Decorative drawing: a one-room schoolhouse with a bell cupola. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Sycamore School

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 991 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 74001473, 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 FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) NOV 1 9 1974 AND/ OR HISTORIC: X Public ] In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - - Transportation - Comments OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: 323 Columbus Avenue REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: OCT 8 1974 039 043 NAME Sandusky Site NATIONAL Government LOCATION STATE Erie Military Religious OWNERSHIP REGISTER CLASSIFICATION Commercial ACCESSIBLE DATE CODE Unoccupied Both Entertainment CATEGORY District Restricted Agricultural STATUS Educational Structure Decatur Street Museum Scientific Ohio Park Industrial Being Considered Private Erie County Courthouse Private Residence Sycamore School Sandusky Board of Education County CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Public Acquisition: OWNER OF PROPERTY TO THE PUBLIC (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: Object STREET AND NUMBER: Yes: Other (Specify) COMMON: ENTRY NUMBER Buitding DESCRIPTION X Excellent - Deteriorated - Unaltered X Original Site construction in the Italianate style.
The roof is hipped, and the eight classrooms. On three elevations, north, west and south, the ments made, but the basic exterior design is unaltered. The build- OCT 8 1974 CONDITION REGISTER NATIONAL Moved Fair central entrance on each elevation.These divide the building into This is a two-story with basement school building of stone pediment gable.The three sections into which each elevation is divided are framed by masonry in relief, giving the effect that the External fire escapes have been added, and various internal improve- ing occupies the Sycamore Street side of an entire block. cube, the design is given variety by several means.There is a openings have round or segmental arches and sills of sandstone. entrance is placed in a slightly projecting bay. Each bay has a small Each corner section has three windows.
All the door and window windows are placed in recessed planes.This is an unusual design. (Check One) - Unexposed DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Ruins Good PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 20th Century - Urban Planning - Prehistoric - Other (Specify) - Literature itarian ( STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

of 1843-1844 still exist, they are not in use. In 1876, there were OCT 8 Commerce Conservation Communications Architecture NATIONAL Engineering losophy REGISTER Transportation Military Aboriginal Religion/Phi Science Art Theater Agriculture SIGNIFICANCE Sandusky's native material. Music The primary significance of this building is architectural. Landscape Invention- Industry Political Sculpture design is given variety and interest. But where one might more Sandusky's public school system began in 1838.The first commonly find such a building of brick construction, this version ly the First Ward School and is the second oldest of Sandusky's This is partly due to the manner by which a basically simple Education grade schools still in use. Social/Human- eight school buildings.
Sycamore School, built in 1876, was former- AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) 1876 RECEIVED in cut limestone epitomizes the special situation brought about by graded schools were inaugurated in 1848.Although two buildings 1889), 336-342. (Sandusky, 1968), 30-33. DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY NAME AND TITLE: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- 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 in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: Keeper of The National Regist * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-I 039 Degrees LATITUDE ATTEST: COUNTY ORGANIZATION Seconds Minutes Cleveland LONGITUDE Name DATE Local CORNER REGISTER STATE NATIONAL Ohio Degrees Minutes Seconds CODE 10825 East Boulevard 4589980 NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Less than one 9.

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES FORMPREPARED BY April 1974 National Register. STREET AND NUMBER: GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 17/358210 CITY OR TOWN: OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES ÖVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES OCT 8 1974 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Eric Johannesen, Preservationist Title Western Reserve Historical Society Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Erie County, Ohio (Syracuse, UTM 103/74 1.424 STATE Chia HIS TORIAN Send-back _ Re-submit _ NOV 1 9 1978 Entered ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER PHOTOS MAPS National Register Write-up TECH REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF WORKING NUMBER Federal Register entry CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN 10.8.74.1676 PROPERTY - LEBOVICIY REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Erie 10.12 Form No.
10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: U. S. G. S. Sandusky 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 3-1 043 039 1969 Sandusky Ohio Erie REGISTER COUNTY Sycamore School STATE NAME NATIONAL CODE 1:24,000 COMMON: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAP REFERENCE REQUIREMENTS SCALE: PROPERTY MAP FORM SOURCE: ENTRY NUMBER DATE: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) CITY OR TOWN: LOCATION FOR NPS USE ONLY Rev. 7-72 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC UNITED STATES SANDUSKY, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SANDUSKY QUADRANGLE 41° 27' 03" GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1969 NOV 1 9 1974 Hon, Charles W. Whalen, Jz. ME. Charles C.
Pratt Columbus, Ohdo 43211 PR MMOTT: p1 11.21.74 Location STATE Name Date Entered Sycamore School Dayton ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Clermont County Sandusky Ciarke Farm Site Point Pleasant vicinity Erle County Montgouery County Regional Director, Midwest Region The Dayton Art Institute Hon. Charles E. Mosher Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Interstate #7l et 17th Avenue Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaun Also Notified State Historic Preservation Officer The Ohio Historical Society Hon. William H. Harsha