Nomination for Trinity Episcopal Church

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV 1 1 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAR 1 6 1976 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Trinity Episcopal Church AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VICINITY OF PRESENT USE PUBLIC PARK STRUCTURE BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS - PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION LIN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED -YES: UNRESTRICTED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY Cincinnati LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

Court House REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 163 039 OBJECT CODE LOCATION DATE STATE TITLE CLASSIFICATION TRANSPORTATION COUNTY INDUSTRIAL OWNERSHIP CATEGORY RECEIVED AGRICULTURE HISTORIC ACCESSIBLE NAME COMMERCIAL Vinton _SCIENTIFIC _DISTRICT DATA SHEET _EDUCATIONAL STATUS _GOVERNMENT XBUILDING(S) _UNOCCUPIED 412 Sycamore Street BEING CONSIDERED COURTHOUSE, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio SURVEY RECORDS Sugar Street at the corner of High Street McArthur _OTHER: #10-Clarence E. Miller Ohio - MUSEUM _MILITARY X RELIGIOUS MeArthur _ENTERTAINMENT CHECK ONE IORIGINAL SITE GOOD located on Sugar street at the corner of High street in Mearthur, windows and four buttresses on each side wall of the church. In addition unknown.

The double wooden front doors, which are painted red, are al- well-heated by a forced-air gas furnace in the sacristy to the left of CONDITION EXCELLENT DATE MOVED DESCRIPTION FAIR foundations are hand-cut,locally-quarried sandstone. There are three XUNALTERED repaired and releaded when necessary. Unfortunately, their origin is The building under consideration is a small, one-story brick chureh the altar. This very attractive old building is in good condition. the right front of the church. the base of the belfry and from this vestibule double wooden front gable roof, a seml-circular apse, low-stone foundations, a belfry, to these windows already mentioned, there are stained glass windows on in the wall directly above the apse.

There are four stained glass This is known as Trinity Episcopal Church and was built in 1882 using A center aisle leads directly to the choir and altar with its communion _DETERIORATED 1889 by local contractor, Oscar W. Gilman, who designed the church. Vinton County, Ohio! The church is red brick with a steeply-pitched end! The red bricks are hand-made locally of soft, molded clay. The - UNEXPOSED the Late Gothie Revival style of architecture:The building is a 3o'x -RUINS DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

All of these windows except the one above the apse are lancet-shaped locally, as were the kneeling benches, in 1889. The ceiling 1s all- Trinity Episcopal Church presents much the same appearance today as stained glass lancet windows and buttresses housing the furnace. and feature several different designs. A small vestibule is formed by window on each side of the belfry and one above the double front doors. the front wall of the church,flanking the belfry, and a stained glass it did in 1882 with the exception of the belfry which was added in 6o' rectangle, facing east, with the semi-circular apse on the west eleetrie in 1938.There is no plumbing in the building, but it is AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY HISTORIC ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION - 1900- POLITICS/GOVERNMENT SPECIFIC DATES 1882 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Trinity Episcopal Church has been a beloved landmark in the McArthur structures in town and 1s in constant use as a minister's study, summer Gothic Revival style of church architecture. It is a beautiful old 1400-1499 1700-1799 SIGNIFICANCE COMMERCE ART INVENTION PERIOD PHILOSOPHY CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE THEATER MILITARY INDUSTRY EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT who also served parishes in Athens and Logan, supervised the construction, LITERATURE SCIENCE _ECONOMICS PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNICATIONS housing for ministerial students and meetings! church, quite the most attractive and outstanding public structure in featuring several different designs!

pride on Sunday, June 24,1883,when the first services were held in the Historical deeded the land for the church and also gave a small wooden house directly XARCHITECTURE _EDUCATION 1500-1599 and Presbyterians have joined forees and use their churches alternatley. _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN area since its construction began in 1882.Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Wolf can remember. 1600-1699 X.RELIGION _MUSIC _OTHER (SPECIFY) which cost $2,400 Oscar W. G1lman, well-known Vinton County contractor, to the church and it is still in use today. As mentioned before, the In use today. 1889 SCULPTURE The Episcopalians of McArthur and the surrounding area had been holding services in the Court House since 1863.

The parish house, mentioned above as a rectory, is one of the oldest Trinity Episcopal Church is a beautiful and olassic example of the Late designed the building(and probably did the actual construction work, al- though this cannot be definitely proven) and later added the belfry in heard its sweet-toned bell calling them to services longer than anyone new Trinity Episcopal Church. In 1891,Dr.and Mrs. Wolf gave the bell 9

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 1950, page 128 and in picture section following page 96.

10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY_less than one UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATENS 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 FOR NPS USE ONLY INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 614-279-9576 COUNTY CODE ZONE TELEPHONE LOCAL ORGANIZATION DATE NORTHING ATTEST: 3155 Whitehead Road Columbus ZONE EASTING Whiffen, Mareus, American Architecture Since 1780, M.I.T.Press, 1969, June 14 Ohio A17] criteria and procedures set ferth by the National Park Service.

DATE 11-4-75 pages 145, 173 and 174. Biggs, Louise Ogan, A Brief History of Vinton County, Heer Printing Co., Miriam F. Wood 31731250 Form No. 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER were dated 1/27/75, 2/6/75 and 4/9/75. PAGE RECEIVED Major Bibliographical References: Letters and Conversations with Mrs. Leroy Pilcher, life-long resident cher is and has been for many years the organist for the church Letters NOV 1 1 1975 MAR 1 6 1976 The Vinton Area Ministry, Church Buiietin for Sunday May 18,1975.

(Rev.10-74) NOV 13 1976 Federal Register Entry OTHER KEEPER HAER Inventory Property Maps TECHNICAL 7.30.76.3843 CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Entered Re-submit Send-back Working Number Trinity Episcopal Church BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up INT:2106-74 REVIEW UNIT State Cole Photos 3 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW UNIT CHIEF OHIO Vinton 8. 3. 76 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number MPS Number - PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER MC ARTHUR QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Trinity Episcopal MC ARTHUR, OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC 17 4345 090 NOV 1 1 1975 STATE OF OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Clinton County Dr. Thomas I.

Smich Colunbus, Ohio 43211 Location STATE Name Lynchburg Grafton Date Entered Lynchburg Covered Bridge Harshaville Covered Bridge Trinity Episcopal Church LPR 3/22/76 MAR 1 6 1976 Regional Director, Midwest Region ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OHTO Hon. Charles A. Mosher Immaculate Conception Church Also Notified Interstate 7i at i7th Avenue Hon. Clarence B.

Miller INT: 2950-75 Lorain County Harshaville Arbaugh State Historic Preservation Officer MeArthur Eakin Mill Covered Bridge Adams County NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET OTHER NAMES: 4 county code: Trinity Episcopal Church OSTATE O deteriorated - Unknown ICLAIMS: explain - LAW - 16 J SETTLEMENT-29 - LITERATURE - 17) - SCIENCE - 23 'oldest' O AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C MILITARY - 18 - ECONOMICS- 9 - MUSIC - 19 ACIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' o - EDUCATION-10 - PHILOSOPHY -20 TRANSPORTATION - 25 2) functions WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT @architeot: 3 interior decorator: @artisan: EVENTS : { AREAS OF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE ASSOCIATION ETHNIC GROUP PERSONAL: Dunexposed good INSTITUTIONAL: ADMINISTRATOR ARCHITECTURE-4 Dexcellent CURRENTLY: historic events: vicinity of RCHEOLOGY-historic- Dexcavated Zoriginal site GNPS REGION midwest Vinton - NOT INTACT-O OWN -NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access - RECREATION - RELIGION- 22 - HEALTH-27- C INDUSTRY- 13 - ART-5 - INVENTION -14 arch itectural style(s) 2engineer: ate Gothic Revival NAMES give role & date eviewers initials YES-Restricted O YES -Unrestricted - POLITICS / GOVT.

CHEOLOGY - prehistoric- -COMMERCE - 6 COMMUNICATIONS - 7 date builder/ artist: CONDITION TAINMENT-26 ENGINEERING- major alterations: it appears on federal register: ADAPTIVE USE YES city/.town Omoved IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?Oy Oruins entry: 163