Nomination for Stark County Courthouse and Annex

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) AND/OR HISTORIC: 16th- Ralph S.

Regula TO THE PUBLIC 7 Building - In Process - Preservation work - Comments Commercial OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: MAR 1 2 1975 039 NAME APR Canton Government Site CATEGORY STATE ACCESSIBLE Religious DATE CLASSIFICATION Yes: County Stark REGISTER OWNERSHIP Museum Both Private Unoccupied Restricted Private Residence Being Considered CODE NATIONAL District Entertainment Park Educational Scientific Structure Stark County STATUS Transportation Public Industrial COMMON: Agricultural CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Ohio ENTRY NUMBER Stark County Courthouse DATA SHEET Public Acquisition: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Stark County Courthouse and Annex Object DATE OF SURVEY: Market G Tuscarawas Streets CITY OR TOWN: (Check One) Other OWNER OF PROPERTY 1975 151 LOCATION Military DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

one time the polished, round Corinthian columns on the second level of the The stairway on the west side is on the branch of the winding courthouse was remodeled, the Annex was left as originally built. Its interior on the first floor follows an irregularly shaped plan.

The CONDITION stone quoins forming pilasters and strong-belt course and cornice.This The three-story Stark County Courthouse was built on a masonry foundation square pilasters flank the rectangular windows on this floor.The walls This attempt at gaining additional interior space has severely damaged Above the primary windows are smaller round windows set in squares of The projecting south side is pedimented and the first floor The courthouse interior on the first floor follows an irregularly shaped The first floor has rusticated stone jointing with arched windows in each depicting citizens visiting Justice who is on a pedestal.The second interior and exterior are in good condition.

pedimented gable in place of the so prevalent mansard roof and dormers of original jail.The first and second floors are used as offices and Grand south facade were free standing but are now enclosed by stuccoed brick. The interior, except the rooms added at the front are unaltered. The present Stark County Courthouse Annex was built approximately 1872 dome.An identical tower was removed from the southwest corner in 1895. stairway on the north side bisects half the building from basement to square tower is located on the southeast corner of the courthouse.It (Check One) building varies from many in this period and is unique in that it has a [ Original Site The shaft is pilastered and : C The two-story Annex is rectilinear, measuring 144 x 127 feet. Jury rooms and have been paneled, carpeted and redecorated but otherwise stone, portions of the stone has incised decoration.

It is rectilinear, measuring approximately one hundred thirty by ninety feet. The building's the character of the facade. The pediment contains bas relief decorations stone with incised, foliated decoration. Above the second floor is a rises about forty-seven feet above the roofline. The base is unadorned contains a clock face set in a decorated panel for each direction. Cornice The buildings interior and exterior are in good condition. The Annex Windows The Excellent Moved has three wide arched openings that fam the base for this structure.At are adorned with a crisscross pattern in stone. The frieze is decorated except for six small windows on each side. and stone balustrade complete the shaft.At each corner of the balustrade on this level are round-headed and the walls of smooth-dressed stone.

Second Empire style is proclaimed by the heavy window head mouldings and hallway.The second floor has a center hall with offices along its sides. floor is separated from the first by a smooth stone belt course. as a jail but was also used for other offices.In 1890 when the present is an angel with a trumpet.Behind the angels is an octagonal belfry and the style. - Pre-Columbian! - 15th Century - Prehistoric - Literature transitional style of architecture, its good state of preservation and Stark, an officer from New Hampshire who served in the Revolutionary War. 3othe county commissioners decided they needed more space. This structure, added at this time. Though altered, the courthouse has historic importance. such as his home and law offices, have been destroyed. MAR 12 1975 Engineering Military Commerce Communications Transportation losophy Architecture Science Aboriginal Music

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SIGNIFICANCE REGISTER NATIONAL Theater Agriculture Religion/Phi itarian Landscape RECEIVED Invention Conservation Industry Sculpture Urban Planning intriguing ornamentation make it an important Ohio public building. of a third story.The row of round windows on the second level were a Second Empire style building with twin towers flanking a central Education and constructed by the firm of Henry Meyer of Cleveland.The jail was Social/Human- Stark County was formed February 13,1808 and was named for General John The Stark County Courthouse's courtroom #3 was the site where President courthouse in Ohio to be constructed under a state law authorizing stone addition to the north and another to the west and the construction Canton became the county seat in 1809. The first courthouse, completed in STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

The Stark County Courthouse is a good example of a building which has been of the other structures relating to President McKinleyin Stark County, 1840 bya Federal style structure which proved adequate until 1868 when Political Other (Specify) PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) remodeled and updated to meet growing needs. Though of a somewhat awkward pedimented entrance,was completed and dedicated in 1870. It was designed again in 1910 and in the 1940's. The 1895 remodeling consisted of a Art county commissioners to build courthouses.The courthouse was remodeled 18l8,was built on the site of the present building.It was replaced ca. and enlarged in 1895 this time one of the towers was removed) and built at that time also and completed in 1872.

This was the first William McKinley tried many cases asa lawyer.When he was assassinated 9.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Press, 1962. National Society of Colonial Dames, Historical Activities Committee. "History Recalls Old Pleas from Earlier Stark". The Canton Repository. Canton, Ohio, 1973. DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES 17 468340 4516280 State # MAR 12 1975 Sept. 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 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Nationa1 Register.

in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: APR 2 GP0 931-894 Seconds Degrees ORGANIZATION LONGITUDE LATITUDE Canton COUNTY Local National Title ATTEST: Name CORNER RECEIVED Date CODE Degrees Minutes Seconds Stark County NAME AND TITLE: LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES FORM PREPARED BY County Office Building STREET AND NUMBER: Historic Counties and Courthousesof Ohio and the Prominent Men CITY OR TOWN: T2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION 039 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Cleveland, Ohio; 1966. Minutes REGISTER less Ohio than one Associated with Them.

APR 2 1975 Send-back - KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Maps Inventory TECHNICAL Review Re-submit ACCEPT HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Working Number3. 12. 75. 357 Photosy APR 81975 INT : 2106-74 Entered HAER United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 State Qhi 3.13.75 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Fax: 297-2546 PARK SERVICE January 25, 1995 Ms. Carol Shull, Keeper National Park Service P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 The following properties have been moved, demolished, or extensively damaged. Our office requests their removal from the National Register of Historic Places at this time. CUYAHOGA CO.: Ohio Valley Clay Company (ref. # 79001868) MONTGOMERY CO.: Classic Theater (ref. # 75001496) Rock Hollow School (ref. # 83002014) MUSKINGUM CO.: Grant School (ref.

# 80003193) Lind Arcade (ref. # 82003626) SCIOTO CO.: Peck, Judge William V., House (ref. # 79001939) SENECA CO.: Fine Arts Building, Heidelberg College MRA (ref. # 79002770) 614/297-2470 SOCIETY Dear Carol: Ohio Historic Preservation Office RECEIVED Ohio Historical Center SINCE 1885 JEFFERSON CO. National Register of Historic Places St.Joseph's Church and Friary (ref.#76001403) MORGAN CO.: MCY RESOURCES DIVISIOISTORICAL OHIO JAN 3 I 1995 STARK CO.: Hotel Courtland (ref. # 87001195) reflect the demolition of the Annex. Do not remove the Stark County Courthouse.) VAN WERT CO.: Van Wert Bandstand (ref. # 82001493) Several other matters have also been brought to our attention. Please correct the following information in your 1. The property, Wheeling and Lake Erie RR Minerva Station, ref. #92001246, should be listed as located in CARROLL CO. (# 019), not Miami Co. (# 109). 2.

The property, Paulding County Carnegie Library, ref. #83002021, should be listed as located in PAULDING CO. (# 125), not Hancock Co. (# 063). 3. The property, Eagles Building, ref. # 86000850, should be listed as located in LORAIN CO. (# 093), not Defiance Co. (# 039). In reviewing our files, we have found that we are missing forms for some properties. We would appreciate it if you would send us a copy of the nomination forms for the following properties. CUYAHOGA CO.: Rose Hill and Community House (ref. #94000413) BROWN CO.: Ripley Historic District (ref. # 85000552) DELA WARE CO.: Highbank Park Works (ref. # 74001466) Spruce Run Earthworks (ref. # 73001431) KNOX CO.: Stackhouse Mound and Works (ref. # 73001483) Adena Mound (ref. # 75001529) Brown, Austin, Mound (ref. # 74001613) Cedar-Bank Works (ref. # 74001614) Frankfort Works Mound (ref. # 73001530) files.

"Annex"portion of Stark County Courthouse and amend the nomination to ROSS CO.: ROSS CO. (cont'd.): Great Seal Park Archeological District (ref. # 74001615) High Banks Works (ref. #73001524) Hopewell Mound Group (ref. # 74001616) Kinzer Mound (ref. # 74001617) Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds District (ref. # 74001611) Spruce Hill Works (ref. # 72001039) Story Mound State Memorial (ref. # 73001529) We apologize for the inconvenience. If you require any additional information in order to handle these matters, Sincerely yours, W. Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer please contact Barbara Powers at our office.Thank you.

Section number _ ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION APPROVED Continuation Sheet Entered in the Page National Park Service Stark County Courthouse and Annex United States Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places NPS Form 10-900-e OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 75001534 Stark County OHIO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: NOMINATOR: STATE OTHER : N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N RECOM.

/CRITERIA TELEPHONE DATE REJECT MULTIPLE RETURN DISCIPLINE 1/31/95 REVIEWER 3/17/95 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ACCEPT DATE RECEIVED: ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: Entered in the DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N Stark County Courthouse and Annex REFERENCE NUMBER: 75001534 REASONS FOR REVIEW: _DATF ational Register PROPERTY ONE WAY WEST Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DATE OF LOCA TION *Stark MAR 1 2 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT: The Repository, Canton DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Annex, north and west facades.

1974 COUNTY CODE Canton Stark IDENTIFICATION NAME Ohio REGISTER STATE RECEIVED COMMON: Stark County Courthouse and Annex Al Simpson ENTRY NUMBER PHOTO REFERENCE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND/OR HISTORIC: Market G Tuscarawas Streets (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY PHOTO CREDIT: DATE OF PHOTO: Form No.

10-301a MAR 12 1975 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: The Repository, Canton #2 84 1974 039 151 DATE Canton COUNTY CODE STATE Stark NAME RECEIVED ENTRY NUMBER REGISTER Ohio COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM IDENTIFICATION Market G Tuscarawas Streets AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY OF THE NATHONAL REGISTER Al Simpson Stark County Courthouse and Annex UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCATION FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) to the courthouse on the east. STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT: Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE L. NAME LOCA TION MAR I2 1975 DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

1974 039 151 DATE Canton Stark COUNTY IDENTIFICATION RECEIVED STATE NATIONAL CODE COMMON: ENTRY NUMBER Stark County Office Building Market G Tuscarawas Streets Ohio AND/OR HISTORIC: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES South facade from the west. PHOTO CREDIT: NEGATIVE FILED AT: FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Stark County Courthouse and Annex CITY OR TOWN: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (7/72) APR 3 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 876 - 167 1975 PHOTO REFERENCE Mariano Ballestero #304 Form No. 10-301a Stark County Courthouse and Annex CITY OR TOWN: MAR I2 1975 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

039 151 1974 Canton REGISTER DATE Stark STATE COUNTY PHOTO REFERENCE CODE NATIONAL PHOTO CREDIT: Ohio COMMON: ENTRY NUMBER County Office Building NAME PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEGATIVE FILED AT: IDENTIFICATION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER South and east facades. (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) DATE OF PHOTO: STREET AND NUMBER: Market g Tuscarawas Streets FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) RECEIVED Mario Ballestero CANTON WEST, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANTON WEST QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 22* 3 Stark County Courthouse UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) APR 8 1975 Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr.

Location STATE MMott/bsh 4/3/75 Date Entered Canton Stark County Courthouse and Annex Name ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Stark County Also Notified Regional Director, Midwest Region Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Acting Director The Ohio Historical Society State Historic Preservation Officer Mr. Charles C. Pratt Hon. Ralph S. Regule Hon. Robert Tart, Jr.

4 county code: - FEDERAL ACREAGE <U 17 features: Oruins Omoved OO NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed - Unknown Dunexcavated -C NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access 21 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY-prehistoric -2 - LAW-16 C RELIGION-22 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - LITERATURE- 17 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION -12 C SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - MILITARY-18 - ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY- 13 L MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 C ART-5 D EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 3 funetions 2 architectural style(s): @master builder: © landscape architect / garden designer: ® artist: 33 artisan: EVENTS : Treviewers initials_ CONDITION ENTERTAINMENT-26 INSTITUTIONAL: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET STATE SETTLEMENT-29 CURRENTLY: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION PERSONAL: HEALTH-27 ENGINEERING-11 ADMINISTRATOR: ARCHITECTURE-4 vicinity of SAVED?YES SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 COMMERCE-6 Dexcellent Xoriginal site WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

NAME as it appears on federal register: Odeteriorated 3NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP YES NAME if state who prepared form? GNPS REGION: 2 OTHER NAMES: 3 date of entry: 5 LOCATION street & number W- UNKNOWN-5 -YES -Unrestricted @architect: 1 Interior decorator: N builder/contractor: engineer: ASSOCIATION Cunaltered XNO