Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Gwynne Building

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 2,845 words across 22 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 79001856, 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 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AUG INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER 6th & Main Streets (northeast corner) NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF 45202 039 PRESENT USE X PRIVATE -WORK IN PROGRESS -PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION - OBJECT IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED GOVERNMENT BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL OWNER OF PROPERTY Leader Mortgage Company - Alvin Siegal, President 1015 Euclid Avenue 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION E. Court Street REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Cincinnati Guide, W.P.A. Ohio 45214 44115 1943 Hamilton LOCATION CODE DATE ACCESSIBLE UNOCCUPIED COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
RELIGIOUS OWNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY PARK AGRICULTURE NAME TITLE EDUCATIONAL STATE MILITARY PUBLIC HISTORIC DISTRICT STATUS RECEIVED COMMERCIAL Cleveland 1-Graddison XBUILDING(S) _MUSEUM DATE ENTERED _ENTERTAINMENT Ohio Cincinnati Historic Inventory,1978 The Sunamerica Building _TRANSPORTATION The Gwynne Building Cincinnati, Ohio _SCIENTIFIC _STRUCTURE JUN 2 7 1979 _OTHER: - BOTH -SITE (Rev. 10-74) REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Hamilton County Court House 812 Dayton Street XORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE_ tation and classical revival design and proportions (see photo #1 & #2), except on with the main building.
ing an individualized bay on the northwest corner of the building.Originally, the contemporary horizontal signage and' earlier alterations including applied green tile, green stone and stainless steel to all facade surfaces on the exterior first fodor (see The fourth through eighth floors have rectangular 48 light windows with decorative win- dow grills (incorporating the letter "v" or "G" in alternate panels horizontally and Note the four heads (steer) at the corners and the applied limestone ornamen- tation above and below the ninth floor windows. Also on nine, the columns are replaced by finials capping the grill height column bases. The tenth floor window fenestration narrows by the incorporation of square stone col- umns and is foreshortened in anticipation of and to act as a base to the two-storied arches (floors 11 & 12) repeating the verticallity of the openings at street level.
A highly decorative copper bracket and cornice with acanthus leaf and animal head runs umns on each of four sides are set off by the exterior integrail colored stucco walls rooms (one above the other approached by a circular stair). structed as part of the business expansion of Proctor and Gamble. UNEXPOSED CONDITION (continued) 7DESCRIPTION UNALTERED XALTERED The main building, designed by Flagg, is distinguished by a 14th story tower surmount- and cast iron grills under the store front windows.
The four story building, constructed of brick with limestone facing, is in the Art Deco X.EXCELLENT frame with reinforced concrete floors and ceilings, built in 19l3.Designed by in 1939 and designed by the Cincinnati architectural firm of Hake and Hake.It was con- adjoining buildings which have connecting upper floors and are utilized in conjunction style.Divided into three bays the emphasis is on the vertical.The first floor, The Gwynne Building is a 13 story commercial office building constructed of a steel Note the elaborate stone work and variations in horizontal bonding between floors 8,9, The addition to the north of the Gwynne Building (6lo N.Main Street) was constructed _DETERIORATED GOOD (in pompeiian red decorated with white banding and greek key cornice) of the observation CHECK ONE and in slightly different proportions from all the other bays.
the first floor facade,(which alterations will be described later).There are two 10and 1l.The 1lth floor windows are framed by vertical bands of gold _FAIR ground and second levels were designed to be a series of two-story arches presenting photo #2) which work required the removal of the original classical entrance pediments vertically) and iron columns. The ninth floor has segmental lintels with interior cor- sign indiscernible at present) and pediment lintels. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

a strong vertical impression at the street level (see photo #1): Presently, however, that vital portion of the architectural statement has been interrupted by inappropriate The third level windows are capped by classical bracketed unbroken pediment lintels, across the top on the south and west facades to the 13th floor tower base. The tower, 14 stories high, is capped by a classical temple; two white corinthian col- Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET designed as commercial space, exhibits a polished marble wall treatment and a horizon- tal fluted marble band broken by stylized relief. are large polychromic with mixed motif relief.
The parapet is distinguished by a band of fretwork, circular plain medallion, and a stylized Pegasus in relief. floor with its pier and spandrel fenestration, decorative panel and low parapet with mains intact. Gwynne Building, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio sash straight headed casement windows.The piers exhibit setbacks and the spandrels The second through fourth floors are accentuated by set back bays exhibiting metal FOR NPS USE ONLY cornice to match the interior cornice of the second floor of the Gwynne Building re- AUG 3 of brick with limestone facing. The first floor has been altered, but the second The addition to the east (see photo #6) of the Gwynne Building was constructed in 1916 AREAS OF

Statement of significance

The Gwynne Building was commissioned by Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt, the daughter of Abraham thermore, it is one of the very few Flagg designed buildings still standing in the United Washington, D.C.; Washington State Capitol; first tower sky scraper in the world, the Flagg's work reflects his training at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Paris. The Beaux , most histories of modern architecture were written, because it used historicizing orna- Following the construction of the Gwynne, a promotional brochure Attempts to trace the original elevations and floor plans (drawn on linen) have failed to date, including contacts with Flagg's daughter, Mrs. John Melcher of Maine, who in- buildings he had designed. Some fragments remain of the floor plan blue prints taken Between 1935 and 1956 the Gwynne Building served as the corporate headquarters for the pastes in the world.
1800-1899 1700-1799 1600-1699 Russia.
pre- ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD AGRICULTURE RELIGION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC LAW COMMERCE CONSERVATION SCIENCE SCULPTURE THEATER cil." MILITARY Arts tradition to which the Gwynne Building belongs were considered "Retarditaire" when INDUSTRY X1900- Singer Building, and Scribner's, New York City; and buildings in India, Europe, and LITERATURE SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN XARCHITECTURE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION Because of its architectural design, the building adds diversity to the commercial build- formed that upon Flagg's death, his original drawings were given to the owmers of the -1500-1599 _COMMUNICATIONS ment and fostered complexity instead of simplicity.Beaux Arts "Skyscrapers' such as States.(other Flagg buildings include: the Naval Academy, Anapolis; Corcoran Art Gallery, Proctor and Gamble Company, the largest manufacturer of soaps, detergents, and tooth- of the most elegant extant examples of the commercial application of this style.Fur- the Gwynne, consist of a block-like mass with a narrow tower and everything is laden Even Gwynne and Cettie Moore Flagg to be designed by Ernest Flagg and constructedon the ings in the Central Business District.
_PHILOSOPHY -1400-1499 from those linen drawings --but no elevations are at hand. - EDUCATION pared to advertise the available 1o0,000 square feet of office space touted that the _ECONOMICS - MUSIC PREHISTORIC with ornament borrowed from historic styles. BUILDER/ARCHITECT Ernest Flagg northeast corner of Sixth and Main Streets.: His design, in the Beaux Arts style, is one building was virtually fireproof . . . and "doesn't contain enough wood to make a pen- - INVENTION

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Cincinnati Guide, W.P.A., Weisen-Hart Press, 1943. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY _ UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION easterly direction for 192.83 feet; thence in a southerly direction for 99.12 feet to right-of-way line of Sixth Street for 192.83 feet to the point of beginning. This being Hamilton County, Ohio. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 11 FORM PREPARED BY December 4, 1978 NAME / TITLE (1) Lucy S.
Ainslie, Restoration Consultant STREET & NUMBER 105 West Fourth Street CITY OR TOWN Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 2 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION 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 GPO 892-453 CODE COUNTY NORTHING TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION STATE ZONE DATE LOCAL Beginning at the intersection of Sixth Street and Main Street; thence in a northernly Miami Purchase Association ZONE EASTING Cincinnati Historical Society.Manuscripts for Gwynne and Flagg family on file. Promotional brochure printed by the Frederick A.Schmidt company.
CHELSEA MOORE COMPANY-Suite 200 (2) Fred Mitchell NATIONAL X 14,313.019.6.01 ANYO HIS TORIC PRESERVATION direction along the east right-of-way line of Main for 99.12 feet; thence in an the northernly right-of-way line of Sixth Street; thence westerly along the northernly THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER (513)721-4506 812 Dayton Street Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 October 21, 1985 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of the Interior 1100 L Street, N.W. demolition or destruction of the following properties which should be removed -Turtle Creek Culvert and Embankment, New Barn vicinity, Shelby County. The culvert has been demol ished. Fairfleld County. Destroyed through arson June 18, 1985.
Central School, corner of Hickory and S. Fourth Sts., Martins Ferry, Belmont County. Demol ished. Winton Streets, Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. Demolished in 1984. &Loucks Covered Bridge, Fairfield County. Demol Ished. -Achauer-LInser Brewery and Mansion, 976-988 E. Main St., Zanesville, Muskingum - Smith Place School, N. South Street, Wllmington, Clinton County. Demol ished. SOCIETY 614/466-1500 HISTORICAL flood. National Park Service In order to update our records of National Register properties in Washington Everett Road Covered Bridge, Peninsula vicinity, Summit County. Destroyed by Exchange Hotel,202-204 E.Water St.,Sandusky,Erie County.Demolished Stemen Road Covered Bridge, Violet Township Rd. 226 at Sycamore Creek, National Register of Historic Places following a fire.
Salway,William,House Hannaford & Sons Thematic Resources),Gray and Holy Name High School, 8318 Broadway, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County.Demol ished. from the Natlonal Register. Dear Msr ShuTT: OHIO Ms. Carol Shull October 21, 1985 Page 2 -Newburgh Town Hall, 9213 Miles Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Demol ished following a fire. -Wheeler Block, 402 Monroe St., Toledo, Lucas County. Demolished. Demol ished. -Idora Park Merry-Go-Round, Youngstown, Mahoning County. Dismantled and sold to David Walentas, Two Trees, 30 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 Richland County. Demol ished. Mather House, 30027River Rd., part of the East River Road Historic District 1, Perrysburg Township, Wood County. Demolished, marked on enclosed map. ADDRESS CHANGES: (new ownership) Hinckley, Ohio 44233. Hopewell Mound Group, Chillicothe vic., Ross County.
The Archaeological Conservancy, 415 Orchard Dr., Santa Fe, New Mexico 07501. Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Reiner 5030 Westerville Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43229. Association, c/o Richard Kleinman, Kleinman and McFadden Co., LPA, 1255 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44115. Frank, Charles, House, Medina County. Brian Slosarik, 2425 Ridge Rd., Pomeroy, Alanson House, Pearl Rd., Strongsvil le, Cuyahoga County.Homestead Shuss, same address as property. Zanesville YMCA, 34 S. Fifth St.,Zanesville, Muskingum County.Demolished. Ohio Theatre (Sandusky MRA), 205-207-211 W.Market St., Sandusky,Erie County. Hine, Horace, House, 4624 W. Prospect St., Mantra, Portage County.Gail Franklinton Post Office,72 S. Gift St.,Columbus, Franklin County.Walter Gardner Building (Park Avenue West MRA), 114 Park Avenue West,Mansfield, Neff, Conrad, House, 3967 Canfield-Boardman Rd.,Canfleld,vic., Mahoning Spreng, Wilfred, J.
House (Park Avenue West MRA), 414 Park Avenue West, Mansfleld,Richland County. Demolished. Priscilla Morris, 2980 Hamiiton-Scipio Rd., Hamilton, Ohio 45013. Cochran farm, 2900 OH 129, Millville vic.,Butler County. Gerald and Ms. Carol Shull October 21, 1985 Page 3 McLain-Glllmer House, 720 Mahoning Ave., Warren, Trumbull County. Trumbull Thompson, Casslus, Clark, House, 305 Walnut St., East Liverpool, Columbiana Ohio 43920. Jones, w.H., Mansion, 731 E. Broad St., Columbus, Franklin County. Dennis Sandusky County. Mrs. Harry F. Meyer, 951 Vine St., Clyde, Ohio 43410. Baker, John S. House,1887Madison Rd., Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Dr. George Colombell, same address as property. Elden Prehistoric District, South of Old Colorado Rd., Lorain, vic., Lorain Ohio 44054. County Historical Society, Inc., 509 Washington Ave., Elyria, Ohio 44035. and J.R. Bick, Route 1, P. O.
Box 98, Ripley, Ohio 45167. Benjamin Wadsworth House, M.J. Wilhelm, 24578 OH 58 Whitney Clark House, Louls Wilson, 46471 W. Bursley Rd. Darlon Allen House, WIll1am Bates, 26140 OH 58 44026. County: Ill,Address same as property. Huntington Twp. Hall, Huntington Twp. Trustees, 26840 OH 58 Art Guild, address same as the property. Wellington-Huntington Road Multiple Resource Area, Wellington, vic., Lorain Sacred Heart Academy, 525 Lafayette, Cincinnati, Hami lton County.The City Huntington Twp. Grange, Huntington Grange, 27255 OH 58 McPherson, Major General James, House, 3o0 E. McPherson Highway, Clyde, Morrison House, 75o Ludlow Ave.,Cincinnati, Hamilton County.John N. Hal1, Laundon, Thomas W., House, 307 W. Avenue, Elyria, Lorain County. Lorain Connecticut Land Company Office, 7071 S.Ridge Rd.,Madison vic.,Lake County. Thompson Landscaping Company, 2247 N.
Jefferson Blvd., Lorain, and Management Company, 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinols 60603. Riga, address same as the property. Stonehurst, U.s. Route 68, Ripley, vic., Brown County. Mary Martin Bick [Gwynne Building, 602 Main St., Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Equity Financial County.Bert W. and Jean Fielitz,7632 Wilson Mills, Chesterland,Ohio October 21, 1985 Page 4 Rockwood Highland Tower Investment, 1077 Celestial, Cincinnati, Ohio Worth, Gorham, House,2316 Auburncrest, Resor, Wil|lam, House, 254 Greendale Ave., Cincinnatl, Hamilton County. Joseph Allen Prenter, address same Twin Oaks, 629 Liddle Lane, Wyoming, Hamilton County. Thomas Rohrer, Eva J. Valentl, Florence Twp. Clerk, P.O. Box 92, BIrmingham, Ohio Kent, Zeno, House, Aurora-Hudson Rd., Portage County. Richard Fetzer, Cleveland Trust Company, Euclid and E. 9th, Cleveland, Ohlo 44115.
Mason, John Wesley, Gothic Cottage, Braceville, Trumbull County. Karl OTHER CHANGES: Tiedmann, Hannes, House, 4308 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. Omitted from Federal Register. Please contact me if you have any questions. 44816. 45202. enclosures Sincerely, Newton, Judge Eben, House, 105 N. Broad St., Canfield, Mahoning County. Rosemary Raver, address same as the property. as Resor House. Rockwood Pottery, Celestial and Rookwood, Cincinnati, Hamilton County. Sawyer-Wayside House, 9470 Mentor Ave., Mentor, Lake County. Col petzer- Woods Consulting Company, address same as the property. State Historic Preservation Officer Development Corp., address same as the property. Western Reserve Building, 1468 W. 9th, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County.Higabee address same as property. WRL/BAP:rs Ms. Carol Shull Florence Corners School, OH 113 at Division St., Florence, Erle County.
W.Ray Luce National Park Service Section number . Gwynne Building Hamilton Co., OHIO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ACCEPTED Page National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet (new ownership) United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Photos ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Send-back - Re-submit . OTHER KEEPER HAER ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNICAL Maps Review HISTORIAN United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up 9-4-79 Working Number.27. 77. 1578 Entered AUG 3 Property The State CONTROL AUG facades Looking northeast at west and south Gwynne Building Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Lucy Ainslie JUN 2 7 1979 October, 1978 Photo # DOE 1979 RICHTER & PHI LIPS DON JEWELRY G GIFTS WALI.
Gwynne Building October, 1978 AUG 3 Looking at detail of first three floors Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio JUN 2 7 1979 Lucy Ainslie DOE SAVE DISCO SAVE AIDS= DISCOUNT CO - GIFTS DUNT CO.
October, 1978 JUN 2 7 1979 AUG 3 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Looking at south facade Gwynne Building Lucy Ainslie 1979 DOE Photo #3 % AUG 1939 1979 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Photographer Unknown Gwynne Building JUN 2 7 1979 DOE Photo from Proctor and Gamble Company Photo #4 g l RESTAURANT AUG 3 Lucy Ainslie Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Looking at west facade of addition Addition to north of Gwynne Building DOE October, 1978 Photo #5 % JUN 2 7 1979 RESTAURANT DISCOUNT CO CANTONESE TROPICAL WONGS COCKTAILS Addition to east of Gwynne Building Photo #6 ofc AUG 3 October, 1978 Cincinnati, Hamilton County Looking at south facade of east addition Lucy Ainslie JUN 2 7 1979 DOE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COVINGTON QUADRANGLE ROAD CLASSIFICATION UNITED STATES KENTUCKY-OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) East 715330 COVINGTON,.KY.OHIO ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE OHIO Honorable Howard M.
Metzenbaum State Historic Preservation Officer Dr. Thomas H. Smith Honorable Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr Location 8/9/79 Springboro Director Dayton Warren County Name Stark County Circleville Hamilton County Cincinnati Gwynne Building Pickaway County North Canton vicinity Hoover Farm Montgomery County Morris House Honorable Ralph Regula The Ohio Historical Society Also Notified Gilbert,Philip E.,Houses Honorable William H. Harsha For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Wright, Dr. Aaron, House Honorable Tony P. Hall Honorable John Glenn Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue AIG 3 1979 Date Entered