Nomination for Warren Public Library

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY BATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) 2 0 1973 AND/OR HISTORIC: J.

William Stanton X] In Process - Preservation work - Comments X Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Recorder's Office, Trumbull County Administration Building REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 155 039 LOCATION Warren DATE ACCESSIBLE Government Military NAME Religious Private CODE CLASSIFICATION Commercial Entertainment Site Agricultural Transportation OWNERSHIP Educational Both Museum Yes: STATUS Structure Unoccupied REGISTER Ohio Scientific CATEGORY Private Residence Park District Industrial Public Warren Public Library Being Considered OWNER OF PROPERTY COMMON: Carnegie-Sutliff Public Library Object Restricted Public Acquisition: Building TO THE PUBLIC Board of Trumbull County Commissioners STREET AND NUMBER: Trumbull 44481 120 High Street, N.W.

CITY OR TOWN: (Check One) ATE - Federal MAR NATIONAL ENTRY NUMBER vacant PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered EX Original Site The Warren Public Library, as built in 1906, was a one-story, three-bay of stone steps up to the forward-projecting central bay. Tall, Ionic In 1927 a plain, elevated one-story addition was made to the rear of the detailing on the interior as well, does bear out the original plan of On the east side, a stairway leads to the basement and lavatories. On Sutliff Hall. CONDITION symmetry. REGISTER NATIONAL These areas are defined by massive load-bearing columns ornamented in wood. features a high,arched fanlight capped by stone cornices.The same Interior:A tiled vestibule serves as a waiting area in the original Shell-shaped finials are found at the ends and center of the pediment.

stone cornice is found over all the arched windows.Simple stone trim the west side, an equivalent area was allocated to a private office and by one-bay,red brick and stone building with hip roof and a triangular columns flank the entranceway.A recessed double door,3'x 10', was provided for many and diversified groups touse.This is known as (Check One) DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

MAR 6 and right of this vestibule are two small reading rooms for children. Moved Fair is found at the roofline and outlining the triangular pediment. PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian| - 15th Century - Urban Planning J Engineering - Industry - Invention STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

J.W. Packard at a cost of $55,000. The Board hopes to be able to secure funds for renovation and restoration. MAR 6 1906 Conservation Commerce losophy Transportation SIGNIFICANCE Art Aboriginal REGISTER Landscape Theater Music Agriculture itarian Prehistoric Science NATIONAL Communications Literature Architecture Political Social/Human- Sculpture Military century design for public buildings. president of the Warren Library Association and in 1888,he met with In 1927 the rear addition was constructed through the generosity of donated the land to Warren.Judge Sutliff was acting secretary and Education Religion/Phi.

others to discuss plans for a library building.Architect Edward The building is on the site of the office of Judge Molton Sutliff who 5,1906.The original cost of $28,393was provided by Judge Sutliff was broken in 1904 and the building completed and dedicated on February The building was abandoned by the Library Board in 197l.It was sold The Warren Public Library building is a classic example of early 20th Other SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) ($10,000) and Mr. Carnegie who paid the balance. J. Tolton of New York was commissioned to design the building. Ground 1973 to the Trumbull County Board of Commissioners for the sum of $80,0o0.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Science, (Disertation) . GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: Jan. 1973 160 High Street, N.W. CITY OR TOWN: 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 level of significance of this nomination is: ATTEST GPO 931-894 Degrees Warren DATE LATITUDE ORGANIZATION Local Seconds LONGITUDE Minutes COUNTY STATE REGISTER Name CORNER NATIONAL CODE Degrees Minutes Seconds Trumbull County Planning Commission Public Library, Case-Western Reserve School of Library STREET AND NUMBER: Edward L. Kutevac, Director Warren, Ohio, April 17, 1971, P. 4. APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: STATE LIAISON OFFICEr: CERTIFICATION forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation 039 MAR Title Ohio Estabrook, Helen C.,History of the Warren (Trumbull County, Ohio), 3.14.23 for architecTure.

Federal Register entry_ 5 --73 Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Maps HISTORIAN Re-submit KEEPER REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back BRANCH CHIEF WORKING NUMBER Photos TECH REVIEW CONTROL REVIEW National Register write-up STATE QLo MAR 2 0 1973 DR. R. W. BARNETT NPS Number Photography Department PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Sheriff of Trumbull County WARREN, OHIO South AND west fACADES Title: Loc. 3/20/73 WARREN, OHIO Loc. Photography Department Sheriff of Trumbull County PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER DR. R. W. BARNETT DOUSE PARE Photography Department Sheriff of Trumbull County NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER DR. R. W. BARNETT WARREN, OHIO Loc.

TRumbull, Obio 3/20/73 ROAD CLASSIFICATION WARREN QUADRANGLE WARREN, OHIO State Route Latitude: 41° Longitude: 80° 49' 09" Warren Public Library DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES MEANDER CREEK RESERVOIR MAR 2 0 1973 Pansy Metbodist Church and Pansy School District Seneca County John Allen House) Hon. William B. Alg Notified Mr. Dantel R. Porter, Director Bone John W. Stanton Columbua, Ohio 43211 Non. Delbert D. Latta Director, Northeast Region NRowland:Imp Location STATE Name 3-29-73 PHR College) ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered Cleveland Clinton County Aehtabula Franklin County Columbus Aehtabula County Sullivant (Lucas) Building Cuyahoga County Cevelard Arcade Xenia Warren Publio Library . Coluabus Vieinity of Clarkoville Foundere Hall, Heidelberg College E. 2nd St. District (Abrahan Eon.

Robert Taft, Jxe Hon. Clarence J. Brown, r- Lake County Tho Chio Historical Society Hivling-Coatee Kinmey Eouee & Greono County Franklinton Poet ofrice Painesvizlo