Nomination for Cox, Jacob D., House

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE AND/ OR HISTORIC: William Gradison - lst Dist. - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: O.

Thompson 2444A Madison Road, Regency Apartments LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: - Federal -x Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 1960 039 LOCATION Hamilton Religious Cincinnati CLASSIFICATION 061 NAME Commercial OWNERSHIP CATEGORY Government Site Educational Restricted ACCESSIBLE Entertainment District Unoccupied CODE Being Considered STATUS Both Scientific Yes: Museum Structure Agricultural Public Industrial Private Residence DATA SHEET Object Private CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Hamilton County Court House Park Public Acquisition: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS STREET AND NUMBER: Military (Check One) Court and Main Streets TO THE PUBLIC 241-243 Gilman Avenue CITY OR TOWN: OWNER OF PROPERTY DATE OF SURVEY: Building Ohio (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) APR 1 4 1975 Cox, Jacob D., House ENTRY NUMBER COMMON: Cincinnati City Hall 801 Plum Street 7.

DESCRIPTION Excellent - Good X Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved - Original Site The windows are of the double hung,two-over-two type with large balcony area with access from the second floor. This may have been added at a later date. and 1880. CONDITION Fair Ruins corners and ends of the cornice, the brackets are grouped ornate porch is representative of the architectural style This building is essentially Italianate.The brackets and the roof is decorated with narrow rectangular A large wooden porch extends across the front of the house in pairs. roof has been bisected by a pedimented The Jacob D.Cox house is a two story brick structure, Curving brackets spring from the top of the capitals to entire roof line is edged with a cornice composed of section of the house which has a gabled roof.The hipped openings, ornamented by a small circular motif placed in line above it.

capped by a pediment that echoes the shape of the roof is placed in the center of this pedimental area.The (Check One) used in suburban homes built in Cincinnati between l850 area to the left of the facade. : circular motif in the center. posts. +supporting columns are square with molded square capitals. - support the-roof of the porch. angular brackets separated by rectangular panels. At the Italianate molded lintels and sills. The lintels have 'to the porch area. A railing above the porch creates a The The sills have small end The porch railing A circular window, trimmed in stone house has a hipped roof that intersects The area between these is composed of "x" shaped sections divided by upright bracketed ends separated by a rectangular panel with a and around the east side of the house.

brackets.A double window on the second floor front is with the rear In the center.of each "x" is a carved rosette.The Good PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) X Political - Science STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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most distinguished by it one-time resident, Jacob Cox. Jacob D. Cox was born in Montreal, Canada, on October 27, 1828. In 1846 he came to Ohio and graduated from Oberlin College in At that time, Oberlin was considered the center of In 1859 Jacob Cox was elected state senator and remained so he was placed in command of the Kanawha Valley in Western Of Franklin Tennessee, published in 1897, and in 1900 the he was elected Republican Governor of Ohio. Jacob D. Cox died in 1900.

1880 Commerce Communications Engineering Conservation SIGNIFICANCE Military Transportation Literature Music itarian Agriculture Education Aboriginal Prehistoric Theater Pre-Columbian Sculpture Landscape Architecture Characteristic of Cincinnati's Suburban homes built during the Social/Human- Invention Western Abolitionism and his education there influenced much siege of Nashville, General Cox was appointed a Major-General Urban Planning third quarter of the nineteenth structure is ities were the examination of the State Arsenal and*collecting of his later political thought. bf Cincinnati. Industry Religion/Phi. Other Later, he was put In 1864, during the He was also president of the Toledo, Wabash and until 1861. During the Civil War he was commissioned a Brigadier Cox occupied the house at 241-43 Gilman from 1883 until 1897. Art Cabinet.

assigned duty under General Mc Clellan.His primary responsibil Military Reminiscences of the Civil War. appointed him Brigadier General of Volunteers. Cox was appointed Secretary of the Interior in President Grant's He resigned his army commission in l865 when Western Railway and Dean of the University of Cincinnati Law General of Ohio Volunteers by Governor Dennison. and organizing volunteers at Camp Jackson. of several documents concerning the Civil War:The Marchto pf Volunteers. losophy New York, 1869, pp 93ff.

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GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES FORM PREPARED BY Margaret A. Sambi, Historian CITY OR TOWN: 2/ STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 Nationa l Register. 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 level of significance of this nomination is: APR 9 * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-1 039 Zone LONGITUDE None DATE ORGANIZATION LATITUDE COUNTY Loca Cincinnati 3/3/75 STATE ATTEST: CORNER CODE MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Degrees Minutes Seconds 812 Dayton Street National Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the Ohio Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation STREET AND NUMBER: NAME AND TITLE: State of Ohio, Cincinnati, A Guide to the Queen City and Its ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: less Seconds Name The Miami Purchase Association Publ. James D. Mc Cabe, The New Administration; Containing Complete Political Experiences of Major-General Jacob 2. Location. . 3. Classification. 4. Owner of Property. - 5. Location of Legal Description. 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys. - 9. Bibliography. .to be off by about 11. Form Prepared By. 12. Certification. PLEASE SUPPLY US WITH ENOUGH MATERIAL TO REFLECT Map Coverage. Name. Acreage. Photographic Coverage. SIGNED: criteria in full. Thank you for your attention to the above items checked. 10. Geographical Data. PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE PROPERTY IS RESUBMITTED. Please check. office for clarification of the information indicated below. Clarification or correction of the above items must be made prior to the initiatiol APPEAR&NCE. Swrss: Chalet House I, Ox X 7. Description. - THESE ALL APPEAR TO BE IMPORTANT BUILDINGS of our professional review. Correction of these technical errors does not Statement of Significance. necessarily insure that the nomination will then satisfy the National Register BUILDINGS WITH ALTERATIONS AND PRESENT PLEASE GIVE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE Other.

OF SIGNIPICANLE WHICH ARE CHECKED. HAMILTON CO., OHIO JACOB D. COX HOUSE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE D. Cox, Jacob D., House Lacob DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 876- 1 67 039 061 Hamilton 1/26/75 Cincinnati DATE LOCATION COUNTY The Miami Purchase Association CODE STATE ENTRY NUMBER COMMON: View is of the southeast corner of the Cox House. Ohio AND/OR HISTORIC: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM STREET AND NUMBER: Peggy Sambi PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER IDENTIFICATION FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) 1P NAME 241-243 Gilman Avenue PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT: D. COX HOUSE Form No. 10-301a L. NAME Cox, Jacob_ D., House LOCA TION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 039 IDENTIFICATION Hamilton Cincinnati DATE COUNTY CODE 061 STATE COMMON: house faces south on Gilman Avenue. PHOTO CREDIT: PHOTO REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: Ohio UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY 241-243 Gilman Ave. DATE OF PHOTO: (7/72) JACOB 126/ Peggy Sambi HAMILTON CO., OHIO Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCA TION NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETÇ.

PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 039 Hamilton Cincinnati IDENTIFICATION COUNTY DATE The Miami Purchase Association STATE CODE ENTRY NUMBER 061 COMMON: PHOTO REFERENCE FOR NPS USE ONLY 1/26/75 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: View is of the southwest corner of the Cox House. PHOTO CREDIT: STREET AND NUMBER: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CITY OR TOWN: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Ohio DATE OF PHOTO: (7/72) VIEW NAME 241-243 Gilman Avenue Peggy Sambi 1/261 Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: MAR 2 1 1975 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

TNT: 155-72 061 Hamilton Cincinnati REQUIREMENTS NAME DATE COUNTY REGISTER 039 Ohio STATE COMMON: NATIONAL CODE 1:24000 LOCATION RECEIVED SCALE: MAP REFERENCE Photorevised 1969 SOURCE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) 241-243 Gilman Avenue ADENTRY NUMBER I 4 1975 Cox. Jacob D., House KENTUCKY - OHIO MAR 2 1 1975 715660 UNITED STATES COVINGTON QUADRANGLE Zone 16 RECEIVED ROAD CLASSIFICATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) STATE OF KENTUCKY The Jacob D. Cox STATE OUIO Hon. John H. Glenn, Jx. Mr. Charles C.

Pratt Acting Director Coluabua, Chlo 43211 Regional Director, Mid-West Region 4/15/75 Location Name Mott Date Entered Perrysburg Residential District East ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Wood County Hamilton County The Ohio Historical Society State Bistoric Preservation Officer Cox,Jacob D., House Cincinnati. APR 14 1375 Ion. Robert: Taft, Js. Hon. Delbert I Latta Perryaburg EDITORIAL REVIEW Maps ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER Acknowledge HISTORIAN Register no. ARCHITECT National Register write-up TECH REVIEW Federal Register entry BRANCH CHIEF Photos Working number Re-submit 3, 19. 15 Send-back 6 2-73 0.2922.977 OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: )CONGRESS.

DISTRICT 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL 2 deteriorated Doriginal site Altered Omoved 9O NOT INTACT-O -good Dunexposed - Unknown - NOT APPLICABLE-7 E AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : OCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE- 6 - LAW- 16 "first'O C RELIGION - 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 -ARCHEOLOGY- historic -1 - LITERATURE- 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' O C CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH - 27 C MILITARY - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) @architect: - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3functions -dates of initial construction: major alterations : @ architectural style(s): « master builder: 1 interior decorator: *artisan: @bulldor/contractor: IIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON RÉVERSEE 061 county Cincinnati Midwest Hamilton ASSOCIATION CONDITION ENGINEERING-11 INSTITUTIONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 historic events: EVENTS: CURRENTLY: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET artist: vicinity of PERSONAL: ADMINISTRATOR: Dreconstructed NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP LOCAL Dexcellent PRIVATE ORGANIZATION Dexcavated RECREATION-28 4-14-75 SAVED?

YES 241-243Gi1man Ave. SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 Oruins Dfeatures: GNPS REGION: ESTATE 4 county code: - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - AGRICULTURE -3 @engineer: eity / town - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 -POLITICS/ GOVT WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: No Access if state who prepared form? NAMES give role & date landscape architect/ garden designer: NAME as it appears on federal register: BACCESS IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?yes DT date5-33-74