Nomination for Old School Privy

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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 (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUL 3T 1975 The Little Building, Bldg. #8, Camper Elementary Incinerator AND/OR HISTORIC: L039 (Check One) - In Process # Comments LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: JUN 2 O 19752 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal (tel.

(419) 855-4263) 647 Main Street 123 Military NAME Private ACCESSIBLE Genoa OWNERSHIP STATUS LOCATION Commercial Government March District NATIONAL CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION Entertainment Being Considered STATE Structure Agricultural Museum Both Transportation Restricted CODE Private Residence Unoccupied Park Public Industrial Yes: Ohio Site DATA SHEET COMMON: Superintendent Ivan Dangler Object way training Ottawa Port Clinton TO THE PUBLIC Public Acquisition: STREET AND NUMBER: Preservation work OWNER OF PROPERTY ENTRY DATE Delbert Latta Ottawa County Court House DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: OWNER'S NAME: CITY OR TOWN: 'to beused Other 10 Main Street (in back of camper Elementary PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Area Bd. of Education School Adm.

Bldg.; Clay CenterTE: The Old School Privy, Bor Scout Club House DATE Educational Local Building Genoa Heritage Study Ref: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: REGISTE ENTRY NUMBER DESCRIPTION # Deteriorated - Unexposed # Unaltered - Moved # Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

War, when the Northwest Territory was becoming a such as the water table, slab steps, thresholds, and sills. The ornamental characteristics are the rusticated four separate toilet rooms, two for students and two arches that contained wooden louvers for ventilation. Each elevation is symmetrically balanced. This Michael R. Barthold, Landmark designer CONDITION Excellent Ruins Fair Landmark Survey is a simple but elegant building orange brick with rusticated stone trim, probably round arched openings often in brick and rusticated dressing of the stone surface and its use say as the The major recognizable elements of this style are building reflects the stong pride that the Genoa area late Victorian architectural period known as area in the prosperous period following the Civil stone work.

This example is built of the local soft designed in all the detail and high style of the social and economic influence in the nation. two doors in each of the gabled ends of the building, false chimney on the opposite end from the usable one The fine quality of design in this rather humble symmetry was carried to the extent of constructing a that vented the pot belly stove. Higher in each gable are two quarter part round spring blocks of the arches over the doors. and practical because of its use in heavy wear areas each with a five paneled door and fan light transom (Check One) had in building its civic buildings in the l87o's The "old School Privy",Building #8 on the Genoa Good Romanesque Revival. The style was popular in our from local limestone quarries. The stone is ornamental for faculty, each with a separate door. There are and 80's.

The straight forward rectangular plan was divided into - 16th Century - Urban Planning - Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

most elegant privy in the county, if not the region, of civic pride in Genoa, incorporated in 1868. original use as a rest stop, and thus draw Commerce Architecture Communications Military Conservation SIGNIFICANCE Aboriginal Engineering losophy Religion/Phi Science Literature Transportation Art Prehistoric Pre-Columbian Agriculture itarian Theater Music at major crossroads throughout the Northwest Landscape in the school district. This structure is significant as the largest and architecture which reflects the early development Sculpture Industry Social/Human- Bicentennial Commission plans to put it to its Invention community attention to the beauty and significance one in Genoa.

In restoring this little building the Genoa Area Although small comfort stations were once erected The paternal priority of thinking of the village Territory, few were ever as significant as this of the oldest and smallest brick public structure fathers is implied by the order of building Political The privy is representative of the quality by a newer building on the same site. brick school which was built in 1870,now replaced Mill in1872 and the Town Hall in 1885. PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) Education "Illustrated Historical Atlas of Ottawa County, 1874"

The rest of the file

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES JUN 2 O 1975 The National FORMPREPARED BY Mrs. Eldo Bergman, Coordinator Ohio 43430 T2. 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 Nationa 1 Register. in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set level of significance of this nomination is: Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Title State Historic Preservation Officer JUL 3 1 1975 * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l Degrees ORGANIZATION Seconds LATITUDE 039 DATE Minutes COUNTY REGISTER Local LONGITUDE ATTEST: STATE Genoa CORNER CODE Date June 16, 1975 Degrees Minutes Seconds Genoa Area Bicentennial Commission and 647 Main Street NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION NAME AND TITLE: CITY OR TOWN: UTM 17 3031 05 4598405 APPROXIMA TE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Jan. 15, 1975 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Keeper An Acre. 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST 7PP5 SU1 3 1 1975 OTHER KEEPER HAER CONTROL Inventory TECHNICAL HISTORIAN Send-back Maps Re-submit Review National Register Write-up Property State REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 6. 25.15 Working Number l.

20, 75, 1/59 7-2-75 75001515 The Old School Privy2 JSRANCH CHIEF Entered INT:2106-74 Federal Register Entry 10-7-75 for arch; teiture also. 7/14/75 Ott awa Accepr AS VIEWED FROM Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COUNTY OHIO FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: JUN 2 0 1975 DATE OF PHOTO: May 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 I 1975 039 Genoa DATE NAME STATE Camper School Incinerator REGISTER CODE Kirk Hise IDENTIFICATION Ottawa NATIONAL PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER (7/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: Northeast corner as viewed from Main St. STREET AND NUMBER: OHIO OTTAWA CO.

OHIO NORTHEAST CORNER AND/OR HISTORIC: The Old School Privy, Box Scout Club bouse PHOTO REFERENCE _JUL Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: May 1974 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 I- 1 039 DATE COUNTY Genoa REGISTER STATE DENTIFICATION CODE PHOTO REFERENCE RECEIVED 1975 Ottawa PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) Kirk Hise PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Southwest corner as viewed from West St. common:The Little Building, Bldg.

#8.,Camper Elementary Incinerator (7/72) 510 West St., Genoa, Ohio 43430 AND/OR HISTORIC:The Old_School Privy, Boy Scout Club House LOCA TION NAME NATIONAL 3l0 Main Street (in back of Camper Elementary JUL Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUN 2 0 1975 - NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM JUL 3 1 1975 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP The Old School Privy, Boy Scout Club House CITY. TOWN VICINITY OF TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3.

UTM REFERENCES INT: 34 64 - 75 1966 LOCATION Genoa COUNTY DATE RECEIVED Ottawa HISTORIC SCALE 1:24000 REQUIREMENTS STATE SOURCE Ohio NAME MAP REFERENCE FOR NPS USE ONLY 15 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GENOA QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - State Route N4130W8315/7.5 17 303105 4598405 1966 GENOA.OHIO - DELBERT L. LATTA 5TH DISTRICT, OHIO - BUDGET Congress of the Hnited States July 18, 1975 Dr. William Murtagh 1100 "L" Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Dr. Murtagh: Mrs. Aldo Bergman, 647 Main Street, Genoa, Ohio 43430, landmark. The little brick and stone building, which served the first school, was built in 1870 in Romanesque I understand this project has been submitted Tandmark in Ohio. With kind personal regards, I remain RULES COMMITTEES: Revival architecture.

Representative to Congress seriously consider it for designation as an official status of this request. through the State of Ohio to the National Register Keeper of the National Register Recently I was contacted by a constituent, historic building in their town named an official Sincerely yours, DLL:jes I would appreciate being kept abreast of the regarding the desire of the City of Genoa to have an House of Representatiues July 25, 1975 TNP: CRBraxton: crb:7-25-75 Sincerely yours, House of Representatives Washington, D.C. We appreciate your interest in this matter and will a building in the city of Genoa,Ohio. Director Gary Everharat Mrs.Aldo Bergnan concerning national recognition of IS(2))w/incoming JUL 31 1975 DE.

Thomas H, Smith INT: 2950-75 Location 8/4/75 Region STATE Name Genoa Also Notified Director Date Entered Regional Director, Midwest The Ohio Historical Society Ottawa County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue The Old School Privy Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Hon. Delbert I Iatta Columbus, Ohio 43211 MMott/rw State Historic Preservation officex AUG 11 1975 Honorable Delbert L. Latta nomination of the Old School Privy in Genoa, Ohio, to the National Dr. Thomas H. Smith, Director, The Ohio Historical Society, Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue, Colunbus, Ohio 43211. Dr. Thomas H. Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211) w/c of inc. Regional Director, Midwest Region) w/c of inc. DI / P / PH / PR) / L-Dr. Curry) / LS) / LS-TWood-dir's Chron.

ABASIC FILE RETATNED IN PR) House of Representatives Enclosures Director Director's Reading File FNP:J Sincerely yours, The Ohio Historical Society We appreciate your interest in historic preservation. the National Register and its grant-in-aid program. National Register Register of Historic Places. H34-PR information concerning applications for grants-in-aid, Mrs. Bergnan Thank you for your letter on behalf of Mrs.Aldo Bergman concerning if part of an approved State historic preservation plan.For further bcc: We are pleased to advise you that the Old School Privy was entered in the National Register on July 3l,197s.The enclosed material describes Washington, D.C. Dear Mr.

Latta: Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Brnost Allen Connally Kulczycki properties are eligible to be considered for matching grants-in-aid Associate 12 SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL Fleatures: OC NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed - Unknown Dunexeavated ZO NOT APPLICABLE -7 - No Access SAVED?

-YES ENAREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION-22 - ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 C MILITARY - 18 C ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY * funetions major alterations : 26 architectural style(s): landscape architect / garden designer: ") interior decorator: Martist: @bullder/contractor: end construction, used by adjacent schoolhouse and as one of the crossroads comfort stations common inthe Northwest restoration*a comfort station planned.

IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE county ASSOCIATION engineer: CONDITION PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: EVENTS: STATE CURRENTLY: WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: COMMERCE-6 TRANSPORTATION ART-5 historic events: Dexcellent SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR: ENGINEERING-11 OHawa master builder: Daltered vicinity of NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Dgood Cdeteriorated Ceriginal site UNKNOWN-6 6NPS REGION 123 PRIMARS NAME 8) date of entry: 4 county code: IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dyes Lno - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) Dreconstructed - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.* 21 GROUP ETHNIC The Genaa dates of initial construction: give role & date Dfair Oruins 'SETTLEMENT-