Nomination for St. Paul's Episcopal 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 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS St. Paul's Episcopal Church AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF 5th - Delbert Latta PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE X BUILDING(S) *PRIVATE _WORK IN PROGRESS -PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION * RELIGIOUS -IN PROCESS X-YES: RESTRICTED _GOVERNMENT - YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, Bishop of Ohio 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 CODE OBJECT BOTH LOCATION DATE TITLE COUNTY Defiance ACCESSIBLE CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP EDUCATIONAL PARK MUSEUM DISTRICT HISTORIC STATE SITE Hicksville STRUCTURE PUBLIC Cleveland COMMERCIAL Ohio STATUS NAME High Street _ENTERTAINMENT _TRANSPORTATION Defiance County Courthouse SURVEY RECORDS 2230 Euclid Avenue 221 Clinton Street DATA SHEET DATE ENTERED COURTHOUSE. _SCIENTIFIC - UNOCCUPIED - MILITARY _BEING CONSIDERED - INDUSTRIAL -OTHER: RECEIVED APR 3 3 1976 -FEDERAL STATE COUNTYLOCAL JUN71976 PH0357804 DESCRIPTION XORIGINAL SITE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

imported from England. The present wall lights are from Emmanuel Church in Petoskey, Michigan. The altar, organ, and baptisimal font are original. CONDITION MOVED DATE UNEXPOSED UNALTERED XEXCELLENT RUINS round window. DETERIORATED FAIR Interior walls are plastered.There is vertical ash wainscotting covering the CHECK ONE The exterior walls are sided with vertical boards and chamfered battens which center of the church the original brass ventilating coal oil chandelier hangs. The sides of the building have four, rectangular casement windows.Panes of This small, one-story church building is built in the Gothic revival style. covered with tar shingles in the same pattern.

stained-glass windows in the rear wall.All windows are original and were It was originally shingled in an umbricated pattern of slate but is now four feet and which has a steeply pitched gable roof and Gothic-arched double chimney on the ridge and a single door to either side of the nave reached by a short flight of steps and small landing.There are three Gothic-arched, The foundation is stone pillars;the partial basement is no more than a stone- -GOOD designed by Edgerton, is in place. The gable roof has a very steep pitch. The chancel forms a "T" with the main body of the church. Also gable roofed, its are original. The facade is quite plain. There is an entrance way which projects doors. XALTERED the entrance.Above the entry below the peak of the gable roof is a small, lower feet) portion of the walls. The open beam roof is also ash.In the AREAS OF

Statement of significance

Hicksville and was built by Alfred Edgerton, a prominent local citizen. was the only Episcopalian in the area, he used the church as his private chapel 1600-1699 1873 1700-1799 1400-1499 INVENTION PHILOSOPHY PERIOD EDUCATION ART SIGNIFICANCE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC BUILDER/ARCHITECT RELIGION AGRICULTURE THEATER TRANSPORTATION SCULPTURE LITERATURE XARCHITECTURE MUSIC Hicksville associated with Edgerton. 1900- _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT INDUSTRY MILITARY _COMMUNICATIONS _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT St.Paul's Episcopal Church is an excellent example of Gothic-revival architecture While with the land companies, Edgerton was a patron of several churches in -1500-1599 _ENGINEERING Alfred P.Edgerton was the representative of the Hicks Land Company and the until he moved from Hicksville in 1875.

The church was completed in 1873 and _COMMERCE Ohio State Senate and asa member of the House of Representatives in Congress. - LAW ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC -COMMUNITY PLANNING in Defiance County. It is one of few remaining frame Gothic-revival buildings in the area and is largely unaltered.The church is the second oldest building in

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Elizabeth Hileman & Ronald L. Burdick Sr. Regional Preservation Office, Defiance College Jan. 1976 STREET & NUMBER (419) 784-4010, ext. 248 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 43512 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL - 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 the National Park Service.

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 CODE Defiance TELEPHONE DATE NORTHING ORGANIZATION COUNTY Clinton Street ZONE EASTING hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the one acre FOR NPS USE ONLY THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATEIS CLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE 4517313.80 LOCAL A/0 1 618712,601 St. Paul's Episcopal Church Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - OTHER KEEPER HAER ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit Maps CONTROL TECHNICAL Send-back Defiance Review Property HISTORIAN Working Number 4.23.76.3210 Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF State 5-11-76 Cole 676 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF INT:210 5 - 28-22 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No.

7 Entered OHIO 71976 EPISCOPAL ST.PAULS CHURCH Hicksuille, Dhio Photo/ APR 2 3 1976 JUN 7 1976 Doc North facade St. Paul's Episcopal Church Defiance College Regional Preservation Hicksville, Defiance Co., Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Office Alice May, Aug. 1975, filed at Hicksville, Defiance Co., Ohio Alice May, Aug. 1975, filed at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Defiance College Regional Preservation North and east sides. Office PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER APR 2 3 1976 Form No. 10-301 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM JUN 7 1976 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -| ENCLOSE WITH MAP St. Paul's Episcopal Church AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN Hicksville, Ind-Ohio Quadrangle 1: 24000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2.

NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT:2427- 74 Defiance Hicksville HISTORIC STATE SOURCE RECEIVED Ohio LOCATION NAME SCALE REQUIREMENTS COUNTY MAP REFERENCE VICINITY OF DATE ENTERED FOR NPS USE ONLY USGS 7' Series DATE Photorevised 1973 HICKSVILLE, IND. - OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HICKSVILLE QUADRANGLE Hicksille INDIANA -OHIO 75 MINUTG SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC E 687260 () State Route UNITED STATES NATIONAL MAY 14 1976 Honorable Delbert Is latta Dr. Thomas H. Smith Regional Director, Midwest Region) FNP:D Look: ceh:5/11/76 Director's Reading File Director Sincerely yours, Interstate 7l at 17theAvenue The Ohio Historical Society House of Representatives Washington, D.C. Thank you for your letter of April 26 concerning the nomination of (BASIC FILE RETAINED IN PR) Hational Register of Historie Places. /Sgd/ Jerry L.

Rogers significance ofa nominated property following a published notice in expedite the nonination's review and will inform you by the usual form the National Park Service. /L IS) IS-Dir, Chron. May 4, 1976 Church in Hickoville, Ohio,for nomination to the 2))w/incoming NP: CRBraxton: crb: 5-4-7 Washington,D.c. Sincerely yours, reply at the earliest opportunity. Dear lr. Iatta: cerning the application of the St. Peul's Epiacopal Director House of Representatives We apprecdate your interest and will provide you a National Register of Historic Places. DELBERT L. LATTA 5TH DISTRICT, OHIO - April 26, 1976 Mr. Gary E. Everhardt National Park Service . Department of the Interior 18th & C Streets N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Mr. Everhardt: It has been brought to my attention that St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Hicksville, Ohio, has of Historic Places.

Your consideration of this request will be most sincerely appreciated. With warm regards, I am BUDGET Director RULES COMMITTEES: been nominated for inclusion in the National Register DLL:ns Cungress of the United States Representative to Congress JUN 7 1976 Beall, Ceneral Reasin, Fouse St. Peul's Episcopal Church Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Hon. Wayne L. llays Hon. Delbert L. Latta INT: 2950-75 Location STATE MMott/row Name Defiance County Date Entered 6/7/76 Director ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Regional Director, Midwest Region State Historic Preservation Officer Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue Wayne County The Chio Historical Society Ottawa County Genoa Town Hall Columbus, Ohio 43211 JUN Wooster Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Genca Dr.

Thomas ll.Smith Hiekeville 7 1976 VICINITY OF OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) ADMINISTRATOR (underline) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : REGION: (CIRCLE) - not applicable - 7 -Interioz, exterior, environs not intact-0 CONDITION - LORIGINAL SITE - unknown - 4 YES, NAME: Saved ? FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LITERATURE _socio/cultural _urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) "first" YES "oldest'' YES NO EXTERIOR INTERIOR recreation JUN DOE CONSERVATION ENVIRONS UNEXPOSED FEATURES: Reviewer Yes-unrestricted LOCATION MOVED ECONOMICS Claims COMMERCE DATE: planning SIGNIFICANCE: EXPLORATION ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC TRANSPORTATION DETERIORATED ENGINEERING AGRICULTURE EXCELLENT ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PHILOSOPHY ARCHITECTURE INDUSTRY EDUCATION ART _Unexcavated -entertainment _COMMUNICATIONS historic district?

FAIR PACIFIC NORTHWEST Substantially intact-3 _Reconstructed WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? ADAPTIVE USE: No access _health MUSIC OTHER NAMES: _RELIGION INITIALS: 86 CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT 5* IP YES, NAME: SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN NAME AS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: SOUTHEAST OTHER N.ATLANTIC MIDWEST MID ATLANTIC ROCKY MOUNTAIN WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT?

INVENTION -UNALTERED Settlement GOOD -RUINS (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : LOCAL GOV"T FEDERAL AGENCY: STATE events engineer: NAMES: DATES: artist/artisan: interior decorator: PRIVATE architect/m.builder: builder/contractor: appropriate date) landscape/garden designer: ETHNIC GROUP: ACREAGE: (to nearest tenth of an acre) / COMMENTS: (include architectural information DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (Specific date or 1/4 of century):,873 COUNTY OTHER institutional MUNICIPAL JUN 7 1976 OTHER NANES: CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT 5% VICINITY OF OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : < Substantially intact-1 - not applicable - 7 -Interior, exterior, environs not intact-o CONDITION - CORIGINAL SITE - unknown - 4 IF YES, NAME: ADAPTIVE USE: FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SCIENCE ECONOMICS _LITERATURE -recreation ENGINEERING _socio/cultural PHILOSOPH _urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) "first" YES "e oldest"' YES NO Yes-unrestricted OTHER INTERIOR Saved?

MIDWEST ENVIRONS EDUCATION MOVED Claims DOE ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC AGRICULTURE planning UNEXPOSED PRIVATE UNALTERED YES Reviewer _COMMUNICATIONS .COMMERCE FEATURES: SIGNIFICANCE: TRANSPORTATION ARCHITECTURE EXCELLENT DATE: _Reconstructed INDUSTRY LOCATION -entertainment No access INVENTION _Unexcavated PACIFIC NORTHWEST MUSIC MILITARY historic district? ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? ADMINISTRATOR(underline) WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? LAw/Gov't/politics _DETERIORATED _EXPLORATION _CONSERVATION _health _FAIR -GOOD INITIALS: 86 CITY.

TOWN EXTERIOR code COUNTY STATE _RELIGION 039 Settlement _RUINS then-churel (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : FEDERAL AGENCY : OTHER builder/contractor: events institutional engineer: STATE artist/artisan: architect/m.builder: PRIVATE DATES: interior decorator: NAMES: landscape/garden designer: appropriate date) ETHNIC GROUP: LOCAL GOVT ACREAGE: (to nearest tenth of an acre) SIGNIFICANCE: (maximum two sentences) COUNTY MUNICIPAL COMMENTS:(include architectural information Here)