Nomination for Jefferson Schoolhouse

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The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV 11 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM MAR 17 1976 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 COMMERCIAL PARK _WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE _IN PROCESS _YES: UNRESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 None Cincinnati CODE Hamilton TITLE LOCATION COUNTY STATE DATE 061 OWNERSHIP CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE ENTERTAINMENT MILITARY HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION NAME AGRICULTURE SCIENTIFIC DISTRICT GOVERNMENT RELIGIOUS RECEIVED XUNOCCUPIED Hamilton County Courthouse STATUS PUBLIC STRUCTURE The Armstrong Chapel Trustees PUBLIC ACQUISITION DATE ENTERED XBUILDING(S) First - Willis Gradison Court and Main Streets XPRIVATE Indian Hill _INDUSTRIAL Ohio - EDUCATIONAL -MUSEUM -OBJECT XNO X.OTHER:VaCant -BOTH _FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL Indian Hill and Drake Roads 5125 Drake Road Jefferson School House 7 DESCRIPTION CHECK ONE XORIGINAL SITE X.FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

When this small, one room structure became insufficient, a rectangular the building is devoid of decorative, architectural details. CONDITION MOVED UNEXPOSED roof. DETERIORATED DATE EXCELLENT UNALTERED XALTERED building resulting in its present U-shaped configuration.The wing The Jefferson Schoolhouse was originally a one story, rectangular bay south facade and five bays on the east side. is identical to the original section of the building with a three windows, six-over-six with simple stone sills and lintels.The west school and date built inscribed. south end of the building is divided into three bays by double hung flanked by a window on either side.The north side is divided into shaped floor plan.The south facade has a centrally located entrance At a still later date a wing was added to the southeast side of the building, constructed of brick with a gabled roof of easy pitch.

side is divided into five bays by identical windows. The roof is Except for the regular placement of the windows and the bell tower, seven bays by double hung windows.This section also has a gabled The foundation is stone and the brick is layed in common bond.The aflat roof.A stone plaque in the south gable has the name of the wing was added to the north end of the building resulting in an L- -RUINS -GOOD AREAS OF

Statement of significance

The Jefferson School House, dating from 1851, is the oldest school in !Indian Hill and representative of the early type of building Americans; Washington, Jefferson and Franklin. The Jefferson School is located directly across from the Armstrong Chapel, on designations had nothing to do with structural size, but instead 1700-1799 1500-1599 1600-1699 1851 COMMERCE RELIGION INVENTION ART PHILOSOPHY AGRICULTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PERIOD THEATER LAW TRANSPORTATION PREHISTORIC POLITICS/GOVERNMENT BUILDER/ARCHITECT SIGNIFICANCE SCULPTURE MILITARY LITERATURE XARCHITECTURE XEDUCATION unknown MUSIC SCIENCE 1900- X1800-1899 _ECONOMICS _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT the Armstrong Community Building ever since. _CONSERVATION used in school houses at that time.

_1400-1499 the north side of Indian Hill Road and is owned by The Armstrong creating the structure as we see it today.The structure outgrew The first schools of Indian Hill were named after three great was added in l926,doubling the size of the structure and the last four grades taught in the Big Room.Another addition designation of the rooms as Little Room and Big Room;these _ENGINEERING its usefulness as a school in the l940's and has been used as The architect is unknown.Sometime around 1900,an ell was _COMMUNITY PLANNING Chapel. This school is the oldest in the area, dating from 1851. added, creating a two room structure. This resulted in the ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC referred to the first four grades taught in the Little Room and

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Garden Club, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1962, p. 77-80. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA UTM REFERENCES A[1,6] L712,912,4,0) VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE Margaret Sambi, Architectural Historian STREET & NUMBER 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 GPO 888-44 721-4506 9-24-75 TELEPHONE Cincinnati CODE None DATE NORTHING ORGANIZATION LOCAL ZONE COUNTY ZONE EASTING Ohio 812 Dayton Street SHPO 14,313.7179,0 RCRUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Miami Purchase Association Inventory - BRANCH CHIEF Send-back . MAR 1 7 1976. Re-submit . OTHER KEEPER Entered HAER ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNICAL Maps Property HISTORIAN Review Photos Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 Hamilton Working Number11 11. 75. 204 8 Accept IN T:2106-74 CONTROL 11.12.75 Geographical Data -- Acreage: BE MUMINATEO Thank you for your attention to the above items. INT:7/105- 74 Description: Map Coverage: RESUBMITTED.

Bibliography: Date: Certification: STATE Statement of Significance: Verbal Boundary Description: attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for Photographic Coverage: UTM Reference(s) : rification of the information indicated below.PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION IS FEASIBLE, on the National Register staff, telephone 22/523.5493 SEOERATELY. SCHOOL NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc. Buckeve d Buckeye Q WAY ONE Savings Associaticn Form No. 10-301a LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

FEBZ81975 1975 Hamilton 039 061 Cincinnati DATE COUNTY IDENTIFICATION NATIONAL NAME STATE CODE REGISTER Miami Purchase Association RECEIVED PHOTO REFERENCE 6 East Fourth Street ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Ohio Peggy Sambi NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER: FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PHOTO CREDIT: View of the southwest corner (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: 11/19/74 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: The Transit Building COMMON: Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM MAR 1 7 1976 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF COUNTY Hamilton U.S.G.S.

7½' DATE photorevised 1970 and 1974 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2: NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464 - 75 LOCATION HISTORIC "Madeira" SCALE 1:24000 REQUIREMENTS Quadrangle Map SOURCE Jefferson School House Indian Hill NAME DATE ENTERED MAP REFERENCE STATE Ohio RECEIVED NOV 1 1 1975 16 7 29 240 MADEIRA, OHIO Z- NOV 11 1975 MADEIRA QUADRANGLE RECEIVED 43 37 790 UNITED STATES NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY November 3, 1975 Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper 18th å C Streets, N.W. Paige, Judge David, House, Lake Co. Armstrong Chapel, Hamilton Co. Jefferson School, Hamilton Co. NOV 1 1 1975 Palymyra Center Hotel, Portage Co. Quarry, Greene Co. Tallmadge-Mithoff House, Fairfield Co. Maria Stein Convent, Mercer Co. Hosford House, Crawford Co. Trinity Episcopal Church, Vinton Co. Gurney-Kochheiser House, Richland Co.

Garfield, James A., House, Portage Co. Young, Thomas F., House, Portage Co. Secor Hotel, Lucas Co. Bellevue (Congo Farm), Pickaway Co. Coulton House, Lake Co. Officer; Director, Ohio Historical Society Sincerely, enclosures REGISTER io Historic Preservation Office NATIONAL RECEIVED Shawnee, Perry Co. National Park Service THS/g1k Bellville Village Hall, Richland Co. NEW SUBMISSIONS Eakin Mill Covered Bridge, Vinton Co. Gibson House, Hamilton Co. National Register of Historic Places our intent to Register: Dear Dr. Murtagh: Transmitted herewith are twenty-two (22) completed National Register Washington, D.C. 20240 Buehl House, Cuyahoga Co. Groveport Log House, Franklin Co. Advisory Board and owners of subject properties have been informed of Department of the Interior New Baltimore Inn, Stark Co. Thomas H.

Smith, State Historic Preservation listorical Center 1-71 & 17th Avenue (614) 466-8707 forms.All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation MAR 1 7 1976 Old Log Post Office Warren County Columbia Center Bel1vllla Union Terninal Group Director, The Ohio Historical Society Hon. Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Ion. Charles A. Mosher Colunbus, Ohio 43211 INT: 2950-75 Location Portage County STATE Name Cuyahoga County Also Notified Ravenna Jefferson Schoolhouse Richland County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered Franklin Regional Director, Midwest Region Lorain County Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue State Historic Preservation Officer Hon. John M. Ashbrook Riddle Block Cleveland Hon.Thomas N. Kindness Bellviile Village Hall Indian Hill Hon.J. William Stanton Dr. Thomas H.

Smich 2 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET 3) date of entry: ) county code: -COUNTY GNPS REGION: SOURCE Of NOMINATION Margaret" Sambi? - LOCAL O detôriorated Lfeatures: Druins Omoved 9O NOT INTACT-O -good Ounexposed - Unknown Ounexcavated ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 XN No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? DyesXno 21 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : OCLAIMS: explain - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.

21 DRECREATION -28 "first'C CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY-historic- - COMMUNICATIONS-7 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O town's oldest - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 * ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D * EDUCATION-10 - ART-5 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 3 functions major alterations : 1900, 1926 & architectural style(s): landscape architect / garden designer: 1 interior decorator: Ireviewers initials _date.

|IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 061 3-17-76 ASSOCIATION 1851 hamilton ENGINEERING-11 ENTERTAINMENT-26 INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: Xaltered school EVENTS: PERSONAL: FEDERAL CURRENTLY: vicinity of PRIVATE ORGANIZATION XSTATE builder/contractor: artist: URBAN PLANNING-31 community building Indian Hill and Drake Rds. SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: ADMINISTRATOR: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP COMMERCE-6 OXriginal site dates of initial construction: 2OTHER NAMES: Dexcellent belfry on W wing; ells added,1900,1926.Town's oldest school; used as commjnity center since 1940's. Bartisan: SAVED? YES *e Jefferson Schoolhouse city / town 11CONGRESS. DISTRICT 1st -EXPLORATION -12 CONDITION ETHNIC engineer: GROUP Indian Hill master builder: SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER(SPECIFY) oh federal register: