Nomination for Garford, Arthur L., House

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) 3 0 1974 NAME Garford, Arthur L., Residence AND/OR HISTORIC: TO THE PUBLIC * Building - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments - Commercial OWNER'S NAME: J. R.

Handyside LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 093 039 Elyria Lorain LOCATION Site Military Religious CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE Ohio STATE Government OWNERSHIP STATUS District Private Entertainment CATEGORY CODE Agricultural Structure Yes: Restricted Educational Being Considered Unoccupied REGISTER DATE Federal Public NATIONAL COMMON: Scientific Museum CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Park Industrial Both Public Acquisition: 509 Washington Avenue Private Residence STREET AND NUMBER: ENTRY DATE OWNER OF PROPERTY Object CITY OR TOWN: (Check One) Charles E. Mosher - Other 308 2nd Street Lorain County Courthouse ENTRY NUMBER RECEIVED 7. DESCRIPTION - Unexposed X Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

tures many gables, projecting bays, and a wide veranda and porte serving as brackets, capitals and consoles, including 22 in one room. The second floor contains a guest suite with bath, a Gothic marble, cast-iron, mosaic and pewter fixtures and trim, as well as NOV 11 1974 CONDITION Ruins Deteriorated Excellent REGISTER RECEIVED fixtures and stained glass are unaltered.The decorative elements and a large enclosed summer sleeping porch.These rooms contain This is a large three-story stone and shingle house whose general desk of birds-eye maple with mahogany veneer. a roof skylight. The basement has its original steam furnace, brick The parlor is French Renaissance in style.The brass gaslight central American mahogany, the fireplace of onyx.Built-in fireplace with tile mosaic.

The ceiling and the walls are also covered with seats have carved heads.A study off the living room has a built-in The dining room is Dutch Renaissance in style.The fireplace is faced with original finishes intact, many original wall coverings, metal installed in a scullery.Otherwise the interior plan, the woodwork the entire block between Columbus and Ohio Streets It is virtually unaltered with the exception of one small bathroom masonry partition walls and six separate rooms. The building faces The walls of the main hall are covered with silver leaf, the ceiling which has been partitioned for sleeping rooms, but in a temporary Original Site A wide Gothic door leads to a vestibule with carved oak walls. "chapel," three family bedrooms, two rooms, three baths (Check One) fashion so that the original space could easily be restored.There is a U-shape.

NATIONAL' are English, French and Dutch medieval and Renaissance. There a great deal of carved woodwork, especially many sculptured heads beamed. The living room woodwork and fireplace wall are of gold and silver leaf, and there are "Tiffany" windows. The kitchen and butler's pantry are intact, except for the scullery mentioned above. Moved Fair mass is typically that of the Shingle Style.The irregular outline fea- The interior of the house is more significant than the exterior. fixtures here and throughout the house are original although electrified.

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

SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! * 20th Century . SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Prehistoric - Other (Specify) - Literature - Military - Theater - Music - Transportation addition, the house is an unusually well-preserved example of a N. Oviatt of Cleveland. of The Garford Manufacturing Company, but also president or an officer of printing, engineering, automobile, lace manufacturing a county history, "the State of Ohio has no more capable personal- It was in 1912 that Garford and several others, including James A.

Garfield, left the Republican Party and formed Ohio's Progressive significant matters, especially political organization and campaign 1895 Commerce Architecture Conservation Engineering Communications losophy Aboriginal itarian Agriculture Science Education Landscape Ohio manufacturer and politician at the turn of the century.In the progressive movement than Arthur L.Garford of Elyria. Political present commodious and artistic modern stone residence was in 1914. Sculpture Social/Human- lavishly appointed Shingle Style mansion. ity in giving vitality to the modern ideals of social democracy and Invention built on the family farm land in 1895.The architect was Arthur Garford beganmanufacturing bicycle saddles at the height of Religion/Phi.

This was the residence of Arthur L.Garford, an important and banking firms.He was a delegate to the Republican National and the manufacture of the Martin bomber in World War I. Party.He was also a candidate for senator in the Progressive Party Garford'spapers in the Ohio Historical Society throw light on many Governor of Ohio on the Progressive ticket in 19l2.According to Garford was born in 1858 of English parents on a farm near Conventions of 1896,1908 and 1912,and was a candidate for the bicycle craze in the 1890's.By 1915 he was not only president the Republican State Convention of1912;politics and the Negro vote; financing. Among the subjects treated are temperance, prohibition Industry STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Elyria, The land was later incorporated into the city, and the Art and women's suffrage; businessmen in politics; financing a party; MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES G.

Frederick Wright, A Standard History of Lorain County, Ohio (Chicago & New York, 1916), II, 579-582. 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE NOV 11 1974 V FORM PREPARED BY May 1974 CITY OR TOWN: T2. 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 - National Regis 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 Local k DEC 2 7 1974 * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 4579700 LONGITUDE Name Degrees LATITUDE COUNTY ORGANIZATION One National Ohio Cleveland DATE STATE ATTEST: CORNER CODE Degrees Minutes Seconds RECEIVED Western Reserve Historical Society NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 10825 East Boulevard STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: level of significance of this nomination is: 1877-1933. (Columbus, 1962). APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Warren M. Hoffnagle, Inventory of the Arthur Lovett Garford papers, Seconds Minutes Keepe REGISTER Photos Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back - KEEPER OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Lorain HAER TECHNICAL Re-submit Maps HISTORIAN Review 12-4-74 National Register Write-up ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry 74001551 2-4-75 Working Number11.1l. 74.

19 98 12-1-74 DEC 3 O 1974 Entered DEC 3 0 1974 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 11.19.74 Colz OHO LOMAWCO. Form No. 10-301a NAME LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * US. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III- 1 PROPERTY OF THE NATTONAL REGISTER 093 039 Lorain COUNTY NATIONAL STATE Elyria IDENTIFICATION CODE REGISTER RECEIVED COMMON: PHOTO REFERENCE Western Reserve Historical Society PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER West facade, looking east. FOR NPS USE ONLY 5o9 Washington Avenue NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUMBER: AND/OR HISTORIC: May 1974 (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Eric Johannesen Ohio (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: Garford, Arthur Ie, Residence Form No. 10-301a L.

NAME May 1974 039 1 NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 1ooking northwest. * US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 II - 1 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Lorain COUNTY DATE RECEIVED Elyria CODE STATE PHOTO REFERENCE REGISTER Western Reserve Historical Society ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY COMMON: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: South and east elevations, showing porte-cochere AND/OR HISTORIC: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IDENTIFICATION (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) CITY OR TOWN: Eric Johannesen NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Ohio 5o9 Washington Avenue DATE OF PHOTO: (7/72) STREET AND NUMBER: Garford, Arthur Le, Residence LOCA TION NATIONAL Form No. 10-301a AND/OR HISTORIC: DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

NOV 1T 1974 093 039 1974 Interior DATE Lorain Elyria COUNTY NATIONAL STATE CODE NAME REGISTER Lorain County Historical Society IDENTIFICATION Ohio 509 Washington Avenue PHOTO REFERENCE RECEIVED COMMON: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER: PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NEGATIVE FILED AT: CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) LOCA TION Dale C. Kellogg Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: U. S. G. S. Grafton 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 093 039 Lorain 1970 Elyria NAME Ohio DATE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS COUNTY NATIONAL STATE NOV CODE REGISTER COMMON: 1:24,000 SCALE: MAP REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER SOURCE: 509 Washington Avenue NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM NOV 11 1974 D 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GRAFTON QUADRANGLE GRAFTON, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR N4115W8200/7.5 82° 21 OHIO-LORAIN CO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RECEIVED 4579 700 UNITED STATES NATIONAL' BEG 3 0 1974 Garford, Arthur L., Residence Franklin County Mr. Charles C. Pratt Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Charles E.

Yosher Colunbus, Ohio 43211 Perrysburg Kent STATE Date Entered 1/2/75 Name Portage County Lorain County Kent Industrial District Elyria MMott/row Also Notified Hood-Sircons House ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director, Midwest Region North Ridgeville City Hall The Ohio Historical Society German Village North Rtdgeville Acting Director Hood County Hon. Delbert L. Latta Interstate #7l at 17th Ave. Columbus Ion, Chalners P. Lylie Iocation Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Hon. John P. Seiberling State Historic Preservation Officer