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

Nomination for Leftwich House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,377 words across 13 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 75001373, 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 No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED OCT 1 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY TOWN _ VICINITY OF PRESENT USE PARK _WORK IN PROGRESS X PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS -YES: UNRESTRICTED GOVERNMENT OWNER OF PROPERTY Mrs. Charlene Shultz, c/o Mr.
Carl Adrion, Attorney LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION 1 The Court House Ohio 45331 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 COUNTY CODE EDUCATIONAL DATE LOCATION SITE OWNERSHIP STATE CATEGORY 037 ENTERTAINMENT Greenville DISTRICT HISTORIC AGRICULTURE ACCESSIBLE CLASSIFICATION MUSEUM Cleveland RELIGIOUS TRANSPORTATION TITLE STRUCTURE SCIENTIFIC MILITARY NAME Ninth Floor Williams Building Leftwich House STATUS 203 South Washington Street XUNOCCUPIED CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DATA SHEET XPRIVATE _COMMERCIAL _BEING CONSIDERED XBUILDING(S) XNO 8th--Walter Powell Ohio _BOTH _INDUSTRIAL _PUBLIC FOR NPS USE ONLY -OTHER: -OBJECT 2 1 1975 REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC Darke Darke County Recorder's Office 7 DESCRIPTION X_UNALTERED &_ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

CONDITION UNEXPOSED RUINS FAIR EXCELLENT XDETERIORATED CHECK ONE Eastlake style porch in the reentrant angle and interior chimney construction sitting on a stone foundation with basement.The This Eastlake style house of irregular plan shape is frame The dominant feature of the house is an outstanding Eastlake style -GOOD the front (left) segment. a polygonal bay in the center segment and an exterior chimney in DATE shaped cornice and segmental blinds. porch with shed and gable roofs; the gable is decorated in stick panelled frieze. The roof is truncated hip with composition shingle. style.The Victorian door enters through the north face a one story polygonal bay with bracketed cornice and flat roof in There is a rear kitchen wing with AREAS OF

Statement of significance

the few remaining, unaltered examples of the Eastlake style. 1700-1799 INVENTION COMMERCE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC RELIGION ENGINEERING PHILOSOPHY AGRICULTURE PERIOD EDUCATION SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT LAW EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT 1900- THEATER CONSERVATION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY MILITARY SCIENCE LITERATURE forestall demolition. reported that she has consistently refused to sell the property and _COMMUNICATIONS SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN XARCHITECTURE The significance of this house is entirely architectural and is is one of -1500-1599 This is a bona fide high priority emergency nomination.The Little historical data is available at this time. -1600-1699 is vital to the sale and eventual restoration of the property.The -1400-1499 - ECONOMICS C.1875 -MUSIC -COMMUNITY PLANNING historical heritage of Greenville.
Every effort is being made to ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC The attorney representing her interest just as consistently refused to maintain it.Mrs. Shultz was recently placed under guardianship. are interested.The cost of rehabilitation is such that financial aid The Leftwich House is an excellent example of the Eastlake style loss of this house would be a serious loss to the architectural The house is at long last for sale and several parties has been directed by the city of Greenvillee to repair or demolish the building.T 9

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 0 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 12-1- 75 UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STREET & NUMBER The Old Court House, P. 0. Box 461 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45402 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS NATIONAL - hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the E-SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY COUNTY ORGANIZATION Dayton CODE NORTHING TELEPHONE EASTING DATE STATE 513/228-6271 Montgomery County Historical Society The files of the Darke County Historical Society. A letter from the attorney to a Greenville resident. FORM PREPARED BY 0ct.9,1975 Loren S.
Gannon, Jr., Preservation Officer NAME / TITLE As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I LOCAL ZONE TITLE State Historic Preservation Officer Photos 3 Inventory - OCT 2 1 1975 IN T:2106- 74 OTHER KEEPER Entered Send-back HAER CONTROL TECHNICAL ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit Maps Review HISTORIAN National Register Write-up Working Number 10. 10. 75: 17 88 Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF 12-2-25 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Darke 10-15.75 w.Rlece Ohio United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 Property ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN State 75001373 10.14.75 19/45-/75 Cole Form No. 10-301 (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED CT 1 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON CITY, TOWN VICINITY OF MAP REFERENCE TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT:2427- 74 1961 COUNTY LOCATION DATE Greenville HISTORIC Darke SCALE Leftwich House STATE Ohio REQUIREMENTS NAME 1:24,000 FOR NPS USE ONLY GREENVILLE WEST, OHIC UNITED STATES Easting 702030 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GREENVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Northing 4441170 .4000-WB4375/7.5 DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Leftwich House DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS RECEIVED STATE OF OHIO u. S. Route October 9, 1975 OCT 1 0 1975 Dear Dr.
Murtagh: McKinley Memorial, Trumbull County EMERGENCY : Leftwich House, Darke County Note: Maybe torn down Thomas W. Laundon House, Lorain Co. énlisted the assistance Colerain Works Archaeological District, Hamilton County Jones-Cutler House, Pike County Macomb, Mary Worthington House, Ross County St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Licking County Dr. J.C. Winans House, Lake County Rock Mill Covered Bridge, Fairfield County Brunswick Town Hall and School, Medina County Ohio Historical Center I-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-8727 REGISTER NATIONAL RECEIVED Historical Society has of the State Attorney NEW SUBMISSIONS: Ohio Historic Preservation Office Oxford Female Institute, Butler County National Park Service National Register of Historic Places General who has agreed to intervene. down. The Lorain County Department of the Interior property to be torn 18th and C Streets, N.W.
Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper Note: TOP PRIORITY: The Will requires Board and owners of subject properties have been informed of our intent All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Transmitted herewith are eleven (ll) completed National Register forms. Dr. William Murtagh October 9, 1975 Thomas H. Smith Director, Ohio Historical Society THS: JP Sincerely, Enclosures: State Historic Preservation Officer Page Two Laundon, Thomas W., House De- Thomas H. Smith Eon. Thomas N. Kindness Director, The Ohio Historical Society Ion. Charles A. Mosher Regional Director, Midwest Region 10/24/75 Location STATE Name MMott/arw ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Date Entered Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue Greenville State Historic Preservation officer Darke County Leftwich House Xorain County OHIO Colunbus, Ohio 43211 INT: 2950-75 Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Hon.
Robert Taft, Jr.
2 OTHER NAMES: ) county code: 12 SOURCE of NOMINATION -SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 2 Omoved 2C NOT INTACT-O -good Dunexposed - Unknown 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 2 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' D - AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 - MILITARY- 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 major alterations : ®landscape architect/ garden designer: 1) interior decorator: - artist: *artisan: @builder/contractor: INSTITUTIONAL: - IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE CONDITION ASSOCIATION engineer: ENGINEERING-11 ENTERTAINMENT-26 FEDERAL STATE PRIVATE ORGANIZATION EVENTS: historic events: ARCHITECTURE-4 architectural style(s): Cunknown URBAN PLANNING-31 Dreconstructed vicinity of master builder: ADMINISTRATOR: Dexcellent Xdetexiorated Xoriginal site Xunaltered Bfunctions Oruins XNo Access Mfeatures: C.1875 GNPS REGION: Dexcavated 037 Midwest IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
Dyes (Xno D LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 C POLITICS/ GOVT.- 21 "first'O PERSONAL: ? heftwrch - ovis. ouoner XNO 1I)CONGRESS. DISTRICT dates of initial construction: ETHNIC GROUP reviewers initials ACCESS YES-Restricted YES-Unrestricted UNKNOWN-6 Darke SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER(SPECIFY) 10-21-75 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET HOUSE NAMES give role & date sitlppears on federal register: YES.NAME SAVED? DYES EAVES Bescavated