Nomination for St. John's Catholic Church

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DATA SHEET Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) St. John's Catholic Church AND/OR HISTORIC: 16 - Ralph Regula (Check One) X Building - In Process - Preservation work - Comments OWNER'S NAME: James W. Malone, Bishop of Youngstown St.

Columba Cathedral LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: MAR 14 1975 NATIONAL 039 Youngstown 151 CLASSIFICATION NAME STATE Canton Commercial LOCATION Government Site Religious REGISTER Military Private ACCESSIBLE Stark DATE OWNERSHIP Restricted Local Unoccupied CATEGORY Transportation Both District Museum Structure CODE Ohio STATUS Educational Yes: Public Agricultural COMMON: Entertainment Private Residence COUNTY: Park Public Acquisition: Being Considered CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Industrial Scientific Stark County Courthouse Annex STREET AND NUMBER: Market G Tuscarawas Streets TO THE PUBLIC OWNER OF PROPERTY CITY OR TOWN: Object MAY 2 7 1975 6th St.

& McKinley Ave., PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) DESCRIPTION [X Excellent Good - Fair - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved - Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

instead of stone. Its lines are clean, simple and classically elegant. The basic building is 60 feet wide and 144 feet long. The central by small, pointed arched windows. A large, three-part window with tracery To the right of the building is a 4-stage, square bell tower and sacristry church building. The sacristry is a one-story, square addition on the arches and vaulted ceilings, each flowing out of the other, pointing St. Thomas More for England, St. Louis for France, and St. Patrick for windows representing the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries of MAR 14 1975 CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTER RECEIVED Ruins northeast corner of the original structure. glass windows represent the patron saints of the four nations which which end with pinnacles.

upward.There are three arches behind the main altar, representing the entrance on the south facade is characteristically recessed and flanked aisle.At each corner of the building are modestly buttressed turrets Between the windows are 14 Bavarian terra cotta half-round representations The roofs of the side aisles are steeply pitched and there are simple building.A single large window is placed on the south end of each side Ireland.Circling the walls of the nave of the church are 15 stained glass window openings along the length of the clerestory on each side of the contributed most to the membership of St. John's-St. Boniface for Germany, spans the second level.There isa louvered opening in the gable. St.John's Catholic Church is pure Gothic architecture executed in brick of the 1ast moments of Christ on earth.These date from 1896. (Check One) Holy Trinity.

The high, marble altar is flanked by two smaller, lower altars to the Blessed Virgin and to St.Joseph.Above the altar stained high above the church. Detailing of the tower is identical to the main The interior of the church carries out the theme of multiplying graceful - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF

Statement of significance

architecture and was designed by Kiely of Brooklyn, New York. The Visible from any slight elevation in the city, St. John's stands on five original church, built 1823, which was torn down when the new church and construction of the church was Reverend Francis Berthelet, a Michigan native, who had also supervised construction of the Church of the Gesu 1n Montreal. The architect tor the church, Kiely, also designed st. Bishop Gilmour of Cleveland. Father E. P. McGuire, pastor from 1879 and grade school. MAR 14 1975 NATIONAL Engineering Conservation Commerce Aboriginal losophy Architecture Communications REGISTER SIGNIFICANCE Military Literature Prehistoric Agriculture RECEIVED Landscape itarian Pre-Columbian Music Education Political Invention Sculpture exterior and interior of the church is beautiful and is a real landmark movements and church buildings.

for churches in a community that has a great heritage of religious Religion/Phi. was completed. The pastor in charge at St. John's during the planning acres of ground acquired from town founder, Bezeleel Wells,in 1822. to 1919,added the spire and the sacristry.He also built the rectory The cornerstone of the present church was laid July 10,1870 by Bishop Other (Specify) PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) 1887, 1890, 1896, 1900 Art St.John's Catholic Church is an outstanding example of pure Gothic John's in Cleveland.The building was dedicated in December,1872 by MJL Rosecrans of Columbus. The church was immediately north of a much smaller SuW1they-p.333 Graham, Msgr. E. P. A Sketch of St. John's. Ohio Repository, July 14, 1870.

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES 17 468160 4516750 APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES FORM PREPARED BY Gervis S. Brady, Director 749 Hazlett Avenue, N.W. CITY OR TOWN: 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 * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3- 44708 039 Degrees Canton COUNTY DATE LATITUDE LONGITUDE ORGANIZATION CORNER STATE ATTEST: Title Name National CODE 8/74 The Stark County Historical Society records. Ohio Stark County Historical Society MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES National Register. NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION The History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio. Degrees Minutes Seconds STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: level of significance of this nomination is: forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended Seconds Minutes Photos 3 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register Entry OTHER HAER CONTROL TECHNICAL Maps KEEPER Send-back HISTORIAN Re-submit Review ARCHEOLOGIST BRANCH CHIEF State National Register Write-up Working Number 3./4 75 3 98 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 7-1-75 Cole Property Accept Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR St. John's Catholic Church LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: St. John's DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. INT: 154-72 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Interior of 039 DATE COUNTY Canton IDENTIFICATION STATE Franklin Dannemiller RECEIVED NAME REGISTER Stark CODE NATIONAL Ohio COMMON: PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Corner of Sixth Street and Mckinley Avenue N.W.

ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) Interior of St. John's 151 AY271975 #103 Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAY LOCA TION January, 1974 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. MAR 14 1975 NATIONAL INT: 154 151 COUNTY DATE Canton Stark CODE IDENTIFICATION PHOTO REFERENCE NAME REGISTER Ohio STATE ENTRY NUMBER Corner of Sixth Street and McKinley Avenue N.W. PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Front view of church from 6th St. N.W.,looking north DATE OF PHOTO: AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUMBER: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: REEt COMMON: St.

John's Catholic Church 039 PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER (7/72) Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR COMMON: St. John's Catholic Church LOCA TION MAR 1 4 1975 January, 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: St. John's DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. INT: 154-72 VIEW OF CH LOOKING PROPERTY OF THE NAT:ONAL REGISTER 039 Canton IDENTIFICATION DATE 151 NAME CODE Stark PHOTO REFERENCE COUNTY REGISTER STATE Ohio Franklin Dannemiller RECEIVED ENTRY NUMBER Corner of Sixth Street and McKinley Avenue N.W. PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM View of Church from McKinley Avenue N.W. looking north west AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PHOTO CREDIT: CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) 2 ?

197 MAR 1 4 1979 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CANTON WEST QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANTON WEST, OHIO OHIO_STARK CO NATIONAL RECEIVED UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) St. John's Catholic Church MAY 2 7 1975 Mid&letown R. Brand & Company (Hestern Shoe Conpany) Bade County Sion. Thonas N. Kindness Location STATE 5/28/75 Date Entered Canton Name Also Notified Milan vicinity Toledo Cuyahoga County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Grand Rapide Stark County Regional Director, Hidvest Region Abbott-Page House Wood County Langdon Mounde I and Ix St. John'a Catholie Church Director Butler County Warzen County Hon. Thonas L. Ashley Hon. Ronald M. Mottl Hon, Charles A. Hosher 75001533 The Ohio Historical Society Hon. OMB Approval No. 29-RO218 BER : FEDERAL ASSISTANCE : State S. APPLICANT 19 77 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. a.

Applicant Name : Ohio Historical Society b. Organization Unit : 1982 Velma Avenue c. Street/P.O. Box d. City : Columbus b. TITLE h. Contact Person (Name & telephone No.) 7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT 8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT St. John's Catholic Church Development (preservation/rehabilitation), Canton, Stark J- Indian Tribe building, architecturally significant as example Enter appropriate letter A 1919. To continue in present use as church. 9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE priate letter (8, 10. AREA OF PROJECT IMPACT (Names of cities, counties, 12. TYPE OF APPLICATION Statea, ctc.) Canton, Ohio 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: 17. PROJECT PROJECT START d. LOCAL 19 78 19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMSER $ 29,960 REMARKS ADDED are attached: duly authorized by the governing body of b. SIGNATURE c. DATE SIGNED 24. AGENCY NAME Dept. of Interior 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT 27.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 28. FEDERAL APPLICATION Grants Adm. Div. 29. ADDRESS 33. ACTION DATE - b. REJECTED C. RETURNED FOR Stephen D. Newman d. DEFERRED WITHDRAWN b.

FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL A-95 ACTION STANDARD FORM 424 PAGE 1 (10-75) 20240 02-006-0046 day 31-4389673W DATE ASSIGNED BENEFITING IDENTIFICATION PROPOSED FUNDING ENDING FUNDING Federal ACTION CERTIFIES 39-8A67 THE E-Augmentation Catalog) Wash Year HCRS 424-101 RECEIVED 100,000 GRAM AMENDMENT CERTIFYING C-Revision District AUG D-County STARTING SENTATIVE Historic Preservation Ohio PREAPPLICATION 21,960 FIER SHPO and Blank A-New H-Community Action Agency TOTAL A-Basic Grant Year month day IDENTI- C-Substala REPORT OF FEDERAL ACTION C.STATE ESTIMATED DATE TO Same as #35 8,000 D-Insurance Leave 202 523-5472 BE SUBMITTED TO Ohio State Clearinghouse E-Cancellation FEDERAL AGENCY C-Increase Duration (Name and telephone no.) Months F-School District NOTIFICATION OF INTENT (Opt) REPRE- Enter appro- APPLI- a.To the best of my knowledge and bolicf, PRO.

K-Other (Specify): B-Interstate 15.TYPE OF CHANGE 12cor 1. TYPE (Mark ap- : State of Ohio 2. ZIP Code: 43211 Thomas H. Smith, SHPO, 614-466- 1500 I- Higher Educational Institution of pure Gothic architecture. Spire dates from D-Decrease Duration 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE REQUEST (Name, City, State, ZIP code) Heritage Cons. & Recr. Serv., 8. TYPED NAME AND TITLE Thomas H. Smith, Director AGENCY D 31. ACTION TAKEN 35. CONTACT TION (Name and telephone number) County, Ohio. Monumental 1871 church B-Supplemental Grant E-Other No re- 19 79 8 FOR E-City B-Renewal D-Continuation CANT'S it has been or is being made. A-State G-Special Purpose data in this preapplication/application are the applicant and the applicant will comply .

County : Franklin structions therain, to appropriate clearinghouses and all responses are attached: B-Decrezse Dollers b.If required by OMB Circular A-95 this application was submitted, pursuant to in- A-Incrcass Dollars C-Loen ance is approvsd. XXNO 4 county code: STATE 12SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL E WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? 5 ACREAGE C YES. NAME D deteriorated 17 Leatures: O - NOT INTACT - O - Unknown EO NOT APPLICABLE-7 - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes no 31) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 C POLITICS / GOVT.* 21 CRECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain *first'O CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 COMMERCE -6 C LAW - 16 CO RELIGION- 22 CARCHEOLOGY -historic -1 C LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE - 23 DURBAN PLANNING -31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH - 27 CI MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY - 13 D MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D DART-5 D EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 C TRANSPORTATION - 25 3 functions arch itectural style(s): Patrick C.

Keeley 1 landscape architect / garden designer: 1 interlor decorator: EVENTS : IIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSER ASSOCIATION INSTITUTIONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 PERSONAL: SETTLEMENT-29 historic events: ENGINEERING-11 CURRENTLY: CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: ARCHITECTURE-4 vicinity of reviewers initials Dexcavated ADMINISTRATOR: WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? master builder: SAVED?YES if state who prepared form? INTACT-2 151 Dunexposed Ounaltered 2OTHER NAMES: Xexcellent site GNPS REGION: Omoved Ogood Oruins - COMMUNICATIONS-1 @dates of initial constructida /87/ @bullder/contractor: ACCESS engineer: GROUP PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 3artisan: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP artist: ETHNIC NAMES give role & date EXPLORATION-12