Nomination for St. James Episcopal Church

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev.

6-72) INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL Z CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: (Check One) * Building - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: JUL 1 7 1974 085 039 1975 LOCATION Religious NAME Commercial OWNERSHIP Government Military STATE CLASSIFICATION Site ACCESSIBLE Both Entertainment Educational Private CATEGORY Transportation CODE Structure Restricted Museum Agricultural NATIONAL Painesville District Yes: STATUS COUNTY: Public Scientific Lake County Courthouse Unoccupied COMMON: Lake REGISTER Industrial Being Considered Park Saint James Episcopal Church DATA SHEET Ohio OWNER OF PROPERTY Private Residence Public Acquisition: AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 47 North Park Place NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC STREET AND NUMBER: Object ENTRY NUMBER 141 North State Street CITY OR TOWN: In Process DATE OF SURVEY: Local J.

William Stanton DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved -F Original Site Framing the tower are double lancet windows on the first floor and single lancet windows with tracery on the second, all with single pointed- decorative, rather than structural, and have pendants dropping from chancel, which is flanked by ancillary rooms, is entered through a splayed JUL 17 CONDITION REGISTER building.

NATIONAL wooden arch.Plaster ribs are suspended from the vaults above.There groove paneling.Wooden hammer beams placed below the ceiling are mainly west side.A new wing now stands at the northwest corner of the original stone bordered by organic carvings marks the first floor entry.To length.Single pointed-arch windows topped by hoodmolds and flanked by with a three-story square tower in the center bay.Brick buttresses tower and All of the interior woodwork is walnut.The ceiling has tongue-and- each side of the doorway is a circular medallion with carved quattrefoils. with two second floor windows to each side for the organ pipes.The wainscots to the sill level and plaster above and are trimmed with is an entry vestibule contained inside the tower. spire and four small pinacles finish the detailing of the tower.

gable of the west facade and at the third story of the tower on the (Check One) Fair ] Excellent DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

a corbel table. The side (north and south) facades are five bays in There is a single lancet window with tracery at the second story of the This Gothic Revival structure is brick with stone trim and stone foundation. with stone copings mark the tower's corners.An ogee arch framed with double lancet windows on the third. An eight-sided wooden apsidal end of the building.There is a small rose window in the The front facade is symmetrical buttresses line each side facade.T sawn woodwork below is carried up the eaves of the gable in the manner of Good PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) E] 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Prehistoric STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

by the firm of Heard and Blythe, one of the most important archi- was built for the First Episcopal Parish, which was organized in completed in 1868. Charles Wallace Heard, originally from New York, moved to Painesville to Jonathan Goldsmith, the most renowned architect and builder in his father, Lemuel, were well-known in the Western Reserve area and among others, St. Paul's Church, the Second Presbyterian Church and Building at Lake Erie College and the Jennings Place, both in Painesville. In 1857, Walter Blythe married Heard's daughter, Florida Geneva, and Heard dissolved his partnership with Porter, taking in Blythe instead. Heard died in 1876.

JUL 1 7 1974 1865-1868 Conservation Engineering Military losophy Commerce Architecture Transportation REGISTER NATIONAL Communications SIGNIFICANCE Aboriginal itarian Science Theater Agriculture Literature Landscape Education Industry Music Invention Urban Planning RECEIVED Social/Human- Pre-Columbian Political tectural firms in northeastern Ohio in the nineteenth century.It Saint James Episcopal Church is significant because it was designed Western Reserve Academy).The firm of Heard and Porter designed, they designed many of the buildings for Western Reserve College (now Sculpture about 1848 he formed a partnership with Simeon Porter.Porter and work in that city and eventually setup his own carpentry shop there. Religion/Phi.

By the 1840's he was handling his own architectural commissions and the Old Stone Church,all in Cleveland,and the Administration Painesville in 1824.Work on the building was begun in 1865 and Other (Specify) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) daughter. In 1833, Heard moved to Cleveland to supervise Goldsmith's Art

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Quarterly (Lake County, Ohio), vol. 9, no. I, (February, 1967). "History of St. James Episcopal Church", Painesville, Ohio: St. James Episcopal Church, 1966. 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: JUL 17 1974 FORM PREPARED BY Michael W. Fazio, Landmark Survey Coordinator Old Mentor Foundation Post Office Box 464 CITY OR TOWN: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law I hereby certify that this property is included in the 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 forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended level of significance of this nomination is: * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-I 039 8-29-72 Mentor Degrees ORGANIZATION DATE Local LATITUDE REGISTER LONGITUDE Name COUNTY CODE NATIONAL ATTEST: STATE CORNER Ohio Degrees Minutes Seconds LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES Cleveland:The Press of the Case Western Reserve University,1971. Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION STREET AND NUMBER: less than one NAME AND TITLE: Buildings in Cleveland and Painesville", The Historical Society ILIST ALL STATES AND COÚNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Campen, Richard. Architecture of the Western Reserve, 1800-1900. Seconds Title Hitchcock,Elizabeth G.Charles Wa11ace Heard (1806-1876) Architect:His Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES JUL 7 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Saint James Episcopal Church , Lake County, Ohio agreed to by all who will take the pains to inspect the church, from basement to our village, and a monument of the liberality of the parish and of the CONTINUATION SHEET held in this building in 1865 when the church building was sold and moved to DATE ENTERED of the building and its furnishings was seventy thousand dollars. The parish was organized in 1824 by the Reverend Silas C.Freeman.There are seven rectors and during these years the parish labored under a debt.

Gradually mechanical skill of the builder." The St.James Parish is among the oldest in Lake County.Its present church, built in 1865 is particularly notable as designed by the firm of Heard and the parish was able to pay off its loans and in March 1964 the Rev. Thomas RECEIVEDJUN 2 0 1975 Wells took charge as rector.In May of 1864 plans for a new church were In the Panesville Telegraph of 1868 it was reported that ...the work will be Blyth of Cleveland.

drawn up by Heard GBlyth of Cleveland.The new church was begun in 1865 and later in a brick school house near the present church site.The first church Perry where it still stands.In the decade from 1844 to 1854 the parish had few records of its early years Services were held in a room in a hotel and PHOTOS 3 CONTROL REVIEW REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back _ JUL 7 INT: 1538-73 KEEPER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit MAPS National Register Write-up 7.18 Federal Register entry TECH REVIEW WORKING NUMBER BRANCH CHIEF 85-75 7.17.74.1168 Lake Col ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN 1975 7.7.2 2. Location. 3. Classification. 4. Owner of Property. 5.. Location of Legal Description. . - 6. Representation in Existing Surveys. - 7. Description. 10. Geographical Data. te be off by about 11. Form Prepared By. 12. Certification. Photographic Coverage. . criteria in full. Bibliography Name. SIGNED: Map Coverage.

necessarily insure that the nomination will then satisfy the National Register Clarification or correction of the above items must be made prior to the initiation Other office for clarification of the information indicated below. Please check. .Acreage. Thank you for your attention to the above items checked. NAME OF PROPERTY The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your of our professional review.Correction of these technical errors does not DATE Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION 141 North State Street CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Western Reserve Historical Society 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

JUL 1 7 1974 INT: 154-72 085 1974 039 1975 Painesville COUNTY Ohio STATE IDENTIFICATION NATIONAL DATE Lake NAME REGISTER CODE Eric Johannesen PHOTO REFERENCE COMMON: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT: St. James Episcopal Church (7/72) View of south and east facades. FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: LAKE LOUNTY, OHIO VIEW OF SOUTH AND WEST FACADES Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. JUL 1 7 1974 INT: 154-72 1974 085 039 DATE COUNTY Painesville Ohio STATE Lake IDENTIFICATION PHOTO REFERENCE NAME CODE NATIONAL Eric Johannesen Western Reserve Historical Society REGISTER COMMON: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER St.

James Episcopal Church NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: (7/72) ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: 141 North State Street UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER St. James Episcopal Church AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION 141 North State Street CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: JUL 1 7 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Exterior view, southeast elevation 085 039 Ohio NAME IDENTIFICATION 8/13/72 Painesville DATE 1975 COUNTY STATE NATIONAL Lake CODE COMMON: PHOTO REFERENCE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Lake County Historical Society Library, Mentor, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: INT:154-72 REGISTER Fazio, Michael, W.

PHOTO CREDIT: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE Ohio (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY ML 7 1975 James Episcopal Church STREET AND NUM BER: U.S.G.S. Painesville, Ohio Quadrangle SCALE: 1: 24000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 085 039 NAME LOCATION COUNTY DATE Lake REGISTER Ohio CODE Painesville REQUIREMENTS MAP REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER Form 10-301 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM SOURCE: AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) CITY OR TOWN: 14l North State Street DATE: 1960, revised 1970 UNITED STATES PAINESVILLE, OHIO PAINESVILLE QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 4619400 479760 STATE OF OHIO Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board June 18, 1975 JUN 2 O 1975 . Mr.

William Murtagh, Keeper 18th and C Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Dr. Murtagh: Beni Israel Temple (Allen Temple), Hamilton Co. Martin, Henry, Farm, Brown Co. Stonehurst (The Martin Farm), Brown Co. Rossville Historic District, Butler Co. Clark, Jared, House, Cuyahoga Co. Gates, Holsey - Handyside, Edna Gates, House, Cuyahoga Co. St. Mary's Catholic Church, Erie Co. The Royalton House, Fairfield Co. Reber, Valentine, House (Smith, Robinson, Reber House), Fairtield co. The Corinthian Capital, Franklin Co. Sells, Benjamin, House, Franklin Co. Goodwin, Dr. Erastus, House, Geauga Co. The United Methodist Church, Hamilton Co. The Elliott House (Ohio Education Center), Hamilton Co. Christ Church at the Quarry, Knox Co. Mason, James, House, Lake Co. Ruggles, Charles, House, Mahoning Co. Shuey's Mill, Montgomery Co. The Old School Privy, Ottawa Co. Franklin Township Hall, Portage Co.

Freedom Congregational Church, Portage Co. Geeting Covered Bridge, Preble Co. Gustavus Center Historic District, Trumbull Co. NATIONAL REGISTER RECEIVED National Park Service Department of the Interior Transmitted herewith are twenty-five (25) completed National Register forms. NEW SUBMISSIONS: All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory The Washington Heights School, Hamilton Co. Ohio Historic Preservation Office National Register of Historic Places Board and owners of subject properties have been informed of our intent to Morris Farm, Greene Co. . Mr. William Murtagh page two June 18, 1975 Casement House, Lake Co. St. James Episcopal Church, Lake Co. NAME CHANGE FOR NOMINATION SUBMITTED JUNE 9, 1975 Thomas H.

Smith, Director Sincerely, Ohio Historical Society Additional materials transmitted herewith include: Exchange Hotel (submitted as Wayne Hotel [Porterhouse Hotel]),Erie Co. CONTINUATION SHEETS FOR FORMS PENDING IN WASHINGTON: Hon. J. William Stanton Mr. Robert F. Crecco, DOT 1975 7/9/75 Location STATE Name Painesville Hamilton County Date Entered Galion ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director, Midwest Region Also Notified Lake County Cincinnati Saint James Episcopal Church Portage County MMOtt/row Franklin County Freedom Congregational Church Montgomery County Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue The Ohio Historical Society Crawford County State Historic Preservation officer Davis, Anson, House Allen Temple Big Four Depot Germantowm vicinity Hon. Thomas N. Kindness Hon. John M. Ashbxook Stunp's, John, House and Mill JUL 7 INT: 2950-75 Bon. Wiiiis D. Gradison, Jr. Hon. Chalmers P.

Wylie OHIO NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET K 3 date of entry: 4 county code: ONPS REGION: Painerville ®ADMINISTRATOR : 12 SOURCE of NOMINATION E WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? L2 WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

Odeteriorated Q0NOT INTACT - O Omoved ZO NOT APPLICABLE- 9 - No Access () AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 CLAIMS: explain MARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 'first'D C ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 C SETTLEMENT-29 - LITERATURE - 17 C SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANMING-31 'oldest' O C AGRÍCULTURE -3 O CONSERVATION -8 C HEALTH - 27 C MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D DART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: chunch S arch iteotural style(s): )master bullder: ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE CONDITION ASSOCIATION ACREAGE FEDERAL ENGINEERING-11 historic events: PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: builder/contractor: artist: CURRENTLY: Mexcellent NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP 7-7-75 ARCHITECTURE-4 EVENTS: 085 COMMERCE-6 Unknown RELIGION-22 vicinity of SAVED?YES PRIVATE ORGANIZATION Coriginal site Dexcavated major alterations: Dunexposed Daltered SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 Dfair YES.NAME Xyl N.state 1teatures: - COMMUNICATIONS -1 - EXPLORATION -12 3 functions )engineer: 3 Interlor decorator: 2 OTHER NAMES: James Midwest ess than/ 1S) ACCESS @architeet: landscape architect/garden designer: Dreconstructed Ounknown Ounaltered NAME as it appeays on federal register: ARCHEDLOGY-historic-1 Bartisan: Oruins Ogood 27Charles