Nomination for Putnam County Courthouse

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The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

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 AND/ OR HISTORIC: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 5th (Check One) - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Commercial DEC 1 9 1973 OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 137 1974 039 ACCESSIBLE STATE MAY Religious LOCATION CATEGORY Ottawa DATE Government Site CLASSIFICATION Private Both REGISTER Restricted NAME Yes: Entertainment Private Residence Museum Courthouse Square Scientific Unoccupied Columbus Putnam NATIONAL CODE Educational Ohio Historical Society Park Being Considered Ohio STATUS Structure Agricultural COMMON: Public District Industrial OWNERSHIP Public Acquisition: Putnam County Putnam County Courthouse OWNER OF PROPERTY Military 1982 Velma Avenue NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES "Ohio Historic Landmarks Delbert L.

Latta STREET AND NUMBER: TO THE PUBLIC Ohio Historic Survey, Phase 1: CITY OR TOWN: Object (Type all entries complete applicable sections) ENTRY NUMBER February, 1967 - Federal Building 2 Excellent O Good - Deteriorated I NS - Unexposed X Unaltered X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

measures approximately forty by seventy-five feet, and The first floor is constructed of rusticated stone, and the floor are rectangular and have arched, multi-paned transoms. Above the front and rear entrances are small, stone balconies windows. Alternating curved and triangular pediments are located and south through the building, and stairways are located in the DEC 1 9 1973 CONDITION DESCRIPTION NATIONAL Moved REGISTER with stone balustrades. are between each window.A decorated frieze and denticular A smooth stone belt course divides the first and second floors. The second floor is marked with a false balustrade below the is hipped, and rather gently pitched on the sides. The two story stone Putnam County Courthouse is one of the truly and courtrooms are located on either side of the hallways. The original interior of the courthouse is intact, and is in has a five bay facade.

Fair (Check One) RECEIVED excellent condition.A central hallway on both floors runs north center of the west side.A large stained glass window located the center of the front side).The windows on the first PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Prehistoric Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Putnam County was formed from Indian Territory, as many of its neighboring counties were, on April 1, 1820. It was not until 1834, however, that the county became a separate of the county seat, and so in the next election, the people Ralph Snyder to design the structure. Construction was DEC 19 1973 Conservation Architecture Commerce Transportation Communications Military Engineering Aboriginal losophy NATIONAL Science itarian REGISTER Literature Education there and county business resumed. Agriculture Putnam County Courthouse is without question the finest Music justice remained there until 1866.

Landscape Sculpture among the citizens of Putnam County to change the location Political Theater unaltered condition and meticulous maintenance on the part SIGNIFICANCE Social/Human- Religion/Phi started in 1912 and the building was completed and occupied Early in the twentieth century the county commissioners Urban Planning voted to change the county seat to Ottawa.A courthouse was built decided to build a new building to give the county needed In 1866 a fire destroyed the county courthouse at Kalida in 1834 as the original county seat for Putnam County. entity in terms of its legal system.Kalida was laid out in 1913. RECEIVED Pre-Columbian A courthouse was constructed in Kalida, and the seat of Industry of the county should allow it to serve the people of Putnam 16th Century Invention SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) built 1912-1913 Beaux Arts county courthouse in Ohio.

Its excellent, additional space. along with most county records.There was a movement County for many years. Art AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Campen, Richard N. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN_ACRES N 41° W 84° DEC 1 9 1973 FORM PREPARED B August 11, 1973 2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation GP0 931-894 039 Local ORGANIZATION LONGITUDE Seconds COUNTY Degrees DATE LATITUDE Columbus Minutes REGISTER ATTEST: CORNER Ohio STATE CODE NATIONAL RECEIVED 1932 Forest Village Lane Degrees Minutes Seconds LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- Ohio: West Summit Press,1973.

Larry Alan Beers STREET AND NUMBER: I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register. level of significance of this nomination is: NAME AND TITLE: evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set CITY OR TOWN: in the National Register and certify that it has been Name CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN June 4,1974 MAY 3 INT: 1538-73 Entered PROPERTY KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit Send-back TECH REVIEW MAPS WORKING NUMBER REVIEW UNIT CHIEF HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF 12.2 Accept PHOTOS Federal Register entry 2/28/74 74001608 Putnam NiCE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) MAY 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE August 10, 1973 Larry Alan Beer: Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

DEC 1 9 1973 GPO 932-009 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Courthouse Square DATE REGISTER NAME NATIONAL Putnam County Courthouse NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC PHOTO CREDIT (6/72) (Type all entries- attach to or en close with photograph) South side (front). COUN Putnam 1974 -10-73 FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries - attach to or en close with photograph) 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE August 10, 1973 Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. DEC 1 9 1973 GPO 932.009 TOWN Courthouse Square COUNTY COMMON Ottawa DATE NATIONAL Ohio REGISTER NAME Putnam STATE Putnam County Courthouse The Ohio Historical Society 8-10-73 Larry Alan Beers PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC PHOTO CREDIT PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER North side (rear).

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEGATIVE FILED AT (6/72) NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 0, MAY (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) MAY 3 2. LOCATION 3. MAP REFERENCE 1 : 24,000 DEC 1 9 1973 GPO 932-010 1960 Quadrangle TOWN COUNTY Ottawa Courthouse Square DATE REGISTER Ohio COMMON SCALE Putnam County Courthouse STATE NATIONAL Putnam SOURCE AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Form 10-301 PROPERTY MAP FORM STREET AND NUMBER RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) USGS Series, Ottawa REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: 1974 OHIO-PUTNAM CO.

OTTAWA QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO Lat N 41 01 12' OTTAWA, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ROAD CLASSIFICATION Putnam County Courthouse STATE OHIO MAY 3 1974 2ion Episcopal Church Mr. Daniel R. Porter, Director Hon, Delbert Iv. Latta Hon. Clarence E. Miller PR MMOTT: p1 5/6/74 Regional Director, Midwest Region Name Vinton County Huron County Location Putnan County Knoz County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Lorain County Mount Liberty Tavern Oberlin Westervelt Hall Also Notified Putnan County Courthouse The Ohio Historical Society Date Entered Hount Liberty Monroeville Zaleski vicinity Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue State Historic Preservation Officer Bon. Charles E. Hosher Columbus, Ohio 43211 MAY Markham Mound Hon. John M. Aahbrook Hon. Robert Taft, Jr.