Nomination for Shuey's Mill

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE & County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/ OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER German town (Check One) - Structure - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation OWNER'S NAME: 34 N.

Cherry Street LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Ohio 45402 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Montgomery Dayton 45327 039 Site REGISTER STATE 113 ACCESSIBLE Both Religious Private DATE LOCATION Commercial NAME District Military Scientific CATEGORY Unoccupied CODE Government OWNERSHIP Entertainment Agricultural Museum CLASSIFICATION Park Restricted STATUS Educational Building Yes: NATION Ohio Industrial DATA SHEET Private Residence COMMON: Shuey's Mill CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 451 West Third Street ENTRY NUMBER Being Considered The Old Court House Public Acquisition: OWNER OF PROPERTY DATE OF SURVEY: TO THE PUBLIC CITY OR TOWN: Object In Process Public SEP 5 1975 JUN 2 0 1975 1974 Montgomery County Historical Society Montgomery County Recorder's Office 8rd--Charles Whalen - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved 1845 and modified to Victorian c1888.

mill but the fenestration is in better and larger scale. on the flood plane by the Iwin Creek at the edge of the built up (residential) area of Germantown, Ohio. CONDITION DESCRIPTION frieze. The Victorian sheet metal bracketed cornice excepting the gable Original Site at the beginning of the building's cigar factory period, and one-half story American bond brick facade has a large end and central third floor windows which are 8/8 light. double hung sash with stone sills and heavily molded The three bay three A three bay brick addition was added to the right front The flat roof has a bracketed cornice with wide molded has a molded box cornice with returns. The mill which is now a warehouse (mostly vacant) is (Check One) XX Excellent DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

shape and a heavy layered plank door. The windows are 6/6 is sheet metal with bracketed cornice eaves. The gable segmental entranceway modified from its original rectangular Ruins This large brick industrial structure was constructed in Good 6/6 double hung sash window treatment is the same as on the Fair Form No. 1D-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED SEP 5 1975 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Montgomery County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER PAGE 1 well-proportioned and strikingly decorated industrial structure by any standard.

RECEIVED Germantown,Ohio The mill is historically significant in that it provided Main Street The mill is architecturally significant in that it is who continued the mill operation and built the existing mill August 13, 1975 The commerce of the community was related to the mill and its the site then planned the town with the Main Street at his Shuey's Mill It was the only industry in town. when the old mill burned down. (tobacco). The town is essentially an agricultural center. produce and later tobacco in raw and processed form. raison d'etre for the siting of Germantown.

Gunckel selected Agriculture is obviously related directly to a gristmill (wheat) and cigar manufacture Shuey was his son-in-law - 15th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 1845 Education - Urban Planning - Other (Specify) XX Industry CL Agriculture in 1814 and operated both a gristmill and a sawmill on the the end of the nineteenth century, the building was converted to another profitable industry in Germantown's past, cigar manufacturing and warehousing tobacco, circa 1888. Commerce losophy Transportation Conservation Science Military

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SIGNIFICANCE Architecture Theater Communications Religion/Phi Aboriginal Prehistoric Pre-Columbian itarian Literature Landscape Music Engineering Invention Sculpture Social/Human- Political determining factor in locating the town with its Main site until 1830 when he sold his business to his son-in-law, 1804.Selection of this site by miller Gunckel was the Berks County, Pennsylvania to Ithe Twin Creek Valley in a party of German ethnic settlers from their home in on the site of Gunckelts Mill,1806.Philip Gunckel led PERIOD (Check One or Moreas Appropriate) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The former gristmill built by Lewis Shuey in 1845 stands 1845 Art Lewis Shuey who rebuilt and improved them in 1845.Near MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINA TES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ÁCRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES JUN 2 O 1975 National O FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Ohio 45402 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 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 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: Title State Historic Preservation Officer June 12, 1975 GPO 931-894 039 Degrees Seconds 1919. DATE ORGANIZATION LATITUDE LONGITUDE COUNTY Local Minutes STATE CODE CORNER ATTEST: House. Degrees Minutes Seconds NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION National Register. SEP 4 1975 J. P. Hentz. Memoirs of the Miami Valley. less than one acre Jan. 15, 1975 forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended 760 Dayton REGISTER Montgomery County Historical Society Twin Valley,Its Settlement and Subsequent Ohio RECEIVED 730 The Old Court House Inventory JB+ 7/7 ACCEPT OTHER KEEPER HAER CONTROL TECHNICAL HISTORIAN Maps Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back Re-submit SEP41975 Review Photos Property BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry State 75001508 7-18-75 Working Number6. 2s. 75. 1162 Montgome 11-4-25 Call sr Return ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN "How to complete... IN T:2106- 74 UNIT CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASo No.7 Call Pignificance 8.475 Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION JUN 2 O 1975 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. The facade and c.1888 addition from the northwest.

Montgomery Germantown 113 IDENTIFICATION 039 NATIONAL DATE PHOTO REFERENCE COUNTY STATE CODE COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: Ohio ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM STREET AND NUMBER: Shuey's Mill Loren S. Gannon, Jr UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: Main Street (at the foot of) (7/72) SEP DATE OF PHOTO: US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 876- 167 Montgomery County Historical Society NEGATIVE FILED AT: October 1g74 1975 Form No. 10-301g L. NAME LOCA TION JUN 2 0_1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Montgomery 113 Germantown DATE COUNTY STATE NATIONAL CODE Ohio SEP The east side and rear from the southeast.

ENTRY NUMBER PHOTO REFERENCE COMMON: IDENTIFICATION PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) Shuey's Mill AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Loren S. Gannon, Jr. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY October 1g74 STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6 - 1 67 1975 Montgomery County Historical Society PHOTO CREDIT: Main Street (at the foot of) 74 Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) SEP 5 1975 AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

INT: 155-72 Montgomery 1965 Germantown 113 NAME 039 REQUIREMENTS COUNTY STATE LOCATION DATE CODE REGISTER Ohio SOURCE: SCALE: 1:24,000 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER MAP REFERENCE PROPERTY MAP FORM U. S. Geological Survey Franklin Quadrangle/6 NATIONAL Main Street (at the foot UNITED STATE FRANKLIN, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FRANKLIN QUADRANGLE 16 725 730 4388 760 JUN 2 O 1975 REGIS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) OHIO SHUEY'S MILL ROAD CLASSIFICATION Mr. Ed Smith 18th and C Streets, N.W. Dear Mr.

Smith: Ohio Historical Center I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-8727 Sincerely, Summer Assistant Lisa Taft National Register of Historic Places Ohio Historic Preservation Office National Park Service August 13, 1975 and historical significance of the Shuey's Mill, Main Street, Germantown, Enclosed is a continuation sheet which further discusses the architectural which you have in Washington. Lafayette vicinity Madison County Reynoldsburg vicinity The Ohio Historical Society Hon. Charles A. Mosher Columbus, Ohio 43211 Hon. Wayne L. Eays INT: 2950-75 Location Ashtabula 9/11/75 Perry County Director MMott Name STATE Warrenton vicinity Medina County Montgomery County Date Entered Licking County Windsor vicinity Valley City vicinity -Liverpool Twp. Somerset Historic District Windsor Corners District Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Also Notified Hon. Robert Taft, Jr.

Ashtabula County State Historic Preservation Officer ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hon. John M. Ashbrook Germantown Jefferson County OHIO Etna Township Mounds I & II Dr.Thomas H. Smith Speedway Mouna Somerset Prank, Charles, Residence and Store Hon. Clarence E. Miller Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Red Brick Tavern Ashtabula Harbour Commercial District SEP 1375 Bon. Charles W. Whalen, Jr. 2 OTHER NAMES: )county code: GNPS REGION: (11) CONGRESS. DISTRICT 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION B CONDITION - deteriorated Oruins Qunexposed - Unknown Dunexcavated O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Oyes AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 CLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 -ENTERTAINMENT - 26 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS- 7 -EXPLORATION - 12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' O -AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 C MILITARY - 18 D ECONOMICS - 9 -NDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' O - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY -20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3functions @ architectural style(s): ®landscape arehitect / garden designer: )interior decorator: EVENTS : _date IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE ASSOCIATION PERSONAL: ENGINEERING-11 STATE CURRENTLY: FEDERAL artist: historic events: engineer: SETTLEMENT-29 SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 ARCHITECTURE-4 vicinity of an important Germantown industry.

master builder: appears on federal register: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION major alterations: 1845 Dfeatures: Vexcellent SAVED? YES Voriginal site Daltered Dmoved Germantown Warehouse POUNKNOWN-A / town Lott Montyomery CHUT INTACT-O -good Lewis Shuey * NAMES GROUP ETHNIC ES-Restricted YES-Unrestricted Dfair builder/contractor: give role & date dates of initial construction ADMINISTRATOR: Bartisan: 113 Gannon