Nomination for Pray-Starkweather House

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Dhio Lucas INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) Pray-Starkweather-Potter House AND/ OR HISTORIC: 9 - Thomas Ludlow Ashley (Check One TO THE PUBLIC - Structure - Preservation work - Comments Commercial - Other (Specity) Mrs. Earl Potter LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Toledo .

MAR 1 8 1975 095 039 LOCATION ACCESSIBLE NAME Site Religious CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY Waterville Unoccupied County Educational Restricted Museum Government Private Residence District Both Agricultural OWNERSHIP CODE COMMON: STATUS Being Considered Transportation Park Military Entertainment Federal Ohio Yes: Industrial DATA SHEET Public Acquisition: Public CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Building Scientific Object Lucas County Courthouse NATIONAL NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 144 North River Road OWNER OF PROPERTY REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: DATE OF SURVEY: STREET AND NUMBER: OWNER'S NAME: TITLE OF SURVEY: CITY OR TOWN: In Process REGISTER Adams Gg Erie Streets (Rev.

6-72) ENTRY DATE - PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) DATE Private - Good - Fair - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered X Original Site the west facade there is a central, exterior chimney which in the right bay, it is slightly recessed, flanked with panelled molding, sidelights and surmounted by a rectangular where one might expect a transom light, is a delicate, eliptical sunburst. MAR 1 8 1975 CONDITION Excellent DESCRIPTION REGISTER NATIONAL Ruins Moved also is not original. On the east side there is a one story porch in the L.On (Check One) DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE cornice with carved corner blocks.

Within the cornice, Fair gable end facing the street.There is a one story,gable Built in 1837,the two-story frame house is three bays SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) | Political - Religion/Phi- - Other (Specify) 1 Science Z Architecture STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Oliver Pray, nephew of John Pray, founder of Waterville, came to Ohio about 1835 from Foster, Rhode Island. He had three wives, all of whom died in childbirth and nine children, of which only two survived him. In the early days of Waterville, his home was an inn and R. Starkweather April 1854 for $1000.00." MAR 1 8 1975 1837 losophy unusual. Engineering Conservation NATIONAL Transportation Commerce Aboriginal REGISTER Theater Music Education Agriculture itarian Communications Prehistoric Social/Human- Pre-Columbian Literature Military Landscape Urban Planning RECEIVED Sculpture probably often crowded with travelers. sand moved to Providence township where he died in 1867. was the meeting place of the township trustees and other Starkweather owned the property for many years. Invention for a hotel, and used as such for years.

The home is a fine example of a Greek revival building and is especially well cared for.Its entryway is most Bought by plaster which reads:This house built by Oliver Pray, Pray sold the property to Richard Starkweather in1854 Industry In an upstairs closet there is an inscription in the Art

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: MAR 1 8 1975 FORM PREPARED BY July 1974 NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 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 GP0 931-894 LONGITUDE National LATITUDE Degrees Name ATTEST: COUNTY Columbus RECEIVED Date CORNER CODE ORGANIZATION STATE Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio Historical Center NAME AND TITLE: STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- STREET AND NUMBER: LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES level of significance of this nomination is: 1982 Velma Avenue CITY OR TOWN: DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES 273250 4597780 Seconds Local Minutes REGISTER Ohio Keeper of The National Regiter 3114/75 039 523.75 Pray-Starkweather-Potter House Inventory - KEEPER OTHER Send-back HAER TECHNICAL Re-submit CONTROL Maps Review Property HISTORIAN State Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Working Number 3.18. 75.

424 Lucas BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 3.19.75 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Photos 3 Cole 7-1-75 IN T :2106 - 74 Delete Potter? ARCHEOLOGIST ACCEPT Form No. 10-301a CODE COUNTY: MAY 2 9 1975 NAME STREET AND NUMBER: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. MAR 1 8 1975 095 039 1972 Lucas DATE Waterville STATE Ohio IDENTIFICATION CODE Pray-Starkweather-Potter House RECEIVED Maumee Valley Historical Society ENTRY NUMBER COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: Front (west) facade. AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 144 North River Road FOR NPS USE ONLY LOCATION CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) AREGSSTERR U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6- 167 MAY Richard Campen PHOTO REFERENCE PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. MAR 1 8 1975 US GOVERNMENT PRIN 095 1974 039 NATIONAL Lucas REGISTER NAME Waterville COUNTY LOCATION DATE Ohio CODE RECEIVED Front entrance facing east. STATE Ohio Historical Society Pray-Starkweather-Potter House 144 North River Road ENTRY NUMBER COMMON: AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Gretchen Klimoski UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER: DATE OF PHOTO: CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) IDENTIFICATION PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT: Form No.

10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME STREET AND NUMBER: DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. MAR 1 8 1975 095 039 1974 Lucas DATE Waterville STATE COUNTY REGISTER NATIONAL CODE Ohio Historical Center Ohio Gretchen Klimoski PHOTO REFERENCE Pray-Starkweather-Potter House ENTRY NUMBER RECEIVED PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM 144 North River Road NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: PHOTO CREDIT: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NEGATIVE FILED AT: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Rear (east) facade. CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) 876- 167 IDENTIFICATION U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUM BER: U.S.G.S. 7.5' Maumee Quadrangle MAR 1 8 1975 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1.

Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 19% 095 1964 039 NAME Waterville Lucas COUNTY STATE REGISTER REQUIREMENTS LOCATION COMMON: CODE RECEIVED Pray-Starkweather-Potter House NATIONAL MAP REFERENCE DATE: Ohio SCALE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES SOURCE: ENTRY NUMBER 144 North River Road AND/OR HISTORIC: PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) CITY OR TOWN: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAUMEE, OHIO MAUMEE QUADRANGLE Latitude: 41 30' 36' 1964 UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) - MAY 2 9 1975 Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr.

Che Ohio Historical Society Mott/bsh Location STATE Name ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 5/30/75 Date Entered Toledo Also Notified Shandon vicinity Lucan County Acting Director Pray-Starkveather House Waterville Vaugian, John, House Interstate 71 et 17th Avenue Berdan Building Butler County September 8, 1978 Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper Washington, D. C. 20240 Dear Dr. Murtagh: The nomination is the Cincinnati Street Gas Lamps, Hamilton County. It has been reviewed and approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board and We recently learned that the address of the Zimri Cook House, Medina County, listed part of Lot 15, Tract 4, York Township. The owner of the Mark Russell House, Franklin County, is Doug White, 5751 N. High The Royalton House, Fairfield County, is now owned by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Veffer, 475 Amanda-Northern Road., S.W., Amanda, Ohio 43102.

The Lot Hathaway House, Geauga County, is owned by R. & G. Blossom, 12236 Old State 144 N. River Road, Waterville. 113, P. O. Box 18, Birmingham, Ohio 44816. Enclosed is also an addendum with new information for the Casement House, Lake County. THS: cw 5751. Sincerely, NATIONAL REGISTER Director, Ohio Historical Society hio Historic Preservation Office RECEIVED Enclosed is one regular nomination form and several address changes for properties The Cyrus Butler House, Erie County, is owned by Thomas L.Moorhead, 15307 State Route The owner of the Hoyt Block, Cuyahoga County, is the National Land Title Insurance Street, Worthington, Ohio. The number of the house was also recently changed to National Register of Historic Places State Historic Preservation Officer Thomas H. Smith Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service already listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

property is a 200 foot square with the UTM reference as the center point.] Department of the Interior the owners informed. SEP 19 1978 18th & C Streets, N.W. Route Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024. Company, 623 St. Clair, N.W., Cleveland, Ohio 44113. The new owners of the Pray-Starkweather House, Lucas County, are Mr. & Mrs. Dale Meyer, Historical Center J-71 & 17th Avenue city / town ONPS REGION: 11CONGRESS.

DISTRICT 12 SOURCE of NOMINATION 1 CONDITION - deteriorated 2SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT -3 Druins Ounaitered 9O NOT INTACT-O Omoved Dunexposed - Unknown 3X UNKNOWN -6 Dunexcavated ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain 'first'O CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 X COMMERCE-6 C LAW -16 C RELIGION- 22 CARCHEOLOGY - historic -1 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANMING-31 'oldest' O C CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 C MILITARY- 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' O - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 *funetions @ arch iteotural style(s): ©landscape architeot / garden designer: 1 interior decorator: Oliver Pray, orig.

owner, nephew of Waterville's founder, John Pray, operated house as a hotel Fine/example of areals vernacular Greek Revival domestic architecture; built and operated as a hotel and local House Hotel ASSOCIATION PERSONAL: EVENTS: FEDERAL artist: INSTITUTIONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 ENGINEERING-11 No Access builder/contractor: NAMES STATE LOCAL Xaltered WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: county code: AGRICULTURE-3 CXSETTLEMENT-29 XXARCHITECTURE-4 Dexcellent V1837 ADMINISTRATOR: historic etents: master builder: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Xoriginal site give role & date 2OTHER NAMES: 095 Bartisan: Vicinity of Dfeatures: Xgood SAVED? YES J NOT APPLICABLE-8 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 CEXPLORATION - 12 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) @engineer: GREEK REVIVAL meeting place by Oliver Pray, nephew of John Pray, the founder of Watervillef during the city's canal era.

ST date MIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS/ GOVT.- 21 ETHNIC GROUP area 4/12/78 architect: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION dates of initial construction: 5-29-75 street & number