GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POIN | OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES OCT 31 1975 FORM PREPARED BY Officer REGISTER Ohio 45402 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law Nationa 1 Register. 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: Keeper of The National Register * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 701420 Dayton Easting Zone Northing Local Beers LATITUDE ORGANIZATION National COUNTY STATE LONGITUDE ATTEST: Name CORNER Dedication Programs CODE RECEIVED Title Degrees Minutes Seconds MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Date APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: The Old Court House, P. O. Box 461 Montgomery County Historical Society Ohio less than one acre Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register Write-up OTHER HAER KEEPER TECHNICAL Review Entered HISTORIAN CONTROL BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry State United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No. 7 ARCHEOLOGIST 12/5/75 Working Number/0. 3/. 75 19 /7 Re-submit 6. 21. 76 11. 4.
75 INT: 210 Cole Retrum Photos 3 Send-back 3.11.7 12-8739976 STATE Ohio Geographical Data -- Acreage: UTM Reference(s) : Thank you for your attention to the above items. Chief, Branch of Registration Description: Certification: Date: Bibliography: Other: IS RESUBMITTED. Map Coverage: The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for Verbal Boundary Description: United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.8 IN T : 2105 - 74 clarification of the information indicated below.PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION NAME OF PROPERTY 3-11.7 Form No.
10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUN 41 1076 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM 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 - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE Museum -PARK _WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ENTERTAINMENT _IN PROCESS XXYES: RESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY Ohio 45331 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Ohio 43211 039 LOCATION NAME Greenville CODE TITLE DATE The CLASSIFICATION STATE ACCESSIBLE DISTRICT BOTH Darke SCIENTIFIC Columbus AGRICULTURE COUNTY RELIGIOUS PUBLIC GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP CATEGORY MILITARY STRUCTURE RECEIVED 037 INDUSTRIAL _EDUCATIONAL STATUS 8th Darke County Historical Society _TRANSPORTATION Survey of Historical Features--Miami River, Little Miami River, 205 North Broadway Mill Creek Basins Southwestern Ohio XXPRIVATE DATA SHEET XXBUILDING(S) Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Historical Center DATE ENTERED - UNOCCUPIED _COMMERCIAL (Rev.
10-74) HISTORIC The Garst House, Coover's Inn NOV 16 1977 The Court House Ohio -OBJECT FOR NPS USE ONLY The Garst Museum DESCRIPTION GOOD - MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE stack, corbelled caped, interior chimneys at the gable ends. is a two story, built-in, two bay porch on the south side that red brick block. Both contain gallery space. of open park land in what was originally open country and is CONDITION UNEXPOSED XXEXCELLENT UNALTERED DETERIORATED FAIR CHECK ONE Ohio country style rectangular house sits on a stone foundation The house is located at the southwest corner of a.stretch with basement.The three bay facade has an entrance on the right The porch has been walled in to make additional room but behind The well proportioned two story brick early Victorian now a suburb of Greenville.
single stack corbel caped interior chimney at the end.A side Two low one story rectangular gable roofed museum additions adjacent structures being connected only at the southwest corner. the deep cornice with brackets connecting with the and aluminum windows.The second built in l967-isa neutral frame addition on the south side in the reentrant angle. X.ORIGINAL SITE are 6/6 double hung sash with stone lintels and sills.The - RUINS The first, built in 1967, has a central double door with stoop the pillar and balustrade, leaving them in place. There is a DATE The sheet metal gable roof has projecting eaves.There are single has pilasters and a central pillar connected by a balustrade. further to the rear with shed roof extension.one story shed roof The four bay two story brick rear wing is full width.
There columns, a single column at the back with connecting balustrade, The porch has paired neo-classical columns at AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SCIENCE - -1500-1599 SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN ART X 1800-1899 -OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The house, or inn, in its park setting by the railroad is 1700-1799 Educationally ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC LAW BUILDER/ARCHITECT PERIOD SIGNIFICANCE XARCHITECTURE AGRICULTURE ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC THEATER TRANSPORTATION XCOMMERCE MILITARY 1900- SCULPTURE INDUSTRY _COMMUNICATIONS typical of the vernacular construction of Darke County during _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT LITERATURE INVENTION _PREHISTORIC The museum houses a valuable local history collection. artifacts and a collection of his personal memorabilia.
The necessary museum additions are conceptually more adjacent There is a considerable collection of artifacts of Indian civilization Cristy's noted painting of that treaty hangs in the front room. The well proportioned design expresses the austerity of the post new Greenville and Miami Railroad as an inn for railroad travelers. The quasi-public nature of the historical society guarantees continuity not normally available in rural communities. house to John Hufnagle who gave it to his daughter, Mrs.Miranda Coover was killed five years later in a stage coach accident this important visible reference to the community's history--ai EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _ENGINEERING An enlarged official version is in the State House at Columbus.
the famous sharpshooter, from whose life the museum has a number of _1400-1499 The Garst House is an interesting example of ohio early George Coover built this large brick house by the brand C.PHILOSOPHY _RELIGION it is a museum with a valuable collection. -CONSERVATION the is a little used approach.The beside his residence.In l86l Coover's brother, John, sold the -ECONOMICS Greenville is the site of the Greenville Treaty (l795) that opened Historical Society in 1946. -1600-1699 in Missouri (l857).When his body arrived home the train stopped -MUSIC the 1850's. town (south) side, to the growth of commerce and the railroads. Educationally momentoes. The famous commentator, lecturer, and explorer Lowell 1852 Garst. structure demonstrates an appreciation of fundamental quality.
The Garst heirs donated the house to the Darke County the customary approach to the property. frontier agricultural era.While simple in its statement the The building of the type is generally well constructed. Thomas was a local boy.Mr.Thomas has contributed a number of southern Ohio to settlement.The original of Howard Chandler than appendages of the house. additions are screened by the house and have no impact from the They have some adverse impact from MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES W. H. Beers & Co., 1880. O GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY less than one acre VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Loren S. Gannon, Jr., Preservation Officer STREET & NUMBER The Old Court House, P. O.
Box 461 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45402 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - LOCAL X 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 FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 513/228-6271 Dayton DATE ORGANIZATION CODE COUNTY NORTHING TELEPHONE EASTING ZONE Dedication Programs SHPO UTM REFERENCES Beers (ed.). LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 3/24/75--Rev.
May 12, 1976 ATTEST: Montgomery County Historical Society Darke Photos - NOV 16 1977 KEEPER Inventory OTHER Garst House TECHNICAL ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Maps Re-submit HAER Send-back HISTORIAN Review Property National Register Write-up SECOND CON Federal Register Entry CON Working Number 10.31.75.1919 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 State 7-6-76 OHIO 2.7.28 ACCEPT 16/77 NOV 1 6 1977 NPS Number Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NOV 16 1977 . OCT 31 1975. Ohio 45331 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 039 Greenville Darke COUNTY RECEIVED LOCATION DATE PHOTO REFERENCE NAME IDENTIFICATION CODE ENTRY NUMBER STATE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Ohio The facade and south side of the house from the southwest. 205 North Broadway PHOTO CREDIT: Loren S. Gannon, Jr.
INATIONAL FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) Coover's Inn DATE OF PHOTO: January 1975 The NOV 1 6 1977 NPS Number ORa REGISTER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE The Garst Museum AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION Ohio 45331 DATE OF PHOTO: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 039 NAME Greenville DATE Darke IDENTIFICATION REGISTER CODE NATIONAL COUNTY Ohio RECEIVED The rear (partial) and south side from the southeast. PHOTO REFERENCE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM STATE COMMON: January 1975 FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PHOTO CREDIT: 205 North Broadway Loren S. Gannon, Jr. STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: OCT 31 1975 U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: NOV 1 6 1977 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Humber Title: Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM - NOV 16 1977 NAME The Old The Garst Museum LOCA TION 0CT 81 1975 Ohio 45331 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT:Montgomery County Historical Society, DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 039 January Darke Greenville west. IDENTIFICATION DATE COUNTY STATE CODE RECEIVED PHOTO REFERENCE Ohio COMMON: FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) 205 North Broadway PHOTO CREDIT: (7/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Loren S. Gannon, Jr. Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EN NOV 16 1977 STREET AND NUM BER: 205 N. Broadway CITY OR TOWN: Ohio 45331 U. S.
Geological Survey TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. INT: 155-72 037 1961 039 Greenville NAME COUNTY NATIONAL DATE Darke RECEIVED STATE REQUIREMENTS CODE REGISTER Ohio MAP REFERENCE PROPERTY MAP FORM SCALE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES SOURCE: LOCATION (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) FOR NPS USE ONLY The Garst Museum COMMON: 1:24,000 ENTRY NUMBER NON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GREENVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES RECEIVED N4000W8437.5/7.5 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Zone 16 GREENVILLE WEST,OHIO Dayton, Ohio 45402 Phone 513/228-6271 FROM: Loren S. Gannon, Jr., Preservation Officer DATE: May 12,1976 2. For Item 8, see the change. MEMORANDUM RECEIVED The second museum and wing is now completed. from a regional viewpoint.
written some further descriptive terms in the attached draft. Montgomery County Historical Society tion and not become more significant than they in I intentionally depreciated them in the nomination angle at which they have any impact. clearly identifies the only known changes. completely than has been done in the rewrite.You fact are. The main facade is masked by foliage.Efforts to produce in the original photographs from the only acting more like adjacent than integral entities.
a usable picture of the facade other than at an angle Ohio farm houses that it barely warrants discussion The south porch has been enclosed, exactly when designed for compatibility, their connection to so that they would be in perspective in the descrip- seriously intrude on the values of the basic house, I am at a loss to answer your question on Item 7 more I stuck in a circa date on the porch by guess only. The Old Court House SUBJECT: Garst House The museum wings are necessities. While not well REGISTER FROM: is unknown.This change is so common in these The first addition was identified as 1967.I have the house is tacked to one rear corner. They do not NOV 16 1977 Hon. Charles W. Whalen, JE. Regional Director, Midwest Region 880 11/17/77 Mott/js Location Name STATE ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Darke County Montgonery County Dayton vicinity Date Entered Also Notified Hon. Howard M.
Metzenbaum Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue State Historic Preeervatlon officer Greenvilla Garst House Hon. John Il. Glenn, Jx. 43211 Tayloreville Canal Inn Hon.Thomas N. Kindncsg Colunbue,ohio per sonal (label role HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : COUNTY REGIONAL FEDERAL AGENCY: SIGNIFICANCE (maximum two sentences) NAMES: DATES: artist/artisan: engincer: architect/m.builder: MUNICIPAL ETHNIC GROUP: interior decorator: institutional PRIVATE appropriate date) landscape/garden designer: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) events STATE LCCAL GOV"T DATE OF coNSTRUCTION (Specific date or 1/4 of century): )85 DOE NOV 16 1977 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VICINITY OF ADMINISTRATOR (underline)- FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : - Substantially intact-1 - unknown - 4 - not applicable - 7 CONDITION - LORIGINAL SITE "only" YES IF YES, NAME: MuSEUM.
_LANOSCAPE ARCHITECTURE -LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE -urban & commun POLITICS/GOVERNMENT - OTHER (SPECIFY) "oldest" YES Saved? FEATURES: OTHER Yes-unrestricted COUNTY MIDWEST ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS INVENTION ARCHITECTURE MCVED LOCATION: planning DETERIORATED No access STATE Reconstructed historic district? ECONOMICS AGRICULTURE TRANSPORTATION Claims -settlement SIGNIFICANCE: _UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT _Excavated WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?
ART DATE: FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) COMMERCE ADAPTIVE USE: -socio/cultural -health -recreation -entertainment UNALTERED _EXPLORATION _CONSERVATION PACIFIC NORTHWEST _PHILOSOPHY unknown.-5 ARCHEULUGY.PREHISTORIC OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -EDUCATION _MUSIC INDUSTRY _Unexcavaten - LITERATURE _RELIGION "first"yEs Cnknowm _GOOD code OW "only" then- DOE SOUTHEAST RUINS INITIALS: INTERICR ENVIRONS _FAIR MILITARY HOTEL Revlewer _Unkncwn HousE
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