Nomination for Forest City Brewery

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON 2 LOCATION STREET & NUMBER 6920-6922 Union Avenue -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE X COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS -PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION. _IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY Factory Furniture . 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 035 OBJECT CLASSIFICATION BOTH CODE Ohio Cuyahoga COUNTY Ontario Cleveland DATE NAME EDUCATIONAL HISTORIC TITLE OWNERSHIP STATE AGRICULTURE DISTRICT CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC PRIVATE STATUS DATA SHEET _SCIENTIFIC Distributors Furniture Warehouse _MILITARY _RELIGIOUS _TRANSPORTATION Forest City Brewery COURTHOUSE. _ENTERTAINMENT 4997 Broadway Cuyahoga County Building _UNOCCUPIED _MUSEUM -OTHER: _INDUSTRIAL - PARK MAY 3 1976 RECEIVED NOV 5 1975 BUILDING(S) 20 - James V, Stanton UNALTERED X GOOD X ALTERED _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

This is a large five-story industrial building of brick and concrete story tier on the street front, diminishing to four stories at the rear, and a two-story block to the east with a tall cylindrical brick chimney and a three-story utility unit behind it. The facade has a slight angle, the four west bays being parallel with a similar segmental arch, plus three smaller bays with segmental The extended arrangement of the structure, both vertically and accommodated power, heating and refrigeration equipment, in addition to bottling and loading facilities. The internal structure consists of post and concrete slab construc- height and condition. None of the original brewing equipment remains. The interior has been adapted for use as a furniture display store CONDITION DESCRIPTION FAIR and warehouse. corbeled piers spring from the wall and support machicolated parapets tion.

Many of the interior spaces reveal the original arrangement, horizontally, was functionally designed to accommodate the brewing process. The height was necessary because of processes based on CHECK ONE forms a shallow rectangular projection from the wall.The doorway is windows have been bricked up. _EXCELLENT a segmental arch with hood molding and a prominent keystone.On either standard style.The entire building consists ofa series of blocks:a five- - UNEXPOSED In the two-story block to the east, there is a large vehicular entrance XORIGINAL SITE arched windows and corbeled courses above.The east and west elevations _DETERIORATED to the street and the larger bulk of the building to the east set at an angle back from the street. At the angle and at the west end of the facade, at the roof line.

The entrance bay at the east end of the main block are featureless and practically windowless, and some previously existing DATE side of the doorway are round-arched windows with the same treatment. - RUINS AREAS OF

Statement of significance

had two dozen breweries, but only two or three remain, of which this one is the best preserved. Because of the large population of German and other middle and there was a large demand for beer, considered before prohibition be a commonplace and healthful beverage. Brewers in Cleveland were ment and continued for another ten years as a bottling works and finally closed in 1930. Because of obsolescence, the consolidation of small family ately, the interior of this building has been adapted for a commercial and warehouse function, so that the building still stands to represent an industry 'that made many serious contributions to 19th century social, economic and technological history.

" 1700-1799 1904-1930 1800-1899 ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE LAW THEATER BUILDER/ARCHITECT PERIOD EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT AGRICULTURE PREHISTORIC ECONOMICS LITERATURE _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT SCULPTURE _CONSERVATION community. It flourished until the passage of the prohibition amend- MUSIC ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC generally either German or Czech.

The Forest City Brewing Company breweries into large monopolistic concerns, and changing land use, MILITARY opened in 1904.The business was formed by members of the Czech INVENTION _RELIGION _COMMUNICATIONS _TRANSPORTATION _PHILOSOPHY tobe found on this continent."At the turn of the century Cleveland being among "the most distinctive and unusual industrial architecture _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -1600-1699 This brewery structure is one of the few remaining examples of - EDUCATION what was described in Historic Preservation (January-March 1975)as -1400-1499 -1500-1599 INDUSTRY eastern European immigrant groups in the late nineteenth century, a soft-drink and ice manufacturer. The Forest City Brewing Company most brewery buildings have been abandoned and demolished. Fortun-

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Cleveland City Directories, 1904-1931. (January-March 1975), 24-27.

10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY One UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE _ 1 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Eric Johannesen, Preservationist STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the E SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 216-721-5722 TELEPHONE One CODE ORGANIZATION DATE COUNTY LOCAL EASTING NORTHING Cleveland Ohio Western Reserve Historical Society ATTEST: May 1975 As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665).I criteria and procedures set forth by tht National Park Service.

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cleveland Regional Ethnic Archives, Western Reserve Historical Society. 10825 East Boulevard 14,519.0140] Form No. 10-300a Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED JAN S NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAY 3 1976 DATE ENTERED INVENTOR Y -- NOMINATION FORM ITEM NUMBER 7 - 8 PAGE 1 seen of the original interior structure are floors, ceilings, walls and castellated, vaguely German idiom which seemed to be generally JAN51976 mandatory for breweries. CONTINUATION SHEET been no fundamental alterations to the exterior architectural character.

Forest City Brewery building is the only intact example in Cleveland of the massive, of the building except the size of the spaces.However, there have The staple of the Forest City Brewery was a light Bohemian For use as a warehouse and retail store, the interior has been posts. In this sense there is little to indicate the industrial nature draft beer were far more common. The street facade of the divided with various impermanent partitions.All that can actually be pilsener beer.It advertised its bottled beer in a day when keg and Photos - ARCHÉOLOGIST REVIEW UNIT CHIEF IN T:2106- 74 KEEPER CONTROL Re-submit HAER TECHNICAL Maps Send-back Review National Register Write-up ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF State HISTORIAN Working Number 1. 5. 15.

1 9% § 12/17/75 Cole The Eventual ACCEPT Entered MAY 3 1976 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 Cuyahoga 4.23.76 Accr FOR HOME BUYS DISTRIBUTOR WAREHOUSE BRAND NAMES THE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAI PECISTER Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM MAY 3 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON _VICINITY OF COUNTY Cuyahoga DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET North facade and west elevation, looking east.

Ohio IDENTIFICATION HISTORIC LOCATION Western Reserve Historical Society Distributors Furniture Warehouse STATE RECEIVED NAME Forest City Brewery May 1975 PHOTO REFERENCE DATE ENTERED PHOTO NO FOR NPS USE ONLY TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH Eric Johannesen PHOTO CREDIT PARK SAVE 6920 WAREHOUSE PLAN UY HERE SAVE Cuyshoga Co. Sheo PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered may 3,1976 RR CAR TU YOU PARK FURNITURE WAREHOUSE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered may 3,1976 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 NOV 5 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM MAY 3 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF COUNTY Cuyahoga STATE Ohio DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT.

GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO LOCATION Cleveland HISTORIC Distributors Furniture Warehouse RECEIVED IDENTIFICATION Forest City Brewery PHOTO REFERENCE NAME Western Reserve Historical Society May 1975 East elevation, looking west. DATE ENTERED Eric Johannesen PHOTO CREDIT CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE RECEIVED GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES CLEVELAND SOUTH, OHIO Forest City Brewery 4590/140 North Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN VICINITY OF U.S.G.S. Cleveland South Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3.

UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464- 75 Cuyahoga 1970 Cleveland COUNTY LOCATION SOURCE DATE REQUIREMENTS HISTORIC STATE NAME SCALE 1:24,000 Forest City Brewery MAP REFERENCE RECEIVED NOV 5 FOR NPS USE ONLY MAY 3 51975 Burt, George House Hon. John H. Glenn, JI. Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. John M. Ashbrook Hon. James V. Stanton Hon. Charles E. Mosher INT: 2950-75 Location Cuyahoga Lucas County STATE Name 5/5/76 Peru Huron County Cleveland Crestline vicinity Toledo Lodi vicinity Date Entered State Historic Preservation Officer Crawford County Forest City Brewery Regional Director, Midwest Region Medina County Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hon. Thomas L.

Ashley Director,The Ohio Historical Society Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Macksville Tavern East Side Conmercial Block MAY 3 1976 MOTT:djb Dr.Thomas H.Smith NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET 3 date of entry 4 county code: BADMINISTRATOR: (12SOURCE of NOMINATION CO YES.

NAME 1 CONDITION O deteriorated 17 features: Dexcellent Omoved OO NOT INTACT-O - Unknown O NOT APPLICABLE-8 - No Access E AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : 2OCLAIMS: explain - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 -RECREATION -28 C LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 C SETTLEMENT-29 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 "oldest' O -AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION- 8 CJ MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 C ECONOMICS- 9 A INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 C TRANSPORTATION-25 2functions 2odates of initial construction: 5 arch itectural style(s): 2 master bullder: engineer: __ IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE ASSOCIATION ACREAGE ENTERTAINMENT-26 FEDERAL PERSONAL: CURRENTLY: artist: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION historic events: ENGINEERING-11 vicinity of Dexcavated Qoriginal site SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 EXPLORATION-12 035 SAVED?YES LANDSCAPE ARCH.15 WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

Cunaltered if state who prepared form? Dunexposed 2OTHER NAMES: "first' 1904by Oruins GNPS REGION: Clevelgng OSTATE NATIUNAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dyes Eno C HEALTH-27 commercial bldg. (warehouse) Martisan: EVENTS : Oreconstructed CARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric -2 C ART-5 major alterations: post.1930: adapted as a warehouse * NAMES give role & date builder/contractor: COMMERCE-6 reviewers initials. SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER(SPECIFY) UNKNOWN-6 as it appears on federal register: Ofair 5-7-76 Agood