Nomination for Harrison-Landers House

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) MAY 2 9 1975 NAME Harrison-Landers House d STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Newtown vicinity, Anderson Twp. First: Thomas A. Luken 3. CLASSIFICATION (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC X Building - Unoccupied - Structure - In Process - Restricted - Being Considered O Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: Mrs. Dorothy Sheets Ohio 45244 5. LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: 6.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: Historic American Building Survey 0-617 DATE OF SURVEY: 1936 - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: MAR 1 2 1975 Cincinnati Site Religious LOCATION Commercial OWNERSHIP ACCESSIBLE DATE STATUS Hamilton Educational NATIONAL Government COUNTY District Both Private 061 RECEIVED Entertainment CATEGORY Agricultural CODE REGISTER Newtown Museum Public Yes: Park Industrial COMMON: Washington Hamilton County Courthouse Library of Congress Public Acquisition: Private Residence CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Newtown Road DATA SHEET Object COUNTYAMILTON Scientific Ohio Other (Specify) 039 AND/ OR HISTORIC Armstrong Mill - Federal Military Court and Main Streets 7. DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unaltered - Moved - Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

original door seems to have been replaced by a single door and pan- It evidently opened on to a balcony which has been removed. To the rear is a one and a half story gable roofed wing, and to the south is a one story portion with a shed roof hipped at been paneled over. CONDITION There REGISTER RECEIVED Excellent NATIONAL mounted by an elliptical fanlight with simple tracery.The Each room has a large fireplace flanked by floor to ceiling have simple stone the lintels give the appearance MAR 1 2 1975 This door has twenty lights above a paneled lower portion. the southwest corner of the brick portion. main east in Flemish bond with Queen's closer headers of stone too. are two more recent wood frame additions to the brick portion. (Check One) Good - Unexposed side by five light side lights. The doorway is flanked on each X Fair eled side lights.

There are two 12/12 double hung sash windows Ruins brick building with gable roof and interior end chimneys.The cabinets.The fireplaces and cabinets have been paneled over. is a doorway in the center bay above the first level entry. The second floor also has two rooms with fireplaces which have has five bays with a center entry.The main entrance is sur- which flank the entry on each side.At the second level there

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian: X] 19th Century - Urban Planning - Political - Prehistoric | Religion/Phi- - Other (Specify) - Science - Landscape ) Sculpture - Theater - Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

The house was built by P. Harrison, the son-in-law of Nathaniel It is also believed that the house was used at the turn of the Commerce Conservation Communications Military losophy Architecture Engineering Aboriginal NATIONAL RECEIVED Industry Literature itarian REGISTER Agriculture Social/Human- Music is unusual. in the carding mill in Newtown owned by the Armstrong family. market would pen their turkeys and other livestock while staying Invention if road widening should occur. MAR 1 2 1975 is quite typical of this the second floor doorway a wealthy grist mill owner and early resident of This house is important architecturally because it is a good It is one of the earliest houses in the very little is known about the early history of the house and its inhabitants. at the inn.

SPECIFIC DATEIS) (If Applicable and Known) Art proximity to the main thoroughfare could endanger its existence Education At the present time the house is used as a rooming house.Its Williamson.

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PRODERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POIN I OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 1 acre WAR 12 1975 FORM PREPARED BY Gale Brooks, Project Director August 12, 1974 CITY OR TOWN: 12. 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 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Nationa1 Register. in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set 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 Cincinnati DATE Degrees Local LONGITUDE Seconds ORGANIZATION LATITUDE ATTEST: Name COUNTY Minutes NATIONAL STATE CORNER CODE 039 RECEIVED REGISTER Interview by Barbara Jo Foreman with Margorie Frame and Jean NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Environmental Preservation Degrees Minutes Seconds NAME AND TITLE: Ohio 16 728620 4334790 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Title LITTLE MIAMI School Street (new location) Newtown, Hamilton County, Ohio - Circled numbers refer to photographs - Black building on Church St. (Newtown - Dotted building on School Street refers to new location of the house NOT TO GLALE house NEWTOWN HARRISON-LANDERS HOUSE Rd.) notes original location of this SCHOOL ST. HARRISOW - LANDERS HOUSE ADO ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory .

MAY 2 9 1975 National Register Write-up Send-back _ OTHER KEEPER HAER Maps HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Review Re-submit Property Photos State REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry TECHNICAL working Number 3. 13. 75, 36 3 Cole 4.9.25 7-1-75 INT:2106 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 3.13.25 75001434 WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: _ nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: _ -appeal -sample -request Reviewer's comments: _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned tor: - _ technical corrections cited below _ substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Present Use Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5.

Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description Check one -excellent - unaltered - original site - moved boundary selection resubmission Accessible ruins Ownership completeness Category dates Status Condition REJECT alterations/integrity RETURN fair deteriorated clarity Substantive Review: summary paragraph Hamilton County Harrison-Landers House (proposed move) good Discipline. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance NR decision Date Due: Recom./Criteria_APPROVE MOVE yes unexposed OHIO ACCEPT 2/22/84 Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph - completeness relating significance to the resource relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception - Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property - Quadrangle name. UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Date - - Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed clarity Builder/Architect context title Maps national state local Phone 8. Significance Specific dates justification of areas checked 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification applicable criteria Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Form No. 10-301a (7 /72) AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: MAR 1 2 1975 DATE OF PHOTO: August, DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Newtown vicinity, Anderson Twp.

COUNTY 039 IDENTIFICATION NAME COMMON: REGISTER 061 STATE ENTRY NUMBER HAMILTON PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Armstrong Mill CODE RECEIVED PHOTO REFERENCE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) Gale Brooks NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES View of the east facade from the east. PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Harrison-Landers House FOR NPS USE ONLY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OHIO STREET AND NUMBE3881 Newtown Road DATE Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COUN HAMILTON AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION MAR 1 2 1975 B. J. Foreman NEGATIVE FILED AT:Environmental Preservation Office DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IDENTIFICATION 039 RECEIVED STATE COMMON: DATE NAME Newtown vicinity, Anderson Twp.

CODE 3881 Newtown Road PHOTO REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER View of the south facade from the south. NATONAL (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) OHIO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: STREET AND NUMBER: FOR NPS USE ONLY Armstrong Mill (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: COUNT MAY2.91975 DATE OF PHOTO: Mercantile Library Building, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 House Harrison-Landers February 1974 REOISTER Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

1961 REQUIREMENTS NAME LOCATION STATE COUNTY REGISTER DATE 061 CODE HAMILTON 039 MAP REFERENCE Madeira Quadrangle U.S.G.S. COMMON: SCALE: Armstrong Mill SOURCE: 1:24,000 ENTRY NUMBER MAR 1 2 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 3881 Newtown Road Ohio Rev. 7-72 MAY 2 9 1975 Harrison-Landers House RECEIVED NATIONAL Newtown vicinity, Anderson Twp MAR 12 1975 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MADEIRA, OHIO MADEIRA QUADRANGLE 16 728620 4334790 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES 73 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC Harrison Lander, LONGITUDE : 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC 1961 MADEIRA QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY N3907.5W8415/7.5 MADEIRA, OHIO Hami1ton County Bennett, George, House Hon. John H. Glenn, Jx. DE. Thomas H, Smith Hon, Donald D.

Clancy Columbus, ohio 43211 Location 6/2/75 STATE Evendale Name MMott/row The Ohio Historical Society Harrison vicinity Harrison-Landers House Cincinnati State Historic Preservation Officer Regional Director, Midwest Region Mariemont Madison-Stewart Historic District Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Burchenal Mound Newtown vicinity Broadvell, Cyrus, House Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Ferris, Eliphalet, House Wyoming Hon. Robert Taft, Jx. Mathew Mound Hon. Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Twin Oaks Director Date Entered OHIO February 7, 1984 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior 1100 L Street, N.W. Dear Carol: The Harrison-Landers House is significant for its Federal style archi- in the vicinity with its two-story brick construction, rectangular plan and gable roof ridge parallel to the road.

Other characteristics of this early house form displayed in the Harrison-Landers House are the flemish-bond facade, jack arch lintels and fanlight entrance. second story center doorway is another feature of this house that is unusual for the area. The Harrison-Landers House must be moved from its original site due to the acquisition of that site by the Hamilton County Park Board for an February 7, 1984 and will take about three weeks to complete.

The original setting of the house is in a flood plain adjacent to is a short street, with only a couple of residences and the three-story family residences scattered along them, but School Street to a lesser from the southern property line and will face southwest, fronting new site, along the less traveled School Street, will recall the basic Ohio Historic Preservation Office I am requesting approval of the moving of the Harrison-Landers House, National Park Service Newtown vicinity, Anderson township, Hamilton County, Ohio which was house in the area, its basic shape typical of the "pioneer" homes extension of their golf course. The move is scheduled to begin Dry Creek and the Little Miami River. The building faces east onto ing's new setting is approximately one-half mile to the southwest on and School Street have seen the effects of urbanization with single degree.

The house will be situated approximately thirty feet back Ohio Historical Center I-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 tecture. listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 29,1975. February 7, 1984 Page Two The building's significance as a fine example of the Federal style will previously outlined which make the Harrison-Landers house a good example roof and significant interior architectural elements as documented by the Historic American Building Survey conducted in 1936 of the Harrison- Landers House. building is located on the new site. The moving of the Harrison-Landers House to a new site is the only alternative available to protect this architecturally significant site. W. Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer FEB 10 1984 Sincerely, enclosures Shull WRL/BP:rs be preserved.

The building will retain all the essential physical features of this early housing form in southwest Ohio. The owner of the house plans to restore the first floor central door, the standing seam metal The Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board approved the move of the Harrison-Landers House at their February 3, 1984 meeting. Their decision stipulated photographs be presented to the board once the H32 (413 MAR 2 - 1984 Dr. W. Ray Luce Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Dr. Luce: Thank you for your letter of February 7,1984, requesting the approval of the move of the Harrison-Landers House, Hamilton County, Ohio. National Register during and after the move, provided that the move is carried out in the Regulations 36 CFR 60.14 are followed. Carol D. Shull (Sgd.) Carol D.

Shull Chief of Registration National Register of Historic Places FNP:B MacDougal:mdj:02/27/84:343-9536 Sys. 8 (NR H) 413001 413-RF Interagency Resources Division Record Center Sincerely, manner described in the documentation and that the procedures in Code of Federal Please submit the required docum entation after the move has been completed. We have reviewed the docum entation concerning the proposed move and have determined The Ohio Historical Society State Historic Preservation Officer Basic File Retained in 413 4 county code: city / town Newtown Rd.

OWN CONDITION - deteriorated 9O NOT INTACT -O Oreconstructed - Unknown 3O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' C - AGRICULTURE - SOCIAL / CULTURAL-30 'only' D - ART- 5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 201 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3 functions WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT @arohitectural style(s): @master builder: ®landscape architeot / garden designer: 1 artist: @artisan: @builder/contractor: EVENTS : 061 Hamilton Midwest ETHNIC ASSOCIATION engineer 5-29-75 GROUP PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: ADMINISTRATOR CURRENTLY: Harrison-Landers House NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP major alterations : Armstrong Mill date of entry: Dunexposed NAMES give role & date NAME as it appears on Dexcellent GNPS REGION Dfeatures Omoved -sec 12) SOURCE of NOMINATION Oruins Ounexcavated IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Oyes -RECREATION -28 22CLAIMS: explain 'first'D - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1l - LITERATURE - 17 CONSERVATION- 8 C HEALTH - 27 - MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS-9 - INDUSTRY - 13 C MUSIC - 19 S) interior decorator: S IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED. NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE ACCESS FEDERAL ENTERTAINMENT-26 ENGINEERING- PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ral register: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-3 vicinity of SAVED?YES Dgood URBAN PLANWING-31 Coriginal site State LOCAL DARCHITECTUI