Nomination for March, George, 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 RECEIVED DEC 12 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM APR 2 0 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON 126 E. Washington S7 STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 22 - Charles Vanik - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS X PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN PROCESS -YES: UNRESTRICTED SCIENTIFIC OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 035 039 CODE UNOCCUPIED DATE LOCATION TITLE OWNERSHIP SITE Cuyahoga STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION COUNTY HISTORIC PUBLIC ACCESSIBLE STRUCTURE Cleveland Ohio CATEGORY Chagrin Falls STATUS PUBLIC ACQUISITION XBUILDING(S) 120 E. Washington St.

NAME COURTHOUSE, XPRIVATE DATE ENTERED SURVEY RECORDS _EDUCATIONAL - INDUSTRIAL -MUSEUM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE _BEING CONSIDERED 1 Lakeside Ave., N.W. -OBJECT _DISTRICT -GOVERNMENT March, George, House _PARK - MILITARY William K. Thomas _BOTH REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Cuyahoga County Courthouse ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS 040368813 7- DESCRIPTION XORIGINAL SITE X ALTERED _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

two doors, leading into separate rooms, joined by a paneled surround and narrow overharing cornice molding forming a long lintel. To either side of the doorway are 6/6 light windows with plain linteled sills & wood shutters. the porch, one from the main house and one at right angles to it in The remaining portion of the addition has a single window, centrally front of the house, and of four small bedrooms on the rear. These original hardware, molding and floors are intact. CONDITION UNEXPOSED DETERIORATED EXCELLENT RUINS FAIR CHECK ONE placed on the north side.The wide cornice and corner pilasters the corner of the addition.Windows are 6/6 with plain surrounds. behind a proch which features square pillars.Two doorways open onto A one-story wing extends to the east.A three-bay section is recessed of a central chimney and fireplaces for the main front rooms.

the east gable end has been added for an upstairs bathroom. Interior alterations were made prior to 1940.Most of the addition both have centrally placed chimneys.A small window on The 1-1/2 story frame house is gable roofed.The ridgelinwruns latter have been removed to allow a living room to extend the entire of the main section are also employed in the addition.which dates -UNALTERED boards with returns at the gable ends.The facade hasa X-GOOD depth of the house. The cellar retains a chimney base, evidence parallel to the street.There are wide corner pilasters and cornice AREAS OF

Statement of significance

The house was the main farmhouse on the property of George March, in the development of the region, actively recruiting settlers from The town of Chagrin Falls was founded in 1833 by Noah Graves, a native By the end of the summer of 1833 a dam across the river had including George March, arrived. 1500-1599 1400-1499 INVENTION ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC EDUCATION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT LAW AGRICULTURE PERIOD INDUSTRY RELIGION ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC BUILDER/ARCHITECT SIGNIFICANCE TRANSPORTATION ARCHITECTURE THEATER SCIENCE MILITARY COMMERCE MUSIC -1600-1699 Chagrin Falls area.He was a well-to-do farmer who was instrumental locally believed to be the oldest remaining building in the village.

to Chagrin Falls from Massachusetts in 1833 and began farming the land been built and a saw mill was in operation.Several new settlers, _PREHISTORIC the commercial center of the town, was purchased by Graves from The house lot is the only vestige of a farm which orignally totalled one Capt.Edward Paine of Chardon.The 210 acres were purchased for important locally as a reminder of the towns early settlement. _CONSERVATION LITERATURE _ECONOMICS -1700-1799 hundred forty acres.March was one of the earliestsettlers of the -SCULPTURE -1900- important early settler and promoter of Chagrin Falls and as such is SPECIFIC DATES 1837, 1840 of Sunderland, Massachusetts. The land, encompassing what is now EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT the region near his home in Worcester, Massachusetts.March migrated where the house stands.The house itself was built in 1837.It is

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Cleveland: 1971 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE ( 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE July, 1977 STREET & NUMBER Box 153 CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: 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 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY GPO 892-453 CODE ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE Burton DATE COUNTY ZONE NORTHING LOCAL Ohio Gretchen Klimoski ATTEST UTM REFERENCES Daniel Giffen ZONE EASTING The full city lot at 126 E.Washington St. 4.12.78 SH PO Atlas of Cuyahoga County. Cleveland: 1874. Society of Architectural Historians. Walking Tours Outside Cleveland. 1971 Blakeslee, C.T. Form No. 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED JAN 8 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET March, George, House 8. Significance A more complete search of the original deeds, tax records, and early Based on the sale price of the property, it seems to be established that owned by James Bosworth, who acquired it from B. H.

Bosworth in 1841 George March was a native of Sutton, Massachusetts, where he was born Banking Company, part owner of Bullard and March, wooden ware 9. Bibliographical References Cleveland (Chicago, 1894), 372-373. George March, Affidavit. Cuyahoga County Records, Vol. 6, p. 126. Chagrin Falls Exponent, June 24, 1875, p. 5. concerning the property. biography concerning the property described herein as the George March manufacturers of sad irons. House' has brought out the following additional and corrected facts house from Asahel North.The size of the lot was always about ten and been a carpenter and builder. DATE ENTERED Portrait and Biographical Record of Cuyahoga County and the City of Chagrin Falls (Cuyahoga) and sold it to Asahel North in l846.James Bosworth is known to have in 1791. He moved to Windsor, Ohio, in 184l and engaged in farming. in l863.

The house was then occupied by his son, George March, Jr., In 1849 he moved to Chagrin Falls.In April,1849,he purchased this FOR NPS USE ONLY Deed one-quarter acres, rather than 140 acres as stated. George March died manufacturers, and president of the Chagrin Falls Manufacturing Company, (1848-1913) until 1875.The latter was president of the Chagrin Falls Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN APR 2 0 1978 Inventory OTHER Entered KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST Maps HAER Re-submit Send-back TECHNICAL Review National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Working Number12. 12. 27.

20 73 IN T :2106 - 74 Cuyahoga State 2.7.78 APR 2 0 1978 DEC 12 1977 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER APR 2 0 1978 DEC 12 1977 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cuyahoga CouNty , OH . DEC 12 1977 APR 2 0 1978 Tom Fisher Rear elevation-looking NE Western Reserve Hist. Soc. March, George, House #3g= Chagrin Falls, Cuyanoga, Onio August i977 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEC 12 1977 CHAGRIN FALLS QUADRANGLE APR 20 1978 CHAGRIN FALLS, OHIG ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RECEIVED 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) Reed, Henry Jr., House March, George, House Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Hon. Louis Stokes Dr. Thomas H. Smith Hon. Thomas L. Ashley Bon. Charles A.

Vanik Columbus, Ohio 43211 Mott Location 4/26/78 Name STATE Starr-Truscott House Also Notified Lucas County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER State Historic Preservation Officer Cleveland Cuyahoga County Date Entered Stager-Beckwith House Chagrin Falls Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Birmingham Director, The Ohio Historical Society Erie County Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue APR 2 0 1978 OHIO Boa.Donald J. Pease December 19, 1978 Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper 18th & C Streets, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20240 Dear Dr. Murtagh: Board and the owners have been informed of our intent to nominate them. Also Main Street Buildings, Clark Co. Alcazar Hotel, Cuyahoga Co. Gates Mills Village District, Cuyahoga Co. William H. Knapp House, Cuyahoga Co. Station Road Bridge, Cuyahoga and Summit Co. Abraham Ulyatt House, Cuyahoga Co. Wesley Chapel, Franklin Co. Hardin County Courthouse, Hardin Co.

Eubanks-Tytus House, Highland Co. Shull-Lugenbuhl Farm, Holmes Co. Madison Seminary, Lake Co. Burrell-King House, Lorain Co. Frank Jewett House, Schoolhouse and Shurtleff-Monroe House, Lorain Co. East Second Street District, Montgomery Co. First Congregational Church and Lexington School, Richland Co. "Jim" Brown House, Summit Co. Port Washington Town Hall, Tuscarawas Co. Trevey Mound 33 WA 193, Warren Co. Additional information for properties already listed on the Register George March House, Cuyahoga Co.

) Sincerely Director, Ohio Historical Society THS : cw REGISTER NATIONAL RECEIVED National Register of Historic Places Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service enclosed are two continuation sheets with additional information for properties Transmitted herewith are twenty-three completed National Register nomination Ohio Historic Preservation Office Twenty-Three Regular New Submissions State Historic Preservation Officer already listed on the National Register. Department of the Interior Ohio Historical Center 1-71&17th Avenue Columbus,0hio 43211 (614)466-1500 Oberlin Lake Shore and Michigan Station, Lorain Co. St. Louis Church, Stark Co. St. Timothy's Protestant Epicsopal Church, Stark Co. Packard-Doubler House, Cuyahoga Co. Charles B. Rich House, Cuyahoga Co. JAN81979 They have been approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Thomas H.

Smith 3 date of entry: ) county code: March, George, House APR 2 0 1978 6 LOCATION street & number city / town *I STATE (1CONGRESS. DISTRICT 12SOURCE of NOMINATION C LOCAL O deteriorated Vfeatures: Dexcellent Omoved OD NOT INTACT-O - Unknown Ounexeavated - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes Ono 2 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : L LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 OCLAIMS: explain -ENGINEERING -11 - POLITICS /GOVT.* 21 -RECREATION -28 'first'O CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE - 23 'oldest' D - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH- 27 D MILITARY- 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION- 10 - INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY -20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3functions major alterations : a8) architectural style(s) engineer : ( landscape arohiteot / garden designer: 3) interior decorator: _date.

IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE CONDITION ASSOCIATION Cuyahoga PERSONAL: FEDERAL INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: builder/contractor: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY: EVENTS: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: artist: vicinity of artisan: master builder: dates of initial construction: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP URBAN PLANWING-31 ADMINISTRATOR: Daltered 126 E. Washington St. as it appears on federal register: if state who prepared form? Dunexposed NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET 2OTHER NAMES: Doriginal site Ofair SAVED? YES GNPS REGION: OWNER XPRIVATE OSTATE MUNICIPAL COUNTY MULTIPLE FEDERAL(agency name) -reconstructed ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION - 12 freviewers initials. ONO ETHNIC GROUP Chagrin Falls Dgood Druins