Nomination for Bazore Mill

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVED MAY 921978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED DEC 19 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER Rt. 138 at Deer Creek _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT * VICINITY OF 17th - John Ashbrook PRESENT USE _WORK IN PROGRESS PRIVATE RESIDENCE -IN PROCESS -YES: UNRESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION S.

Court Street 6 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Ohio Historic Preservation Office I-71 and 17th Avenue 129 OBJECT 039 LOCATION CODE 11/77 DATE Circleville GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL ACCESSIBLE HISTORIC COUNTY SCIENTIFIC STATE CLASSIFICATION DISTRICT OWNERSHIP CATEGORY TRANSPORTATION MILITARY PUBLIC PARK AGRICULTURE Williamsport MUSEUM Bazore Mill STRUCTURE Pickaway _COMMERCIAL XUNOCCUPIED RELIGIOUS NAME XBUILDING(S) STATUS Ohio Historic Inventory TITLE XPRIVATE Robert Ely _BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION COURTHOUSE. _ENTERTAINMENT _OTHER: Columbus _INDUSTRIAL PH066 9393 Ohio 1l17 McGraw Road -SITE Form No. 10-300 REV. (9/77) Tones Mill _FEDERAL XSTATE COUNTY LOCAL 7 DESCRIPTION XORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

CONDITION UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT RUINS UNALTERED FAIR CHECK ONE 6 windows, some of which are still visible.The original horizontal siding is The Bazore-Jones Mill is located along Deer Creek a few miles south of Williamsport. GOOD mill is situated close to the road in a rural environment.The area along Deer irregular but measures approximately 5 by 4bays.The original structure con- constructed in 1885.Numerous small additions have been built since 19o0.The beneath the present metal siding.The two story addition with shed roof was The mill built in 1849 is constructed of wood frame on a stone foundation. It rises 2 stories in height and has a tin covered gable roof.The plan is Creek is overgrown.The1 3/4mile mill race is also intact but overgrown. X DETERIORATED sisted of the rectangular 2 story central portion and had double hung 6 over AREAS OF

Statement of significance

of an earlier mill, it remained in operation until the mid 1960's. Culpepper County, Virginia. The frame of the present building was constructed in William Bazore settled in Deer Creek township in 1885 and purchased the mill a few months later. He remodeled and enlarged the mill, installed new machinery 1849 1700-1799 ART residence. 1400-1499 ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ECONOMICS TRANSPORTATION BUILDER/ARCHITECT PERIOD 1600-1699 PHILOSOPHY INVENTION XINDUSTRY AGRICULTURE MILITARY SCULPTURE LAW ARCHITECTURE SCIENCE THEATER SIGNIFICANCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT LITERATURE MUSIC _1500-1599 _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT local history In rural county and township, mills were extremely important.

They were frequently SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _CONSERVATION _COMMERCE The Bazore Mill is of considerable local significance.Built in l849,on the site _ENGINEERING and doubled its capacity.The mill and machinery suffered considerable damage as _1900- X.OTHER(SPECIFY) - COMMUNICATIONS a result of the l9l3 flood.John Jones leased and later purchased the mill from -RELIGION _COMMUNITY PLANNING The first mill on this site was built in 1813-14 by David Yates, a native of -ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC Bazore.It remained in the Jones family and operated as a mill until the l960's. among the first buildings erected when an area was settled.The Yates and the Bazore-Jones Mills served Deer Creek Township and Pickaway County for 156years.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Van Cleaf, A History of Pickaway County, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, 1906.

Williams Brothers, History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, 1880/ Yates, Trudy, Pickaway Quarterly, Pickaway County Historical Society, Spring 1971 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY - QUADRANGLE NAME UTM REFERENCES 8 20 VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE - 1 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE (614) 228-2663 STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN Ohio 43215 2 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665),I criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE OR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 921-803 DATE TELEPHONE 1/78 COUNTY CODE NORTHING ORGANIZATION Columbus LOCAL Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission QUADRANGLE SCALE ZONE EASTING Nancy Recchie/Preservation Officer 221-0227 hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the Begin at the intersection of the north side of S.R.l38 and the:western edge of Deer SHPO 5l4 South High Street Creek; gö west 285'; go north 215'; go east 271'; go south along the bank of Deer CHIEF OF REGISTRATION ZONE 12-1978 Review Re-submit .

IN T:2106 - 74 OTHER KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST HAER CONTROL Send-back Maps TECHNICAL Photos HISTORIAN National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF Working Number 5.22. 78. 31/ 11.17.78 2.6.79 DEC 1 9 1978 Entered Property State REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 78002172 8.9.78 JONES MILL FARM FEEDS Eshelman Rt. 138 at Deer Creek DEC 1 9 1978 Columbus, Ohio 43215 MAY 2 2 1978 September, 1977 Nancy Recchie Pickaway County West facade Jones-Haines Mill (Bazore Mill) 514 S.

High Street DEC 1 9 1978 DEC 1 9 1978 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WILLIAMSPORT QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION Williamsport STATE OF OHIO MAY 2 2 1978 - OUR 116th ANNIVERSARY YEAR - DEC 11 1978 *LEFF EL SPRINGFIELD OHIO- TELEPHONE 323-6431 AREA CODE 513 ESTABLISHED Subject: Leffel W78-1272 May 25, 1978 45501 182 RPM. Dear Mr. Ely: you sent to us and we are glad to have this information. The top diameter of this turbine, which would be crown plate, would 1862 vertical turbine but it rotates lefthand or counterclock wise in whether it is the same as what you are now writing about.

We acknowledge your letter of May 22 together with the data that CABLE ADDRESS We also find that Mr.Alexander Albright bought a 35 inch Leffel We find as follows: the gate height and let us know what it is. under l3 foot head and under that head it would develop 27 HP at MANUPACTURERS OP would operate at l38 RPM. THE JAMES LEFFEL & CO. would either be 9-1/4 inches or 9-3/4 inches. of this for the old Leffel turbine, so we suggest that you measure measure 49 inches and the gate height would be 9-l/2 inches. DECEIVE Mr. Robert L. Ely The gate height is be the one that is there, would develop approximately'32 HP and We do not find any other turbines under his name but we did fur- 1869 but the records show this was a 9 foot head and we do not know SPRINGFELD OHIO UISAL 1ll7 McGraw Road DEC 11 1978 Mr. Robert L.

Ely May 25, Circleville, Ohio Also, the head should be checked to make sure that it is still 13 kind regards, we remain THE-JAMES LEFFEL & COMPANY Enclosure feet. Engineering Department W78-1272 Yours very truly, We will await your further word with the gate measurements and with have read with interest the old data that you forwarded to us and Roy L. Davidson Asa further help to you in determining about the water flow re- are that you have. quired for_the turbines, the 26-1/2 Leffel Special at full gate 85,655 LBS. 1374 CFM= foot head would use approximately 1,650 CFN at full gate. important point is is to determine what the sizes of the turbines We will be interested in hearing further from you on this and we RLD:sjs THE JAMES LEFFEL & CO. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, U. S. A.

ESTABLISHED: 1862 LEFFEL IMPROVED VERTICAL SAMSON TURBINES BULLETIN 38 DEG: 1L.1978 These turbines are built strong and substantial, and equipped with our ex- hiatertal. Bolted couplings. ARROW. RIGHT HAND- COUPLING Y GATE ARM - GATE PINION-* SIZE ÖF SAMSON TURBINES Da BRiDGE TREE- Between Shaft Centers . Gate Shaft Height .. Discharge Cylinder Length For dimensions of Steel Flumies for SAMSON Turbines, see Page 4. For Power and Speed of Improved Vertical SAMSON Turbines, see Pages CYLINDER TURBINE VITAE STEP DISCHARGE Improved Dimensions of Vertical Samson Turbines GATE SHAFT Discharge Depth not less than BOTTOM HALF Cylinder Flange Diaineter. SHAFT COUPLING We bore and keyseat the top halves of Couplings to suit your requirements. TOP STEP HOLDER LINK BOLT LINK FEET Turbine Shaft Height. The arrow on Turbine Shaft shows Right Hand Rotation. Gate Coupling Bore.

TURBINE SHAFT COLUMN BOLT Diameter Hole in Floor. The above illustration shows the design and construction of our Improved bottom lignumvitae step bearings for carrying the revolving parts of these For dimensions of SAMSON Turbines in Open Flume Setting, see Page 3. turbines,Including the weight of extra upright shafting and gearing.Also, LINK ROD TOP LIGNUM Penstock Width hot less thar clusive design double steel bucket runters fitted on steel shafts.Large.top and Water Depth not less than gate removable Independently.All bearings of large dimensions and special BOTTOM LIGNUM TOP BRACKET Submergence not less than, Vertical SAMSON Turbines and gives the names ofeach of the various parts. TOP STEP CUP Turbine Coupling Bote .. TOP HALF THE JAMES LEFFEL & CO. balanced swing-type gates with separate adjustable steel connections.

Each RUNNER Design 30 All dimensions in the above table are given in INCHES Improved Vertical Sathson Turbines BOTTOM BRACKET DEC 11 197 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, U. S. A. Fig. 1 shows a Vertical an open fume, driving This is an arrange- Fig. 2 shows a typical ing a Feed Mill with a water. other machinery. Vertical SAMSON a Flour Mill through Improved SAMSON Turbine Driving Flour Mill Turbine under a low ment commonly used variations of this drive Improved SAMSON Turbine Driving Feed Mill arrangement for driv- nection with Mill and Bevel Mortise Gears. the main line shaft of under low heads of SAMSON Turbine in head of water. Many may be used in con- Fig. I Fig. 2 DEC 1 9 1978 DEG 14 1978 December 5, 1978 Robert L. Ely 22 No.

Front Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Springfield, Ohio and they have been contacted and are willing to set Columbus Landmark Foundation this condition photographs reveal very little and Leffel company ad- store them to prevent further oxidation.I have included a diagram of The water turbines are partially covered by damp mud and soil.Due to stripped all of the remaining equipment out from the mill.

sold the electric power and feed milling machinery and had practically floor of the mill there remains a large corn roller mill purchased in and at that time water power was ceased and the mill had been elec- To: Nancy Ritchie Two water turbines both vertical drive, one is 32 horse power and the vises to leave the turbines covered with mud until we are ready to re- Mortise with two 45'foot line shafts with pulleys in The equipment now remaining in the grist mill is as follows: This is the list of major machinery left in the mill other than wooden grain angers, grain elevator legs, etc. Leffel and Company in 1875 and 1894.This company is in business in the 1890's. the basement.In the basement of the mill are two corn shelling equip- The other sheller is steel and made in the l930 period.On the first ment, one was made in the 1880 period and is made of wood and steel.

11l7 McGraw Road Circleville, Ohio 43113 up our water power again.These turbines are connected through Bevel trified.At this time a lot of the flour milling machinery was re- The grist mill described had been converted in l953 to a feed mill a model Grist mill which describes the same manner in which ours is set Page 2 DEC 11 1978 Robert I. Ely December 5, 1978 desire. assistance I can furnish please feel free to call for anything you I hope this information fulfills your request however, any further Respectfully, STATE OHIO DEC 19 1978 Wil1iansport vicinity Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Dr. Thomas H.

Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 NR:DByers: es:1/10/79 Zanesville Location Director Ross County Name Date Entered Chandlersville vicinity Also Notified Muskingum County Chillicothe ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Muskingum River Lock #l0 and Canal The Chio Historical Society Bazore Mill Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue State Fistoric Preservation Officer Honorabte clarence E. Miller Honorable William H. Harsha Pickaway County Hiotorable Howard M.

Metzenbaum Grandview Cevetery 3date of entry: ) county code: city / town X STATE - FEDERAL - deteriorated Dexeellent - NOT INTACT-O Dreconstructed S O UNKNOWN -6 -unexcavated W- NOT APPLICABLE -9 -YES -Unrestricted - No Access 21) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain *first' - LAW- 16 C RELIGION-22 D SETTLEMENT-29 - ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 C SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) D ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D D ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION- 25 3 functions major alterations : B architectural style(s): 3 interior decorator: _date_ IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 129 PH0669393 CONDITION Williamsport ASSOCIATION Pickaway ENGINEERING-11 INSTITUTIONAL: EVENTS: ENTERTAINMENT-26 CURRENTLY: PERSONAL: historic events: Bazore Mill builder/contractor: landscape architect/garden designer: Jones Mill artist: vicinity of SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 LOCAL NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET dates of initial construction: master builder: ADMINISTRATOR: SAVED?YES reviewers initials.

Dfeatures: Dunexposed Ounaltered Doriginal site as it appears on federal register: 3artisan: SOURCE Of NOMINATION Omoved OTHER NAMES -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 ETHNIC GROUP ACCESS engineer: NAMES Mid-OH COMMERCE-6 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION CONGRESS.DISTRICT17th give role & date S of Williamsport on OH 138 at Deer Creek LOCATION street & number Dgood