Nomination for Follett-Moss-Moss Residences

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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 (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) DEC 3 1. 1974 AND/ OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: * 13 - Charles E.

Mosher Building(s)L - In Process - Preservation work - Comments George Gilbert LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: - Federal DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 043 039 LOCATION Sandusky Erie CLASSIFICATION Military Government Religious DATE STATE ACCESSIBLE OWNERSHIP Both Commercial Private STATUS CATEGORY Agricultural Restricted Educational Entertainment Structure Museum Being Considered Unoccupied Yes: Ohio Site Transportation CODE Park NATIONAL Private Residence Public Scientific Industrial COMMON: Erie County 1974 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Public Acquisition: 414: As above Object 323 Columbus Avenue OWNER OF PROPERTY ENTRY DATE District TO THE PUBLIC (Check One) STREET AND NUMBER: Follett, Oran; Moss, Augustus H.; and Moss, Jay O.,District FOR NPS USE ONLY Other NAME PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) OWNER'S NAME: 428: Mrs.

Wade W. Dauch REGISTER Erie County Courthouse DESCRIPTION - Unexposed - Unaltered of sandstone, the other two of gray limestone. The northernmost house, of sandstone, is in the Greek Revival style. The basement floor is only a few steps below grade, as the balustraded lookout. The middle house, of limestone, is in the High Victorian Ital- form, a rectangular front with a steep gable symmetrically placed, added, and the present pattern of window mullions installed.

At the CONDITION REGISTER Excellent NATIONAL Deteriorated Ruins Wayne Street between Adams and Jefferson.One house is constructed unusual pointed roof.The slight rustication of the limestone walls The three houses make a unified group because of materials, Original Site lent examples of Greek Revival patterns.Originally there was a two- the eaves has windows with fretwork grills.The hipped roof has a This group consists of three stone houses on the east side of RECEIVED ular rather than pointed.Originally there was a balcony before the house is built on bedrock. The most prominent architectural feature Fair of the present structure has not been altered significantly. same time the south living room was extended, making a projecting The interior has a central hall plan.The main floor rooms have exterior bay.

story wing on the east side;this was removed about 1895.The interior There is a one-story Corinthian portico with doubled columns at the bay, and at the southeast corner a columned porte-cochere with an ianate style.It is two stories with a rectangular five-bay facade. floor level.The porch has pure Doric columns and entablature.The The third house isa limestone building in the Gothic Revival and a gabled roof.In contrast to the massive appearance of the walls, center second-story window.After 1898 the small front porch was is the double curved stair leading to the small front porch at the main upper floor center window has a three-part division.The frieze under the bargeboard tracery is very delicate.The windows are all rectang- size and general mass.

flight of steps.The windows are round-headed.There is a shallow hipped roof.At the south end of the house there is a deep projecting (Check One) Good - Moved OCT 8 DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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twelve foot ceilings, and the woodwork and ornamental detail are excel- center across the middle three bays.This is approached by a tall style.The basic form of the house follows the typical A.J.Downing Form 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY DEC 3 1 Follett, Oran; Moss, Augustus H.; and Moss, Jay O., District along Wayne Street to Adams Street; COUNTY Erie DATE Street; STATE Ohio REGISTER GP0921-724 NATIONAL Jefferson Street; east corner of Wayne and Jefferson Streets, and proceeds north West along Jefferson Street to the point of beginning. (Continuation Sheet) ENTRY NUMBER East along Adams Street to the east property line of 404 Wayne South along the property 1ines of 404,414 and 428 Wayne Street to (Number all entries) (July 1969) 2 - LOCA TION.

OCT 8 1974 The boundary of the district begins at the north- PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - 16th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Engineering - Other (Specify) Industry i - Invention - Landscape - Literature - Conservation resenting the Greek, Gothic and Italianate styles in stone construc- tion, the block epitomizes a most characteristic phenomenon in the Revival mansions of Ohio. Structurally it is somewhat anomalous, as it is built of a golden sandstone rather than the gray native limestone Bank of Sandusky, and was later president of the Sandusky, Mans- reorganized in 1885. 1835-1898 Commerce Transportation Communications Architecture Aboriginal Science losophy Theater

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SIGNIFICANCE Prehistoric sion. itarian Art Agriculture Music Political Social/Human Education nineteenth century styles in stone architecture in Sandusky.By rep- Pre-Columbian publishing and political history of the State.Before moving to Sandusky whose descendant presently resides in the house. president of the Sandusky Lumber & Box Company, and Jacob Dauch, Republican party, and while editor of the Columbus Journal took an The Follett House is unquestionably one of the first-rank Greek Sculpture directors of the Sandusky Street Railway Company after it was This block of three houses provides a capsule history of the After his death the house was subsequently owned by James Woolworth Military STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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development of Sandusky's nineteenth century appearance, which it 1872.J.O.Moss became president of the reorganized Moss National still retains to a large degree. The middle house in the Victorian Italianate style was built by the Civil War the house was the headquarters of the Sanitary Commis field & Newark Railroad.Both members of the Moss family were also of Sandusky.Its builder Oran Follett (1798-1894) was important in the Religion/Phi The Gothic Revival house was built by Augustus H.

Moss (l810- in 1834,he was editor of the Buffalo Journal.The house was built in he operated until 1850.He purchased the lot on Wayne Street in 1842, but records are inconclusive as to the date of the house.A.H.Moss active part in the political campaigns of 1840,1844 and 1854.During 1888),who arrived in Sandusky in 1837 and established a store which 1835-1837.Follett was president of the Bank of Sandusky and also the Jay Osborne Moss (1838-19ll),son of A.H.Moss, probably around Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad. He was an active force in the opened a bank in 1850 which became the First National Bank in 1863.

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 265-266, 394, 398-399. (Columbus, 1896), 101-106. DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POIN I OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES Eric Johannesen, Preservationist CITY OR TOWN: 2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation DEC 3 1 1974 ATTEST: . * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 Acres Seconds DATE Degrees LATITUDE Title ORGANIZATION COUNTY LONGITUDE Name STATE Cleveland CORNER Ohio Minutes NATIONAL REGISTER Degrees Minutes Seconds CODE Western Reserve Historical Society National Register.

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES 4590320 April 1974 FORM PREPARED BY evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set in the National Register and certify that it has been STREET AND NUMBER: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- level of significance of this nomination is: 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA NAME AND TITLE: Local, Hewson L. Peeke, A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio_(Chicago, 1916), 266, 277, 456. OCT 8 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended RECEIVED 10.8.74.1680 zuei Re-submit _ DEC 3 1 1974 Entered KEEPER PHOTOS Send-back BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up MAPS 3-4-15 HISTORIAN 10.12 TECH REVIEW Federal Register entry WORKING NUMBER 11-1-74 Accept Oran; Moss. 12-31- 74 PROPERTY ARCHEOLOGIST JET Erie 11-19-74 31175 DRAFT--J. Thorman, 11/19/74 Dear Mr.

Pratt: these three buildings, although of high architectural value, do not However, we would be pleased Murtagh After careful consideration we are returning your nomination for the Oran by themselves constitue an historic district. Sincerely yours, to submit them. should you decide Follett, Augustus H. Moss, and Jay O. Moss District. In our opinion to consider a - nominationsfor each block is isolatid- ie. Why this block aud clarification of the information indicated below Geographical Data -- Acreage: UTM Reference(s) : on the National Register staff, telephone Thank you for your attention to the above items. Chief, Branch of Registration Date: Description: Certification: Bibliography: Other: Statement of Significance: Photographic Coverage: PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION Verbal Boundary Description: Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to IS RESUBMITTED.

Map Coverage: IN T:2105- 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 8 STATE OHO Eric etc. Follett, Orar FollEtt HOUSE Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 31 NAME - FRONt DATE OF PHOTO: OCT 8 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: 404 Wayne Street. Sandusky DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Main facade of house, looking east. # US. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III- 1 DATE COUNTY Erie REGISTER STATE NATIONAL CODE LOCATION ENTRY NUMBER 043 COMMON: Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PHOTO REFERENCE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: IDENTIFICATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY 414, 428 Wayne Street 039 James Blainey Follett, Oran; Moss, Augustus H.; and Moss, Jay O., District RECEIVED Form No.

10-301a (7 /72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEC 3 1 1974 404, 414, 428 Wayne Street NEGATIVE FILED AT: * US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 III - 1 039 April DATE COUNTY Sandusky Erie STATE Eric Johannesen NATIONAL OCT81974 CODE ENTRY NUMBER NAME Western Reserve Historical Society AND/OR HISTORIC: Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PROPERTY OE THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PHOTO CREDIT: STREET AND NUMBER: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE OF PHOTO: IDENTIFICATION REGIS LOCA TION 043 District UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No.

10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 3 1 1974 Moss Jay AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION OCT 8 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: * US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 I - | 039 COUNTY DATE NATIONAL Erie REGISTER STATE Sandusky CODE Western Reserve Historical Society COMMON: ENTRY NUMBER Eric Johannesen PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT: PHOTO REFERENCE Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) Follett House, J. O. Moss House, A. H. Moss House. April 1974 Moss 404,414, 420 Wayne street NAME Follett, Oran; Moss, Augustus H.; and IDENTIFICATION East side of Wayne Street,looking south,Left to right: Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEC.3 I 1974 LOCA TION OCT8 NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Jay 0.Moss House, 414 Wayne Street, looking northeast.

* US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1973-729-152/1446 II - 1 April IDENTIFICATION DATE COUNTY Sandusky Erie REGISTER STATE NATIONAL Eric Johannesen Western Reserve Historical Society Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ENTRY NUMBER CODE PHOTO REFERENCE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: (7/72) NAME 039 043 Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION 404, 414, 428 Wayne Street DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. East side of Wayne Street, looking north. Left to right: * US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1973-729-152/ 1446 III- 1 A. H.

Moss House 039 COUNTY Sandusky DATE Erie CODE Eric Johannesen Western Reserve Historical Society NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION REGISTE STATE PHOTO REFERENCE District ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) RECEIVED OCT 8 1974 April 1974 DEC31974 NAME COMMON: Follett, Follett House, J. O. Moss House, A.H.Moss House. Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 31 AND/OR HISTORIC: 404, 414, 428 Wayne Street DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: 404 Wayne Street, Sandusky DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. North elevation of house, looking south.

* US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - 1 043 039 NAME COUNTY Sandusky DATE IDENTIFICATION STATE NATIONAL CODE COMMON: Erie Ohio ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PHOTO REFERENCE James Blainey NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVED PHOTO CREDIT: STREET AND NUMBER: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM CITY OR TOWN: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) 0CT81974 (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY Follett, Orau LOCA TION REGISTER SIde Form No. 10-301a DEC 3 I 1974 AND/OR HISTORIC: 404, 414, 428 Wayne Street OCT 8 DATE OF PHOTO: 404 Wayne Street Sandusky DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. facade, looking east. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 II - 1 043 DATE COUNTY Sandusky 197 039 Erie STATE CODE REGISTER COMMON: PHOTO REFERENCE Ohio NATIONAL PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER Southwest corner, showing south elevation and part of west NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER James Blainey IDENTIFICATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER: NEGATIVE FILED AT: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PHOTO CREDIT: (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: NAME Southeve Follett, Orae 7Eb. 1574 LOCATION Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: U. S. G. S. Sandusky Quadrangle 1:24, 000 OCT 8 1974 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-l 043 1969 Sandusky NAME Erie COUNTY DATE STATE REQUIREMENTS Ohio REGISTER CODE LOCATION SCALE: SOURCE: MAP REFERENCE PROPERTY MAP FORM ENTRY NUMBER AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach toor enclose with map) 404, 414, 428 Wayne Street 039 41° 27' 13 UNITED STATES SANDUSKY QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC 4590 320 QJu s Route 1969 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Follett, Oran; NATIONAL SANDUSKY, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Moss, Augustus H ; Moss, Jay O., Form No.

10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) DEC 3 NAME Follett, Oran; Moss, Augustus H.; and Moss, Jay O., District AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: 404, 414, 428 Wayne Street CITY OR TOWN: hand drawn - Eric Johannesen 1" = 100' 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 3-1 039 043 Sandusky REQUIREMENTS Erie STATE COUNTY DATE Ohio REGISTER LOCATION NATIONAL COMMON: CODE SCALE: MAP REFERENCE SOURCE: PROPERTY MAP FORM ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCT8-1974 Rev. 7-72 Scale: 1" = 100' OCT 8 1. Oran Follett House North Arrow DISTRICT Jefferson Street 3. Augustus H. Moss House 2. Jay O. Moss House Approx.

1.35 Acres FOLLETT, ORAN; MOSS, AUGUSTUS H.; MOSS, JAY O., Street DEC 3 1 1974 Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Location STATE 1/14/75 Sandusky MMott/bsh Name Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director, Midwest Region Also Notified State Historie Preservation Officer Mr. Charles C. Pratt, Acting Director Interstate #7l at 17th Avenue Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Erie County Hon. Charles A. Mosher Columbus, Ohio 43211 The Follett - Moss House 1-22-7.5