON SCALE 1:24,000 U.S.G.S. Ohio Form 10-301 Northeast corner of Main St. and unnamed alley mid-point between Mountain and Harris sts. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVED PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) Ross NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: JUL 2 3 1973 Mr. Denfel R. Porter, Director Columbus, Ohto 43211 Mr.

Richard Ieverty, Army Corps MMott: jal Location STATE 7/25/73 Name PHR Director,Northeast Region Toledo Ross County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Clermont County of Engineers Date Entered Bantan vicinity Fort Industry Square Bainbriage Lucas County State Hlstorie Preservation Officer Maple Sugar Farm Harris,Dr. John,Dental School The Ohio Historleal Soelety Hon. Thomas L. Ashley