Nomination for Morrow County Courthouse And Jail

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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) Morrow County Courthouse and Jail AND/ OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Samuel Le Devine (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC - In Process -x Restricted - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Morrow County Courthouse REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: FEB 1 2 1974 039 Morrow Military LOCATION Site STATE 117 Religious Both ACCESSIBLE Government Educational Entertainment Commercial NATIONAL Private REGISTER CODE Unoccupied CLASSIFICATION Structure Museum CATEGORY NAME DATE Local Scientific District Agricultural STATUS Park OWNERSHIP Being Considered Public Private Residence Industrial COUNTY: Yes: Building Courthouse Square Ohio COMMON: Morrow County Public Acquisition: OWNER OF PROPERTY Object Mount Gilead Jut 2-5 1974 DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The two story Morrow County Courthouse was built 1851-1852 and re- construction. A blank frieze and denticular cornice under metal The walls are plain, and woodwork dates from the late nineteenth measures approximately fifty by thirty feet, including the late complete the building to the roof line. The mansard roof is covered and large, oval dormers. There is a central low lantern. Both buildings are in good condition, and are greatly enhanced by their FEB 1 2 1974 CONDITION REGISTER tilinear and measures approximately sixty by thirty feet.The building century remodeling. RECEIVED center hall with stairway located at the north end (rear) of the building. deeply recessed in a compound brick arch with smooth stone voussoirs.

mented hood on consoles.Denticular cornice and wooden box gutters flues for the numerous chimneys which were part of the original are pilastered with square brick pilasters that once formed the rests on a stone foundation. fifty feet above the ground.The shaft contains a belfry and above it nineteenth century addition to the cellblock area. The brick jail Fair (Check One) This arch forms the base of the tower which dominates the facade of The entrance is 1ocated on the south (front)side of the building, has a three bay front with the tower located in the center bay which X Good - Moved projects, forming the tower base and shaft. Windows throughout the setting in a park-like wooded area near the center of Mount Gilead.

Excellent the courthouse.Windows on the first and second floors are rectang- ceived a major alteration 1894-1896.This brick courthouse is rec- four clock faces set between square pilasters.The tower roof is pagoda- structure are rectangular double-hung sash.The openings have stone box gutters complete the walls.The tower is square and rises about with grey slate and has round-headed dormers. sills and ornate hoodmolds.Rusticated stone is employed as quoins. The tower rises about The mansard-roofed two story plus tower Morrow County Jail was built circa 1875.Thebui1ding isconstructed ona stone foundation and Site fifteen feet above the roof line. The tower has a mansard roof

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! X) 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Education - Urban Planning - Prehistoric Other (Specify) - Landscape - Literature - Military - Theater - Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Morrow County was formed February 24, 1848 from portions of Richland, Jeremiah Morrow who was Governor of Ohio from 1822 to 1826. Mount Gilead was laid out September 30, 1824 by Jacob Young. The town was founded as Whetsom and was generally known as Youngstown. In 1832 the state bonfires in the streets," lit to celebrate the naming of Mount Gilead With the celebration over, the county settled down to business. The $10,800, the building was a Greek Revival structure. Apparently by The Morrow County Jail was constructed circa 1875. An addition to the cell block area at the rear of the building was made sometime after 1890. Both the courthouse and jail are in good condition and should serve the county for many years. FEB 1 2 1974 Architecture Commerce Communications Engineering Aboriginal Conservation Science REGISTER Religion/Phi losophy $27,948.

NATIONAL Art Sculpture Music Agriculture Social/Human Political Industry Invention first courthouse constructed in Morrow is the present structure. as the county seat. the bui1ding.The remodeling took place from1894to 1896 and cost built 1851-1852 (1894-1896); jail, circa 1875 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Knox, Marion and Delaware Counties. The county was named for legislature changed its name to Mount Gilead, and the town was incor- the county seat. According to Henry Howe, there were many "...great Designed by David Auld and built by Auld and Miller at a cost of the late 1880s either the building needed remodeling or the county emp loyed the architectural firm of Williams and Andrews to redesign porated in 1839. When Morrow County was formed in 1848 (Mount Gilead had been in Marion County until then) the legislature designated it as itarian

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES sity Press, 1962. American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, Washington, D. C. 20240. (Surveyed 1968-1969) ume II.) GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES W 82° APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 2 acres FEB 1 2 1974 FORM PREPARED BY August 27, 1973 STREET AND NUMBER: CIRY OR TOWN: [TZ. 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 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 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: Keeper of The National Register ( GPO 931-894 039 Local Degrees Seconds ORGANIZATION DATE LATITUDE State LONGITUDE REGISTER COUNTY Name RECEIVED Columbus CORNER CODE NATIONAL Larry Alan Beers Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 1932 Forest Village Lane NAME AND TITLE: N 40° ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES forth by the National Park Service. The recommended nal appearance of the courthouse and jail appears on page 317 of vol- Minutes Title Ohio Federal Writers Project.

CONTROL REVIEW Send-back - INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered PHOTOS Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST MAPS HISTORIAN National Register Write-up Morrow Federal Register entry TECH REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 2.13 JUL 2 5 1574 WORKING NUMBER 2.12.74.245 Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: August 22, 1973 Columbus, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. FEB I 2 1974 Jail, south side (front). # US.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 II - 1 117 Morrow Mount Gilead COUNTY DATE CODE REGISTE NATIONAL Larry Alan Beers The Ohio Historical Society STATE RECEIVE Courthouse Square 22-73 PHOTO REFERENCE COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: Ohio PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NEGATIVE FILED AT: CITY OR TOWN: DENTIFICATION (7/72) 2 5 1974 # lof 4 photos 039 NAME Morrow County Courthouse and Jail Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: August 22, 1973 NEGATIVE FILED AT: Columbus, Ohio EEB 1 2 1974 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

# US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 II - 1 117 039 Morrow DATE Courthouse Square COUNTY CODE STATE The Ohio Historical Society Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE Mount Gilead COMMON: Larry Alan Beers Morrow County Courthouse and Jail IDENTIFICATION STREET AND NUMBER: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PHOTO CREDIT: AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: NAME NATIONA NEY F OHIO, INC. ISSN. RAND Form No.

10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCA TION August 22, 1973 NEGATIVE FILED AT: Columbus, Ohio * US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 - | 117 039 Morrow IDENTIFICATION Mount Gilead COUNTY Courthouse Square STATE CODE REGISTE NATIONA NAME Ohio The Ohio Historical Society ENTRY NUMBER COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: Courthouse, west and south sides (front). STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: (7/72) DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Larry Alan Beers PHOTO REFERENCE RECEIVED Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCA TION FEB 1 2 1974 DATE OF PHOTO: August 22, 1973 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

& US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 I -1 117 039 Morrow Mount Gilead COUNTY DATE CODE STATE NAME PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio ENTRY NUMBER PHOTO REFERENCE Courthouse Square NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM COMMON: DENTIFICATION AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) east wall. Courthouse; detail of entrance south side) and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEGATIVE FILED AT: STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: Larry Alan Beers NATIONAL Morrow County Courthouse and Jail UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC 2. LOCATION 3.

MAP REFERENCE FEB 1 2 1974 GPO 932-010 1961 Morrow Jail 24,000 Quadrangle COUNTY STATE DATE REGISTER Courthouse Square Ohio NATIONAL SCALE Mount Gilead COMMON STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Form 10-301 REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: NUMERIC CODE (Aeeigned by NPSOT" Usts 5*- Series, Mount Gilead RECEIVED County Courthouse and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MOUNT GILEAD QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO 011 OHIO-MORROW CO. JUL 2 5 1974 Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mr. Daniel R. Porter Hon. Samuel Le Devine The Ohio Historical Society Coluabus, Ohio 43211 PR MMOTT: p1 7/29/74 Location STATE Director Name Cleveland Cuyahoga County Regional Director, Midwest Region ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Dunhan Tavern Morrow County Hon.Louis Stokes Morrow County Courthouse and Jail Hon. Howard M.

Metzenbaum Date Entered Mount Gilead State Historic Preservation Officer Also Notified Interstate e7l at 17th Avenue