Nomination for Wright, John, Mansion

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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 FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL 1 5 1974 AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: - 17 - John M.

Ashbrook (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC - In Process - Preservation work - Transportation - Comments Commercial - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: DEC 19 1973 039 Huron 077 Norwalk LOCATION Bellevue Ohio Entertainment REGISTER Religious Government Site STATE Military Restricted ACCESSIBLE Unoccupied Educational Private NAME CLASSIFICATION Both NATIONAL District Structure CODE Scientific CATEGORY OWNERSHIP Museum Park Being Considered STATUS COUNTY: Yes: Building Agricultural Public Industrial Object Private Residence Public Acquisition: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Strong's Ridge-Bellevue vicinity 2 East Main Street OWNER OF PROPERTY 124 Ridge Drive State Route ll3, Wright, John, Mansion PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Huron County Courthouse ENTRY NUMBER - Federal 4481 COMMON: DESCRIPTION * Excellent - Good - Fair - Deteriorated - Unexposed 7 Unaltered - Moved - Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

south to the rear of the house. The window detail, mansard roof, and arched dormers of the main block are repeated in the south A small stoop of the same design as the front veranda projects from both the east and west flanks of the house. The mansion has a central plan characteristic of earlier, more There are ten rooms on the first floor, nine partition walls are part of the brick masonry bearing structure. DEC 19 19 CONDITION REGISTER NATIONAL Ruins conservative styles. has a projecting polygonal bay. There is a veranda with Italianate The brick used in construction was made on the property. This is a large three-story brick mansion in the Second Empire (Check One) Each end of the main block Both the tower and the house have the typical mansard roof, with arched dormers. on the second, and four rooms and a ballroom on the third, plus is exactly symmetrical.

The rectangular block has a central projecting tower. Fair have been replaced with brick.A large three-story wing projects

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 16th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Political - Prehistoric - Other (Specify) Landscape - Literature - Military STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

it is an unusually substantial and stately example of the Second farmhouse rather than an urban residence. was begun in 1881 and took over a year to complete. The Wright's career notwithstanding, the mansion is primarily DEC 1 9 1973 1881 Conservation Architecture Commerce Science Transportation Communications Engineering losophy REGISTER Education Theater Aboriginal Social/Human- itarian Agriculture NATIONAL Invention Music Sculpture builder is unknown. The owner John Wright emigrated from England to the United in the township." An indication of his position may be inferred RECEIVED Religion/Phi. Empire Style mansion tobe found asa relativelyisolated architecture in a rural setting.

A local history credits him with the "most successful career The significance of this house lies primarily in the fact that States in 1833.He settled in Huron County and began accumul- Industry AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) ating large amounts of property, finally totalling 2,500 acres. served in the Union army from 1862 to 1865. The mansion significant as an outstanding example of Second Empire Art

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 98-99, 386. 2nd Annual Lyme Township Pilgrimage (Lyme, 1939), unpaged GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINA TES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: [LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIÉS National O FORM PREPARED BY Sept. 1973 STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: STATE LIAISON OFFICER CÉRTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 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 Nationa 1 Register.

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 level of significance of this nomination is: Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Keeper of The National Register GPO 931-894 039 brochure. Seconds Degrees DATE ORGANIZATION LATITUDE LONGITUDE Name COUNTY Minutes STATE Cleveland ATTEST: REGISTER CODE CORNER RECEIVED Degrees Minutes Seconds NAME AND TITLE: less than one Ohio hit 10825 East Boulevard Local W.W. Williams, STATE Ohia PHOTOS 2 CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN JUL 1 5 1974 INT: 1538-73 Entered KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST PROPERTY Re-submit Send-back MAPS National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF WORKING NUMBER REVIEW UNIT CHIEF TECH REVIEW HISTORIAN Huron 12.19.73.4/25 12.26 the write up, please indicate them below.

SHEET DESCRIPTION: PROPERTY: WRITE-UP COMMENT STYLE OR CULTURE: LOCATION SURVEY RECORDS (is form correct?): PRESENT CONDITION (altered, covered, ruins, deteriorated--archeological): (leave attached to nomination) FORM 10-301 A 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) Wright, John, Mansion 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE Sept. 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Mansion facade, looking south.

GPO 932-009 Huron TOWN Historical Society COMMON DATE COUNTY STATE Western Reserve PHOTO CREDIT Eric Johannesen PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio Strong's Ridge-Bellevue vicinity NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC (Type all entries-attach to or en close with photograph) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NEGATIVE FILED AT STREET AND NUMBER (6/72) State Route 113 DEC 1 9 1973 REGISTT 15 1974 NATIONA' FORM 10-301 A NAME Wright, John, Mansion 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE Sept. 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. DEC 1 9 1973 GPO 932-009 Huron TOWN Historical Society NATIONAL DATE STATE COUNTY Ohio COMMON PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER West elevation of mansion, looking northeast.

Western Reserve PHOTO CREDIT AND/OR HISTORIC Strong's Ridge-Bellevue vicinity NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Eric Johannesen PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEGATIVE FILED AT STREET AND NUMBER (6/72) State Route 113 NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by N REGISTE RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map) 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Asaigned by NPS) Wright, John, Mansion JUL 1 5 1974 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. MAP REFERENCE U.S.G.S.

Bellevue REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: 1969 Huron GP0932.010 STATE DATE TOWN COUNTY REGISTER SOURCE Strong's Ridge-Bellevue SCALE NATIONAL 1:24,000 COMMON Ohio DEC 19 1973 Form 10-301 (July 1968) PROPERTY MAP FORM State Route l13 RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BELLEVUE QUADRANGLE 1 930 000 FEEl N4115-W8245/75 82° 47' 25" NATIONAL BELLEVUE, OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF HICHWAYS ROAD CLASSIFICATION STATE OF OHIO 41° 53 JUL 1 5 1974 Galbreath, John, Mound Warren County Hon, Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Delbert L. Latta Ms. Daniel R. Porter Hon. John M. Ashbrook Hon. William H. Harsha Hon. Chalmers P.

Wylie Columbus, Ohio 43211 PR MMOTT: p1 7/17/74 Director Location STATE Name Ross County Huron County Perryaburg Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Oregonia vicinity Bainbridge vicinity Edgington Mound Cowan Creek Circular Enclosure Clermont County Pleasant Township, Galloway Franklin County Bone Mound II The Spafford House Wood County Clinton County Bellevue vicinity Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Fairfield County Old Maid'e Orchard Mound Campbell (T.c.) Mound Neville vicinity Wilmington vicinity State Hietorie Preservation Officer Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue The Ohio Historical Society Wright, John, Mansion Hon. Charles W. Whalen, Jr. Hon. Walter B. Powell Bloom Township, Carroll Also Notified OHIO OMB Approval No. 29-F0218 BER TYPE 19 78 12 26 1977 8 24 (Mark ap- REPORT OF FEDERAL ACTION 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. State of Ohio b.

Organization Unit 1982 Velma Avenue c. Street/P.O. Box d. City b. TITLE h. Contact Person (Name & telephone No.) 7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT 8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT I- Higher Educational Institution J-Indian Tribe fine and well-preserved example of French Second Built by successful local farmer in 1881 in unusually rural location for such a house. To be used by local museum organization as head- 9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE priate letter (s) 11. ESTIMATED NUM- 12. TYPE OF APPLICATION Huron County, Ohio 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: 1 20 17. PROJECT PROJECT START d. LOCAL 19 79 FEDERAL AGENCY - 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE REQUEST (Name, City, State, ZIP code) 21. REMARKS ADDED - Yes Rl No No re- Ohio State Clearinghouse B. SIGMATURE 24. AGENCY NAME 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT 27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE GRANT ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 29. ADDRESS 31.

ACTION TAKEN Yeor month day LXIX. AWARDED 33. ACTION DATE - - b. REJECTED 19 80-09-30 Stephen D. Newman - d. DEFERRED - -. WITHDRAWN D. FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL STANDARD FORM 424 PAGE 1 20243 02-006-0046 39-09614 day 202-343-4941 43211 FUNDING PREAPPLICATION IDENTIFICATION DATE ENDING RECEIVED 6/30/78 424-101 CATION GRAM Leave CERTIFIES D-County BENEFITING Columbus Year 31-4389673W TOTAL APPLICATION STATE OTHER ASSIGNED FIER C-Revision Ohio Blank District CERTIFYING Catalog) A-State PROPOSED FUNDING STARTING 75,000 A-New 50,000 E-Augmentation IDENTI- E-Cancellation CANT'S B-Decrease Dollars D-Insurance APPLI. Historic Preservation FEDERAL ASSISTANCE Federal C-Loan C-Substate Ohio Historical Society F-School District A-Basic Grant Year month day Empire style. C.DATE SIGNED Thomas H. Smith PRO. Enter appropriate letter quarters and museum space.

H-Community Action Agency C-Increase Duration B-intorstats C.STATE A-95 ACTION the applicant and the applicant will comply NOTIFICATION OF INTENT (Opt) A-Increase Dollars REPRE- BE SUBMITTED TO D-Decrease Duration with the attached assurances if the essist- .Applicant Name 62,000 it has been or is being made. ance is approved. (Name and telephone no.) 15.TYPE OF CHANGE _24,000 K-Other (Specify): SAME AS 35 a.To the best of my knowledge and belief, Thomas H. Smith, SHPO, 614-466-1500 States, etc.) DATE Year month day ESTIMATED DATE TO 19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 28. FEDERAL APPLICATION CONTACT FOR RETURNED FOR AMEND MENT Presoribed by GSA, Federal Management Circular 74-7 FOR 79-01-01 Heritage ADDITIONAL SENTATIVE propriate John Wright Mansion acquisition.

Bellevue vicinity attached data in this preapplication/application are structions therein, to appropriate clearinghouses and all responses are attached: 199-01-02 .TYPED NAME AND TITLE Director g SHPO Enter appro- 8.In taking above action,