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

Nomination for Adams Street Double House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 2,107 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 75001384, 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 RECEIVEOAUG 1 9 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Adams Street Double House . AND/OR COMMON Grabski, Francine J., House STREET & NUMBER 106-108 East Adams Street -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN Sandusky Milo - VICINITY OF 13th - Mosher PRESENT USE - XWORK IN PROGRESS PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS YES: RESTRICTED SCIENTIFIC BEING CONSIDERED OWNER OF PROPERTY Francine J. Grabski 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 043 039 CODE DATE Erie LOCATION COUNTY GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL TITLE SITE CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE HISTORIC BOTH STATE OWNERSHIP RELIGIOUS PARK ENTERTAINMENT MUSEUM CLASSIFICATION LOCCUPIED MILITARY DISTRICT COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE STATUS Ohio NAME STRUCTURE 5-23-78 Erie County Courthouse PUBLIC CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT XUNOCCUPIED COURTHOUSE. XPRIVATE BUILDING(S) DATE ENTERED 323 Columbus Avenue 42l Huron Avenue _OBJECT DATA SHEE FOR NPS USE ONLY -OTHER: ECT 1 0 1975 Ohio- 53217 -FEDERAL STATE COUNTYLOCAL INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION XPRIVATE RESIDENCE XNO DETERIORATED _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

later date and style than the house. On the west the house is flush with a modern brick building; on the The interior condition of the house is fair, but all of the original woodwork, in a simple Greek Revival pattern, is intact, and a good UNEXPOSED DESCRIPTION CONDITION _EXCELLENT RUINS restoration is possible. conduits.Two ground level entrances have small modern shed roofs. raised on a high ground floor or basement. The main floor entrances All openings have flat stone lintels and sills.The doors have XALTERED entrances.The posts and brackets of the porch appear to be of a The rear elevation is partly deteriorated and covered with utility _UNALTERED horizontal transoms. The windows have large single-pane double-hung XGOOD sash.The eaves cornice is dentilled and has a narrow frieze. The are reached by a wooden stoop with symmetrical flights of steps paral- house and the next building.
CHECK ONE for each house),with two center doorways.The two-story houses are XORIGINAL SITE This is a double house of brick construction in the late Federal- _FAIR lel to the front of the house. Beneath the stoop are two ground level east there is only a passage approximately five feet wide between the end walls of the building have stepped parapets. Greek Revival transitional style.The entire facade has six bays (three DATE. AREAS OF

Statement of significance

transition from the late Federal vernacular to the Greek Revival in arch- of Sandusky, Eleutheros Cooke. The basic form of the house, its parapet ends, and the lightness the Mad River Block in the same city, a row of nine attached houses Cooke was a lawyer who settled in Erie County (then Huron) in 1821. He built the first stone house in Sandusky in 1822, which became the fore- Whether the houses were built as a speculation, leased or rented is not known, but the title remained in Cooke's name until1866. location in the city, but their association with Cooke contributes to 1400-1499 1700-1799 1500-1599 ENGINEERING 1600-1699 EDUCATION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ART ECONOMICS _COMMUNICATIONS RELIGION AGRICULTURE SCIENCE SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD BUILDER/ARCHITECT THEATER INVENTION LAW their historical value.
PREHISTORIC 1900- X1800-1899 _COMMERCE LITERATURE INDUSTRY MUSIC sive land holdings contributed to the site of the Erie County courthouse tobe from the later Italianate style.The houses resemble in many respects and the interior detail are of the Greek Revival, and the front stoop appears _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY _TRANSPORTATION built for railroad company housing (National Register).The Block was abandoned his practice for politics, serving as State Representative in XARCHITECTURE built around 1849,and this double house stands on property acquired by _CONSERVATION _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN Their primary significance is their architectural rarity in the central of the dentilled cornice are from the older style.The rectangular transom in contributing to projects to benefit the city.
proposing a railroad after Sandusky was deprived of a canal route.As he was one of the original proprietors of the township, part of his exten- runner of a series of illustrious stone dwellings in the locality.He soon 1822-1824, as a member of the first Sandusky town council in 1824,and This is a rare example of a double row house in the center of the as Congressman in 183l-1833.In 1826he was among a group of citizens Eleutheros Cooke in 1838,so it seems reasonable.to infer that it was built during the decade of the 1840s. _COMMUNITY. PLANNING c. 1840's ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC itecture.It.was built on property owned by one of the foremost citizens city of Sandusky.It contains typical elements of the period which saw the in 1842.According to historians no person was more prominent than he 9

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES W. W. Williams, History of the Firelands (Cleveland, 1879), 46, 48, 49, 431, 432. LO GEOGRAPHICAL DATA UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES NAME / TITLE STREET & NUMBER 216-721-5722 Ex. 36 CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National 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 E SIGNATURE Director.
Ohio Historical Society August 15, 1975 FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS,PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOG AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COUNTY CODE DATE TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION NORTHING Ohio ZONE Cleveland LOCAL STATE Western Reserve Historical Society State Historic Preservation Officer Erie County Property Records, Erie County Courthouse. March 1975 ZONE EASTING 12-1-75 FORM PREPARED BY 14.519.01310 Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Erie County (Syracuse, 1889), 67-68, 69, 264, 272, 288, 292, 336, 356. UTm ReF OK ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY LOdoKEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Less than one ATTEST: Photos _ REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF OTHER KEEPER HAER Inventory Entered TECHNICAL Maps ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Review Re-submit Send-back Erie United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.
7 Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up State Working Number8. 19. 75. 1584 Cole 10:6:75 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN INT:2106- 74 12-2-25 Accept Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED AUG 1 9 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON Grabski, Francine J., House CITY. TOWN Sandusky COUNTY Erie STATE Ohio _VICINITY OF DATE OF PHOTO OCT 1 0-1975 PHOTO CREDIT Donald E. Grabski 421 Huron Avenue, Sandusky NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET North facade, looking south No. 1 IDENTIFICATION LOCATION HISTORIC PHOTO REFERENCE Adams Street Double House NAME PHOTO NO. Ohio Loo. ERie O. Ohio Title: Form No.
10-301a (Pev. 10-7) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AUG 1 9 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM OCT 1 0 1975 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS CITY. TOWN Sandusky VICINITY OF DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT 421 Huron Avenue, Sandusky DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET No. 2 South elevation, looking north 1975 Erie COUNTY HISTORIC LOCATION STATE IDENTIFICATION Ohio RECEIVED PHOTO REFERENCE NAME Adams Street Double House DATE ENTERED PHOTO NO. FOR NPS USE ONLY AND/OR COMMON Grabski, Francine J., House Form No.
10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED AUG 1 9 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 Grabski, Francine J., House CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF STATE Ohio MAP REFERENCE U. S. G. S. Sandusky Quadrangle 1:24, 000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464- 75 1969 Erie COUNTY Sandusky DATE LOCATION HISTORIC REQUIREMENTS SCALE SOURCE NAME Adams Street Double House FOR NPS USE ONLY (Rev. 10-74) 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC AUS 19 1975 SANDUSKY QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES 4590/310 North STATE OF OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SANDUSKY, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL Double House DEPARTMENT OF HICHWAYS Eighteen Mile House Culbertson, Robert, House Hon. John H.
Glenn, Jr. Hon. Robert Taft, Jx. Hon. Donald D. Clancy Hon. J. William Stanton Hon, Charles A. Mosher Hon, John M. Ashbrook INT: 2950-75 10/17/75 Location STATE Name MMott/row Sandusky Portage County Date Entered Also Notified Erie County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director, Midwest Region Franklin Township Hall Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Adamg Street Double House State Historio Preservation officer Knox County Mount Vernon Miami County Hon. Tennyson Guyer Columbus, Ohio 43211 Harrison Troy The Woodward Opara House Kent an murtagh, keeper / One of the Old Gothic Barns, Hamilton Co.; entered on National Register 7/20/76. William Murtagh dated 2/9/78. Unfortunately, while still in storage, the owned by James A. Powers, 673 Mohawk St., Columbus, Ohio 43206. dustries, now owned by Willis-Day, Inc., c/o Jeff Day, P.O.
Box 676, Toledo Church of Christ, now owned by the Fremont Church of God at the same address. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. owned by Michael Boggs, 375 West Main Street, St. Paris, Ohio 43072. her address from Sandusky to 5317 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Milo, Wisconsin 53217. owned by H. & D. Bobbitt, 14485 Main St., Burton, Ohio 44021. Smead House, Lake Co. The owners, James and David Smead, have changed their address to 187 Mentor Ave., Painesville, Ohio 44077. Mr. & Mrs. Francis Kline, 453 W. Main St., Kent, Ohio 44243. property owners list for the Wistula Historic District, Lucas County pending in located properly on the U.S.G.S map and thus, an incorrect UTM reference was noted. Davey, John House, Portage Co. Formerly owned by Paul Hershey, now owned by Enclosed is also several continuation sheets for pending or listed properties.The by Milton J. Grosse, Madison Industries, Inc., 709 W. 22nd.
St., Austin, brought to our attention that the Renner G Weber Brewery, Richland Co.,was not Adams Street Double House, Erie Co.The owner, Francine Grabski has changed (listed on the National Register on 3/17/78) is enclosed.In addition, it was Texas 78701. owned by the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners,950 Eden Park Drive, Smaller of the two barns was burned during the month of February 1978.The your office is included.A continuation sheet for item 8 of the College Hill Town Hall cause of the fire is still unknown. Was disassembled and moved to the historic village of Sharon Woods. These Ohio, 43694. Sloane, Rush R., Residence, Erie Co. Formerly owned by E. A. Cupples, now The correct UTM reference is 17/372320/4513110. ge 2 structures were to remain on the National Register as per a letter from The following properties have had ownership or address changes: Goodwin, Dr.
Erastus, House, Geauga Co. Formerly owned by E. C. Ulrich, now Wilson-Gibson House, Hamilton Co.Formerly owned by Mrs.
James Gibson, now 172 2 OTHER NAMES: 3 date of entry: Grabski, Francine J., HOuse city/ town 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - deteriorated 17) features: 2OSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 3 Oruins Omoved OO NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed - Unknown SO UNKNOWN-6 -unexcavated 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 - AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE- 6 - LAW- 16 -RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 C ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O C AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 - MILITARY- 18 - ECONOMICS-9 O INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - EDUCATION- 10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 -dates of initial construction: 3 funetions major alterations : Style -landscape architeet / garden designer: 1 interior decorator: 3 artist: Sartisan: IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 043 10-10-75 Midwest Sandusky CONDITION ETHNIC ASSOCIATION Erie ENGINEERING-11 GROUP FEDERAL INSTITUTIONAL: EVENTS: CURRENTLY: ENTERTAINMENT-26 vicinity of historic events: ART-5 LOCAL PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTRATOR: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Dexcellent WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: county code: master builder: SAVED?YES Dunaltered NPS REGION: URBAN PLANWING-31 Deriginal site @engineer: BSTATE Egood 106-108 E.
Adams St.. 1)CONGRESS. DISTRICT /3 Dreconstructed DNO Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dyes 26 architectural style(s)# @builder/contractor: - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS/ GOVT.- 21 reviewers initials NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET ACREAGE NAMES give role & date ARCHITECTURE YES.NAME Hrourcontr