Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Bepler, August, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 2,252 words across 15 pages, filed in 1977. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 77001062, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVEODEC 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES APR 1 1 1977 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HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE PUBLIC X PRIVATE STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS X PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS _YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 CODE Hamilton LOCATION Cincinnati None SITE ACCESSIBLE COUNTY CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY STATE TITLE HISTORIC DISTRICT SCIENTIFIC 061 AGRICULTURE OWNERSHIP TRANSPORTATION MILITARY MUSEUM RELIGIOUS PARK NAME STATUS OTHER: DATE The Beiser Residence Hamilton County Court House _ENTERTAINMENT BUILDING(S) _BEING CONSIDERED 805 Tusculum Avenue COURTHOUSE.
Ohio -EDUCATIONAL Adelaide Burger Bieser _GOVERNMENT DATE ENTERED lst District - Willis Gradison PH0368903 _OBJECT - UNOCCUPIED _INDUSTRIAL XNO -COMMERCIAL Court and Main Streets FOR NPS USE ONLY -BOTH Bepler, August, House (Holly Ridge) -FEDERAL STATECOUNTY LOCAL X EXCELLENT GOOD DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Bepler House is a two and a half story frame building, rectangular story portico composed of four giant, fluted, pseudo-Corinthian columns entrance is a Palladian window with wooden, decorative balcony. The The north side of the house is distinguished by a large, two story, The south side is distinguished by a large, centrally placed brick porch on the south side, a bay window on the east side and also has CONDITION DATE MOVED DETERIORATED facade. DESCRIPTION FAIR three bays with sash windows on both floors and to either side of the CHECK ONE bay window at the northwest corner and a side entrance with bracketed - UNEXPOSED The interior retains the original central hall extending to the nine-over-nine on the second floor.The roof isa truncated gable roof with two rounded arch windows and _UNALTERED X_ORIGINAL SITE in plan, with a stone foundation.
supporting a simple cornice and frieze. The a truncated gabled roof with widow's walk. The building is completely isolated by classical architrave made up of pilasters and dentils.Above the The facade is divided into decorative railing.Two story high pilasters flank either side of the and is in excellent condition. dormers with gable roofs and a small semi-circular dormer. than the front of the original house. This rear section has a small The facade is dominated by a two decorative architrave located in the gable end.All windows are shuttered.The truncated roof is surrounded by a widowtss walk with A later sympathetic rear additon was made which is.slightly lower shed roof.Along the sides of the house, the roof is pierced by two chimney and a one story, small bay window. _RUINS Form No. 10-300a (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JUN 7 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES APR 1 1 1977 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio the pillars installed. RECEIVED CONTINUATION SHEET THE BEISER RESIDENCE DATE ENTERED was enclosed and at the same time the front porch was removed and These were the only two changes to the original house. In 1953 the enclosed rear porch was enlarged to include a room on FOR NPS USE ONLY PAGE 2 GPO 892 455 the first floor and a bedroom and bath on the second floor. ITEM NUMBER In 1929 the back porch which extended across the rear of the house 12.30.75 REVISED 12/9/76 Form No. 10-300a (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED JAN 5 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES APR 11 1977 INVENTORY -- NOMINA TION FORM ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE 3 added, and the front porch columns were added. In 1929, the back porch, which extended across the rear of the house, was enclosed. The Beiser Residence CONTINUATION SHEET In 1953,the enclosed rear porch was enlarged to include a room roof.Also the widow's walk was replaced at this time. window similar to the one either side of the palladian window;a DATE ENTERED During a tornado in 1917,parts of the tin roof were torn off and In 1928, the following changes were undertaken: the palladian window on the second floor was added to replace a rectangular the remainder badly damaged.This was replaced with the existing on the first floor and bedroom on the second floor.
new front door replica of the side panels were AREAS OF

Statement of significance

designed entrance, is an excellent example of Classical Revival architecture ~ with his brother Edward in downtown Cincinnati. In 1855 he startéd his of the flat bottomed paper bag as we know it today with its folded end. While visiting relatives in St. Louis during the 1860's, Mr. Bepler was 1500-1599 X1800-1899 EDUCATION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS SCIENCE PERIOD PREHISTORIC ART CONSERVATION THEATER TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY PHILOSOPHY XARCHITECTURE 1900- SIGNIFICANCE EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC SCULPTURE _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _COMMUNICATIONS of preservation. was the first and only time the property has changed hands since the original land grant to Major Howell, a Revolutionary War veteran and He also invented the machine capable of cutting and folding the bags to Cincinnati known as Mt. Tusculum.
The Bepler House is the oldest remaining house in the section of to Chatfield and Woods Paper Company, still in operation today. _ENGINEERING -1600-1699 -1400-1499 In i952 it was inherited by Adelaide Burger Bieser, daughter of Mr. and -1700-1799 - LITERATURE - RELIGION -COMMERCE - MILITARY for 106 years. Bepler died in 1890 in New Orleans. _MUSIC The Bepler House with its pseudo-Corinthian columns, and gracefully Mr. Bepler is credited with the invention The original house in St. Louis BUILDER/ARCHITECT Griffiths August Bepler, born John Augusta Bepler, emigrated to this country in Mrs. Burger. The house has, therefore, been in the possession of the family design. 1869 LAW bottomed paper bag and the machine that produced them. these specifications.Prior to his invention, paper bags in the United This style is not abundant in the area, especially in such a fine state national scale.
home could be built for him in Cincinnati. moved his company to Cincinnati. States were conical in shape.His method was of course,adopted ona The house was built as the home of August of the flat- Because of poor health, Mr. Bepler sold his company 9

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 10 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 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE NATIONAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). 1 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.
TITLE SAPO DATE 12-19-75 FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 4.10 CODE None 7/15/75 COUNTY Cincinnati ORGANIZATION NORTHING DATE ZONE EASTING in the Longworth-Tusculum Subdivision. 721-4506 UTM REFERENCES Ohio Miami Purchase Association Margaret A. Sambi, Historian 8l2 Dayton Street History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, S.B. Nelson and Company, Cincinnati, 1894, p. 506. Interview with owner, Adelaide Bieser, May 15, 1975, and July 14, 1975. 43| 32,630 E SIGNATURE LOCAL 1513 Inventory - APR 1 1 1977 OTHER KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST HAER CONTROL Entered Send-back Re-submit TECHNICAL Maps National Register Write-up Photos Review State Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Working Number /2. 30.75.
225/ 3-12.76 10:13-76 The echanges- 19zq seem to pe INT: 2106- 74 3/18/76 6/0/16 HISTORIAN 5-3-77 17.76 Hamilton HAMILTON Co., Ohio DOE APR 1 1 1977 " Holly RidgE" WEST FACADE P.SAMBi Form No. 10-301a (Pev. 10-7 -) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONALPARK SERVICE RECEIVED DEC 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM Bepler, August, House (Holly Ridge) AND/OR COMMON _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO 5/15/75 LOCATION HISTORIC Ohio IDENTIFICATION STATE NAME The Beiser Residence Peggy Sambi PHOTO CREDIT DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONSIN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS FOR NPS USE ONLY COUNTY Hamilton View is of the west facade of 805 Tusculum Avenue. Form No. 10-301a (Pev.
10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVEDC 3 0 1975 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM APR 1 1 1977 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON THE. BEISER RESIDENCE CITY, TOWN _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO Cincinnati Hamilton LOCATION IDENTIFICATION HISTORIC COUNTY NAME STATE Bepler, August, House (Holly Ridge) DATE ENTERED FOR NPS USE ONLY OHIO 5/15/75 "Holly Ridge" P.SAMBI TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH D OE APR 11 1977 THE BEISER RES Form No. 10-301a (Pev.
10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON COUNTY Hamilton CITY. TOWN Cincinnati VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT PHOTO NO DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Peggy Sambi 5/15/75 LOCATION Bepler, August, House (Holly Ridge) HISTORIC IDENTIFICATION Miami Purchase Association PHOTO CREDIT RECEIVED NAME STATE Ohio View is of the south side of 805 Tusculum Avenue. The Beiser Residence SOUTH SIDE HAMILTON CO OHIO Holly Ridge" DOE APR 1 1 1977 THE PEISER RES "HOLL Y RIDGE" NORTH SIDE P. SAMBI Form No. 10-301a (Pev.
10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVEDDEC 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED AND/OR COMMON VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO 5/ 15/75 NEGATIVE FILED AT DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO Ohio Peggy Sambi Hamilton LOCATION IDENTIFICATION COUNTY NAME Miami Purchase Association STATE PHOTO CREDIT Bepler, August, House (Holly Ridge) HISTORIC The Beiser Residence SEE INSTRUCTIONSIN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS HAMILTON CO OHIO TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH HAMILTON CO, OHIO DO E APR 11 1977 ThE. BEISER RES 805 Tusculum Aue EAST' SIDE P SAMBI Form No. 10-301a (Pev.
10-7+) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 3 0 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS -VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO 5/15/75 Hamilton LOCATION IDENTIFICATION Ohio COUNTY Peggy Sambi HISTORIC NAME STATE RECEIVED PHOTO CREDIT DATE ENTERED Bepler, August, House (Holly Ridge) "Holly Ridge" CITY. TOWN Cincinnati View is of the east side of 805 Tusculum Ave. Form No.
10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED DEC 30 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM APR 1 1 1977 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - ENCLOSE WITH MAP Bepler, August, House (Holly Ridge) AND/OR COMMON -VICINITY OF TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464- 75 Hamilton LOCATION Cincinnati COUNTY DATE HISTORIC SCALE STATE SOURCE REQUIREMENTS photorevised 1974 1:24000 NAME Ohio The Beiser Residence MAP REFERENCE CITY.TOWN DATE ENTERED FOR NPS USE ONLY (Rev. 10-74: USGS 7½' Quadrangle Map " Newport " NEWPORT, KY. DEC 30 1975 NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NEWPORT QUADRANGLE 22 600 CU.S. Route ( State Route UNITED STATES ROAD CLASSIFICATION KENTUCKY-OHIO December 20, 1976 Mrs. Kate Cole Department of the Interior 18th G C Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240 The Bepler, August, House revision was requested by the review staff; County are on the National Register and are being amended on the basis of new information which has come to the attention of our Regional Preservation Office. Thank you for your assistance. If there are any questions, please Ohio Historical Center I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-8727 Sincerely, 197 JAN5 NATIONAL RECEIVED Ohio Historic Preservation Office Gretchen Klimoski National Register of Historic Places National Register Program Manager National Park Service contact our office. Both Adelbert College and the Western Reserve Building in Cuyahoga the nomination is pending approval in your office.
REGISTER Dear Kate: fud aud Enclosed are three continuation sheets for National Register nominations APR 1 1 1977 Beir, Anna, House Brown, Saauel N., House Wilson, Jobn I., Homestead Bon. Howard M. Metzenbaum State Historic Preservation Officer Hon. W1l11a D. Gradison, Jz. Hoa. William H. Harsha 880 Dayton Location Name STATE Shandon Butler County Darke County Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 4/15/77 Carroll County Hamilton County Riverside Chapel Thomas Select School Montgonery County Also Notified Cincinnati Haynes vicinity Defiance Bepler, August, House (Holly Ridge) Defiance County Adans County Interatate 7l at l7th Avenue Gottschall, Oscar H., House Bon. Douglas Applegata St. Mary's of Morges Hon.Thomas N. Kindness Greenville Hamilton vicinity Bion. Jobn H. Glenn, Jr. Dr. Thoaas H.
Smith Mott Director,The Onio Historical Society Hughes, Phillip, Bouse Bon.Charles W.Whalen,Jr.