Nomination for Kemp, Lewis, House

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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 PARK SERVICE XX County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM .. . FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE - (Typé all entries - complete applicable sections) -!:- JAN 2 3 1975 AND/ OR HISTORIC: 4800 Burkhardt Avenue CITY OR TOWN: (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC X Building &X Private - In Process - Being Considered - Preservation work - Transportation -.

Commercial &X Private Residence - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: 3939 Meadows Drive LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: The Old Court House Montgomery 039 Dayton Indianapolis ACCESSIBLE Religious Site Entertainment District Government Restricted Unoccupied 113 CLASSIFICATION Both DATE LOCATION Educational NAME Structure REGISTER CATEGORY CODE Agricultural Museum RECEIVED STATUS Park OWNERSHIP Scientific Yes: Public COMMON: Industrial Montgomery County Historical Society Military CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Public Acquisition: 3rd--Charles Whalen Object 451 West Third Street OWNER OF PROPERTY STREET AND NUMBER: Ohio 45402 DATA SHEET Ohio Kemp, Lewis, House PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Westwood Terrace (a partnership): ENTRY NUMBER - Local DATE OF SURVEY: NATIONAL DEC3I197 DESCRIPTION - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered XX Original Site remainder of the woodwork, including chair rails remains structurally sound and has an excellent potential for Metropolitan Housing Authority's Turn Key Three, Home Ownership Plan, and is under construction to the rear of curve of Burkhardt Avenue.

DEC31 1974) restoration. CONDITION shingle, verges projecting with box cornice and eaves. stone. REGISTER NATIONAL A small gable roof front porch was added at an undetermined RECEIVED Chimneys with stone caps are interior end. other equally convincing evidence points of its construction Inclusion in the National Register would provide Road straightening may be this property with the needed prestige or statutory for the construction of a public housing development. The rectangular windows are 2/2 double hung sash with wood extended the house while retaining the saltbox plan. The Lewis Kemp House is a typical two story saltbox the road between the housing development and the rear limestone structure has a plain door in the left (east) bay. to choose the second alternative.

protection that the city and the owners could be induced development number:OH525) is part of the Dayton The facade of the original three bay rough cut of the house. (Check One) XX Deteriorated - Moved DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

However, the sills, flat arches on the facade and stone lintels at the A two bay American bond brick addition on the left one of four mantels have been removed.. Inside, vandalism has taken its toll. Much of the The land is currently owned by a partnership responsible the house. The house itself is located on a hazardous carried out either by razing the house or by re-routing Excellent intact. Fair In spite of the vandalism, the house is Good PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! X 19th Century - Prehistoric - Other (Specify) - Landscape XX Social/Human- - Literature - Theater - Transportation STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

outbuilding and a tract of land to a public housing project. approximately 700 yards northeast of the Kemp House. One of the very early schoolhouses erected in the DEC31 1974 Commerce Conservation Aboriginal losophy Architecture Communications SIGNIFICANCE Engineering Religion/Phi Science Education Music Industry itarian Political The Kemp Graveyard, the oldest burial place in Mad REGISTER NATIONAL Invention Agriculture RECEIVED Sculpture purchasing Section 22 and a portion of 29, paying River Township, is located in the northeast corner of Urban Planning The Lewis Kemp House stands today as the oldest Lewis and Elizabeth Kemp and their eight Military township was the "Kemp Schoolhouse" built in l8l5. party (g6 persons in all) from Frederick County, SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) shortly after their arrival in 1806. Section 22.

In 1815, Lewis Kemp donated about one acre The schoolhouse was built by subscription. Lewis's son, Isaac Kemp, was the first teacher who taught school in that building. children came to Montgomery County, Ohio with a large Maryland. Lewis Kemp settled in Mad River Township, Art This was a log building, and stood on Section 22,a little south of the graveyard. of ground for that purpose.The Kemp Graveyard was used an aging suburban area.The house has recently lost its for a number of years and a large number of early Mad (stone portion)

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES County, Ohio. Company, 1882. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT 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 NAME AND TITLE: 12 Nov. 1974 STREET AND NUMBER: Ohio 45402 STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 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 Nationa1 Register.: a 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: Keeper of The National Regis GPO 931-894 039 Dayton Degrees ORGANIZATION LATITUDE DATE Name LONGITUDE 33W ATTEST: National STATE CORNER 36N CODE 4404650 Local Degrees Minutes Seconds Centennial Record of the City of Dayton The Old Court House FORM PREPARED BY CITY OR TOWN: UTM and Montgomery County. A. W. Bowen, 1897. Seconds Minutes Title History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery 746220 Ohio Conover, Frank, ed. Drury, Rev. A.W. S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1gog.

Montgomery County Historical Society.snso Inventory _ JAN 2 3 KEEPER OTHER CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST HAER Entered TECHNICAL Re-submit Maps Send-back Photos HISTORIAN Review Federal Register Entry ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 3-4-15 Mont gomen United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 Property State 1-10-75 ColE STOP UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME AND/OR HISTORIC INUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JAN 2 3 1975 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE 0h. 45402 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 3/4 view of Kemp House, N.W. Corner GPO 932-009 Dayton Montgomery Hist TOWN Kemp, Lewis, House DEC311974 DATE COUNTY 1 Sept. 1968 Mont. Co.

COMMON NATIONAL RECEIVED REGISTER Rollyn Puterbaugh PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE Ohio (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (6/72) STREET AND NUMBER 4800 Burkhardt Avenue NEGATIVE FILED AT The Old Court UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) JAN 2 3 1975 NAME AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION DES31 1974 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

Ý U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/ 1446 II - 1 Dayton Montgomery 039 113 IDENTIFICATION June COUNTY DATE PHOTO REFERENCE STATE CODE RECEIVED Ohio (7/72) ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM STREET AND NUMBER: PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL CITY OR TOWN: 4800 Burkhardt Avenue REGISTER Montgomery County Historical Society, The 0ld Current view of the Kemp House from the west/northwest. Loren S. Gannon, Jr. Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) JAN 2 3 1975 AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: 4800 Burkhardt Avenue TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. DEC31 1974 3. Latitude and longitude reference. NATIONAL * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-1 1965 039 Montgomery Dayton LOCATION 113 STATE COUNTY REGISTER NAME DATE CODE SOURCE: COMMON: U. S. Geological Survey--Dayton North, Ohio MAP REFERENCE Ohio REQUIREMENTS NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER CITY OR TOWN: RECEIVED 1:24,000 SCALE: WA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DAYTON NORTH QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DAYTON NORTH, OHIO OHIO_MONTGOMERY CO DEC3I 1974 > ROAD CLASSIFICATION JAN 2 3 1975 Kemp, Levis, House Itx. Charles C. Pratt, Acting Dizector Columbus, Ohdo 43211 Location STATE Name Residence 1-24-75 Dayton Also Notified Date Entered Huron County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER State Historic Preservation Officer The Ohio Histotical Society Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue Montgomexy County Benedict, Dr. David De Forest, Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. John Glenn, Jr.

Hon, Charles W. Whalen Regional Director, Mid West Region NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET 1NAME as it (appears on federal register: 2 OTHER NAMES: 3 date of entry: 4 county code: 3LOCATION street & number (12) SOURCE Of NOMINATION ) WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? 15 ACREAGE -O YES.

NAME 1 CONDITION Ødeteriorated 17 teatures: ØSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 Dexcellent Omoved OO NOT INTACT-O Ounexposed - Unknown 5O UNKNOWN-6 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 - No Access 2 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 CLAIMS: explain - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 C POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 CARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric -2 C LAW -16 - RELIGION-22 C SETTLEMENT-29 C ARCHEOLOGY-historic -1 - LITERATURE- 17 - SCIENCE- 23 - AGRICULTURE-3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH -27 C MILITARY -18 - ECONOMICS-9 - INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 D EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY-20 [ TRANSPORTATION - 25 3 functions @dates of initial construction: C.

/806 * landscape architect / garden designer: IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE ASSOCIATION ENGINEERING-11 STATE artist: Dexcavated FEDERAL INSTITUTIONAL: PERSONAL: EVENTS: historic events: CURRENTLY: reviewers initials PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ENTERTAINMENT-26 COMMERCE-6 LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR: URBAN PLANNING-31 SAVED?YES vicinity of Daltered 6architectural style(s): ARCHITECTURE-4 if state who prepared form? Coriginal site "first' GNPS REGION: 11) CONGRESS. DISTRICT -good (19) ADAPTIVE USE OYES OJNO IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? DyesØno - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION -12 3 interlor decorator: 3artisan: - dato420 * NAMES give role & date GROUP builder/contractor: ETHNIC engineer: master builder: SACCESS YES-Restricted YES-Unrestricted NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Dfair WITHIN NATIONAL RECASTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? -23-75