Decorative drawing: a civic town hall with a clock tower and a portico. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Floral Hall

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,209 words across 10 pages, filed in 1976. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 76001503, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCT 22 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DEO 18 1976 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER Morrow County Fairgrounds NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Mt. Gilead 12 - Samuel Devine VICINITY OF PRESENT USE X PUBLIC STRUCTURE _WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS *YES: RESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED MILITARY _OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY Morrow County Commissioners LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 Morrow 117 LOCATION DATE BOTH CODE ENTERTAINMENT SITE ACCESSIBLE COUNTY UNOCCUPIED TITLE EDUCATIONAL HISTORIC CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY SCIENTIFIC NAME OWNERSHIP STATE Ohio DISTRICT STATUS RECEIVED Morrow County Courthouse Courthouse Square _TRANSPORTATION _GOVERNMENT COURTHOUSE. DATE ENTERED XBUILDING(S) _INDUSTRIAL Floral Hall _PARK -RELIGIOUS - COMMERCIAL FOR NPS USE ONLY _PRIVATE _OBJECT PHO369195 X AGRICULTURE -MUSEUM (Rev. 10-74) XORIGINAL SITE X GOOD _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The one-story building of frame construction is built in the shape The structure has no windows. The end of each arm of the cross has a tall, barn door. The doors are constructed of narrow, vertical At the intersection of the gable roofs there is an octagonal, one-story tower. Each face of the octagon has a single 2/2 light There are small brackets beneath the cornice of the roof of the tower. At the peak of the roof is a flagpole. Both the tower and gable roofs are covered by standing seam metal. When built the structure was used for floral, vegtable and grain boards. CONDITION DESCRIPTION DETERIORATED EXCELLENT XUNALTERED CHECK ONE of a Greek cross.It is covered with the original weatherboarding. displays at the county fair.It is still used in this manner today. _UNEXPOSED - FAIR window centered in it. Some of the windows have been boarded over. DATE LRUINS AREAS OF

Statement of significance

Floral Hall is the only remaining original structure on the Morrow Further, the building attests to the importance of county fairs in by the Morrow County Garden Clubs. Though local records are sketchy at best, it is known that the first property for the Morrow County Fairgrounds was purchased in 1867. It is the only remaining structure of the original number, and the only structure presently on the fairgrounds which dates prior to The county fair in America has provided rural residents the opportunity to display the fruits of their labors, as well as learn some of the Amateur horticulture has been a vital part of the Morrow County Fair since its opening and Floral Hall has been at the center of this interest. The building will receive a complete facelift for the 1976 county fair. 1500-1599 1925.
1900- INVENTION RELIGION PERIOD ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC BUILDER/ARCHITECT ARCHITECTURE LAW POLITICS/GOVERNMENT THEATER SIGNIFICANCE INDUSTRY LITERATURE XAGRICULTURE MILITARY SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN latest technological advances in agriculture.Floral Hall is evidence _CONSERVATION _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _TRANSPORTATION _PHILOSOPHY _COMMUNICATIONS rural America -both historically and presently - and is being refurbished X1800-1899 _1600-1699 - 1700-1799 -1400-1499 _EDUCATION Morrow County and has been in continuous use by them since its completion. of early interest in county fairs in Morrow County.Not to be discounted has been the importance of the social contact a county fair provides. - MUSIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING Several structures, including Floral Hall, were completed by 1871. SPECIFIC DATES ca. 1870 ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Records - Morrow County Courthouse 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 Alice M. Dukes - Gretchen Klimoski May, 1976 STREET & NUMBER 1982 Velma Ave (614) 466-8727 CITY OR TOWN Mt. Gilead 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 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 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER COUNTY CODE ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE NORTHING DATE Sept. 21, 1976 DATE Westview Dr. ZONE EASTING for Morrow County County Fair Board,1945.
GPO 892.453 Wayside Garden Club - Ohio Preservation Office LOCAL ZONE Ohio Photos - Accept OTHER wad REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF DEC 12 1976 IN T:21 HAER TECHNICAL KEEPER Inventory Entered CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Re-submit Send-back HISTORIAN Review Working Number 10.22.76.4355 National Register Write-up Morrow State Federal Register Entry Cole Property FLoral Hall Ohio United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN 11.3076 76001503 Floral Hall, Morrow Co., Ohio Alice Dukes, photographer DEC 12 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Title: negative: Morrow Co. Commiss. CAMERA AIMING NORTH EAST Floral Hall, Morrow Co., Ohio Alice Dukes, photographer 1ooking northwest DEC 12 1976 Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER negative: Morrow Co. Commiss.
NORTH WEST OCT 22 1976 NPS Number Loc MOUNT GILEAD QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OCT 22 STATE OF OHIO MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Neely - Sieber House Allen County Russell, Mark, House Portage County Morrow County Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. John H. Glean, Jr. Hon. Tennysor Guyer Diractor, The Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohio 43211 880 Location Troy Mott STATE Riverlea Name INT:2950-75 Date Entered Also Notified Franklin County Firet Presbyterian Church 2/21/76 ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Jones-Bowman House Defiance Shelby County Floral Hall State Historic Preservation Officer East Side Fire Station Sidney Interatata 7l at l7th Avenue Whitby Mansion Hon. Delbert L. Latta Bine, Horace L.,House Deflaaca County Columbiena Miami County DEG 12 1976 Mt. Gilead Mantua Lima DEC 12. 1976 STREET & NUMBER Morrow Co. Fairgrounds CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT CITY. TOWN Mt.
Gilead VICINITY OF COUNTY MorrOW code OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : MIDWEST . Substantially intact-1 - not applicable - 7 _Interior, exterior, environs not intact-0 CONDITION - LORIGINAL SITE "only" YES IF YES, NAME: ADAPTIVE USE: Saved ? FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) _urban & commun -POLITICS GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) "first" YES "oldest" YES NO 039 now- COUNTY INTERIOR OTHER EXTERIOR FEATURES: EXPLORATION ENVIRONS planning Claims DETERIORATED EXCELLENT DOE STATE LOCATION: SIGNIFICANCE: UNEXPOSED LITERATURE UNALTERED EDUCATION historic district? -recreation FAIR Floral Hall _Reconstructed WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? Yes-unrestricted -settlement -entertainment MUSIC ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE Ohio. ADMINISTRATOR(underline) WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?
No access -health _COMMUNICATIONS -ENGINEERING _TRANSPORTATION _CONSERVATION _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _INVENTION _Unexcavated _COMMERCE OTHER NANES: -ECONOMICS _PHILOSOPHY -ART -RUINS 11-11-76 HEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST _LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE _MILITARY code Unknown ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC DATE: Reviewer NAMEAS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: 30Vsocio/cultural GOOD -MOVED _Unkncwn ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS : LOCAL GOV"T FEDERAL AGENCY: SIGNIFICANCE. (maximum two sentences) DATES: artist/artisan: MUNICIPAL personal COUNTY architect/m.builder: OTHER engineer: events institutional STATE NAMES: landscape/garden designer: interior decorator: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) ETHNIC GROUP: builder/contrac tor: appropriate date) PRIVATE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (Specific date or 1/4of 1870 - Present HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) :