Nomination for Columbia Town Hall

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVEO OV 5 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM MAR 1 7 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 13 - Chas. E. Mosher - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE -WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

Ohio 44035 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 093 Lorain CODE TITLE OBJECT COUNTY 039 LOCATION EDUCATIONAL ACCESSIBLE BOTH ENTERTAINMENT DATE Elyria CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION GOVERNMENT SITE UNOCCUPIED SCIENTIFIC DISTRICT COMMERCIAL OWNERSHIP AGRICULTURE RELIGIOUS PARK MUSEUM STATE INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE PRIVATE COURTHOUSE, Columbia Station STATUS Columbia Township XPUBLIC 44028 NAME Columbia Center 328 Broad Street OTHER: DATA SHEET Ohio _TRANSPORTATION SURVEY RECORDS DATE ENTERED XBUILDING(S) 25496 Royalton Road FOR NPS USE ONLY - MILITARY -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY -LOCAL HISTORIC Lorain County Administration Building Columbia Town Hall 7 DESCRIPTION X.EXCELLENT &ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

a louvered dormer on each side of the ridge, to ventilate the attic. Iaces South, and enters the upper level through a flight of sandstone purchased for the Town Hall at the time of its construction. The ceiling wainscoating surrounds the room, with plastered walls and ceiling above it. 1930) and the construction of the wall which creates the trustee's office main entrance porch with asphalt, and the addition of a small protective CONDITION UNEXPOSED UNALTERED DETERIORATED The upper level consists of a single large meeting room.A raised stage The upper level is as it was built, except for the addition of more modern a small square turret which projects several feet above the eaves, each The lower level contains a meeting room, kitchen facilities, and the office metal ceiling panels. CHECK ONE lighting and heating equipment, and the replacement of the front doors.

The Columbia Town Hall is a masonry structure built on a foundation 3l X so extensive as to virtually destroy the Town Hall as we know it. of the lower level is of ornamental stamped metal panels. the year 1895.At each of the four corners, the brick is extended to form roof over the West entrance to the lower level. level at the front and also on the West. -GOOD -FAIR The walls, up the level of the upper floor, are of sandstone cut The roof is of slate, and is ornamented by for the lower level projecting down into shallow stone lined wells. are also two windows in each end of the upper level. of the township trustees. steps and a columned porch. There is a grade level entrance to the lower when the soffits were replaced, but have been preserved. Other external throughout. DATE grade. enclosed photographs were taken.

There has been recent talk of renovation changes include the replacement of the original slate shingles on the The building has been well maintained, and is in excellent condition The main entrance The wood trim has recieved a coat of paint since the There are five double hung wood windows on each side for each level,those 59 feet.The floor of the lower level is approximately four feet below concrete block, and houses the furnace, water heater, and rest rooms. at the North end is flanked by stairways to the lower level. The lower level has been modified by the addition of the kitchen In this meeting room are some 75 of the chairs under the eaves along each side wall.These were removed a few years ago with its own pyramidal roof. Wooden This wail, was built so as not to disturb any of the _RUINS AREAS OF

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

SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW PREHISTORIC _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ZSOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN X 1800-1899 _COMMERCE _OTHER (SPECIFY) architect - C. C. Pease The Town Hall is currently used for regular meetings of the township trustees landfill for July l8th in the Town Hall which will be the first such of regular users include a Bible study group, a Horseman's club, a senior citizens group, a weight wachers group, a baton twirlers club, the Columbia currently being used by a Lutheran congregation, pending construction of for a variety of special functions, and, during periods of overcrowding, has Weekends, particularly during the summer, often see an endless chain of The history of our township amounts to little more than a recitation of have taken place there.

1400-1499 1700-1799 COMMUNICATIONS AGRICULTURE ART PERIOD LAW SIGNIFICANCE SCIENCE INDUSTRY ARCHITECTURE MILITARY LITERATURE EDUCATION THEATER XPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT SCULPTURE Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a hearing on a proposed MUSIC used by local churches during periods of construction or renovation. _PHILOSOPHY hearing ever held outside Columbus. lunches available to our school children were served from the kitchen in the _TRANSPORTATION _CONSERVATION a small public building is also frequently used for family reunions, and class reunions.

-1600-1699 level is frequently used for old fashioned" town meetings on any subject charge to any resident, and has therefore been heavily used by local civic the decisions that have been made in the Town Hall, and the events which -1500-1599 - ENGINEERING -ECONOMICS _RELIGION X1900- water system, airport construction, and zoning variances. American Legion, Veterans of Foriegn Wars, and others. Women's Club, the Republican Women's club, and many others. builder - John Dunning has ever existed in Columbia Township. It has always been available without their own building. The Columbia Local School System has used the town hall Town Hall. (The schools are just across the street.) construction 1895 conducted regular classes there for entire school years.The first hot The Town Hall - INVENTION These have recently included a proposed that has wide public interest.

The upper organizations.It is a good example of the Queen Anne style as applied to The Town Hall has been the social center of the township ever since its Historical Society, and the Columbia Garden Club.It has frequently been The current list Such events have proven helpful to the Boy and Girl Scouts, the Methodist fundraising events; rummage sales, bake sales, craft shows and sales, etc. as well as the zoning board, and the zoning board of appeals. The Ohio MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Minutes of the meetings of the trustees of Columbia Township Both of the above are kept in a safe in the trusteels office in the 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Robert G.

MacIntyre, president June 16, 1975 STREET & NUMBER 11986 Jaguay Road CITY OR TOWN 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).| hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER DATE OCt. 30,1975 FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 COUNTY TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION CODE DATE NORTHING 216-236-4322 ATTEST: Columbia Station Columbia Historical Society ZONE EASTING lower level of the nominated building.

Expense records of Columbia Township, Lorain County, Ohio 14.517, 316,8,01 THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: YUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER LOCAL ZONE Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory _ OTHER KEEPER TECHNICAL CONTROL HAER Send-back Maps HISTORIAN Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST Federal Register Entry Review 3-15-76 State Lorain 12-15-75 National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF Working Number11. 5. 15. 195 7 Accept 11.675 REVIEW UNITCHIEF MAR 1 7 1975 IN T:2106 - 7 Entered Property United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASo No.7 4-6-26 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Columbia Town Hall NPS Number Title: 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 MAR 1 7 1976 DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTONO. 1 f Y Front view - South elevation - looking North Lorain May LOCATION COUNTY IDENTIFICATION RECEIVED STATE Columbia Center Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE NAME FOR NPS USE ONLY HISTORIC Columbia Town Hall Columbia Historical Society Robert G. MacIntyre PHOTO CREDIT 11986 Jaquay Rd. Columbia Station Ohio ll028 Photo No. 2 NPS Number Columbia Town Hall PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc. Form No. 10-301a (Pev.

10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED MAR 1 7 1976 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS 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 Lorain IDENTIFICATION LOCATION COUNTY HISTORIC STATE Columbia Center South and East elevations looking Northwest NAME Ohio May 1975 Columbia Town Hall Columbia Historical Society ll986 Jaquay Rd. Columbia Station Ohio 4l028 PHOTO CREDIT Robert G. MacIntyre PHOTO NO.2 Photo No. 3 NPS Number _ PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Columbia Tow Hall Form No. 10-301a (Pev.

10-7%) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVEDNOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM MAR 1 7 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT PHOTONO. 3 af + DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Lorain COUNTY LOCATION STATE IDENTIFICATION Columbia Center North and West elevations looking Southeast PHOTO REFERENCE NAME FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE ENTERED Ohio May 1975 1895 Photo No. 4 NPS Number Columbia Town Hall PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM MAR 1 7 1976 AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN VICINITY OF DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT PHOTO NO.

4 f4 DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Lorain LOCATION COUNTY Columbia Center STATE IDENTIFICATION Detail of gable end on South elevation looking North NAME PHOTO REFERENCE DATE ENTERED May 1975 Ohio SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS FOR NPS USE ONLY HISTORIC Columbia Town Hall 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 IDATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON 2 LOCATION CITY. TOWN -VICINITY OF MAP REFERENCE 4 REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3.

UTM REFERENCES Lorain 1963 SOURCE HISTORIC COUNTY DATE STATE NAME SCALE Ohio Columbia Center United States Geological Survey Columbia Town Hall 1:24000 'NT: 34 64 - 75 .5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC WEST VIEW, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WEST VIEW QUADRANGLE 17 422/570 East 4573/680 North UNITED STATES RECEIVED GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Columbia S NOV 5 1975 MAR 1 Z 1976 Columbta Center Lorain County Portage County Hon. Charles A. losher INT: 2950-75 Location STATE Warren County Date Entered Name Cleveland ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cuyahoga County Also Notified Richland County Regional Director, Midwest Region Riddle Block Jefferaon Schoolhouse Dr.Thomas H. Smith Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Director, The Ohio Hiatorical Sociaty Hon. John M, Ashbrook Hamilton County Columbla Town Hall Ballvllle Village Hall Ballvillo Hon. W1l11s D. Gradiaon, Jr.

Indian Hill 3/30/76 Union Termlnal Group State Historic Preservation Officer Hon. Thomas N. Rindness MOTT:d1h NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET OCOUNTY CONGRESS. DISTRICT 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION D deteriorated 17)features: 2C SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT -3 Oruins 9C NOT INTACT-O Ounexposed - Unknown ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- Y POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 - RECREATION -28 @CLAIMS: explain 'first'O -ARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric-2 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 C LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH -27 - MILITARY - 18 * ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL-30 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 C TRANSPORTATION - 25 built. wi town.

93) functions @dates of initial construction: 1095 major alterations : CURRENTLY: DITTO @master builder: a engineer: QUEEN ANNE landscape architect / garden designer: 1 interior decorator: M artist: Sartisan: IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 093 Lorain Midwest 3-17-76 ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PERSONAL: CONDITION historic events: EVENTS: SETTLEMENT-29 Xexcellent INSTITUTIONAL: Columbia Center ENGINEERING-11 COMMERCE-6 architectural style(s): LOCAL Xaltered vicinity of Columbia Town Hall PRIVATE ORGANIZATION 25496 Royalton Rd. ADMINISTRATOR: Xoriginal site 4county code: date of entry: Dexcavated NAME as it appears on federal register: if state who prepared form? NPS REGION: WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT:TOWN HALL CSTATE SAVED? YES city / town -good 5X UNKNOWN-6 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? Dyes L -EXPLORATION -12 Breviewers initials. tal buildung constructed wi town.

ETHNIC GROUP UNKNOWN-5 Dfair 2OTHER NAMES: Dmoved