Nomination for Thornton-Guise Kitchen And House

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED 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 14 - John Seiberling - VICINITY OF X STATUS PRESENT USE X DISTRICT AGRICULTURE STRUCTURE _WORK IN PROGRESS X PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS - YES: UNRESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED OWNER OF PROPERTY T. L.

Migchelbrink LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS; ETC REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 153 UNOCCUPIED DATE Akron GOVERNMENT TITLE CODE ACCESSIBLE LOCATION Summit BOTH CATEGORY COUNTY SCIENTIFIC MUSEUM CLASSIFICATION SITE OWNERSHIP Ohio RECEIVED STATE EDUCATIONAL TRANSPORTATION MILITARY INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE PUBLIC Munroe Falls DATA SHEET 217 South High Street RELIGIOUS NAME Summit County Courthouse COURTHOUSE. BUILDING(S) Thornton-Guise Kitchen and House SURVEY RECORDS _ENTERTAINMENT 147 South Main Street FOR NPS USE ONLY -COMMERCIAL -OBJECT _OTHER: -PARK Guise, Cornelius, House _FEDERAL STATECOUNTYLOCAL 7 DESCRIPTION X EXCELLENT DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

imately 18 feet by 22 feet, constructed of random rubble. There is - CONDITION DETERIORATED DATE UNEXPOSED detail. RUINS UNALTERED GOOD FAIR single-story stone building and the other a two-and-a-half story painted imitation marble characteristic of the style.The entrance plan.The basic rectangular form runs north and south.There are small ells projecting to the west and east. The latter one embraces hall has an excellent late Victorian staircase. The only significant porch. The porches have spindle and jigsaw ornament in the Eastlake The interior is very well preserved and maintained.The woodwork into one large modern kitchen area.

The most unusual feature is a square rectangular bay which projects The residence is a large frame structure with an irregular alteration has been the combining of the original kitchen and pantry XORIGINAL SITE design and is intact in every room.There are two mantelpieces of or kettle.There are only a few light ceiling joists, and the room The gable roof is covered with shingles.The building stands ona structure to the west of the house. It is a rectangular block approx- CHECK ONE hearth at the west end.On its north side there is a bake oven in the wall.On its south side there is a large masonry base for a basin part.of a veranda and a two-story porch.The roofs are steep gables.

This is a group of two buildings on the same property, one a a doorway in the center of the east end and a window in the center of slight rise so that the west wall is taller than the east one.Inside, there is a wooden floor.The predominant feature is a great fireplace - MOVED is open up to the roof. consists of a typical bull's-eye corner block and reeded architrave residence in the Queen Anne style.The older building is the stone the north and south elevations.These have stone lintels and sills. idiom.The architraves of the window frames are also Eastlake in from the southeast corner ata 45° angle.There is also a back(west) AREAS OF

Statement of significance

Little is known of him, but he is presumed to be the builder of house in 1884. The stone building continued in use, either as a 1884 1700-1799 ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC INVENTION RELIGION ually. AGRICULTURE TRANSPORTATION SIGNIFICANCE ART PERIOD POLITICS/GOVERNMENT PHILOSOPHY THEATER 1500-1599 INDUSTRY SCIENCE MILITARY XARCHITECTURE BUILDER/ARCHITECT _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT LITERATURE the stone building.Whether it was an outbuilding for an earlier _COMMERCE Guise was born in Summit County in 1849,his father having arrived in history, style and construction, and which symbolize a continuity he received ll7 acres from Samuel Thornton.Guise built the existing summer kitchen, or as local oral tradition suggests, for slaughtering. The original owner of the property was Samuel Thornton. In l87l Cornelius Guise married Viana, the daughter of Thornton. _ENGINEERING - COMMUNICATIONS there in 1835.

He attended high school in Akron.After his marriage, -1600-1699 _EDUCATION -CONSERVATION X1800-1899 -1400-1499 - ECONOMICS - 1900- - LAW XSOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN This is a group of two buildings which complement one another Together they are more significant than either one would be individ- residence or whether it actually served as a dwelling is not known. in family and local history that is rarely shown in just this way.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES William H. Perrin, History of Summit County (Chicago, 1881), 923-924. Combination Atlas Map of Summit County (Philadelphia, 1874), 86. Illustrated Summit County, Ohio (Akron, 1891), 181. Interview, Carl Donaldson (b. 1890 ) June 13, 1975. O GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY - VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Eric Johannesen, Preservationist STREET & NUMBER - 216-721-5722 CITY CR 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).1 FOR NPS USE ONLY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION KEEPER OF THE NATIONA.

REGISTER GPO 888-445 COUNTY CODE TELEPHONE Cleveland NORTHING DATE LOCAL ORGANIZATION Ohio Less than one Western Reserve Historical Society ATTEST: UTM REFERENCES 10825 East Boulevard ZONE EASTING hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the STATE HISTORIC FRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE June 1975 criteria and procedures set forth by fag National Park Service. 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE 5-6.26 Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAY 6 1976 DATE ENTERED INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 1 Architecturally, the Guise house is a fairly typical example metropolis, but is one of only a handful of rather grand houses in CONTINUATION SHEET style and construction methods, and thus symbolize the periods Thornton-Guise Kitchen and House the small village of Munroe Falls, and its interior is remarkably and the family relationship of their builders. well preserved. However, the architectural significance of the Working Number // 5.75.

1952 IN T:2106- 74 OTHER Inventory CONTROL KEEPER TECHNICAL HAER Send-back 4-23-76 Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST Photos Maps Review HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry State National Register Write-up ACCEPT 11.6.75 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASo No. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Summit 12-15-75 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered may l, 1976 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 MAY 6 1976 DATE ENTERED AND/OR COMMON VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO LOCATION Ohio Summit COUNTY STATE HISTORIC East facade of Guise House, looking west.

PHOTO CREDIT Thornton-Guise Kitchen and House IDENTIFICATION NAME June 1975 Guise, Cornelius, House SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS E. Johannesen RECEIVED NOV 5 CITY. TOWN NEGATIVE FILED AT Munroe Falls Western Reserve Historical Society PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered may 6, 1976 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 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON Guise, Cornelius, House VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT.

GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO South elevation of Guise House, with stone kitchen at Summit LOCATION Ohio MAY HISTORIC COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STATE Western Reserve Historical Society NAME PHOTO CREDIT Thornton-Guise Kitchen and House E. Johannesen left, looking north. June 1975 DATE ENTERED RECEIVED NOV 5 CITY. TOWN TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH Munroe Falls 1976 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 NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED 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 PHOTO NO South and east elevations of stone kitchen, looking northwest.

1976 Summit COUNTY Ohio IDENTIFICATION STATE HISTORIC Western Reserve Historical Society RECEIVED NAME PHOTO CREDIT Thornton-Guise Kitchen and House Munroe Falls Guise, Cornelius, House E. Johannesen June 1975 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS LOCATION 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 NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED Thornton-Guise Kitchen and House AND/OR COMMON Guise, Cornelius, House CITY. TOWN VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO E. Johannesen NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO Stone kitchen and rear (west) elevation of house, looking east.

Summit LOCATION COUNTY Ohio HISTORIC Munroe Falls STATE PHOTO CREDIT NAME IDENTIFICATION Western Reserve Historical Society June 1975 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS RECEIVED UNITED STATES HUDSON QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) W6 NOV 5 1975 RECEIVED 17 463/050 East GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Kitchen and House MAY 6 1976 Ohio Railroad Mo-John, Betsy, Cahin Hon, John F. Seiberling Columbus, Ohio 43211 INT: 2950-75 Location Groveport Lancaster STATE Name Mercer County Fairfield County Date Entered Maria Stein Vicinity ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Maria Stein Convent Munroe Falls Medina County Franklin County Groveport Log Houses State Historic Preservation Officer Surmit County Hayesville Also Notified Tallmadge-Mithoff Ashland County Hon, Tennyson Guyer Thornton-Guise Kitchen and House Hon. Delbert L.

Latta Hon.Samuel L.Devine Hayesville Opera House Black River Viaduct, Baltimore and Hon. Ralph S. Regula The Ohio Historical Society Port Clinton Vicinity Harrisville Township Director Ottawa County: Hon.John M. Aahbrook VPR:M Mott:coc Hon. Clarence E. Miller Regional Interstate 7l at l7tn Avenue Dr.Thomas H. Smitn Hon.

) county code: Guise, Cornelius, House ATE SOURCE of NOMINATION - Access O deteriorated 17) features: EL NOT INTACT -O - Unknown Ounexcavated C NOT APPLICABLE - 9 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -ENGINEERING -11 -RECREATION -28 BOCLAIMS: explain *first'O - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW- 16 - RELIGION-22 C SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY - historid- L COMMUNICATIONS -7 - EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE - 23 DURBAN PLANMING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION- 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 C MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only" D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY -20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 *functions *dates of initial construction: major alterations : 6) architectural style(s): ag master builder: *engineer: landscape architect/ garden designer: I interior decorator: EVENTS : IIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 153 5-6-76 Summit CONDITION ASSOCIATION PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: ARCHITECTURE-4 vicinity of artist: historic events: Thornton-Guise Kitchen and House CURRENTLY: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION Daltered LOCAL Dunexposed FEDERAL WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: ADMINISTRATOR: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 VMunroe Falls Coriginal site SAVED?YES 147 South Main Street Bartisan: Omoved of entry: GNPS REGION: Dexcellent 5 LOCATION street & number 7 OWNER IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?Dyes house, outbuilding @architect: Queen AnnE ELEMEnTS.

UnusuzLLy GRauD HOUsE FOR Ireviewers initials. OTHER NAMES: D LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 -POLITICS / GOVT." 21 CARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 ETHNIC GROUP NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET house city/ town Dfair NAME as it appears on federal register Dgood NAMES give role & date Cornelias