MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Preservation Office, Ohio University-Zanesville, Zanesyille, ohio. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY QUADRANGLE NAME Conesville, Ohio QUADRANGLE SCALE 1:24000 UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Coshocton County, part of Lot 28 in the fourth quarter of Virginia Township, as recorded in Muskingum County Deed Book 247, page 961. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY.BOUNDARIES STATE _ FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE 1 August, STREET & NUMBER (614) 453-0762 CITY OR TOWN 2 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: LOCAL 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 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER KEEP ER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 039 Coshocton CODE COUNTY NORTHING DATE TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION Zanesville, 031 119 Ohio ZONE EASTING 60 acres CHIEF OF REGISTRATION Muskingum 1425 Newark Read c|1,7/ |4/1,9/3,8,01 E[1,7/ |4|119/212,0) [414|41514,8101 4 4 460 00 In County, part of the first quarter of Cass Township (27.7 acres); in David In Faylor, Historic Preservation Office GPO 921-803 Frary, I.T. Early Homes of Ohio (New York: Dover Publications), plate 15 and 16.
418940 ZONE I17 (614) Send-back Entered - KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST HAER OTHER Inventory CONTROL TECHNICAL Maps HISTORIAN Review Photos Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service BRANCH CHIEF 5.4.79 514.79 Working Number3 . 21. 79.6 35 Property 4.24.79 Re-submit 11.28.79 CoahocTon ttached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for UTM Reference(s): _ Verbal Boundary Description: STATE Description: Certification: Date: SUBMITTED. Bibliography: Photographic Coverage: k you for your attention to the above items. Branch of Registration Form No. 10-300 REV.
(9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED MAR 21 1979 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 LOCATION SE of STREET & NUMBER CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF Ohio 43801 031 & 119 . STATUS PRESENT USE X_BUILDING(S) STRUCTURE _WORK IN PROGRESS XPRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ENTERTAINMENT - IN PROCESS _YES: RESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED X YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.
Zanesville, Ohio 43701 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 1978 Trinway 039 COUNTY OBJECT DATE ACCESSIBLE HISTORIC CODE GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SCIENTIFIC OWNERSHIP CATEGORY TRANSPORTATION COMMERCIAL MILITARY PUBLIC STATE RELIGIOUS Ohio Historic Inventory PARK INDUSTRIAL NAME Coshocton/Muskingum Muskingum County Court House TITLE OTHER: Ohio Historical Center Adams-Gray House DEC51979 DATE ENTERED XPRIVATE _DISTRICT Fourth & Main Streets - UNOCCUPIED COURTHOUSE. 10th and 17th Columbus, Ohio _BOTH -SITE Mr. & Mrs. E. Richard Cox, Jr.. Box 22 _FEDERAL XSTATE _COUNTY _LOCAL DEC AGRICULTURE MUSEUM Tobacco Hill Road Ohio PHD677752 DESCRIPTION XORIGINAL SITE MOVED The Adams-Gray House is a wood frame structure 34 stories in height, built upon a garage was built in 1973 by Clyde Graves, a Nashport, Ohio, contractor.
No major structural There is à 5-bay facade with a handsome trabeated entrance centered in the facade. The above noted alteration, all windows are original and intact, and are of a predictable six- the east slope of the wall and the original kitchen chimney rises at the ridge of the roof. terior, with nine fireplaces, three of which are operable. All original mantles are intact. is a large woodframe hip barn, located east of the house. It is in a fine state of repair CONDITION remodeling. DETERIORATED UNEXPOSED XEXCELLENT XALTERED UNALTERED FAIR large brick cooking fireplace intact with all its fixtures. The interior of the Adams-Gray house has been somewhat remodeled, but great care has GOOD CHECK ONE One of the most distinguishing characteristics of the house is found in two of the cast-iron and is used by the present owner as an antique::retail store.
changes have been made; a large window was added to the east wall in l963 during a kitchen The Adams-Gray House stands in the village of Adams'Mills Preston) in building measures 36'x 50',and there is an ell projection 68'extending from the east side of the north wall.The only addition to the property is a gable-roof manufacturedat the Union Foundry at and were first offered for sale in wood frame detached garage,25'x 24' joined to the rear of the ell by a9' breezeway.The LRUINS December, 1838. The house features the original 8-panel doors with all escutcheons intact. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Classical Revival one-story open frame portico, supported by Tuscan columns.
This portico DATE The doors are trimmed with rather heavy moulded woodwork with corner blocks.A servant's doorway is distinguished by an operable transom and sidelights.,With the exception of the louvered shutters were replaced by aluminium shutters.Shielding the main doorway is a There is a classically-inspired cornice with a partial sympathy for the original character of thehouse..At this time the original external stair from the second to the third story has been removed.In the ell, there is the original stair with a walnut balustrade rises from the entry hall.There are fifteen rooms on the in- been taken to preserve as much of the original character as possible.There is a broad gable roof, with two inset chimneys.
AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW PREHISTORIC _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SCIENCE ECONOMICS X COMMERCE INDUSTRY _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Adams-Gray House is the only Classical Revival inspired house in the village of Muskingum County. It was built in 1840 for Edward Adams (1797-1861) member of a pioneer family and in his own right an outstanding local landowner and merchant.. ran through Preston, thus affording them an adequate outlet for their products. They later on the "extraordinary examples of cast-iron work" on the facings of two fireplaces in this ing product of an early Ohio firm which add considerably to the significance of this property.
1400-1499 SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD THEATER EDUCATION BUILDER/ARCHITECT COMMUNICATIONS _1500-1599 ART SCULPTURE AGRICULTURE MILITARY established a cooperage at nearby Dresden, thus allowing them complete control over the _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _1700-1799 _PHILOSOPHY He was the son of George Adams who emigrated from Farquier County, Virginia, to Muskin- - ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC she decided to return to her native Virginia, and sold the property to Horace A. Smith I.T. Frary, preeminent historian of Ohio's early l9th century architecture, remarked LITERATURE After Adams' death in 186l, his widow lived on the property for. many years. In 1878 TRANSPORTATION XARCHITECTURE _1600-1699 the Gray family until l96l, when the present owners purchased it. their high quality and "perfection of workmanship."They are thus an important manufacur- gum County, Ohio, in 18o8.
Edward Adams entered into partnership with his younger brother. -CONSERVATION keep close watch on his business. called Adams'Mills.They chose this site because the Ohio-Erie in 1828 _RELIGION (l82l-l895),who presented it to this daughter Mary Ida, upon her marriage to Springer Gray. _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN clearly one of the best examplesof this architectural style in northern _1900- X800-1899 .ENGINEERING _LAW MUSIC ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING Prescott (1889-1967), took over the duties of the large farm. Mary Ida Smith Gray lived house. He felt that these castings, manufactured in nearby Zanesville, were unusual for grain production process, from planting to packing to shipping. According to family trad- 1840 ition, their mills could each produce 100 barrels of flour each day during the 1950's.
It inflated estimate.The house was built a short distance from the mill so that Adams could - INVENTION Preservation Office, Ohio University-Zanesville, Zanesville, Ohio. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 60 acres ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY Conesville, Ohio QUADRANGLE NAME QUADRANGLE SCALE 1:24000 VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION In Muskingum County, part of the first quarter of Cass Township (27.7 acres); in in Muskingum County Deed Book 247, page 961, I FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE DATE /L - 4.22 1 August, STREET & NUMBER 1425 Newark Read (614) 453-0762 CITY OR TOWN 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 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY ¡ HEREBY CERTFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUGED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER CHIEF OF REGISTRATION GPO 921-803 039 031 CODE TELEPHONE NORTHING Coshocton ORGANIZATION COUNTY EASTING STATE LOCAL 119 Ohio UTM NOT VERIFIED OU-Z ATTEST: hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the Muskingum Zanesville, MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Interview with Mrs. David Gray, Adams' Mills, Ohio, August, 1978. Notes at Regional UTM REFERENCES 6 2 C AL1,7] 141,92,8,0 E[1,7) 4|119|2/210/ |414/415/418101 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY.BOUNDARIES David L. taylor, Historic Preservation Office KEEP ER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE I174189404446000 (614) 414415820 14,44,519,8.0 Form No.
10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV 2 8 1979 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEC 5 1979 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Adams' Mills, Muskingum & Coshocton Counties, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER - Revised Verbal Boundary Description Beginning at a point at the intersection of Tobacco Hill Road and a macadam private driveway (said point being c. 600' northwest of c. 3.5 Acres Revised UTM Coordinates: 17/418620/4445220 PAGE RECEIVED ADAMS-GRAY HOUSE DATE ENTERED FOR NPS USE ONLY the intersection of Tobacco Hill Road and State Route 16),then northeast c.800' to a point; then west 400' to a point; then southeast c. 400' to a point, then 200' southwest to the point of beginning. (Kev. 10-74) Working Number 3. 21. 79. 6 35 Ind Control Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN 12.4.79 Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back .
KEEPER OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNICAL Entered DEC51979 Re-submit HAER Maps Review 2-5-80 HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASo No.7 IN T:2106-74 StateOH DEC aeept Muskn MAR 2 1 1979 ADAMS-GRAY HOUSE Adams' Mills, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor 7/78 Zanesville, Ohio 5 1979 DEC Ohio University-Zanesville showing entrance portico and View of house from Southeast, ell at rear. Negative # MUS 36-1-3 filed at Photo by David L. Taylor Zanesville, Ohio UEC 5 1979 from west. Hip barn located east of house Ohio University-Zanesville Negative # MUS 36-2-1 filed at ADAMS-GRAY HOUSE MAR 2 1 1979' DEC MAR 21 1979 Zanesville, Ohio Ohio University-Zanesville at left. ADAMS-GRAY HOUSE View of rear of house from north- Negative # MUS 36-2-3 filed at Photo by David L.
Taylor 7/78 DEC west, showing contemporary garage DEC51979 MAR 2 1 1979 Zanesville, Ohio front. Ohio University-Zanesville DEC51979 ADAMS-GRAY HOUSE Fireplace in southwest room, Negative # MUs 36-5-5 filed at Photo by David L. Taylor Ist story, showing "mazeppa" fire- UNITED STATE CONESVILLE QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) CONESVILLE, OHIO STATE OF OHIO MAR 2 1 1979 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Mapped, edited. and published by the Geological Survey N4007 5N8157 5/75 Ohio Historical Center I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 November 19, 1979 Ms. Carol Shull, Acting Keeper 440 G Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20243 owners informed of our intent to nominate.
Parker, John P., House Bookwalter, Francis, House Eckis, Nicholas, House Miller, Daniel, House Seven Early Office Buildings of Central Square Hunter, James, Stone House St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church David L. Brook DLB: cw enclosures Sincerely, Resubmission Adams-Gray House Marion County Harper-Cosgrave Block New submissions Athens County Coshocton County Mahoning County Sharp Residence Scioto County Franklin County Columbiana County Muskingum County Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Coshocton/Muskingum Counties Ohio Historic Preservation Office Weethee Historic District National Register of Historic Places Enclosed are twelve new National Register submissions and one resubmission.
Bretz Farm State Historic Preservation Officer Brown County Clark County Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel All the new nominations have been approved by the state review board and the Please let me know if we can provide any additional information. Dear Ms. Shull: STATE OHIO DEC 5 1979 Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Mr. David Brook Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr Location 1212/79 Name Bladensburg vicinity Knox County Date Entered Coshocton and Muskingum Counties Trinway vicinity The Ohio Historical Society Adams-Gray House State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable Clarence E. Miller Also Notified Honorable John M. Ashbrook Mill Road Bowstring Bridge For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue DEC
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