Decorative drawing: a three-storey commercial block with shopfronts below and windows above. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Hoyt Block

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,597 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 74001440, 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 PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JAN 1 8 1974 AND/ OR HISTORIC: 20 - James V.
Stanton (Check One) - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments Commercial - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS - Federal 1 6 1973 035 039 Cuyahoga NATIONAL Government Military Educational Hoyt Block ACCESSIBLE STATE Site Religious CATEGORY Cleveland Both Entertainment Ohio Being Considered District Structure Private CLASSIFICATION Agricultural REGISTER County Private Residence Unoccupied Park Restricted Building STATUS Museum CODE Public Scientific Industrial COMMON: OWNERSHIP Yes: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: DATE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Cuyahoga County Building TO THE PUBLIC Public Acquisition: STREET AND NUMBER: Object DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF SURVEY: TITLE OF SURVEY: In Process FOR NPS USE ONLY COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME LOCATION 526 Superior Avenue ENTRY NUMBER - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Moved - Original Site OCT 1 6 1973 CONDITION interior to support the first three stories, and wooden Excellent DESCRIPTION NATIONAL posts in the fourth.
Iron structural posts are used on the REGISTER Unaltered bearing-wall construction in the High Victorian Italianate The stone cornice is very Fair The second and third story windows have the grouped into vertical divisions, especially noticeable on the West 6th Street elevation. solid in appearance, with scrolled brackets more densely stilted segmental arches characteristic of the style, and The original cast-iron columns of the St. Clair Avenue facade remain only in the westernmost bay.The Good rest of the ground story on St.Clair has been refaced with (Check One) style. placed than usual. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The windows are the fourth story has round arches.
This is a four-story.commercial block of red sandstone PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Prehistoric - Literature flourished from 1854 to 1883. 1875 and dealer in real estate, and father of James H. Hoyt. According Commerce Conservation Architecture Communications Science Transportation Engineering Landscape Theater losophy Education Agriculture SIGNIFICANCE itarian Aboriginal Industry the clothing and textile trades. Religion/Phi He was on the board of managers of the Cleveland Medical College Music Hoyt, the block is also significant in Cleveland's architectural A typical Victorian description of "fine structures, models of Military In addition to its commercial significance and associations with Political Pre-Columbian The block was constructed for James M.
Hoyt, a prominent lawyer Invention Sculpture founded in 1844,a founder of the abortive Cleveland University in Urban Planning have been designed by Charles Heard, architect of the Case in raising the cultural and educational standards of Cleveland. effect that a fitting representative of the best class is the Social/Human- 1875, and has been occupied for most of its life by merchants in Block and Cleveland's most notable architect of the to Rose, he was one of those eminent citizens anxious to assist The Hoyt Block is the only remaining example of a substantial STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

16th Century in the main Cleveland commercial district of the mid-l870's. in the Cleveland Leader of continued to the Other (Specify) 1851,and a director of the Cleveland Female Seminary which which served as the City Hall from 1875 to 1916,when it was modern architecture, and noble ornaments to our city" appeared and style of the larger Case Block, completed the same year, Art This suggests the speculation that the Hoyt Block may history as it is the best surviving indication of the appearance razed. stone commercial block in the High Victorian Italianate style Streets, known as Hoyt's new block." Hoyt's Block opened in stately stone building at the corner of St.Clair and Bank (W.6th) 1950), 192, 237, 267.

The rest of the file

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINA TES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES FORM PREPARED BY August, 1973 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation GP 0 931-894 039 DATE Degrees LONGITUDE Local Cleveland Seconds Name ORGANIZATION COUNTY LATITUDE Minutes STATE CODE Ohio Western Reserve Historical Society NATIONAL CORNER ATTEST; Cleveland City Directories, 1875-1878. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES STREET AND NUMBER: Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION in the National Register and certify that it has been I hereby certify that this property is included in the Council), unpubl. Ms., 37.
level of significance of this nomination is: evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set National Register. As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- NAME AND TITLE: CITY OR TOWN: .Iess than one REGISTER APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Keeper of The National Register E 441670 Title Eric Johannesen, Preservationist OCT161973 10825 East Boulevard William Ganson Rose, Cleveland Leader, Mar. 3l, 1875.
STATE OLi CONTROL REVIEW HISTOR IAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Send-back - Re-submit _ JAN 1 8 1974 INT: 1538-73 Entered PROPERTY ARCHEOLOGIST PHOTOS MAPS WORKING NUMBER 3-5-74 National Register Write-up TECH REVIEW 10.16.73.3777 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register entry 10.17 KEEPER Cuyahoga MENS HOYT COCKTAIL LOUNGE BLOCK UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) NAME AND/OR HISTORIC JAN 1 8 1979 LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 608 West St. Clair 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT August, 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Northwest corner of St.
Clair and West 6th Street, looking northwesk3 OCT 1 6 1973 GPO 932-009 DATE COMMON TOWN Cuyahoga Historical Society COUNTY NATIONAL Eric Johannesen Cleveland REGISTE STATE PHOTO CREDIT NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (6/72) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Hoyt Block Ohio RECEIVED Western Reserve UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) NAME AND/OR HISTORIC 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 608 West St. Clair 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT August, 1973 IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
West 6th Street elevation, looking southwest- OCT 1 6 1973 GPO 932-009 Reserve Cuyahoga TOWN COUNTY COMMON Hoyt Block Western DATE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cleveland Eric Johannesen Historical Society STATE Ohio PHOTO CREDIT NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (6/72) REGISTE NATIONAI Form 10-301 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME JAN 1 8 1974 2. LOCATION 3. MAP REFERENCE Cleveland South Quadrangle OCT 1 6 1973 GPO 932-010 1970 Cuyahoga TOWN DATE NATIONAL REGISTER COUNTY SOURCE COMMON Cleveland STATE Hoyt Block SCALE STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES U.S.G.S. AND/OR HISTORIC Ohio UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROPERTY MAP FORM RECEIVED (July 1968) (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) 608 West St.
Clair NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 1:24,0002111 REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CLEVELAND SOUTH, OHIO OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO Hoyt Block 81° 56 JAN 1 8 1974 Cozad, Justus Le, House. The Rumple Anderson-Shaffer House Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Mr. Daniel R. Porter -Hon. Louis Stokes Columbus, Ohio 43211 PR MMOTT: p1 1.25.74 &Hon. Thomas L. Ashley Location Name STATE Director Franklin County Lucas County Cuyahoga County Cleveland Maumee Historic District Franklin Park Conservatory Cincinnati State Historic Preservation Officer Date Entered Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge Butler County St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Division Avenue Pumping Station Hoyt Block Also Notified Hamilton County The Ohio Hiatorical Society Columbus Hon. James V. Stanton 3Hon.
Robert Taft, Jt. Saint Paul Church Historic Diatrict Maumee September 8, 1978 Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper SEP 19 1978 Washington, D. C. 20240 Dear Dr. Murtagh: The nomination is the Cincinnati Street Gas Lamps, Hamilton County. It has been owners are Mr. & Mrs. David Fawcett, 6999 Spieth Road, Medina, Ohio 44256. The part of Lot 15, Tract 4, York Township. The owner of the Mark Russell House, Franklin County, is Doug White, 5751 N. High Street, Worthington, Ohio. The number of the house was also recently changed to 475 Amanda-Northern Road., S.W., Amanda, Ohio 43102. The owner of the Hoyt Block, Cuyahoga County, is the National Land Title Insurance 144 N. River Road, Waterville. Thomas H. Smith THS: cw 5751. NATIONAL Sincerely, REGISTER RECEIVED hio Historic Preservation Office Enclosed is also an addendum with new information for the Casement House, Lake County.
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service the owners informed. National Register of Historic Places State Historic Preservation Officer reviewed and approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board and The Royalton House, Fairfield County, is now owned by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Veffer, Department of the Interior We recently learned that the address of the Zimri Cook House, Medina County, listed Director, Ohio Historical Society already listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 18th & C Streets, N.W. property isa 200 foot square with the UTM reference as the center point.It is 9.19. Company, 623 St. Clair, N.W., Cleveland, Ohio 44113. 113, P. O. Box 18, Birmingham, Ohio 44816. The Lot Hathaway House, Geauga County, is owned by R. & G. Blossom, 12236 Old State The new owners of the Pray-Starkweather House, Lucas County, are Mr. & Mrs.
Dale Meyer, Enclosed is one regular nomination form and several address changes for properties The Cyrus Butler House, Erie County, is owned by Thomas L.Moorhead, 15307 State Route