Nomination for Zion Episcopal Church

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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) AND/OR HISTORIC: Ridge Street at Monroe Street, northwest corner CITY OR TOWN: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 17 - John M.

Ashbrook (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC - Unoccupied - Preservation work - Comments Commercial 1 Other (Specity) OWNER'S NAME: Ridge Street at Monroe Street LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: East Main Street TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: DEC 1 9 1973 Huron 077 039 1974 Monroeville Norwalk Site Transportation ACCESSIBLE Both Religious Government Entertainment STATE Private NATIONAL Educational District REGISTER Federal LOCATION Restricted Museum CATEGORY Structure NAME Ohio Agricultural Park CLASSIFICATION Scientific MAY Military STATUS CODE Public Being Considered COUNTY: Huron County Courthouse Private Residence Yes: Zion Episcopal Church Industrial Public Acquisition: COMMON: OWNERSHIP REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS OWNER OF PROPERTY STREET AND NUMBER: Object In Process ENTRY NUMBER PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) DATE Building - Deteriorated - Unaltered DESCRIBETHEPRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE been excavated under the church, and the northwest corner jacked is supported by hammerbeam arches, curved in this case.

The intersection of the horizontal beam and the curved arch is embel- been added, but there are probably fewer alterations in this DEC 1 9 1973 design of the building. CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTE DESCRIPTION Excellent The doors, windows, belfry angular form is used throughout. is rendered as an angular gable rather than an arch, and this building than the great majority of buildings of the same age. tower centrally placed at the east front.The pointed Gothic motif east end over the entrance there is a balcony which projects into in the Early Gothic Revival Style. There is a single steeple north side have never had to be replaced.A full basement has (Check One) decorated with relief arcading which is directly related to the On the interior the entire height of the roof is exposed.The roof Good - Ruins - Unexposed up at that time.

Its face is shutters, tower roof, door moldings, window tracery, and window the nave in the center, supported on slender posts. RECEIVED sheathed with vertical board-and-batten construction. The roof Original Site There have been no alterations to the exterior This is a relatively small church building of frame construction PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 15th Century SPECIFIC DATE(s) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Education - Literature STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

This is an excellent and uncommon example of the carpenter of northern Ohio are less familiar, and less reknowned, than a parish was not organized until 1854. Building plans were and opened for services on December 8, 1861, and the first at Gambier, and Christ Church in Hudson, for which he is Detroit, so it is not clear whether he was also a builder or 1861 Conservation Commerce Communications Aboriginal Architecture interior with its flat ceiling. Transportation losophy Science Landscape Theater Military itarian Agriculture SIGNIFICANCE Prehistoric Music Political Sculpture Art Social/Human- postponed due to the changing of pastors.

Finally on September the earlier Greek Revival examples.* The sophisticated design board-and-batten style, and the "superintendent of construction' of this building demonstrates that they may be equally excellent concerned with many building projects during his long tenure as Urban Planning Industry discussed immediately, and again in 1857, but they were twice Religion/Phi- Bishop of Ohio, including St. John's in Cleveland, Bexley Hall Engineering reported to have supplied the plans. *The pastor remarked,"This church just hasn't been advertised. 25,1860,the cornerstone was laid.The church was completed building was $3,500.The church was dedicated on February2, simply the supervisor for the congregation. Invention Other (Specify) communion was celebrated on Christmas Day. The cost of the Gothic idiom.

The nineteenth century wooden Gothic churches in a far more interesting manner than the typical Greek Revival Although Episcopal families first met in Monroeville in 1843, 1864, by Bishop Charles P. Mollvaine. Mcllvaine was naturally The builder is not known. However, a parsonage was built immediately next to the church in 1866 in the same angular, The interior space especially is articulated in their fashion.

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY _OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: DEC 1 9 1973 FORM PREPARED BY 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 National 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 forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: GP 0 931-894 039 NATIONAL Seconds Degrees Cleveland COUNTY Ohio Name LATITUDE ORGANIZATION DATE Minutes LONGITUDE STATE CODE REGISTER ATTEST: CORNER Local RECEIVED Degrees Minutes Seconds 10825 East Boulevard LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Eric Johannesen, Preservationist Western Reserve Historical Society less than one MAPS L CONTROL REVIEW HISTOR IAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Send-back _ Federal Register entry June Re-submit _ MAY 3 INT: 1538-73 Entered ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER National Register Write-up TECH REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF Huron 12. 21. PHOTOS 3 STATE /27/74 WRITE-UP COMMENT the write up, please indicate them below.

SHEET DESCRIPTION: PROPERTY: COMMENTS: NAME: LOCATION: (leave attached to nomination) STYLE OR CULTURE: PRESENT CONDITION (altered, covered, ruins, deteriorated--archeological): engineer If there are comments(negative or positive) which will affect SIGNIFICANCE (specify paragraph or line): SURVEY RECORDS form correct?): State Name Chio Cert. Date 5/3/14 Federal Register List N R Staff Problem Team Mule Form WASO - 6 03/27/85 Date Describe Problem: PROBLEM DESCRIPTION SHEET Team Leader Data Collector's Surname 547 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE Sept. 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Corner of Ridge Street and Monroc Street, looking northwest.

#1 o8 3 photos GPO 932-009 Huron DATE TOWN COMMON Western Reserve Historical Eric Johannesen STATE COUNTY Zion Episcopal Church Monroeville Ridge Street at Monroe Street Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM RECEIVED AND/OR HISTORIC PHOTO CREDIT (Type all entries-attach to or en close with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER NEGATIVE FILED AT Society NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (6/72) DEC 19 1973 NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) Form No. 10-301a AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION Eric Johannes en NEGATIVE FILED AT: DEC 1 9 1973 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

REGIST : 039 Huron 077 1974 MAY IDENTIFICATION COUNTY DATE Ohio CODE STATE NAME INT:154-72 PHOTO REFERENCE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Western Reserve Historical Society ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM COMMON: Ridge Street at Monroe Street (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PHOTO CREDIT: FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: DATE OF PHOTO: (7/72) Monroeville Interior of nave, looking east toward balcony Zion Episcopal Church CITY OR TOWN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) MAY 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE Sept. 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

DEC 1 9 1973 1974 Huron TOWN Society DATE Monroeville STATE REGIST COMMON Western Reserve Historical COUNTY NATIONA! Ohio Zion Episcopal Church PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ridge Street at Monroe Street PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT Eric Johannesen Northwest corner of church, looking southeast. NEGATIVE FILED AT NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER (6/72) (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) GPO 932-009 Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 2. LOCATION 3.

MAP REFERENCE DEC 1 9 1973 GPO 932.010 Huron 1:24,000 MAY 1960 Monroeville DATE REGISTER TOWN SOURCE COUNTY NATIONAL SCALE COMMON STATE Zion Episcopal Church Ridge Street at Monroe Street RECEIVED Ohio (July 1968) STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MONROEVILLE QUADRANGLE MONROEVILLE, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO 41° 14' 34" DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey DIVISION OF GEQLOGICAL SURVEY Zion Episcopal Church STATE OHIO MAY 3 1974 Mz. Daniel B. Porter, Director Hon. Charles E. Hosher Hon. Delbert L. Latta Hon, John M. Ashbzook Hon. Clarence B.

Miller PR MMOTT: p1 5/6/74 Location Lorain County Vinton County Huron County Oberlin Name Date Entered Westervelt Hall The Ohio Historical Society Mount Liberty Putnam County Courthouse Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director, Midwest Region Markham Mound State Historic Preservation Officer Knox County Monroeville Putnan County Interstate #7l at l7th Avenue Zaleski vicinity Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 MAY Zion Episcopal Church Mout Liberty Tavern