Nomination for Genoa Town Hall

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE APR 2 3 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES JUN 7 1976 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Genoa Town Hall AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER - NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5 - Delbert Latta - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE DISTRICT X PUBLIC COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS *YES: RESTRICTED - BEING CONSIDERED _YES: UNRESTRICTED MILITARY OWNER OF PROPERTY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 123 039 BOTH SITE OBJECT DATE TITLE CODE Genoa LOCATION COUNTY ENTERTAINMENT SCIENTIFIC TRANSPORTATION STATE EDUCATIONAL AGRICULTURE CLASSIFICATION RECEIVED OWNERSHIP CATEGORY PARK ACCESSIBLE Ottawa RELIGIOUS MUSEUM PRIVATE COURTHOUSE. STATUS NAME HISTORIC Ottawa County Courthouse DATE ENTERED Ohio DATA SHEET BUILDING(S) X_GOVERNMENT Port Clinton - UNOCCUPIED Main G Sixth Streets Genoa Village Hall Village of Genoa - INDUSTRIAL Corner of Madison g Fourth Sts. FOR NPS USE ONLY - OTHER: _FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL PH0369241 DESCRIPTION DETERIORATED X ALTERED _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

above. The entrance is framed by a wide, segmental arched, stone lintel which has a carved keystone. Above the entrance are a pair of tall, slender, double-hung tower has three, double-hung windows which give light to the balcony of the been removed. To either side of the entrance bay there are two windows, one on each floor. The only one chimney remains. CONDITION UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT UNALTERED CHECK ONE story windows have segmental pointed arches with both cornerstones and keystones. on the facade, segmental arches on the first floor and segmental-pointed arches XORIGINAL SITE grill at their intersection.Of the eight chimneys which had decorative brickwork Victorian period.The facade is three bays; the center bay projects and rises XFAIR on the second.

Second floor windows of the projection have the addition of a cornerstones.Above this set ofwindows is a segmental-pointed arch of brick lower story windows are segmental arched,1/l with cornerstones and the upper to become. a square tower above the second floor.The double-door entrance is light colored brick.The belltower with Gothic arched windows and spire have The rear is the same as the facade without the tower projection. The frieze has a thick band of shaped sheet metal brackets which support the metal -GOOD windows, each with a colored glass transom and segmental arches of brick with Genoa Town Hall is a two-story, rectangular brick structure built in the late Side elevations each have a five bay centrally placed projection.

There are two windows per floor on either side of this projection.All windows are the same as cornice.There are intersecting hip roofs which at one time had a cast iron colored glass transom like the pair of windows in the tower projection of the facade. small opera house on the second floor. The lintels of these windows have carved -RUINS segmental arch bearsa carved stone face.Above the roofline the base of the Form No. 10-300a - (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM ITEM NUMBER Immediately to the right of the village hall is a tall, steel-braced town halls and public buildings obviously exist, but not in Genoa. Aside from the above, the town hall is significant for local history and local government.

GPO 892 455 PAGE RECEIVED CONTINUATION SHEET Bicentennial Committee owns this building and has been using it to store materials for the refurbishing of the town hall.Refinishing of movable items is being done in this building. brick and concrete garage and storage shed.The Genoa Village GENOA VILLAGE HALL FOR NPS USE ONLY JUN 7 1976 The architecture of the town hall is important in the community since one is slated to be removed soon.Behind the hall isa one-story it is the only remaining public building of note.Better examples of water tower. Genoa has a new water tower on the edge of town and this AREAS OF

Statement of significance

building in Ottawa County, and the only public building of note in was celebrated with an opening play, "The Three Wise Owls" by A. O. 1885 1500-1599 1700-1799 1600-1699 ECONOMICS INVENTION COMMUNICATIONS ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PERIOD Genoa. THEATER EDUCATION ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC MILITARY PREHISTORIC ART TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURE SIGNIFICANCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT MUSIC _ENGINEERING -RELIGION Genoa Town Hall is important as the oldest free-standing municipal It served a very different purpose for the community when the the township was brought there for the coroner's inquest. _PHILOSOPHY -1400-1499 the town of Genoa was chosed as the site, the northern section of the _CONSERVATION INDUSTRY -SCIENCE school graduations, as well as memorial day services and the like.

Opera House on the second floor was completed the following year and The building is the object of a restoration project which will This hall was the scene of many plays, yearly caucuses, and high X1800-1899 the Village Council Office and tax offices for Genoa. -LITERATURE -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN see its reuse as the Village Hall and Community Center as well as -1900- - LAW The need for a township hall had gained much interest by 1885 and when Miller and later by the play "Driven From Home", also by Mr. Miller. BUILDER/ARCHITECT "Corpus Delicti"of the first murder in Findley & Shivey

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Hellwig, Sadie Clements. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Mrs. Eldo Bergman, Coordinator STREET & NUMBER 647 Main Street (160) 855-4263 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 43430 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 S.H. P.O. FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER O-THE NATIONAL REGISTER ORGANIZATION CODE Genoa DATE 12/15/75 NORTHING COUNTY TELEPHONE LOCAL Genoa Area Bicentennial Commission UTM REFERENCES ZONE EASTING Our Ottawa County.

GPO 892-453 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES ZONE Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back _ Re-submit - JUN71976 OTHER KEEPER Inventory HAER ARCHEOLOGIST Entered TECHNICAL CONTROL Maps Review Property Federal Register Entry HISTORIAN National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF OHIO Genoa Town Hall Working Number 4.23.76.3218 State 76001504 ottawa 5.24.76 COlE United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 JUN 5.3.76 7-6.26 NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OHIO 43430 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 APR 23 1976 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM JUN 7 1976 DATE ENTERED TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH . Town Hall AND/OR COMMON CITY.

TOWN -VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO December 7, 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT Kirk Hise, 510 West St., Genoa, Ohio 43430 DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO. 1o/ 2 Tacing Main St., Genoa. GPO 892-454 Genoa Toledo IDENTIFICATION COUNTY HISTORIC STATE LOCATION RECIEVED Bill Bergman PHOTO CREDIT Ottawa NAME Genoa Village Hall Three-quarter view of the Genoa Village Hall SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS NPS Number - PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES APR 2 3 1976 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN VICINITY OF NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC.

IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET GPO 892-454 Genoa Toledo HISTORIC IDENTIFICATION JUN71976 COUNTY LOCATION RECIEVED STATE Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE Bill Bergman Ottawa DATE ENTERED Genoa Village Hall facing Main St., Genoa. PHOTO CREDIT Front view of the Genoa Village Hall SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS NAME FOR NPS USE ONLY PHOTO NO. 2 2 Kirk Hise, 510 West St., Genoa, Ohio 43430 DATE OF PHOTO December 7, 1975 Town Hall Form No. 10-301 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES APR 2 3 1976 PROPERTY MAP FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES --I ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON CITY, TOWN VICINITY OF U.S.G.S. 7.5' Genoa Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3.

UTM REFERENCES 1961 Genoa DATE LOCATION HISTORIC RECEIVED SCALE SOURCE REQUIREMENTS Genoa Villag Hall NAME DATE ENTERED Ohio STATE 1:24000 MAP REFERENCE Genoa Town Hall INT:2427-74 OttawaCOUNTY UNITED STATE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC GENOA QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 17 303/220 4598/740 1966 GENOA,OHIO Beall, Ceneral Reasin, Fouse St. Paul'e Episcopal Church Ottawa County Hon. John H. Glenn, JI. Hon. Delbert L. Latta INT: 2950-75 Location STATE Defiance County Name MMott/row Director 6/7/76 Genoa Town Hall ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered Also Notified State Historic Preservation Officer Regional Director, Midwest Region Genca The Ohio listorical Society Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Wayne County Dr.Thomas ll. Smith JUN 7 1976 Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Hon. Hayne L.

llays JUN Wooster Genoa Town Hall, Genoa, Ottawa Co.,Ohio APR ?3 1976 Early photograph, ca. 1885. INITIALS: 36 JUN 7 1976 STREET & NUMBER CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT 5 VICINITY OF STATE Chia ADMINISTRATOR (underline) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : - not applicable - 7 -Interior, exterior, environs not intact-0 CONDITION - KORIGINAL SITE GOOD HRUINS _Unexcavated "only- YES -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Lentertainment _settlement ENGINEERING -urban & commun -INDUSTRY _OTHER (SPECIFY) -INVENTION "first" YES Saved? historic district?

Claims INTERIOR code EXTERIOR ART MIDWEST OTHER Yes-unrestricted ADAPTIVE USE: Reviewer DOE ARCHITECTURE COUNTY planning AGRICULTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC MOVED UNALTERED FEATURES: DATE: SIGNIFICANCE: ECONOMICS MUNICIPAL LOCATION: FUNCTION(S): (use vocabulary words) _PHILOSOPHY ENVIRONS LITERATURE _COMMUNICATIONS Unknown PACIFIC NORTHWEST No access -recreation ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC MUSIC WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? 0socio/cultural -Reconstructed _COMMERCE _TRANSPORTATION -Excavated WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

FAIR _CONSERVATION _DETERIORATED _EXPLORATION _EDUCATION _EXCELLENT Substantially intact-l _RELIGION _UNEXPOSED -health _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN IF YES, NAME: Genoa OTHER NANES:V SCIENCE " oldest' XES SOUTHEAST NAME AS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: LAw/Gov't/politics POLITICS/GOVERNMENT - MILITARY LALTERED _Unkncwn Gth (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : FEDERAL 'AGENCY: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) SIGNIFICANCE: (maximum two sentences personal COUNTY builder/contractor: OTHER engineer: events MUNICIPAL artist/artisan: STATE institutional NAMES: interior decorator: PRIVATE DATES: landscape/garden designer: appropriate date) ETHNIC GROUP: LOCAL GOV"T architect/m.builder: ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: