Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Lay, Samuel, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,594 words across 17 pages, filed in 1979. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 79001814, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 REV. (9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES JUN 2 0 1979 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON 2 LOCATION STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN _ VICINITY OF 23 - Ronald Mottl PRESENT USE DISTRICT *BUILDING(S) -WORK IN PROGRESS * PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION - IN PROCESS -YES: UNRESTRICTED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 035 1975 EDUCATIONAL UNOCCUPIED DATE Columbus CODE Cuyahoga Cleveland COUNTY HISTORIC CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION OWNERSHIP Ontario RECEIVED STATE RELIGIOUS MILITARY PARK INDUSTRIAL Ohio Historical Society Olmsted Falls Ohio NAME STATUS _ENTERTAINMENT _TRANSPORTATION Columbia Road Cuyahoga County Office Building CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DATE ENTERED BEING CONSIDERED Ohio Historic Inventory _GOVERNMENT COURTHOUSE, Lay, Samuel, House _STRUCTURE -COMMERCIAL _OBJECT FOR NPS USE ONLY _OTHER: _BOTH PRIVATE Larry H. and Holly L. Gordon PUBLIC PH 0 0 74 206 7' DESCRIPTION *EXCELLENT -MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

In the cellar of the main block, the joists are bark-covered logs. Much in the mid-20th century, but the present owners have exposed the original a barn. Evidence indicates that the barn, constructed of hewn beams CONDITION UNEXPOSED DETERIORATED FAIR GOOD The windows are six-over-six pane double-hung sash. There is an L-shaped rectangular opening with a slightly recessed door, transom and side lights. CHECK ONE the main block. rooms in the entire house.One original fireplace is located in the wing.
plaster in three of the four bedrooms, the center upstairs hallway, and village and includes three outbuildings: an outhouse, a workshed, and The gable-end facade of the main block has a Greek frieze and was built in the 1930s.The total interior area is approximately 3,700 square and pegged joints,was reassembled on the present site in the early Most of the interior walls had been paneled with fiber board some time portions of the dining and living rooms. of the original small-pane glass remains in the windows.There are fifteen block measures 24x30 feet and the one-and-a-half story wing is 17x40 _UNALTERED cornice with eaves returns.The entrance at the left side is a simple 20th century.
The property consistsof1.5 acres on the main street ofa suburban feet.To the rear of the house isa one-story addition,18x20 feet,which -RUINS _ORIGINAL SITE porch with five posts across the front of the wing and the south side of DATE This is a large frame house in the Greek Revival style.The main two-story AREAS OF

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ECONOMICS *INDUSTRY POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

contributed to the reputation of Olmsted Falls in invention, manufacturing, and public life. 1856. Samuel Lay, Jr. and his brothers Joseph and John came to Olmsted Falls in 1855. Their parents (Samuel Lay, Sr.) followed in 1858. This date, but it is impossible to authenticate a more accurate date. first county fair in 1871. Of the three sons, only Samuel, Jr. served in As a result, he moved the business to Ridgeville, Indiana, in 1887.
The Samuel Lay house possesses integrity of location, design, setting, 1858 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 ART INVENTION EDUCATION SCIENCE SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD BUILDER/ARCHITECT AGRICULTURE THEATER CONSERVATION PREHISTORIC LAW TRANSPORTATION MILITARY ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC SCULPTURE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT XARCHITECTURE LITERATURE the Berea Advertiser published an editorial on the American inventive _COMMUNICATIONS well as cheese boxes.For several years it was known as the Cheese _1700-1799 materials, feeling and association, and it is associated with persons who made a significant contribution to the village and the county and _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN Greek Revival building in the village. It was owned by a family which Berea Agricultural Society, he was on the organizing committee for the manufacture to the point of exhausting the local supply of broom corn.
present name in 1830.The village of Olmsted Falls was incorporated in 1900- _PHILOSOPHY - ENGINEERING to the broad patterns of our history. The township which became Olmsted was formed in 1823 and acquired its John Lay was the Mayor of Olmsted Falls in 1862.As a member of the X1800-1899 _RELIGION to be the most prolific inventors and manufacturers in the area.In 1879 genius and its fruits in Olmsted Falls asrepresented by the work of the _COMMERCE -MUSIC factory specializing in farm implements, wooden rakes and scythes, as The Samuel Lay house is noted locally as one of the best examples of the Civil War, from 1862-1864. Samuel, Jr. and Joseph operated a Box Factory and later as Joseph Lay & Company.The Lays were reputed Lays and others. house was in existence by 1858,as it appears on a county map of that 9

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Map of Cuyahoga County (Philadelphia: S. H. Matthews, 1858). Walter F. Holzworth, Township 6 Range 15 (n. p., 1966), p. 163. Bernice Offenberg, Over the Years in Olmsted Falls (1964), p.118. Crisfield Johnson, History of Cuyahoga County (Cleveland, 1879). 0 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY QUADRANGLE NAME - 1:24, 000 QUADRANGLE SCALE - VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION The property consist of the lot located at 7622 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls, and identified as permanent parcel number 281-04-001. STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Larry H. Gordon, owner STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN 2 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: LOCAL X 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 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 921-803 216-721-5722 TELEPHONE CODE COUNTY NORTHING ORGANIZATION DATE NATIONAL Cleveland September 1978 ATTEST: Ohio North Olmsted Western Reserve Historical Society UTM REFERENCES ZONE EASTING 10825 East Boulevard 1.5 acres hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the FOR NPS USE ONLY 458111301 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Eric Johannesen, Preservation Officer KElEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE SAMUEL LAY HOUSE OLMSTED FALLS, OHIO MAY 7 N83º50'E 989.85' 5 00°30E 160' GRAVEL 467.50 COLUMBIA RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER 64.8 127.5' Owned by LARRY I HOLLY GORDON 44138 DRIVE 20.4' BARN 2-STOkr ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory .
REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Send-back _ OTHER KEEPER CONTROL HAER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNICAL Maps Re-submit 7-3-79 HISTORIAN Review Photos Federal Register Entry 6-19.79 National Register Write-up OR 5.8.79 Property State United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Working Number5.7.79. 957 County, Ohio Photographer: Larry Gordon March 1979 MAY 7 1979 Negatives: With owner View of facade looking west.
Lay, Samuel, House, 0lmsted Falls, Cuyahoga 2 0 1979 View #1 Lay, Samuel, House, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Photographer: Larry Gordon, March 1979 JUN 2 O 1979 1979 Negatives: With owner County, Ohio Photographer: Larry Gordon, March 1979 Negatives: With owner View #3%5 Looking southeast JUN 2 0 1979 Lay, Sordon, House, 01msted Falls, Cuyahoga MAY 7 MAY 8 1979 Lay, Samuel, House, Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio MAY 7 1979 JUN 2 0 1979 Photographer: Larry Gordon, March 1979 Negatives: With owner View # 49 Looking Southeast Views Lay, Samuel, House, Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Photographer: Larry Gordon, March 1979 Negatives: With Owner MAY 7 1979 JUN 2 O 1979 View # s/Looking Northwest NORTH OLMSTED QUADRANGLE 4581/130 North NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR June 5, 1979 Dr. William J. Murtagh Department of the Interior 440 "G" Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20243 Dear Dr. Murtagh; My wife and I were quite pleased to receive your letter of May 15,1979 office. I believe that I have supplied all of the necessary information in the application; however, if you desire additional details, please do I feel that you should know that Mr. David A. Simmons (Ohio Historian and a letter of acceptance in the near future. Larry H. Gordon 44138 Sincerely yours, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Pension Building quite responsive in providing answers and other information for us.They confirming that the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board had not hesitate to contact me. must be complimented for their public relations.
7622 Columbia Road Keeper of the National Register Manager and Mr.Eric Johannson Preservationist) have been approved and forwarded our application for the National Registry to your Thank you again for your consideration and we thrust that we will receive 5/22/79 JUN 2 5 1979 ECEIVE UN 20 1979 Williams, Abner, Iog House Lay, Samuel, House Cuyahoga County. Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Dr. Thomas H. Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 Honorable Ronald M. Mottl Location STATE Lisbon vicinity Name Gantz Homestead Lashley vicinity Noble County Honorable Tennyson Guyer Date Entered Boardman Columbiana County Infirmary Franklin County Columbiana County Grove City vicinity Mahoning County Aiso Notified State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable Douglas Applegate St. James Episcopal Church Honorable William H.
Harsha The Chio Historical Society ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Honorable Lyle Williams Honorable Chalmers P. Wylie Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Olmsted Falls For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. 6/25/79 Cory, Ambrose, House For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Tanglewood Location Tiffin Fostoria Name STATE Putnan County Leipsic Seneca County Date Entered OHIO Doan House ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Rombach Place Fort Ball-Railroad Area Historic District Wilmington Also Notified Chillicothe County Leipsic City Hall Clinton County