Nomination for Woodward Opera House

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OCT 1 0 1975 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF 17th - John Ashbrook PRESENT USE X.BUILDING(S) STRUCTURE _WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY Mt.

Vernon Ohio 43050 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETCKnox County Courthouse, Office of the Recorder I1l East High Street REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 CODE DATE LOCATION TITLE SCIENTIFIC COUNTY UNOCCUPIED GOVERNMENT HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION STATE OWNERSHIP ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY SITE CLASSIFICATION AGRICULTURE DISTRICT XCOMMERCIAL PARK MILITARY STATUS NAME Ohio Knox XPRIVATE South Mulberry Street Mount Vernon The Woodward Opera House DATE ENTERED _INDUSTRIAL _ENTERTAINMENT -EDUCATIONAL FOR NPS USE ONLY -OTHER: - RELIGIOUS DATA SHEET _OBJECT -MUSEUM _PUBLIC -BOTH RECEIVED AUG 19 1975 AND/OR COMMON -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL The Struble Building 082083 MOVED DATE. X.FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

brick building, four stories high and measuring 45' x 132'. At the top, a wide, the Vine Street entrance, all of the windows are arched and feature a more appearance belies its past history when, as a landmark for the area and with offices of the newspaper and dentist, but they have been unoccupied in recent years. At either side of the stage and above the entrances back-stage, hang two large to the stage by either of the short stairs on the side, one notes a trapdoor and the occassional donkey required for the show, and the stair to the small banjo, fiddle and horn. CONDITION UNEXPOSED DETERIORATED EXCELLENT RUINS UNALTERED DESCRIPTION CHECK ONE XALTERED the rear have two wings extending along the sides toward the proscenium stage. white bracketed cornice decorates the front, corners and side of the building. lectures, minstrel and vaudeville shows.The theatre is large and impressive.

bath tub available.The barber shop exists today but the old tub has bowed to The ground floor has always maintained a men's clothing store from the first XORIGINAL SITE those on the two top floors have been removed and boarded.The undistinguished east and to the front on the north have rectangular hood molds.To the rear of the ceiling still featuresa circular gessoed decoration with sculptured stars The third and fourth stories provide the center of interest in the building.Here it was closed for general use in 1925. reputed accoustics of great excellence,it served asa prominent center for The main floor contains a lobby at the head of the stair with a reception dressing and makeup rooms on the floor below.

The Struble building was built in the year 1851-52.It appears asa red painted is.All the windows of the top three floors were double hung sash but today -GOOD the famous Woodward Hall, later called the Woodward Opera House, offered plays, room on the front. Entering the main floor, the columns supporting the balcony center state, the large fright door over the alley to the rear for hoisting scenery and painted stencils still remain. Above the center of the opera seating area, paintings--"Midday" and "Twilight" by F. Armbruster of Columbus, Ohio. Proceeding entertainment.The Opera House was last used as an Ohio Guard drill hall when decorative trim.These arched windows at the rear mark the area where the stage and musical instruments.The blue background with the gold stars frame a harp, overhead are apparent.The elaborately decorated red balcony and rail across AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ECONOMICS SCULPTURE INDUSTRY XOTHER (SPECIFY) PECIFIC DATES ATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE year 1851 following the least on May 31, 1851 to Ebenezer G. Woodward of a piece following year. Throughout the years, other troupes presented a great variety of shows--"Uncle Tom's Just prior to his death, Mount Vernon's Daniel Decatur Emmet (born and buried the building, where William Dunbar published his weekly. The most notable change The future of the building, with the blessing of the heirs, is to recycle the second 1851-52 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 1700-1799 1900- chewing gum.

ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS PREHISTORIC INVENTION LAW CONSERVATION minstrelcy TRANSPORTATION BUILDER/ARCHITECT RELIGION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT ARCHITECTURE PERIOD MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE SCIENCE EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT AGRICULTURE LITERATURE XTHEATER X1800-1899 minstrelcy and its music. _EDUCATION _ENGINEERING crowds.Local history gives Dr.Semple credit for filing the original patent for SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN building and opera house.The building was constructed in all probability in the occurred when the well-known conservative western publisher of the Pittsburgh the same year when Sullivan's Sylvanium Opera Troupe presented "Mr. and Mrs. Chipp.

Many stories exist of the rescue of his patients out the window because of the At about the same time, the offices of the Mount Vernon Democratic Banner moved to inability to open his office door due to the sag from the floor above under heavy _PHILOSOPHY The Struble Building is an excellent example of a mid-nineteenth century commercial locally) appeared with reluctance at one of the Al Field's minstrel shows in the from head to toe. one of the great songs of the Civil War. next toa building tobe erected.The brick buildingwas apparently completed the Post"moved to the area and bought the paper. About 1880,Dr. Semple opened a dental office on the second floor of the building.

The Opera House opened to the public on May 17,1853when a Professor Janton 1ectured chamber music to the later troupes ofstrippers"from Chicago dressed in tights XMUSIC of ground nine inches in width for a good and substantial fire wall" to stand Tucker","Blue Tail Fly' and many others, none became better known than Dixie", floor as an art guild hall and the opera hall above into a Hall of Fame for Cabin", "Al Fields Minstrels", "Ossian's Bards" with their chaste and fashionable Opera House that had heard so many of his musical compositions. Emmett is credited ever created in this country. Of the many songs written by him including "Old Dan ART with having created minstrelcy and its music--one of the unique musical forms MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Documents, Office of the Recorder, Knox County Courhouse, Mount Vernon, Ohio May 31, 1851.

Mount Vernon News Sesquicentennial edition, July 1955 Daniel Decatur Emmett Heer Printing Co. 1935 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY less than one VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Nadene E. Lord STREET & NUMBER Box #2 CITY OR TOWN Gambier, Ohio 43022 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS 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 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE Director, Ohio Historical Society August 15, 1975 FOR NPS USE ONLY 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY4S.INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND PRESERVATION GPO 888-445 CODE NORTHING ORGANIZATION COUNTY DATE TELEPHONE NATIONAL 2-12-75 LOCAL UTM REFERENCES Knox County-Mount Vernon Bi-Centennial Commission ZONE EASTING ATTEST: March 2, 1852 Theater of Central Ohio 1810-1860 Kenyon College, 1963 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service Qc&KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER L 44 |7 2 |1,6,0] ZONE Mount Vernon Democratic Banner UTMRer Photos - Inventory - BRANCH CHIEF IN T:2106 - 74 OTHER HAER KEEPER TECHNICAL CONTROL Send-back Maps Review 75001448 10-6-75 HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up Cole Working Number 8.

19. 75. 1590 Knox ARCHEOLOGIST Entered State UNIT CHIEF COLONIAL NPS Number PROPIRTY OF T NPS Number NPS Number 5085 Lee Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 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 Mt. Vernon CITY, TOWN VICINITY OF STATE Ohio TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464 - 75 1961 COUNTY DATE RECEIVED HISTORIC SCALE 1:24000 Knox SOURCE LOCATION NAME REQUIREMENTS The Struble Building MAP REFERENCE Woodward Opera House U.S. Geological Survey -7.5 min.series - Mt.Vernon quadrangle FOR NPS USE ONLY Ohio MT. VERNON QUADRANGLE AUS 19 1975 RECEIVED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MT.

VERNON, OHIO ROAD CLASSIFICATION UTM 17 373860 4472160 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Woodward Opera House STATE OF OHIO August 12, 1975 AUG 1 9 1975 Mr. William Murtagh, Keeper 18th and C Streets, N.W. Dear Mr. Murtagh: Kirker Covered Bridge, Adams Co. Kirker, Governor Thomas, Homestead, Adams Co. Mowry Site, Ashland Co. Sprott's Hill Mounds Site, Ashland Co. Harpersfield Covered Bridge, Ashtabula Co. Windsor Mills Fort & Village Site, Ashtabula Co. Mount Orab Railroad Station, Brown Co. Hogan-Borger Mound Archaeological District, Butler Co. Ross Trails Adena Circle, Butler Co. Keiter Mound, Clinton Co. Clague Family House, Clague House Museum, Cuyahoga Co. Baldwin-Wallace College), Cuyahoga Co. Jackson Mound, Fayette Co. Kennedy Stone House, Guernsey Co. Dunlap District (Dunlap Station, Fort Dunlap), Hamilton Co. Byer Covered Bridge, Jackson Co. Kenyon College, Knox Co.

Scottown Covered Bridge, Lawrence Co. Culbertson, Robert, House (Culbertson-Wagner House), Miami Co. Deerwood Farm, Montgomery Co. Ohio Historical Center I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-8727 NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio Historic Preservation Office National Park Service Advisory Board and owners of subject properties have been informed of National Register of Historic Places NEW SUBMISSIONS: Gaskins-Malany House, Clermont Co. Department of the Interior Eagle Creek Covered Bridge Covered Bridge),Brown Co. our intent to Register: Demoret Mound,Butler Col Adams Street Double House Co. Transmitted herewith are twenty-nine (29) completed National Register RECEIVED Lyceum Village Square and German Wallace College (South Campus Group, Mr. William Murtagh August 12, 1975 Christ ), Summit Co. Elwell, Augustus, House, Trumbull Co.

Mason, John Wesley, Gothic Cottage, Trumbull Co. Thomas H. Smith Director, Ohio Historical Society Sincerely, Enclosures THS/vhi page two State Historic Preservation Officer Fridley-Oman Farm (Slate Run Living Historical Farm),Pickaway Co. First Congregational Church of Cuyahoga United Church of Hamilton County She Woodward Opera House Mount Vernon Hon. John H. Glenn, Jx. Hon. Donald D. Clancy Hon. J. William Stanton INT: 2950-75 10/17/75 Location STATE Sandusky Name MMott/row Date Entered Also Notified Knox County Hon. Tennyson Guyer ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Adams Street Double House Harrison State Historio Preservation officer Culbertson, Robert, House Portage County Regional Director, Midwest Region Hon. John M. Ashbrook OHIO Erie County Miami County Eighteen Mile House Director, The Ohio Historical Society Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue Hon. Charles A.

Hosher Franklin Township Eall Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. De. Thomas H. Smith Kent JUN 07'96 917032436641 004 DATE PAGES DURATION RESULT MODE STD RECEIVER ID:2023431836 13:27 TRANSMIT IRD NPS WASO 03'26 TRANSMIT CONFIRMATION REPORT ) date of entry ®ADMINISTRATOR :- 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION SWITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT!

(LS ACREAGE 1 CONDITION Ddeteriorated V) teatures: *C9SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 EO NOT INTACT-O Ounexposed - Unknown Dunexcavated 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 - No Access I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -ENGINEERING -11 ZCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 'first'O C LAW- 16 CO RELIGION- 22 C SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 C LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 -oldest' O C AGRICULTURE -3 -O CONSERVATION -8 C HEALTH-21 CO MILITARY - 18 C ARCHITECTURE-4 D ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY- 13 I MUSIC - 19 C SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION -14 C PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION-25 3funetions 3architectural style(s): S landscape architect/ garden designer: * interior decorator: TIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE county ASSOCIATION FEDERAL INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: ENTERTAINMENT-26 PERSONAL: EVENTS: COMMERCE-6 major alterations: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION RECREATION-28 NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Daltered master builder: vicinity of Vine SAVED?YES WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

Dexcellent LOCAL Coriginal site as it appears on federal register: 2OTHER NAMES: House GNPS REGION: EOUNKNOWN-4 4 county code: 5 LOCATION street & number ESTATE Oreconstructed C COMMUNICATIONS-1 -EXPLORATION -12 @ artisan: @builder/contractor: Mfair 2engineer: ETHNIC GROUP artist: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Druins 10-10-75 Omoved YES.NAME IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?yeSO Ogood