Nomination for Hower Mansion

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries complete applicable sections) NAME AND/ OR HISTORIC: 60 Fir Hill John F. Seiberling, (Check One) X Building - In Process - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: 302 E. Buchtel Avenue LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: 209 S.

High Street TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 153 Site Religious Commercial CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION STATE Summit Both Government ACCESSIBLE Transportation OWNERSHIP Educational County Private Residence Akron Restricted Private STATUS CODE Military Entertainment Museum Being Considered Unoccupied Structure Agricultural Ohio Hower Mansion NATIONAL COMMON: Public Scientific Industrial Park District Public Acquisition: Summit County Court House Preservation work NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Local TO THE PUBLIC OWNER OF PROPERTY STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Object NOV 10 1972 11 1973 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICY PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) The University of Akron LOCATION Yes: ENTRY NUMBER REGISTER DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed F Unaltered - Moved F Original Site The Hower Mansion, situated on a high, well-landscaped 2.5 acre plot is a Spacious verandas connect the projecting bays and the wide eaves are several chimneys, each with great decorative detail.

A four story The tower, with its mansard roof, arched and round dormer windows and There are 42 rooms in the mansion, many embellished with black walnut the front hall and the main stair, which rises four stories to the which leads to all the other rooms on the ground floor. NOV 10 1972 CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTER picturesque red brick Victorian Mansion in the French Second Empire style. tower at the northeast corner accents the boldly modeled composition. Fair are supported by ornamental brackets.Also typical are the high mansard Typical of the style are the many projecting pavilions, each with its own vane which indicates the year the building was completed,1871.

observation tower.Beyond this stairway is a central octagonal hall interior details are the beautifully etched door and overdoor panels in (Check One) RECEIVED X Good DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

bracketed eaves, is surmounted by a wrought iron railing and a weather- priceless art objects and antiques brought from Europe. Among the notable Excellent roofs of fishtail slate shingle and the elegantly detailed dormers.There PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - 15th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) - Education Other (Specify) * Architecture - Literature STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

In 1881, he formed Hower & Company, a milling firm which was an In 1871, the Hower Mansion was completed and 100 years later, Mr. Hower's grandchildren, Mr. John M. Crawford and John B. Hower, deeded the NOV 10 1972 1871 Commerce Conservation SIGNIFICANCE Aboriginal losophy Communications Transportation Engineering Prehistoric NATIONAL Military REGISTER Music Religion/Phi itarian Science wealth. Landscape Theater Political The finest of the few remaining large Victorian houses in Akron, Urban Planning most elaborate and pretentious Victorian houses in northeast Ohio. Industry The Hower Mansion is significant as the best preserved and one of the Social/Human- Invention the Hower Mansion is a superb example of an architectural style from Pre-Columbian Agriculture an era when wealthy men built pretentious homes to display their Sculpture President of another farm machinery company, the J.F.

Seiberling Co.. mansion to the University of Akron.Mrs.Crawford has a life estate and continues to occupy the house. Reaper Company in nearby Doylestown and he later served as Vice- RECEIVED AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) John H. Hower, the designer and first owner of the house, was a leading Akron industrialist. In 1861, he helped organize the Excelsior Mower Art important forerunner of The Quaker Oats Company.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Campen, Richard N., Architecture of the Western Reserve 1800-1900, 0. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: FORM PREPARED BY Aug. 8, 1972 550 Copley Road 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 l Register 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 ATTEST GPO 931-894 COUNTY Degrees ORGANIZATION Name DATE Seconds LATITUDE STATE LONGITUDE Minutes Local Akron REGISTER NATIONAL CORNER CODE RECEIVED Summit County Historical Society NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Degrees Minutes Seconds LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION level of significance of this nomination is: CITY OR TOWN: The Press of Case Western Reserve University,197l.pp 160-61. 2.5 acres 0.39 ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Title Ohio Federal Register entry ] KEEPER Maps Register no.

Re-submit Photos TECH REVIEW National Register write-up Send-back ARCHEOLOGIST BRANCH CHIEF PROPERTY EDITORIAL REVIEW Summit Norking number 1111072.1685 APR: 11 00 Acknowledge 73001536 SuMmit, Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number -SUMMit, Ohio Noetbeest elEvatioN NPS Numoer PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Title: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER STREET AND NUM BER: U.S.G.S. 7.5 Minute Series, Akron, West Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

039 153 Akron COUNTY Summit STATE DATE Ohio CODE MAP REFERENCE COMMON: SOURCE: REQUIREMENTS Hower Mansion NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM Form 10-301 AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SCALE:1:24000 (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) CITY OR TOWN: 60 Fir Hill (July 1969) LOCATION NAME AKRON WEST QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AKRON WEST, OHIO UNITED STATES |81º30'28" GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OHIO-SUMMIT CO. Light-duty road, all weather, APR 1 1 1973 Summit County NRowland : mm Worth (Gorhara A.) House M. Daniel R. Porter, Director Hon. John P. Setberling, JX. Location STATE PHR Name Date Entered Franklin County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Lucas vicinity Sacred Heart Academy Also Notified Lucas County Cleveland Malabar Farm Ohio Theatre Stark County Hon. William B.

Saxbe Maasillon Hamilton County The Ohio Hietorical Society Riohland County State Historie Preservation officer Cuyahoga County Cincinnati Hon.Louis B. Stokes Maumee sidecut Garfleld Merorial Maumee Apostolfe Bethlehem Temple Church Bon. Robert Taft, Jt. Columbus, Ohlo 43211 4/11/73 Akron Columbus Hon.Thomas L. Ashley 1. STATE APPLICATION IDENTIFIER 3. GRANTOR: a. Federal agency b. Organizational unit c. Administering office - (I) Name (2) Address - Street or P.O. Box 4. FEDERAL AGENCY GRANT IDENTIFIER: Hower Mansion Development, Phase I c. Purpose 5. GRANTEE: Dr. Thomas H. Smith, Director, The Ohio Historical Society 6. GRANTEE TYPE (Check only the single most applicable boz) b. Inter- c. County f. Special g. Community h. Sponsored i. Other 7. APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE 8. ACTION DATE 9. EFFECTIVE STARTING DATE 10. ENDING DATE b. Continuation (2) Supplemental d.

Change in existing grant (2) Decrease in (3) Cancellation (4) Increase($) (5) Decrease(S) 12. AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION a. Federal - (1) basic d. Other 13. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE a. Program Number b. Supplemental Program Number PROGRAM (if none, clarify in item 16) 14. AUTHORIZATION o. Federal Budget Accounts b. Public Laws Sec c. U.S. Code 15. FACILITY LOCATION: (For facility grant actions only) b. County 16. REMARKS * University of Akron (owner), and Junior League of Akron, Ohio, Inc. Prepared by Ralph E.

Thomas 523(139)-5054 665 15.904 20240 43211 240-101 39-75-00084-00 10-58-1040-0-1-405 470 Day Washington Year 15,000 Columbus Summit This City Month unit National Park Service organization duration Department of the Interior STANDARD FORM 240 Ohio Project work will include removal of vines; cleaning of exterior State Division of Grants surfaces; rebuilding of masonry; tuckpointing; and caulking. Use NOTIFICATION OF GRANT-IN-AID ACTION Budget Circular A-98 16 U.S.C. June 1970 Bureau of the Zip Code (CD 14) 11.TYPE OF ACTION(Check as many boxes as apply to this action) Title district Do Not a. Code a. Name e. School o. New (1) Increase in 60 Fir Hill, Akron 18th and C Streets, NW. Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue action (identify agency in item 16) Stote