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

Nomination for Coppess, Benjamin Franklin House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,359 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 78002052, 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.

PH0506176 DATA SHEET Form No.
10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED OCT 20 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM MAR 1 0 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Benjamin Franklin, House AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE -WORK IN PROGRESS -EDUCATIONAL X PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS - YES: UNRESTRICTED SCIENTIFIC BEING CONSIDERED OWNER OF PROPERTY Ohio 45331 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR Ohio 43211 039 DATE CODE TITLE LOCATION COUNTY COMMERCIAL Greenville CATEGORY STATE Darke OWNERSHIP AGRICULTURE CLASSIFICATION Columbus GOVERNMENT ENTERTAINMENT ACCESSIBLE DISTRICT MUSEUM HISTORIC XBUILDING(S) NAME The Court House PARK 037 8th Thomas Kindness 209 Washington Avenue STRUCTURE XPRIVATE STATUS 209 Washington Street Coppess, Ohio Mrs.
Alberta Eikenberry DATE ENTERED Southwestern Ohio Survey October 1970 FOR NPS USE ONLY - UNOCCUPIED -TRANSPORTATION _INDUSTRIAL OTHER: -OBJECT -RELIGIOUS - MILITARY XNO -PUBLIC -BOTH -SITE (Rev. 10-74) REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Ohio Historical Society, 17th Street and I-71 Eikenberry House SURVEY RECORDS Darke County Recorder's Office 7 DESCRIPTION LRUINS DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

is a notable example of the Eastlake style of decoration. The porch that is the most striking feature of the design.]The in character. CONDITION MOVED DATE UNALTERED FAIR XALTERED leg of the T thrusts forward surrounded by a veranda and enclosed The veranda is an outstanding Eastlake structure with veranda has retained its patterned slate roof. having keystone and incised decoration and stone lug sills. This T shaped brick house on a rock face stone foundation The eave is box cornice with brackets and panelled frieze. discloses cresting that has been removed.There is a one story onto the veranda and porch respectively.The facade has a polygonal of the house discloses that the veranda once extended across the bay with multifaceted roof.
_DETERIORATED The interior is very well preserved Victorian rather austere XORIGINAL SITE The windows are l/l double hung sash with wrapped hoodmoulds table leg columns, arches of intricate turning and gouge work, CHECK ONE extended forward sometime after l9oo.The window with small gable ends in moulded and carved relief work, and turned balusters. frame shed addition to the rear. X_EXCELLENT plain border shows in the old photo on line with the facade.The -UNEXPOSED -GOOD The old photo The asphalt shingle roof is truncated hip. corner.An old photograph with Mr.and Mrs. Coppess in front cross bar is a square block with Victorian moulded doors opening The main stone steps come on the porch at an angle on the northwest AREAS OF

Statement of significance

1400-1499 1500-1599 1882 1700-1799 1600-1699 EDUCATION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC X1800-1899 ART PERIOD LAW RELIGION BUILDER/ARCHITECT CONSERVATION INVENTION PHILOSOPHY SIGNIFICANCE 1900- THEATER _COMMUNICATIONS AGRICULTURE SCIENCE SCULPTURE INDUSTRY LITERATURE in Greenville. MILITARY Benjamin Coppesss was grandson of pioneer Adam Coppess MUSIC An outstanding example of Eastlake decorative detail on XARCHITECTURE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT Coppess is also recorded in history as a soil analyst and abstract _TRANSPORTATION The house is reported to have had the first flush toilet clerk possibly work taken up after his retirement from the farm _PREHISTORIC Coppesses moved to Greenville and built the house in 1882. the town home of a retired farmer.
Richland Township on April 25,1838 and died in Greenville -ECONOMICS _OTHER(SPECIFY) on November 17,19ll at age 73.He was the youngest of eight _COMMERCE _COMMUNITY PLANNING to town. Mrs. Coppess died in 1913. brothers. years. ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC Benjamin was born in Benj. and Maria Coppess were married for forty-nine who came to Darke County in 18l9. oido

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 PROPERTYless than one acre VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION At 209 Washington St., east side of the street, approx.500 feet south of route 571. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE March 24, 1976 STREET & NUMBER The Old Court House, P. O. Box 461 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45402 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - LOCAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665).1 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE Sept. 21.
1976 FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INGLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER CODE DATE COUNTY ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE 513/228-6271 NORTHING ZONE STATE State Historic Preservation Officer Newspaper files. UTM REFERENCES Montgomery County Historical Society Public Record ZONE EASTING hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the Dayton History of Darke County- 1900. ATTEST: Lewis. Loren S. Gannon, Jr., Preservation Officer KEEPER OP THENATIONAL REGISTER Working Number /0.
20 77.1668 Photos 2 Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF MAR 1 0 1978 National Register Write-up KEEPER OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Re-submit Send-back HAER HISTORIAN Maps TECHNICAL CONTROL Review Property Darke Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 acrep ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN State 4.4.28 COPPESS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, HOUSE Facade, porch, & north side from the north- MAR 1 0 1978 west PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER May 1875 COPPLESS NOUSA Greenville, Darke County, Ohio OCT 2 0 1977 COPPESS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, HOUSE 2g2 OCT 2 0 1977 May 1975 MAR 1 0 1978 Facade and south side from the southwest Greenville, Darke County, Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 16/702030/4441160 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GREENVILLE WEST STATE OF OHIO GREENVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE OHIO-DARKE CO OCT 2 0 1977 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.
S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TIME OF CALL ADDRESS (Tel. No. if needed) 3. SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC. 4. DETAILS OF DISCUSSION TITLE OFFICE TELEPHONE REPORT (August 1971) WASO-166 NAME OF PERSON PLACING/RECEIVING CALL FROM (Name) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADDRESS (Tel. No. il needed) 4. DETAILS OF DISCUSSION OFFICE TELEPHONE REPORT WASO-166 DATE (August 1971) TIME OF CALL 2.15.78 3. SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC. : (Darke Co.) GPO 897-848 MAR 1 0 1978 880 Location Mott/js Name 3/14/78 STATE Date Entered Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director, Midwest Region Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Greenville Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Darke County State Hlstorlc Preservation Officer Coppess, Benjamin Franklin, House Director,The Ohio Historleal Soeiety Dr.Thomas H. Smith Hon.Thomas N.
Kindness 4 county code: MAR 1 0 1978 Coppess, Benjamin Franklin, House III)CONGRESS.
DISTRICT 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL - deteriorated Daltered 90 NOT INTACT-O Ogood -unexposed - Unknown -unexcavated ÃO NOT APPLICABLE-8 - No Access 21) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 -RECREATION -28 -ENGINEERING -11 - POLITICS / GOVT.* 21 "first'O C LAW- 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - ARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 -] MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 major alterations : ) aroh itectural style(s): ( interior decorator: 53 artisan: EVENTS : date IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE CONDITION PH0506176 ASSOCIATION Darke PERSONAL: 8th INSTITUTIONAL: builder/contractor: STATE ENTERTAINMENT-26 historic events: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: artist: CURRENTLY: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 Greenville landscape architect/ garden designer: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET LOCAL master builder: 209 Washington St.
ADMINISTRATOR: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Dexcellent URBAN PLANNING-31 if state who prepared Doriginal site as it appears on federal register: Ofair SAVED? YES GNPS REGION: Oruins Omoved city / town 1 features: AOCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 'oldest' O *funetions a engineer: @arohitoot: ETHNIC GROUP Eikenberry House reviewers initials COMMERCE-6 dates of initial construction: NAMES give role & date SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 vicinity of BACCESS YES-Restricted YES-Unrestricted. of entry: IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?Dyesno ONO