Nomination for Raymond, Liberty G., Tavern and Barn

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE L County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) Keys, Richard T., House and Barn AND/ OR HISTORIC: * Raymond, Liberty G., Tavern and Barn 3. CLASSIFICATION 7 Building - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: Mrs. Richard T.

Keys COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 155 Warren Kenilworth LOCATION Trumbull STATE Religious vacant REGISTER Restricted Commercial Ohio Government CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE Private NAME Glendale Agricultural STATUS CODE Structure Site Educational District Unoccupied RECEIVED OWNERSHIP Both Entertainment Private Residence Museum Park Industrial Public Yes: Being Considered Laurel Avenue Federal COMMON: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Northwest corner State Route 87 and Dennison-Ashtabula Road Scientific Trumbull County Courthouse Public Acquisition: STREET AND NUMBER: Object ENTRY DATE Military LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION MAYZ DATA SHEET TO THE PUBLIC (Check One) In Process CITY OR TOWN: Other (Specify) JUN 2 0 1975 Q Locgh5 DATE NATIONAL ENTRY NUMBER TITLE OF SURVEY: DESCRIPTION X Good - Deteriorated - Ruins .

- Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved * Original Site the earlier Greek Revival features. It has a gable roof, a partial block has five bays on the east facade, three on the south elevation, summit, and the eaves have a series of double brackets. The east the south elevation, but it was recently removed because of deterior- On the interior, there is a central stair with a baluster-shaped the kitchen, pantry, a bath and a sleeping room. There is a full section is older, as indicated by the fact that all of the joists are hewn logs, some still with bark, while most of the joists of the CONDITION Excellent Victorian marble-grained mantelpiece with a stove built into the newel post.The southeast room has been partitioned from the stair, cellar with random stone walls under the entire house. carriages, with horse stalls on the west.

There are wooden harness barn.A one-and-a-half story wing to the west of the house retains hooks at each stall. The attic story has queen-post trusses, and the was the public entrance to this room. The north room extends cornice return and frieze windows typical of the style..The main main roof is a square cupola.The interior has a center aisle for round-arched fireplace.The center entrance on the south elevation This is a large two-story frame house with elements of both larger south portion are milled.The exterior.siding is vertical The barn was also built at two different times.The north fireplace and chimney at the middle of the north wall.All of the the entire width of the house.

There is a large twentieth century the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, together with its adjacent but it was originally an open public room.There is a handsome and the second story has clapboarding, as do the other elevations. center entrance has sidelights.There is a small stoop with two board-and-batten, and the gable roof has bracketed eaves. On the original woodwork and doorways are intact.The pattern consists ation.The first story has flush siding(formerly beneath the veranda), ceiling of the center aisle is higher than those of the stalls.

(Check One) and two on the north.Its roof is hipped, with a balustrade at the (1830).The second floor has six chambers opening from a central from the period of the tavern(l860-1880).The west wing contains hall.At present many of them are furnished with pieces which date H2 ATAO DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Fair of fluted pilasters and architraves, with paneled corner blocks, posts and Italianate brackets.Originally there was a veranda across similar to the design in Asher Benjamin's Practical House Carpenter PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian: - 16th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) - Education - Urban Planning - Prehistoric - Other (Specify) - Industry - Invention - Science - Landscape - Literature STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

The house, originally built in 1832, was purchased by Liberty G. Raymond, who had come to Warren, Ohio, from the house, adding the main block with the hipped roof. At the from Cleveland to Meadville, Pennsylvania. Kenilworth was midway between Cleveland and Meadville, and the coaches 1874 Atlas, but Raymond's granddaughter states that it was northeast room the ladies' parlor.

1860-1880 Conservation Engineering Commerce Architecture losophy SIGNIFICANCE Communications Religion/Phi Art Transportation Aboriginal Agriculture Music Theater itarian Military broad patterns of regional history in Northeastern Ohio, and Massachusetts and then moved to Greene.He was a contractor Sculpture Political Social/Human- only a coach stop, and that guests were not kept nor were meals In any case, both the house and the barn are associated itutions of Greene Township for almost twenty years.From 1860 for keeping the horses and servicing the coaches on the route with events that have made a significant contribution to the states that Raymond made the house into a very commodious possess a remarkable degree of feeling and association. served.The southeast room was the men's tavern, and the stopped to change horses at Raymond's Tavern.One account horses for the next stage.

The Raymond Tavern was one of the most important inst- to 1880 it was a coach tavern, and the barn was used for fresh AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) and well-arranged hotel,"and it is identified as a Hotel in the and builder and operated his own sawmill.Raymond "rebuilt same time he enlarged the barn.In 1860 Raymond contracted Combination Atlas Map of Trumbull County (Chicago, 1874), 24. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES CODE | COUNTY

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

FORM PREPARED BY STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: 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 citeria and procedures set. Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: JUN 2 0 1975 * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 Seconds Degrees National LATITUDE Name LONGITUDE ORGANIZATION DATE STATE Cleveland Title Ohio CORNER ATTEST: Degrees Minutes Seconds MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES CODE GEOGRAPHICAL DATA NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION December 1974 The Western Reserve Historical Society (l974).

One acre National Register NAME AND TITLE: UTM Z EL, APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 10825. East Boulevard forth by the National Park Service. The recommended DEFINING THE CENTER POINI OF A PROPERTY REGISTER Minutes Keeper "Old Tavern," The Warren Tribune, July 24, 1923. Raymond, Liberty G., Tavern and Barn ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN 29 Mny75 Re-submit 5.19,75 OTHER Inventory HAER CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Maps KEEPER TECHNICAL Photos HISTORIAN Property National Register Write-up 8-5-75 State BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 Accept JUN 2 0 1975 INT:2106- 74 Entered REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 5.6.75 Send-back 2.8. /5 Trum bul Working Number 5. 2. 75, 86o 6.20 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No.

10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Trumbull Co WUN 2 0 1975 LOCA TION OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. West and south elevations of house, looking northeast. PROPERTY OF THE NAT.ONAL REGISTER 039 Kenilworth DATE REGISTER Ohio COUNTY NAME STATE NATIONAL PHOTO REFERENCE Eric Johannesen IDENTIFICATION RECEIVED COMMON: CODE (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) Western Reserve Historical Society PHOTO CREDIT: ENTRY NUMBER December 1974 STREET AND NUMBER: Northwest corner State Route 87 and Dennison-Ashtabula Rd AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (7/72) FOR NPS USE ONLY U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6- 167 Raymond MAY21975 Form No. 10-301a Trumbull Co NAME 2. LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: December 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: East facade of house, looking west.

NATIONAL REGISTER ( 039 155 Kenilworth DATE COUNTY Ohio RECEIVED Western Reserve Historical Society Eric Johannesen CODE PHOTO REFERENCE STATE COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Northwest corner State Route 87 and Dennison-Ashtabula Road AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) (7/72) PROPERTY OF THE NATHONAL REGISTER PHOTO CREDIT: CITY OR TOWN: U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: Raymond IDENTIFICATION Keys, 876.167 House and Barn Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Trumbull Co JUN 2 0 1975 NAME LOCA TION NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. West and south elevations of barn, looking east toward house.

039 COUNTY DATE RECEIVED Ohio CODE Western Reserve Historical Society STATE IDENTIFICATION PHOTO REFERENCE Eric Johannesen COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND/OR HISTORIC: PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (7/72) (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: MAY Raymond, Liberty G., Tavern and Barn DATE OF PHOTO: REGISTER NATIONAL December 1974 House and Barn Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Trumbull Co LOCA TION Northwest corner .State Route 87 and Dennison-Ashtabula Road CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Barn and house, looking northwest.

PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER 039 155 Kenilworth DATE Eric Johannesen CODE Ohio IDENTIFICATION COUNTY REGISTER STATE NATIONAL COMMON: RECEIVED PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM PHOTO REFERENCE FOR NPS USE ONLY December 1974 PHOTO CREDIT: (7/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) NAME Keys, Richard I., House and Barn Raymond, Liberty G., Tavern and.Barn NEGATIVE FILED AT: Western Reserve Historical Society AND/OR HISTORIC: Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map) ENTRY NUMBER JUN STREET AND NUM BER: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-l Trumbull 1975 155 1961 Kenilworth 039 NAME Ohio DATE REQUIREMENTS REGISTER COUNTY STATE NATIONAL CODE 1:24,000 SCALE: SOURCE: COMMON: PROPERTY MAP FORM LOCATION MAP REFERENCE Northwest corner State Route 87 and Dennison-Ashtabula Road NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CITY OR TOWN: U. S. G. S. Gustavus Quadrangle RECEIVED Tavern and Barn UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GUSTAVUS QUADRANGLE GUSTAVUS, OHIO Keys, Richard GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 41 27' 44" Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey STATE OF OHIO ROAD CLASSIFICATION 7.S MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) Schaez, Theodore B.r Hound Keni1worth Hon, Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. John i. Glenn, Jr.

Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue 6/24/75 Location STATE Name Date Entered Also Notified MMott/row Cuyahoga County Portage County Regional Director, Midwest Region ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hamilton County North Bloomfield The Ohio Historical Society Cleves vicinity OHIO Canal Winchester vicinity Hon.J. william Stanton Strongsville Pomeroy, Alanson, House Raymond, Liberty G.. Tavern and Barn Hon. Ronald M. Mottl Trunbull County JUN 2 0 1975 Columbus, Ohio 43211 Hon. Clarence E. Miller State Historic Preservation officer Bcowm, Ephraim, New House Ellenvood House North Bloomfield, Ohio 44450 January 31, 1983 U. S. Department of the Interior Washington, D. C. 20243 at Kenilworth, Greene Township, North Bloomfield, Ohio. We Keys, a granddaughter of liberty Raymond, had the property Mrs. Robert Eakin Sincerely, send any information which you have?

We have recently purchased the Raymond Tavern and Livery information as possible about the property. Margaret Randall your files will contain some of the history, and possibly registered as a Historic Place in l975.We are hoping that 2281 Kinsman Road 440 G Street NW are in the process of restoring the property, and need as much documents which will aid our restoration.Could you please Mrs. Robert Eakin North Bloomfield, Ohio 44450 Dear Mrs. Eakin: This property, known as the Liberty C. Raymond Tavern and Barn, was entered in the Society, Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211. Carol D. Shull (Sgd.). Carol D. Shull Dr. W. Ray Luce, SHPO, Ohio 710 Sincerely, 2281 Kinsman Road National Register of Historic Places Interageney Resource Management Division Chief of Registration Register nomination form.

For additional information,you may wish to contact Dr.Ray Luce,State Historic Preservation Officer.Dr.Luce's address is:The Ohio Historical and Livery in Trumbull County, Ohio. We apologize for not responding sooner. historie preservation programs of the National Park Service. Thank you for your letter of January 31 requesting information on the Raymond Tavern Enclosure National Register of Historic Places on June 20,1975. Enclosed is a copy of the National If you need additional assistance, please let us know. We appreciate your interest in the DISK #24-6067 FNP:SHarrison:dyw:3/16/83 BASIC FILE RETAINED IN NR bee: 2 OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: 4 county code: 8 ADMINISTRATOR: 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION 1) WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? DYES NO 1 CONDITION - deteriorated Doriginal site VLeatures: Omoved OO NOT INTACT-O - Unknown -unexcavated IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes Wno 2 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : L LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.* 21 -RECREATION -28 @CLAIMS: explain L LAW- 16 C RELIGION- 22 DARCKEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS-1 C LITERATURE- 17 - SCIENCE- 23 D AGRICULTURE -3 -oldest' O C CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 CO MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC- 19 SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 23 functions 1832.

v major alterations: C.1860 - 3g arch itectural style(s): @master builder: () interior decorator: @artist: county ASSOCIATION FEDERAL ENGINEERING-11 PERSONAL: STATE SETTLEMENT-29 ARCHITECTURE-4 CURRENTLY: historic events: ENTERTAINMENT-26 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION URBAN PLANNING-31 Dreconstructed SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 LOCAL vicinity of Dunexposed INSTITUTIONAL: NOT APPLICABLE-S Dexcellent Daltered EXPLORATION-12 DNAME as it appears on federal register: SAVED?YES GNPS REGION: UNKNOWN-5 Barn 5) LOCATION street & number city/ town ) ACREAGE IS ACCESS 2dates of initial construction: © landscape architect / garden designer: - ART-5 -builder/contractor: ProAcoTed ETHNIC engineer: GROUP EVENTS: No Access WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: YES.NAME 3artisan: if state who prepared form? THIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? Ofair KeusRichard 'first' 155 2 OTHER NAMES: 3 date of entry: (11) CONGRESS.

DISTRICT 12SOURCE of NOMINATION - detertorated Doriginal site CO NOT INTACT-O - Unknown Ounexcavated 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Oyes no -LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 -RECREATION -28 2CLAIMS: explain C LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 C SETTLEMENT-29 DARCKEOLOGY-historic- 1 O LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 -oldest'O A AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION - 8 CO MILITARY - 18 Z ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 O INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' O D ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 2 functions @dates of initial construction: major alterations: C1860 - 36 architectural style(s) © landscape architect/ garden designer: ( interior decorator: @artist: INSTITUTIONAL: SIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE ASSOCIATION PERSONAL: ENGINEERING-11 FEDERAL STATE CURRENTLY: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ENTERTAINMENT-26 historic events: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 URBAN PLANNING-31 county code: master builder: 1832 SAVED?YES ADMINISTRATOR: if state who prepared form?

Dunexposed Dexcellent YES.NAME GNPS REGION: Daltered as it appears on federal register THIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dmoved 6-20-75 House and city/ town (L ACREAGE Tfeatures: 1S ACCESS I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - COMMUNICATIONS -1 -EXPLORATION -12 C HEALTH- 27 @builder/contractor: E CONDITION E.No Access EVENTS: YES-Unrestricted WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: YES-Restricted NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Dfair Dreconstructed vicinity of WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? Oruins midwest "first' OLOCAL