Nomination for Mantua Station Brick Commercial District

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) DEC 24 AND/OR HISTORIC: - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments 2.

Commercial - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: JUL 2 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 133 039 LOCATION Portage Mantua DATE Religious STATE Site Ravenna ACCESSIBLE Government CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY Restricted NATIONAL Park Museum NAME Educational Both District Private REGISTER Structure Unoccupied Private Residence Entertainment Ohio Yes: Federal STATUS COMMON: CODE Main Street Scientific OWNERSHIP Military Being Considered Agricultural CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Building Public Multiple private ownership OWNER OF PROPERTY Mantua Station Brick Commercial District STREET AND NUMBER: Public Acquisition: Industrial REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CITY OR TOWN: (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC 11 - J.

William Stanton 1974 Main and RECEIVED Object Portage County Courthouse ENTRY NUMBER DESCRIPTION - Fair - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X Original Site slightly projecting piers or buttresses. However, corbeled brickwork them to the Main Street blocks. Furthermore, there is a change of Across First Street, at the east end of the district, another brick blocks. Behind it rises a grain elevator, a large rectangular shaft The building is a gable-roofed, one-story, frame structure. There is a double window centrally placed in the west end and three doors, evenly CONDITION district.

REGISTER Deteriorated NATIONAL Ruins grade proceeding east on Prospect Street, so that the pleasing period of nearly three decades, their appearance is nevertheless iron structural columns and similar display windows on the ground and the generally open effect of the ground story windows relates this structure forms the climax and the terminal to the entire of the ground story facades have been remodeled for commercial irregularity of the facades is further enhanced.

floor facades, so that the general impression is one of unity.A few The group of blocks on the east side of Main Street and north of of their facades is varied, and windows have both segmental arches fifteen years later.The facades have a more consistent stepped Prospect Street was erected in five stages.The height and outline This is a district including portions of three blocks of brick buildings very harmonious and unified. To the south of the railroad tracks is the Mantua Railroad Station. To the east along the south side of East Prospect, the buildings are display, but not enough to alter the.integrity of the whole group. outline, and instead of a flat plane, the block is articulated by (Check One) DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE and flat lintels.

But all have corbeled brick cornices, and all have block serving as a warehouse is related in design to the Main Street Excellent Good spaced on the south facade.There are two inside chimneys. SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian| - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Literature point, being the center of Mantua Township. Later Mantua Corners began "to assume the airs of a city," being on the Ravenna- and 1900, A bewildering succession of names which must be nearly markets, dry goods, groceries, furniture, tailoring, jewelry, flour, feed, coal and provision businesses. the one at the northeast corner of Main and Prospect, built by C. H. Thompson, but taken over in 1876 by William H. Bowen and until he built his new block at Mantua Station. Meanwhile, C. H.

Main and Prospect, including the Pelletier Block, were rebuilt 1873-1901 losophy Transportation Architecture Engineering Landscape Conservation Aboriginal Military Prehistoric Communications Religion/Phi Agriculture Music The north Science itarian and characteristic unit which captures the commercial spirit of Business establishments prospered from the time of the prospects in the bud," and Mantua Station, later Mantua Village, the period. Industry Sculpture times these blocks housed general merchandise, hardware, meat Social/Human- Political versatile businessman who built several of the blocks. Urban Planning a complete catalog is given in Mrs.Ling's history.At various in this space all the businesses that flourished between that time built between 1873 and 190l.Architecturally they form a coherent There are three Mantuas.Mantua Center was the earliest focal STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

called the Bowen Block.C.H. Thompson was an energetic and Invention Education became the commercial center. opening of the railroad in1856.It would be impossible to list the grain elevator in 1898.The blocks on the southeast corner of in 1881 and 1885,and the C.H.Ray Block in 1886.Col.C.H.Ray half of the Bowen Block was added in 1877,the next blocks north The group of brick blocks in this district began in 1873 with Other (Specify) Painesville Road one mile to the east. But the location of the Cleveland-Mahoning Railroad two miles to the south "nipped their Commerce This group of business blocks constitutes the main commercial district of a very busy and vital small town on the railroad in the had been in the dry goods business at Mantua Corners since 1867, Thompson built the Thompson Block on East Prospect in 1884,and Theater

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Historical Atlas of Portage County (Chicago, 1874). History of Portage County (Chicago, 1885), 483. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES State - JUL 2 National Reg FORM PREPARED BY January 1974 STREET AND NUMBER: 10825 East Boulevard 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 forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation DEC 2 4 1974 GP 0 931.894 039 Degrees LATITUDE ORGANIZATION Acres Seconds 4569850 LONGITUDE COUNTY DATE Minutes Local Ohio ATTEST: CORNER Cleveland Name CODE Western Reserve Historical Society Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES NAME AND TITLE: National Register.

evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set CITY OR TOWN: level of significance of this nomination is: Eric Johannesen, Preservationist Keeper of APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 1240 REGISTER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY Street to the west side of First Street, then south along First Street to right-of-way, west along the south side of the right-of-way to the east boundary of the railroad depot, south along that boundary, then west along the south boundary to Main Street, north to the point of beginning. 8. In 1901 after a fire.

Architecturally, the variety of design in vernacular brick forms, in create a district whose feeling, by historic analogy, is far more JUL GPO 921.724 1974 Location DATE COUNTY Portage STATE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio (Continuation Sheet) The district boundary begins at the northeast corner of the intersection mediaeval than classical.

ENTRY NUMBER Mantua Station Brick Commercial District Form 10-300a (Number all entries) East Prospect ),then south along the property line to the railroad change in grade, and the lack of strict regularity in the street plan proceeds north along Main Street to the north edge of the building at DEC 2 4 1974 of Main Street (State Route 44) and the railroad right-of-way, and Street to the east property line of the grain elevator building (4690 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ! Prospect JUL 2 Scale: 1" = 100' approx.

2 acres GP 0 921-724 Street COUNTY Grain north DATE Main Depot Portage STATE East Blocks NATIONAL 1886) Ohio REGISTER (Continuation Sheet) (1873- Prospect Street Mantua Station Brick Commercial District Form 10-300a ENTRY NUMBER (Number all entries) RECEIVED REF #74001606 CONTROL REVIEW HISTOR IAN ARCHEOLOGIST Together... DEC 2 4 1974 Send-back - INT: 1538-73 Entered KEEPER Re-submit MAPS National Register Write-up 7.2.74.1089 TECH REVIEW Federal Register entry WORKING NUMBER REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF CONF. accept 11/20/74 2-4-75 MMEL'S FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) DEC 2 4 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE E. Johannesen January, 1974 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

JUL 2 GPO 932-009 TOWN DATE Mantua COUNTY Historical Society COMMON Western Reserve Portage Commercial District Main and Prospect Streets - See Continuation Sheet Mantua Station Brick Grain Elevator, Prospect Street Blocks. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (6/72) PHOTO CREDIT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEGATIVE FILED AT PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REO NATIONA! (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) REGISTE RECEIVED MANTUA TRACKS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FORM 10-301 A 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT JUL 2 1974 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Mantua Railroad Station, looking northeast.

GPO 932-009 PROPERTY OF TIE NATIONAL REGISTER Mantua TOWN COUNTY DATE Portage NATIONAL NAME REGIST COMMON Eric Johannesen Society Western Reserve Historical AND/OR HISTORIC Main and Prospect Streets - see continuation sheet Mantua Station Brick Commercial District PHOTO CREDIT PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (6/72) (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) DEC2 RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME DEG 2 4 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT January, 1974 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Block (1886) .

GPO 932-009 DATE TOWN Mantua COUNTY Historical Society COMMON NATIONAL REGISTE Portage STATE Western Reserve Mantua Station Brick PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT E. Johannesen Ohio STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (6/72) AND/OR HISTORIC East side of Main Street, looking southeast.On left:C. H. Ray (Type all entries-attach to ofen close with photograph) NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JUL21974 Commercial District TAVERN HARDWARE VILLAGE LIQUOR ORY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) DEC 2 4 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT E. Johannesen 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Main Street Blocks, looking north.

GPO 932-009 Society TOWN Mantua COMMON District Portage DATE STATE COUNTY JUL21974 PHOTO CREDIT Western Reserve Historical PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio AND/OR HISTORIC Mantua Station Brick Commercial NATIONAL PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) REGISTER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUMBER (6/72) RECEIVED Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: U. S. G. S. Mantua 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 : 1973-729-148/1441 3-1 1970 039 133 NAME Mantua Portage COUNTY LOCATION STATE Ohio DATE REGISTER NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS CODE 1:24,000 SOURCE: SCALE: MAP REFERENCE Main and Prospect Streets - See Continuation Sheet COMMON: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Mantua Station Brick Commercial District PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) MANTUA, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES MANTUA QUADRANGLE 75 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) 41° 16' 54" Mantua Station Brick Commercial District DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DEC 2 4 1974 Mr. Charles C. Pratt Location 12/30/74 STATE Name MMott/row Date Entered Mantua Trumbull County Acting Director Montgomery County Portage County The Watkins House ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Interstate #7l at 17th Ave.

Mantua Station Brick Coumercial District Mesopotamia State Historic Preservation Officer Mesopotamia Village Distriet Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. The Ohio Historical Soclety Hon. J. William Stanton Hon. Charles W. Whalen, Jr. Ceaterviile vicinity Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum OHIO