Nomination for College Hill Town Hall

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Form No. 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED DEC 2 0 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAR 17 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER Southeast corner of Belmont and Larch -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF 2nd Thomas A. Luken PRESENT USE -WORK IN PROGRESS - PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS - BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL XOTHER: Vacant OWNER OF PROPERTY City of Cincinnati - City Hall 8th and Plum Streets Ohio 45202 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

Hamilton County Court House 6 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 1943 016 COUNTY DATE Cincinnati CODE LOCATION 061 MILITARY EDUCATIONAL TITLE ACCESSIBLE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OCCUPIED ENTERTAINMENT OWNERSHIP SITE STATE CATEGORY STRUCTURE SCIENTIFIC RELIGIOUS PRIVATE NAME STATUS XPUBLIC DATA SHEET _COMMERCIAL YES:RESTRICTED COURTHOUSE. TRANSPORTATION _GOVERNMENT Court and Main Streets WPA Program - Cincinnati:A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors _OBJECT BUILDING(S) _PARK _BOTH (Rev. 10-74) XFEDERAL _STATE _COUNTY -LOCAL Hamilton AGRICULTURE Ohio _MUSEUM PH0368920 DESCRIPTION XORIGINAL SITE roofs are gabled and hipped, covered with asphalt shingle. There are frieze, and a dentiled, metal cornice. on the west side and a 4 story, 4 sided, attached campanile on the north- west corner. The entrance is on the north.

dentiled metal cornice, corbeled brick frieze and large entrance arch. openings. Above the entrance portico is a small rectangular window with stone lugsill and plain stone lintel. filled, segmental arches and stone lugsills; and 2/2 arched windows with a semi-circular glass pane in the arch, brick voussoirs, arched stone lintel The campanile has a low hipped roof, dentiled metal cornice and corbeled On the west and north sides of the 2nd floor are paired rectangular windows with a single stone lintel and sill. On the north side of the lst story is a single 2/2 rectangular window with a stone lintel and lugsill, On the west side is the porte-cochere.

CONDITION RUINS UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT UNALTERED The building has a variety of fenestration.The basement windows have seg- and stone sills terminate in non-continious stone string courses with brick are paired brick arched 2/2 windows, and stone sills forming a string course. XDETERIORATED arch.On the east and west sides of the portico are single, smaller arched Hall is eclectic with Renaissance and Greek Revival influences.The CHECK ONE dentils and with a large, arched opening having imposts and stone sills XALTERED - MOVEDDATE The raised entrance is reached through a one-bay portico with a flat roof, brick chimneys.The building has a corbeled brick and lugsill. -GOOD -FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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Built in 1886, by Gibbons & Smith of college Hill, the College Hill Town On the north, west and south sides are projecting pavilions having triangu- cornice and a corbeled brick frieze. On the north, west and east sides brick with stone detail. The foundation is coursed fieldstone. The lar pediments with dentils and a circular window.There is a porte-cochere and south sides have brick arcades with arched stone lintels.The lintels ating in imposts. The stone water table terminates in bands on the portico and 2/2,with stone 1intels and si1ls.There are 2/2 windows with wood DATE. Form No. 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAR 17 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM College Hill Town Hall ITEM NUMBER The porte-cochere has a hipped roof with a plain metal cornice.

supported by corbeled brick posts and wooden brackets decorated by pateras. The posts rest on a supporting wall with a coursed field stone base and brick wall treatment capped by a stone sill. The interior of the Town Hall has 17 rooms on 3 floors. An auditorium with a stage is lighted by the arcade windows on the north and south sides of the the building, between the 2nd and 3rd floors. Alterations include the enclosing of the campnile staircase, dropping of the ceiling in the auditorium and the entrance hall, florescent lighting, perhaps a carriage entrance, has been altered to a door. The Town Hall PAGE building.The balustrade of the campnile staircase is wooden with turned CONTINUATION SHEET rectangular opening with flat brick arch on the east side of the building, balusters.There is a wooden, spiral staircase in the southeast corner of FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE ENTERED (Hev.

10-74) and the finishing of the basement, which had a dirt floor. A large is boarded up but has had some vandalism. RECEIVED DEC 2 0 1977 AREAS OF

Statement of significance

of land in the central part of the village from Samuel F. Cary, son of a founder Republican congressman in the late 1860's, active in state government, and his It was described as having a council chamber, stage, ante-rooms, basement and and the Building Association were held there. Dances, suppers, lectures and The Town Hall and grounds were acquired by the City of Cincinnati in accordance The Town Hall was rented to the YMCA for a period, and to the Masons, who finished council, the option to rent the Town Hall for $1.00 a year; otherwise, it is to be the College Hill Forum, and perhaps senior citizen's and youth organizations. 1700-1799 park.

ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ENGINEERING THEATER PERIOD LAW SIGNIFICANCE EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT AGRICULTURE BUILDER/ARCHITECT 1900- MILITARY X1800-1899 SCULPTURE TRANSPORTATION LITERATURE _CONSERVATION _PHILOSOPHY MUSIC XARCHITECTURE XPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT _EDUCATION _COMMUNICATIONS nati Recreation Commission administers the 5 acre park. _PREHISTORIC _RELIGION of the village and a prominent citizen in his own right.Samuel F.Cary was a The auditorium would be available to be rented out by the community.The Cincin- -1600-1699 _SCIENCE and unique in this small community. The Town Hall is important to the community as the first and only public building -1400-1499 _INDUSTRY _COMMERCE 191l.The Hall and park were to continue to be used by the community. -_1500-1599 College Hill was first settled in 1816. It was incorported as a village in 1866. center for 24 years.

Meeting of the Village Council, the Improvement Association the basement and dropped some of the ceilings. It is boarded up and vacant at the ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC COMMUNITY PLANNING for College Hill. Architecturally it is typical for the period, but stands alone In 1875 the Council of the Incorported Village of College Hill purchased 5 acres with the annexation agreement between the Village and the City, of April 27, present time. The city has given College Hill Forum, the recognized community demolished. The City has set aside $40,000 to renovate the Hall. It will house _INVENTION community.The Town Hal1 was built in 1886 and dedicated on January 20,1887. occasional church services were located there.The 5 acre grounds were a public SPECIFIC DATES1 B

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Hamilton County Courthouse - Recorder's Office WPA Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors, Wiesen-Hart Press 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 2 1/2 acres UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION feet; thence in a southerly direction for approximately 300 feet; thence in a westerly direction to the centerline of Belmont; thence along the center- LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Fred Mitchell, Marina King, Laura Chace July 18, 1977 STREET & NUMBER 812 Dayton Street (513) 721-4506 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45214 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).

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 Cincinnati CODE ORGANIZATION NORTHING DATE STATE COUNTY TELEPHONE ZONE LOCAL ATTEST: Miami Purchase Association Cincinnati Historical Society easterly direction along the centerline of Larch for approximately 500 ZONE EASTING line of Belmont Avenue in a northwesterly direction to the point of beginning. DATE3.10.78 Beginning at the intersection of Larch and Belmont Avenues; thence in an AND HISTORIA PRESERVATIO Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAY 30 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 8 This building was designed by Samuel Hannaford, a well known PAGE AMENDED RECEIVED Cincinnati architect. DATE ENTERED COLLEGE HILL TOWN HALL Photos - Maps - / HISTORIAN Inventory - BRANCH CHIEF MAR 17 1978 KEEPER OTHER HAER TECHNICAL ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Re-submit Send-back Review Property National Register Write-up CONTROL Federal Register Entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF State ARCHITECTURAL IN T:2106 - 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. / #78002075 Working Number 2. 20.

77 .2130 Ohis Qecept Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio MAR 17 1978 facade, view towards North, #1g6 DEC 2 0 1977 2/77 east Laura Chace PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER College Hill Town Hall Looking at west & south MAR 17 1978 #2ge view towards southwest DEC 2 0 1977 2/77 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Looking at east and north fa- Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio College Hill Town Hall Laura Chace #2 g6 Cincinnati, Hamilton,-Ohio & 3rd floors DEC 2 0 1977 Marina King Southeast corner between 2nd College Hill Town Hall Miami Purchase Association PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER MAR 17 1978 DEC 201977 2/77 Laura Chace Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Detail of entrance College Hill Town Hall PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER MAR 17 1978 May, 1977 Marina King Miami Purchase Association PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Looking east - auditorium College Hill Town Hall Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio DEC 2 0 1977 #corner Miami Purchase Association College Hill Town Hall MAR 17 1978 May, 1977 Marina King in Campanile, Northwest DEC 2 0 1977 CINCINNATI WEST, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR COLLEGE HILL TOWN 7.5 MINUTE (TOPOGRAPHIC UNITED STATES CINCINNATI WEST QUADRANGLE Polyconic projection.1927 North American datum GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RECEIVED Regional Director, Midwest Region Mott/js 880 3/20/78 Location Name STATE ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Cincinnati Also Notified Hon.

Howard M. Metzenbaum State Historie Preservatici Officer Director, The Ohio Historical Society Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Fon. Thomas A. Luken Columbus, Ohio 43211 College Hill Town Hall MAR 2 2 1978 Honorable Thomas A. Luken Dear Mr. Luken: Dr. Thomas H. Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 Associate Director, Connally Chief, OAHP FHR-CL POR-4491 National Register FHR-Lumpkin Director BASIC FILE RETAINED IN NR Director's Reading File FHR:B Frandsen:1w:3-17-78:523-0431 House of Representatives The Ohio Historical Society Ernest Allen Connally Enclosure Thank you for your recent letter concerning the nomination of the Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue H32-NR Chris Therral Dalaporte We appreciate your intereat in historic preservation. of Historie Placas. entered in the National Register on March 17,1978.The enelosed Sincerely yours, Washingten, D.C.

20515 We are pleased to inform you that the College Hill Towm Hall was THOMAS A. LUKEN 20 DISTRICT, OHIO * WASHINGTON OFFICE: Congress of the United States SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-2216 Mouse of Representatives DISTRICT OFFICES: February 28, 1978 Dr. William J. Murtaugh Keeper of the National Register National Park Service Department of the Interior 1100 L Street NW Washington, D. C. 20240 Dear Dr. Murtaugh: I am writing on behalf of the citizens of College Hill whose Town Hall has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.

I would appreciate receiving any status information on this nomination that I might pass on to Jorene Johnson, Community Coordinator for the I am interested in this nomination of the College Hill Town Hall to the National Register since the site is in the district that I rep- resent in Congress, but more personally, the site is in the neigh- borhood where I live. Thanks for your help in this matter. Member of Congress TAL: hs THIS STATIONERY PRINTED ON PAPER MADE WITH RECYCLED FIBERS Sincerely, COMMITTEES: SMALL BUSINESS INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN College Hill Forum. CONSUMER PROTECTON AND FINANCE 430 POsT OFFICE BUILDING 3411 HARRISON AVENUE COMMERCE (513) 661-8688 19/8 MAR 6 PM 2 38 Advisory Council on 1522 K Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 August 4, 1978 Mr. Conrad Haupt Community Development Administration Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Dear Mr.

Haupt: This is in reference to a letter received July 21, 1978, from the College Hill Forum regarding the rehabilitation of the College Hill Town Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, a property listed on the National the Council's "Procedures for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties" requires that Federal Agency Officials consider the determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic responsibilities of the Federal Agency Official are assumed by municipal of Cincinnati, the Council can not respond to its request. In order to facilitate the Council's review please submit the following: A letter from the City of Cincinnati relating, the undertaking by title, the property to be affected and the nature of that your role in the compliance process.

The Council is an independent unit of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government charged by the Act of Historic Preservation I have enclosed a copy of the Council's "Procedures" for your Register of Historic Places. effect of Federal undertakings on properties either included in or City of Cincinnati Block Grants and Urban Development Action Grant (U.D.A.G.),the October 15,1966 to advise the President and Congress in the field of Historic Preservation. Compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and Office of Research, Evaluation, and Budget and as the College Hill Forum is not an official representative of the City effect, and requesting our concurrence in your determination. convenience and refer you to Section 800.4 for an explanation of or county governments. The Council is not empowered to respond to Page 2 Mr. Conrad Haupt City of Cincinnati Mr.

Jack Goldstein at 202-254-3967. Myra F. Harrison Office of Review and Compliance Enclosure Assistant Director Sincerely yours, As soon as the Council is in receipt of this letter, we will initiate 1522 K Street NW. APR 4 1979 Mr. Sanford A. Youkilis Room 222 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Dear Mr. Youkilis: #76220), Cincinnati, Ohio, would not adversely affect the College Hill Town Hall, a property included in the National Director does not object to your determination. As provided in Section 800.9 of the Council's regulations, a UCC:HCRS . be kept in your records as evidence of your compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Jordan E. Tannenbaur Chief, Eastern Office 20005 Historic Advisory Preservation Council On Sincerely, Washington D.C. City Planning Commission City Hall Thank you for your cooperation.

in any assessment or statement prepared for this undertaking in Senior City Planner compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and should of Review and Compliance On April 2,1979,the Council received your determination that Council's regulations CFR Part 800). the College Hill Town Hall Restoration Project (CDBG Project of the Ccuncil's regulations CFR Part 800),the Executive supporting documentation and this concurrence, should be included Register of Historic Places. In accordance with Section 800.6(a) 34- College Hill OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Columbus, Ohio 43211 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) 1. Location of Negatives 3. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 2½ 29. Basement? Yes X 17. Date(s) or Period 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town 18. Style or Design If Rural, Township & Vicinity 31. Wall Construction 3.

Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 35. Plan Shape irregular 23. Ownership 36. Changes Addition O Private O Altered O 1. Coordinates in #42) Moved O 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference 711|6 30 25. Open to 38. Preservation Site O Structure O Building X Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 39. Endangered? 1. On National By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 3. Part of Estab. Yes O District 40. Visible from Hist. Dist.? 5. Name of Established District 41. Distance from and Inventory August, 1978. (over) 12. Further Description of Important Features 2/2 double hung windows with flat stone lintels and lugsills.(over) 43.

History and Significance The College Hill Town Hall, designed by Samuel Hannaford in 1886, was officially dedicated but College Hill's annexation by the City of Cincinnati in 1911 necessitated rental of 14. Description of Environment and Outbuildings 15. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by Personal observation 47. Organization Hamilton Easting Cincinnati County offices Northing Register? Exterior Front fair Long. brick Eligible? Side Larch Renaissance influences Underway? Lat. (Explain Fred Mitchell Ohio Historical Center Miami Purchase Assn. Interior Belmont Avenue.

ciation Cincinnati Historic Samuel Hannaford HAM-2223-34 National Register nomination form Gibbons and Smith Ohio Historic Preservation Office Hamilton County Courthouse common bond mission & Miami Purchase Asso- 'one Frontage on Road The City of Cincinnati arched stone trim.Connecting the arcaded windows are stone string- lower portion of this building.Side pavilions exhibit rectangular rock faced ashlar facades are dominated by arcades with radiating voussoirs and Cincinnati City Planning Com- Public Road? the property to various social organizations.The building was designed by the (over) gable; slate courses.A raised water table with continuous beltcourse marks the on January 20, 1887.

For 24 years it served the community as a political and social center, -1886 College Hill Town Hall This civic building is situated on a gently rolling 2h acre tract of open space.Adjacent SE Corner of Belmont and town hall 100' 4|340 930 This civic building is marked by an asymmetrical facade and four areas contain some older residential buildings and a contemporary high school is across story open campanile capped by low hip roof. The north and south #42 Continued) Crowe, Michael. A Preliminary Documentation of the Career of Samuel Hannaford (1835-1911). National Register in March, 1978. Entrances Looking west Looking south dentils contribute to the eclectic nature of this building.

while an open porch is attached to the tower.Boxed pediments and heavy Town Hall prominent local architect Samuel Hannaford and was entered into the A small portico with Romanesque lintel distinguishes the main entrance State OH- Hamilton Working Number 1/-15 - 79 2719 Photos 129 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - Send-back - Entered - Federal Register Entry KEEPER HAER OTHER CONTROL TECHNICAL HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Re-submit BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT National Register Write-up 2.26.80 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO N for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number:64000626 2 OTHER NAMES: -COUNTY city / town X STATE 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL O deteriorated 17) features: OC NOT INTACT - O) Oreconstructed - Unknown Ounexcavated Z0 NOT APPLICABLE-7 - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Oyes Onol ¿ AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 @OCLAIMS: explain C LAW - 16] C RELIGION- 22 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 D URBAN PLANNING-31 - AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 C ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY - 13 D MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D C ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 (2)dates ef initial construction: major alterations : @ arch itectural style(s): @master builder: Dlandscape architect / garden designer: @artisan: I IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE Cincinnati Hamilton ASSOCIATION CONDITION Bfunctions PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: ADMINISTRATOR ENGINEERING-11 SETTLEMENT-29 CURRENTLY: artist: vicinity of ENTERTAINMENT-26 ACREAGE historic events: WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Dexcellent NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 SAVED?YES Larch and Belmont Ave.

if state who prepared form? NPS REGION Coriginal site EVENTS : Cunexposed MAR 17 1978 Oaltered Ogood Oruins WITHEN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC BISTRICT? CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 'oldest' O -engineer: (n) interior decorator: @builder/contractor: _date. DYES ONO! ETHNIC GROUP PRIVATE ORGANIZATION LOCAL COMMERCE-6 College Hill Town Hall Cunknown Ofair YES.NAME page 1 of 4 State Code Vicinity Str uctutes This field should be left blank. 12-19-84 List Stop County Sites Date Public (local) t0la. Control Nb. City Objects Non-contr ibut ing Public (State) Resource Type Field may be left blank if information is not given. Start (B, D, S, U, O) Bui ldings NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISIORIC PLACES DATA OOLLECTION FORM +12. Fedetal Agency Ownet ship: tll. No. of Contr ibut ing T120T Other Nane/Site Number Address/Boundat y Restt icted Addt ess *08.

County Code Private Field that must be caupleted unless addiess is not for publication. (120T HAMILTON COUNTY --- This field should be left blank. Federal Local !2-19-84 Mandatory data elenent; field must be filled in. Field may be left bland if information is not given. State New Certification *13. Non/Det Type S Other : +19. Curtent Certification *18a. Certification Date tl6.Nan.Nane/Designations