MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Fawn Brodie, No Man Knows My History: The_Life of Joseph Smith (New York, 1945), viii, 116-120. History of Portage County (Chicago, 1885), 470.
10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE _ 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE STREET & NUMBER : TELEPHONE 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 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY GPO 888-445 216-721-5722 CODE ORGANIZATION COUNTY NORTHING DATE ZONE Cleveland EASTING Ohio August 1975 Eric Johannesen, Preservationist UTM REFERENCES Two acres Combination Atlas Map of Portage County (Chicago,1874),1ll.
Western Reserve Historical Society KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 10825 East criteria and procedures set forth Dy the Natiogal Park Service. LOCAL ATTEST Form No. 1p-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED 12.6.76 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEC 12 1976 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED ITEM NUMBER 8 Johnson, John, Farm members of the Mormon church, the fundamental Mormon inspired by these events. The continued persecutions of Smith and the Mormons, as exemplified by this act of PAGE CONTINUATION SHEET and the revelations are considered to have taken place by Although the property is owned by a religious institution, beliefs developed at this site had important historic violence, gave further impetus to these movements.
Ohio to Missouri, and the subsequent migration to Utah FOR NPS USE ONLY repercussions. The movement of the Mormon group from under the leadership of Brigham Young were indirectly STATE OHIo Geographical Data -- Acreage: UTM Reference(s): _ Thank you for your attention to the above items. IN/T :2105 - 74 Description: Certification: Other: Bibliography: Photographic Coverage: The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for IS RESUBMITTED. Verbal Boundary Description: clarification of the information indicated below.PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION Map Coverage: NAME OF PROPERTY JOHNSON, JOHN, FARM THE MORMON United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No.
8 on the National Register staff, telephone (202) 523-5480 Date: 11-17.76 REF #76001512 Johnson, John, Farm Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN RAISE SOME OASECTIONS. - RELIGIOUS CLMIMS LEBOVICU CHURCH'S PLANS FOR RESTORATION Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Re-submit .
HAER CONTROL KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Property TECHNICAL Review HISTORIAN National Register Write-up Portage Federal Register Entry Ohio OTHER' State 10-13-76 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 12.6.76 OK3.24.76 2-1-77 Return Send-back # IN T: 2106- 74 DEC 12 1976 Entered BRANCH CHIEF Cole REF #76001512 Johnson, John, Farm 2 17.76.2775 HITECTURAL HISTORIAN PERMAPS I W LEBOVICU UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 12 1976 ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Maps Re-submit Property TECHNICAL Date Photos Signature Federal Register Entry State Portage WASHINGTON OFFICE Working Number National Register Write-up HISTORIAN United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 CONTROL Ohio DT TO BE FILED 1E WAY THE NOMINA 1966) FARM 2-1-7 OK3.24.76 Sleee ZAISE SOME OBSECTION PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No.
10-301a (Pev. 10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DEC 12 1976 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON XVICINITY OF STATE Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO E. Johannesen NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Farmhouse, west and south elevations, looking northeast 1975 LOCATION IDENTIFICATION Western Reserve Historical Society NAME PHOTO CREDIT DATE ENTERED PHOTO NO. FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAR 17 1976 COUNTY Portage PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301a (Pev.
10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAR 1 7 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DEC 12 1976 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS HISTORIC Johnson, John, Farm AND/OR COMMON X VICINITY OF COUNTY Portage CITY. TOWN Hiram DATE OF PHOTO E. Johannes en NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Hous e and barns, looking northwest 1975 LOCATION Ohio IDENTIFICATION STATE PHOTO CREDIT Western Reserve Historical Society RECEIVED PHOTO REFERENCE NAME PHOTO NO. DATE ENTERED Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DEC 12 1976 Johnson, John, Farm AND/OR COMMON X VICINITY OF CITY.
TOWN DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT PHOTO NO. #3 DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Hiram LOCATION HISTORIC looking northwest. 1874 Ohio PHOTO CREDIT IDENTIFICATION STATE Western Reserve Historical Society NAME Lithographic view of house and outbuildings in 1874, PHOTO REFERENCE Portage County Atlas (l874) DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS Portage COUNTY 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 DEG 12 1976 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - ENCLOSE WITH MAP Johnson, John, Farm AND/OR COMMON _VICINITY OF CITY. TOWN U. S. G.S. Mantua Quadrangle 1:24, 000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3.
UTM REFERENCES INT: 34 64 - 75 1970 Hiram LOCATION DATE HISTORIC SCALE Ohio REQUIREMENTS STATE SOURCE NAME MAP REFERENCE DATE ENTERED MAR 1 7 1976 RECEIVED MANTUA, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MANTUA QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) Regional Office: Western Reserve Historical Society 10825 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (216) 721-5722 November 2%, 1976 Ohio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-8727 Sineerely, helpful. Ohio Historic Preservation Office Eric Johannesen Bill: you are driving at.I hope these additional remarks are track down the rationale for the original establishment It would also be very helpful in such cases if you could Your comments are so vague that I can only guess what of the criteria concerning religious pro perties.f you historical"from civil historical"or what ever is the point.
Curtias, Marcus, Inn Robeson, Dr. Donovan, House Dr. Thomas H. Smith Hon. Samuel L. Devine Hon. Thomas N. Kindness INT: 2950-75 880 Location Conneaut STATE 12/15/76 Date Entered Darke County Name MMott/row Portage County Urbana vicinity Hiram vicinity Greenville Ottawa County Toledo Champaign County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER State Historic Preservation Officer Lucas County Nutwood Place Also Notified Regional Director, Midwest Region Delaware County Galena vicinity Ashtabula County Hon,John M. Ashbrook Inselruhe Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island Monroe Street Commercial Buildings Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Toledo Yacht Club Hon. Delbert L. Latta Director, The Ohio Historical Society Hon. Thomas L. Ashley Mount Vernon Knox County Hon. Clarence J. Brown Johnson, John, Farm DEC 12 1376 Columbus, Ohio Hon. J.
Willian Stanton 43211 OHIO © OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: John Johnson Farm vicinity of 6203 Pioneer Trail 12 SOURCE of NOMINATION 6 CONDITION - deteriorated 2O SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 3 EC NOT INTACT-O Oreconstructed - Unknown Ounexcavated 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 - No Access CRECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain * AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - LAW - 16 - SETTLEMENT-29 -ARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION - 12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 C TRANSPORTATION - 25 (eo dates of initial construction: *)functions 1 interior decorator: @artisan: 6builder/contractor: NAMES give role &e date Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), founder and prophet Joseph Smith experienced 15 Frame, aluminum siding;2 stories, I-shaped, gabled roof, front center paneled entrance with transom and sidelights, surmounting gabled hood with arched soffit, gable end lunettes, boxed cornice; much interior detailing intact; alterations, Greek revival elements.
Joseph Smith, founder and prophet of Chutrch of Jesus Christ of Datter Day wes three heavenly kingdoms (March 34, 1832) * IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE 1830 Hiram Portage Midwest ENGINEERING-11 ASSOCIATION ENTERTAINMENT-26 STATE EVENTS: INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: COMMERCE-6 FEDERAL LOCAL SOCIAL/CULTURAL-30 major alterations : architectural style(s): artist: Greek revival elements landscape architect/ garden designer: county code: ADMINISTRATOR: city/ town Dgood URBAN PLANNING-31 SAVED?YES Dexcellent Mormon NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP PRIVATE ORGANIZATION NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Coriginal site if state who prepared form? Dunaltered revelations important to doctrines at farm, winter of 183l--l832. Dunexposed GNPS REGION: Oruins Ffeatures: IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
D yes Eno - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POHTICS / GOVT.- 21 'first'O 'only' D house, outbuildings, farm CURRENTLY: house, museum Winter 1831-32 _date. ZINO (1)CONGRESS. DISTRICT Emma, stayed September, ETHNIC GROUP reviewers initials WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: experienced 15 revelations during stay. YES.NAME Dmoved RELIGION-22 Saints,experienced 15 revelations here;yneludi Buunty code: Johnson Farm city / town vieinity of (12) SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL - deteriorated 9original site Omoved OO NOT INTACT-O Ounexposed -reconstructed - Unknown Ounexeavated ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
Dyes Eno AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : OCLAIMS: explain -RECREATION -28 'first'O CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 C LAW- 16 9RELIGION- 22 C SETTLEMENT-29 - ARCHEOLOGY- historic -1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE- 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O C AGRICULTURE-3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 CJ MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS - 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 LO MUSIC - 19 SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 * functions 2dates of initial construction: Mormon ( arch itectural style(s): landscape architect/ garden designer: 1 interior decorator: @bullder/contractor: Frame, aluminum siding; 2 stories, I-shaped. gabled roof, front center paneled entrance with transom and sidelights, persecutions-which continued to drive Mormons westward. Museum.
1830 Midwest Portage Hiram ASSOCIATION ENGINEERING-11 STATE CONDITION INSTITUTIONAL: ARCHITECTURE-4 EVENTS: historic events: artist: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION COMMERCE-6 major alterations: ADMINISTRATOR: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Dexcellent URBAN PLANNING-31 Druins Greek revival elements that LOCAL NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET SAVED?YES Dunaltered 6203 Pioneer Trail 2OTHER NAMES: if state who prepared form? Mfeatures: BNPS REGION: CURRENTLY: house, museum NAME as it aprgars on federal register: 5 LOCATION street & number - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLTICS/ GOVT.- 21 'only' D surmounting gabled hood with arched soffit, gable end lunettes, boxed cornine- 'erior detailing intact; and his wife emma sus Christ of Datter Bay 3 date of entry: (I)CONGRESS.
DISTRICT Winter h beaten, ETHNIC GROUP 1831 engineer: UNKNOWN-4 Churchoof Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and prophet Joseph Smith experienced is Owner visited by Mormon prophet Joseph Smithy Sept.1831March 1832, during which NAMES give role & date Dgood 3artisan: Dfair INITIALS: WRL DEC 12 1976 CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT STATE Ohio OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : ADMINISTRATOR (underline)- WEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST - Substantially intact-3 - not applicable - 7 CONDITION - ORIGINAL SITE , unknown -6 "only" YES ADAPTIVE USE: Saved ?
FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) then- How _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE -_entertainment ECONOMICS _EDUCATION _ENGINEERING MUSIC _urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) "oldest'" YES NO code DOE UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT FEATURES: PHILOSOPHY SIGNIFICANCE: COMMERCE DETERIORATED UNALTERED Claims COMMUNICATIONS LOCATION: RELIGION planning UTERATURE ENVIRONS SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN CONSERVATION No access DATE: Yes-unrestricted historic district? ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC -socio/cultural ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC _EXPLORATION INVENTION -Reconstructed INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE _recreation _TRANSPORTATION _AGRICULTURE OTHER NANES: -health -settlement _Unexcavated -MCVED STREET & NUMBER WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT?
IF YES, NAME: "first" YES COUNTY SOUTHEAST MIDWEST OTHER NPS MID ATLANTIC POLITICS/GOVERNMENT PRIVATE FAIR INDUSTRY _GOOD NR Data.s -RUINS see n ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: FEDERAL AGENCY: FRAME BARNS ANO OTHER OUTBUILDINES COUNTY MUNICIPAL personal artist/artisan: DATES: institutional NAMES: OTHER builder/contractor: engincer: interior decorator: architect/m.builder: appropriate date) PRIVATE events SIGNIFICANCE(maximum two sentences) LOCAL GOV"T HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) landscape/garden designer: STATE builder/contract ETHNIC GROUP: Mor (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS : HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) personal DATES: NAMES: artist/artisan: OTHER architect/m.builder: interior decorator: institutional appropriate date) events PRIVATE LOCAL GOVT greek Revival elenelts.
FEDERAL 'AGENCY: ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: ox 1/% of century): 18 30 COUNTY MUNICIPAL engincer: landscape/garden designer: V831-1832