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

Nomination for Harmon, Francis E., House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,576 words across 10 pages, filed in 1975. 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 75001312, 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 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) FEB 2 4 1975 AND/ OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: 3. CLASSIFICATION (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation OWNER'S NAME: 5.
LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: West Jefferson Street REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 007 Jefferson LOCATION Religious Ohio ACCESSIBLE Ashtabula STATE Commercial Both NAME OWNERSHIP District Military Government Entertainment Private Agricultural DATE CATEGORY Structure Unoccupied Educational Restricted CODE Park Museum STATUS REGISTER Building Public Being Considered Industrial Private Residence Yes: Blair Avenue DATA SHEET CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: NATIONAL Scientific Site OWNER OF PROPERTY Public Acquisition: Object Dale G. and Clayton M. Dowler Ashtabula County Courthouse Il - J.
William Stanton COMMON: Harmon, Francis E., House ENTRY NUMBER DESCRIPTION (Check One) * Excellent - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered X Original Site additions in the Italian Villa style. The rectangular shape, two bays deep with a five-bay facade, rectangular windows, shallow round-arched wooden porch, is in the Italian Villa (Tuscan) and remodeled to provide four apartments. DEC31 1974 CONDITION REGISTER NATIONAL Ruins RECEIVED forms a small gable, with an octagonal window. style, as are its bracketed eaves. The main entrance and side- gabled roof, and entrance with sidelights are all characteristic lights have been arched to match the porch.
The eaves of the In its present state, this two-story brick house appears to of the earlier styles.The frontispiece, a shallow three-bay, main roof are wide, in the mid-century proportion, and are An L-shaped wing projects from the rear of the house, Fair also bracketed.In the center of the facade the eaves line together with a frame addition.The interior has been altered Good DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Moved be alate Adam or Greek Revival house.later modified with PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian: - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Science STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

an enterprising man in farming, trading and shipping. When he in 1893 as being "so far in advance of the residences of those days building indicates the broad mind, liberal character and refinement It is not known whether the nominated house was built after 1863 by Francis, which would be consistent with the style of the a local traditional date which is undocumented, but which would be consistent with the main body of the house. attributed to the Harmon family. DEC31 1974 Commerce Conservation Military Engineering REGISTER Transportation Theater Architecture losophy Communications Industry Aboriginal NATIONAL Political RECEIVED Agriculture Education Literature Landscape SIGNIFICANCE Prehistoric itarian Social/Human- Sculpture Music died in 1863, his property was divided among three children. The of Mr. Harmon." Religion/Phi.
Albert and Gertrude each had a half interest in the "old homestead." porch and eaves, or whether some portion was built in 1832, unusually sophisticated variant of the Italian Villa style. significant in its own right, and reflects the taste and character In any case, the design of the house is architecturally Invention Urban Planning That house, built in 1828, still stands elsewhere, and was described Its history is subject to some conjecture and inference.The The significance of the Harmon house as it stands is that of portion on which this house stands belonged to Francis E.,and land on which it stands was originally owned by Edwin Harmon, that it not only was an attraction but a source of wonder.This Other (Specify) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Art Dec. 15, 1962.
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES Less than one

The rest of the file

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

FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: July 1974 CITY OR TOWN: 12. 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 Nationa 1 Register. 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 Keeper of The National Register * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 Seconds Degrees ORGANIZATION LONGITUDE LATITUDE STATE DATE COUNTY Minutes Name CODE NATIONAL Ohio CORNER Cleveland ATTEST: RECEIVED REGISTER NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Degrees Minutes Seconds Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio (Chicago, 1893), 637-640.
Ashtabula County Atlas (1874 and 1905). 10825 East Boulevard level of significance of this nomination is: Ashtabula County Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin, IX, No. 4, APPROXIMATÉ ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: STREET AND NUMBER: forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Local A GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Title 518630 4635640 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry KEEPER OTHER HAER TECHNICAL Inventory CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Re-submit Send-back Review Maps Photos State Ashtabule BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up Working Number/2,31. 74,2 2 55 LEBOVICH IN T:2106- 74 FEB & 4 1975 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 Entered REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Cole Form No. 10-301e STATE: Ohio NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION July 1974 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
039 007 Ashtabula IDENTIFICATION NAME COUNTY PHOTO REFERENCE CODE Western Reserve Historical Society Eric Johannesen COMMON: ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Ohio PHOTO CREDIT: 16ll East Prospect Road West elevation and south facade, looking east. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEGATIVE FILED AT: CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: PROPERTY OF TILE NATIONAL REGISTER (7/72) FEB 8 # Harmon, Francis E., House Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 4 1975 LOCA TION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
South facade, looking north 007 FEB 039 NAME Ashtabula DENTIFICATION COUNTY STATE DATE CODE PHOTO REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Ohio PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Eric Johannesen AND/OR HISTORIC: FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) DATE OF PHOTO: (7/72) U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6- 167 Western Reserve Historical Society East Prospect Road REGISTER NEGATIVE FILED AT: July 1974 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301 Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) STREET AND NUM BER: U. S. G.S. Ashtabula South Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS DEC31 1974 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-l 007 039 1970 FEB Ashtabula REQUIREMENTS COUNTY DATE NAME STATE LOCATION REGISTER NATIONAL Ohio CODE COMMON: 1:24,000 SCALE: RECEIVED ENTRY NUMBER SOURCE: 164l East Prospect Road MAP REFERENCE PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: House 1975 DEC311974 ~ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ASHTABULA SOUTH QUADRANGLE OHIO-ASHTABULA CO. House 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) ASHTABULA SOUTH, OHIO 80 46' 31" STATE OHIO Austin, Eliphalet, House Harmon, Francis E., House Sloane, Rush R., Residence Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Mr. Charles C. Pratt, Acting Director Hon. J. William Stanton Hon. Charles W. Whalen, Jr. Hon. Clarence E. Miller Columbus, Ohio 43211 Hon. Samuel L. Devine Hon. Charles E.
Mosher Regional Director, Midwest Region Ashtabula Dayton 2-28-75 Name Jackson County Sandusky MMott/cha Wellston vicinity Hopkins House Ashtabula County Montgomery County Delaware County Austinburg vieinity State Historic Preservation Officer Sunbury vicinity Dayton Woman's Club Erie County The Ohio Historical Society Location ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge Also Notified Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue TEB 2 4 1973 Date Entered NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET 2 OTHER NAMES: 3 date of entry: 5 LOCATION street & number 1641 E. Prospect Rd. 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL -PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 1 CONDITION O deteriorated Oruins Omoved OO NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed - Unknown Cunexcavated ED NOT APPLICABLE-7 - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
Dyes I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - RECREATION-28 CLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 - LAW-16 - ARCHEOLOGY - historic- 1 C COMMUNICATIONS-7 - LITERATURE -17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O C AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH -27 C MILITARY - 18 C ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC- 19 I SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 2dates of initial construction: major alterations : ©architect: @master builder: 2engineer: @artist: 36 NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP 007 county Midwest ETHNIC ASSOCIATION ENGINEERING-11 2-24-75 Ashabula GROUP INSTITUTIONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 SETTLEMENT-29 historic events: Dexcellent Garchitectural style(s): COMMERCE-6 CURRENTLY: reviewers initials SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 vicinity of Bfunctions LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR: URBAN PLANNING-31 STATE DARCHITECTURE-4 RELIGION-22 EXPLORATION-12 NAME as it appears on federal register: ART-5 WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?
Qoriginal site GNPS REGION: SO UNKNOWN-G- (19 ADAPTIVE USECYES ONO SAVED? DYES -LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 C SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) 3artisan: Abuilder/contractor: give role & date _date. ACREAGE PERSONAL: Daltered Dfair YES NAME BACCESS Harmon, Francis E., House if state who prepared form? Mfeatures: 4county code: "first'