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Form No. 10-300 REV. (9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AUG 1 1 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Drake, Alonzo, House AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 22 Charles A. Vanik - VICINITY OF COUNTCuyahoga PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE PRIVATE _WORK IN PROGRESS OBJECT _IN PROCESS - YES: UNRESTRICTED _INDUSTRIAL OWNER OF PROPERTY Ohio 44146 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 BOTH Columbus DATE CODE Cleveland LOCATION Oakwood SITE DISTRICT ENTERTAINMENT GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE HISTORIC CLASSIFICATION OWNERSHIP MILITARY STATE ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY PARK _UNOCCUPIED RECEIVED Ohio 9/77 1219 Ontario Street COURTHOUSE. Ohio Historic Inventory Cuyahoga County Administration Building NAME Ohio Historical Society PUBLIC ACQUISITION STATUS 24262 Broadway _BEING CONSIDERED _TRANSPORTATION - EDUCATIONAL DATE ENTERED TITLE James P.
Faciana PH0681873 -COMMERCIAL PRIVATE RESIDENCE -SCIENTIFIC -RELIGIOUS _PUBLIC - MUSEUM -OTHER: NOV 2 8 1978 BUILDING(S) DESCRIPTION _UNALTERED _ORIGINAL SITE X GOOD the height of the stone water table, leads to the main entrance, whose on a broad, tree-shaded lawn and faces a twentieth century commercial CONDITION UNEXPOSED DATE DETERIORATED pilasters also support the paneled transom and separate the four-light Although much of the woodwork still survives, extensive alterations still retain much of the character of an early nineteenth century farmstead. This two-story ell plan farmhouse combines elements from two architectural strip. Both the Drake house and its immediate environment, however, _MOVED styles.
The more sophisticated is the Greek Revival, expressed in the was completed.This wing has a molded cornice and stone lintels and sills.Modern alterations include French doors leading to a random ashlar CHECK ONE finely detailed recessed entry with its Doric stone surround, and in the gable end of the rear elevation.A well stands at the northwest corner _EXCELLENT Both the front and rear gables have basket-handle fanlights whose stone pilasters and entablature have been laid flush with the wall.Doric modified two-over-two sash windows have sawn stone lintels and sills. terrace fronting the wing, and a new chimney on the south end of the The main block of this common bond brick dwelling has three bays.The molded cornice and partial returns of the gable front. The more unusual of the house, west of the open stone cellar stairwell.
The house stands The outline of a nineteenth century summer kitchen is visible on the is the late Federal gable fanlight. sidelights from the deep paneled reveal of the doorway. have been made on the interior. _FAIR - RUINS DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The two-story brick ell wing was added shortly after the main block AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE