Nomination for Hoffner Historic District

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OCT 1978 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HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY.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 - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE _WORK IN PROGRESS X.PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION XYES: RESTRICTED IN PROCESS _BEING CONSIDERED -YES: UNRESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 OBJECT CODE 061 Hamilton COUNTY UNOCCUPIED None Cincinnati DATE LOCATION TITLE The STATE CLASSIFICATION OWNERSHIP CATEGORY GOVERNMENT ACCESSIBLE HISTORIC EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MILITARY MUSEUM STRUCTURE STATUS XPRIVATE XCOMMERCIAL NAME AGRICULTURE Hamilton County Courthouse Multiple Ownerships Court and Main Streets _TRANSPORTATION X.DISTRICT COURTHOUSE. SURVEY RECORDS BUILDING(S) DATE ENTERED Ohio -PUBLIC -PARK -BOTH APR 12 1978 2nd District - D.D.

Clancy ENTERTAINMENT -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY _LOCAL RELIGIOUS RECEIVED The Hoffner Historic District XORIGINAL SITE LRUINS MOVED DATE. FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Behind the Hofiner Lodge are six privately owned residences, all built during the latter part of the 19th Century. The buildings are all house situated at the corner of Moline and Langland'häs a bracketed CONDITION DETERIORATED EXCELLENT DESCRIPTION The Hoffner Lodge is a three story brick building, basically rectangular commercial/social structure built in the Italianate style popular in Originally all of the gables had carvings above the windows and all entrances are placed along the south side and northeast corner of the houses are isolated from the main business area of Cumminsville and rest on.a carved base and a small overhang supported by decorative Located behind the row os houses is the Myron Johnson Lumber Company create a secluded residential island in a commercial area.

light with multi-panes dividing the windows into thirty-five small A tower located to the left of the building has rounded windows with XUNALTERED CHECK ONE examples of nineteenth century commercial buildings:" mansard roofs with a single gabled dormer set into the roof. _UNEXPOSED XGOOD PHOTOS heavy, curved brackets. in existence. of the Hoffner Lodge are also well preserved, basically unaltered rectangular in plan and two stories high. All have flat roofs. cornice along the roof line. The other five houses have modified of the houses had carved wooden porches. Several of these have been the building was angled off and the main entrance placed in the angle. The door is surrounded by a decorative metal architrave. Secondary DATE The squares. string course.

A pointed gable has been placed over the projecting center section The central bay projects forward and is supported by with a predominate cornice made up of heavy brackets and rectangular This is a two and a half story rectangular building constructed of altered with the addition of metal awnings and wrought iron. in plan. The base of the windows rests on a stone string course and forming a pediment with the lodge name and date erected in the center. The facade consists of the original store front made up of brackets.The second and third floors are separated by awide stone keystones.Originally the tower supported a belfry which is no longer This building is a well preserved example of a Form No. 10-300a ADDED APRIL 3, 1978 (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED PAGE 1 Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio 45223 Travel Oil Corporation Myron G. Johnson & Son Lumber Company P. O. Box 23107 V Bernard Klatch Ronald Lloyd CONTINUATION SHEET HOFFNER HISTORIC DISTRICT David Biederman 4137 Hamilton Avenue Hoffner Lodge #253 Mergard's Northside Bowling Lanes Imogene Wagoner Lona Losey ITEM NUMBER Property owmers within the Hoffner Historic District: George Pascal 1322 East McMillan St. 2900 Probasco Court 5186 Wooster Road 615 Probasco Street 5 Moline Court 1321 Pullan St. 666o West Farm Acres FOR NPS USE ONLY APR 12 1978 45223 RECEIVED 0CT31978 Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED APR 1 2 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OCT 3 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM ITEM NUMBER CONTINUATION SHEET Melbourne, Kentucky 41059 PAGE Norma Bauer Robert Woods HOFFNER HISTORIC DISTRICT Clifford Strunk DATE ENTERED Route #1 Box 166 4101 Corporation 5 Moline Court 4446 Colerain Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45223 Form No. 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTOR Y -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE HOFFNER HISTORIC DISTRICT of the building to any great extent. OCT31978 CONTINUATION SHEET #1 AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW PREHISTORIC -COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _CONSERVATION SCIENCE SCULPTURE _ 1600-1699 -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN -OTHER (SPECIFY) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

3/4" auger höles.: A feud developed and a series of lawsuits in which Cummins property was acquired by Jacob Hoffner, a celebrated traveler INVENTION INDUSTRY LAW AGRICULTURE THEATER ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC EDUCATION 1500-1599 ART POLITICS/GOVERNMENT PERIOD X1800-1899 _COMMUNICATIONS SIGNIFICANCE LITERATURE XARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC private residences contained in the Hoffner Historic District, _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT create a capsulized architectural version of late nineteenth The Johnson Lumber Company was originally the freight station for the beginnings and was the first sub-station in Cincinnati. _TRANSPORTATION also served the community asa saloon and trucking company before The Hoffner Historic District is located in the Cincinnati suburb of _COMMERCE _PHILOSOPHY 1873 Cumminsville was incorporated into the City of Cincinnati.

Cumminsville on the section of land granted by charter to John Cleves _ENGINEERING Dummins in l845 when tne area attained official village status. being renovated by the Myron G.Johnson Lumber Company in 1972. a stream as much water that would flow through a box having eight -1400-1499 -1700-1799 _ECONOMICS established the"Hotel of the Golden Lamb"in l8ll and the northwest - MILITARY - RELIGION -MUSIC -1900- Cummins had four acres that adjoined the Hutchinson property where and sold. Cumminsville in 1850. The Hoffner Lodge, commercial buildings, old freight depot, and Symmes in the 18th Century. This particular section was known as the time.

After his death in 1891, the grounds were abandoned, subdivided BUILDER/ARCHITECT Unknown of the reportedly finest estates in this part of the country at that Mill Creek Township and was purchased by Ezekiel Hutchinson in l8ll he built a tannery and leased from Hutchinson the right to take from both men mortgaged their land to cover legal expenses. century urban life.d The area is architecturally homogeneous and Both men were The building was built between 1880-l890 and The building was erected in 1885 and named in his honor.The post corner of Hamilton Avenue and Blue Rock Roack on 4o0 acres of land.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Wiesen-Hart Press, 1943). 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION the north by Moline Court, the east by-Langland 'Avenue; and the' south by 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE Margaret A. Sambi, Historian STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION ?:* hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER CODE COUNTY NORTHING 6/2/75 NATIONAL None SIGNATURE Cincinnati ORGANIZATION DATE STATE ATTEST ZONE EASTING Ohio Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Ohio, The Hoffner Historic District is bound on the west by Hamilton Avenue, 00721-4506 Blue Rock.

History of Northside, compile by GAIN(Group Action in Northside)n.d.,Pp. 1-5. Cincinnati, A Gudie to the Queen City and Its Neighbors.(Cincinnati: 260 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National "Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I LOCAL 812 Dayton Street (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAMILTON * INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY APR 1 2 1978 OCT 3 1978 - MOLINE COURT - No. 1 - Hoffner Lodge No. 5 - Myron Johnson Lumber Co. No. 6 - 11 - 1 through 11 Moline COUNTY DATE NATIONAL RECEIVED KEY: (Continuation Sheet) STATE PALM STREET LANGLAND NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Number all entries) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GP0921-724 ENTRY NUMBER 4120-24 Hamilton Ave.

1536 Blue Rock NOT TO SCALE Form 10-300a VACANT GAS STATION Ohio HISTORIC DISTRICT - 4114 Hamilton Ave. Photos _ Send-back - Inventory 1978 KEEPER Entered OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST HAER Maps TECHNICAL CONTROL Re-submit Review HISTORIAN National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry Working Number 4.12.78.2914 Property United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 State 11-7-78 1944 HARRISON 25 E.FIFTH 6230 COATS SAVINGS ASSOCIATION PROGRESSIVE HAMILTON AVE. ON SAVINGS CENTRAL HIGHEST RATES 3616 HARRISON WORK COVERALLS PANTS SHIRTS SURPLUS. WORK CLOTHES HamilTon Co., Ohio Hoffner Historic District, Hamilton Co., Ohio Photo: Peggy Sambi APR 1 2 1978 OCT31978 Negative: Miami Purchase Association, 1976 East side of Hamilton between Bluerock G PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER DOC P. SAMBi APR 12 1978 Ave.

Negative: Miami Purchase Association Front of Hoffner Lodge located on Hamilton Photo: Peggy Sambi, 1976 OCT31978 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Hoffnee Bldg Hoffner Historic District, Hamilton Co., Ohio MILT The HoffnER Bldg P. SAMBi APR 12 1978 Photo: Peggy Sambi, 1976 View of Northwest corner of the Hoffner Lodge Hamilton Ave. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hoffner Historic District, Hamilton Co., Ohio OCT31978 located at the corner of Moline Court and DOE ALL SIZES PANTS WORK SHIRTS USED SURPLUS - HAmILTON Co., Ohio OCT 3 1978 APR 12 1978 Negative: Miami Purchase Association Photo: Peggy Sambi, 1976 Hamilton Avenue. Hoffner Historic District, Hamilton Co., Ohio View of storefront and apartments located at PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER southern end of the Hoffner District on HoffNER HistoRre District P.

SAmBi HAmILTON Co, Ohio OCT 3 1978 APR 12 1978 Negative: Miami Purchase Association, 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hoffner Historic District, Hamilton Co., Ohio Photo: Peggy Sambi Co., located on Langland Avenue. View of the eastern end of the Johnson Lumber Hyron Johnsou LumbeR P. SAMBI 1117/75 MYRON G OHNSON & SON 541-3800 APR 1 2 1978 Hamilton G Langland, Moline 7 Blue Rock. View of Myron G. Johnson Lumber Co., located Hoffner Historic District, Hamilton Co., Ohio on southern section of the block between Negative: Miami Purchase Association, 1976 Photo: Peggy Sambi OCT3 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PARKING Photo: Peggy Sambi 1ooking east. OCT 3 1978 APR 1 2 1978 Negative: Miami Purchase Association, 1976 Hoffner Historic District, Hamilton Co., Ohio PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER View of the south side of moline court Photo: P.

Sambi, 1976 OCT 3 1978 APR 1 2 1978 west. Hoffner Historic District, Hamilton Co., Ohic View of south side of Moline Court, looking PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER DOE Negative: Miami PUrchase Association CINCINNATI WEST, QHIO Northing: CINCINNATI WEST QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Easting: 7/12/600 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Zone 16 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300 ON AND RECREATION SERVICE TON, D. C. 20240 MAY 4 1978 State for nomination, we are sending - If you wish to make comments about Itive to the National Register "Criteria n leaflet), we will be pleased to je addressed to Dr. William J. Ister, Heritage Conservation and ie Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. : rehabilitation may be obtained Office of Archeology and Historic 3 Moline Court Re: Hoffner Hist. Dist.

SENDER potential benefits and provisions Lona Losey ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN Keeper of the National Register he district including your property This nomination is pending formed by State or local represen- legister program or the implementation and Recreation Service, Department UNITED STATES POSTAGE AND FEES PAID evaluation of placing your property ee address label) and property eemed worthy of keeping for the Luded in a district that has been ions of the Tax Reform Act should D240. h the National Register which is should be made within 30 days of ITAGE From Cumminsville Sta. 45228 Sincerely Jours WASHINGTON, D. C. 20240 NATIONAL PARK GERVICE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER William [TAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE OFFICIAL BUSINESS HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C.

20240 N REPLY REFER TO: MAY 4 1978 was originally considered by the State for nomination, we are sending Murtagh, Keeper of the National Register, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. from Technical Preservation Services, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. Re: Hoffner Hist. Dist. Enclosures H32-NR Lona Losey Questions concerning the National Register program or the implementation in our office.

United States Department of the Interior Information concerning standards for rehabilitation may be obtained consider them as an adjunct to our evaluation of placing your property of the historic preservation provisions of the Tax Reform Act should Keeper of the National Register informative material at this time.If you wish to make comments about As you have probably already been informed by State or local represen- of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 when the district including your property address to be properly handled. include the name of the district (see address label) and property the date of this letter and should be addressed to Dr.William J.

Dear Property Owner: that list of evidences of the past deemed worthy of keeping for the 3 Moline Court for Evaluation"(see enclosed green leaflet),we will be pleased to tatives, the property you own is included in a district that has been nominated by the State for listing in the National Register which is future by the Secretary of the Interior. This nomination is pending your property or the district relative to the National Register "Criteria Cincinnati, Ohio 45223 Since you may not have been aware of potential benefits and provisions also be addressed to the Keeper of the National Register.Inquiries must U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ATION AND RECREATION SERVICE NGTON, D. C. 20240 4 +978 ; in the National Register which is I the district including your property n leaflet), we will be pleased to the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.

es, Office of Archeology and Historic n and Recreation Service, Department Cincinnati, Ohio 45223 Robert Woods Register program or the implementation D.C.20240 UNITED STATES sions of the Tax Reform Act should SENDER of potential benefits and provisions tive to the National Register Criteria see address label) and property evaluation of placing your property informed by State or local represen- Keeper of the National Register gister, Heritage Conservation and or rehabilitation may be obtained If you wish to make comments about deemed worthy of keeping for the 4446 Colerain Avenue included in a district that has been POSTAGE AND FEES PAID be addressed to Dr. William J. Re: Hoffner Hist. Dist. s should be made within 30 days of erior. This nomination is pending PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300 WASHINGTON, D. C.

20240 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 45223 FORWARDING ORDER EXPIRED tate for nomination,we are sending NOT DELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED William J. Murtagh RETURN TO WRITER REC.LATION SERVICE United States Department of the Interior HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20240 N REPLY REFER TO: 4 1978 Dear Property Owner: was originally considered by the State for nomination, we are sending Murtagh, Keeper of the National Register, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. Preservation, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. address to be properly handled. Cincinnati, Ohio 45223 Re: Hoffner Hist. Dist. Enclosures H32-NR Robert Woods Information concerning standards for rehabilitation may be obtained in our office.

Questions concerning the National Register program or the implementation Keeper of the National Register future by the Secretary of the Interior.This nomination is pending of the historic preservation provisions of the Tax Reform Act should from Technical Preservation Services, Office of Archeology and Historic of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 when the district including your property 4446 Colerain Avenue Since you may not have been aware of potential benefits and provisions As you have probably already been informed by State or local represen- the date of this letter and should be addressed to Dr.William J.

that list of evidences of the past deemed worthy of keeping for the for Evaluation"(see enclosed green leaflet),we will be pleased to include the name of the district(see address label) and property your property or the district relative to the National Register "Criteria also be addressed to the Keeper of the National Register. Inquiries must Sincerely HAY informative material at this time.If you wish to make comments about consider them as an adjunct to our evaluation of placing your property tatives, the property you own is included ina district that has been nominated by the State for listing in the National Register which is PROJECT: HOFFNER HISTORIL DISTRICT LOTFROM: GRETCHEN KLIMOSKI ADDRESS: OHIO STATE STAPF DIVISION: NR REPORT: 614 OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION STAFF MEMBER: Bult RENENAL PROJECT. PHONE: TELEPHONE REPORT S.W. CORNEL; SHE WILL CALL BACK.

3 1978 Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr Location 10/6/78 Director Dew House Name Cincinnati STATE OCT Also Notified Nelsonville State Historic Preservation Officer Date Entered The Ohio Historical Society ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hamilton County Hoffner Historic District Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable Clarence E. Miller Athens County Honorable Thomas A. Luken Dr. Thomas H. Smith Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue OHIO 4 county code: X STATE 11)CONGRESS. DISTRICT 2nd (12)SOURCE of NOMINATION O LOCAL - deteriorated Daltered 17 features: «SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT - 2 Dexeellent Oruins O- NOT INTACT - O -good Dunexposed Dreconstructed > O UNKNOWN-6 -unexcavated 20 NOT APPLICABLE -7 - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes Ono I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - RECREATION -28 CLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 "first'D - LAW- 16 C RELIGION- 22 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 - URBAN PLANMING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH -27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS - 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL-30 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION -25 2) funetions major alterations : arch itectural style(s): @master builder: S interior decorator: ) builder/contractor: 3NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Ireviewers initials.

date IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE Cincinnati CONDITION ASSOCIATION Hamilton PH0666955 ENTERTAINMENT-26 FEDERAL PERSONAL: Hoffner Historic District INSTITUTIONAL: ENGINEERING-11 EVENTS: SETTLEMENT-29 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY: COMMERCE-6 vicinity of artist: (over) WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: ADMINISTRATOR: artisan: landscape architect/ garden designer: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET OCT31978 historic events: 2OTHER NAMES: Doriginal site EXPLORATION-12 as it appears on federal register: SAVED?

YES NPS REGION: Omoved 5 LOCATION street & number - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) 'only' D Sarchiteot: ETHNIC GROUP engineer: Cunknown city/ town dates of initial construction: NAMES give role & date of entry: OWNER PRIVATE STATE MUNICIPAL COUNTY XMULTIPLE FEDERAL(agenCy 5.bounded by Bluerock, Moline Court, Langland and Hamilton Aves.