Decorative drawing: a plain country church with a tall steeple. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for First Church of Christ in Euclid

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,472 words across 11 pages, filed in 1978. 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 78002044, 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 MAY 22 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NOV 2 8 1975 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HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Louis Stokes - 2lst.
- VICINITY OF PRESENT USE DISTRICT AGRICULTURE XBUILDING(S) ~ WORK IN PROGRESS LIN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY Ohio 44112 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION 1 Lakeside Avenue Ohio 44114 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 035 039 CODE COUNTY LOCATION DATE TITLE OBJECT Cuyahoga CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE PARK TRANSPORTATION SITE SCIENTIFIC OWNERSHIP HISTORIC RECEIVED STATE NAME UNOCCUPIED Ohio INDUSTRIAL PUBLIC STATUS MILITARY COMMERCIAL COURTHOUSE.
OTHER: First United Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland PUBLIC ACQUISITION The First United Presbyterian Church First Church of Christ in Euclid 16200 Euclid Avenue Ohio Historic Inventory East Cleveland January 1977 Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society DATE ENTERED CATEGORY _GOVERNMENT PHD669491 X.PRIVATE -STRUCTURE FOR NPS USE ONLY -MUSEUM _BOTH - .ENTERTAINMENT X.RELIGIOUS REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC Columbus Cuyahoga County Courthouse EXCELLENT DETERIORATED XORIGINAL SITE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

tresses, crenellated parapets, and pinnacles. Most of the windows have around a central meeting hall. more elaborate oak detail. CONDITION sandstone structure with an attached educational and administrative wing. UNEXPOSED MOVED DESCRIPTION the enclosing of a side entrance, the remodeling of the classroom wing, UNALTERED XALTERED entrance doors with transoms, pointed-arch belfry openings, corner but- XGOOD the addition of a modern canopy over a rear entrance, and the construc- FAIR brackets, and a sloping floor with curved pews and vertically boarded and two flanking entrance towers.Each tower has a stone stoop, double The First United Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland is a rectangular openings, and paired double-hung second floor windows with dressed lin- wainscoting.The chancel, which is lit by a stained-glass skylight, has architectural character remains intact.
bulky forms and simplified ashlar surfaces recall the earlier Richardson Romanesque style. Although designed in the English Perpendicular Gothic mode, the building's The various alterations and additions are unobtrusive.These include The facade features a gabled parapet, three central pointed-arch windows, CHECK ONE wing has a broad hip-roof, wall buttresses, attenuated ground floor The interior of the nave featuresa ceiling of arcaded trusses and curved DATE. - RUINS beveled sills, wide dressed voussoirs, and hoodmolds. The educational tels and sills.The classrooms are arranged in a modified "Akron plan" AREAS OF

Statement of significance

As the oldest religious institution in Greater Cleveland and one of the first of East Cleveland has ties with the early settlement and development of tion of Richardson Romanesque form and English Gothic detail. ship formed the "Plan of Union" Church under Reverend William Wick, Their 1og church, finished on March 10, 1810, was the first in the township and one in the community. One such person, famed inventor Charles F. Brush, gave the money for the church's baptismal font in 1907. The church was remodeled in 1946 and 1955. In 1962, a new wing was constructed after an unprecedented as the graves remained undisturbed.
1700-1799 ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC XRELIGION ART SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD LAW SCULPTURE XARCHITECTURE XEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT AGRICULTURE MILITARY X1800-1899 LITERATURE court decision which allowed the church to build over its cemetery as long Designed by the noted builder, Calvin Hoadley, it was the first such structure Euclid Township.The building's design also offers an interesting combina- _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT The congregation continued to attract members of considerable prominence 1400-1499 housed within an architectural design of considerable interest, the church is a significant landmark in the community.
On August 27,1807,the Presbyterians and Congregationalists in Euclid Town- Society of Euclid was organized under Reverend William H.Beecher, brother The First United Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland has met continuously INVENTION ty and the present stone structure begun under the direction of Cleveland -TRANSPORTATION of the earliest in the Western Reserve.Its membership included the area's _ENGINEERING in what was to become Cuyahoga County.In 1826,the First Presbyterian earliest settlers.In 18l6,the congregation constructed a white frame church. - EDUCATION of New England's Henry Ward Beecher. -1500-1599 architect William Warren Sabin.It was completed in 1895 at a cost of $36,000.
for 170 years.As an historic congregation and an important local institution -PHILOSOPHY - ECONOMICS -1600-1699 By 1892,the church needed to expand but was prevented by court action to _COMMERCE - INDUSTRY - THEATER - MUSIC SPECIFIC DATES 1893-1895 build upon the adjoining cemetery.The building was moved to a nearby proper-

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Cleveland Architectural Club, pamphlet, 1891. Rose, Cleveland, 1950, pg. 56-7, 77, 251, 358, 540, 664. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 1. 8 acres UTM REFERENCES East Cleveland VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Rev. James H. Brown & Tom Fisher, Preservationist STREET & NUMBER 10825 East Blvd. 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), 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.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE GPO 888-445 DATE ORGANIZATION NORTHING TELEPHONE 216-721-5722 COUNTY Cleveland CODE Ohio STATE ATTEST: Western Reserve Historical Society Trowbridge, Hoadley Genealogy, 1894, pg. 36. Price, History of East Cleveland, 1970, pg. 44. SHPO November 1977 Nela Avenue and the southeast by Hillside Court. ZONE EASTING The site is bounded on the northwest by Euclid Avenue and the southwest by FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: DATE 5/11/78 ZONE LOCAL sle comnent Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF NOV 2 8 Federal Register Entry KEEPER CONTROL TECHNICAL OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST HAER Entered Send-back Re-submit Maps HISTORIAN Photos Review 5.23.78 State National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF Working Number 5,22.
28.3 15/ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 2-6-79 11.24. IN T :2106- 74 First United Presbyterian Ch. #1 East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio MAY 2 2 1978 NOV 2 8 1978 Looking North Western Reserve Historical Soc Side & Rear Elevations Tom Fisher October, 1977 MAY 2 2 1978 NOV 2 8 1973 Looking East Facade and side elevation Church Offices East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio First United Presbyterian Ch. #2 Rev. James Brown September, 77 First United Presbyterian Cho #3 Rear elevation Tom Fisher October 1977 Western Reserve Historical Soc. East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio MAY 22 1978 Looking West UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR First United Presbyterian EAST CLEVELAND QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 17- 452/720-4599150 East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, MAY 22 1978 EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO Ohio Church of E, Cleveland OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO.
K4130 STATE OHIO Date Entered NOV 28 1978 Drake, Alonzo, House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, JI. Dr. Thomas H. Smith Honorable Delbert L. Latta Honorable Charles A. Van1k Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr 12/6/78 Location Name Wood County Stony Ridge East Cleveland Cuyahoga County Oakwood Empire House Honorable Louis Stokes Dean Road Bridge Lorain County South Amherst vicinity State Historic Preservation Officer Also Notified Honorable Donald J. Pease The Ohio Historical Society First Church of Christ in Euclid Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Director NOV 2 8 1978 16200 Euclid Ave. Western Reserve Hist. Soc.
Ounexcavated - No Access 2 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 CLAIMS: explain "first'O CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 -COMMERCE -6 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 -ARCHEOLOGY - historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 D URBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 C MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS - 9 - INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 3 funetions 2dates of initial construction: major alterations : @master builder: ©landscape architect / garden designer: 1 interior decorator: Sartisan: @builder/contractor: Ireviewers initials. CONDITION Cuyahoga PH0669491 ASSOCIATION PERSONAL: EVENTS: INSTITUTIONAL: ENGINEERING-11 CURRENTLY: artist: ENTERTAINMENT-26 date.
East Cleveland Dexcellent First Church of Christ in Euclid WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: historic events: architectural style(s) SNATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Ofair Cunexposed First United Presbyterian Church of East / XSTATE Oruins EO NOT INTACT-O - Unknown - EXPLORATION - 12 'only' D TIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE Oreconstructed - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 deteriorated ACCESS SAVED?YES Caltered NAMES give role & date Doriginal site UNKNOWN-6 ADAPTIVE USE YES NO Dfeatures IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?OyeSno Ogood