MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Fostoria City Directories. 1910-1976. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION then south and parallel to the west line for 75 feet; then west along the south line Fountain Cemetery on the west, residences on the north and east, and the Pillar LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Mrs. Ollivene Bolen 2 Jovenber 1976 STREET & NUMBER 7077 County Rond 41, It.
1 CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL _ 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 DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Bradner LOCAL DATE Secretary ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE CODE COUNTY STATE NORTHING ATTEST: Fostoria Mausoleum Association ZONE EASTING Personal interviews with relatives of interredpersons and area craftsmen. Fostoria Fountain Cenetery Records Memory Garden on the south. 419-288-7137 Ward of the City of Fostoria and lancock County and fror there runs nort?
along the west line of said Outlot for 75 feet; then east and parallel with the south line 120 feet; Chio 43406 As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I ,259 acres GPO 892.45 for l20 feet to the point of beginning. The property is bounded by the Fostoria This property comencos at the southwest corner of utlot 5 in the Second Century Co., 1921.
Photos - SO ARCHEOLOGIST Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry Re-submit 7.31.78:_ OTHER KEEPER HAER Entered Review HISTORIAN Maps Property Fostoria Mausoleum 3.15.78.2683 CONTROL State Working Number United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 5.4.78 Send-back L.8, 78 Ohio toe towner INT:2106- 74 NAME OF PROPERTY The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for Verbal Boundary Description: Chief, Branch of Registration United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. STATE Description: Other: Certification: Bibliography: Map Coverage: IS RESUBMITTED. UTM Reference(s) : Photographic Coverage: 7.18. clarification of the information indicated below.
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION on the National Register staff, telephone (202)523-04/5 Thank you for your attention to the above items. INT:2105-74 Geographical Data -- Acreage: #8- con binved. 2.3 DATA SHEET Form No. 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAR 1 5 1978 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM AUG 25 1978 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 * PRIVATE STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS -PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS X_YES: RESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED _YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY The Fostoria Mausoleum Association (Statutory Agent: Robert I.
Goodyear) 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC. Hancock County ourt House N. Main and Vi. Main Gross Streets Ohio 158h0 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS May 1977 DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Historic Preservation Office -- Heidelberg College LOCATION Fostoria CODE Tiffin NAME TITLE 039 COUNTY CLASSIFICATION Hancock STATE SITE ACCESSIBLE DATE HISTORIC RELIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC OWNERSHIP PARK CATEGORY AGRICULTURE Findlay 063 STATUS RECEIVED DISTRICT same COURTHOUSE. Fostoria Mausoleum MILITARY Ohio _TRANSPORTATION _ENTERTAINMENT _BOTH XBUILDING(S) Ohio Historic Inventory 4th--Tennyson Guyer _COMMERCIAL PH066479 DATE ENTERED _PUBLIC _EDUCATIONAL _INDUSTRIAL 53l College Avenue - GOVERNMENT _UNOCCUPIED _MUSEUM _OBJECT (Rev. 10-74) 702 Van Buren ( West S.R.
18) Ohio44883 7 DESCRIPTION *UNALTERED ZORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Two small window openings, one on either side of the main entrance, have round arches with keystones. CONDITION EXCELLENT RUINS plain slip sills. raised.Small hexigon-shaped black and white tiles give a chain or hook This limestone and concrete building features Roman details in its the rest of the ceiling.The walls are of Vermont Green Mountain marble part of the original building.All walls are of solid construction. to its detailing. The exterior gables are marked on the inside by pilasters; the pilasters The wall treatment is plain ashlar stone above a cut stone water table. The floor plan is basically rectangular with a three-foot recess on each for the floor. fluted; the two exterior ones are square pilasters.
The interior of the monitor area is painted white over plaster as is There have been no changes made to the structure of this building or The gabled red-tile roof is interrupted by a monitor which has twelve with three rows of two crypts each.These rows are also separated by ledges. almost-square windows on each side.The windows are recessed and have wide side.This can be seen in the treatment of the roof which is separated with a plain gable in two places.A small extension of the building at the back is effect on the floor.Square black and white tiles create a darker border _UNEXPOSED _DETERIORATED serve to divide the longrows of crypts. CHECK ONE (one above the doors and one in the back) have round arches with keystones. is carved into the frieze. bya ledge to give 96 crypts ona side.The back extension has two sections X_GOOD _FAIR There are a total of 2o4 crypts.
The two interior pillars are free standing, round, and DATE Tuscan pillars. The gabled pediment bears the date 19l6; the name Fostoria Mausoleum Form No. 10-300a FOR NPS USE ONJÚL 1 8 1978 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AUG 25 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Fostoria Mausoleum CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7 4 feet. a drainage system around the outside of the building, underground, attached to the foundation; this was at least 2' wide, and the water dripped course and extend beyond the frame, lining up with the width of the arch The window framing of the rear window is different than that of the front window over the entrance. matching red curved or semi-circular 12" long tile. A ball type of tile Chicago.
RECEIVED The concrete roof is covered with red French tiles, each tile measuring The large semi-circular stained glass windows in the front and back of the The parapets and the parapet walls extending to the monitor and those of the monitor were colored glass around the rectangular center plain glass. DATE ENTERED to length as needed. northeast corner of the building. The stone of the portico wall and the window surrounds is smooth cut stones are smooth cut,18"high including the 2"water are cut 9"high and 8" thick and are held together with "dark gray mortar.The chipped limestone pieces withan average size of about 3"x5"xi".The 36'.in width and 91 feet in length. The monitor rises above the roof about chips are assumed to be at a depth beneath the grade level of 8" at the front of the building and about 12" or more at the rear of the building, on this from the eaves.
Only a few pieces of this wash remain in the pointing was done with a lighter color mortar and was not beaded. The light mortar seems almost white and may be bleached out. and of a light tan or beige color limestone. with a regular course of the structure. glass, and the design here matches part of the design of the larger windows. (Kev. 10-74) The dimensions of the building are 22 to 23 feet in height and the building if the stone carving for the ashlar blocks was done on the site. not uniform in length as they were cut to fit where needed. The base covers the ends of the ridges and center of the hip joints. Restoration plans for the building include ordering this French tile from a company in across the top of the back wall are smooth cut stones. There are eight PAGE Later The windows These stones are rather large building are similar in design.
These stones are They are shaped to guide the water away from the building. Originally all windows were of art glass or stained glass. 16"x9"and attached with special roofing nails.The coping tile isa The sills are set in the regular Form No. 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AUG 25 1978 INVENTOR Y -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7 away from the door joins the outer stone floor to the inner tiled floor. hold the inner and outer walls more securely together. crypt covers, the piers, the trim around the crypt covers, the ledges for PAGE Fostoria Mausoleum difference in their shapes. The interior wall and ceiling above the crypts are plastered to the The clear plate glass windows originally in the doors have been replaced on either side to the ceiling and around the stone casing of the windows.
plastered and painted from the same height as the ledge above the crypts The lower part of the building where the crypts are located, the DATE ENTERED FOR NPS USE ONLY parapets in all. concrete of the ceiling and the concrete of the roof since there isa front in order to drain the water from the portico. is placed around the base of the walls asa finishing. in black and white. Due to the shape of the alcove at the rear of the building, we assume here are airways between the roof and the crypts in this area. There are square, one on each side doors probably had the appearance of polished brass or bronze if they are each crypt, the walls beside the doors, and the walls of the alcove area are covered with 1"thick veneer of Vermont Green Mountain white marble.
RECEIVED JUL 1 8 1978 At the entrance, there is a large concrete slab just below grade level not actually of those metals; they have now weathered to a black color. sit on the top of four of the piers. The solid wall construction consists of the exterior stone of 8",3" times during the years. and it is still intact.There may originally have been decorative paintings This marble may be no longer available.
The wall veneer is in large sheets The crypts are identified by letters at the beginning of the rows near The wall plaster is of a rather thick coarse kind, on the ceiling and side walls.At the ends of the building, the walls are the roof of the monitor.If there is, there may be some space between the The hexagonal tile on the floor islin size and of three colors: two openings in the back wall that are each 8 There are five in the alcove and two on each side.Marble (Hev.10-74) Form No. 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AUG 25 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Fostoria Mausoleum CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE 3 Repair work done on the mausoleum to date has consisted primarily of program is planned for the building, including replacing roof tile where DATE ENTERED 1976.
The glass was replaced by "plexiglas in 1977.A complete restoratior the numerals 1 through 2l.The north side of the alcove has letters B,C, RECEIVED JUL 1 8 1978 replacing the windows in the monitor.All of these had been broken by as needed analysis has been done on the mortar) letters are E,F,G,and the alcove has H. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SCIENCE SCULPTURE - 1800-1899 POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -.OTHER (SPECIFY) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE zation received its Articles of Incorporation May 1l, 1917 at the second of State, on May 4, 1917 and are recorded in the Records of Incorporations At this time, the City of Fostoria and the Chamber of Commerce were The Latchaw Brothers, according to the minutes (1917), did a fine job secretary), E.R.
Barkley, Christian German, and David Cole (first treasurer). These members, plus John Good, J.W. Corl, I.P. Mervin, J.C. Crawford, I.3. from 1925 to 1933) and J.W. Corl. 1700-1799 1600-1699 LAW ART 1400-1499 COMMERCE EDUCATION RELIGION PERIOD ENGINEERING THEATER AGRICULTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT MILITARY XARCHITECTURE MUSIC LITERATURE INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PREHISTORIC SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _TRANSPORTATION _PHILOSOPHY Hartley, and Mrs Howard Saunders, served as trustees until 1936.By November X1900- The Fostoria Mausoleum was built by the Latchaw Brothers of Findlay, members are working toward the preservation of the building. (first vice-president), George Yochum, S.R.
Wilcox, Roscoe Carle (first and a limestone company.It is believed that this mausoleum project was _COMMUNICATIONS carried out much like a modern business enterprise. members of the association were J.B.Fosty (first president),J.A.McCauley - CONSERVATION furnish the music. Other prominent Fostorians in the group included Thomas B.Hartley(a trustee The Fostoria Mausoleum Association was re-instated on September 3,l976. 18, 19i8, 189 crypts had been sold; 95 are still sealed today. for the structure.It is important locally for its prominent siting and for Ohio..Work began shortly after July 3,l9l6 and was completed shortly before He was a farmer before retiring to Fostoria and was a member of the Seneca The mausoleum is not owned by the City of Fostoria or a cemetery its associationwith a number of prominent citizens.
-1500-1599 -ECONOMICS George Yochum served as a trustee from 1917 until his death in l926. 2:00 P.M.with the Hon.R.Clinton Cole as orator and a male quartette to - INDUSTRY regular meeting. The Articles were granted by William D. Fulton, Secretary Erson Wright (president), Robert Goodyear (vice-pres- The architectural style and quality of the building provide the main significance interested in attracting new industry to lostoria; they were especially interested in a glass company, the J.c. Crawford Clothing Manufacturing Co., County Fair Board.Member Roger S.Doe was a fine cabinet maker in the area. The new officers were: asof May signers of this document were association.It is owmed by the crypt owmers)as a non- 9 MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Minutes of the Fostoria Mausoleum Association. 1916-1936. Fostoria City Directories. 1910-1976.
10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION line of said Outlot for 75 feet; then east and parallel with the south line 120 feet; Fountain Cemetery on the west, residences on the north and east, and the Pillar STATE _ 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Mrs. Ollivene Bolen 2 November 1976 STREET & NUMBER 7077 County Road 41, Rt. 1 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 43406 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 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 CODE Bradner ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE COUNTY NORTHING DATE Secretary NATIONAL 419-288-7137 Fostoria Mausoleum Association Fostoria Fountain Cemetery Records ZONE EASTING Personal interviews with relatives of interred persons and area craftsmen. ATTEST: Memory Garden on the south. .258 acres for l20 feet to the point of beginning.The property is bounded by the Fostoria Ward of the City of Fostoria and Hancock County and from there runs north along the west then south and parallel to the west line for 75 feet; then west along the south line LOCAL X SHPO Century Co., 1921.
LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE This property commencos at the southwest corner of Outlot 85 in the Second Form No. 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AUG 25 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 8 SUBSTITUTION FOR #8 ON ORIGINAL NOMINATION FORM Period of Significance: 1900 - Iength, to a mausoleum built by the same company in Findlay, Ohio in 1915. Mausoleum Company in Galion dated 7-9-1917. of Galion is unclear, but perhaps the Latchaw Brothers' efforts were a Company came to Findlay with blueprints and that the Latchaw Brothers mean that the date on the Ohio Mausoleum Company blueprints of 1917 could not be the original date for this design.
gave the Fostoria Mausoleum Association an endowment of $2040 for the Mausoleum Association received its Articles of Incorporation May ll, 1917 PAGE Fostoria Mausoleum since his name is found in the minutes of the Fremont Mausoleum Association, building. DATE ENTERED This Fostoria Mausoleum is architecturally important as an example of It is especially well documented since it is identical, except for its that many of the men were involved in the construction business or related The brothers not only built these buildings but actually did promote FOR NPS USE ONLY then used these blueorints to build the mausoleums in this area under the Neo-Classical Revival style of architecture prominent in the l9l0s. One relative, John, a minister, was president of findlay college about 1806. spin-off of this company.
It may be that promoters of the Ohio Mausoleum was completed shortly before May 11, 1917. The dedication was held on (Kev. 10-74) Area of Significance: Architecture Only Sunday, May 27, 1917, at 2PM with the Hon. R. Clinton Cole as orator and These mausoleums built by the Latchaw Brothers were owned by share- at its second regular meeting. The Articles were granted by William D. fields. The This would and Construction Company and built mausoleums in Findlay (2), Fostoria, This was their own Modern Mausoleum Promotion and Construction Company. The Latchaw Brothers organized the Modern Mausoleum Promotion late i8o0s and engaged in various trades; city directory research shows Charles seems to have acted as the legal expert for the brothers, The blueprints for the Findlay Mausoleum are located in the City Engineer's Work on the Fostoria Mausoleum began shortly after July3,19l6 and Form No.
10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET helped organize the association to run it, then turned the building over to the association with an endowment to help them maintain it. This MeCauley (first vice-president), George Yochum, S.R. Wilcox, Roscoe J.C. Crawford, T.B. Hartley, and Mrs. Howard Saunders, served as trustees until 1936. He was a farmer before retiring to Fostoria and was a member of the Seneca By November 18, 1918, 189 of the mausoleum's 204 crypts had been sold. removal of bodies, a burial was held on December 5, 1977 when Mrs. The new officers were: Frson Wright (president), Robert Goodyear (vice-president), Ollivene Bolen (secretary), and LaDonna Ropp (treasurer). Goodyear and Ropp are relatives of original members of the association.
The The Fostoria Mausoleum, then, is a locally-significant example of have been through deterioration through neglect, and this is now being Latchaw Brothers is important as an example of business promotions at this It is also important to recognize a building built by this area because, while they probably also built businesses and houses, only Fostoria Mausoleum Carle (first secretary), E.R. Barkley, Christian German, and David Cole The Fostoria Mausoleum Association was re-instated on September3, DATE ENTERED group is now working to restore the mausoleum. According to the minutes Latchaw Brothers did a fine job Roscoe Carle was also an incorporator of the Ohio Savings and Loan FOR NPS USE ONLY AUG 25 1978 ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 2 Fulton, Secretary of State, on May 4, 1917 and are recorded in the Records this document were J.B. Frosty, F. Bromley, C.
German, Roscoe Carle, Ella Slosser was interred here. The whole organization and promotion of the building by the (Kev. 10-74) RECEIVED JUL 1 8 1978 project seems to have been carried out much like any business enterprise corrected. 1976. the mausoleums are identified as still standing. area. County Fair Board.Member Roger S.Doe was a fine cabinet maker in the Among the the Neo-Classical Revival style in architecture;the only changes over time first members of the association were president),J.A. included Thomas trustee from 1925 to1933)and J.W.Corl.
of Incorporations as of May signers of Photos - BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up AUG 25 1978 Federal Register Entry OTHER HAER KEEPER Inventory ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back Entered HISTORIAN TECHNICAL Review Maps Re-submit State United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Hanco ck 10.3.28 ACCEPT 8-8-78 INT:2106- 74 CONTROL Working Number 3.15. 28. 26 8 3 NOLAN 1933 1852 AUG 25 1978 AUG 25 1978 APR 19 1978 15,1978 FOSTORIA AUG 25 1978 3.8.6 MAR 1 5 1978 1. The rostoria Mausoleum 2. Located at Fostoria, Ohio 4. 7077 co. Rd. 41, Rt. 1 Bradner, Ohio 43406 Photo Nor3 southeast angle from the property at the AUG 25 1978 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER closeup of the section containing with- the back of the mausoleum showing a 5.This shaded east view was taken from a 3. Mrs.
Ollivene Bolen - - 11/13/76 in the twelve crypts. The stained 1. The Fostoria Mausoleum 3. Mrs. Ollivene Bolen - - 11/13/76 4. 7077 Co. Rd. 41, Rt. 1 5. This view shows the portico, urns, side November 13, 1976. AUG 25 1978 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Fountain Cemetery is in the foreground. windows and trees; part of the walk to the driveway of the Fostoria It was taken from the west at 4:30 p.m. MAR 15 1978 2. Located at Fostoria, Ohio Bradner, Ohio 43406 Photo Nom7 1. The Fostoria Mausoleum MAR 1 5 1978 2. Located at lostoria, Uhio 4. 7077 Co. Rd. 41, Rt. 1 5.
This shows the windows of the monitor, the treatment of the roof, environs, on November 11, 1976 AUG 25 1978 and beginning of boundary lines on south side taken from the Southeast, POE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Photo No DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOSTORIA, OFLO MAR 1 5 1978 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS FOSTORIA QUADRANGLE OHIO 4559/600 AUG 25 1978 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) RECEIVED REGISTER UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ROAD CLASSIFICATION ir. Robert Goodyear Fostoria, Uhio 44830 April, 14, 1978 Dr. William J. Murtagh Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 Re: H34-880 The Fostoria Mausoleum, Fostoria, Ohio Some recent research uncovered an original blue print of one in Fremont, Ohio. The Latchaw family came to Findlay in the late John, a minister, was president of Findlay College about 1886.
Four built stone homes, and businesses besides mausoleums. drawings for our building. RECEIVED REGISTER Construction Company of Findlay.This company built mausoleums in NATIONAL value in your review. many northwest Ohio villages.It is believed that they probably APR 19 1978 National Park Service Dear Dr.
Murtagh: demensions except for the demensions of the Fostoria 180o's and engaged in various trades.It is believed one brother Mausoleum.These are currently being used in creating a set of new of Findlay's mausoleums (l9l3).The plans are almost identical in Statutory Agent Keeper of the National Register to know that our property has been nominated to the National Register We learned that the same Latchaw Bros.,had 53l College Avenue We have at hand your letter of March 20,1978.Itpleases us constructed not only ourmausoleum but those of Findlay and the one brothers operated and owned the Modern Mausoleum Promotion and Page 2 one of the southern tributaries of the Blanchard River, were numerous Our goals have not changed since our group got together on original association, The Fostoria Mausoleum Association, with the and when that is accomplished, to build our endowment fund to the of the building through the years.
saving because the main structure is in a good, firm condition. 1976 this was accomplished. Our association is a non-profit corpor- by-laws of the association which are still acceptable by today's venture. its architectural merits, and because there are crypt owners fill was necessary to become organized.This we did by re-entating the the firm's present owners had connections with the Fostoria Mausoleum living who expect to be intermed therein.We believe it is worth standards.We are working towards the restoration of the building A printing firm of Fostoria is backing us in this.Relatives of in its early days.More pertinent facts are forth coming in this ation for the purpose of carrying out the original constitution and We have been attempting to find out where the limestone was StiLL by D. B.
Beardsley of Findlay, it was learned that along Eagle Creek, State of Ohio's Secretary of State, Ted Brown. By September 3rd, for building and other purposes. These were probably the quarries Presently there are plans to compose a history of our mausoleum point that the interest will be able to take care of the maintenance quarried for these mausoleums.From the History of Hancock County limestone quarries, from which a very large portion of stone was used in pictures and story which we hope will enrich our endowment in time. August l5,1976.In order to preserve the Fostoria Mausoleum it Page 3 Mrs. Ella Slosser, 103, who passed away , Friday, December 2, 1977 Lastly, we are attempting to prepare a better method of record- We have been unable to find any records of paying any kind of restore for preservation.
Since this letter is addressed to you, would,please send any additional information on the Tax Reform Act, including the Secretary taxes or depreciation on the property.Are we exempt from this when mausoleum. The bookkeeping will be set up in a more modern system. the advise of Mr.Hossler.This certainly helped prevent any further in the Tax Reform Act of 1976 because of our Grant-in-Aid program, of Interior's Standards for Evaluating Structures within the Historic Districts and the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation. Ohio, believes that the building needs only repairs.He is very July, l977. This was done through donated labor and materials under ing pertenent information on each crypt and those about the building.
interior deterioration due to weather.The marble withstood the bilitation.We want to learn if our organization must participate in Our reputable contractor of blizzard last winter quite well. sensitive to the value of our heritage in our older buildings. these.At present our goal /s only to maintain what we have and We have already replaced the 24 windows of the monitor last how do we go about this?We would like to know what the certain re- As far as we know she is the oldest person to be so intermed in our was intermed in the Fostoria Mausoleum, Monday, December 5, 1977. we are a non-profit incorporated association?If we are to participate quirements are that must be met on the extent of investment inreha- you Page 4 Robert I. Goodyear, Statutory Agent THE FOSTORIA MAUSOLEUM ASSOCIATION 3 pictures Sincerely, our project.
beable to extend to us.It is hoped that the meager information We wish to thank you in advance for any assistance you may conveyed in this letter will be of value to you in your review of U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (August 1971) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TELEPHONE REPORT 2. ADDRESS (Tel. No. if nooded) TIME OF CALL 3. SUBJECT, PROJECT NO.. ETC. - E DETAILS OF DISCUSSION NAME OF PERSON PLACING/RECEIVING CALL OFFICE DATE TITLE WASO-166 July 13, 1978 Dr. William Murtagh, Keeper National Register of Historic Places U. S. Department of the Interior 18th & C Streets, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20240 Dear Dr. Murtagh: approval until this property is placed on the Register, so it should be expedited. Mc Cracken-McFarland House, Guernsey Co. McCracken-Scott House, Guernsey Co. Village of Mariemont Historic District, Hamilton Co. The Doctor Wright House, Lucas Co. Fremont City Hall, Sandusky Co.
The Peairs Homestead, Muskingum Co. Thomas H. Smith State Historic Preservaiton Officer Director, Ohio Historical Society THS : cw Ohio Historical Center I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-8727 Sincerely, Resubmission RECEIVED REGISTER Ohio Historic Preservation Office NATIONAL Nine Regular Submissions to nominate their property. National Register of Historic Places. All have been approved by the Ohio Historic Fostoria Mausoleum, Hancock County. A grant project is currently pending Western Female Seminary, Butler Co. Dravo Gravel Site 33HA377, Hamilton Co. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2. 21.28 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 2. ADDRESS (Tel. No. if needed) SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC 4. DETAILS OF DISCUSSION TELEPHONE REPORT (August 1971) TIME OF CALL DATE WASO-166 Miller, Peter, House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Dr. Thomas E.
Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr Location 8/29/78 STATE Lorain County Name Director Fostoria Honorable Tennyson Guyer Hancock County State Historic Preservation Officer Avon Lake Also Notified The Ohio Historical Society Honorable Donald J. Pease Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER AUG 25 1978 Date Entered OTHER NAMES AUG 25 1978 Mrs.
Ollivene Bolen - ARCHITECTURE-4 'only" 0 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - PHILOSOPHY -20 C TRANSPORTATION - 25 3) functions major alterations : 26 architectural style(s) @master builder: @ landseape architect / garden designer: S interior decorator: @ artist: EVENTS - NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Fostoria 4th PH0664791 Hancock STATE PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: Fostoria Mausoleum WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: CURRENTLY: city/ town county code - AGRICULTURE -3 LO CONSERVATION-8 - ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY- 13 2engineer: @builder/contractor: * NAMES give role & date ASSOCIATION GROUP HEALTH- MUSIC NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Dunaltered MILITARY- 702 Van Buren St. vicinity of GNPS REGION
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