Nomination for Hertzler, Daniel, House

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The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM FEB 7 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Hertzler, Daniel, House AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT St. Rt. 369 between U.S.40 & C. J.

Brown _ VICINITY OF PRESENT USE *PUBLIC X MUSEUM &BUILDING(S) X EDUCATIONAL X PRIVATE RESIDENCE _WORK IN PROGRESS PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS X-YES: RESTRICTED - YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 023 Springfield 7th DATE BOTH CODE GOVERNMENT COUNTY LOCATION TITLE ACCESSIBLE COMMERCIAL OWNERSHIP SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY DISTRICT ENTERTAINMENT CLASSIFICATION TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURE HISTORIC STATE RELIGIOUS COURTHOUSE. City Building STRUCTURE PARK INDUSTRIAL NAME STATUS Ohio _OTHER: DATA SHEET Clark Park DATE ENTERED -UNOCCUPIED City of Springfield, Ohio; Board of Park Trustees _BEING CONSIDERED - MILITARY _PRIVATE -SITE PH0505200 St. Rt. REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC. 31 N.

Limestone Street _FEDERAL _STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL Clark County Recorder's Office George Rogers Clark Park _OBJECT 7 DESCRIPTION DETERIORATED *ORIGINAL SITE & GOOD RUINS FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

house wall -- the south side, up a wooden staircase to a portico supported on stone piers. CONDITION MOVED UNEXPOSED enclosed stairway on the west and two storage rooms forming the extremities been remodelled numerous times and have thus lost all period characteristics forested, and includes several large meadows and an artificial lake created The present situation of the Hertzler House is that of being located on higher ground to the west, and the two lesser appendages to the east. provide accommodations for a caretaker couple.

the house has recently been remodelled and modernized by the Park Board to simple rectangle, originally one room only with a staircase (enclosed) Section is entered at approximately ground level through a small Victorian of the house is of two stories, rectangular, and contains four rooms on upper floors are on the same level approximately as those of the first sec- portico is more massive and, although the square columns supporting it are The western or main section of the house was originally entered from CHECK ONE The ground under the westernmost or main section of the house slopes off closed porch into a large rectangular room with a fireplace on the east wall tion, though the ridge of its roof comes only to the level of the attic Entering this second section at ground level, you pass through the en- in woodwork, except for a fake mantel in the n.w.room, first floor, masking an obelisk, erected in l924,stands six hundred meters n.w.of the Hertzler _EXCELLENT _UNALTERED near the western perimeter of a 2oo+ acre park, owned by the City of Spring- DATE.

this has occurred sometime in the last 40 years. On the north side, this obvious replacements, the canopy has the appearance oi late, vernacularizeo level. against the east wall of the first section for communication with the lower ments, each constructed of brick fired on the site.The two major ones are The ground and first floor levels of this se- The enclosed porches are on both sides. floor of the first section. From the porch on the Section. front entrance is completely enclosed.The second floor of this section of cross-member of the "T" and the east wall of the first section for enclosed On the right side of the fireplace is a doorway into the third included the park area.The land is gently to moderately rolling, well to the west and south.The house has a simple pitched roof of shallow angle.

The second section of the house is built on three levels.Its two side porches on both the ground and first floors.The "third" floor is a cond section are built in a block "T" shape, providing space between the of the 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 FEB 7 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Hertzler, Daniel, House CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE 2 the form of a barrel vault, apparently intended for foor or dairy storage. The enclosed porches on each side are also duplicated at this level. same time, as they have duplicate cornices formed of "ogee" shaped brick at the servant (s) quarters.

the second and duplicates on a smaller scale the pattern of the second, being The fourth section, attached to the east wall of the third, is of one story at ground level at the northwest corner, but it is almost 1/2 story above east door. This is nowadays denominated a woodshed, but was probably either a smokehouse or root cellar area, and may have actually had two levels originally. Approximately 200' northeast of the house is a 3-bay, two-story barn. The first or ground stroy is of stone construction, the second of timber. Although attest to its construction in the summer of 1854. It is presently used for storage by the Springfield Arts Council. DATE ENTERED It seems possible that sections three and four were built subsequent to which is divided into four rooms like the floors above it.The north-western The second floor of the secont section originally duplicated the ground level.

duplicate section two in floorplan. section was apparently the family portion and the second the service area and type roof. built into the flue of this fireplace, several feet above the smoke shelf.It a block T.On the east wall of this section there is a massive walk-in size The third section is a one story addition attached to the east wall of Clark Co.,Ohio of these if four steps lower than the rest and built of stone and brick in the barn has been reroofed in modern times,the structure asa whole is original or near original, being old sash with 6 over 6 lights. The first RECEIVED SEP 2 8 1977 These first two sections of the house appear to have been built at the safe in a chimney in the house. In 1950, an iron chest/safe was discovered, contemporary with the house. Receipts in the Clark.

County Historical Society the one in the end or east wall.There is also a doorway/opening above the AREAS OF

Statement of significance

a home in 1854. on October 10, 1867, Hertzler was murdered between 2 and 3 A.M. In his home- 1500-1599 1400-1499 1700-1799 LAW ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ART INVENTION THEATER unknown SIGNIFICANCE LITERATURE PERIOD and house. INDUSTRY XARCHITECTURE RELIGION _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT XEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _COMMUNICATIONS MILITARY is apparently confirmed by a collection of Hertzler's receipts in the Clark been converted into a battlefield memorial park. the Shawnee Indians.The Hertzler House is located in the middle of a large, SPECIFIC DATES workmen for labor and materials obviously connected with the construction of Location is a point of consideration with the house.

On August 8, amorphous area over which the battle raged and in a section of which has _CONSERVATION farm buildings on the old Jonathon Donnel property in section 27 of Bethel SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN his son-in-law, Henry Snyder, and this was just ready for operation when, death of Daniel Hertzler marked the last chapter in the history of the site X.COMMERCE 1900- a small park and monumental statue were dedicated in 1924 and conveyed to nated to the City of Springfield.

the largest land battle of the Revolution west of the Alleghenies - with -1600-1699 _ENGINEERING The Hertzler House itself is a brick structure of the Pennsylvania - TRANSPORTATION Twp., while also owning extensively in sections 33 and 32.By the 1860 County Historical Society, which show numerous sums being paid out to various 1780,George Rogers Clark fought the Battle of Piqua - often described as _SCULPTURE -ECONOMICS Hertzler had come to Clark County in 1840 from Lancaster, Pa., evid- - EDUCATION _SCIENCE census, he was already worth over $100,000.00 in real estate alone. -MUSIC In 1853 he sold out Historical Society, plans were made for a park to commemorate the site of 1854-6 BUILDER/ARCHITECT business in Mad River township and reaped a fortune. Four suspects were arrested; two escaped jail and were never recaptured; ently already possessing capital.

in the county, few begin to approach it in size and complexity of arrange- He entered the milling and distilling the short-lived Clark County Bank.In 1854 he began to build his home and He began in 1865 to construct a new mill, which was later operated by ment.The house has always been said to have been built about 1854.This The land and house were eventually acquired by Leander Baker and also two stood trial and were acquitted.The murder has never been solved. The "bank style"of architecture. While there are other houses of this style

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Papers", #3880, items 94 - 119 passim. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE May 13, 1976 STREET & NUMBER 300 W. Main Street CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL - criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY 513-324-0657 ZONE DATE STATE NORTHING TELEPHONE CODE ORGANIZATION COUNTY Springfield 9/21/77 EASTING Ohio Clark County Historical Seciety and rout 369 intersection. UTM REFERENCES 2.Archives of the Clark County Historical Society,"The Hertzler-Snyder hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the 1.

The History of Clark County, Ohio, W. H. Beers Co., Chicago, 1881. pp. 475, 849, 595, 629, 728, 849 and especially 1029. As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665).I T HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PRORERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 1 acres Berkhofer, Executive Director THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE LOCAL ATTEST: State Historic Preservation Officer George H and lies in the fork of two local roads just north of Lower Valley Pike Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED SEP 2 8 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FEB 7 1978 DATE ENTERED INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Hertzler, Daniel, House Clark Co., Ohio Deeply embedded in local, oral tradition is the belief that the Hertzler House like his companion David Lowry, to stake out a tract of land and erect a cabin. Although he later moved farther south, his first settlement is believed to have preserves a Land Office map known as "Ohio - Map 18", drawn post 1795, which indeed shows Donnel holding the land later acquired by Hertzler in Township earliest settlers in the county, but it also lies in that area pointed our by (see Benj.

Drake, "Life of Tecumseh.") The significance of the Hertzler House, now being refurbished by the Springfield History Committee as a period museum, thus lies not only in its being the site of one of the most famous murders in Clark County history, but also its portion of an extensive Indian village changed to a bloody battle field, then CONTINUATION SHEET a pioneer settler's first claim with rude log cabin,thence to agriculture- the famous Indian Chief Tecumseh in 1803 as being the place where he was born. in Clark County.Jonathon Donnel arrived in the area in 1795 and proceeded, enjoyed in pre-Revolutionary days by being part of a memorial park. as in the Indian days-and then finally the home and death site of a wealthy was built on the site of a log cabin erected by one of the first settlers been in the area of the Hertzler House.

In point of fact, the National Archives IV, Range IX, section 27, on which is located the Hertzler House. Not only is the Hertzler House thus associated with the Battle of Piqua and one of the mill owner and financier.It has now returned to the peaceful situation it intimate connection with the earliest history of the area.What began asa Photos _ ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - OTHER TECHNICAL Entered Send-back KEEPER HAER ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit CONTROL Maps National Register Write-up HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry REVIEW UNIT 127.78 BRANCH CHIEF 2.1.78 31/28 FEB 7 Working Number9, 28.27.1564 Property State United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASo No.7 12.2.77 Springfield, Clark County, Ohio Springfield, Ohio SEP 2 8 1977 FEB 7 George Rogers Clark Park Photo by: Warren Grier (Daniel) Hertzler House Hertzler House, n.w.

corner and north 2403 Bellevue Place Photo No. Al 95 side, looking EasT, Date of photo: May 2, 1976 Springfield, Clark County, Ohio Springfield, Ohio Hertzler House, north side Photo No. A2g5 SEP 2 8 1977 FEB 7 George Rogers Clark Park (Daniel) Hertzler House 2403 Bellevue Place Date of Photo: May 2, 1976 FROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Springfield, Clark County, Ohio Springfield, Ohio Date of photo: May 2, 1976 (Daniel) Hertzler House, Seuthside Photo No. 4315 SEP 2 8 1977 FEB 7 PROPERTY OF IHE NATIONAL REGISTER George Rogers Clark Park (Daniel) Hertzler House 2403 Bellevue Place Springfield, Clark County, Ohio Springfield, Ohio SEP 2 8 1977 FEB 7 George Rogers Clark Park (Daniel) Hertzler House PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date of photo: May 2, 1976 2403 Bellevue Pl Hertzler House, S.w. corner Photo No.

p4 g5 Springfield, Clark County, Ohio Springfield, Ohio SEP 2 8 1977 George Rogers Clark Park PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER (Daniel) Hertzler House Hertzler House from Y.e. towards 2403 Bellevue Pl. Photo No. 95g5 RASTINg: 2 51 160 DONNELSVILLE QUADRANGLE DONNELSVILLE, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UTM 17 251/160 4421/540 .5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC ROAD CLASSIFICATION RECEIVED OHIO - CLARK CO. 28 1977 STATE OHIO FEB 7 1978 Stone, Captain Jonathan, House Hon. Howard M. Metzenbeum 880 2/21/78 Location Mott/js Name Date Entered Belpre Washington County Burlington vicinity ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director,Midwest Region Lawrence County Springfield vicinity Macedonia Church Hertzler, Daniel,House Clark Coumty Hon, Clarence E. Milles Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue Dr.

Thomes i, Smith 43211 Also Notified OTHER NAMES: 4 county code: Hertzler, Daniel, House W of Springfield off OH 4 (1R)SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL - deteriorated Oaltered Doriginal site Dexcellent OO NOT INTACT-O Omoved -reconstructed - Unknown Dunexeavated ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes Ono 2I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : EYCLAIMS: explain -ENGINEERING -11 - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT." 21 -RECREATION -28 -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - LAW- 16 - RELIGION-22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - ARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION - 12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 CO ARCHITECTURE-4 ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 C PHILOSOPHY -20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3 funetions major alterations : landscape architect / garden designer: EVENTS : REGISTER WRITE-UP _date.

TIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSER Springfield CONDITION ASSOCIATION artist: FEB7 PERSONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 ART-5 Clark INSTITUTIONAL: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION vicinity of PH0505200 CURRENTLY: 7th COMMERCE-6 XXSTATE WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: historic events: LOCAL architectural style(s): SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 YES-Restricted YES-Unrestricted URBAN PLANNING-31 ADMINISTRATOR: master builder: if state who prepared form? NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Dfeatures: Dunexposed Ofair Dgood GNPS REGION: ONAME as it appears on federal register: Bartisan: SAVED? YES city / town (11) CONGRESS. DISTRICT - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 J OTHER (SPECIFY) 'only' D () interior decorator: @bullder/contractor: Sreviewers initials. ETHNIC GROUP engineer: 1978 dates of initial construction: ADAPTIVE USE YES NO NAMES give role & date Oruins of entry: