Nomination for Old Log Post Office

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED NOV 5 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Y HISTORIC AND/OR COMMON Old Log Post Office STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE X UNOCCUPIED X BUILDING(S) -WORK IN PROGRESS -EDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE RESIDENCE _IN PROCESS - YES: UNRESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 restoration LOCATION CODE OBJECT None 165 Franklin DATE Lebanon SITE MILITARY DISTRICT TITLE CLASSIFICATION PARK Warren COUNTY CATEGORY OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT Warren County Courthouse ENTERTAINMENT ACCESSIBLE NAME STRUCTURE Ohio STATUS STATE RELIGIOUS Lebanon City Building Franklin Area Historical Society COURTHOUSE. DATE ENTERED Fifth and River Streets PUBLIC ACQUISITION DATA SHEET 302 Park Avenue _TRANSPORTATION _PUBLIC _COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL _SCIENTIFIC MAR 17 1976 FOR NPS USE ONLY -BOTH The 8th District - Thomas Kindness _FEDERAL STATE _COUNTY - LOCAL - AGRICULTURE - MUSEUM -ORIGINAL SITE X ALTERED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

of River Street, just south of Third Street, facing the Miami River in public park on the banks of the Great Miami River, only a block from The house is typical of the type of log architecture used in The newer fireplace, enclosing roof, and doors on the south end will The original entrance is in the center, front of the house. common in this part of the state before 1825. CONDITION EXCELLENT DETERIORATED UNALTERED FAIR the building. early period. XGOOD CHECK ONE its original location. two stories high with a stairs located in the left front corner of Originally there. were;two, small, square windows on the first floor south end and in the south gable are also later. - UNEXPOSED be removed as part of the restoration. The building was always destroyed the structure if it had not been moved as a last ditch additions to both ends of the house have been removed.

The stone The roof has a 37 pitch, typical of 1og buildings during the The logs are large and of uniform size, joined by steeple notching DESCRIPTION Ohio. the late l8th century and early nineteenth century in southwestern Franklin, Ohio. and two small square windows on the second floor. These were chimney was always exterior to the building and the roof was later attempt to save the building.In December,1974,the building was An apartment complex planned for the site would have Ohio.The house is rectangular,measuring 18'8"x 22'10".Later _RUINS Form No.

10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED NAR 1 7 1976 INVENTOR Y -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Description ITEM NUMBER PAGE 2 The Old Log Post Office, Franklin, Ohio #l = present cabin site #2 = original cabin site River Great Miami Sixth St RECEIVED Not to Scale Second St (Rev. 10-74) 1975 Third St AREAS OF

Statement of significance

village of Franklin in Cincinnati, since Franklin was in Hamilton J.N.C. Schenck, the older brother of General Schenck, opened the supposition, this cabin has always been reputed to be Schenck's 1600-1699 1700-1799 1500-1599 EDUCATION INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD THEATER SCIENCE LAW ART AGRICULTURE XARCHITECTURE SCULPTURE PREHISTORIC LITERATURE of Franklin. MILITARY X1800-1899 _TRANSPORTATION _COMMUNICATIONS office in the area. thus becoming the sole owner of the town which consisted of six or _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -COMMERCE _RELIGION made by horse and took one week to complete.

_CONSERVATION - ENGINEERING -1400-1499 structure in their town because it is the oldest known building the earliest buildings in the town and is the oldest remaining from Cincinnati to Lebanon to Xenia to Urbana to Piqua to Dayton -ECONOMICS In 1802 the J.N.C..Schenck store was the main trading post John Cleves Symmes who had purchased about 3o0,0o0 acres of land Franklin was laid out in l796 by General William C. Schenck - INDUSTRY - MUSIC -COMMUNITY PLANNING In 1802 SPECIFIC DATES C. 1802 structure there today. It is believed to be the first post from the government. In 1800 Schenck bought Cooper's interest between Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1805 he was named postmaster once a week.

It was carried by a mail carrier who made a circuit This building is considered by local residents the most important ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC and Daniel Cooper.It was laid out in land purchased from of Franklin.While no documentation exists to support the to Franklin to Hamilton and back to Cincinnati.The trip was County until 1803 when Warren County was formed.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Analysis of the cabin by Donald A. Hutslar dated November,1974. The Log Architecture of Ohio_ by Donald A. Hutslar, published in 1972 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY _ UTM REFERENCES ZONE: EASTING VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Iocated on the west side of River Street between Fourth andFifth STATE _ 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Margaret A.

Sambi, Historian STREET & NUMBER CITY OR 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).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 GNL GPO 888-445 721-4506 6/28/75 None Cincinnati, CODE ORGANIZATION DATE COUNTY TELEPHONE NORTHING Miami Purchase Association ATTEST: by River Street and on the west by the Great Miami River.It is Log Cabin Rally, Franklin Area Historical Society, April,1975. Ohio This cabin is situated in a public park.It is bound on the east 812 Dayton Street by the Ohio Historical Society, Ohio History, Volume 80, no. 3 & 4. less than 1 DATe0Ct. 30, 19 75 Streets.

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES LOCAL X DED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - Re-submit - Property OTHER KEEPER HAER TECHNICAL CONTROL Review ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back HISTORIAN Warren Accept Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up 76 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Photos _ State QLuo IN T:210 Entered Maps United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASo No.7 12-12-75 MAR 1 7 1976 E.smitt Franklin, Chio 45005 230 East Second Street NPS Number Phone 745-2859 VIEW OF BLDG BEFORE MOVED WarrEn Co.,Ohio TNE Old Log Post OfficE FROM ORIGINAL SITE ) "/1974 FRANKLIN PRORTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Title: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number EAST PACADE WarrENCo Ohio J.C UMMINGS. JAMES A.

CUMMINGS PLEASE CREDIT PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 5/75 Photograph By ThE Ula Log Post Offce FRANKIiN WarrENCo Ohio JAMES A. CUMMINGS PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Photograph By PLEASE CREDIT 5/75 SIh-RIVER StS 7 31 390 NOV 5 FRANKLIN QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FRANKLIN, OHI DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Post office NATIONAL UNITED STATES RECEIVED Zone 16 Revised in cooperation with State of Ohio agencies MIDDLET 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPH 43 82 130 Old Log Post Office DE. Thomas H. Smith Hon. Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 INT: 2950-75 Location 3/30/76 STATE Name Portage County Lorain County Cuyahoga County Regional Director, Midwest Region Jefferson Schoolhouse Also Notified State Historie Preservation Officer ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Bellville Village Hall Columbia Center Hon. John M.

Ashbrook Director, The Ohio Historieal Society Hon. Charles A. Mosher Riddle Block MAR 17 1976 Hon. Thomas N. Kindness Claveland MOTT:djb Warren County Richland County Union Terminal Group Columbia Town Hall Hon. J.

William Stanton ORIO 2 OTHER NAMES: 4 county code: y / town - deteriorated 17) features: Oreconstructed - No Access -RECREATION -28 QCLAIMS: explain C LAW- 16 ARCHEOLOGY -historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 Old - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 -J OTHER (SPECIFY) - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY - 13 CJ MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL-30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 PHILOSOPHY - 20 TRANSPORTATION - 25 2 functions 2 architectural style(s): landscape architect / garden designer: @artist: @builder/contractor: EVENTS : ETHNIC ASSOCIATION GROUP artisan: ENGINEERING-11 CURRENTLY: PERSONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 ARCHITECTURE-4 vicinity of INSTITUTIONAL: master builder: ADMINISTRATOR major alterations: historic events: original site Dexcellent Ofair Dunexposed Oruins NPS REGION Dexcavated Ounaltered NOT APPLICABLE-7 9ADAPTIVE USE YES RELIGION-22 NOT INTACT-O Cgood CSTATE Coved VERNACMLAR 3) date of entry: C NOT YES -Unrestricted IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes SETTLEMENT-29 2 dates of initial construction: 3) interior decorator: IIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.* 21 ARCHEOLOGY -prehistoric-2 CONDITION 3-17-76 NAMES CONGRESS.DISTRICT NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET engineer: Ounknown Franklin URBAN PLANNING-31 COMMERCE-6 rtered .180 LOH