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Nomination for St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,198 words across 9 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 74001453, 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 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JAN 1 8 1974 St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral AND/ OR HISTORIC: 20 - James V. Stanton (Check One) 2 Building - In Process X Restricted - Preservation work - Transportation - Comments Commercial - Other (Specify) - Scientific OWNER'S NAME: 2547 St.
Tikhon COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: OCT 1 6 1973 035 039 Site Cleveland Cuyahoga STATE ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY OWNERSHIP Federal STATUS Government District DATE Unoccupied REGISTER CLASSIFICATION Structure NATIONAL Museum Educational Private NAME Ohio Entertainment Both Being Considered CODE Agricultural Private Residence COUNTY: Industrial Yes: COMMON: Public 733 Starkweather Avenue Military XKReligious CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Public Acquisition: Park LOCATION OF TO THE PUBLIC ENTRY DATE 1219 Ontario STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY OWNER OF PROPERTY Object (Check One or More as Appropriate) LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION St.
Theodosius Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church ENTRY NUMBER PRESENT USE DESCRIPTION * Excellent - Unexposed X Unaltered X Original Site faced with yellow brick, in a Byzantine eclectic style based on The most prominent external features are the copper-roofed, onion-shaped domes, a large central one surrounded by four and New Testaments, executed in 1954. The central cupola icon ations, other than the redecoration of the early 1950's. CONDITION REGISTER NATIONAL Ruins Deteriorated exterior walls are articulated by flat Tuscan pilasters.The windows elevations the cornice is interrupted by a semi-elliptical arch. This is a church building of masonry and frame construction carries the three-barred cross of Russian Orthodoxy.
which permits a view into the central cupola.From the cupola is framed by four square piers which support wide shallow arches The fundamental impression of the interior is one of rich color, a specific Russian model.In plan it is a Greek cross contained hangs a crystal chandelier made in Czechoslovakia.The entire Fair five main cupolas are raised on octagonal drums.Each cupola are round-arched, and.the facade and the transverse arms contain wall surface of the interior is painted with murals from the Old in a square, with a polygonal apse projecting to the south.The the apse by an altar screen (iconostas)with three rows of icons, (Check One) Good - Moved DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

minor ones, and eight still smaller ones at the roof line. The The main central square represents Christ the Saviour.In the low basement the substructure gold, and almost overpowering detail. opening into the arms of the cross. The nave is separated from circular wheel windows.At the center of each of the three main - Pre-Columbian! - Urban Planning *x Social/Human- STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral is a significant St. Theodosius, the first Orthodox parish in Cleveland, was by the Church. The present church, the third building of the parish, was authorized and begun fifteen years later, and consecrated in < ick C. Baird, a Cleveland architect. The church was mentioned quality of the architecture. OCT 1 6 1973 1912 Commerce Architecture Military losophy Conservation Engineering Aboriginal Theater SIGNIFICANCE Transportation Education Communications REGISTER NATIONAL itarian Science Prehistoric Landscape Music Literature Agriculture RECEIVED Industry Invention Political West Side residents for over sixty years.
Sculpture representative of the American response to the religious 20th Century Cathedral in Chicago as a most characteristic example of traditional needs of immigrant communities.In 19l0,Russians were among founded in 1896,the same year that its namesake was canonized result of the collaboration of Father Basil Lisenkovsky and Freder- Religion/Phi- hoga Valley"Flats'has been a familiar visual landmark for 1912.The building was designed with featuresadapted from the in a 1972 article on Louis Sullivan's Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Vasilievich Bicenko purport to be in a "Neo-Byzantine' style.
PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Other (Specify) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) Art the upper third in population of the many immigrant groups symbolize Christ and the twelve apostles.The design was the best examples of Russian Orthodox Church architecture in the Unfortunately the compromised style does not do justice to the Cathedral, " The Prairie School Review, IX, No. 4, 1972, 8-9. E 443090 DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY:

The rest of the file

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

FORM PREPARED BY August, CITY OR TOWN: 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 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Keeper of The National Registe GP0 931-894 039 Ohio Degrees Name LATITUDE DATE ORGANIZATION COUNTY LONGITUDE Title Local CORNER Cleveland NATIONAL STATE CODE REGISTER MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Degrees Minutes Seconds Theodore Turak,"A Celt Among Slavs:Louis Sullivan's Holy Trinity St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Cathedral, Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation STREET AND NUMBER: LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES I hereby certify that this property is included in the evaluated according to the citeria and procedures set National Register.
ATTEST: less than one (Cleveland, 1962), unpaged booklet, 22 color illus. level of significance of this nomination is: in the National Register and certify that it has been NAME AND TITLE: DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BQUNDARIES 0C7 1 6 1973 2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Seconds Minutes RECEIVED 10825 East Boulevard 973 PHOTOS d ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Send-back - Re-submit _ INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Federal Register entry MAPS 10.16.73.3780 National Register Write-up HISTORIAN WORKING NUMBER TECH REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF 10.17 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 3-6-74 1-17-74 JAN 1 8 1974 Aml 3-5-74 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Jan: 18,1974 PROPERTY OF THE NATHONAL REGISTER Title: Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) 1.
NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) St. Theodosius Russian 2. LOCATION 3. MAP REFERENCE SOURCE U.S. G.S. 1:24, 000 OCT 1 6 1973 CPO 932.010 1970 DATE COUNTY TOWN STATE Cleveland Ohio COMMON REGISTER SCALE NATIONAL 733 Starkweather Avenue Orthodox Cathedral Cleveland South Quadrangle NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) Cuyahoga REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: JAN181974 U.S.G.S. RECEIVED Russian Orthodox OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO Theodosius 81° 54 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC UNITED STATES REGISTER CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE ROAD CLASSIFICATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CLEVELAND SOUTH, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR JAN 1 8 1974 The Rumple Anderson-Shaffer House Me. Daniel B.
Porter Columbus, Ohio 43211 PR MMOTT: p1 1.25.74 Hon, Samuel Lo Devine Location Butler County STATE Franklin County Director Cuyahoga County Lucas County Cincinnati Cleveland Hoyt Block ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Detroit-Superior High Level Bridge Franklin Park Conservatory Date Entered Division Avenue Pumping Station St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral Maumee Historic District Hon. James V. Stanton Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Saint Paul Church Historic Distriet State Historic Preservation Officer Hon. Louis Stokes Hon. William J. Keating Cozad, Justus L., House. The Ohfo Historieal Society Hon. Thomas L. Ashley OHIO Name Columbus Hon. Walter E. Powell