Nomination for Paulding 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: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 5th Delbert L.

Latta (Check One) - In Process X Preservation work - Transportation - Comments Commercial Other (Specify) LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: DEC 12 1973 125 039 1974 NAME Religious Paulding County STATE District CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE REGISTER MAY Site Government CATEGORY Both Educational Museum DATE Structure STATUS Private Ohio Being Considered Private Residence Entertainment Restricted OWNERSHIP CODE Building Agricultural COUNTY: Park Scientific COMMON: Yes: NATIONAL Courthouse Square Paulding County Courthouse Paul Public Public Acquisition: Unoccupied Industrial Object NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES LOCATION TO THE PUBLIC CITY OR TOWN: STREET AND NUMBER: TITLE OF SURVEY: Military OWNER'S NAME: PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) ENTRY NUMBER OWNER OF PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Excellent * Good O Fair - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed X Unaltered [X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Preservation work, started in the spring of 1973, is now almost be somewhat misguided, at least they are attempting to preserve their DEC 1 9 1973 CONDITION NATIONAL Moved REGISTER The two and one-half story with tower Paulding County Courthouse building for future use. in the late Romanesque Revival style and measures approximately The porches are set under large arches that contain recessed, tall sixty feet square. use of brick corbeling, especially on the projecting bays and cornice. windows.Other windows on the first and second floors are rectangular, all four sides in arched openings, hidden under triple arched porches. the original smooth surface of the brick has been destroyed, the with lantern. built on a square base.There is a columned belfry and round dome flights is located in the center of the building. (Check One) double-hung sash.

Principal ornamentation is achieved through the The interior has not been greatly altered with the exception of the RECEIVED Good installation of modern flourescent lighting.A stairway with two rises about forty feet above the roof line.The tower is round, is built ona stone foundation.The brick building is constructed The roof is hipped and covered with modern asphalt shingles.The tower and dome are located in the center of the roof.This structure building has a "fresh"appearance.Painting of the window sash PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Pre-Columbian / X) 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) built 1886-1888 STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

The original county seat was at Charloe, laid out in 1840. Paulding, founded about seven years before Charloe, was becoming erected there was in the public square, site of the present The county commissioners decided to raze the old courthouse, and structure for Williams County, after finishing the Paulding Late Romanesque Revival style county courthouse in Ohio. The DEC 1 9 1973 Conservation Commerce Transportation Architecture Aboriginal Engineering losophy Theater Literature Landscape Communications Prehistoric NATIONAL REGISTER Science SIGNIFICANCE Education Religion/Phi itarian Music Agriculture RECEIVED Invention Industry Paulding County was formed from Indian Territory April 1,1820. Social/Human- preservation should provide many years of additional service teenth century when Paulding County outgrew its small quarters. seat was moved to Paulding.

Political Charloe never developed into much of a town, and the county Sculpture Company was the architectural firm selected by the county to completed and occupied in 1888. The courthouse was built at Urban Planning to construct a new one on the same site.E.o.Fallis and Paulding County Courthouse is an excellent example ofa brick good condition of the building and the county'sefforts at to county government. a cost of $40,000. Other (Specify) Art This building served the county well until later in the nine- Military building. It was a frame structure, and was built circa 1837. building.Construction began in 1886 with Rudolph Ehrhart of American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, Washington, D. C. State of Ohio, Ohio Centennial Edition, 1902.

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES N 41° 15 acres DEC 1.9 1973 FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: August 11, 1973 STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: 2.

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 Regist 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 nomipation is: GPO 931-894 039 Seconds LONGITUDE Local ORGANIZATION LATITUDE DATE CORNER COUNTY STATE ATTEST: Title Columbus Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER Larry Alan Beers CODE 1932 Forest Village Lane MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio: APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: forth by the National Park Service. The recommended

1973 Historical Collections of Ohio. Howe, Henry. CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN MAY 3 1974 INT: 1538-73 Entered KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST PROPERTY Re-submit WORKING NUMBER Send-back REVIEW UNIT CHIEF MAPS HISTORIAN TECH REVIEW Paulding BRANCH CHIEF 74001589 PHOTOS 2 Federal Register entry 12-21. Accept Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) MAY AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: August 10, 1973 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Columbus, Ohio DEC 191973 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC * US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - 1 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL RESISTER 039 125 NAME Paulding Courthouse Square COUNTY STATE Ohio East side.

CODE DATE NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION PHOTO REFERENCE The Ohio Historical Society COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Larry Alan Beers NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: Paulding County Courthouse RECEIVED REGISTE: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: August 10, 1973 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: 19 1973 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * US. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973- 729-152/ 1446 II - 1 PROPERTY OF THE NATLONAL REGISTER 039 DATE Paulding 125 COUNTY South side.

NAME MAY31974 IDENTIFICATION CODE Ohio STATE The Ohio Historical Society COMMON: Courthouse Square PHOTO REFERENCE Larry Alan Beers PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM RECEIVED ENTRY NUMBER PHOTO CREDIT: (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (7/72) NATIONA: Columbus, Ohio FOR NPS USE ONLY MAY Paulding County Courthouse UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PAULDING QUADRANGLE PAULDING, OHIO NATIONAL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3.

MAP REFERENCE USGS Series; Paulding 1 : 24,000 REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: DEC 1 9 1973 1960 MAY REGISTER DATE COUNTY STATE Quadrangle TOWN COMMON Paulding SCALE NATIONAL Ohio Courthouse Square SOURCE Paulding County Courthouse GP0932-010 Form 10-301 PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) NUMERIC CODE by NPS) 1974 RECEIVED MAY 3 1974 Canal Winchester vicinity Schug, Mary, House Iwinsburg Congregational Church Hosford, John, House Ottava County Courthouse Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. ME- Dantel R. Porter, Director Hon. Janas V. Stanton Hon. Samuel L. Devina Bon.

Delbert L, Latta Ms- Steven Ruttenbaus, GSA Location Huron County STATE Name Also Notified MMott Seioto County Paulding Monroeville Paulding County Twinsburg Paulding County Courthouse Otway Covered Bridge ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered Cuyahoga County Bergstreaser Covered Bridge State Bistoric Preservation Officer Franklin County Port Clinton Sumait County Otvay vicinity Hon. John M. Aehbrook MAY Regional Ottawa County Cleveland 5/7/74 Interstete #7l at i7th Avenue March 14, 1983 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief 440 G. Street, N.W. Farmers Branch of the State Bank of Ohio Clement, George S. Hruue St. Ann Roman Catholic Church Complex St. Mary Roman Catholic Church Stengel, John S., House Stormont, David, House Please let me know if you have any questions. W.

Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer Montgomery Enclosures Sincerely, Fulton Stark Ottawa Paulding County Butler Erie NATIONAL Cuyahoga Brown REGISTER Lucas RECEIVED Muskingum New Submissions Riverview Apartments Spitzer Building Department of Registration Dear Carol: Ohio Historic Preservation Office Enclosed are fourteen new National Register nominations.All appropriate Mellett/Canton Daily News Building Commodore Apartment Building National Register of Historic Places Paulding County Carnegie Library The Rentschler House notification procedures have been followed for the submissions. Superintendent's Residence and Office Oakland Cemetery Chapel and Catawaba Island Wine Company WRL/DS:vb Ohio Historical Center I-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, 0hio 43211 (614) 466-1500