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

Nomination for Westcott House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,547 words across 11 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 74001413, 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) INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL 2 4 1974 AND/ OR HISTORIC: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 7th Clarence J. Brown, Jr.
(Check One) - Public - In Process - Preservation work JAN 1 5 1974 OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: County Building, North Limestone Street REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: February, 1967D Federal - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 023 039 Springfield Religious Columbus LOCATION Commercial REGISTER STATE CLASSIFICATION Both NAME Entertainment CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE County OWNERSHIP District Restricted Military DATE Government Educational NATIONAL Yes: Unoccupied Agricultural Museum STATUS Private Ohio Park Structure Being Considered Velma Avenue Site Scientific Building CODE Private Residence Clark COMMON: Clark County Recorder's Office Industrial 1340 East High Street Public Acquisition: Westcott House Ohio Historical Society "Ohio Historic Landmarks" Eva Linton NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ENTRY NUMBER Object TO THE PUBLIC OWNER OF PROPERTY CITY OR TOWN: Ohio Historic Survey, Phase 1: PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) 1340 7th Easf High Street DESCRIPTION - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved * Original Site foundation, Westeott House has stuccoed walls and wooden trim.
The flanked by two, huge Wrightian planters, also of concrete. The tioned its spacious area into apartments, which has been detrimental Extant at the rear of Westcott House is a small guest house, also JAN 1 5 1974 CONDITION feet. NATIONAL REGISTER Deteriorated Ruins interested in restoring or even maintaining this important house. boxed eave which has caused the retention of moisture and the sleek characteristics of Wright's Prairie style.A front porch with consequential rotting of the eaves.Almost total replacement of the east side of the house appears multi-layered.The roof is hipped, ably better condition than the main house. front of the house by concrete retaining walls.The front wall is designed in the same style by Wright.This one story building possesses the same features as the main house, only in a smaller eave structure is needed.
located on either side of the front porch.The lot is terraced in The multi-windowed facade side) gives the house the low, (Check One) DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Excellent house is rectilinear,measuring approximately forty by twenty-five flat roof and the roof overhang enhance this effect.Entrances are Westcott House is a two story Prairie style house designed by Frank to the structure. Lloyd Wright.The house was constructed in 1905.Built on a masonry The present owner does not appear to be at all - Pre-Columbian! - 15th Century -- Urban Planning - Prehistoric - Engineering - Industry - Invention - Science - Sculpture STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Designed by one of America's premier architects, Frank Lloyd Kansas. Wright further developed his styles in architecture, JAN 1 5 1974 Conservation Commerce Architecture Communications Landscape Transportation Aboriginal Military losophy REGISTER NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Religion/Phi itarian Theater Literature Education Agriculture Music Wright and other architects employed the Prairie style until and Westcott House is an important landmark.
Wright, the Prairie style Westcott House is an excellent example Social/Human- in Springfield.Wright's Prairie style evolved with the design considered to be the finest example of the Prairie style done Wright designed the house for Burton J.Westcott,an industrialist but many of his buildings retained the horizontality that was of its type.Few Wrightian buildings were constructed in Ohio, about 1917 when Wright designed his Allen House at Wichita, were designed in 1900.In 1901Wright designed the Willits House in Highland Park, Illinois.This house is generally a trademark of his Prairie style. of the Willits House. by Wright.Westcott House is almost a model in a lower profile Political Other (Specify) PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) built 1905 of the Bradley and Hickox houses at Kankakee, Illinois.
These Art RECEIVED AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) University Press, 1962.

The rest of the file

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POIN I OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES N 39° W 83° JAN 1 5 1974 October 27, 1973 STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 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: * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 ORGANIZATION Degrees DATE Local LONGITUDE COUNTY LATITUDE Name Seconds STATE ATTEST: Title CORNER REGISTER NATIONAL CODE Ohio Minutes Larry Alan Beers Columbus 1932 Forest Village Lane Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation National Register.
Degrees Minutes Seconds 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NAME AND TITLE: FORM PREPARED BY CITY OR TOWN: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- Springfield, Ohio: Springfield Chamber of Conmerce, 1941. N4422530 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Ohio:West Summit Press,1973. Federal Writers' Project. 1 15, 74. 83 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN JUL 2 4 1974 Send-back _ Sept: 3,1974 INT: 1538-73 PROPERTY Entered ARCHEOLOGIST PHOTOS Re-submit National Register Write-up Federal Register entry MAPS WORKING NUMBER REVIEW UNIT CHIEF TECH REVIEW HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF 1. 16 STATE Chia CONTROL REVIEW KEEPER Clark 1. Name. _ 2. Location, . 3. Classification. - 4. Owner of Property. - 5.. Location of Legal Description. - 6. Representation in Existing Surveys. - 7. Description. _ Statement of Significance. _ 9. Bibliography. X 10.
Geographical Data. 11. Form Prepared By. . 12. Certification. Photographic Coverage. _ Map Coverage. _ Acreage. Other SIGNED: criteria in full. necessarily insure that the nomination will then satisfy the National Register The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your Clarification or correction of the above items must be made prior to the initiation office for clarification of the information indicated below. Please check. to be off by about PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE PROPERTY IS RESUBMITTED. DATE: DATE: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: PHOTO CREDIT: October 24, 1973 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Columbus, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
JAN 1 5 1974 NATIONAL * US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 III - 1 023 039 Springfield COUNTY DATE PHOTO REFERENCE STATE REGISTE Ohio CODE Clark East side. Larry Alan Beers PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Ohio Historical Society IDENTIFICATION COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER 1340 East High Street (7/72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY NAME JUL Westcott House JUL241974 Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NAME AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: October 24, 1973 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Columbus, Ohio JAN 15.1974 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III- 1 023 039 Springfield COUNTY Clark DATE NATIONAL STATE CODE Ohio COMMON: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) The Ohio Historical Society DENTIFICATION South side (front). 1340 East High Street PHOTO REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PHOTO CREDIT: (7/72) Westcott House RECEIVED Larry Alan Beers Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: JAN 1 5 1374 October 24, 1973 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Columbus, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 II - I 023 039 NAME Springfield IDENTIFICATION Ohio DATE REGIST COUNTY STATE Clark CODE PHOTO REFERENCE Westcott House The Ohio Historical Society Larry Alan Beers COMMON: 1340 East High Street ENTRY NUMBER PHOTO CREDIT: (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER: FOR NPS USE ONLY JUL 2 4 1974 #3 of 3 photos NATIONAL Entire site from the northeast. Guest House in foreground. (7/72) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3.
MAP REFERENCE 1 : 24,000 JAN 1 5 1974 GPO 932-010 1966 Springfield Quadrangle DATE STATE COMMON REGISTER TOWN SCALE Clark COUNTY Ohio NATIONAL Westcott House 1340 East High Street NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Form 10-301 PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) (July 1968) RECEIVED NUMEF CODE (Aesigned by NPS) USGS Series; Springfield REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW, SOURCE UNITED STATES SPRINGFIELD QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) REGISTER GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPRINGFIELD, OHIO Mz. Daniel R. Porter Eon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Tennyson Guyer Kon. Clarence J. Brown, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 Regional Director, Midwest Region Location STATE MMott/row Name Allen County Courthouse 7/29/74 Also Notified Bratenahl ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Director Cuyahoga County Hon. Howard M.
Metzenbaum Clark County State Historic Preservation Officer Springfield Hanna, Howard M.Jr.,Residence Allen County JUL 2 4 1574 Date Entered The Ohio Historical Society Westcott House Hon. Louis Stokes