Nomination for Division Avenue Pumping Station

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JAN 1 8 1974 AND/ OR HISTORIC: 20 James V. Stanton TO THE PUBLIC - Unoccupied X Building - Preservation work - Comments -.

Commercial X Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DATE OF SURVEY: 035 039 Utility Cuyahoga NAME Cleveland Religious Both Government Site Ontario Private STATE Structure ACCESSIBLE Ohio District LOCATION CATEGORY Educational Restricted Entertainment Federal Museum NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION Public Transportation Scientific CODE Private Residence REGISTER COUNTY: STATUS Agricultural Division Avenue Pumping Station Park OWNERSHIP CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Cuyahoga County Building Being Considered COMMON: Public Acquisition: City of Cleveland Yes: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Object CITY OR TOWN: Division Avenue, foot of West 45th Street Industrial OWNER OF PROPERTY STREET AND NUMBER: ENTRY DATE DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: (Check One) Military In Process TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE 601 Lakeside N.E OCT 1 6 1973 Local ENTRY NUMBER - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Altered - Moved 2 Original Site OCT 1 6.1973 CONDITION DESCRIPTION NATIONAL daily capacity; the flywheels are twenty feet in diameter and weigh REGISTER Ruins expansion, crank and flywheel steam pumps, as well as the smaller The room principally houses the three original vertical, triple- used when necessary, in case of electrical power failure.

modern electric pumps. The Division Avenue Pumping Station is a five-story brick utility building with some architectural elements of the Second Renaissance The four-story pumping engines (the foundations are ten feet below The 3oo' long west side of the building houses the pumping engines. Fair the floor level) were built by the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co They have an indicated 1,100 horsepower, and a 25,000,000 gallon (Check One) X Excellent DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The pumps are in operating condition, and are still The interior walls The flooring is blue and white are faced with white glazed brick. All original hardware and fixtures are intact and operable. Revival style.A central wing facing East houses the boiler The interior of the building is completely The pump engine wing is virtually one large four-story available. arches. PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Prehistoric X Industry - Music STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

unaltered, is not merely utilitarian, but is a notable 1918 styles. Conservation Engineering Commerce Military Transportation Religion/Phi losophy The steam pumps put the filtered and treated water into Architecture Communications Aboriginal Education Theater Science REGISTER Literature itarian NATIONAL Agriculture building of its date, in accord with the prevailing Classical working pumping engines constitute a rare technological As steam pumping engines have been almost universally rapidly becoming so nationally. Social/Human- Landscape Sculpture Political replaced by electric or steam turbine engines, the three RECEIVED the main city water distribution system. SIGNIFICANCE The significance of the Division Avenue Pumping Station of design of the station is a fine example of a functional 16th Century submerged crib 26,000 feet from the shore in Lake Erie.

mined, it is unique in its integrity in the State of Ohio, and The station began full operation in1918.The three engines Invention the Cleveland Water Division is that sofar as can be deter- Other (Specify) OCT 1 6 1973 Art AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Engine specifications (from the Cleveland Water Division engineer). 1950), 590, 639, 760.

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POIN1 OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES DATE 7-31-73 As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law NATIONAL 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 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended GPO 931-894 039 Degrees DATE Minutes LONGITUDE Name Seconds Cleveland COUNTY LATITUDE ORGANIZATION STATE Ohio CODE CORNER Local ATTEST: REGISTER pamphlet. NATIONAL Degrees Minutes Seconds MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 10825 East Boulevard The Cleveland Water Story (Cleveland Water Division, n.d.), unpaged LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES STREET AND NUMBER: 12.

STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation NAME AND TITLE: CITY OR TOWN: I hereby certify that this property is included in the FORM PREPARED BY level of significance of this nomination is: Keeper/of The National Register APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Eric Johannesen, Preservationist Title Western Reserve Historical Society William Ganson Rose, Cleveland: The Making of a City (Cleveland, NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES OCT1 6 1973 PHOTOS 3 CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Re-submit _ JAN 1 8 1974 INT: 1538-73 Entered END ACCEPT KEEPER WORKING NUMBER Send-back HISTORIAN MAPS National Register Write-up is becoming raee and pumping engines are marvelous machines, especially if their 8/1/74 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register entry BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW engine houses have been kept up.

10.17. 1/23/73 1-17-74 3-5-24 ARCHEOLOGIST I hope we get more nominations like this because this type of thing 3-5-74 Cuyahoga 10.16.73.3781 KHC FORM 10-301 A (Type all entries - attach to or en close with photograph) 1. NAME 2. LOCATION Division Avenue, foot of West 45th Stregtt 1 61973 3. PHOTO REFERENCE July 1973g 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC GPO 932-009 Cuyahoga NATIONA DATE TOWN REGISTE COUNTY Division Avenue STATE Cleveland Eric Johannesen Ohio Pumping Station PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM 10825 East Blvd. AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER PHOTO CREDIT NEGATIVE FILED AT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Western Reserve Hist. Soc (6/72) South elevation showing boiler room to right, from the Southeast. FORM 10-301 A 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigped by NPS) 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE July 1973 4.

IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. OCT 1 6 1973 GPO 932-009 Pumping Station TOWN DATE STATE Cuyahoga COUNTY REGISTE COMMON Cleveland PHOTO CREDIT Eric Johannesen Division Avenue 10825 East Blvd. AND/OR HISTORIC Ohio Division Avenue, foot of West 45th Street NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Western Reserve Hist. Soc. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Interior showing Engine No. 3, built l9l4,looking North. (6/72) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) NATIONAL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME NUMERIC COAN LOCATION OCT 1 61973 3. PHOTO REFERENCE 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

GPO 932-009 DATE COMMON TOWN Station COUNTY Cuyahoga Cleveland STATE PHOTO CREDIT Eric Johannesen Division Avenue Pumping PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Western Reserve Hist. Soc. AND/OR HISTORIC West 45th Street (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) 10825 East Blvd. (6/72) (Assigned by NPS) 1 8 1974 West elevation of pumping engine wing, from the Southwest. NEGATIVE FILED AT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Asaigned by NPS) LOCATION 3. MAP REFERENCE 1 6 1973 GPO 932.010 1970 DATE TOWN SOURCE COMMON SCALE Pumping Station REGISTER U.S.G.S.

Cleveland 1:24,000 NATIONAL Division Avenue Ohio AND/OR HISTORIC Division Avenue, foot of West 45th Street Form 10-301 PROPERTY MAP FORM (July 1968) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) JAN 1 8 1974 STATE Cuyahoga COUNTY Cleveland South Quadrangle RECEIVED CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CLEVELAND SOUTH, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DIVISION AVENUE PUMPING UNITED STATES 180 JAN 1 8 1974 State Historic Preservation Officer Mr. Daniel B. Porter 3Hon. Robert Taft, Jt. Elon. James V. Stanton Columbus, Ohio 43211 PR MMOTT: p1 1.25.74 & Hon. Thomas L. Ashley Location Name STATE Cleveland Date Entered Franklin Park Conservatory Director Division Avenue Pumping Station Detroit-Superior High Level Bridga Also Notified The Rumple Anderson-Shaffer House Cincinnati Hoyt Block Hon.

Howard M. Metzenbaum ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Ohio Historical Society Maumee Historic District Butler County Cuyahoga County Lucas County Franklin County St. Theodoslus Russian Orthodox Cathedral Hamilton County Hon. Samuel L. Devine Cozad, Justus L., House. Saint Paul Church Historic District Hon. Walter E. Powell FEB 2 8 1974 industrial sizes in the Cleveland area. Cortainly Cleveland is one of Mar. Eric Johannesen H30-PS ia 1964, Cal the inventory. Erie N, DeLony Ms. Judy Kitchen PS:EN DeLony: jpy:2/27/74 PS (HAER) L Charles Herrington, PR Director's Reading File Signed The Ohio Historical Society Principal Architect BASIC FILE RETAINED IN PS(HAER) Sincerely yours, project in Clevelaad. Eaclosures it out. Also, Ian sending a copy of our Industrial Classification, bee: Regional Dizector, Midwest Region CLEVELAND. OHIO 44106 February 21, 1974 Washington, D. C.

20240 Preservationist of the Cleveland Division Avenue Pumping Station on the trouble-shooters down the hall, you might see if they National Park Service Dear Eric: Eric Johannesen Historic American Engineering Record machines, which you all should certainly consider Department of the Interior be done by the city, and you know that cities use Judy Kitchen mentioned to me your interest in the placing Lawrence Aten myself. Mr. Eric deLong THE WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY EAST BOULEVARD Sinceyely, yours, 10825 The structure may well be National Register. This is a structure, including the federal funds.I will probably drop a line to 1522 K Street NW. NOV 17 1978 Mr. John Hansel Washington, D.C.

20230 Pumping Station, Cleveland, Ohio, a property included in the National Steps to determine this responsibility are set forth in section 800.4 of the Council's "Procedures for the Protection /cc : HCRS-NR 20005 Historic Advisory Sincerely, Preservation Council On Assistant Director Economic Development Administration Washington D.C. Department of Commerce Special Assistant for the Environment and Compliance at 202-254-3967. Council in accordance with section lo6 of the National Historic The Council requests that you report the results of your investigation Register of Historic Places. Please investigate this matter to determine whether the nature Myra F. Harrison Administration, may have an effect on the Division Avenue project, an undertaking assisted by the Economic Development questions or require assistance, please call Mr. Jack Goldstein Thank you for your cooperation.

to this office at the earliest opportunity.If you have further We have been informed by the Ohio State Historic Preservation Officer that the proposed Office, Garage and Shop Modification of the effect requires that you obtain the cormments of the of Historic and Cultural Properties"(36 CFR Part 800). Dear Mr. Hansel: Office of Review Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470f, as amended, 90 Stat. Room 7217