Nomination for Old Meigs County Courthouse And Chester Academy

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF 10th - Clarence E. Miller PRESENT USE LBUILDING(S _WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE _IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED XOTHER Priyate Organization 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR Washington 105 039 CODE LOCATION TITLE ACCESSIBLE Pomeroy DATE COUNTY ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY AGRICULTURE STATE Meigs OWNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION HISTORIC Chester RELIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC Court Street NAME COMMERCIAL DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL PARK STATUS DATA SHEET PUBLIC ACQUISITION COURTHOUSE. Meigs County Commissioners _TRANSPORTATION Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey MILITARY _UNOCCUPIED Meigs County Courthouse 1 Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy SURVEY RECORDS DATE ENTERED _PRIVATE - EDUCATIONAL Chester Grange Hall and Annex _GOVERNMENT _STRUCTURE -SITE _OBJECT - MUSEUM Ohio _BOTH JUN 3 0 1975 XFEDERAL _STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL RECEIVED XPUBLIC _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The square Courthouse building, designed in the Federal style, was built The old Courthouse has a center hall plan, with space on the first floor for offices, and a large courtroom on the second floor. The Chester Academy building, built circa 1830, is constructed on the Two windows on the first floor have been boarded up, and three doors have been added, two on the second floor and one on the first. The gable gable ends are three bay, with one window high in the gable. evident, but the damage is repairable. CONDITION UNEXPOSED DESCRIPTION UNALTERED DETERIORATED and transverse halls, as one would expect.Deterioration is strongly XFAIR XALTERED is a semi-circular 6-light fanlight.

XORIGINAL SITE roof is constructed of metal and has a cupola complete with a bell.The building on a stone foundation with a 3 story front (west) facade, and hipped roof.The present roof is metal.At one time it was topped by hillside just south of the old Courthouse.It is a rectangular brick CHECK ONE _EXCELLENT -GOOD a finial. The Courthouse is 3 bays by 3 bays and has 6/6 double hung a 2 story rear' side. The 5 bay front, with 2/2 double hung windows, which in 1823. The two story building of brick has a stone foundation and a are evenly placed, is original. The rear, however, has been altered. The rooms of the old academy are arranged on either side of the principal - RUINS AREAS OF

Statement of significance

The old Meigs County Courthouse at Chester is one of only two extant first- other is the old Perry County Courthouse (now the city hall) in Somerset. named for Return J. Meigs, Governor of Ohio. Courts at first were established manently established in Chester during 1822.

The Courthouse, built by Abel Meanwhile, Chester declined further in terms of economy and population, The academy was the public school for the Chester area and thus was built The old courthouse serves admirably as the Grange meeting hall, and the school 1400-1499 1700-1799 1823 Courthouse RELIGION INVENTION X1800-1899 BUILDER/ARCHITECT ART PERIOD SCIENCE EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY SIGNIFICANCE LAW AGRICULTURE MILITARY ENGINEERING XEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT XARCHITECTURE LITERATURE INDUSTRY SCULPTURE _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT buildings stand as a reminder of Chester's once-bright future as a county seat, MUSIC _COMMUNICATIONS _1600-1699 generation (Federal style) permanent courthouse structures in Ohio.

The _TRANSPORTATION is used as an annex for the Grange and for Grange archives storage.The two The Chester Academy was a short-lived educational institution founded circa Chase in 1823,served as the headquarters for county business until 1841 when of Pomeroy as the county seat led to a prosperous nineteenth century for the Civil War era when it was abandoned for educational purposes. -COMMERCE its present day population being less than two hundred. Meigs County, formed from Gallia and Athens Counties on January 2l,1819,was _CONSERVATION -1500-1599 a future that was shattered when the county seat moved to Pomeroy. -ECONOMICS -1900 -COMMUNITY PLANNING SPECIFIC DATES Academy ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC it was abandoned.The county seat was moved that year to the more prosperous on public land next to the courthouse.The building was in use until the 9

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES County Pioneer Society, 1949 Press, 1962. LO GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 4 acres UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES I FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Center May, 1975 STREET & NUMBER 1982 Velma Avenue (614) 466-8727 CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - LOCAL - 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 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

Director, Ohio Historical Society June 16 FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 CODE DATE NORTHING COUNTY STATE ORGANIZATION Columbus ATTEST: Ohio Judith Kitchen, Architectural Historian and Administrator ZONE EASTING 2.Federal Writer's Project.The Ohio Guide.New York:Oxford University 6. 3 0. 75 TELEPHONE ZONE 14. 3 201730 Form No. 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUN 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED INVENTOR Y -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 9 Chicago & Toledo, 1883. PAGE RECEIVED Meigs County Courthosue and Chester Academy Ohio:The Berling Printing Co.,1908.

, HISTORIAN REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER OTHER HAER CONTROL Inventory Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Review Maps Send-back Re-submit TECHNICAL State Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up Working Number6,30. 75. 1/99 Photos . Cole 6.30. 75 ACCEPT ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN JUN S 01075 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 meigs 8-5-75 6.30.15 Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUN 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED AND/OR COMMON CITY, TOWN _VICINITY OF STATE Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO 4] IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT.

GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Chester LOCATION HISTORIC Larry Alan Beers RECEIVED PHOTO CREDIT NAME Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy December 1973 Chester Grange Hall and Annex SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS East side Chester Academy Grange Hall annex) COUNTY Meigs NEGATIVE FILED AT Ohio Historical Society PHOTO NO. Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7÷) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUN 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN -VICINITY OF STATE Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO December 1973 DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO. 2 Chester LOCATION IDENTIFICATION RECEIVED HISTORIC Larry Alan Beers NAME PHOTO CREDIT Academy to right.

Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy Chester Grange Hall and Annex COUNTY Meigs PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS West sides of buildings: Old Courthouse to left and Chester Ohio Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUN 3 0.1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO.

Detail, front entrance (west side), Old Meigs County courthouse LOCATION Chester Ohio IDENTIFICATION Ohio Historical Society HISTORIC STATE Larry Alan Beers NAME PHOTO CREDIT Chester Grange Hall and Annex DATE ENTERED (now Grange Hall) SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS RECEIVED JUN 3 0 1975 December 1973 COUNTY Meigs DATE OF PHOTO Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED JUN 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM JUN 3 0 1975 DATE ENTERED Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy AND/OR COMMON VICINITY OF CITY. TOWN PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO December 1973 DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO.

4 Chester LOCATION IDENTIFICATION Ohio STATE Larry Alan Beers PHOTO CREDIT HISTORIC NAME Chester Grange Hall and Annex South and east sides (door on south),old Meigs County SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS COUNTY Meigs NEGATIVE FILED AT Ohio Historical Society courthouse (now Grange Hall). Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUN 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy AND/OR COMMON 2 LOCATION CITY. TOWN -VICINITY OF STATE Ohio 3 MAP REFERENCE 4 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3.

UTM REFERENCES INT: 34 64 - 75 1960 NAME Chester HISTORIC SOURCE DATE SCALE 1:24,000 Chester Grange Hall and Annex COUNTY Meigs RECEIVED DATE ENTERED CHESTER, OHIO-W. VA CHESTER QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO JUN 3 O 1975 AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OHIO - WEST VIRGINIA STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA JUN 3 0 1375 Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Clark County Hon, Clarence E.

Miller Columbus, ohio INT: 2950~75 Location 43211 Dayton 7/9/75 Name STATE Date Entered Also Notified Greene County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director, Midwest Region Ashtabula County Courthouse Complex Antioch Hall, North and South Halls Ashtabula County Springfield Hamilton County Fezris, Joseph, House Myers Hall Montgonery County Tha Ohio Historical Society Stata Historic Preservation Officer Hon.clarence J.Brown Kelly Family Home Yellow Springs Meigs County Jeffexson Cincinnati (Faixfax) Hon. Charles W, Whalen, Jx. Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue MMott/row Chester Dr.Thomas H.

Smith OHIO FEDERAL - O deteriorated 17) features: Oruins - Unknown D unexcavated ACCESS @CLAIMS: explain 'first'O - LAW - 16 - ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - MILITARY - 18 ARCHITECTURE -4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 C TRANSPORTATION - 25 major alterations : ( architectural style(s): @master builder: GREEK REVIVAL -landscape architect/ garden designer: " interior decorator: ( artist: 6builder/contractor: TIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE ASSOCIATION GROUP Dunexposed PERSONAL: historic events: SETTLEMENT-29 HEALTH-27 ENTERTAINMENT-26 EVENTS: INSTITUTIONAL: Bfunctions URBAN PLANNING-31 Dexcellent MIDWEST NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP OLD ENGINEERING -11 Omoved STATE EO NOT APPLICABLE -7 YYES- Restricted - No Access CRELIGION- 22 @engineer: POMEROY, 1841.

1 acREs Oreconstructed - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 19 CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 ETHNIC CONDITION SAVED?YES Xfair Xaltered NAMES give role & date COMMERCE- 6 Bartisan: RECREATION-28 Zoriginalsite IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?Oyes NOT APPLICABLE-8