Nomination for Sunbury Town Hall

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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) AND/ OR HISTORIC: 12th- Samuel L.

Devine TO THE PUBLIC X Building - Unoccupied - In Process X Restricted - Preservation work - Transportation Commercial COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 041 NAME Government STATE Sunbury CLASSIFICATION LOCATION Delaware ACCESSIBLE Both Site Religious Entertainment OWNERSHIP STATUS Private Residence Private NATIONAL Agricultural CODE Educational CATEGORY Town Square Museum REGISTER Being Considered Structure Sunbury Institute Federal District Public Park Yes: Scientific Ohio COMMON: Industrial CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: North Sandusky Street Sunbury Township Hall NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATA SHEET Public Acquisition: Form 10-300 Village of Sunbury LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION STREET AND NUMBER: Object TITLE OF SURVEY: (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: OWNER'S NAME: OWNER OF PROPERTY Military DATE Comments DESCRIPTION - Excellent Ex Good - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered ] Moved D Original Site Sunbury Township Hall, built in 1868 and restored in 1965, is a The walls have square brick pilasters between the bays and at wider fanlight.

Both entrances have stone trim above the arch. bricked in and two others on the south side were converted to DEC 11 1974 CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTER Ruins Fair openings with rectangular sidelights and semi-circular fanlights. RECEIVED a stone foundation and is four bays wide and three bays long. brackets which have ornamental pendants. The metal hip roof north and south sides. Windows are double-hung, six over six lights and have smooth overhanging cornice is supported by sets of carved wooden has its original octagonal and louvered cupola of wood with a center windows on the east side (second and third floors)were The entrance on the north side has double sidelights anda (Check One) DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE rectangular, three-story brick structure. The building rests on stone sills and lintels. During the 1965 restoration, two emergency exits.

The brick was cleaned and tuck pointed. The and east sides. The doors are recessed, set in round-arched SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) X 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Prehistoric STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

The town of Sunbury was laid out in 1816 by William and story, brick building measuring 35' x 55' was built and a school, the second floor as a public hall, and the third floor, donated by the Masons, was used by them. more recently the Sunbury Public Library has established itself The hall is well cared for today and remains as a fine example of a restrained Italianate style building. DEC 11 1974 1868 Commerce Conservation Architecture Theater Engineering Communications Transportation losophy Aboriginal RECEIVED Literature Science NATIONAL REGISTER itarian Military Agriculture Education Landscape Pre-Columbian Political Music Invention Sculpture in the building.Some village offices are still housed there. Social/Human- Industry Lawrence Meyers. Religion/Phi.

In 1870the Institute closed its doors and the building was public drive to raise money to build a special school in Other (Specify) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) col. G. A. Frambes, a local schoolteacher, headed up a 1868. A total of $6.500 was accumulated and the three- the village of Sunbury had their municipal offices there and Later Art acquired by Berkshire Township to house its offices. Campen, Richard N. Ohio, Summit Press, 1973. Biographical Pablishing Company, 1908.

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GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POIN1 OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: July 1974 1932 Forest Village Lane 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: Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation ATTEST GP 0 931.894 039 Degrees Seconds COUNTY DATE LONGITUDE LATITUDE STATE REGISTER National ORGANIZATION Name Minutes CODE RECEIVED two CORNER Columbus MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 12.

STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION DEC 11 1974 Larry Alan Beers STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Title Loca Ohio CONTROL REVIEW ARCHEOLOGIST - INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered PHOTOS Send-back Re-submit MAPS Federal Register entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF WORKING NUMBER TECH REVIEW National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF HISTORIAN FEB 2 O 1975 7.18.74 C OF PROPERTY -lice for clarification of the information indicated below. Location. - Location of Legal Description. _ Statement of Significance. - Please use_a map_bearing an_identified systen of coordinates, criteria In full. Description. Classification Bibliography Representation in Existing Surveys. Longitude and Latitude Coordinates. Photographic Coverage. Owner of Property. Acreage. 10. Geographical Data. 12. Certification. of our proic:.i. Correction of these technical errors does not .

that the nomination will then satisfy the National Kegister Thank you for yoor attention to the above items checked. SICNED: Thanks, necessarily insao Photos 2 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - FEBU2 0 1975 KEEPER OTHER HAER TECHNICAL CONTROL Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Delaware Maps HISTORIAN Review Re-submit Send-back 12-18-74 BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No. 7 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register Entry Working Number IN T:2106- 4-1-75 12.13. Ahi UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FORM 10-301 A 1. NAME FEB 2 0 1975 Sunbury Township Hall 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE September 22, 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

FEB 1 2 1974 GPO 932-009 DATE Public Square COMMON NATIONAL -22-73 REGISTE Larry Alan Beers Sunbury Institute AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM STREET AND NUMBER Columbus, Ohio (6/72) East side (front), Township Hall (Type all entries-attach toor enclose with photograph) PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) Sunbury PHOTO CREDIT RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE September 22, 1973 Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. FEB 1 2 1974 GPO 932-009 Sunbury DATE Delaware STATE TOWN COUNTY Public Square Sunbury Institute Ohio COMMON PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Ohio Historical Society NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTEI Larry Alan Beers North side, Township Hall.

NATIONAL PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC PHOTO CREDIT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries-attach to or en close with photograph) Sunbury Township Hall RECEIVED NEGATIVE FILED AT (6/72) FEB & 0 1975 22-75 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1968) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) FEB 2 O 1975 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3.

MAP REFERENCE USGS 72 Series, Sunbury 1 : 24,000 REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW, FEB 12 1974 GPO 932-010 1967 Sunbury Delaware COUNTY Quadrangle STATE TOWN DATE REGISTER Ohio NATIONAL COMMON SOURCE Public Square SCALE Sunbury Institute Sunbury Township Hall PROPERTY MAP FORM AND/OR HISTORIC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) Form 10-301 RECEIVED 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUNBURY, OHIO SUNBURY QUADRANGLE 17/341870/4456090 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Interstate 71 and 17th Avenue the ohio historical society/ ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432ll/ telephone (6141-466-4663 December 1, 1974 Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper National Register of Historic Places DEC 11 1974 Department of the Interior 18th & C Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Dr.

Murtagh: All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board and owners of subject properties have been informed of our intent CORRECTED RE-SUBMISSIONS: Hopkins House and Sunbury Township Hall, Sunbury, Delaware Co. since owners would like properties included in the Bicentennial Edition. Mesopotamia Village District,_Trumbull Co. - the nomination has been Highbanks Metropolitan Park Mounds I and II, Delaware Co. - this was Kimball, Addison, House, Lake Co. - please consider for Bicentennial Edition. Marietta Historic District and Harmar Historic District, Marietta, Washington Co. - both threatened by SR 7 relocation project. Feurt Mounds and Village Site, Scioto Co. - this is alreadya Sec. 106 case. prepared after a recent field survey, increases acreage from four to fifteen. Charles C.

Pratt, Acting Director Acting State Historic Preservation Officer enclosures Sincerely, REGISTER RECEIVED EMERGENCY: NATIONAL (formerly submitted as a district).Please consider as an emergency, National Park Service Four acres of this site are already on the Register.This new nomination, Transmitted herewith are eight (8) completed National Register forms. pending long and would like to have it included in the Bicentennial Edition. previously submitted as two nominations - consider for Bicentennial Edition. CP/g1k STATE OHIO FEB & 0 1975 Hon. John H. Glenn Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mr. Charles C. Pratt, Acting Director Hon. Samuel L. Devine Hon. William H. Harsha Hon. Tennyson Guyer Columbus, ohio 43211 Mr.

Richard Leverty, Corps of Engineers Regional Director, Midwest Region Troy vicinity Location Bantam vicinity Sunbury Name Miami County Franklin County MMott/cha Delaware County 3-3-75 Columbus Also Notified Sunbury Township Hall Date Entered The Ohio Historical Society Clermont County State Historic Preservation Officer ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Eldean Covered Bridge Sessions Village Elk Lick Road Mound Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue OHIO 3) date of entry: city / town -STATE 12 SOURCE OF NOMINATION PRIVATE ORGANIZATION - deteriorated 22SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT -3 Dexeellent Ounaltered Omoved EO NOT INTACT-O Ounexposed - Unknown - unexcavated -O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access 2I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain 'first' O - LAW - 16 C RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY-historic - 1 - COMMUNICATIONS - 7 CEXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 - URBAN PLANMING-31 - AGRICULTURE - - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH -27 - MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS - 9 C INDUSTRY - 13 D MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 2dates of initial construction: @master builder: )engineer: -landscape architect / garden designer: IIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 041 county Midwest ASSOCIATION Delaware interior decorator: FEDERAL Sunbury Institute EVENTS: Sunbury builder/contractor: INSTITUTIONAL: artist: historic events: ENTERTAINMENT-26 ENGINEERING-11 vicinity of WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: CURRENTLY: LOCAL ARCHITECTURE-4 NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET NAMES give role & date ADMINISTRATOR: as it appears on federal register: 6architectural style(s) Bfunctions 2OTHER NAMES: Sunbury Township Hall 7features: IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?yes Zoriginal site SAVED?

YES Ofair Druins Town Sq. ( CONDITION 'oldest' O - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) major alterations: 1965 -reconstructed -LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS/ GOVT. - 21 ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 ETHNIC GROUP 2-20-75 COMMERCE-6 BACCESS 4county code: 3artisan: COUNTY MULTIPLE FEDERAL(agency name) Brick ENPS REGION: