Nomination for Anderson-Shaffer House

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) E 709/00 AND/ OR HISTORIC: lilalter E, Powell 3. CLASSIFICATION (Check One) - Preservation work - Transportation - Comments Commercial - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: Charles J.

Stinger LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Courthouse Square, High Street TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: LOCATION Government Religious Site CATEGORY STATUS Entertainment Eighth District Museum Private Both STATE Hamilton BUTLER OWNERSHIP ACCESSIBLE Structure Restricted Military NATIONAL Yes: CODE Private Residence Unoccupied Scientific COUNTY: REGISTER Park Public Agricultural Being Considered CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 039 COMMON: Educational Public Acquisition: Building TO THE PUBLIC Industrial NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER: 017 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS OWNER OF PROPERTY The Anderson-Shaffer House 404 Ross Avenue FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: In Process OHIO PUB ID NAME N 4364230 OCT 5 1973 1973 DATE Object ENTRY NUMBER Butler County Courthouse Federal Dhio 7115- DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered X Original Site of the Anderson-Shaffer house, 1859, indicates a transitional period railing, contains a naturalistic vine motif.

dining room which has a fireplace inlaid with glazed, colored tile.

interior have been remodeled and furnished by the present owners in CONDITION Excellent REGISTER Interior: Exterior: Victorian feature with its narrow wooden double doors ten feet in The front entrance leads to a center hall containing a cherry and ogee arched stone lintels and louvered shutters.A delicately American bond walls have symmetrically positioned 6/6 windows with house consists of simply finished bedrooms.All the rooms of the manner entirely in keeping with the historical integrity of the house and marble fireplaces.To the rear of the right corner room is the way to the basement on the first floor.The second floor of the The house is a two and a half story, red brick structure with a modi- two sitting rooms both with ornamental ceiling relief of vine motifs (Check One) To the left of this is a small library and a rear stairway to the gable roof while the rear section of the T has a low hip roof.The Good [ Moved Ruins RECEIVED like form of the entire house.The recessed main entranceway is a mahogany stairway with a curving balustrade stamped at the foot with height.The entrance is enclosed by a wrought iron portico supported second floor.The rear projection contains the kitchen and a stair- the whole suggests an earlier period as does the rectilinear and box- fied T-shape floor plan.The main rectangular portion has a slate by wrought ironwork.This ironwork, also used as the front stoop from late Federal to early Victorian architecture which is reflected Fair SIGNIFICANCE - Pre-Columbian: - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 1859 - Urban Planning - Other (Specify) itarian i - Theater STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Gilbert, a local carpenter and brickmason, was identified as the In 1853 Anderson, along with B.W. Tanquary, entered the milling bus- a fire destroyed this mill in 1864, Anderson, apparently undaunted, Ohio in coal, flour, corn, oats, wheat, feed, salt, shingles, lumber, Conservation Commerce Architecture Transportation Aboriginal Communications Engineering Military Science Prehistoric Religion/Phi Music Education Literature Agriculture Landscape Political Social/Human- Industry immediately rented an older mill which,he eventually purchased.This Invention Sculpture pany became known as the Anderson-Shaffer Company at this time. Shaffer's advent in the company heralded its expansion and improve- actual builder of the house from his personal stamp on the stairway firm also supplied the factories of the area.

the company primarily for domestic usage, but during periods when retail store to sell these goods. The company became one of the largest wholesale dealers in southern Besides this business, Anderson was one of the largest stockholders A new elevator, still standing, was constructed only a few blocks normal transportation was interrupted, such as the 1913 floods, the Rachel Anderson,wife of William Anderson, purchased the home George K.Shaffer joined the firm in the 188o's after marrying one of to Hamilton after buying a half interest in a hardware store.P.H. In 1882,the old Hamilton Mill was remodeled and new machin- This home was built in 1859 by Daniel local farmer who moved became known as the Hamilton Mill. After Rumple's death in land was auctioned off by the sher- ery of a roller mill type boosted the capacity to 3oo barrels a day.

he organized a boot and shoe factory employing 30 people as well asa known as "Rumple Block". PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) cement, tile and posts. daily capacity of 150 barrels át a.cost of $18,000 to $20,000- When of grain. The coal, stockpiled in several large yards, was sold by 1859 concerned with leather.After establishing a saddlery and tannery, large brick structure built on Main Street for his store.This became losophy banister.At the same time this building was going up Rumple had a The items handled by the firm were also enlarged. The rail yards beside the new mill were from the home. and property.lilliam Anderson's initial business in Hamilton was

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Butler County Records, Recorder's Office Archives, Butler County Courthouse, Hamilton, Ohio.

The History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES FORM PREPARED BY June 25, 1973 STREET AND NUMBER: 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 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: GPO 931-894 Degrees 1973 STATE LONGITUDE LATITUDE COUNTY DATE ORGANIZATION NATIONAL CORNER Name Degrees Minutes Seconds CODE REGISTER 039 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Title GEOGRAPHICAL DATA CITY OR TOWN: National Register.

Ohio Arts Council NAME AND TITLE: llestern Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio: 1882. 1861, 1875, 1892, 1898. APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: The Mercantile Library forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Seconds Minutes Cincinnati Gale Brooks, Environmental Preservationist 12.

STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Less than one Dhin UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBEAN By 1873 he assumed the Vice Presidency of the bank, a position he helc the focal point of a historically important, tranquil residential nei- GP 0 921-724 BUTLER DATE COUNTY NATIONAL STATE REGISTER (Continuation Sheet) Anderson-Shaffer House NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Anderson willed the home to the three children of George and eventually became director of the Second National Bank in Hamilton. home remained in the hands of the Shaffer family until its recent transferral to Charles Stinger, the present owner. Form 10-300a until his death in 1897. borhood on the west side of Hamilton.

until its activity was restricted in the 194o's and later sold.The (Number all entries) This its proximity to one of the old family as 8. SIGNIFICANCE 181974 cont'd. of whom eventually took over control of the Anderson-Shaffer Company OCT5 PHO TOS CONTROL REVIEW 10.5, 73, 3/ 2/ HISTOR IAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN JAN 1 8 1974 INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit Send-back National Register Write-up MAPS TECH REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF WORKING NUMBER 3-5-74 Federal Register entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Butler 10.5, 73,3721 Good photo. PROPERTY RuMPLE FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME SAN 1 8 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE Mercantile Library Building 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

GPO 932-009 Butler DATE Hamilton COMMON REGISTE TOWN STATE COUNTY NATIONAL Environmental Preservation Anderson-Shaffer House PHOTO CREDIT PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES March 1973 Steve Denbow PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND/OR HISTORIC View of House from South West (6/72) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 404 Ross Avenue NEGATIVE FILED AT STREET AND NUMBER all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) Ohio Cincinnati, Ohin OCT 5 1973 404 FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

TOWN Butler DATE Hamilton COMMON OCT51973 STATE NATIONAL COUNTY Steve Denbow Environmental Preservation Anderson-Shaffer House PHOTO CREDIT REGISTER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES March 1973 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Mercantile Library Building AND/OR HISTORIC View of Main Entrance - South Facade UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 404 Ross Avenue (6/72) STREET AND NUMBER (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 181974 JAN RECEIVED Ohio HAMILTON QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES The Anderson-Shaffer House Latitude: 39° 24' 16" Longitude: 84° 34' 17' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HAMILTON, OHIO