Decorative drawing: a small cottage with a picket fence and a garden. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Langstroth Cottage

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,930 words across 16 pages, filed in 1976. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 76001378, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED MAR 2 MAR 2 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES JUN 2 2 1976 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE * BUILDING(S) STRUCTURE _WORK IN PROGRESS X PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS *YES: RESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 LOCATION COUNTY CODE Miami University ACCESSIBLE DATE Butler Hamilton Oxford TITLE CLASSIFICATION STATE CATEGORY MUSEUM HISTORIC COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OWNERSHIP AGRICULTURE 017 NAME MILITARY STATUS Langstroth Cottage GOVERNMENT OTHER: _SCIENTIFIC _TRANSPORTATION Butler County Courthouse X_PRIVATE 8th Thomas Kindness - INDUSTRIAL Ohio _OBJECT - EDUCATIONAL _UNOCCUPIED DATA SHEET _PUBLIC 303 Patterson Avenue (SR 27) FOR NPS USE ONLY _PARK - BOTH -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL _RELIGIOUS _ENTERTAINMENT PH6357 501 * ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Langstroth Cottage is a brick, two-and-a half story, gable roofed building. building and a brick molding outlines the gable. There is a 6 light fan window The basement is partially above ground, is brick, and has 2/2 pane windows. along the roofline, in place of a cornice, beneath the overhanging eaves. There is a centrally placed, interior/exterior, chimney on the west side of did hip apiculture research and planted a "honey garden" and linden trees for CONDITION UNEXPOSED DESCRIPTION XALTERED EXCELLENT DETERIORATED FAIR XGOOD pilasters also frame the rear corners of the structure and a brick molding runs The exterior is severely simple, the brick pilasters and molding giving the level.The porch and raised stoop are later additions. CHECK ONE The property once included the house and eight acres of land where Dr.Langstroth ally there were four fireplaces.
airy",distinguished by a curved stairway and hand-carved cherry railing.Origin- with plain stone lintels and sills. Brick pilasters are at the corners of the - UNALTERED the house. There is a one-story, frame addition to the rear of the house. in the gable. A one story, gable roofed, porch of wood is across the lower structure a "paneled facade". remainder of the property is currently in jeopardy from University expansion. DATE Plain,6/6 windows are also found on the sides and rear of the building.Brick The interior has been described as light and -RUINS AREAS OF

Statement of significance

The simple, charming Langstroth Cottage in its pastoral setting is an elegant example of local architecture and was, more importantly, the home of Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth, the "Father of International Beekeeping".
ordained a Congregational minister, and had obtained a patent (1852) on beehive the orchards and gardens nearby, he continued studying innovative bee breeding 1856 1500-1599 1600-1699 COMMERCE 1700-1799 INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PHILOSOPHY LAW BUILDER/ARCHITECT ART TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION PERIOD SIGNIFICANCE PREHISTORIC MILITARY RELIGION AGRICULTURE THEATER MUSIC SCULPTURE LITERATURE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT and management of the colony were for centuries primitive and wasteful.Langstroth Developments in control _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT inventions based on his revolutionary discoveries concerning colony behavior and is based his revolutionary hive design and numerous developments in international Langstroth contribution to society has been important.
"discovered that bees respect a certain space and will not attach comb to interior -ENGINEERING _CONSERVATION X-ARCHITECTURE _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN X-SCIENCE the honeybee for honey and as a pollinator of food crops. -1400-1499 - ECONOMICS - INDUSTRY -1900- _COMMUNITY PLANNING Langstroth (1810-1895), minister, , scholar, and student of the honeybee, lived in Oxford from 1858-1887. Since early recorded history, man has coveted management. During his Oxford years in the house, later named for him, and in hive sides if this space is established via wooden frames. Upon this principal ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC scientific apiculture and beekeeping. have made the esoteric craft of beekeeping a viable agricultural resource. Thus and refinements of management.

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Naile, Florence. The Life of Langstroth. Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell U. Press, 1942. Philadelphia: Associates of Morris Arboretum. Columbus, 1952 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE _ 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Crossan Hays Curry, Associate Professor of Art STREET & NUMBER (513) 523-2920 CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National 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 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 1975 TELEPHONE LOCAL COUNTY ORGANIZATION CODE NORTHING DATE Miami University Ohio Oxford UTM REFERENCES 7120 Contreras Road ZONE EASTING LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTYÉS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Morris Arboretum_(University of Pennsylvania) Bulletin, Sept. 1952 (Vol.
5, no.2), DATE 2-2476 AND HISTORIG PRESERVATION ATTEST ZONE Mec Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF JUN 2 2 1976 Federal Register Entry OTHER KEEPER Entered HAER CONTROL Send-back Re-submit 6-2-76 TECHNICAL HISTORIAN Maps Review Property Butler State National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 Working Number 3, 2.76, 2 65/ COlk INT: 2106- 74 ARCHEOLOGIST 8-3-76 3,22.76 Accyo Title: NPS Number 8-26-75 PRORERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OXfORD ONIO ButlER County Form No. 10-301a (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAR 2 1976 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM JUN 2 2 1976 DATE ENTERED TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY, TOWN _VICINITY OF COUNTY Butler PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET GPO 892.454 8-26-75 Oxford LOCATION RECIEVED IDENTIFICATION HISTORIC Miami Purchase Association Looking southeast at Langstroth Cottage STATE Ohio Langstroth Cottage Fred Mitchell PHOTO CREDIT NAME SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS DATE OF PHOTO PHOTO NO. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number Title: 6/22/26 Form No. 10-301a (Pev.
10-7 +) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAR 2 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM JUN 2 2 1976 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET 1975 Miami University Butler Oxford COUNTY LOCATION Ohio IDENTIFICATION HISTORIC STATE NAME Front facade RECEIVED Langstorth Cottage Crossan Hays Curry PHOTO CREDIT PHOTO NO. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number Title: Loc Form No. 10-301a (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM JUN 2 8 1976 DATE ENTERED TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY, TOWN _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT Miami Purchase Association 1ooking northwest GPO 892-454 8/75 Butler Peggy Sambi COUNTY Ohio STATE Langstroth Cottage HISTORIC IDENTIFICATION LOCATION RECIEVED NAME PHOTO NO. PHOTO CREDIT SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Oxford DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OXFORD, OHIO I5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES OXFORD QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OUIO Cook, Zimri, House Medina County St. Stanislaus Church Butler County Hon. John H. Glenn, Jt. Eon. Robert Taft, Jr.
State Historic Preservation Officer Hon. Ralphi S. Regula Hon. Clarence J. Brown Hon. Willian H. Harsha INT: 2950-75 Lester Location Independence Clermont County South Park Site Springfield Salt House Langstroth Cottage Name Cleveland Oxford Wlmot United Brethren Church Also Notified Cuyahoga County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Uniontown Wilmot Date Entered Bethel Vicinity Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue Lake Township School Regional Director, Midwest Region St. Raphael Church Stark County Hon.Donald M. Mottl Director, The Ohio Historical Society Hon. James V. Stanton Columbue, 0h1o 43211 PR: MMott:cam:6/24/76 Dr.Thomas ll.Snith JUN 2 2 1976 - OTHER NANES: CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT VICINITY OF OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : A unknown - 4 - Unknown - not applicable - 7 CONDITION - "only" YES IF YES, NAME: ADAPTIVE USE: Saved ?
FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE . -entertainment -CONSERVATION _urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) "e oldest2 YES now- INTERIOR code OTHER planning DOE ENVIRONS DATE: Yes-unrestricted RELIGION then- Claims FEATURES: UNEXPOSED STATE UNALTERED COMMERCE "first" AGRICULTURE Reviewer SIGNIFICANCE: MIDWEST _Reconstructed POLITICS/GOVERNMENT DETERIORATED _COMMUNICATIONS LOCATION: Unexcavated SCIENCE -recreation -settlement ARCHITECTURE ECONOMICS LITERATURE historic district? No access WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? MUSIC TRANSPORTATION SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -socio/cultural PACIFIC NORTHWEST ADMINISTRATOR(underline) INVENTION .EXPLORATION ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC Substantially intact-1 WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?
_EXCELLENT -EDUCATION -ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC -ENGINEERING -_PHILOSOPHY 039 _LAw/Gov't/politics -health KORIGINAL SITE -MILITARY -RUINS FAIR INITIALS: PCU MUNICIPAL COUNTY NPS REGION: (CIRCLE) _unknown -6 -Interior, exterior, environs not intact-0 COUNTY SOUTHEAST NR Data Sheet -ART KALTERED ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: ( (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE(S) : FEDERAL 'AGENCY: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) SIGNIFICANCE (maximum two sentences) COUNTY builder/contractor: OTHER events institutional STATE architect/m.builder: artist/artisan: MUNICIPAL NAMES: DATES: interior decorator: appropriate date) PRIVATE landscape/garden designer: ETHNIC GROUP: LOCAL GOVT engineer: Beekeepirg 2 OTHER NAMES: -COUNTY 1CONGRESS.
DISTRICT 12 SOURCE OF NOMINATION - FEDERAL - deteriorated 17) features: Ounaltered Omoved SO NOT INTACT-O - Unknown Dunexeavated 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 - No Access 21) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -ENGINEERING -11 - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT. - 21 -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 'first'O - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW -16 - RELIGION- 22 C SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 IVSCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANWING-31 'oldest' O - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH - 27 - MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 Bfunctions @architectural style(s): @master builder: Greek Reviva? ( interior decorator: in(bee-keeping. MO date. LIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED.
NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE than CONDITION Butler Midwest ASSOCIATION artisan: builder/contractor: house STATE historic events: artist: CURRENTLY: major alterations: vicinity of SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 landscape architect/garden designer: ARCHITECTURE-4 EVENTS: COMMERCE-6 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: LOCAL NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Dunexposed 1.856 Dexcellent ADMINISTRATOR: 303 Patterson Avenue if state who prepared form? CPRIVATE ORGANIZATION engineer: Less SAVED? YES Coriginal site GNPS REGION city / town IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dyes Zno ETHNIC Oxford GROUP ACCESS NAMES INSTITUTIONAL: Dfair Dgood reviewers initials, NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET3 Dreconstructed Ounknown LOCATION street & number 0FUNDED?YES Galtered YES.WAME 1. MISSING - 2. REMOVED/ 3. NHL 4. TR- 5. MRA 6. OVER- 7. NPS - 8. DOE - 9. RESTRICTED Available on: Microfiche ( ); Optical Disk () 1.
(Current source of partial documentation) (Where found, or source of replacement) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASO 21 JAN. 1986 76001378 (County) DEMOLISHED Locator Card UNDOCUMENTED EXPLANATION: COMMENTS: National Register of Historic Places (State) SIZED OWNER OBJECTION (Date Designated) (Location of oversize file) (Cause for removal) (Resource Name) STATUS: (Date Found/Replaced) (Date Removed) (Target Date) or MRA Name) (Dale form completed) (lf multi-state/county MRA, state/county where filed and location) (NHL Name, if different than NRHP Name) (Reference Number(s) Missing Status: Entire Folder();Nomination BUTLER 5111188