Nomination for Frank, Charles, House And Store

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The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE SEP 5 1978 (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: Valley City vicinity Liverpool Township 13 - Charles E. Mosher 3. CLASSIFICATION (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC * Building - Unoccupied - In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Agricultural - Transportation - Comments - Commercial X Other (Specify) OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: [5. LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION 6.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 103 storage Medina Ohio Site Military LOCATION Religious Entertainment ACCESSIBLE STATUS Structure CATEGORY COUNTY District OWNERSHIP Government Restricted Private Educational CODE Both Park REGISTER Scientific Museum NAME DATA SHEET Public Valley City Public Square Yes: Private Residence Being Considered Object CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Industrial COMMON: Public Acquisition: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: DATE SEP - Frank, Charles, Residence and Store COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: ENTRY NUMBER 1975 Grafton Road NATIONAL DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X Original Site closed in with a large-windowed wall. It is not documented, but at the west end.

A little "dog-house" entrance has been added to the rear (south) elevation. The building is in fair condition, being CONDITION Excellent REGISTER making a generally U-shaped form. The open space of the "u" is This is a large two-story wooden frame building in the Greek main roof, but these have been replaced by an external chimney eight windows like the facade so that the plan is virtually square. windows have six-over-six light sash.The large center entrance oped Greek Revival style.In the nineteenth century there was a plain one-story porch across the length of the front, which has been removed. Originally there were three chimneys on the ridge of the has double doors anda horizontal transom,but no sidelights.Two the interior is inaccessible.

are eight window bays on the long north facade facing the road.The (Check One) this is certainly a later alteration, for in fact the entire window wings project to the south from the main block, the gabled roofs The eaves have the cornice returns and the frieze of the fully devel- RECEIVE NATIONAL pattern of the south wall has been altered.The west elevation has JUN 1 7 1975 Good PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Prehistoric - Other (Specify) - Invention - Science - Landscape STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

location came to be known locally as Frank's Corners. Although rural corner residence-stores are not rare, one JUN 1 7 1975 Conservation Commerce Architecture Military Transportation Communications losophy Theater Industry SIGNIFICANCE Engineering REGISTER Aboriginal NATIONAL Literature Agriculture itarian Sculpture Music Political Social/Human- Religion/Phi. Urban Planning This excellent Greek Revival building was an unusually pre- of this size and configuration is unusual. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) tentious wooden residence and store for its relatively isolated location, although located in a very industrious township. Charles Frank, one-and-a-quarter miles west of the Liverpool used as a stopping place for farmers carrying produce to Cleve- land, and as an inn. Frank was also a dealer in horses.

The Education Art teenth century Liverpool Center had several stores, a tannery, Township center (now Valley City).In the second half of the nine- The large frame building was built before the Civil War by

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 1962) 18-19. 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES FORM PREPARED BY Eric Johannesen, Preservationist CITY OR TOWN: 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 The National 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: Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Date June 6, 1975 * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-I 039 Degrees Seconds LONGITUDE Local ORGANIZATION Ohio COUNTY LATITUDE DATE Name Cleveland STATE Minutes CORNER CODE ATTEST: State Historic Degrees Minutes Seconds National Western Reserve Historical Society October 1974 NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Less than one SEP 4 1975 Medina County Atlas (l874), 91. NAME AND TITLE: UTM 17 420 050 4565 330 STREET AND NUMBER: Backward Glance Commemorative Book (Valley City Sesquicentennial, 330 Title SEP Preservation Officer 9~16 Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 October 21, 1985 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of the Interior 1100 L Street, N.W.

demolitlon or destruction of the following propertles which should be removed -Turtle Creek Culvert and Embankment, New Barn vicinity, Shelby County. The -Stemen Road Covered Bridge, Violet Township Rd. 226 at Sycamore Creek, Fairfleld County. Destroyed through arson June 18, 1985. -Everett Road Covered Bridge, Peninsula vicinity, Summit County. Destroyed by Holy Name High School, 8318 Broadway, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Demol ished. Central School, corner of Hickory and S. Fourth Sts., Martins Ferry, Belmont Winton Streets, Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. Demolished In 1984. Loucks Covered Bridge, Fairfleld County. Demol ished. - Achauer-Linser Brewery and Mansion, 976-988 E. Main St., Zanesville, Musk ingum - Smith Place School, N. South Street, Wllmington, Clinton County. Demolished. Exchange Hotel, 202-204 E. Water St., Sandusky, Erie County.

Demol ished 614/466-1500 SOCIETY HISTORICAL flood. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places County. Demol ished. Sal way,Willlam,House (Samuel Hannaford & Sons Thematic Resources),Gray and from the National Register. culvert has been demol ished. In order to update our records of National Register properties In Washington following a fire. Ms. Carol Shull Page 2 -Newburgh Town Hall, 9213 Miles Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Demol ished Demol ished. Idora Park Merry-Go-Round, Youngstown, Mahoning County. Dismantled and sold Spreng, Wilfred, J. House (Park Avenue West MRA), 414 Park Avenue West, Mansfleld, Richland County. Demol ished. Richland County. Demol ished. 1, Perrysburg Township, Wood County. Demolished, marked on enclosed map. ADDRESS CHANGES: (new ownership) Hinckley, Ohio 44233. Hopewell Mound Group, Chillicothe vic., Ross County.

The Archaeological Conservancy, 415 Orchard Dr., Santa Fe, New Mexico 07501. Neff, Conrad, House, 3967 Canfleld-Boardman Rd., Canfleld, vic., Mahoning Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Reiner 5030 Westerville Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43229. Sunbury Tavern, Northwest corner OH 37 and Galena Rd., Sunbury, Delaware County. Board of Directors, Community Library, Sunbury, Ohio 43074. Pomeroy, Alanson House, Pearl Rd., Strongsville, Cuyahoga County. Homestead Association, c/o Richard Kleinman, Kleinman and Mcfadden Co., LPA, 1255 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44115. Shuss, same address as property. Mather House, 30027 River Rd.,part of the East River Road Historic District Franklinton Post Office,72 S. Gift St.,Columbus,Franklin County.Walter Ohio Theatre (Sandusky MRA), 205-207-211 W. Market St., Sandusky, Erie County. Zanesville YMCA, 34 S. Fifth St.,Zanesville, Muskingum County.Demol ished.

Gardner Bullding (Park Avenue West MRA),114 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, Prank, Charles, House, Medina County.Brian Slosarik,2425 Ridge Rd., Cochran farm, 2900 OH 129, Millville vic.,Butler County.Gerald and October 21, 1985 following a fire. -Wheeler Block, 402 Monroe St., Toledo, Lucas County. Demol ished. to David Walentas, Two Trees, 30 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019. Priscilla Morris, 2980 HamiIton-Scipio Rd., Hamilton, Ohio 45013. Hine, Horace, House, 4624 W.Prospect St.,Mantra, Portage County.Gail October 21, 1985 Page 3 McLain-Glllmer House, 720 Mahoning Ave., Warren, Trumbull County. Trumbull Thompson, Casslus, Clark, House, 305Walnut St., East Liverpool, Columbiana Jones, W.H., Mansion, 731 E. Broad St., Columbus, Franklin County. Dennis Baker, John S. House,1887Madison Rd., Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Dr. George Colombell, same address as property. County. Bert W.

and Jean Fielitz, 7632 Wilson Mills, Chesterland, Ohio Eiden Prehistoric District, South of Old Colorado Rd., Lorain, vic., Lorain Ohio 44054. Morrison House, 750 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton County. John N. Hall, Laundon, Thomas W., House, 307 W. Avenue, Elyria, Lorain County. Loraln County Historical Society, Inc., 509 Washington Ave., Elyria, Ohio 44035. Stonehurst, U.S. Route 68, Ripley, vic., Brown County. Mary Martin Bick Wellington-Huntington Road Multiple Resource Area, Wellington, vic., Lorain Benjamin Wadsworth House, M.J. Wilhelm, 24578 OH 58 Whitney Clark House, Louls Wilson, 46471 W. Bursley Rd. Darlon Allen House, WI|lam Bates, 26140 OH 58 Huntington Twp. Grange, Huntington Grange, 27255 OH 58 Huntington Twp. Hall, Huntington Twp. Trustees, 26840 OH 58 44026. County: Art Guild, address same as. the property. Ill,Address same as property.

Riga, address same as the property. Sacred Heart Academy, 525 Lafayette, Cincinnati, Hamilton County.The City Connecticut Land Company Office,7071 S.Ridge Rd.,Madison vic.,Lake Ms. Carol Shull Ohio 43920. Sandusky County. Mrs. Harry F. Meyer, 951 Vine St., Clyde, Ohio 43410. County. Thompson Landscaping Company, 2247 N. Jefferson Blvd., Lorain, and J.R. Blck, Route 1, P. O. Box 98, Ripley, Ohio 45167. Gwynne Building, 602 Main St.,Cincinnati,Hamilton County.Equity Financial McPherson, Major General James, House, 3oo E. McPherson Highway, Clyde, Ms. Carol Shull October 21, 1985 Page 4 Rockwood Pottery, Celestial and Rookwood, Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. Rockwood Highland Tower Investment, 1077 Celestial, Cincinnati, Ohio Worth, Gorham, House, 2316 Auburncrest, Resor, Wil|lam, House, 254 Greendale Ave., Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. Joseph Allen Prenter, address same Eva J.

Valentl, Florence Twp. Clerk, P.O. Box 92, Birmingham, Ohio Mason, John Wesley, Gothic Cottage, Braceville, Trumbull County. Karl Steinman, R.D. No. 2, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444. County. Omitted from Federal Register. 44816. 45202. address same as property. Sincerely, enclosures Newton, Judge Eben, House, 105 N. Broad St., Canfield, Mahoning County. as Resor House. Rosemary Raver, address same as the property. WRL/BAP:rs OTHER CHANGES: Tiedmann, Hannes, House, 4308 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, Cuyahoga State Historic Preservation Officer Development Corp., address same as the property. Sawyer-Wayside House, 9470 Mentor Ave., Mentor, Lake County.Col petzer- Twin Oaks, 629 Liddle Lane, Wyoming, Hamilton County.Thomas Rohrer, Florence Corners School,OH 113 at Division St.,Florence,Erie County. Please contact me if you have any questions. Western Reserve Building,1468 W.

9th, Cleveland,Cuyahoga County.Higabee Cleveland Trust Company, Euclid and E. 9th, Cleveland, Ohlo 44115. Woods Consulting Company, address same as the property. Kent, Zeno, House, Aurora-Hudson Rd., Portage County. Richard Fetzer, W.Ray Luce United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Median Co., OHIO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ACCEPTED Page National Register of Historic Places Section number Continuation Sheet (new ownership) OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 Frank, Charles, House, Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Entered SEP 5 1/5 OTHER KEEPER HAER CONTROL Inventory TECHNICAL ARCHEOLOGIST 7-10-75 Send-back Re-submit Review BRANCH CHIEF Medina National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register Entry Working Number6. 17. 75. 11/5 LEBOUICH 11-4-75 SEP Accept SEP 4 1975 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No.

10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCA TION Liverpool Township, Valley City vicinity DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 103 039 Medina DATE SEP COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STATE CODE NAME COMMON: Eric Johannesen PHOTO REFERENCE Southeast corner State Route 3o3 and County Highway 23 PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES North facade and west elevation, looking southeast. PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Ohio (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) AND/OR HISTORIC: FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: October 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 87 6 - 167 Western Reserve Historical Society ENTRY NUMBER RECEIVED REGISTER Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME JUN 1 7 1975 October 1974 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. East elevation and north facade, looking southwest.

103 Medina 039 NATIONAL COUNTY REGISTER DATE STATE IDENTIFICATION Western Reserve Historical Society CODE COMMON: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) PHOTO REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER Eric Johannesen AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Ohio UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NEGATIVE FILED AT: (7/72) Frank, Charles, Residence and Store LOCA TION Southeast corner State Route 3o3 and County Highway 23 PHOTO CREDIT: STREET AND NUMBER: DATE OF PHOTO: Form No. 10-301g - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE: Ohio NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach toor enclose with photograph) LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: PHOTO CREDIT: DATE OF PHOTO: JUN 1 7 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

West and south elevations, looking northeast. 103 039 Medina NAME COUNTY IDENTIFICATION COMMON: DATE Western Reserve Historical Society Liverpool Township, Valley City vicinity CODE Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE Eric Johannesen NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND/OR HISTORIC: (7/72) October 1974 Frank, Charles, Residence and Store Southeast corner State Route 3o3 and County Highway 23 Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR NPS USE ONLY SEP 5 1975 STREET AND NUM BER: U.S.G.S. Mallet Creek Quadrangle JUN 1 7 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 : 1973-729-148/1441 103 039 1961 REQUIREMENTS Medina COUNTY REGISTER NATIONAL LOCATION NAME CODE DATE Ohio STATE Liverpool Township SOURCE: 1:24,000 SCALE: COMMON: MAP REFERENCE AND/OR HISTORIC: ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY MAP FORM (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) CITY OR TOWN: U. S. G. S. SEP Southeast corner State Route 303 and County Highway 23 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MALLET CREEK, OHIO MALLET CREEK QUADRANGLE Fº DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY E JUN 1 7 1975 Residence and Store N4107.5W8152.5/7.5 Frank, Charles, UTM 17 420 050 4565 330 STATE OF OHIO Ashtabula Harbour Commercial District Speedway Mound Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Dr. Thomas H. Smith Hon. Clarence E.

Miller Columbus, Ohio 43211 INT: 2950-75 Location STATE Name Ashtabula Licking County MMott Director Perry County Medina County Windsor vicinity OHIO Also Notified Jefferson County 9/11/75 Warrenton vicinity Ashtabula County Reynoldsburg vicinity ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered Germantown Montgomery County Valley City vicinity -Liverpool Twp. Etna Township Mounds I & II SEP Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue Lafayette vicinity Stete Historic Preservation Officer Windsor Corners District The Ohio Historical Society Madison County Hon. John M. Ashbrook Somerset Historic District Red Brick Tavern Somerset Hon. Charles A. Mosher Trank, Charles, Residenca, and Store Bon. Chalmera P.

Wylle OTHER NAME )features - Unknown Bmaster builder: Bartisan: EVENTS : VELOPED AS Inn ted interior decorator INSTITUTIONAL: Dexcellent ) LOCA Valley City - SETTLEMENT-29 LITERATURE - 17 SCIENCE- 23 MILITARY- 18 - MUSIC - 19 PHILOSOPHY -20 Sbullder/contractor: CHARLES FRAnK- PROMUnEnT MERCHAnT - artist CONDITION ASSOCIATION STATE PERSONAL: URBAN PLANNING-31 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Dunexcavated county code: @functions /moved Zsriginal site Xaltered Ogood