Nomination for United Brethren in Christ

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM JUN 13 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS United Brethren in Christ . AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF Ist - Willis Gradison 061 .

PRESENT USE X.BUILDING(S) X PRIVATE COMMERCIAL -WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE ENTERTAINMENT _IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED GOVERNMENT -YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY Ohio 45202 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION 6 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR Cincinnati DATE COUNTY CODE Hamilton LOCATION SITE TITLE TRANSPORTATION HISTORIC SCIENTIFIC CATEGORY AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIAL PARK ACCESSIBLE STRUCTURE PUBLIC STATE OWNERSHIP UNOCCUPIED MILITARY CLASSIFICATION The Methodist Union of Cincinnati (Anderson Twp.) Ohio XRELIGIOUS PUBLIC ACQUISITION 630 Vine Street Court & Main Streets SURVEY RECORDS _EDUCATIONAL NAME DATE ENTERED _DISTRICT _MUSEUM STATUS .BOTH NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OTHER: _BEING CONSIDERED FOR NPS USE ONLY 016. Old Five Mile Road _OBJECT DATA SHE RECEIVED JAN 311978 REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY _LOCAL COURTHOUSE.

Hamilton County Court House - Auditor's Office Five Mile Chapel/old Stone Church DETERIORATED XORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE. UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

ted of native field stone gathered from the creek, and hand cut and treasurer's records. In 1868, the $139.75 collected for putting on a adding the belfry entrance, blocking in a door on the southwest The cemetery surrounds three sides of the church in a shape. It WPA in 1939. CONDITION church. EXCELLENT UNALTERED DESCRIPTION A plain gable on the slate roof has eaves projecting. XALTERED diagonally of the northwest corner of the rectangular church. The XFAIR plan with an extended entrance belfry in the northwest corner.A Gothic window on the front and six rectangular windows (three on solid stone walls with plaster applied on the two foot thick inside The date plate set into the front of the church reads as follows: stone lug sills on all windows with voussoirs above the side windows.

CHECK ONE The entrance through the vestibule of the belfry cuts the corner Mile Creek runs between the church and Five Mile Road with access The church and cemetery site contains.668 acres of land.Five hills around the church. The entrance belfry of stone contains double wooden doors with a -GOOD bought for $72.00 at the time of remodelling, according to the over a small bridge. The church sits on level ground about 75 feet shingle roof is itemized in the church records. Then in 1902, The remodelling begun in 1896 resulted in raising the roof line, "Five Mile Chapel United Brethren in Christ A.D. 1844." contains approximately 110 graves according to a survey made by the serene setting.

At least four old homes of the same era and stained glass center pointed transom.Three small dormer windows are split and smooth split shingles.The open belfry each side)contain multi-pained hand blown stain glass.There are The church was built in l844 and remodelled in 1896.It is construc- -RUINS Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JAN 3 1 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES JUN 1 3 1978 DATE ENTERED INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE l Tongue and groove wood wainscote capped with wood molding encircles RECEIVED FOR NPS USE ONLY pulpit was changed from the west to the east side.

line fora distance of five feet at which point it goes across as a sized oil painting of Christ painted by Alice Daily Zeter in 1950 UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST-FIVE MILE CHAPEL/OLD STONE CHURCH to a raised dias containing an oak pulpit and three chairs.A life the room. The walls and ceiling are presently papered with very old AREAS OF

Statement of significance

1s historically signi ficant as a manifestation of the Christian faith to the nearby communities, and it was the spiritual home of an early a beautiful and lasting monument to their God. and Joseph Mathews, were neighbors in Westmoreland County in Pena- in the founding and building of the Five Mile Chapel. was donated in 1844 and the church was built in the same year, although John Markley had seven children, and the Markley name appears in all 1700-1799 1844 ART X1800-1899 PERIOD ECONOMICS EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT SIGNIFICANCE COMMERCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC THEATER All of Anderson Township was first surveyed in a Military Survey. MILITARY AGRICULTURE XARCHITECTURE SCULPTURE SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _COMMUNICATIONS United Brethren Bishop, the son of one of the builders of the church. the old church records as the largest contributors, officers and workers.

-1400-1499 the pioneers who built the church and rest in its peaceful graves. _POLITICS7GOVERNMENT history, preserving for their descendants the Christian heritage of a mid-nineteenth century church built by its own members, using _PREHISTORIC - ENGINEERING _TRANSPORTATION -CONSERVATION -1500-1599 - INVENTION -1600-1699 _SCIENCE The cemetery was commonly known as the Markley there are _INDUSTRY _PHILOSOPHY War.However,it was the turn of the century before most of it was The Five Mile on three sides by-its old graveyard, - EDUCATION the spread of the United Brethren Church toward the West as well as _1900- the land on which to build the church to the - MUSIC -LAW _COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE It is significant to local who were Jacob himself, his brother Henry, and Lewis Coon.

The land The land which lies near Five Mile Creek was included in Military ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC It is significant in religious history as it was the first United Survey #535 and was given as grants to veterans of the Revolutionary settled, and many of the first settlers were people of German descent moving on from Pennsylvania.Two of these first Markley The building itself is significant architecturally as an example of there are Markley graves near the church which predate the building. EXRELIGION stones from the creek flowing past it and fashioning them by hand into organized in 1839 or 1840.John Markley died in 184l, and his son, The Five Mile "Class",as United Brehtren Churches were called was of the early settlers of the area.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY - 66 UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE _ 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE July 11, 1977 STREET & NUMBER (513) 231-4172 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45230 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)./ 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 GPO 892.453 ORGANIZATION CODE Cincinnati DATE NORTHING COUNTY TELEPHONE ZONE ATTEST: Drury, A.W. History of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. See attached survey.

Anderson Hills Methodist Church Nancy Bissinger and Linda Woodrow ZONE EASTING 7515 Forest Road LOCAL X 14312.51770 United Brethren Church Records, 1879-1903. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS Dayton, Ohio: The United Brethren Publishing House, 1897. Ohio Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES JUN 1 3 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 8 built and signed by O'Hare and Barry, marble cutters in by seven small markers set in a semi-circle. and his wife, who was born a Mathews, in 1869, contributed half of the total budget for one missionary project.

The people who belonged to this early church kept a rigorous check character of all the above members upon examination, was found to The Five Mile Chapel, built as it was in 1844, was a significant PAGE DATE ENTERED UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST-FIVE MILE CHAPEL/OLD STONE CHURCH sculptor was evidently Thomas O'Hare and the stone eyes of Jacob as acongregation until1963 with many descendants of the founders RECEIVED JAN 311978 most of the members united with the Cherry Grove the list of members is the Moral talents, but also of their worldy possessions, as shown by the donated land and the early financial records which carefully list their Five Mile Church by 1855.

One church was built of brick and one of and a seemingly important office called "exhorter." There were many to work among the pioneers of German descent a they moved West, and Maria Cibsy. These early families gave not only of their time and Two new "Classes" seem to have been formed as off-shoots of the wood, so the three were sometimes called "the Brick" , "the Stone" its German beginnings, was sending missionaries and itinerant preachers the Chapel was part of this expansion.It was in continuous operation stare sternly in ageless righteousness.The monument is surrounded the Evangelical and United Brethren Churches took place in 1946)and donated labor as a contribution worth $l.00 per day. as members.At that time the Chapel was deeded to the Miami Con- and "the Frame."of the three Stone"remains. Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES JUN 13 1978 INVENTOR Y -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED CONTINUATION SHEET In 1970, with the merger of the E.U.B. and the Methodist Church, the Hills United Methodist Churches, both of which are nearby. Chapel became the property of the United Methodist Church.It is now used for special services by the Cherry Grove and the Anderson of the first classes to have been formed from the Five Mile Class. FOR NPS USE ONLY ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 2 SRIC FIVE MILE Description Verbal Boundary 105262 ROAD NOLAN W. CAESON CHRIST RESIDENCE 5 C6*18 JAN 3 1 1978 REGISTER NATIONAL RECEIVED JUN 13 1978 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - BRANCH CHIEF JUN 1 3 1978 Send-back - United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No.

7 KEEPER OTHER Entered HAER ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNIC CONTROL Re-submit Maps Photos Review National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry Hamilton 3.7.78 Working Number /,31. 78. <35/ State OH c. 1900 JAN 3 1 1978 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER direction Five Mile Chapel Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Facade and side-Southwest Neg location - Unknown PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER JUN 1 3 1978 Front - South JAN 3 1 1978 Five Mile Chapel Nancy Bissinger Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio William Massey May, 1977 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio JAN 3 1 1978 direction PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Facade and side - Southwest William Massey Five Mile Chapel May, 1977 JUN 1 3 1978 Nancy Bissinger - JUN 1 3 1978 Rear and side - Northeast William Massey Five Mile Chapel Nancy Bissinger May. 1977 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio JAN 31 1978 direction United Brethren AD.

1844 JUN 1 3 1978 dateplate - south JAN 31 1978 Nancy Bissinger Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio May, 1977 Five Mile Chapel William Massey PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Front - Detail of arch and Umiteo Bnstheer i Chnist JUN 1 3 1978 William Massey Nancy Bissinger Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Southwest - Detail of Belfry PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Five Mile Chapel JAN 31 1978 May, 1977 #648 DIED ECCA A.MARKLE EMELINE&JACOB Nov.1.1867 PROPERTY OF THE MATIONAL REGISTER Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio JAN 31 1978 William Massey May, 2977 Detail of Markley Family Nancy Bissinger Memorial in cemetery - NE Five Mile Chapel JUN 131978 May, 1977 JUN 1 3 1978 JAN 31 1978 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Memorial in cemetery William Massey Five Mile Chapel - Tombstone Nancy Bissinger Detail of Markley Family Cincinnati WITHAMSVILLE QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Hamilton County OLD STONE CHURCH FIVE MILE CHAPEL/ JUN 1 3 1978 Honorable Howard M.

Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Dr. Thomas H. Smith Director, The Ohio Historical Columbus, Ohio 43211 6/19/78 Mott/bjr Location STATE Name State Historic Preservation Officer Society Also Notified Hamilton County Cincinnati vicinity Date Entered United Brethren in Christ ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Honorable Willis D. Gradison OHIO 4) county code JUN 1 3 1978 Five Mile Chapel; O1d Stone Church city / town Anderson Hills Meth.

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