Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Unzicker-Cook House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 2,160 words across 18 pages, filed in 1974. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 74001404, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES But ler INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL, 2 4 1974 AND/ OR HISTORIC: Milford Township (Check One) - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: Sterling D. Cook, Jr.
Ohie 45013 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: 039 017 NATIONAL Commercial CATEGORY Hamilton REGISTER ACCESSIBLE Both LOCATION Government Private Restricted CLASSIFICATION District STATE Structure OWNERSHIP Educational Unoccupied Entertainment Museum Transportation Yes: CODE Private Residence Federal Local Agricultural STATUS Scientific COUNTY: Site Being Considered Public Industrial COMMON: The Unzicker-Cook House CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Butler County Court House Military Park OWNER OF PROPERTY Ohio Public Acquisition: ENTRY DATE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Religious Object DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Eighth,Walter E.Powell REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS STREET AND NUMBER: TO THE PUBLIC 2nd and High Streets CITY OR TOWN: 2975 Oxford-Middletown Road NAME JAN 3 1974 X Building DATE 2975 ENTRY NUMBER DESCRIPTION X Excellent - Unexposed - Unaltered [X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The northernmost portion of the house is a one story addition, also of stone, set with its length perpendicular to the center portion, and parallel to the southern portion. It has a shed roof hipped on the northeast corner, which vent iron stoves, a method of heating Daniel Unzicker had known in Germany. entirely of heavy wooden columns, beams and planking. To the south and west CONDITION Ruins earlier southern section. which connects the south and north extensions. another staircase to the second floor in the southwest corner of the first floor room of this section.
Mill-sawn timbers support the attic and roof of steps.A spring which flows from the hillside immediately west of the entry The flue between the center and north portions has been restored and there Originally there were no fireplaces but there were two flue chimneys, also extends across the east side of the middle portion forming a porch this section is more carefully finished and more evenly coursed than in the floors and the original wood trim. (Check One) Site:In addition to the house there are several out-buildings which had pent roof which extends the full width of the house, over the entry and the this section.-The;interior still contains the original tulip poplar and ash one in each of.the two story sections. It is thought that these were used to is a fireplace on the first floor in the middle room. walls are white. L Deteriorated windows on the first floor level.
The field stone walls, approximately 20 inches thick, are somewhat irregularly laid. This section has a gable roof built on the site. each side, with a 6/6 window above these on the second level. There is a The center portion of the house is set with its length perpendicular to the south and west of the house. The foundation is of stone with the upper levels entrance on the west side. This is reached by a flight of rough field stone is channeled by a stone trough that passes through the base of the west wall also built of fieldstone. It sits on a higher level than the house. This was probably the first structure at the foundation level with gauged stone over the door. section is supported by sapling poles.The center portion of the house has pf the house is the springhouse.
and chimney on the east side.On this side also there is a cellar entrance southern portion of the house.It also has a gable roof. The stone used in Fair The north wall is completely buried in the hill with and flows along the south wall. To the west of the kitchen is a smokehouse each floor connected bya stairway in the northeast corner.The roof in this the house.The south facade hasa center door flanked bya 6/6 window on Good

Statement of significance

a stone mason and probably helped with the construction of the house and and take advantage of local building materials and the sloping site. The house and installed new heating, plumbing and wiring. The owner hopes to of an early 19th Century rural farm complex in southwestern Ohio. Architecture Conservation Military Commerce losophy Transportation Science Communications Theater Agriculture itarian Aboriginal Literature Music Pre-Columbian Sculpture Engineering Urban Planning Social/Human- hundred sixty acres. Industry also a preacher and both were active and faithful members of their church. Daniel Unzicker and his wife were Mennonites.At the time they moved there Invention Many settled in St. Clair and Madison Townships in Butler County.He was The springhouse used the spring to keep its interior cool and moist.
was an influx of Mennonites into Butler County from Canada and Pennsylvania. The whole complex is the result of rational site planning.Although the puildings are simple in construction and plan, they provide necessary shelter highly respected in the community although he never held public office. Prehistoric to eighty acres in Milford Township which they had bought for $300.When Religion/Phi. property about 1839.Daniel Unzicker was also an active Democrat and was house is built close to the hillside and opens to the south and east, so it Landscape Magdalena Kahn (1803-1880).They were married in 1821 in Germany and shortly Other (Specify) Political PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) About 1828 they moved to Butler County, Ohio and settled at Overpeck.
Later they moved festore the other buildings on the site, thereby preserving an unusual example Daniel Unzicker (1798-1863) came from Bavaria, Germany with his wife, except Elizabeth who was a school teacher. Of the other children, Peter was Art afterwards emigrated first to Canada and then to Pennsylvania.A The smokehouse is largely exposed for good ventilation.It shows planning farm buildings.Daniel became a shoemaker and David operated a still on the stone buildings.He farmed the land and increased his holdings to one- the Unzickers moved to the land, which was a tract of school land in Section 9 of the township,there was a clearing with an old log cabin and stable. They had thirteen children.AIl of the children married and became farmers AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Kitchen, Judith, "Stone House Restored", The Ohio Historical Society Echoes, Vol. 12, No. 2, Feb., 1973. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES JAN 3 FORM PREPARED BY Gale Brooks, Environmental Preservationist June 25, 1973 CITY OR TOWN: " Cincinnati 2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- 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 evaluatedlaccording to the c-iteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation
21,1923 GP0 931-894 45202 039 Degrees DATE Local ORGANIZATION Seconds COUNTY LATITUDE LONGITUDE REGISTER Minutes ATTEST: STATE NATIONAL CORNER CODE Ohio Three acres Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio Arts Council Mercantile Library Building National Register. STREET AND NUMBER: I hereby certify that this property is included in the level of significance of this nomination is: NAME AND TITLE: Ohio, Western Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol. 3, Butler County Biographical, Robert O. Law Co., Chicago, Illinois: 1919.
APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Name Title RECEIVED 414Walnut-Street 1, 3.74.2 CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN JUL 2 4 1974 INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered PHOTOS ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back WORKING NUMBER Re-submit MAPS National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF HISTORIAN TECH REVIEW Butler Accept Sept.31974 3/18 3718/74 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC JUL 2 4 1974 STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. JAN 3 Butler TOWN DATE COMMON NATIONAL COUNTY GP0932-009 REGISTE Spring House fireplace.
Environmental Preservation Mercantile Library Building Milford Township 2.LOCATION STATE PHOTO CREDIT The Unzicker-Cook House Wayne Steckhahn PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio PROPERTYPHOTOGRAPH FORM (6/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Oxford-Middletown Road NEGATIVE FILED AT (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) May 1971 RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries - attach to or en close with photograph) 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC 2 4 1974 STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT May 1971 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. JAN 3 PROPERTY OF T.
GPO 932-009 45202 Butler TOWN COUNTY COMMON STATE DATE REGISTER NATIONAL 2.LOCATION The Unzicker-Cook House Environmental Preservation Wayne Steckhahn Milford Township PHOTO CREDIT Mercantile Library Building NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Oxford-Middletown Road (6/72) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM North end and East side from the North. Ohio RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries - attach to or en close with photograph) 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JUL 2 4 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT lilayne Steckhahn May 1971 Mercantile Library Building 4. IDENTIFICATION Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
JAN 3 1974 GPO 932-009 TOWN Butler DATE COMMON COUNTY REGISTE NATIONAL Environmental Preservation Milford Township STATE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Unzicker-Cook House PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT (6/72) AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Oxford-Middletown Road STREET AND NUMBER View of the Barn from the northeast. Ohio RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 2 4 1974 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT May 1971 4. IDENTIFICATION Cincinnati DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
JAN 3 45202 GP0932-009 COMMON TOWN DATE COUNTY STATE NATIONAL REGISTE Milford Township Environmental Preservation PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Unzicker-Cook House Oxford-Middletown Road NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT (6/72) layne Steckhahn PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Smokehouse & Northwest corner of the House from the lest. (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Ohio Mercantile Library Building RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JUL 2 4 1974 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE JAN 3 NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. undated - left to right.
GPO 932-009 Butler May DATE IDENTIFICATION TOWN Judith Kitchen COMMON COUNTY The Unzicker-Cook House STATE NATIONAL REGISTE Ohio Oxford-Middletown Road Milford Township PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT Ohio Historical Center to right. East facade showing three sections as they were built-1830,1838, and (6/72) 1992 TCPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Side view of Unzicker-Cook house, showing three sections as they were built 1838, and ?),left RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JUL 2 4 1974 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
GPO 932-009 1972 May TOWN Butler The Unzicker-Cook House DATE COUNTY STATE Ohio COMMON Milford Township Judith Kitchen Ohio Historical Center PHOTO CREDIT PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Oxford-Middletown Road smokehouse. South and west facades, smokehouse shown at left. (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES house is the width of the 16 inch thick walls..Original front sectinn built 1830. At left is NEGATIVE FILED AT (6/72) Front of Sterling Cook house near Oxford, Ohio, showing "pent? r oof. Offset of 1838 addition UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY MAP FORM 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Aeaigned by NPS) JUL 2 4 1974 2. LOCATION 3.
MAP REFERENCE Oxford Quadrangle REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: JAN 3 GPO 932-010 1961 REGISTER DATE SOURCE Butler STATE COUNTY TOWN SCALE COMMON NATIONAL 1:24,000 Milford Township U.S.G.S. STREET AND NUMBER The Unzicker-Cook House AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) Form 10-301 Ohio Oxford-Middletown Road (July 1968) DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS OXFORD QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Oxford vicinity The Unzteker-Cook House Columbus, Ohio 43211 Location STATE MMott/row Butler County Name Date Entered 7/24/74 The Ohio Historical Society Interstate #7l at 17th Ave. Regional Director, Midwest Region ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Also Notified Mr. Daniel R. Porter Hon. Robert Taft, Jr.
Milford Township Shaw Farm OHTO State Historic Preservation Officer Hon. Walter E. Povell