Nomination for Unger, George B., House

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFTHE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS - TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER 29 East Dayton Street (U.S. 35) -.NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF - STATUS PRESENT USE -WORK IN PROGRESS XPRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED -SCIENTIFIC BEING CONSIDERED _YES: UNRESTRICTED MIOWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Preble County Courthouse DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Eaton COUNTY LOCATION DATE 039 TITLE CODE HISTORIC GOVERNMENT ENTERTAINMENT OWNERSHIP ACCESSIBLE RECEIVED West Alexandria MUSEUM STRUCTURE EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT AGRICULTURE STATE TRANSPORTATION CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY RELIGIOUS 135 NAME XPRIVATE COURTHOUSE.

PUBLIC -UNOCCUPIED DATE ENTERED -COMMERCIAL Preble _INDUSTRIAL _PARK X.BUILDING(S) FOR NPS USE ONLY -OTHER: Ohio 45320 _MILITARY -OBJECT DEC 2 0 1977 REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Kindness 8th--Thomas BOTH Recorder's Office FoNo.10-300(Rev.10.74) Z DESCRIPTION _MOVED DATE_ DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Springfield through Dayton to Richmond, Indiana. CONDITION RUINS DETERIORATED and preservation projects. FAIR cant to the community. double hung sash windows having flat arches and wood sills.The The house stands in a solid row of buildings having like The symmetrical five bay Flemish bond brick facade faces CHECK ONE the right rear is a three bay structure with rectangular 6/6 -UNEXPOSED straight stone double steps with wrought iron railing.The This L-plan Greek Revival influence building was built in west side is an entrance porch covered by the pitched roof.The stone linteled doorway is an a paneled recess and has pilasters, has inside end chimneys.

XUNALTERED the street was built in(l874 and is architecturally very signifi- wing which was completed in l830 has little influence on the scale with limited side yards on the Main Street tow blocks are 2/2 double hung sash on the first floor and 6/6 double hung XEXCELLENT XORIGINAL SITE The central hall plan has a single room on each side both is part of the Dayton cut-off of the Old National Road from _GOOD There is a wide frieze. The south. The gable up and downstairs. The high sawn stone foundation has a water table and Mr. and Mrs.Collins are very active in Preble County historical verges projecting with narrow facia.Tha asphalt shingle roof American bond brick sides are blind and undecorated. The interior trim is an austere Greek Revival. and scroll sawn rafter ends.

The small one story very plain vernacular wing to from the small business district.The Dayton Pike two stages. AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _ 1500-1599 SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN MUSIC -OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1830 and 1847 1847-John Sitzer of Virginia who came west a year later, is considered the founder The Unger home was considered a showplace in the community. 1600-1699 ART ENGINEERING X1800-1899 PERIOD ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC EDUCATION 1700-1799 COMMUNICATIONS THEATER PHILOSOPHY BUILDER/ARCHITECT XARCHITECTURE PREHISTORIC AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY INVENTION XEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT XCOMMERCE SIGNIFICANCE MILITARY SCULPTURE LITERATURE The house is an excellent example of this style of Greek _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT 1900- Jacob Serber. _TRANSPORTATION STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

original plat was the Sorber family residence for a time. -CONSERVATION on a regional basis. up a saw mill on Twin Creek and constructed most of the early - ECONOMICS George B.Unger, the owner when the front part was built, was -1400-1499 The oldest part of the house (l830) was built by pioneer then married his employer's daughter, Caroline Gale, in 1848. its locale and by its location on U.S.35 has a high.visibility -SCIENCE a Pennsylvanian who came west to Ohio in 1808 and to West _RELIGION -LAW Sorber's son-in-law, William Alexander SP Revival influenced town house. the employ of merchant J.H. Gale.Unger outlived two wives wife and four of their children west in l8l6.Sorber set building in the area. The house which stands on lot 30 of the It is the best example in of West Alexandria. LE

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Valley News, 1969. DGEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES NAME / TITLE The Old Court House, P.O. Eox. 461 Ohio 45402 As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law FUR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION Dayton LOCAL ZONE NORTHING COUNTY CODE TELEPHONE DATE STATE ORGANIZATION NATIONAL.

513/228-6271 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION ZONE EASTING UTM REFERENCES criteria and procedures sot forth by the Nationai Park Service Public Record (Deeds and Tax Records) FORM PREPARED BY CITY OR TOWN STREET & NUMOER STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL RECISTER THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the History of Preble County.Cleveland: H.Z.Williams and Bros.,l88l. Unger, George B., House 3.24.

2e ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - Federal Register Entry Re-submit / 2,20,22 KEEPER OTHER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL TECHNICAL HAER Maps HISTORIAN Photos Property Review State National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF Ohio Cole REVIEW UNIT CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 10-20-6 INT RETURN STATE Oho Description: _ Geographical Data -- Acreage: UTM Reference(s) : on the National Register staff, telephone - Chief, Branch of Registration Certification: Other: Map Coverage: he attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for Date: Verbal Boundary Description: 523-5483 S RESUBMITTED. Thank you for your attention to the above items. IN T:2105-74 Photographic Coverage: Tarification of the information indicated below.PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION 10 -20-76 Photos _ Inventory - Send-back 1.

3. 78 Entered OTHER KEEPER Maps CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST HAER TECHNICAL BRANCH CHIEF Review National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Re-submit L31.28 State Dhis 12.23-77 INT:2106- 74 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Working Number3.17. 2l. 27 84 12.20.72 FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 2 0 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 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 DISTRICT _WORK IN PROGRESS X.PRIVATE RESIDENCE -IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED -YES: UNRESTRICTED _INDUSTRIAL OWNER OF PROPERTY & Mrs.

Harry Collins LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 LOCATION Eaton CODE UNOCCUPIED DATE 135 TITLE COUNTY RELIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC BOTH ACCESSIBLE AGRICULTURE CLASSIFICATION NAME SITE COURTHOUSE. _ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY HISTORIC _COMMERCIAL OWNERSHIP West Alexandria PUBLIC _GOVERNMENT Preble XPRIVATE _OBJECT STATE XBUILDING(S) RECEIVED PUBLIC ACQUISITION _TRANSPORTATION STATUS DATE ENTERED _EDUCATIONAL Ohio -STRUCTURE Ohio 45320 29 East Dayton Street (U.S. 35) -MILITARY -OTHER: -MUSEUM - PARK REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL 8th--Thomas Kindness Recorder's Office Preble County Courthouse 7DESCRIPTION *EXCELLENT _MOVED DATE FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE the street was built in(1874 and is architecturally very signifi- CONDITION and preservation projects.

DETERIORATED This L-plan Greek Revival influence building was built in CHECK ONE Springfield through Dayton to Richmond, Indiana. The symmetrical five bay Flemish bond brick facade faces Mr. and Mrs. Collins are very active in Preble County historical has inside end chimneys. The house stands in a solid row of buildings having like the right rear is a three bay structure with rectangular 6/6 double hung sash windows having flat arches and wood sills. The scale with limited side yards on the Main Street tow blocks cant to the community.

straight stone double steps with wrought iron railing.The west side is an entrance porch covered by the pitched roof.The is part of the Dayton cut-off of the Old National Road from are 2/2 double hung sash on the first floor and 6/6 double hung XORIGINAL SITE XUNALTERED wing which was completed in l830 has little influence on the The central hall plan has a single room on each side both _UNEXPOSED -GOOD -RUINS up and downstairs. DATE The gable The interior trim is an austere Greek Revival. front portion. The two story rectangular structure adjoining stone linteled doorway is an a paneled recess and has pilasters, from the small business district.The Dayton Pike (U.S.

35) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW _COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ART &EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1830 and 1847 1847-John Sitzer STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE then married his employer's daughter, Caroline Gale, in 1848. AGRICULTURE SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD THEATER ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SCULPTURE PREHISTORIC LITERATURE BUILDER/ARCHITECT RELIGION XCOMMERCE XARCHITECTURE on a regional basis. ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN The Unger home was considered a showplace in the community. X1800-1899 up a saw mill on Twin Creek and constructed most of the early _TRANSPORTATION Jacob Serber. -COMMUNICATIONS MILITARY _CONSERVATION its locale and by its location on U.S. 35 has a high visibility The house is an excellent example of this style of Greek -1600-1699 original plat was the Serber family residence for a time.

-SCIENCE _PHILOSOPHY _ENGINEERING wife and four of their children west in l8l6.Sorber set -1500-1599 -1700-1799 George B.Unger, the owner when the front part was built, was The oldest part of the house (l830) was built by pioneer of Virginia who came west a year considered the founder -EDUCATION -1400-1499 -ECONOMICS - INDUSTRY _INVENTION a Pennsylvanian who came west to Ohio in l8o8 and to West -MUSIC -LAW - - 1900. of West Alexandria.

the employ of merchant J.H.Gale.Unger outlived two wives The house which stands on lot 30 of the Jacob Serber.Born in Pennsylvania in 1785 he brought his Alexandria in 183l.He changed his trade from tailor to clerk in 9 MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES O GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY - VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE August 22, 1975 STREET & NUMBER The Old Court House, P.O.

Box 461 CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45402 2 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - LOCAL L 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 DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 CODE DATE NORTHING ORGANIZATION COUNTY TELEPHONE ZONE ATTEST: 513/228-6271 Montgomery County Historical Society History of Preble County. Cleveland: H.z. Williams and Bros.,188l.

ZONE EASTING UTM REFERENCES Dayton Loren S. Gannon, Jr., Preservation Officer Public Record (Deeds and Tax Records) Valley News, 1969. 1/12/78 Photos Inventory - Review - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back 8,14.78 Federal Register Entry Re-submit 2.28.78 KEEPER OTHER CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Entered HAER HISTORIAN Maps TECHNICAL 2.3.78 National Register Write-up ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF INT:2106- 74 Property Working Number 3. /7. 2 78y clarification of the information indicated below. PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION Geographical Data -- Acreage: UTM Reference(s) : Please see enclosed on the National Register staff, telephone 202) 523-5483 Thank you for your attention to the above items. Chief, Branch of Registration United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. STATE Certification: Bibliography: Photographic Coverage: IS RESUBMITTED.

The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for Map Coverage: Verbal Boundary Description: GEORGE B. UNGER HOUSE Statement of Significance: WHo Is JOHN SWITZER? AS BUILDER/ANCHITEZT, INT:2105 Description:WAS THE UNGER HOUSE BUILT IN 1847 Or 1874? PLEASE Other: Date: NAME OF PROPERTY OHIO Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 2 0 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NOV 1 S 1978 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON The Collins' House STREET & NUMBER 29 East Dayton Street (U.S. 35) NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY.

TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE PUBLIC X BUILDING(S) _WORK IN PROGRESS X_PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ENTERTAINMENT _IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED - YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY Ohio 45381 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR OBJECT Eaton 039 UNOCCUPIED TITLE DATE COUNTY LOCATION MILITARY CODE OWNERSHIP BOTH AGRICULTURE CATEGORY SCIENTIFIC STATE HISTORIC PARK CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE RECEIVED 135 SITE STRUCTURE DISTRICT RELIGIOUS COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION BEING CONSIDERED STATUS Preble NAME Preble County Courthouse XPRIVATE 8th--Thomas Kindness DATE ENTERED SURVEY RECORDS Ohio COURTHOUSE, - EDUCATIONAL - INDUSTRIAL - GOVERNMENT FOR NPS USE ONLY -OTHER: -MUSEUM West Alexandriaiar Unger, George B., House REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL Recorder's office XORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE.

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Springfield through Dayton to Richmond, Indiana. CONDITION UNEXPOSED DESCRIPTION FAIR has inside end chimneys. XALTERED XEXCELLENT Mr. and Mrs.Collins are very active in Preble County historical the street was built in l847 and is architecturally very signifi- and preservation projects. CHECK ONE This L-plan Greek Revival influence building was built in cant to the community.

The symmetrical five bay Flemish bond brick facade faces west side is an entrance porch covered by the pitched roof.The rear the right rear is a three bay structure with rectangular 6/6 _DETERIORATED double hung sash windows having flat arches and wood sills.The straight stone double steps with wrought iron railing.The -UNALTERED The central hall plan has a single room on eaah side both scale with limited side yards on the Main Street tow blocks A frame garage/workshop was added to the rear of the 1830 wing. are 2/2 double hung sash on the first floor and 6/6 double hung wing which was completediin 1830 has little influence on the is part of the Dayton cut-off of the Old National Road from -RUINS There is a wide frieze. The DATE The rectangular windows The interior trim is an austere Greek Revival. front portion. The two story rectangular structure adjoining up and downstairs.

The eaves project with facia verges projecting with narrow facia.The asphalt shingle roof and scroll sawn rafter ends. rod ends are between the tiers. The small one story very plain vernacular wing to American bond brick sides are blind and undecorated. two stages. The gable south.The high sawn stone foundation has a water table and a five light transom and sidelights. -GOOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SCULPTURE MUSIC X.EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1830 and 1847 of Virginia who came west a year later, is considered the founder George B. Unger, the owner when the front part was built, was then married his employer's daughter, Caroline Gale, in 1848.

1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1400-1499 INVENTION X1800-1899 ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PERIOD PHILOSOPHY AGRICULTURE BUILDER/ARCHITECT SIGNIFICANCE PREHISTORIC ART THEATER CONSERVATION RELIGION INDUSTRY MILITARY XARCHITECTURE SCIENCE LITERATURE ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC The house is an excellent example of this style of Greek 1900- TRANSPORTATION _ENGINEERING _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _COMMUNICATIONS 1830-Jacob Sorber _EDUCATION on a regional basis. The Unger home was considered a showplace in the community. SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE up a saw mill on Twin Creek and constructed most of the early time and it was taken over by John upon his death.Zitzer was the builder original plat was the Sorber family residence for a time. its locale and by its location on U.S.35 has a high visibility _ECONOMICS of the 1847 portion of the Unger House.

The oldest part of the house (l830) was built by pioneer a Pennsylvanian who came west to Ohio in l8o8 and to West -LAW the employ of merchant J.H. Gale. in 1824. His father, Frederick, established a cabinet making shop at that building in the area. Sorber's son-in-law, William Alexander John Zitzer was the son of German immigrants who settled in West Alexandria XCOMMERCE 1847-John Zitzer Jacob s8rber.Born in Pennsylvania in 1785 he brought his Unger outlived two wives Revival influenced town house.It is the best example in wife and four of their children west in 18l6.Sorber set of West Alexandria.The house which stands on lot 30 of the Alexandria in 183l.He changed his trade from tailor to clerk in MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Valley News, 1969.

10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE S STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45402 12 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 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 ATTEST KEEPER OETHE-NAFIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 NORTHING DATE Dayton COUNTY CODE 513/228-6271 TELEPHONE STATE Montgomery County Historical Society ORGANIZATION ZONE EASTING History of Preble County.Cleveland: H.Z.Williams and Bros.,l88l.

The nominated property is the eastern half of lot 30 in the Village of West Alexandria. 1/12/78 The Old Court House, P.O. Box 461 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Loren S. Gannon, Jr., Preservation Officer August 22, 1975 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY!

ZLUDED IN THE AATIONAL REGISTER LOCAL Public Record (Deeds and Tax Records) 14,410,210,9.0 Photos - Inventory - BRANCH CHIEF OTHER KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL TECHNICAL HAER Send-back Maps Re-submit Review HISTORIAN National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 11.3.78 2-6-79 OK9.28.78 Occept IN T:2106 - 74 NOV 15 1978 Entered REVIEW UNIT CHIEF State Bhus 11-1-28 NOV 1 5 1978 SEP 28 1978 Negatives: Montgomery County Historical Unger, George B., House Photographer: Loren Gannon West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio Society, Dayton, Ohio The House and street from the southeast West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio EAST SIDE SEP 2 8 1978 NOV 1 5 1978 Negatives: Montgomery County Historical Photographer: Loren Gannon Unger, George B., House Society, Dayton, Ohio From the southeast showing facade and NOY15 1978 Negatives: Montgomery County Historical Unger, George., House From the southwest showing facade and Society, Dayton, Ohio west side.

West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio Photographer: Loren Gannon SET 2O 1978 SEP 28 1978 NOV 15 1978 Society, Dayton, Ohio Negatives: Montgomery County Historical West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio Unger, George B., House From the north ewst showing rear wings Photographer: Loren Gannon DEC 2 0 1977 NOV 15 1978 SEP 2 8 1978 DEC 2 0 1977 West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio From the north west showing rear wing Negatives: Montgomery County Historical Photographer: Loren Gannon Society, Dayton, Ohio and addition. Unger, George B., House ALO AODITIOn Form No. 10-301 (Rev. 10-74 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NOV 1 5 1978 PROPERTY MAP FORM IDA TE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON _VICINITY OF CITY. TOWN TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1.

PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464 - 75 1961 LOCATION DATE Preble COUNTY REQUIREMENTS HISTORIC STATE NAME West Alexandria The Collins's House Ohio MAP REFERENCE FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAR 17 1976 U. S. Geological Survey SCALE SOURCE 1:24,000 WEST ALEXANDRIA, OHIO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WEST ALEXANDRIA QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO STATE OHIO Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Dr. Thomas H. Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 Director Byers/bjr Location 11/22/78 Name West Alexandria Preble County Lorain County Oberlin College Historic Resources State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable Thomas N. Kindness Also Notified Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Honorable Donald J. Pease The Ohio Historical Society Oberlin Honorable Howard M.

Metzenbaum ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Unger, George B., House NOV 15 1978 OHIO Date Entered INITIALS STREET & NUMBER CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VICINITY OF OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) ADMINISTRATOR (underline) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : - Substantially intact-l - unknown - 4 - not applicable - 7 -Interior, exterioz, environs not intact-0 CONDITION - -Unexcavated "only" YES WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? ADAPTIVE USE: YES Saved ? _LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE .recreatior _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN &settlement -urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) "first'" YES "oldest'! YES NO code historic district?

FEATURES: Claims Yes-unrestricted OTHER then- planning COUNTY LOCATION: UNEXPOSED MCVED COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING DETERIORATED SIGNIFICANCE: INTERIOR ART No access INVENTION POLITICS/GOVERNMENT EXPLORATION -socio/cultural now- CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE STATE ARCHITECTURE FAIR WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

-entertainment DATE: PACIFIC NORTHWEST XEXCELLENT FUNCTION(S): (use vocabulary words) ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC -Reconstructed ARCHEOLOGY.HISTORIC -Excavated _LITERATURE _TRANSPORTATION XCOMMERCE IF YES, NAME: _ECONOMICS DOE NOV 151978 -PHILOSOPHY - EDUCATION VUNALTERED -RUINS _health -MUSIC XORIGINAL SITE -GOOD -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SOUTHEAST DOE MIDWEST MID ATLANTIC ENVIRONS _MILITARY _RELIGION Johu Sitzur (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS : HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : artist/artisan: 1847 NAMES: OTHER STATE DATES: PRIVATE institutional architect/m.builder: SIGNIFICANCE:(maximum two sentences) appropriate date) landscape/garden designer: ETHNIC GROUP: interior decorator: ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) FEDERAL AGENCY: events LOCAL GOV"T COUNTY personal MUNICIPAL engincer: