Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Spafford House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,252 words across 8 pages, filed in 1974. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 74001653, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

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 (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL 15 1974 NAME AND/OR HISTORIC: Delbert L. Latta (Check One) X Building - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: Mr. G Mrs. Frank Keating, Jr.
LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 Toledo Wood ACCESSIBLE Government Religious STATE Both DATE LOCATION REGISTER Commercial Military Agricultural Restricted Transportation Structure Entertainment CATEGORY Site CODE Yes: Private Being Considered CLASSIFICATION Unoccupied District Educational Private Residence STATUS OWNERSHIP NATIONAL Park Ohio Museum Bowling Green Industrial Scientific Public CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: DEC51973 173 COMMON: Wood County Courthouse NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER: OWNER OF PROPERTY Public Acquisition: Object 27338 West River Road 203 East Court Street TO THE PUBLIC The Spafford House 14l Dartmouth Drive CITY OR TOWN: In Process ENTRY NUMBER - DEC 5 DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved *) Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

sites of the War of 1812, the Spafford House was built high, on dry is 2 1/2 rooms deep with the hall to one side. A one-story, shed -roofed fortunately, is being patiently and accurately restored by the present DEC 5 CONDITION Excellent NATIONAL owners. REGISTER Ruins The simple,2-story frame building sits on a foundation of dressed stone The interior is plain and nearly Shaker-like.The original building Fair are six over six with simple wood framing.The fine entrance is flanked addition is found to the rear. (Check One) door has a glass transom and sidelights.There isa fan window high * Good - of the house was listed as $500.00 salvage value. The property, and is an excellent example of a country version of Greek revival style The historic house had fallen into a severe state of disrepair. Evaluation RECEIVED land.
by simple pilasters and a complete entablature.The slightly recessed in the gable.

Statement of significance

first permanent settlers in Wood County, the Spaffords. Amos Spafford, head of the family, was a major in the Battle of Fort During the battles of 1812 and 1813, Spafford, along with other pioneers, took his family to Huron County for safety. After the war, Amos' son, Samuel, built the first inn in the area, known as the Aurora Spafford, another of Spafford's sons, was a Methodist preacher locally-significant Spafford family, but for its architectural DEC 5 design. Commerce Conservation losophy Greenville. Transportation Science Aboriginal Engineering Architecture NATIONAL Communications Military Perry. Landscape REGISTER Literature Invention Music Sculpture Industry Urban Planning and helped found the first Methodist congregation in the Maumee Exchange Hotel.Samuel was also president of the First Exchange Bank, and co-owner of the Perrysburg Mills.
the setting for many religious services before a church was built. Education Religion/Phi. Agriculture United States Reservation which was set aside by the 1795 Treaty of the first postmaster.Amos Spafford was granted 160 acres of land on Meigs in the War of 18l2.He was Collector of the Port of Miami and The house was built in the 1830's by a family which was counted as the the south side of the Maumee River by the U.S.Government in 1818.The PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (Il Applicable and Known) ca. 1830 The Spafford House is notable not only for its connection with the Art RECEIVED house is on this land which was part of the Twelve Mile Square the family returned and Amos gave the town of Perrysburg its name in

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINA TES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEC 5 FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: Richard Campen, Architectural Historian Landmarks Committee, Maumee Valley Historical Society Aug. 1971 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 forth by the National Park Service.
The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: GPO 931-894 1973 Seconds Degrees LONGITUDE COUNTY LATITUDE DATE Name Maumee ORGANIZATION Local Minutes STATE NATIONAL CORNER CODE Barrows, Julie, "Spafford House", Northwest Ohio Quarterly, Vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 197l, The Maumee Va1ley Historical Society. Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION National Register. STREET AND NUMBER: 1031 River Road CITY OR TOWN: Danford, Ardath, The Perrysburg Story, 1816-1966. The Ohio Sesquicentennial OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 1 acre REGISTER The History of Wood County, Ohio. J. H. Beers G Co., Chicago, l896. Ohio Publishing Committee, 1966.
ATTEST: 039 CONTROL REVIEW HISTOR IAN JUL 1 5 1574 INT: 1538-73 Entered PROPERTY ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back Re-submit Federal Register entry MAPS Wood BRANCH CHIEF 12.5 WORKING NUMBER TECH REVIEW National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 1-24-74 KEEPER Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE Ohio AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DEC 5 INT: 154-72 039 173 Wood 10/73 Perrysburg DATE IDENTIFICATION REGISTE CODE NAME Maumee Valley Historical Society Ohio 27338 West River Road Landmarks Committee, Maumee Valley Historical Society Close-up view looking southeast. COMMON: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONA!
PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM The Spafford House NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUMBER: (Type all entries ~attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) COUNTY WOOd Maumee, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. PHOTO REFERENCE 1031 River Road Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DATE OF AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION Landmarks Committee, Maumee Valley Historical Society NEGATIVE FILED ATMaumee Valley Historical Society DEC 5. 1973 INT: 154-72 039 173 Wood 10/73 Perrysburg COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STATE NATIONA CODE PHOTO REFERENCE The Spafford House ENTRY NUMBER Ohio COMMON: View looking southeast.
REGIST RECEIVED 27338 West River Road PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. NAME PHOTO CREDIT: OHIO-WYANDOT CO 75 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UPPER SANDUSKY QUADRANGLE Myandot County Courthouse GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO JUL 1 5 1974 Clinton County Pleasant Township, Galloway Blo0m Township, Carrol1 Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Hon. Delbert L. Latta Hon.. Chalmers P. Wylie Columbus, Ohio 43211 Hon. Charles W. Whalen, Js.
PR MMOTT: pl 7/17/74 Location Director STATE Perryaburg Edgington Mound Name Wood County Warren County Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Franklin County Date Entered Huron County The Spafford House Bone Mound II Ross County Mr.Daniel R.Porter Interstate #7l at l7th Avenue Oregonia vicinity Clernont County Fairfleld County Bellevue vicinity Cowan Creek Circular Enclosure Hon. Walter E. Powell Wright, John, Mansion Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. William H. Harsha Galbreath, John, Hound State Historic Preservation Officer Neville vicinity Hon. John M. Ashbrook The Ohio Historical Society Wilmington vicinity Bainbridge vicinity OHIO