Nomination for Free Will Baptist Church Of Auburn

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) PH035 796/ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAR 2 1976 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HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 11 - J. William Stanton _ VICINITY OF PRESENT USE X MUSEUM X BUILDING(S) X WORK IN PROGRESS PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ENTERTAINMENT -IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY Route 2, Valley Road 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 055 Chardon BOTH CODE UNOCCUPIED 039 DATE TITLE LOCATION Geauga MILITARY COUNTY Mantua Ohio STATE HISTORIC GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY AGRICULTURE OWNERSHIP SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED STRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL RELIGIOUS NAME PARK STATUS Geauga County Courthouse Auburn Township Trustees Public Square DATE ENTERED COURTHOUSE. SURVEY RECORDS 11742 East Washington Street Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn FOR NPS USE ONLY _EDUCATIONAL XPUBLIC -SITE DATA SHEET -OBJECT FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL _OTHER: A. M. Gall, Chairman *EXCELLENT . *ORIGINAL SITE RUINS _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

This is a wooden frame building, 36 by 47 feet in dimension, in On the interior, there is a vestibule with a gallery above. The 1947. By 1974 some of the main floor joists had given way, and movement was begun, and the floor structure has been completely CONDITION UNEXPOSED DESCRIPTION DETERIORATED FAIR under way. UNALTERED XALTERED GOOD with a flattened semi-elliptical arch recessed in the architrave board. geographical location. parallel to the ceiling, there is additional diagonal bracing. According gallery opening into the main hall has two posts with an unusually ceiling are plastered.The roof structure is supported by a series to the consulting architect of the Western Reserve Historical Society, the center of the floor had collapsed.

A local private preservation narrow, plain frieze board.The doorway has a simple entablature the Greek Revival style.It stands on a sandstone foundation.The walls are sheathed with horizontal clapboard siding.There is a center door flanked by two windows on the first floor facade with three windows above.There are three tall windows on the side elevations. The roof vertical boards. At the same time wooden wainscoting was added to the side walls.The building was not used as a church after CHECK ONE repaired.The exterior of the building has also been repaired and pronounced entasis.The ceiling is eighteen feet high. Walls and In the latter part of the nineteenth century the chancel was remodeled with a platform with a serpentine front of dark oak of wooden trusses.

Between the trusses, in a horizontal plane is gabled, with a cornice return on the ends of the building, and a painted, and a restoration of the rest of the interior is now this type of construction is extremely unusual for its date and AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SCULPTURE *ARCHITECTURE SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN X1800-1899 _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1839-1841; 1845 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

This is a good example of the typical small Greek Revival churches to be found throughout northeastern Ohio, but it is unusual an event which gives some insight into the religious conservatism of the period and locality. describing the unenlightened mentality of the members, and tacked 1500-1599 1400-1499 COMMERCE PERIOD ART TRANSPORTATION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS AGRICULTURE THEATER SCIENCE LAW PHILOSOPHY SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT MILITARY INDUSTRY LITERATURE RELIGION it to the church door. _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT MUSIC permission. Dr.Ludlow penned a long satirical verse of protest, The church served its original purpose until the Second World that this use of the church would be sacrilegious, and refused _ENGINEERING _CONSERVATION Methodists, the Methodist pastor traveling five miles from Troy in Cleveland on the principle of the electric telegraph.He invited house.

After some years of neglect, it is now being restored by _PREHISTORIC This building was under construction in 1840 and finished in 184l. -ECONOMICS because of the roof structure described.It was also the scene of The Free.Will Baptist Church was organized at Auburn in 1839. War,and in 1947 it was given to the Civic Club asa community In 1845 Dr.O.W.Ludlow heard Samuel F.B.Morse speak -1700-1799 _1600-1699 Township every two weeks. -EDUCATION the township trustees and private initiative asa local museum. -1900- -COMMUNITY PLANNING Morse to lecture at the Auburn church. However, the people thought ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC - INVENTION

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 0 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - L FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Western Reserve Historical Society - October 1975 STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN . Cleveland 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: 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 INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPF AO U1 KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 CODE COUNTY ORGANIZATION DATE NORTHING LOCAL NATIONAL EASTING Ohio ATTEST Eric Johannesen, Preservationist 10825 East Boulevard less than one UTM REFERENCES Pioneer and General History of Geauga County (Columbus,1953),146-147. Pioneer History of Geauga County (Geauga County Historical Society,1880), 114518115.9.0 SH PO As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I DATE 2-26-76 TELE218-721-5722 AOTIngDIRECTOR ZONE 218.

Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - MAY 2 8 1976 OTHER TECHNICAL Entered KEEPER CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST HAER Send-back Re-submit Maps HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up 5-24-76 BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 REVIEW UNIT Gea uga Working Number 3. 2. 76. 2l 48 0K3.22.7 5.25.26 CHIEF 7-6-26 PROPERTY OF TIE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number Loc. Form No. 10-301a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAY 2 8 1976 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY, TOWN _VICINITY OF STATE Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET GPO 892.454 1974 Auburn LOCATION HISTORIC IDENTIFICATION Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn RECIEVED NAME West elevation and south facade, looking north. DATE ENTERED PHOTO NO. SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS FOR NPS USE ONLY PHOTO CREDIT E. Johannesen PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc NPS Number 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 MAY 2 8 1976 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO GPO 892.454 1974 Ohio IDENTIFICATION LOCATION HISTORIC STATE RECIEVED East and North elevations, looking southwest. E. Johannesen PHOTO CREDIT NAME Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn COUN Geauga Form No. 10-301 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAY 2 8 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM DATE ENTERED TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF U. S. G. S.

Burton Quadrangle 1:24, 000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 34 64 - 75 1966 Auburn LOCATION Geauga DATE COUNTY HISTORIC SCALE REQUIREMENTS SOURCE RECEIVED NAME Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn STATE Ohio MAP REFERENCE SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS ROAD CLASSIFICATION UNITED STATES BURTON QUADRANGLE 4581/590 North GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BURTON, OHIO MAR 2 1976 RECEIVED Church of Auburn 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) 17 481/700 East U.S. Route Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. DE. Thomas H.

Smith INT: 2950-75 Location STATE 6/2/76 Name MMott/row Hamilton County Cincinnati ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER First Congregational Unitarian Church Also Notified Geauga County State Historic Preservation Officer Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Regional Director, Midwest Region The Ohio Historical Society MAY 2 8 1976 Director Date Entered Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn OHIO Hon. J. William Stanton Hon. Willis D. Gradiaon, Jr. MAY 2 8 1976 CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT VICINITY OF OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : X substantially intact-l - not applicable - 7 -Interior, exterior, environs not intact-0 XORIGINAL SITE CONDITION - - Reconstructed _Unexcavated - unknown - 4 YES, NAME: IF YES, NAME: ADAPTIVE USE: Saved ?

FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) then- CHURCH _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING _urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) _INVENTION "first" YES " oldest"' YES SOUTHEAST INTERIOR COUNTY code CONSERVATION ENVIRONS Yes-restricted FEATURES: EXPLORATION STATE MOVED ART UNALTERED planning MIDWEST Claims SIGNIFICANCE: EDUCATION AGRICULTURE LOCATION: FAIR -settlement _entertainment _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT historic district? No access WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN XARCHITECTURE XALTERED _TRANSPORTATION LARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC XEXCELLENT ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC _ECONOMICS PACIFIC NORTHWEST -socio/cultural ADMINISTRATOR(underline) _DETERIORATED _COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

-recreation _Excavated MUNICIPAL VCOUNTY -COMMERCE -PHILOSOPHY _health OTHER NAMES: OHIDV EAUGA -LITERATURE _MUSIC now-MUSEUM _GOOD 055 DATE: 4.27.76 PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV'T REGION: (CIRCLE) SOUTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN Yes-unrestricted EXTERIOR OTHER N.ATLANTIC Reviewer SCIENCE LIGION MID ATLANTIC INDUSTRY _UNEXPOSED -LAw/Gov't/politics architect/m.builder: - landscape/garden designer: - artist/artisan: - builder/contractor: - (label role HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : FEDERAL AGENCY : COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) Frame, clapboarding; 1 1/2 stories, rectangular, gabled roof, interior chimney, front center paneled double-door entrance with architrave, boxed personal events institutional OTHER STATE engineer: PRIVATE NAMES: ETHNIC GROUP: interior decorator: appropriate date) Good example of typical small l9th C.Greek Revival churches found cornice with partial end returns; interior gallery; minor alterations.

throughout N.EOH; diagonal roof truss bracing unusual for area and LOCAL GOVT DATES: COUNTY MUNICIPAL landscape/garden designer: - artist/artisan: - builder/contractor: - (label role HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : FEDERAL AGENCY: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) is unusual for this area and period. Museun. personal OTHER events institutional STATE engineer: NAMES: PRIVATE architect/m.builder: DATES: interior decorator: ETHNIC GROUP: appropriate date) LOCAL GOVT (OF NOMINATION) COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOURCE: Good example of typical small 19th C. Greek Revival churches found DATE: 4-27.76 INITIALS: LEBOVICUY CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT VICINITY OF FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : X Substantially intact-1 - unknown - - not applicable - 7 -Interior, exterior, environs not intact-0 CONDITION - "only" YES IF YES, NAME: ADAPTIVE USE: Saved ?

FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) then- CHURCH+ -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE RELIGION _urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) "first" YES EXTERIOR INTERIOR Yes-unrestricted code ENVIRONS OTHER EDUCATION COUNTY UNEXPOSED Reviewer COMMERCE STATE MIDWEST ENGINEERING ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC DOE Claims AGRICULTURE planning FEATURES: SIGNIFICANCE: LOCATION: MOVED MILITARY -settlement LITERATURE XALTERED ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -socio/cultural SCIENCE MUSIC No access WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? historic district? PACIFIC NORTHWEST _TRANSPORTATION XEXCELLENT _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN INVENTION FAIR WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

-recreation ADMINISTRATOR(underline) _Reconstructed _EXPLORATION _UNALTERED _COMMUNICATIONS _CONSERVATION -entertainment OTHER NAMES: -health -Unexcavated -LAw/Gov't/politics -DETERIORATED _ECONOMICS _PHILOSOPHY -ART XORIGINAL SITE -GOOD now-MUSEUM MAY 2 8 1976 OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) "oldest'" YES SOUTHEAST MID ATLANTIC INDUSTRY OHIDV -RUINS landscape/garden designer: - artist/artisan: - builder/contractor: - (label role HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : FEDERAL AGENCY : COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) SIGNIFICANCE. (maximum two sentences) personal OTHER events institutional engineer: STATE PRIVATE NAMES: interior decorator: DATES: architect/m.builder: ETHNIC GROUP: appropriate date) ACREAGE: (to nearest tenth of an acre) COUNTY MUNICIPAL LOCAL GOV"T