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

Nomination for Looker, Othniel, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 2,196 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 75001429, 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 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUN 5 1975 Looker, Othniel, House AND/ OR HISTORIC: (Check One) - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation [X Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: LOCATION FEB281975 STATE Military Commercial Site DATE Cincinnati CLASSIFICATION Religious NATIONAL 039 Harrison NAME Government OWNERSHIP Entertainment Both ACCESSIBLE Private Restricted Yes: CATEGORY Educational Structure HAMILTON STATUS Unoccupied CODE Park Private Residence District Museum 061 Being Considered Agricultural Public Industrial REGISTER COMMON: Scientific Building Public Acquisition: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: County Village Historical Society Court and Main Streets REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Hamilton County Courthouse OWNER OF PROPERTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 10580 Marvin Road DATA SHEET ENTRY DATE STREET AND NUMBER: See No.8 CITY OR TOWN: OHIO c/o Mr.
Gene Woelfel TO THE PUBLIC In Process RR #4 Kilby Road Object ENTRY NUMBER 7. DESCRIPTION X Good - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered X Moved - Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

two doors and three windows alternating: window, door, window, etc. away from the door than the eastern one. On the second level there The room above the kitchen was the room in which Looker kept his loom. CONDITION types. Excellent Ruins downstairs and green upstairs. Fair have simple mantel shelves. The three center bays are grouped subtly together, the end windows a rock hearth.The original hand forged crane in the fireplace still board.The original black baseboards and simple ceiling molding is There are interior end chimneys at both the north and south ends of ation it was found that the plaster was originally painted dull blue inal basement has a mud floor and a spring running through it.The All windows and doors have plain wood trim and the doors have iden- The rear east facade has two batten doors with beam strap hinges.
sash windows and again the middle three bays are grouped as a unit. eastern corner of the house by a window placed fairly close to the and a steep winding stair on the other. (Check One) The west door on the pther hand is next to the western corner There is a chair rail in each room, which is hand scraped beaded There are also four 6/6 double hung sash windows, but their placement are two 6/6 double hung sash windows. The east one is over the first level east window. The west one is over the west door. on both facades. Both chimneys are presently capped at the roof level. The house has four rooms: two downstairs and two upstairs. The grig- place and on the left there is a built-in bookcase. Both fireplaces Exterior: door. Interior:All the original woodwork remains throughout the interior.
are set slightly apart.The second floor has five 6/6 double hung tition with a door close to the west wall.There is a fireplace in the house.The bricks of the lower portion of each chimney is exposed tical four light transoms.The doors are paneled "Christian Door" shake roof.On the first level the symmetrical west front facade has is irregular and unsymmetrical.The east door is separated from the both rooms.The bedroom has a small closet to the right of the fire- This is a two story wood frame house with a gabled wood PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian) - 16th Century - Education Lx Political - Prehistoric - Religion/Phi- [ Other (Specify) - Industry - Science - Sculpture - Theater STATEMENT OF

The rest of the file

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

SIGNIFICANCE In 1779 Looker married Pamela Clark (1762-1845) of Westfield,_Essex until 1845 when Mrs. Looker died. interest and fin ncial support for the reconstruction and refurbish- 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES continued Post, January 10, 1973, p. 8. 1824. Conservation Commerce Communications losophy Aboriginal Art Engineering Architecture SIGNIFICANCE Transportation Music itarian Literature Agriculture Landscape Urban Planning Military it in its present location.There has been widespread community this.Looker's eldest son was editor and publisher of the Liberty State History Social/Human- governor who was a Revolutionary war veteran. in local politics in addition to practicing his craft as a weaver.In This building is a symbol of a significant part of Dhio's early ion and library, and has a meeting room in the basement.
land and built the house.The rest of the family came to Ohio after the home of Othniel fifth Governor of Ohio and the only house to prevent its demolition.In 197o they moved and reassembled 18o7 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and remained to a Federal post.After 1B17 he returned to Hamilton County and be- Invention was active in politics before coming to Ohio.In 1803 and 1804 he SPECIFIC DATE(S). (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Othniel Looker (1757-1845) was born in Hanover, New Jersey. He en- County, New York. In 1804 he moved to Crosby Township, Hamilton there until 1809.
From 1810 to 1817 he was a member of the State Looker and his two eldest sons came to Ohio, bought and cleared the was a representative in the New York State Assembly from Saratoga came an Associate Judge of Common Pleas Court where he served until Hall and Cincinnati Gazette.The Looker family lived in the house history.One of the oldest structures in the Harrison area, it was ing of the house.The Society plans to use the house for its collect- In 1962,the Village Historical Society obtained and dismanteled the from March 25 to December 8,1814 after Governor Meigs was appointed County, New Jersey.Looker and his wife had nine children.In 1804 MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Cincinnati Enquirer, January 1, 1959, P- 10A.
"Historic Spots in Greater Cincinnati", Cincinnati Harrison, Ohio Centenniel Celebration, Michaels, Printer, Newport, Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio: DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES FORM PREPARED BY Michael F. Crowe, Associate October 10, 1974 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 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l Local Seconds LATITUDE 4348520 National COUNTY LONGITUDE ORGANIZATION DATE Cincinnati Minutes Name ATTEST: CODE CORNER STATE Kentucky: Environmental Preservation Degrees Minutes Seconds 039 less than one NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION National Register. I hereby certify that this property is included in the Times Star, NAME AND TITLE: Archives, Village Historical Society evaluated according to the citeria and procedures set LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES T2.
STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION STREET AND NUMBER: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- level of significance of this nomination is: CITY OR TOWN: Dickore, Marie, "One Ohio Governor Served in American Revolution", Grayson, Frank Y-, GEOGRAPHICAL DATA APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: JUN 4 1975 Degrees REGISTER Pulfer, Mike, "io Year historical project near completion" Cincinnati 1933. Ohio Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINA TION FORM DATE ENTERED According to Mrs. Gene Woelfel of the Village Historical Society, the Looker site.
At the present time, it faces west on a heavily treed site which slopes PAGE CONTINUATION SHEET supervised reconstruction.No changes were made in the original condition prior and during the move.This information was used for the architect- not been altered greatly which enhances its local architectural significance. Othniel Looker House ITEM NUMBER In regard to its architectural significance, this house is a good example of a simple vernacular frame farmhouse found in this area.It has evidently RECEIVEDJUN 02 1975 House was completely dismanteled and moved a 1little less than 3miles from away to the east.
FOR NPS USE ONLY its original site on Harrison Pike.The building was photo-documented Working Number 2 28.25.325 Photos Gretchen Klimoski before i during mone -she will send JUN 4 Inventory Entered OTHER KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back CONTROL Re-submit TECHNICAL HAER Review HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF 8-5-75 Cole dismantled e moved 3/10/75- INT: 2106 o The period Maps 75001429 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 6.2.75 5/29/75 Inventory - JUN 4 Re-submit - OTHER KEEPER CONTROL HAER Send-back Entered ARCHEOLOGIST National Register Write-up Review TECHNICAL United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry Working Number2 28.
75.32 5 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Cole 8-5-75 Photos ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Maps 75001429 Hamilton 6.2.75 3/10/75 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Looker, Uthniel, House AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: FEB2 31975 B.J. Foreman PHOTO CREDIT: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. $ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 II - I 1975 039 Harrison February DATE COUNTY PHOTO REFERENCE STATE NAME HAMILTON COMMON: Environmental Preservation CODE IDENTIFICATION View of the west facade from the west. Mercantile Library Building RECEIVED PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 10580 Marvin Road (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE OF PHOTO: OHIO Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 REGISTER Form No.
10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOOKER, OTTINIEL, HOUSE LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: FEB2 81975 NATIONAL B.J. Foreman DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. VIEW OF THE SOUTH $ WEST FACADES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - 1 NAME Harrison COUNTY REGISTER STATE CODE RECEIVED HAMILTON COMMON: Environmental Preservation PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER 039 PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IDENTIFICATION February 1974 AND/OR HISTORIC: 10580 Marvin Road NEGATIVE FILED AT: PHOTO REFERENCE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: OHIO (7/72) Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: B.J. Foreman NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 III - I PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Harrison COUNTY DATE 039 NATIONAL CODE STATE RECEIVED Environmental Preservation HAMILTON PHOTO REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: 061 IDENTIFICATION 10580 Marvin Road NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES February 1974 STREET AND NUMBER: Ohio (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) View of the east facade from the east. CITY OR TOWN: LOOKER, OTNNIEL MOUSE #383 FEB2 81975 DATE OF PHOTO: NAME LOCATION Mercantile Library Building #393 Hamil RGGISTER Form 10-301 1: 24,000 DATE TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.
FEB281975 Harrison Quadrangle REQUIREMENTS STATE Harrison COUNTY LOCATION 039 061 NAME HAMILTON CODE COMMON: PROPERTY MAP FORM SCALE: MAP REFERENCE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR NPS USE ONLY SOURCE: AND/OR HISTORIC: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUM BER: 10580 Marvin Road CITY OR TOWN: ENTRY NUMBER REGISTER (July 1969) (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) 1955 Photorevised 1970 OHIO Looker, Othniel, House U.S.G.S. RECEIVED UNITED STATES HARRISON QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HARRISON, OHIO - IND. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) CORPS OF ENGINEERS Harrison ROAD CLASSIFICATION FEB281975 NATIONAL Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey OHIO - INDIANA RECEIVED JUN 5 Looke, Othnlel, House Hon. John E. Glenn, Jz.
6/5/75 Location STATE Name Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Hamilton County Regional Director, Midwest Region The Ohio Historical Society State Historic Preservation Officer Hon. Donald D. Clancy MMott/rwo OHIO OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: ) county code: 1 state who city / town - déteriorated Dexcellent L NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed 5O UNKNOWN -6 -unexcavated - No Access (B) ADAPTIVE USE IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
Dyes Cho E AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain "first'O -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY -historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE- 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 ARCHITECTURE L ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY -20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 *dates of initial construction: major alterations : @master builder: EVENTS : IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE 061 Harrison Midwest Hamilton ASSOCIATION 6-5-75 FEDERAL ENGINEERING-11 CURRENTLY: INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION artist: NAME as it appears on federal register: landscape architect/ garden designer: 10580 Marvin Rd.
WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: vicinity of NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP 3artisan: ADMINISTRATOR: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET O NOT APPLICABLE-8 Doriginal site URBAN PLANWING-31 Oruins SAVED? YES GNPS REGION: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-P Tfeatures: rectangular 2SOURCE Of NOMINATION Oreconstructed 3 functions W-UNKNOWN-4 - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 @architeet: CONDITION builder/contractor: engineer: LOCAL NAMES give role & date POLITICS/GOVT Daltered LOCATION street & number ONO