Nomination for Berdan Building

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1X Ohio INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) King Warehouse No. 1 AND/OR HISTORIC: 9 - Thomas Ludlow Ashley 3.

CLASSIFICATION (Check One) - In Process - Preservation work Agricultural - Transportation - Comments Commercial - Other (Specify) LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS MAR 18 095 039 County Toledo Religious STATE DATE CATEGORY Government ACCESSIBLE District Unoccupied Site Both Yes: Lucas Private Residence OWNERSHIP Private Museum CODE Educational Structure Industrial Restricted Federal Entertainment 78701 Park Scientific Lucas County Courthouse Building Being Considered 601 Washington COMMON: DATA SHEET CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Public Public Acquisition: LOCATION TO THE PUBLIC Berdan Building OWNER OF PROPERTY Local ENTRY DATE CITY OR TOWN: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: STREET AND NUMBER: Military TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: STATUS FOR NPS USE ONLY Object BAY 2.9 1975 PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) S NAME: Madison Industries Incorporated Adams G Erie OWNER'S NAME: DESCRIPTION X Excellent - Deteriorated - Unexposed X Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

This large, five-story, rectangular, brick commercial building Each rank of windows has two tall, rectangular, 4/4 pane floor and a single, segmental arched window on the fourth floor To either side of the arcade, in the end bays, there is a in Chicago. Each facade has the same pattern. MAR 1 8 1975 CONDITION RECEIVED Ruins NATIONAL next three stories windows are grouped in ranks and arcaded. floor has large delivery doors and rectangular windows on all Fair compared with that of Richardson's Marshall Field Warehouse which is partially concealed by the brick arch of the facade.

is a panel of raised brickwork in a dentil-like pattern.The REGISTER (Check One) anda terra cotta sill course above the ground floor.In the windows on the second floor; two 2/2 panewindows on the third Good X] Original Site Moved containing a single window.The window pattern is inevitably is of bearing wall construction with wooden floors.The first sides.There isa terra cotta molding around the main doorway fifth floor has smaller arches, in sets of three,each arch single rectangular window on each floor.Above the arcade there T33HE ATAO SPECIFIC DATE(s) (If Applicable and Known) - Political - Religion/Phi- ] Social/Human- - Theater - Transportation STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

The history of the Berdan Company, wholesale grocers, is 1836 when he arrived in Toledo with supplies and a letter of James Secor, Peter Berdan and John Berdan assumed control and warehouse building. Completed in 1902, the Berdan Warehouse unusually distinctive, and makes this a landmark of first MAR 1 8 1975g 1902 Conservation SIGNIFICANCE Communications Commerce Engineering losophy Aboriginal Music NATIONAL REGISTER Literature Agriculture Military Architecture Pre-Columbian Prehistoric itarian Science RECEIVED Industry Urban Planning Education of the Ketcham interest that the Berdan Company really started. Landscape Toledo the year before and associated himself with Ketcham Sculpture company's development involves the pioneer families of Ketcham, inextricably entwined in the early history of Toledo.The importance in Toledo.

was the first mayor of Toledo and later an Associate Justice 16th Century The window pattern of the load bearing wall structure is Berdan as "a fine example of the sturdy pioneers who so well laid the foundation of the present metropolis of is an excellent example of the early 20th commercial style. In September,19o0, the Berdan Company commissioned George S. Invention the Maumee Valley."It was not until 1854 when Joseph Secor, Other PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Mills, the important Toledo architect, to design the manufacturing Art introduction from Richard Mott.John Berdan had arrived in Secor and Berdan.Valentine Ketcham initiated the business in AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Toledo Blade, June 30, 1938. 42, Spring 1970. Ohie. 1973 LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES FORM PREPARED BY 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 Nationa 1 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 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: GP0 931-894 039 LONGITUDE ORGANIZATION Degrees COUNTY LATITUDE Name DATE ATTEST: July STATE CODE CORNER Title National Cleveland Western Reserve Historical Society Eric Johannesen Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 10825 East Boulevard Madison: Western Historical Association, 1910. NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Johannesen, Eric, & Dickes, Allen. Maumee Valley Historical Society, Toledo, Ohie. APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: [LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Keeper of The National Regis GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Seconds Local Minutes REGISTER RECEIVED less than one OUTSTANDING: STROWGLY RESEMBLES WALKER WAREHOUSE STYLES VS TECHWOLOGY.

Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back _ OTHER KEEPER 3-24-75 CONTROL HAER TECHNICAL ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit Maps HISTORIAN State National Register Write-up Review BRANCH CHIEF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry Cole Photos3 Accept Working Number3. 18. 75. 42 ( Lucas LEBOVIC E.Smit 4.9.15 INT:2106- 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 3.19.25 Accepi NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAY King Warehouse No. 1 AND/OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: MAR 1 8 1975 PHOTO CREDIT: July, 1970 Corner Washington and Huron, from the Northeast.

095 039 DATE Toledo COUNTY Lucas CODE COMMON: Ohio RECEIVED STATE 601 Washington Landmarks Committee Tom Deupree ENTRY NUMBER Berdan Building Maumee Valley Historical Society NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NEGATIVE FILED AT: FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IDENTIFICATION 1975 LOCATION PHOTO REFERENCE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301a Co. ohio NAME King Warehouse No. 1 LOCA TION MAR 1 8 1975 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 876- 1 67 039 1974 095 Toledo Lucas COUNTY DATE RECEIVED Northwest facade.

PHOTO REFERENCE 601 Washington CODE STATE ENTRY NUMBER FOR NPS USE ONLY COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: Ohio Historical Society Berdan Building Gretchen Klimoski IDENTIFICATION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: NEGATIVE FILED AT: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CITY OR TOWN: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) (7/72) DATE OF PHOTO: STREET AND NUMBER: 1975 MAY WAREHOUSE Nol KING Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE King Warehouse No. 1 AND/OR HISTORIC: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. MAR 1 8 1975 U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTIN 876 - 167 095 039 1974 Lucas COUNTY DATE Toledo CODE PHOTO REFERENCE Gretchen Klimoski Ohio Historical Society NATIONAL Northeast facade RECEIVED Ohio REGISTER 601 Washington COMMON: STATE PHOTO CREDIT: IDENTIFICATION FOR NPS USE ONLY PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Berdan Building NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CITY OR TOWN: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) NAME Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 FOR NPS USE ONLY King Warehouse No. 1 STREET AND NUM BER: U.S.G.S. 7.5' Toledo Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. MAR 1 8 1975 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFF 039 1965 095 Toledo COUNTY STATE Lucas REQUIREMENTS CODE REGISTER ENTRY NUMBER Ohio COMMON: SCALE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES LOCATION PROPERTY MAP FORM SOURCE: Berdan Building MAP REFERENCE AND/OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: 60l Washington NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) NAME DATE NATIONAL TOLEDO QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC Longitude: 83° 32' 27' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TOLEDO, OHIO-MICH. 17 288400 4613640 - NAY 2 9 1375 Vaughan, John, House Shandon vicinity Hon. John I. Glenn, Jt. Acting Director .

5/30/75 Location STATE Name MMott/bsh ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Butler County Date Entered Pray-Starkweather House Lucan County Berdan Builaing Watervilla 43211 The Farding-Jones Paper Conyany She Ohio Historical Soclety District Lucnn County Toledo 2oledo Interatete 7l at 17th Avenue Wheelor Block ge 2 William Murtagh dated 2/9/78. Unfortunately, while still in storage, the cause of the fire is still unknown. The following properties have had ownership or address changes: owned by James A. Powers, 673 Mohawk St., Columbus, Ohio 43206. Texas 78701. Ohio, 43694. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. owned by H. & D. Bobbitt, 14485 Main St., Burton, Ohio 44021. Smead House, Lake Co. The owners, James and David Smead, have changed their address to 187 Mentor Ave., Painesville, Ohio 44077. (listed on the National Register on 3/17/78) is enclosed.

In addition, it was The correct UTM reference is 17/372320/4513110. dustries, now owned by Wi1lis-Day, Inc., c/o Jeff Day, P.0. Box 676, Toledo Berden Building, Lucas Co.Formerly owned by Madison Industries, now owned property owners list for the Wistula Historic District, Lucas County pending in Enclosed is also several continuation sheets for pending or listed properties.The Was disassembled and moved to the historic village of Sharon Woods.These by Milton J. Grosse, Madison Industries, Inc., 709 W. 22nd. St., Austin, her address from Sandusky to 5317 N. Santa Monica Blvd.,Milo, Wisconsin 53217. Church of Christ, now owned by the Fremont Church of God at the same address.

structures were to remain on the National Register as per a letter from smaller of the two barns was burned during the month of February 1978.The 23,1978 One of the Old Gothic Barns, Hamilton Co.; entered on National Register 7/20/76. Formerly owned by the First United owned by Michael Boggs, 375 West Main Street, St. Paris, Ohio 43072. Mr. & Mrs. Francis Kline, 453 W. Main St., Kent, Ohio 44243. your office is included. A continuation sheet for item 8 of the College Hill Town Hall brought to our attention that the Renner & Weber Brewery, Richland Co., was not Standert-Simmons Hardware Company, Lucas Co., Formerly owned by Madison In- Goodwin, Dr. Erastus, House, Geauga Co.Formerly owned by E. C. Ulrich, now Adams Street Double House, Erie Co.The owner, Francine Grabski has changed Buckland, Ralph P., House, Sandusky Co.

Davey, John House, Portage Co.Formerly owned by Paul Hershey, now owned by located properly on the U.S.G.S map and thus, an incorrect UTM reference was noted. 2 OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: 4 county code: (12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL - deteriorated 17) features: *SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT -2 Oruins 90 NOT INTACT - O Omoved -unexposed - Unknown Dunexcavated 30 NOT APPLICABLE-7 - No Access Q AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain 'first'0 - LAW - 16 C RELIGION - 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -8 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 C MILITARY- 18 C SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) IXARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D C ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 Commercial Bldg.

NEC (warehouse & manuf.

)major alterations: (8 architectural style(S): ) master builder: A) interior decorator: Valentine Ketcham, John Berdan, Peter Berden, James Secor, pioneer Toledo settlers involved in the establishément of the Berdan Company EVENTS : wholesale grocer y _date 4/10/78 IIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 1902 CONDITION ASSOCIATION ENGINEERING-11 ENTERTAINMENT-26 095 PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: builder/contractor: NAMES historic events: CURRENTLY: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Dfair artist: LOCAL landscape architect/ garden designer: ADMINISTRATOR: city/ town URBAN PLANNING-31 Commercial Bldg Xunaltered Xexcellent give role & date XSTATE Bfunctions Vicinity of Doriginal site GNPS REGION: Toledo @engineer: Dgood - LOCATION street & uyimber JARCHEOLOGY - historic- whose development involved the pioneer Ketcham, Secor, and Berdan families, including John Berdan, first mayor of NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET -reconstrueted - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 -O POLITICS / GOVT.* 21 CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 X COMMERCE-6 ETHNIC GROUP included artisan: CONGRESS.DISTRICT NAME as it appears on federal register: IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?yesnd SAVED?

DYES