Nomination for Harding Tomb

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Form No. 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED MAY * 7 19/6 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM JUN 1 6 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HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY.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 Clarence J. Brown, Jr., 7th _ VICINITY OF PRESENT USE X UNOCCUPIED X STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS - YES: RESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED X YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

6 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 1967 Marion 101 CODE LOCATION DATE EDUCATIONAL TITLE Harding Tomb BOTH COMMERCIAL ACCESSIBLE COUNTY CLASSIFICATION GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION SCIENTIFIC SITE MILITARY RELIGIOUS STATE CATEGORY Marion Cemetery DISTRICT Ohio AGRICULTURE OWNERSHIP _OBJECT PARK Courthouse Square NAME INDUSTRIAL Marion County Courthouse STATUS Harding Memorial Association Ohio Historical Society DATE ENTERED PH0369128 -ENTERTAINMENT DATA SHEET COURTHOUSE, BUILDING(S) _MUSEUM _PUBLIC 1982 Velma Ave X.PRIVATE FOR NPS USE ONLY (Rev. 10-74) _FEDERAL X STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL HISTORIC 7- DESCRIPTION XORIGINAL SITE X GOOD MOVED DATE_ DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The tomb interior is similar though more elaborate than the exterior. The with a wreath of roses, differentiating the graves of Mr. g Mrs. Harding. At CONDITION UNEXPOSED foundation. RUINS EXCELLENT with aluminum coping. XUNALTERED FAIR CHECK ONE Above the columns is a blank frieze and denticular cornice.The crypts of landscaped grounds among rows of elms and clusters of shrubs. President Harding and his wife are located on the grey and white marble floor Constructed in 1926-1927,the Harding Memorial is an excellent adaptation of The exterior can be divided into three sections for the purpose of description. The base is composed of steps that lead to the crypt area inside the circle. - DETERIORATED of the circle except where broken on the west side to allow the viewing of the in diameter and 52' in height and is built of Georgia white marble on a stone of the interior.

Pearl Labrador Granite, surrounded by a bed of myrtle. One stone is marked crypts. A blank frieze and cornice topped with a smooth wall completes the classical elements in a contemporary structure.The circular memorial is 103 exterior.There is no roof.The tops of the cornice and walls are covered AREAS OF

Statement of significance

Resembling a Greek tholas, the Harding Memorial is one of the most presidential tomb. In its peaceful park-like setting, the memorial is they had raised, through national subscription, $977,821.76. A competition York, City Hall in Oakland, California, the Carnegie Tech group in Pittsburgh, and the Westinghouse Memorial Group in Schenely Park, New York. 1927. Harding, the 29th President of the United States, was a native of Marion. He showed poor judgement in his choosing of political friends, and his administration Hoover agreed to in June, 1931.

1500-1599 1800-1899 1700-1799 ENGINEERING SCIENCE ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PERIOD SIGNIFICANCE AGRICULTURE XARCHITECTURE PREHISTORIC BUILDER/ARCHITECT Henry Horbostel THEATER MILITARY XPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT INVENTION _COMMUNICATIONS LITERATURE MUSIC _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT memorial is deserving of the protection of the National Register. _TRANSPORTATION Henry Hornbostel of Pittsburgh was awarded the contract.Horbostel was a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and taught at Columbia University positions for personal gains again and again. Harding died while in office, and Carnegie Tech.Among his other designs are the Hell Gate Bridge in New and no one from Washington would dedicate the tomb until Presiden Herbert of leading American architects was held to design a fitting memorial.

_SCULPTURE Harding outlined in his will that he be provided a simple resting place- the are employed;its simplicity alone creates the dignity befitting a The Harding Memorial Association was founded October 1l,1923 for the purpose -1400-1499 _CONSERVATION body placed there by 1927,the shocks of the Harding scandals continued to unfold of erecting and endowing a fitting memorial to the memory of Harding and He was nominated for the presidency in 1920 and elected by a huge majority. -1600-1699 impressive memorials in Ohio. No elaborate embellishments or effigies purity of the memorial fulfills Harding's desire. -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _RELIGION -COMMERCE - EDUCATION Ground was broken April 1926.E.Elford G Son of Columbus was the construction - ECONOMICS -LAW x1900- American designer, Henry Hornbostel. Though not yet fifty years old, the was rocked with scandal.

The infamous "Ohio Gang" took advantage of their architecturally a tribute both to this important native Ohioan and to its INDUSTRY to plan for the perpetuation and maintainance of the Harding Home.By 1925

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Dedication Booklet. Marion, Ohio, 1931. York, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1968 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES NAME / TITLE April 1976 STREET & NUMBER 1982 Velma Avenue CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: LOCAL - 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 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE S. H. P.O.

GPO 892-453 466-8727 COUNTY CODE DATE ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE NORTHING STATE NATIONAL Columbus:The Ohio Gretchen Klimoski Ohio Historic Preservation Office UTM REFERENCES ZONE EASTING FORM PREPARED BY FOR NPS USE ONLY Ohio State University Press, 1971. Russel, Francis. criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OU-KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE Aoting 6.1570 STATE Ohia WORKING NUMBER PHOTOS 3 HIS TOR IAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN JUN 1 6 1976 INT: 1538-73 Entered KEEPER PROPERTY Send-back Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST Federal Register entry MAPS National Register Write-up TECH REVIEW 5.27.76 BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 11.13 Kcole Rotten form. 11. 13, 73, 3 9 46 Retu 1. Name. _ 2. Location. 3. Classification. 4. Owner of Property. . 5., Location of Legal Description. 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys. 7. Description. te be off by about JUN 16 1976 Bibliography. Acreage. Other. Geographical Data. SIGNED: Photographic Coverage. office for clarification of the information indicated below. The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your Map Coverage. Clarification or correction of the above items must be made prior to the initiation Form Prepared By. necessarily insure that the nomination will then satisfy the National Register criteria in full. Please check. X 12. Certification. Statement of Significance.

Thank you for your attention to the above items checked of our professional review.Correction of these technical errors does not Longitude and Latitude Coordinates.Longitude (or Latitude) appears PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE PROPERTY IS RESUBMITTED.DATE: NAME OF PROPERTY Photos - Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF JUN 16 1976 KEEPER OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST Entered HAER CONTROL Send-back TECHNICAL Maps Re-submit Review HISTORIAN Property State Harding Tomb Ohio Accept ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register Write-up 76001485 Federal Register Entry SECOND CONTROL SHEET United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 62.76 7-6.26 Marion INT:2106 - 74 Working Number 11.13.73.3946 6.1576 JUN 1 6 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER detail, fmom S side Title: NPS Number Interior 7-22-73 Harding Tomb Loc.mar JUN 1 6 1976 North Side Title: 7-22-73 NPS Number FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1.

NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JUN 1 6 1976 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE Larry Alan Beer: July 22, 1973 Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. NOV 1 3 1973 Marion Marion Cemetery DATE TOWN North side. REGISTE COUNTY COMMON NATIONAL GP0932-009 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Harding Tomb PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PHOTO CREDIT (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) (6/72) RECEIVED The Ohio Historical Society NEGATIVE FILED AT JUN 1 6 1976 West side NPS Numher Har ding Tit!?: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL RECISTER 100, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) JUN 1 6 1976 2. LOCATION 3.

PHOTO REFERENCE July 22, 1973 Columbus, Ohio 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. NOV 1 3 1973 GPO 932-009 Marion DATE TOWN Harding Tomb West side. COMMON The Ohio Historical Society COUNTY Marion Cemetery NATIONAL PHOTO CREDIT Larry Alan Beers PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (6/72) NEGATIVE FILED AT STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Ohio STATE OHIO_MARION CO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MARION EAST QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MARION EAST, OHIO STATE OF OHIO Lat N 40 UNITED STATES MARION Harding Tomb ROAD CLASSIFICATION DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS JUN 16 1976 Barding Tomb Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Clarence J. Brow, Jz.

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DISTRICT d form? 1features: - No Access C RELIGION-22 street & number NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP architectural style(s): 3artisan: NAMES give role & date