Nomination for Kister Mill

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (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) JUL 1 0.1974 AND/ OR HISTORIC: Junction of Township Roads 34 and 228 16 - Ralph S.

Regula CLASSIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC X Building X Restricted O In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments Commercial - Other (Specify) OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 169 Site REGISTER Religious Military STATUS Kister Mill ACCESSIBLE Government CATEGORY NATIONAL Both Unoccupied DATE Private District CODE Entertainment Wooster OWNERSHIP NAME Educational Museum Millbrook Public Agricultural COUNT Scientific Being Considered Park Structure Private Residence Yes: See Continuation Sheet Ohio CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: COMMON: Industrial STREET AND NUMBER: Public Acquisition: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Federal Wayne (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: Object LOCATION ENTRY NUMBER JUL JUL 2 1974 DESCRIPTION (Check One) Dl Excellent D Unaltered [ Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

the village spreading along it, the Kister Mill at its end. installed in 1881. In 1894 the old mill structure was lower interior floor is a wood and metal shop: it also houses last member of the Kister family to own the site, removed the only mafor alteration to the mill since 1t was built in 1894. (The mill does have modern shingle siding.) For example, the present waterwheel, built in 1967, is the CONDITION REGISTER NATIONAL The entire The basic rectangular central structure is of braced-frame use. RECEIVED changes caused by continuing repairs. enclosed shed on the north houses a cider press. construction with numerous attached open and closed sheds. never been idle since it was constructed; consequently, any The sawmill was installed at this time; soon after a The Kister Mill is located in the small village of Millbrook, - Good - Fair - Deteriorated for cereal grains.

on the west side. the mill, in a separate structure, is the overshot waterwheel, waterwheel from the main structure about 40 years ago, the JUL2 purposes the mill is the same as it was in 1894 save for work on the structure should be considered Ruins The Kisters bought the mill site, a fulling mill, about 1850. roller mill replaced the grist stones.For all practical The eastern, open shed shelters a circular sawmill. The dismantled and the present building was constructed from the The third floor contains storage bins which supported a large l9th century milling industry, Grist, The second floor is Saw, and Fulling.Only a half mile long mill race is left, the main pulleys and line shafts.

Itis difficult to say that the mill is"altered,"for it has Form 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER 4. Owner of Property. James I. Strock John C. Halloran GPO 921.724 44691 Wooster, Ohio COUNTY DATE STATE (Continuation Sheet) KISTER MILL Ohio 146l Hawthorne Drive 1681 Burbank Road Wayne (Number all entries) JUL 1 0 1974 REGISTER NATIONAL

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) * 20th Century Pre-Columbian ! SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 1894 - Education - Prehistoric - Science - Sculpture - Social/Human- STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

originally built grist mill equipment, including waterwheels, the services offered by the mill, and much of the equipment, It should be noted that the building, equipment, and site basic structure, and equipment configuration? The importance of this site will never diminish, only increase Commerce Communications Military Architecture Theater Conservation Transportation losophy Religion/Phi Aboriginal Industry Literature Engineering itarian Agriculture Music Political Landscape the present business. Invention Urban Planning remaining milling enterprise operated by a waterwheel. in the coming years. It is not a curiosity nor a restoration, but a practical its operation.

required;the present owners should be given all the encouragement possible to keep the mill in repair and in this shop.) the present owners hope to maintain and operate the mill as date to the early 188ois when Mr.Kister's father established Though the mill is no longer owned by the Kister family, Other (Specify) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) a grist mill, and a cider press. Some finished lumber can in keeping the mill in repair, so different than the usual mill is of vast importance, for no costly restoration is shingles--it is doubtful other attempted, for what time period does one "restore" to when There is one full-time employee. Most of operating.

1894 Art (The Kister family are in excellent condition;obviously no pains were spared there is no break in the continuity of milling services, should be The Kister Mill is unique in Ohio:It is the last (1974),still lives near the mill and informally superintends

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES " THE COLUMBUS GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: CITY OR TOWN: 2. 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 Nationa 1 Register.

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: Local [ GPO 931-894 acre Degrees ORGANIZATION Title LATITUDE COUNTY ATTEST: DATE Name STATE NATIONAL LONGITUDE REGISTER 43211 CORNER CODE 039 Ohio 43'35 Ohio Historical Society NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Degrees Minutes Seconds LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES STREET AND NUMBER: May 1974 00'185 415 WA TERWHEELS AND MILLSTONES. Donald A Hutslar, Assc Curator Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation I~yKeeper of The National Register Garber.

Joe Ionne Minutes Seconds 1982 Velma Ave CONTROL REVIEW HISTOR IAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register Write-up - Re-submit _ JUL 1 0 1974 INT: 1538-73 PROPERTY KEEPER Entered STATE PHOTOS MAPS Send-back Wayne WORKING NUMBER Federal Register entry BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF TECH REVIEW 773/74 ARCHEOLOGIST HAGR UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME AND/OR HISTORIC JUL 1 0 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE April, 1974 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. COMMON STATE DATE REGIST TOWN RECEIVED Ohio Historical Society structure housing overshot waterwheel. COUNTY PHOTO CREDIT Ohio Millbrook (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Donald A Hutslar NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (6/72) Kister Mill View from the southwest showing south side of mill and NATIONA!

Junction of Township Roads 34 and 228 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM STREET AND NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NEGATIVE FILED AT Wayne NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) GPO 932-009 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME YUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) AND/OR HISTORIC JUL 1 0 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT April, 1974 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Cider press shed on right, north side. GPO 932-009 TOWN STATE Millbrook COMMON COUNTY DATE REGISTE Ohio Historical Society PHOTO CREDIT Ohio PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Donald A Hutslar Kister Mill (6/72) (Type all entries -attach to oren close with photograph) Junction of Township Roads 34 and 228 Wayne STREET AND NUMBER RECEIVED View from the northeast.

Sawmill shed on left, east side PROPERTY OF TUE NATIONAI REGISTER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME JUL 1 0 1974 2. LOCATION Wayne STREET AND NUMBER 3. MAP REFERENCE USGS 7.5 min. Shreve, Ohio Quad 1" /2000' REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW: JUL 2 GPO 932-010 1961 STATE SCALE NATIONAL TOWN DATE COMMON REGISTER COUNTY Millbrook SOURCE Kister Mill Ohio RECEIVED Form 10-301 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) Junction of Township Roads 34 and 228 PROPERTY MAP FORM NUMERIC coDE (Assigned by NPs) USGS 82° 001 18.5 SHREVE QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) TNN KISTER MILL - State Route UNITED STATES Longitude DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS STATE OF OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SHREVE, OHIO Mil1brook vicinity Hon. Howard M.

Metzenbaum Eon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mr. Daniel R. Porter Regional Director, Midwest Region Location STATE Name Wayne County 7/11/74 Director MMott/row Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Youngstown vicinity Mahoning County State Hlstoric Preservation Officer Interstate #7l at 17th Ave. Hon.Charles J. Carney JUL 1 0 1974 Columbus, Ohio 43211 Date Entered Hon.Ralph S.Regula