Nomination for St. Nicholas's Catholic Church

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE: Ohio (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COUNTY: Muskingum NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries : complete applicable sections) SEP 2 5 1975 NAME AND/ OR HISTORIC: 10 - Clarence E.Miller (Check One) X Building - Unoccupied - Structure - In Process X Restricted - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments Educational OWNER'S NAME: 198 E. Broad St.

LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: JUN 1 7 039 119 Zanesville Religious Military CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY Commercial OWNERSHIP Site Entertainment District Government Both Private County Agricultural STATUS Muskingum LOCATION CODE Being Considered Transportation REGISTER Columbus Private Residence NATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Public Park 925 Main Street Scientific Industrial Yes: Public Acquisition: Catholic Diocese of Columbus Main and Fourth St. DATA SHEET STREET AND NUMBER: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS ENTRY DATE OWNER OF PROPERTY (Deeds also at Catholic Diocese of Cols TO THE PUBLIC Ohio FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: Object Other COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: - Federal DATE St.

Nicholas's Catholic Church PHOT com - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed O Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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a school, a convent and a fefectory. Although the history of this parish The building is described by architect, W.H. Dunn, as late Romanesque based The church is built on a sharp, inclined hill and has a solid stone foundation The gabled roof, made of red slate, has two domed bell towers on each side Terra cotta decoration is on the walls and the aisles, vestibules and CONDITION DESCRIPTION window. church. enter into this architectural style. building. damage in the vestibule.Otherwise the church remains a beautifully decorated new strictly functional buildings were built.For this reason only the 1899 tympanum is a double doorway and all the doors are made of etched glass which The interior reveals the latin cross plan.A central dome is 72' high.

was ihstalled in1969.Stained glass tracery wingows are on each side of the fourteen Stations of the Cross was given in 1915 and has recently been removed due to deterioration. St. Nicholas' Church is being nominated for the National Register. (Check One) wheh the church bas redecorated in the 1960's by Liskowiak Studios,8466 - Moved E Original Site of the doorway. Ravenswood Circle, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226. Blaster statuary of the Excellent This church has undergone very minor alterations.The rose window was replaced residential.The church is part ofa complex of ecclesiastical buildings including on St.Peter's in Rome and St.Mark's in Venice.Obviously Renaissance elements that window a semi-circular tympanum with a tile mosaic mural.Below the urban environment.

The distfict is partly commercial buildings and partly under ita Stained glass rose window crowned with an arched dripstone and below sanctuaries are all made of tile.The organ loft is located under the rose as well as a stone retaining wall. The wall is arcaded and made of mottled

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SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 15th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Education - Urban Planning - Prehistoric - Engineering - Religion/Phi- Indus try E Invention - Literature - Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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and the German buit their church St. Nicholas' at the corner of Greenwood and structure was built on the Romanesque style of architecture, the same as that work that was done by the Mosaic Tile Company of Zanesville, Ohio(1894-1967) 1mportant artistically because it was designed by Herman Mueller (1854-1941) New Jersey and the sculptor of nine figural groups on the indiana State Capitol. Communications Commerce Conservation Architecture Aboriginal losophy Theater Science supervised its installation. Agriculture itarian Sculpture Landscape Social/Human- artistic and industrial invention.

The most striking and innovative aspect of this decoration is the tile This tile mural is the only one of its kind in existence since tile murals Perhaps the most notable aspect of this church is the decoration that The present church was dedicated in 1899 and was due to Father Leininger National Capitol in Washington D.C.is located in the tympanum over the The history of the St.Nicholas parish ean be traced back to 1842 when the German and English speaking Catholics separated The tile used in this mural were made using a new technique designed by A mosaic mural designed by Herman Mueller and adapted from a picture in the who was responsible for the design of the church and the contracts that a faster method for creating artistic tile murals. who claims them to be done in the Munich style of painting.

Political techniques for making new applications for it and Military Other (Specify) Dedicated in AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) The original 1842 structure stood until 1955 when it was the founder of the Mosaic Tile Comapany and the Mueller Mosaic Company, Trenton Mueller was a true craftsman and artist; he designed his tile, created new perforated to cover the proper cells, thus acting as a sieve. This provided Music Art was contracted for it. The stained glass windows in the church were executed by the Artistic Glass Painting Company of Mr.Frank Shilffarth, destroyed to make room for a new refectory. such as this have not been made for over 6o years.It represents a significant

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES History of St. Nicholas' Church, Zanesville, Ohio, dedication handbook of August, GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES UTM 17 414 380 4421 JUN 1 7 1975 FORM PREPARED BY Ohio State University and Ohio Historical Society 126 N. Oval Drive Ohio 43210 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 National 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 Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 380 470 Name ORGANIZATION LATITUDE COUNTY LONGITUDE Seconds NATIONAL Local Title STATE CODE DATE Columbus 11/29/74 CORNER State Historic Degrees Minutes Seconds Preservation officer STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Zanesville Art Tile,1970. level of significance of this nomination is: Scrapbook of Will A,Hempfling.(Contains old newspaper articles) CITY OR TOWN: Schneider, Norris F. Y-Bridge City Cleveland, Ohio, 1950. forth by the National Park Service. The recommended acre Degrees Minutes ATTEST: RECEIVE REGISTER- UTmoK Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED SEP 5 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED INVENTOR Y -- NOMINATION FORM St.

Nicholas's Catholic Church Zanesville, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER tural decoration, the structure itself is a fine example of Romanesque Revival in the area, perhaps even in Ohio. PAGE Muskingum County Although the main significance of this church is its unusual local ceramic architeceu 925 Main Street FOR NPS USE ONLY SEP 2 5 1975 is highly unusual and it is the only example of this kind on the west facade info. received Inventory - SEP 2 5 1975 HAER OTHER CONTROL Send-back Entered ARCHEOLOGIST Review Re-submit HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry State 7-8-75 Muskingum 75001512 Col Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN ACCEPT IN T:2106- 74 KEEPER TECHNICAL Working Number6. /7. 75. 1//0 6.17. 75 8.8.75 NPS Numver - Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No.

10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE St. Nicholas' Catholic Church AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION COUNTY: Muskingum DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: JUN 1-7-1975 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: Zanesville DATE NAME STATE Muskingum COUNTY Central dome SEP CODE REGISTER Interior view COMMON: Lisa Taft NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO REFERENCE (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO CREDIT: Ohio STREET AND NUMBER: FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: IDENTIFICATION 925 Main St. (7/72) November, 1974 876.1 67 ENTRY NUMBER Title: NPS Numuer PROPERTY OF THE NATIORAL REGISTER Loc. 4/25/7- Muskingum Co., Ohio UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No.

10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: MIN 1 7 1975 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Lisa Taft, 32 Orchard Lane, Columbus, Ohio DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. S) STATE Zanesville NAME DATE COUNTY CODE November, COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Exterior View PHOTO REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION Ohio South side of 1955 Refectory NATIONAL STREET AND NUMBER: PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES East end and South side of church Mus kingum Lisa Taft (Type all entries.attach to or enclose with photograph) 925 Main St. FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 876-167 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ExteRior View VIEW OT NORTA SIDE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PS Numoer Loc. Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CODE COUNTY: St.

Nicholas' Catholic Church LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: November 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: -REGISTER U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 876- 167 Zanesville NAME DATE Muskingum STATE ENTRY NUMBER CODE COMMON: PHOTO REFERENCE North side of church JUN171975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Lisa Taft PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PHOTO CREDIT: IDENTIFICATION FOR NPS USE ONLY Ohio (7/72) STREET AND NUMBER: AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) 925 Main St. SEP NATIONAL RECEIVED PROPERTY OF TIRE NATONAL REGISTER Title: 9/25-/7- Loc PROPERTY OF THE MATONAL REGISTER Form No.

10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: PHOTO CREDIT: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Lisa Taft, 32 Orchard Lane, Columbus, Onto REGISTER IDENTIFICATION DATE Muskingum COUNTY STATE COMMON: West Facade and Main entrance PHOTO REFERENCE CODE Ohio 925 Main Street PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Zanesville November 1974 (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND/OR HISTORIC: JUN17-1975 CITY OR TOWN: ENTRY NUMBER FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 87 6- 167 DESCRIBE VIEW, PROPERTY OF THE NATIONA. Form No. 10-301 Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Ohio- Muskingum FOR NPS USE ONLY SEP 2 5 1975 St. Nicholas" Catholic Church STREET AND NUM BER: CITY OR TOWN: JUN T Y 1975 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3.

Latitude and longitude reference. INT: 155-72 039 1972 119 REQUIREMENTS NATIONAL series LOCATION DATE STATE REGISTER COUNTY COMMON: NAME CODE Geological Survey Zanesville West ENTRY NUMBER MAP REFERENCE SCALE: Ohio 1:24,000 PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 925 Main St. (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) Ohio-Muskingum.County7.5min. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ZANESVILLE WEST, OHIO ZANESVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE 25 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO STATE OHIO Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Wayne I.

Hays Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue Columbus, ohio 43211 INT: 2950-75 9/29/75 Location Knox County MMott/je Name Date Entered Christ Church at the Quarry Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Tiltonsville vicinity Gambier vicinity Hodgen's Cemetery Mound Regional Director, Midwest Region Jefferson County Muskingum County St. Nicholas's Catholic Church State Hlstorio Preseryation Officer Zanesville Hon. John M. Aahbrook Hon. John il. Glenn, Jr. Tr. Thomas H.

Imith The Ohio Historical Society LPR ) date of entry: X STATE (12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - LOCAL - deteriorated 17) features: Dexcellent 9O NOT INTACT-O -unexposed - Unknown -unexcavated 2D NOT APPLICABLE-7 - No Access * AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : DRECREATION -28 @CLAIMS: explain -ENGINEERING -11 'first'O CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 .RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY - historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION - 12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 C MILITARY - 18 R ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL-30 'only' D C ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3) funetions @)architectural style(s): @master builder: landscape architeot / garden designer: () interior decorator: SHILMTARTH - STAINED EIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE!

CONDITION ASSOCIATION major alterations: PERSONAL: FEDERAL INSTITUTIONAL: CURRENTLY: builder/contractor: vicinity of EVENTS: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 Agood COMMERCE-6 historic events: URBAN PLANWING-31 Dfair Zanesville appears on dates of initial construction: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET SAVED?YES 1899 2OTHER NAMES: 4county code: 9-25-75 Xoriginal site Omoved Mosaic ple Nicholass city / tow OCOUNTY -reconstructed W - UNKNOWN-5 BACCESS *YES-Restricted [YES -Unrestricted - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24OTHER (SPECIFY) @engineer: 6 LOCATION ETHNIC GROUP ADMINISTRATOR: Herman Mueller NAMES give role & date CHURCH Baltered UNKNOWN-6 Oruins