Nomination for Scroggs House

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) NAME Bucyrus Historical Museum = AND/ OR HISTORIC: 202 S.

Walnut Street (Check One) In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: JUL 1 1 1974 039 033 1974 LOCATION Religious CLASSIFICATION OWNERSHIP OCT STATE Commercial Crawford Government Bucyrus ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY NATIONAL Military CODE Restricted Private Structure Entertainment Educational District Yes: Being Considered STATUS Agricultural Building Unoccupied Both Museum Private Residence Park Federal Public Site CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Scroggs House Scientific Industrial East Mansfield Street Bucyrus Historical Society COUNTY: Ohio REGISTER Crawford County Courthouse Object Public Acquisition: COMMON: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: OWNER OF PROPERTY TO THE PUBLIC ENTRY DATE REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS 4th - Tennyson Guyer CITY OR TOWN: STREET AND NUMBER: DATE ENTRY NUMBER 7.

DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered F Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

porch there is a double window with carved, round-arched wooden hoodmolds. On the east facade there is a two-story, flat-roofed rectangular addition (four on each floor) and a center entry hall, all styled in the Victorian opening off the middle hall, and two off a rear hall originally JUL 1 1 1974 CONDITION Excellent NATIONAL REGISTER Ruins The two-story, frame Scroggs House is basically rectangular in plan and bracketed cornice was added.The remodeling was completed in 1873. Fair Good there is a triangular pediment.The widows walk has an elaborate iron The front rooms of the house were removed and replaced with eight rooms (Check One) hall has a wide stairway.To the right the parlor is entered through which has a bay window and a slate fireplace which has a walnut mantel At the roofline there are double brackets and apaneled frieze.Between on the east side of this addition.

corner of the house there is a two-story,3 sided bay with six windows windows on the lower level have segmental arches and those on the upper continues up to the attic.There is an attic opening to the widow's To either side of the center bay there are two windows on each floor. In 1871 the original (1839) house was remodeled to its present appearance. (three per floor).The southeast corner has a one-story,3 sided bay. features a hip roof with widow's walk and a projecting center bay on the level have round arches.as on the main(west) facade.On the northwest walk on the roof. and mirror. glass and is protected by a one-story, flat-roofed porch. The porch the brackets there are dentils. Above the cornice, over the center bay, Fenestration on the other facades is irregular in its placement, but all a closed stairway to the upstairs.

The kitchen, behind the dining room, RECEIVED There is roof is supported by square columns and carved brackets.Above the Interior:There are six rooms on the first floor.The center entrance Italianate manner.At that time all the windows were altered and the rail on all four sides.There are two inside end chimneys. the dining room which has a bay window and a brick fireplace. The main entrance has double doors with etched arches while those on the upper level have round arches. main facade. All eight windows are l/l.Those on the lower level have segmental

Statement of significance

The original Scroggs house was built in 1839 by John Scroggs, a property was subsequently willed to his son, Jacob. Jacob, a The property was later owned by Charles Scroggs, only son of Jacob, The Scroggs House, now the Bucryus Historical Museum, is a well Its connection with the Scroggs family, early settlers and important local politicians, make it important to Bucryus. JUL 1 1 1974 Conservation Military Art Commerce Architecture Communications losophy Engineering Aboriginal NATIONAL REGISTER Science Landscape Music Literature Invention Prehistoric the Bucryus Historical Society. Social/Human- itarian Political Religion/Phi Sculpture Education Elizabeth Shapiro who deeded the property to St.Paul's Church.The cared for and handsome example of a mid-nineteenth century home. Agriculture also a lawyer.He died in 1944 willing the house to Mary E.

Scroggs, church used it asa parsonage until i970 and then deeded it to : 1871 a daughter. lawyer and mayor of Bucyrus, considerably remodeled the house in hatter. Industry When she died the property went to her only daughter, RECEIVED

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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 POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES than one JUL 1 1 1974 June 1974 202 S. Walnut Street, P.O. Box 493 tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law I hereby certify that this property is included in the 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Nationa1 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 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-I Degrees Name Seconds Local DATE LONGITUDE COUNTY LATITUDE Minutes STATE 039 CORNER ATTEST: REGISTER Bucyrus CODE NATIONAL Ohio Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION less than STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- CITY OR TOWN: E349500 1I. FORM PREPARED BY Hopley, John E. APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATEOR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Naomi H Ryan, Trustee Citizens.

ORGANIZATION Title Bucryus Historical Society History of Crawford County, Ohio and Representative Keeper of The National Register 4.11.74.1127 CONTROL REVIEW Send-back - INT: 1538-73 Entered KEEPER PROPERTY PHOTOS Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST MAPS Federal Register entry National Register Write-up Crawford OCT91974 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW 10-4.- HIS'TOR IAN WORKING NUMBER House 7.12 11/11 74 Scrogg Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION 202 S. Walnut Street CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Steele Studio, Bucryus, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - 1 039 033 Crawford COUNTY Bucryus DATE STATE OCT91974 CODE Ohio NATIONAL NAME COMMON: PHOTO REFERENCE Bucyrus Historical Museum ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Steele Studio Scroggs House PHOTO CREDIT: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) East (rear) and north facades. STREET AND NUMBER: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) IDENTIFICATION REGISTER Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCA TION 202 S.

Walnut Street DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Steele Studio, Bucryus, Ohio JUL 1 1 1974 REGISTER 039 033 Crawford COUNTY Bucryus Ohio DATE NATIONAL NAME CODE STATE Bucyrus Historical Museum NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM COMMON: 1974 West facade. Scroggs House FOR NPS USE ONLY IDENTIFICATION AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) PHOTO CREDIT: CITY OR TOWN: ENTRY NUMBER STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) OCT 9 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. # US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1973-729-152/ 1446 II - 1 OO CRANFOND DO. PHOTO REFERENCE Steele Studio Saoqqs House Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev.

7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) ENTRY NUMBER Bucryus Historical Museum AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: 202 S. Walnut Street U.S.G.S. 7.5' Bucryus Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-1 1960 039 033 Crawford NAME LOCATION Bucyrus COUNTY Ohio STATE REQUIREMENTS CODE DATE Scroggs House 1:24000 NATIONAL REGISTER SCALE: COMMON: SOURCE: MAP REFERENCE OCT CITY OR TOWN: I1974 OHIO_CRAWFORD CA BUCYRUS QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES E349500 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 3) ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS BUCYRUS,OHIO STATE OF OHIO 2n17 48* 26° STATE OHIO Neff, Conrad, House Barber, O.C., Machine Barn Barber, O.C. Colt Barn Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mr. Charles W. Pratt, Acting Director Hon. Tennyson Guyer Hon. John M. Ashbrook Hon. Charles J. Carney Hon. William H. Harsha Hon. Charles A.

Moser Barberton Region Location Coshocton Name 10/15/74 MMott/cha Johnson-Humrickhouse House Bucyrus Crawford County Pike County Wakefield vicinity Mantua Center State Historic Preservation Officer Portage County Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Scroggs House Scioto Township Works I The Ohio Historical Society Mahoning County Coshocton County Mantua Center District Summit County Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Regional Director, Midwest Also Notified Interstate #7l at 17th Avenue OCT 9 1974 OCT 9 1974 OHIO Canfield vicinity