Nomination for Florence Corners School

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) MAR 1 8 1975 AND/OR HISTORIC: 13 - Charles E.

Mosher - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) /LS Comments OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 043 Florence Sandusky Erie STATE Religious NAME Government DATE Ohio CATEGORY Both Commercial Site ACCESSIBLE LOCATION Entertainment Restricted OWNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION Being Considered Private Residence Museum Private Unoccupied CODE STATUS Public Structure Scientific Yes: Military Agricultural Educational District Park Industrial COMMON: Building REGISTER Public Acquisition: Erie County CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS 323 Columbus Avenue DATA SHEET TO THE PUBLIC STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Object In Process (Check One) V039 - Transportation MAR I º 1975 Erie County Courthouse Florence Corners School Florence Township Trustees Florence Township Town Hall State Route ll3 at Division Street DEC31 DESCRIPTION Excellent Good O Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved * Original Site Greek and Italian Villa styles.

However, this group of four an historic district. NATIONAL CONDITION walls. REGISTER Ruins Deteriorated RECEIVED across the highway are an excellent Greek Revival church and buildings does not possess the extent or cohesiveness to constitute and double-hung sash with nine panes over nine.On the north two interesting houses, one Gothic and one transitional between The building stands at a rural village intersection.Directly This is an octagonal building of sandstone ashlar construction. its pyramidal shape emphasized.At the center there is a small There is a single interior room, and it is finished with plastered roof.The main octagonal roof is shingled, with the ridges of Each elevation has a single window with a plain horizontal lintel, wooden cupola with louvered sides anda smaller octagonal roof.

side there isa small projecting entrance vestibule with a gabled (Check One) Fair DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Good - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Historic - Science - Sculpture * Social/Human- - Literature STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

shape for a one - room schoolhouse, and because of its construction estimate, but it was certainly built before the Civil War. In 1879 Florence Corners boasted two churches, one schoolhouse, two shop. material. factories. Conservation Commerce Engineering Communications REGISTER losophy SIGNIFICANCE Aboriginal Transportation Music unknown NATIONAL Architecture Theater Agriculture RECEIVED itarian Pre-Columbian Invention Education general stores, one harness shop, two blacksmiths and one shoe Industry Political The first school in the township was built at Sprague's Corners. The story of Florence was not unusual.

Florence Township The exact date of this building is unknown.Campen suggests that Religion/Phi few manufactures other than grist mills, saw mills and cheese This building is primarily significant because of its octagonal no stores at Florence Corners until 1829-1830.The township had was first settled in l809,but there were few permanent settlers Urban Planning until after 1815. The township was organized in 1817. There were it may have been built around 1850,which may be an early Landscape Other (Specify) PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Military DEC3I Art 1971), 203. Henry Timman, President, Firelands Historical Society. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES DEC 31 1974

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FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: Eric Johannesen, Preservationist July 1974 STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 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: * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 Degrees Seconds LONGITUDE ORGANIZATION LATITUDE Name DATE ATTEST: COUNTY STATE CORNER Cleveland Ohio Minutes 4575270 RECEIVED NATIONAL Western Reserve Historical Society CODE Degrees Minutes Seconds 445-453. 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 10825 East Boulevard Less than one 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA National Register. 2.18.25 William W. Williams, History of the Firelands (Cleveland, 1879), DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Title Keeper of The National Registr - Pro-Columbian! -] l6th Century SPECIFIC DATEIS) (I1 Applicable and Known) Education Political L Prehistoric - Religion/Phi. L Agriculture I Science LI Sculpture - Conservation [ Music U Transportation no stores at Florence Corners until 1829-1830.

The township had it may have been built around 1850, which may be an early Florence Corners boasted two churches, one schoolhouse, two is unobtainable, but presumably it was before 1900. Ohio Revised factories. Erie shop. 1/16/75 SIGNIFICANCE Communicotions Aboriginal losophy Architecture material. few manufactures other than grist mills, saw mills and cheese Florence Corners School The actual date when the building began to be used as a town hall Invention shape for a one-room schoolhouse, and because of its construction itarian The story of Florence was not unusual.Florence Township the school house was built in the 1850s.A handwritten marginal note Social/Human on a copy belonging to the township trustees says "Built 1854".

Florence Township Town Hall Landscape The exact date of this building is unknown.Campen suggests that The first school in the township was built at Sprague's Corners. Engineering was first settled in 1809,but there were few permanent settlers According to an article in the Sandusky Register of May5,1958, until after 1815.The township was organized in 1817.There were Urban Plonning Industry Literature Other (Speclty) PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE estimate, but it was certainly built before the Civil War. In 1879 [] 20th Century A frame school which replaced the octagonal school burned in 1919 RECEIVED general stores, one harness shop, two blacksmiths and one shoe This building is primarily significant because of its octagonal Commerce REG.STER and was in turn replaced by a brick school used until 1940. NPS Form 10-000-a OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Erie Co., OHIO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ACCEPTED Page Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Section number Florence Corners School (new ownership) Photos 2 1. 8.75 Nice Building! ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF MAR 1 9 1975 Re-submit - OTHER KEEPER HAER ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Entered TECHNICAL Review Send-back Erie Maps HISTORIAN National Register Write-up State Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 I wish we had more, but .... Colz IN T:2106 - 74 Working Number12,31, 74, 2 (9 Hall Form No. 10-301e July 1974 REGISTER DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

043 039 Florence COUNTY IDENTIFICATION DATE Erie STATE Ohio NAME PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER CODE COMMON: ENTRY NUMBER View of building showing front entrance, from the FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE E. Johannesen AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: (7/72) LOCA TION Florence Corners School NATIONAL PHOTO REFERENCE Western Reserve Historical Society PHOTO CREDIT: CEIVED Florence Township Town Hall State Route ll3 at Division Street NEGATIVE FILED AT: Form No. 10-301 MAR 1 9 1975 L. NAME LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: Erig:CEIVED July 1974 DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 039 043 Florence Erie COUNTY Ohio DATE PHOTO REFERENCE CODE COMMON: and neighboring Congregational Church across highway. REGISTER ENTRY NUMBER STATE FOR NPS USE ONLY Division Street at Route ll3, showing Town Hall on right, State Route ll3 at Division Street IDENTIFICATION STREET AND NUMBER: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR E. Johannesen PHOTO CREDIT: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) AND/OR HISTORIC: View from the NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (7/72) U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6 - 1 67 Florence Corners School Florence Township Town Hall Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAR 1 9 1975 STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: U. S. G. S. Berlin Heights Quadrangle 1:24, 000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1.

Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-1 043 039 1959 Florence Erie Ohio DATE REGISTER COUNTY NATIONAL NAME STATE COMMON: REQUIREMENTS CODE SCALE: ENTRY NUMBER MAP REFERENCE SOURCE: LOCATION NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED Florence Township Town Hall State Route ll3 at Division Street DEC3I 1974 4575 270 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BERLIN HEIGHTS QUADRANGLE BERLIN HEIGHT8, OHIO 82° 24' 55" GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Florence Township 17/381550 7:5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) STATE OF OHIO STATE OHIO MAR 1 9 1975 Hon. John H. Glenn, Jx. Mr.Charles C. Pratt, Acting Director Hon. Samuel L. Devine Hon. Charles E.

Mosher Columbus, Ohio 43211 Regional Director, Mid West Florence Location 3-20-75 Region Date Entered Name MMott/cha Worthington vicinity Highbanks Metropolitan Park Mounds I and II Erie County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Delaware County Florence Corners School State Historic Preservation Officer Also Notified Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue The Ohio Historical Society Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. OHIO Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 October 21, 1985 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of the Interior 1100 L Street, N.W. Dear Msr ShuTT: demolition or destructlon of the following properties which should be removed culvert has been demol ished. -Everett Road Covered Bridge, Peninsula vicinity, Summit County. Destroyed by Holy Name High School, 8318 Broadway, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Demolished. County. Demol ished.

eLoucks Covered Bridge, Fairfleld County. Demol ished. - Smith Place School, N. South Street, Wllmington, Clinton County. Demolished. Exchange Hotel, 202-204 E. Water St., Sandusky, Erie County. Demol ished 614/466-1500 SOCIETY HISTORICAL flood. National Park Service following a fire. Winton Streets,Cincinnati,Hamilton County.Demol ished in 1984. National Register of Historic Places .Turtle Creek Culvert and Embankment, New Barn vicinity, Shelby County.The Central School, corner of Hickory and S. Fourth Sts., Martins Ferry, Belmont Sal way,Willlam,House (Samuel Hannaford & Sons Thematic Resources), Gray and from the National Register. Achauer-Linsep Brewery and Mansion, 976-988 E.Main St., Zanesville, Muskingum -Stemen Road Covered Bridge, Violet Township Rd. 226 at Sycamore Creek, Fairfleld County. Destroyed through arson June 18, 1985.

In order to update our records of National Register properties in Washington October 21, 1985 Page 2 -Newburgh Town Hall, 9213 Miles Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Demolished -Wheeler Block, 402 Monroe St., Toledo, Lucas County. Demolished. Ohio Theatre(Sandusky MRA), 205-207-211 W. Market St., Sandusky, Erie County. Demol Ished. Spreng, Wilfred, J. House (Park Avenue West MRA), 414 Park Avenue West, Mansfleld, Richland County. Demol ished. Richland County. Demolished. ADDRESS CHANGES: (new ownership) Frank, Charles, House, Medina County. Brian Siosarik, 2425 Ridge Rd., Hinckley, Ohlo44233. Conservancy, 415 Orchard Dr., Santa Fe, New Mexico 07501. Neff, Conrad, House, 3967 Canfleld-Boardman Rd., Canfleld, vic., Mahoning Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Hine, Horace, House, 4624 W. Prospect St., Mantra, Portage County. Gail Pomeroy, Alanson House, Pearl Rd., Strongsville, Cuyahoga County.

Homestead Association, c/o Richard Kleinman, Kleinman and McFadden Co., LPA, 1255 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohlo 44115. following a fire. Shuss, same address as property. 1,Perrysburg Township, Wood County.Demol ished, marked on enclosed map. Mather House,30027 River Rd.,part of the East River Road Historic District Zanesville YMCA, 34 S. Fifth St.,Zanesville, Muskingum County.Demol ished. Gardner Building Avenue West MRA),114 Park Avenue West,Mansfield, Ms.Carol Shul1 Priscilla Morris, 2980 HamlIton-Scipio Rd., Hamilton, Ohio 45013. Frank| inton Post Office, 72 S. Gift St., Columbus, Franklin County. Walter Sunbury Tavern, Northwest corner OH 37 and Galena Rd., Sunbury, Delaware County. Board of Directors, Community Library, Sunbury, Ohio 43074.

Hopewell Mound Group, Chillicothe vic.,Ross County.The Archaeological October 21, 1985 Page 3 McLain-Glllmer House, 720 Mahoning Ave., Warren, Trumbul| County. Trumbull Thompson, Casslus, Clark, House, 305Walnut St., East Liverpool, Columbiana Jones, w.M., Mansion, 131 E. Broad St., Columbus, Franklin County. Dennis McPherson, Major General James, House, 300 E. McPherson Highway, Clyde, Baker, John S. House, 1887 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Dr. George Colombell, same address as property. Eiden Prehistoric District, South of Old Colorado Rd., Lorain, vic., Lorain County. Thompson Landscaping Company, 2247 N. Jefferson Blvd., Lorain, Ohio 44054. Morrison House, 750 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton County. John N. Hall, County Historical Society, Inc., 509 Washington Ave., Elyria, Ohio 44035. and J.R. Blck, Route 1, P. O. Box 98, Ripley, Ohio 45167.

Darlon Allen House, WIl|lam Bates, 26140 OH 58 Huntington Twp. Grange, Huntington Grange, 27255 OH 58 Huntington Twp. Hall, Huntington Twp. Trustees, 26840 OH 58 Sacred Heart Academy, 525 Lafayette, Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. The City County: Riga, address same as the property. Connecticut Land Company Office, 7071 S. Ridge Rd.,Madison vic.,Lake Ill,Address same as property. Art Guild, address same as. the property. Ohio43920. Whitney Clark House, Louis Wilson, 46471 w. Bursley Rd. Benjamin Wadsworth House, M.J. Wilhelm, 24578 OH 58 Ms. Carol Shull Sandusky County. Mrs. Harry F. Meyer,951 Vine St., Clyde, Ohio 43410. Laundon, Thomas W., House, 307 W. Avenue, Elyria, Lorain County. Loraln Stonehurst, U.S. Route 68, Ripley, vic., Brown County. Mary Martin Bick 44026.

Wellington-Huntington Road Multiple Resource Area, Wellington, vic.,Lorain Gwynne Building, 602 Main St.,Cincinnati,Hamilton County.Equity Financial County.Bert W. and Jean Fielitz,7632 Wilson Mills, Chesterland, Ohio of Cincinnati,8oo Plum St.,Cincinnati. Ms. Carol Shull October 21, 1985 Page 4 Rockwood Highland Tower Investment, 1077 Celestial, Cincinnati, Ohio Twin Oaks, 629 Liddle Lane, Wyoming, Hamilton County. Thomas Rohrer, Florence Corners School, OH 113 at Division St., Florence, Erle County. Eva J. Valentl, Florence Twp. Clerk, P.o. Box 92, Birmingham, Ohio Rosemary Raver, address same as the property. Cleveland Trust Company, EuclId and E. 9th, Cleveland, Ohlo 44115. Development Corp., address same as the property. Mason, John Wesley, Gothic Cottage, Braceville, Trumbull County. Karl Steinman, R.D. No. 2, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444.

Woods Consulting Company, address same as the property. Tledmann, Hannes, House, 4308 FranklIn Boulevard, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Omitted from Federal Register. W. Ray Luce 44816. enclosures as Resor House. OTHER CHANGES: State Historic Preservation Officer address same as property. Rockwood Pottery, Celestial and Rookwood, Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Sincerely, Sawyer-Wayside House, 9470 Mentor Ave., Mentor,Lake County.Col petzer- Kent, Zeno, House, Aurora-Hudson Rd.,Portage County. Richard Fetzer, WRL/BAP:rs Newton, Judge Eben, House, 105 N. Broad St., Canfield, Mahoning County. Please contact me If you have any questions. 45202. Western Reserve Buiiding, 1468 W. 9th, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County.Higabee 2 OTHER NAMES ) county code: JCOUNTY [ OH 113 at Davidson St.

(12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL - deteriorated Loriginal site 17) features: Dexcellent Ounaltered 9O NOT INTACT-O -unexposed - Unknown -unexcavated B ACCESS - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes B - RECREATION -28 @CLAIMS: explain - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 D URBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' O - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH - 27 - MILITARY- 18 - OTHER (SPECIFY) - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL -30 'only' Di - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - TRANSPORTATION -25 - edueationap major alterations : @ architectural style(s): M interior decorator: @ artist: @bullder/contractor: EVENTS : Gabled entrance JIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 043 ETHNIC Midwest Erie 3-19-75 ASSOCIATION CONDITION GROUP ENGINEERING-11 INSTITUTIONAL: PERSONAL: artisan: historic events: CURRENTLY: WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 LOCAL ARCHITECTUREE ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION master builder: ADMINISTRATOR: SUCIAL/HUMANITARIAN if state who prepared form?

vicinity of 3date of entry: Qlandscape architect/ garden designer: dates of initial construction: AGRICULTURE Dmoved SAVED? YES Oruins TATE Ofair GNPS REGION: Bfunetions LOCATION street & number ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - EXPLORATION -12 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 Oreconstructed -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 @architeot: SNAMES give role & date Florence engineer: NOT APPLICABLE-8 reviewers initials NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET 19ADAPTIVE USE YES NO 1850'5 School