Nomination for Ohio Hospital For Epileptics Stone Water Towers

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED MAR 1 5 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEP 13 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS HISTORIC Ohio Hospital for ipileptics Stone Water Towers AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE X PUBLIC DISTRICT AGRICULTURE X UNOCCUPIED X STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS -PRIVATE RESIDENCE _IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED -YES: UNRESTRICTED TRANSPORTATION NAME Ohio Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Ohio 43215 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Ohio 45631 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SUR VEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS LOCATION BOTH 053 039 TITLE CODE DATE COUNTY STATE ACCESSIBLE COMMERCIAL SITE CLASSIFICATION OWNERSHIP CATEGORY Columbus Clarence Miller Gallia NAME LOCCUPIED 30 East Broad Street Gallipolis STATUS BUILDING(S) Ohio Historic Inventory Gallipolis State Institute Stone Water Towers _GOVERNMENT PUBLIC ACQUISITION Ohio _PARK DATE ENTERED DATA SHEET Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society _INDUSTRIAL OWNER OF PROPERTY of Buckeye Ave.

and Chesapeake & Ohio viaduct - MILITARY Courthouse Square, Locust St. _EDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE - SCIENTIFIC Ohi043211 _OBJECT PH 066 4 72 3 -OTHER COURTHOUSE REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Recorder's Office, Gallia County Courthouse August 20, 1977 _FEDERAL XSTATE COUNTY _LOCAL RELIGIOUS On south side of Mill Creek Road between intersection _ENTERTAINMENT _MUSEUM 10th DESCRIPTION X DETERIORATED X ORIGINAL SITE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

1. The most southwestern tower stands 32 feet from Mill Creek Road. plain wooden door surmounted by a large semicircular lintel, which is stead, it has a cavetto cornice over a smooth stone denticulated frieze The third tower is 69 feet to the northeast of the middle tower There is no building.attached to the tower, although a pumping shed 1g CONDITION MOVED UNEXPOSED DATE EXCELLENT FAIR CHECK ONE The interior of the towers are hollow with roughly finished stone half of the cornice is missing and there is no denticulation. courses decorated by rock faced stone dentils.A blind rectangular and is near the intersection of Mill Creek Road and Buckeye Ave.It is XALTERED They are two stories high and are constructed of coursed rubble. most southwestern and middle towers. or architrave.

The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone Water Towers stand approxi- walls and stout horizontal timber bracing.A single large rusted side pipes are no longer in evidence, except at the very top of the up corners or the denticulated stringcourses of the first tower. with narrow horizontal siding.It was built to house the pumping station ners of the tower are constructed of noticeably larger stones. The For purposes of description the towers are as follows: situated approximately 40 feet to the east. circular arch with a single large rock serving as the lintel. The cor- identical to that of the first tower. 2.The middle tower stands 72 feet from the first tower and 35 feet are ll feet & 9 inches in width.A ground level entrance has a semi- _UNALTERED Attached to the rear of the tower is a one story frame building when the pumps were electrified about l940.

The facade base is ll feet 7 inches in width and the base of the sides -GOOD mately 400 feet northwest of Mill Creek. The three, square, 35 foot, top of each tower, but are rusted through. Water pipes once conducted RUINS towers stand in a line running from the northeast to the southwest. aperture appears above the lower facade stringcourse. pumped water from outside of the towers to the water tanks.The out- finished flat stone cornice rests upon the top of the tower. though a wooden jamb remains. 8 inches from Mill Creek Road.The facade base is 9 feet and its side Metal tanks are at the have no sash and are surrounded by a plain stone architrave.A smoothly metal pipe runs the full height of each tower. AREAS OF

Statement of significance

patients, November 30, 1893. The stone water towers were built at that John Andrew Stirling, with possible assistance from his father, David trade, who had moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Gallipolis, Ohio, Ior the rehabilitation of the towers and to implement a plan to in- The towers are isolated from the main hospital complex which is not nominated. 1700-1799 1500-1599 ART LAW EDUCATION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC RELIGION PERIOD SIGNIFICANCE EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT X1800-1899 AGRICULTURE MILITARY XARCHITECTURE POLITICS/GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY Southern Ohio. _COMMUNICATIONS _CONSERVATION SCULPTURE prisoners of the Ohio Penitentiary. Architecturally,the towers have an unusually classical,though been the result of on the spot decisions and crafted in the course of The towers were built over artesian wells.A pumping system of ber of years.

corporate the towers into the Gallipolis city park system. frame bandstand in the Gallipolis City Park as well as many other local X_ENGINEERING _1600-1699 time or shortly thereafter, of sandstone quarried from nearby hills by The three stone water towers are significant examples of l9th -1400-1499 _ECONOMICS water ran by gravity flow to a large cistern near the power house with his family about l872.John and David Stirling built.the ornate _TRANSPORTATION - LITERATURE -COMMERCE have not been used at all. -THEATER -MUSIC work of John Andrew Stirling local builder and craftsman. -1900- -INVENTION Stirling (born 1835 in Duntoher, Scotland), built or supervised the In 1977, mental health authorities judged the towers to be unsafe BUILDER/ARCHITECT John Andrew Stirling Century engineering and architecture.

The cornerstone of the first building was Stirling was a carpenter and builder by They also represent the handi- titute as being the first institution for epileptics in America to be buildings. They also worked for the Gallipolis.State Institute for a num- building of the water towers. Institute after l95o) is cited by information sheets released by the Ins- The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics as the Gallipolis State forced air drew the water to the tanks in the towers.From there the postponed in order to give a group of local citizens time to raise money converted to electric power about 1940.The towers were no longer needed

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES History of Gallia County, H.H.Hardesty and Co., Publishers, Chicago and Toledo: 1882 State Institute, Gallipolis, Ohio: 1977. Interview in June, 1977 with Mrs. Joe Miller, granddaughter of John Andrew 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 416 feet and 6 inches long. The center of the square is centered in the LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME/TITLE Ruth Tap, SCOPS volunteer task force member David L. Brook, Regional Preservationist August 25, 1977 STREET & NUMBER Tap: 521 First Ave. Brook: RR 9, Box 204 614 775-3961 Ohio 45601 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). 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 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 892-453 45631 ORGANIZATION CODE COUNTY DATE TITLE NORTHING ATTEST ZONE EASTING History of Gallipolis State Institute, information sheets by Gallipolis middle tower.

UTM REFERENCES South Central Ohio Preservation Society Gallipolis,Ohio STATE Ohio two acres The boundaries are the sides ofa two acre square, the sides each being description in part 7 The sides of the square parallel the sides of the CITY ORTRYN TELEPHONE614 446-4358 A17/ 1319619,60 center of the middle tower, referred to as tower number two in the Brook: Chillicothe ZONE Ohio Form No. 1D-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAR 1 5 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES SEP 13 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 1. SW Water Tower 2. Middle Water Tower 3.

NE Water Tower 1 inch = 500 feet KEY POWER PAGE West Virginia GOLF COURSE RECEIVED APPROXIMATE SCALE OHIO RIVER STATE HOSPITAL STONE WATER TOWERS MAP OF GALLIPOLIS HOSPITAL FOR EPILEPTICS) DETATCHED PUMP HOUSE RAILROAD FOR NPS USE ONLY MILL VIADUCT North FIRST AVENUE MILL CREEK Property OHIO HOSPITAL FOR EPILEPTICS STONE WATER TOWERS Photos - OK 3.15.78 SOUTHERN OHIO. ARCHÉOLOGIST Inventory - REVIEW United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 OTHER KEEPER HAER Maps Send-back TECHNICAL Re-submit HISTORIAN State National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry Ga llia Working Number3, /3. 78, 26 74 1.7.78 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN ON CONSTEUCTION TACHNOLOGY.

REVIEW UNIT CHIEF SEP 13 1978 INT:2106 - 74 Entered CONTROL ACCE Gallipolis, Gallia County, Photo by David Brook, June 3, 1977 SEP 13 1978 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone Water Towers Looking to the east at towers across Mill Creek Road hidden by trees to right. golf course. First tower partially No.1 MAR 151978 Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio Photo by David Brook, June 3, 1977 Neg. at SCOPS Center, Box 6, Piketon, Ohio 45661 no. 3 closest to camera. MAR 1 S 1978 SEP 1 3 1978 Mill Creek Road Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone Water Towers PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL RECSTER No. 2ofb MAR 1 5 1978 Gallipolis, Gall1a County, Ohio Photo by David Brook, June 3, 1977 rear. Looking to the southwest. Neg.

at scops, Box 6 * SEP 13 1978 Mill Creek Road Water Towers Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 1 and 2 with pumping sheds attached to View of NE & SE sides of towers Piketön, Ohio 45661 No. 38f6 Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio Photo by David Brook, June 3, 1977 Neg. at SCOPS Center, Box 6, Piketon, Ohio 45661 No. 4of6 SEP 13 1978 north. Water Towers Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone Mill Creek Road PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER to the Gal1ipolis, Gallia County, Ohio Photo by David Brook, June 3, 1977 Neg. at SCOPS Center, Box 6, P1keton, Ohio 45661 MAR 1d 1978 SEP 13 1978 Water Towers Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone Mill Creek Road PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Looking at facade oi tower no. l which is furthest to the SW of the three towers. Looking to the SE Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio Photo by David L. Brook, June 3, 1977 Neg.

at SCOPS Center, Box 6, Piketon, Ohio 45661 up of cavetto SEP 13 1978 Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone Water Towers PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Mill Creek Road tower 2, the middle tower. Looking at facade and SW side of Looking to Close DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GALLIPOLIS QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES GALLIPOLIS, OHIO - W RECEIVED State Route SEP 1 3 1978 Honorable John H. Glenn, Jz. Dr. Thomas H. Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr 9/15/78 Location Sandusky Towers Ironton Cuyahoga County Muskingum County STATE Zanesville Name Cincinnati Director Honorable Mary Rose Oakar Hamilton County Depot Date Entered Also Notified Cleveland State Historic Preservation Officer Holy Cross Monastery and Chapel Gallia County Lafayette Lodge Number 79 Erie County Lawrence County Norfolk and Western Railroad Depot Honorable Howard M.

Metzenbaum ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Lindler Building Honorable Donald J. Pease The Ohio Historical Society Honorable Clarence E. Miller Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Honorable Willis D. Gradison Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone Water Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Gallipolis 2 OTHER NAMES: 4 county code: Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Stone Water Towers Gallipolis State Institute Stone Water Towers EP_13 1978 X STATE 11)CONGRESS.

DISTRICT 10th 12)SOURCE Of NOMINATION D deteriorated Doriginal site Oexeellent 9O NOT INTACT -O Ogood - Unknown Dexcavated NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access S AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 -RECREATION-28 @CLAIMS: explain 'first'O ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION-22 C SETTLEMENT-29 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 - URBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' O D AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY- 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY -20 TRANSPORTATION - 25 major alterations : 2 architectural style(s): -landseape architect / garden designer: 3) interior decorator: EVENTS : ASSOCIATION CONDITION Gallipolis ENGINEERING-11 date engineer: Gallia PERSONAL: builder/contractor: INSTITUTIONAL: PH0664723 historic events: artisan: CURRENTLY: COMMERCE-6 S.Cen.

vicinity of WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: ADMINISTRATOR: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-3 ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET city/ town Ohio Preservation Soc Mill Creek Rd. Dunexposed of entry: Daltered NOT APPLICABLE-8 BNPS REGION Oruins Omoved - FEDERAL 17)features: 50 UNKNOWN-6 ACCESS 5O UNKNOWN -G SAVED? [YES ETHNIC GROUP functions LOCAL PRIVATE ORGANIZATION artist: dates of initial construction: master builder: NAMES give role & date SO NOT