Nomination for Gates Mills Methodist Episcopal Church

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (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 $ 1975 St. Christopher's-by-the-River AND/ OR HISTORIC: 22 - Charles A.

Vanik * Building - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) 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: 035 1935 039 LOCATION Washington STATE Cuyahoga OWNERSHIP Restricted Commercial NAME ACCESSIBLE CLASSIFICATION Entertainment Cleveland District CATEGORY Religious Educational Site Unoccupied Both Ohio Park STATUS Private Residence Agricultural Structure Federal CODE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: County Government Museum Public Industrial Scientific Yes: Gates Mills Methodist Episcopal Church Being Considered Cuyahoga County Building COMMON: Public Acquisition: 1219 Ontario TO THE PUBLIC Military Gates Mills REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Old Mill Road In Process STREET AND NUMBER: Local (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: Private Object DATE Historic American Buildings Survey Trgnsportation ENTRY NUMBER Library of Congress DATA SHEET REGISTER NATIONAL DESCRIPTION (Check One) - - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered style, with some details showing the influence of the Gothic Revival, chancel.

In order to make these additions possible, which brought the structure closer to the Chagrin River, the original building was of these alterations and additions, the bulk of the church retains CONDITION 1935-1936. At the west end of the vestibule a stair leads to the original balcony, where two columns with pronounced entasis provide additional support elevation.The steeple is the most distinctive architectural feature. It has a square stage, an octagonal cupola with pilasters, and of the period.The building was recorded by the H.A.B.S.in part of the entrance vestibule was divided to create a baptistery.

finally a slender spire topped with a cross.The railings on the roofs of both stages have pointed pinnacles suggestive of the Gothic This is a small wooden frame church in the Greek Revival on either side of the doorway, and three windows on each side sufficient integrity to make it an important architectural specimen and additions in the Neo-Classic Revival style. The original building Additional Sunday school rooms were also added behind the well as the original floor boards and most of the window glass. The doorway has a simple flat entablature.There are sash windows a chancel could be added to the sanctuary.This added approximately Sunday school rooms by 20 feet to the north was made, and second style, and making a veritable crown. The rear wing was moved to the east approximately 15 feet so that hall was added in 1916.In 1927-1929 additional alterations were made.

the entrance to the chancel from the sanctuary.At the same time moved forward (south) 12 feet.In 1953-1954 another_extension of the X Excellent Good -Fair - Moved DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

for the steeple. The original front door and hardware remain, as To the rear (north) of the original building, a one-story social 25 feet to the depth of the interior space. An elliptical arch frames flat pilasters and has a tall pediment in the taste of the mid-century. Original Site is approximately 32 feet by 46 feet. The facade is divided by four PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian| - 18th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) 1853; 1927 - Prehistoric Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF

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cost. One hundred years after the settlement, the Methodist The contractor was L. G. Rogers, whose firm also executed the additions of 1953-1954. Conservation Communications SIGNIFICANCE Aboriginal Engineering Commerce Transportation Science Architecture and feeling. itarian Literature Art Military Education Theater Music Agriculture Political Landscape Because most of the original structure is intact, and because Greek Revival style. Its history is intimately bound up with that changing population of the village. The Episcopal Mission desired Sculpture Urban Planning Social/Human- church was renamed St.

Christopher's-by-the-River in memory He said he would build a church if it could be according to his Religion/Phi- prepared by the eminent Cleveland architect Frank R.Walker, plans for restoration and alteration undertaken at that time were The Methodist Class Meetings in Gates Mills began in 1845. of the founding settler of the village. Invention ideas of structure and design.'Gates donated $800 of the $l,300 decided that the site was an excellent one for water power, and The area on the Chagrin River which became known as Gates Industry from his heirs.This was accomplished in 1927.At that time the built a dam, mill race, sawmill and grist mill in a few months.

eclectic classic idiom, the church retains its original character to take.over the church.Because a reversionary clause had been This is an excellent example of an individual variation on the In 1853 the project to build a church was led by Holsey Gates. inserted in the original deed by Gates, the land had to be acquired of the Christian legend of the saint who dwelt by a river.The Mills was settled by Holsey Gates in 1826.He and his brothers several of whose buildings are nominated for the National Register. Episcopal Church relinquished the building in 1926 because of the losophy the building was remodeled by a noted architect trained in the AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Church (Gates Mills, 1955) Christopher's-by-the-River (Gates Mills, 1927). (Cleveland, 1963), 54.

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GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APR30 1975 FORM PREPARED BY 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 tó the c-iteria and procedures set Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 LATITUDE Degrees Local ORGANIZATION COUNTY LONGITUDE Name Cleveland STATE Title CORNER CODE RECEIVED Ohio ATTEST: NATIONAL UTM Less than one MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES October 1974 STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION National Register.

As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- REGISTER 10825 East Boulevard Walter C. Kidney, Historic Buildings of Ohio (Pittsburgh,1972), 16. 12.

STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NAME AND TITLE: CITY OR TOWN: Date APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Seconds Minutes Less Helen Hunscher Wilkinson, Margaret Manor Butler, A Pictorial History of the Western Reserve Western Reserve Historical Society Gates Mills and a History of its Village Working Number 4,30,25.8/8 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory _ JUL 1 4 1975 Re-submit 5.19.75 OTHER Entered TECHNICAL HAER Maps KEEPER Send-back CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Photos Review Property HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF State Federal Register Entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register Write-up United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 Gates Mills Methodist Episcopal Church 5,1, 75 INT:2106- 74 Cuyah 9-2-75 ACCEPT LEBOVIC 7.175 Cole Form No. 10-301a COMMON: St.

LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: PHOTO CREDIT: Eric Johannesen APR3O 1975 039 035 COUNTY NAME DATE STATE PHOTO REFERENCE REGISTER NATIONAL Cuyahoga CODE Church Gates Mills IDENTIFICATION PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER Ohio UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Christopher's -by-the-River (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER: Old Mill Road DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6 - 1 67 RECEIVED South facade, looking north. NEGATIVE FILED AT: Society Cuyal Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: APR32 1975 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. View of steeple, looking southwest.

PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NAME NATIONAL COUNTY 039 RECEIVED REGISTER Gates Mills Church Eric Johannesen CODE IDENTIFICATION Cuya ENTRY NUMBER PHOTO REFERENCE FOR NPS USE ONLY PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) STATE (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: Old Mill Road September 197l STREET AND NUMBER; Ohio JUL 1 8 1975 AND/OR HISTORIC: Gates Mills Methodist Episcopal U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: Society 035 DATE 876-167 NEGATIVE FILED AT: common:St. Christopheris-by-the-River Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR St. Christopher's-by-the-River LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: September 197l DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. bank, looking south.

035 NAME Cuyahoga DATE COUNTY STATE Gates Mills NATIONAL CODE REGISTER IDENTIFICATION COMMON: ENTRY NUMBER PHOTO CREDIT: PHOTO REFERENCE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY NEGATIVE FILED AT: Old Mill Road (7/72) STREET AND NUMBER: #303 1 8 1975 U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6 - 167 039 Eric Johannesen Church Western Reserve Historical Sociaty Gates Mills Methodist Episcopal AND/OR HISTORIC: RECEIVED Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY MIL 1 8 1975 St. Christopher's-by-the-River STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: U. S. G. S. Mayfield Heights Quadrang 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 720-44871441 3-1 035 039 1970 Cuyahoga NAME REQUIREMENTS COUNTY Ohio STATE DATE REGISTER LOCATION COMMON: CODE (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map) 1:24,000 ARR301975 SOURCE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAP REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER SCALE: NATIONAL' PROPERTY MAP FORM Gates Mills AND/OR HISTORIC: Old Mill Road .5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC by-the-River MAYFIELD HEIGHTS QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 17 466 240 4596 110 81° 24 16* UNITED STATES MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Gates Mil1s Methodist Episcopal Church Hon. John H. Glenn, JX. Fon. Robert Taft, Js. Hon. Charles A.

Vanik INT: 2950-75 Location 7/21/75 Dayton STATE MMott/row Name Lucas County Montgomery County Gillett-Shoemaker-Welsh House Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cuyahoga County The Ohio Historical Society Lorain County Also Notified Regional Director, Midwest Region McGraw House State Historic Preservation Officer Ausenbaugh-MaElhenny House Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Waterville First Church of Christ, Scientist Director Crawford County Hon. Charles A. Mosher Gates Mil1s Hon. Tennyson Guyer Dr.Thomas H.Smith OHIO 2 OTHER NAMES: 3 date of entry: St.Christopher ®ADMINISTRATOR : (12) SOURCE of NOMINATION 14 WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? 5 ACREAGE -O YES.

NAME: 1 CONDITION O deteriorated Amoved OO NOT INTACT-O - Unknown Ounexcavated M- NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain -ENGINEERING -11 -ARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 "first' O - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY -historic-1 -O COMMUNICATIONS -1 EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 C SCIENCE- 23 Old - AGRICULTURE-3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH - 27 C MILITARY - 18 C ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 C TRANSPORTATION -25 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: CHURCH 3architectural style(s): 3 interior decorator: @artist: IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE county ASSOCIATION GROUP ETHNIC STATE FEDERAL INSTITUTIONAL: CURRENTLY: EVENTS: ARCHITECTURE-4 vicinity of URBAN PLANNING-31 SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP master builder: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION Dunexposed WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Bexcellent Bfunctions Qoriginal site CHURCH GNPS REGION: 1-18-75 VGATES MILS 4 county code: ENO 11)CONGRESS. DISTRICT ess Than one 17) features: -fair SAVED? OYES IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dyes no -LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS/ GOVT.* 21 © landscape architect/ garden designer: PERSONAL: Hotsey Gates, major alterations: 1916 = 1-Story social hall added NAMES give role & date 3artisan: Dreconstructed Ounknown as it appears on federal register: Baltered hoga mId