Nomination for Ottawa County Courthouse

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

6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: (Check One) * Public - Preservation work - Comments Commercial OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEC 19 1973 123 039 CLASSIFICATION Religious NAME ACCESSIBLE Government STATE OWNERSHIP Ottawa REGISTER Transportation 1974 LOCATION MAY Educational Private Both CATEGORY COUNTY District DATE Yes: Restricted NATIONAL Site Federal CODE Unoccupied Park Being Considered Entertainment West Fourth and Madison Streets Structure Port Clinton Scientific Military STATUS Ohio Museum Ottawa County Courthouse COMMON: Agricultural Private Residence Building CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Public Acquisition: Industrial Ottawa County STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Delbert L.

Latta OWNER OF PROPERTY TO THE PUBLIC CITY OR TOWN: Object In Process REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS PRESENT USE (Check One or More as 5th DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X Original Site story tower rests on a stone foundation, and the walls are con- structed with rock-faced stone. Foundation material is - entrance and windows on the other three sides are located arches.

On the west side small, round towers top the The square tower, located in the center of the roof, rises a total of one hundred thirty-two feet, three inches above the DEC 19 1973 CONDITION Excellent NATIONAL Ruins on the vault.Four scenes depicting the Ottawa County The Richardsonian Romanesque Ottawa County Courthouse was in large arches on the first floor.Above these are arches Marblehead limestone while the walls are constructed of and the clock faces are contained in gables on each side. RECEIVED most interesting feature of the interior is the paintings is nearly that of the walls.Within the arches are multi- whose spring lines are at the roof line and whose height economy were done by an unknown artist.Included are Stairways are located on the north and south sides.

The Wing and Mahuring a large gable.The roof is constructed of ceramic tiles, The interior of the courthouse is built around a central an arch on each side. The shaft culminates in a cornice. REGISTEF Each of the building's four sides are identical with the ground (about sixty feet above the peak of the roof). hipped and gabled. line on all sides, the wall dormer effect is climaxed in and is hipped and gabled. stairwell.that rises to the top floor and forms a vault. Like the main part of the building, the tower roof is Fair exception of the entrance located on the west side. The Good (Check One) The shaft has two windows composed of three panes set vertically in The west DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The two story building with three paned windows.Other windows are rectangular, set in The top of the tower contains a belfry for the clock chimes, protruding bay section at the roof line.Above the roof built from 1898 to 1901. - 16th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known)built 1898-1901 AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Urban Planning - Prehistoric - Other (Specify) of Sandusky, Erie and Lucas Counties. Port Clinton, The first courthouse, built soon after the county was founded, proved adequate until the 1860s when building. In excellent condition, it should meet the losophy Architecture Commerce Military Communications Conservation Aboriginal Theater REGISTER Transportation Science Religion/Phi Education Music Agriculture Engineering Literature itarian Political The building Ottawa County was founded March 6,1840 from portions Landscape Sculpture Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in a public The county commissioners chose the architectural firm did not design any other extant nineteenth century SIGNIFICANCE courthouses in Ohio. Social/Human- was $61,500.

Invention Industry Courthouse done by Yost and Packard.Wing and Mahurin The county was sparsely populated when it was formed, Pre-Columbian General con tractors for this building were Caldwell seat because of its population and port on Lake Erie. needs of the county for many years to come. addition to the structure was made.It was not until was closely modeled after the 1893-1896 Wood County STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Ottawa County Courthouse is an excellent example of the county seat, was laid out in 1827.Though not central to the county, the town was chosen as the county having only about 2200 residents. the 1890s that the decision was made to erect a new PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Art of Wing and Mahurin to design the structure.T RECEIVED

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES State of Ohio, Ohio Centennial Edition, 1902. 2 vol.

DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES N 41° DEC 19 1973 FORM PREPARED BY August 1, 1973 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 level of significance of this nomination is: GP O 931-894 039 Seconds Local Degrees LATITUDE DATE Minutes COUNTY Name LONGITUDE STATE Columbus ORGANIZATION REGISTER ATTEST: CORNER CODE Larry Alan Beers Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 1932 Forest Village Lane LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES STREET AND NUMBER: National Register.

CITY OR TOWN: NAME AND TITLE: W 82° Goeldner, Paul. List of 19th Century Courthouses in Ohio. Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, Washington, D. C. Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio: GEOGRAPHICAL DATA forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation N4596940 Keeper of Ohio 5.2:7 CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN MAY 3 Entered KEEPER Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST PHOTOS Send-back WORKING NUMBER MAPS Federal Register entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF HISTORIAN INT:1538-73 TECH REVIEW ottawa 74001588 12.19,73.4126 12.2 PROPERTY 3/5/74 R.lue Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: July 22, 1973 NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. DEC 1 9 1973 * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 1 039 1974 123 DATE Ohio REGISTE COUNTY Ottawa The Ohio Historical Society PHOTO REFERENCE CODE STATE IDENTIFICATION PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER COMMON: West Fourth and Madison Streets Ottawa County Courthouse ENTRY NUMBER Port Clinton Larry Alan Beers NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Columbus.Ohio West side (front). PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (7/72) (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER: FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONA! MAY PHOTO CREDIT: Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: July 22, 1973 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Columbus, Ohio DEC. 1.9.1973 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. # US.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - 1 039 123 NAME DATE 1974 Ottawa COUNTY STATE Ohio CODE NATIONAL Larry Alan Beers Port Clinton PHOTO REFERENCE COMMON: MAY REGISTER IDENTIFICATION West Fourth and Madison Streets The Ohio Historical Society West side (front) and south side. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Ottawa County Courthouse PHOTO CREDIT: (7/72) OHIO - OTTAWA CO. UNITED STATES PORT CLINTON QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PORT CLINTON, OHIO DEC 19 1973 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHICS - State Route NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Ottawa County Courthouse DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME 2. LOCATION 3.

MAP REFERENCE USGS Series; Port 1 : 24,000 REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: DEC 1 9 1973 1969 MAY TOWN COUNTY Ottawa REGISTER Ohio DATE COMMON SOURCE 1974 STATE West Fourth and Madison Streets SCALE NATIONAL Clinton Quadrangle Ottawa County Courthouse NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC Form 10-301 STREET AND NUMBER Port Clinton (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) (July 1968) PROPERTY MAP FORM GPO932.010 NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) RECEIVED MAY 3 1974 Bergatreaser Covered Bridge Schus, Mary, House Eosford, John, House Port Clinton Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Hon. Robert Taft., Jx. Mr- Dandel R. Porter, Director Hon. Janas V. Stanton Mr.

Steven Ruttenbaun, GSA Location STATE Name MMott Date Entered Also Notified Cuyahoga County Twinsburg Huron County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Twinsburg Congregational Church Ottawa County Paulding County Courthouse Paulding Otway Covered Bridge Pauldirg County Monroeville Seioto County Hon. John M. Ashbrook 5/7/74 Ottawa County Courthoune Otway vicinity Hon. Samuel L.Devine Canal Winchester vicinity Franklin County Tha Ohio Historical Society Fon. Delbert L, Latta MAY Midwest Region State Hsatorie Preservation officer Interstate o7l at 17th Avenua