Nomination for Becker House

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State Form 10-300 (Rev.

6-72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: Burgoyne House; Rheinbolt Hill - Unoccupied - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: - Federal DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: JUL 1 1 1974 039 Cincinnati 061 Commercial COUNTY Site Religious Military District CATEGORY OWNERSHIP ACCESSIBLE LOCATION Hamilton Yes: CLASSIFICATION Government NAME Restricted Entertainment Being Considered Agricultural Educational Court Street Private Building STATUS Both CODE Scientific Ohio NATIONAL Industrial Private Residence Public Structure Springdale vicinity Museum Becker House Hamilton County Courthouse Park Public Acquisition: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS STREET AND NUMBER: REGISTER Mrs.

Carolyn Becker Woodhouse NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC Object ENTRY DATE 5931 Donjoy Drive OWNER'S NAME: (Check One) FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: DATE COMMON: OWNER OF PROPERTY DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved B Original Site The later addition (circa 1879), "L" shaped in plan, is connected to Totally speaking, the Becker House has a fine rural nineteenth century character and despite the large addition to the original house, it JUL 1 1 1974 side. CONDITION Excellent REGISTER NATIONAL Ruins the original house and a subsequent addition, both two stories in height. The original house, northernmost of the two sections and closest to the is of a straight gable construction with a dormer located on the west The Becker House is a large frame house consisting of two sections; retains a sense of unity and good proportion throughout.

(Check One) windows are slightly shorter than those of the ground floor.The dormer on the east side is flanked by two brick chimneys. six double posts on each side and a finely detailed and bracketed the south side of the original house along the long side of the shorter Fair arm of the"L.This section is also of frame and clapboard construction Good DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

consisting of small, vertical, turned elements. The roof of the addition highway, is square in shape and has a one story high flat porch roof RECEIVED cornice.The roof of the original section is of a low hip construction with a small dormer centrally placed on each side.All of the windows

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) X] 19th Century AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Urban Planning - Other (Specify) - Literature - Military STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

estate transferred the title to John Burgoyne, Jr. Records indicate century, resided there from 1860 to 1864. William Henry Harrison, In 1864 John Burgoyne, Jr. transferred the deed to Mary Regan, who as Rheinbolt Hill and it was probably Rheinbolt who, during almost well landscaped hill, it serves as a visual indentity to the surrounding community, once rolling farmland but now a rapidly developing industrial Historically, lt was the home of Judge John Burgoyne Sr., who was both is threatened by the planned widening of Crescentville Road, from S.R. 4 to S.R. 747. JUL 1 1 1974 park.

Conservation Commerce Communications losophy Architecture Aboriginal REGISTER Science Transportation Theater NATIONAL Education Prehistoric Landscape Agriculture itarian Music Invention Pre-Columbian Burgoyne was the first to pronounce the unconstitutionality of the Industry Political Social/Human- Sculpture teenth century rural homestead and its present excellent condition the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from Judge Burgoyne.They a local and a national figure.Architecturally it typifies a mid-nine- Cincinnati law and politics during the later part of the nineteenth Religion/Phi retains a strong nineteenth century rural character.Perched on a small, The Becker House has historic as well as architectural significance. remained close friends until Harrison's death in office in 184l.

During his term on the Court of Common Pleas bench in Cincinnati, President of the United States (l84l),received his appointment as thirty years of residence built the large addition to the rear of the Fugitive Slave law. SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) that his father, John Burgoyne, Sr., a well known personality in The original portion of the Becker House was built in 1830 by Joseph 1830-1879 Art Engineering RECEIVED Hough ona 63acre tract of 1and.In 1854,executors for the Hough Biographical Publishing Co., 1891, Vol. V. Smalley, Stephen B., Documentation of Becker Residence. July 1973. DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES JUL I 1 1974

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FORM PREPARED BY Donald F. Minnery, Studert of Architecure CITY OR TOWN: 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-1 Degrees Cincinnati COUNTY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION LONGITUDE LATITUDE DATE CORNER Name STATE REGISTER ATTEST: Miami Purchase Association 3/19/74 CODE MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Degrees Minutes Seconds LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: GEOGRAPHICAL DATA RECEIVED Hami1ton County Deed Books #39,200,300,501.

3.6 acres level of significance of this nomination is: National Register. E717760 812 Dayton Street Seconds Local Western Minutes Title NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION STATE Ohia CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register Write-up - Send-back _ Sept. 3,1974 INT: 1538-73 PROPERTY KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit PHOTOS Federal Register entry MAPS WORKING NUMBER Entered BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW HISTORIAN 7.12 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 1, 11. 74. 1125 2715/74 SURVEY RECORDS (is form correct?): DESCRIPTION: NAME: PROPERTY: (leave attached to nomination) LOCATION: WRITE-UP COMMENT COMMENTS: STYLE OR CULTURE: the write up, please indicate them below. If there are commcnts (negative or positive)which will affect PRESENT CONDITION (altered, covered, ruins, deteriorated-archeologica1): SHEET SICNIFICANCE (specify Paragraph or line): 2. Location. 3. Classification. 4. Owner of Property. _ 5..

Location of Legal Description. - 6. Representation in Existing Surveys. _ 7. Description. 8. Statement of Significance. 9. Bibliography. _ 10. Geographical Data. b. .Acreage. . 11. Form Prepared By. 12. Certification. Photographic Coverage. . Other. Name. SIGNED: Clarification or correction of the above items must be made prior to the initiation The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your necessarily insure that the nomination will then satisfy the National Register office for clarification of the information indicated below. Map Coverage. NAME OF PROPERTY Thank you for your attention to the above items checked. Please check. criteria in full. PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE PROPERTY IS RESUBMITTED.

DATE: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) Burgoyne House; Rheinbolt Hill JUL 1 8 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT D. F. Minnery 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. GPO 932-009 HAMILTON CO. DATE STATE COUNTY Miami Purchase Assoc. COMMON PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Looking Southwest showing East and North sides of house. Becker Residence PHOTO CREDIT rogpringdale vicinity NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Ohio (Type all entries-attach to or en close with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER (6/72) #1 of 2 photos Hamilton NATIONAL FORM 10-301 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) Burgoyne House; Rheinbolt Hill 2. LOCATION JUL 1 8 1974 HAMILTON DO. 3. PHOTO REFERENCE D. F. Minnery 4.

IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. GPO 932-009 DATE COMMON TOWN Miami Purchase Assoc. Springdale vicinity COUNTY STATE Looking Northeast showing West and South sides of house. PHOTO CREDIT Ohio Becker Residence PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NEGATIVE FILED AT AND/OR HISTORIC PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 179 West Crescentville Road STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) (6/72) March 12, HAMILTOV DO. RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUL 1 8 1974 Burgoyne House; Rheinbolt Hill STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

039 Hamilton STATE REQUIREMENTS COUNTY 061 DATE NAME LOCATION REGISTER CODE COMMON: NATIONAL ENTRY NUMBER MAP REFERENCE SCALE: Springdale vicinity Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES SOURCE: Form 10-301 1:24.000 AND/OR HISTORIC: 179 West Crescentville Road PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) FOR NPS USE ONLY Revised 1965 Becker Residence UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GLENDALE QUADRANGLE E 717 160 Becker Residence Latitude: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) OHIO 1965 179 W. Crescentville GLENDALE OHIO the ohio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/telephone (614) 466-4688 July 9, 1974 Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper 18th and C Streets, N.W. McPherson, Major General James B., House; Sandusky County. NEW SUBMISSIONS Ho1mes County Historical Society Building; Holmes County.

Buckland, Ralph P., House; Sandusky County. McKisson, Robert, House; Summit County. Lake Ridge Island Mounds; Logan County. Peninsula Village Historic District; Summit County. Daniel R. Porter, Director DRP: dal enclosures EMERGENCY Sincerely, REGISTER NATIONAL CORRECTED RE-SUBMISSIONS National Park Service Adams County Paleo-Indian District; Adams County. State Historic Preservation Officer Burton Village Historic District; Geauga County. Becker House; Hamilton County.Threatened by County road construction. Summit County Courthouse and Annex; Summit County. North Union Shaker Site; Cuyahoga County. Lockville Canal Locks; Fairfield County. Included in this transmittal are the following categories of applications: All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Bucyrus Historical Museum; Crawford County. Centerville Historic District; Montgomery County.

National Register of Historic Places The Dayton Art Institute; Montgomery County. Transmitted herewith are sixteen (l6) completed National Register forms. Department of the Interior Scioto Township Works I; Pike County. Dear Bill: Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue Washington, D. C. Board and owners of subject properties have been informed of our intent 20240 JUL 1 8 1574 Herrick, Jonathan, louse Mr. Daniel B. Porter Hon. Donald D. Clancy Columbus, Ohio 43211 Regional Director, Midwest Region Location STATE Hamilton County Name Franklin County 7/18/74 MMott/row ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cincinnati Columbus Court Street Firehouse Date Entered Also Notified Twinsburg Township State Historic Preaervation Officer Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Springdale vicinity Eon.Thomas A.Luken Hon. John F. Seiberiing The Ohio liistorical Society Interstate #7l at 17th Ave. Surmmit County Hon. Samuel L.

Devine OHIO Becker Housa Director Coa Mound Lon. Robert Taft,Jr.