Nomination for St. Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Church

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON 2 LOCATION STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF 21 - Louis Stokes .

039 OWNERSHIP - PRESENT USE _UNOCCUPIED BOTH -WORK IN PROGRESS PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE XYES: RESTRICTED _IN PROCESS -YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 035 COUNTY OBJECT TITLE CODE DATE STATE AGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAL ACCESSIBLE HISTORIC CATEGORY Cleveland SCIENTIFIC DISTRICT Cuyahoga PRIVATE CLASSIFICATION RECEIVED NAME MILITARY Ohio 1975 Cuyahoga County Building INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE PARK STATUS PUBLIC 1219 Ontario _ENTERTAINMENT DATA SHEET PUBLIC ACQUISITION 1027 Superior Avenue BEING CONSIDERED OTHER: St.

Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Church 9016 Buckeye Road Catholic Diocese of Cleveland DATE ENTERED XBUILDING(S) - TRANSPORTATION _COMMERCIAL _GOVERNMENT COUR THOUSE, -MUSEUM _FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL JAN 3 0 1975 RELIGIOUS -EXCELLENT XORIGINAL SITE GOOD MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

length than a typical Italian church, and the design of the facade clev- have six tall round-arched windows, and the rear elevation has a features of a basilican plan, but is less of an aisled nave than a CONDITION DESCRIPTION DETERIORATED decorative. Above the entrance is a rose window.The two massive towers are polygonal apse.

elevations are completely flat and unornamented.The side elevations erly disguises this fact.The tripartite entrance is concentrated in the CHECK ONE large square auditorium with a colonnaded center aisle.The aisle and open octagonal lanterns with ovoid cupolas.The side and rear center portal is framed by two columns supporting a pediment with a These ceilings are divided into square bays with octagonal relief This is a large church building of limestone construction designed panels.The round-arched windows in the side walls have excellent after such seventeenth century Roman churches as S.Agnese in Piazza Chartres more than anything Italian or Baroque.) XUNALTERED concave architrave and containing a large cartouche inscribed JHs" interior have the clarity of a classical space.It is not a Baroque The apse has a three-part ribbed half-dome above lunettes with round Navona.

However, the building is wider in proportion to its height and interior in a spatial sense, and the Baroque elements are largely oculi.It contains a handsome Baroque reredos.On either side of The entrances lead to a vaulted vestibule which runs the entire the aisle there isa large open rectangular space with flat ceilings. solid and square to the roof level;then there are square open belfrys width of the facade. The interior space of the sanctuary has some the facade to three times the width of the actual interior nave.*The pictorial stained glass. In essence, the openness and width of the _UNEXPOSED _RUINS -FAIR in an Italian Baroque eclectic idiom.

The facade is clearly patterned center of the facade, and the bases of the two square towers extend has three wide bays divided by tall composite columns supporting an *(In the disposition of these elements the facade actually resembles architrave on which rests a groined vault. There is no clerestory. AREAS OF

Statement of significance

to make way for the present structure, whose cornerstone was laid in Uhlrich, a Cleveland architect from 1898 to 1923. At the beginning of Hungary, celebrated a Mass in St. Elizabeth's during his visit to the 1500-1599 1800-1899 1700-1799 COMMERCE SIGNIFICANCE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ART PERIOD TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURE THEATER _COMMUNICATIONS SCULPTURE MILITARY INDUSTRY SCIENCE _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT from Selmecbanya, Hungary, was appointed to take charge of the spirit- United States. for its architectural style. MUSIC his career he was associated with Godfrey Fugman, architect of the Among the various immigrations to the United States in the last eclectic architecture in the Italian Baroque idiom. -EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT Thus the building is significant both for its history as the first church of one of the most important American immigrant groups, and establishment of St.

Elizabeth's, the first Hungarian Catholic Church This church is the second building of the first Hungarian Roman .ECONOMICS Hungarian population in the country.The Hungarian Catholics had no Memorial Hall at German Wallace College in Berea. priest of their own nationality until 1892,when the Rev.Charles Boehm _EDUCATION Many settled in Cleveland, and even today (l975) Cleveland has the largest in the United States. _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN From 1907 to 1923 Father Boehm had been called to missionary _CONSERVATION XRELIGION -1400-1499 - PHILOSOPHY work in Buffalo.In 1923 he was called back to St.Elizabeth's which -LITERATURE X1900- - ENGINEERING 1918.The church was dedicated in 1922.The architect was.Emile M. ual needs of the community.December ll,1892,was the date of the In 1893 a brick Gothic style church was built on the site of the -_1600-1699 - LAW _COMMUNITY PLANNING present building.

It served the parish until 1917, when it was torn down he had founded. In 1927 he became "Pastor Emeritus" until his death in 1932. On May 25, 1974, Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, Primate of INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC two decades of the nineteenth century, large numbers came from Hungary. Catholic Church in the United States.It is also a superior work of

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (Cleveland, 1974), n. p. LO GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE May 1975 STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN 2 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL _ FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 216-721-5722 ORGANIZATION NORTHING DATE CODE TELEPHONE STATE LOCAL Cleveland EASTING ATTEST 113-115. ZONE COUNTY Ohio Cleveland Landmarks Commission.

UTM REFERENCES 10825 East Boulevard hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the Parishes of the Catholic Church--Diocese of Cleveland Our Hero (Visit of Cardinal Mindszenty to Cleveland, 1974), 14,519.216,00 ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I Eric Johannesen, Preservationist N THE NATIONAL REGISTER DIRECTOR, OFFICE Western Reserve Historical Society Less than one SIGNATURE Working Number 11.5.75.1968 Photos J OK - 11.5,75 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN ARCHEÓLOGIST Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF JAM 3 0 1976 Re-submit - IN T : 2106 - 74 OTHER KEEPER HAER Entered Send-back TECHNICAL CONTROL Maps Property Review National Register Write-up Ohio State St.

Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Church Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF HISTORIAN United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 Cuyahoga 3.2-76 1.21.76 Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number 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 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM St. Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Church 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 PHOTO NO North facade, looking southwest.

Ohio Cleveland LOCATION IDENTIFICATION HISTORIC May 1975 STATE NAME PHOTO CREDIT Western Reserve Historical Society Eric Johannesen DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS RECEIVEDNOV 5 DAN 3 0 1976 Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number CuyaliogaC 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 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED St. Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Church AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN Cleveland VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION. ETC.

IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO IDENTIFICATION Ohio HISTORIC STATE LOCATION NAME West and south elevations, looking north May 1975 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS RECEIVEDNOV 5 NEGATIVE FILED AT JAN 3 0 1976 TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH COUNTY Cuyahoga PHOTO CREDIT Eric Johannesen Western Reserve Historical Society Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7:) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM St. Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Church AND/OR COMMON VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO IDENTIFICATION LOCATION Ohio RECEIVED Interior of nave, looking south.

HISTORIC NAME May 1975 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS COUNTY Cuyahoga NEGATIVE FILED AT Eric Johannesen STATE Western Reserve Historical Society PHOTO CREDIT Form No. 10-301 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED NOV 5 PROPERTY MAP FORM JAN 3 0 1976 DATE ENTERED TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON COUNTY Cuyahoga CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF STATE Ohio 1:24, 000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 34 64- 75 1970 LOCATION Cleveland HISTORIC SCALE DATE SOURCE REQUIREMENTS NAME Shaker Heights Quadrangle St. Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Church U. S. G. S.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAP REFERENCE SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS FOR NPS USE ONLY SHAKER HEIGHTS QUADRANGLE | SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 17 447/950 East SL, Elizabeth's Church Magyar Roman Catholic REGISTER NATIONAL 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 4592/600 North HEI Butler County Haynez, Mary Jane, House Hamilton County State Historic Preservation Officer Bon. Thomas N. Kindness Dr. Thomas H. Smith Fon. Tennyson Guyor Columbus, Ohio 73211 Ron. John r. Seiberling INT: 2950-75 Location MMott/je STATE Name Portage County Also Notified Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Howe Tavern Cleveland Cincinnati Regional Director, Midwest Region College Corner vicinity Wallace, Charlton, House St. Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Hon.

Louis Stokes Miami County Church Miller, Lewis, Residence Cuyahoga County Director, The Chio Historical Society Hiran Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Sunrait County Overfiald Tavern Garfield, James A., House Hon. Will1s D. Gradison, Jz. Akron Troy OMB Approval No. 29-RO218 . NUMBER 1. TYPE Year month day 19 77 8 24 (Mark ap- 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. : State of Ohio b. Organization Unit : Ohio Historical Society c. Street/P.O. Box : 1982 Velma Avenue d. City : Columbus b. TITLE B. ZIP Code: 43211 & telephone No.) 7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT 8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT B-Interstate I- Higher Educational Institution J-Indian Tribe Baroque idiom building dating from 1892 and 1918-22; historically significant as second 9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE 12. TYPE OF APPLICATION States, etc.) $ 2,000 17. PROJECT PROJECT START d. LOCAL 19.

EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER $ 4,700 FEDERAL AGENCY D 21. REMARKS ADDED with the attached assurances if the assist- 8. TYPED NAME AND TITLE b. SIGNATURE SHPO and c. DATE SIGNED Thomas H. Smith, Director 24. AGENCY NAME 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT 27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Grants Adm, Div. 29. ADDRESS Wash.. D.C 31. ACTION TAKEN 1 8. AWARDED 33. ACTION DATE - b. REJECTED - C. RETURNED FOR d. DEFERRED WITHDRAWN - Yes &NO D.

FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL STANDARD FORM 424 PAGE1(10-75) 02-006-0046 day 31-4389673W ACTION BENEFITING Year 39-8A69 IDENTIFICATION 424-101 FUNDING DATE propriate attached Federal CERTIFIES HCRS ASSIGNED OTHER RECEIVED GRAM Same ENDING STATE D-County AMENDMENT Catalog) District Leave FIER PROPOSED FUNDING Ohio SENTATIVE TOTAL Blank B-Decrease Dollars STARTING CERTIFYING PREAPPLICATION E-Canceiiation Response Historic Preservation (From C-Substate Enter appropriate letter FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION F-School District C-Increase Duration Ohio State Clearinghouse Stephen D. Newman E-Augmentation Enter appro- REPORT OF FEDERAL ACTION H-Community Action Agency 202 523-5472 St. Elizabeth's Magyar Roman Catholic Church CANT'S 1million To continue as church APPLI. 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: A-State REPRE. Applicant Name C-Revision ance is approved.

D-Decrease Duration A-Increase Dollars it has been or is being made. the applicant snd the applicant will comply IDENTI- K-Other (Specify): (Name and telephone no.) NOTIFICATION OF INTENT (OPt) in U.S. as #35 2,700 8.To the best of my knowiedge and beliaf, b.Ifrequired by OMB Circular A-95 this application was toin. 15.TYPE OF CHANGE 12cor 12e) PRO. priate letter(s) 7 1978 2 -. County : Franklin Development (rehabilitation), Cleveland, Cuyahoga G-Special Purpose ESTIMATED DATE TO 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE REQUEST (Name, City, State, ZIP code) 30. FEDERAL GRANT FOR Dept.

AUG D-Continuation 31/79 B-Renewal E-City Dept.of Interior Architecturally significant Italian C-Loan BE SUBMITTED TO ABasic Grant A-95 ACTION Cleveland,Ohio C.STATE D-Insurance data in this preapplication/application ara 10.AREA OF PROJECT IMPACT (Name8 of cities,counties, A-New duly authorized by the governing body of Yeer 2 OTHER NAMES: 4 county code: city / town CLEVELAND 11) CONGRESS.

DISTRICT 12) SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL - deteriorated UX SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-3 Oruins Omoved 2O NOT INTACT-O -unexcavated ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access * AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 @CLAIMS: explain "first'O CARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric-2 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 C SETTLEMENT-29 ARCHEOLOGY - historic - 1 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 -URBAN PLANWING -31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY -20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3functions major alterations : CURRENTLY: DITTO 6architectural style(s): * landscape architeot / garden designer: S) interior decorator: 1 artist: IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE CONDITION ASSOCIATION PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: ENGINEERING-11 builder/contractor: historic events: vicinity of EVENTS: Midwest ARCHITECTURE-4 Xexcellent PRIVATE ORGANIZATION COMMERCE-6 LOCAL NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Xunaltered ADMINISTRATOR: Dunexposed NAME as it appears on federal register master builder: if state who prepared form?

Zoriginal site 035 Dgood SAVED? YES XSTATE Bdate of entry: Bartisan: GNPS REGION: SO UNKNOWN -5 17) features: Oreconstrueted Dunknown - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION - 12 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 CJ OTHER (SPECIFY) 'only' D ETHNIC GROUP reviewers initials YES-Unrestricted YES-Restricted NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET NOT APPLICABLE-9 NAMES give role & date Hungarian CHURCH IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?Oyesno