Nomination for Seymour, William H., House

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Form No. 10-300 REV. (9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY 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TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Seymour, William H., House AND/OR COMMON 2 LOCATION STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF Medina 13 - Donald J. Pease PRESENT USE PARK STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS -EDUCATIONAL X PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS - YES: UNRESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED OTHER: 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY Peter D. and JoAnn Geier 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 1975 Columbus 103 Weymouth CODE DATE Medina Public Square COUNTY HISTORIC NAME CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY STATE INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBLE OWNERSHIP SCIENTIFIC DISTRICT MILITARY RECEIVED PRIVATE Ohio RELIGIOUS STATUS Ohio Historic Inventory South Weymouth Road Ohio Historical Society BUILDING(S) TITLE _OBJECT COURTHOUSE. _COMMERCIAL _ENTERTAINMENT _GOVERNMENT DATE ENTERED - UNOCCUPIED _BOTH _FEDERAL *STATE COUNTY LOCAL AGRICULTURE Medina County Courthouse PUBLIC 14256 - MUSEUM XNO DESCRIPTION of sandstone, and the exterior is sided with clapboard. The front door is left of the center. The door frame has an "eared" architrave. The in the gables were carved, not sawn. The interior has a simplicity unlike the "gingerbread" exterior. includes approximately 1,900 square feet.

There is a brick chimney in the center of the house, but there are no fireplaces. The house CONDITION MOVED UNALTERED steep, and the roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The foundation is FAIR story, except on the north side. All windows have original working copied to match the original house.The undulating openwork vergeboards was originally heated with stoves. The basement has a concrete floor. sides.The name DANN is stamped in the sandstone at the front gate. around 1875,with-Italianate bracketing. Around 1880 a kitchen wing, pane sash.The original six-over-six pane sash are intact on the second _DETERIORATED century outbuilding which may have been used in the cheese making procees. front porch has four posts with flattened Gothic arches.The windows gables have blind pointed shutters above the windows.The roof line is X_EXCELLENT shutters.

A bay was added to the south side of the house, probably mostly of poplar with some pine, chestnut and maple.'The stairway CHECK ONE The lot is bordered by a plain wrought-iron fence on the north and east The simple woodwork of the parlors is typical of the early nineteenth X_ORIGINAL SITE This is a frame house in the Gothic Revival style.Four of the seven _UNEXPOSED 15 feet by 18 feet, was added on the west side. The Gothic detail was on the north side of the house were replaced in the 1930s with single DATE. -GOOD LRUINS DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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century. Each window has a wooden panel below the sill. The doors and hardware are original. The floors are made of wide boards, first floor and three rooms on the second floor of the house, which Two smaller building are located on the lot, a garage and a nineteenth has walnut balusters and bannister.There are five rooms on the AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE X SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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ing before the Civil War. It was the home of two families associated with the local history of Weymouth, the Seymours and the Weltons. Seymour arrived in Weymouth in 1817 and built the first sawmill in the Later in the century, Weymouth became a thriving village, with a grist from 1870 to 1880. This house is illustrated in the county atlas of 1874. At that time it was the home of N. W. Welton, a dairy farmer and having arrived before 1818. 1853 ART LAW ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC PERIOD INVENTION BUILDER/ARCHITECT EDUCATION SIGNIFICANCE THEATER INDUSTRY TRANSPORTATION Medina Township.

LITERATURE RELIGION _AGRICULTURE _1700-1799 _PREHISTORIC MILITARY MUSIC _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _1500-1599 _1600-1699 _ENGINEERING XARCHITECTURE architecture possessing integrity of location, design, materials, feeling Seymour was one of the township officers.The Congregational Church of the Early Gothic Revival style popularized in America by A.J.Down- 1800-1899 cheese maker.The Weltons were also an old family in the township, _1400-1499 and association.Its associations with the Seymour and Welton families Weymouth was an early point of settlement in Medina Township.Lathrop house.The principal business was cheese making, which flourished The Seymour-Welton house is a striking example of Gothic Revival contribute to its significance in the local history of Weymouth and was organized in his home in 1835.According to the tax records, _CONSERVATION _PHILOSOPHY township the same year.When Medina Township was established in 1818, The Seymour house is primarily significant as a fine surviving example _ECONOMICS _SCULPTURE this house was built in 1853.It is shown on the Medina County Map of -SCIENCE __1900- 1857 in the name of William H.

Seymour. mill, shoemakers, a blacksmith, a wooden ware factory, and a stage

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 384, 385, 392, 393.

L0 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY QUADRANGLE NAME - QUADRANGLE SCALE UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE STREET & NUMBER 10825 East Boulevard 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 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 GPO 921-803 216-721-5722 ORGANIZATION One DATE Medina TELEPHONE NORTHING Cleveland COUNTY CODE EASTING Ohio 1:24,000 ATTEST: Western Reserve Historical Society Medina County Atlas (l874).

September 1978 Medina County tax records (1853-1854). The property consists of Lot #4 in the village of Weymouth in CHIEF OF REGISTRATION Giles Map of Medina County (1857). Lot #l9 of Medina Township. LOCAL X 14,515.914,2.0 Baskin & Battey, History of Medina County, Ohio (Chicago, 1881), 380, 381, A[17/ 1413,313,5,0 Peter D. Geier, owner Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - Review - Send-back _ Re-submit - OTHER KEEPER HAER Maps ARCHEOLOGIST Entered REVIEW UNIT CHIEF CONTROL HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register Write-up Working Number3.21. 79. 6 38 5-23.79 1 1979 TECHNICAL 7-3-79 MAR 2 1 1979 1. Facade and north elevation, Seymour, William H., House Weymouth. Medina Co. Ohio 1978 Peter D. Geier 1978 Peter D. Geier Weymouth. Medina Co. Ohio looking northeast.

Seymour, William H., House 2. West and south elevations, JUN41979 MAR 2 1 1979 Weymouth. Medina Co. Ohio JUN 4 1979 MAR 2 1 1979 1978 house, looking northeast. Peter D. Geier 3. Outbuilding to west of Ohio Seymour, William H., House 75 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) MEDINA QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MEDINA, OHIO ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 4559/420 North Seymour, William H. Medina County 17 433/350 East MAR 21 1979 RECEIVED April 25, 1979 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper of the National Register Pension Building, 440 G Street, N. W. Attn: NOM Dear Dr. Murtagh: spelling of Weymouth. Thank you. Re: Seymour, William H., House Sincerely, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service restoring and maintaining this structure has significance beyond that of the Department of the Interior Peter and JoAnn Geier that future owners of the William H.

Seymour House might better realize its value and therefore further its preservation. basically unchanged since it was built, we feel that our time and money spent Because the William H. Seymour House is a fine example of Gothic Architecture, 3306 South Weymouth Road American heritage and culture for others, now and in the future. As per your letter of April 23,1979,inviting comment on whether our Historic Places, we wish to state that we do indeed think that it should. the William H.Seymour House, should be listed in the National Register of average home owner.We have an obligation to preserve our little piece of Note:There is an error in your records regarding our address.Notice the 4/3/ 7 1 MAY 01 1979 INITIALS DATE ACTION TAKEN REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE REC'D TL.PHONE CILL (ANTACHED) HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C.

20243 IN REPLY REFER TO: Dear Property Owner: and a general description of the National Register program. comments within 30 days of the date of this letter to me, Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper of the National Register, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Department of the Interior, Pension Building, 440 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20243 (Attn: NOM). Please include the the enclosed material, you should also address them to me. In the enclosed material you will note references to standards for building listed in the National Register, either individually or as part of a district, wishes to take advantage of the Tax Reform Act benefits, from Technical Preservation Services, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Department of the Interior, Pension Building, 440 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20243. Questions about the standards should also be Peter D.

and JoAnn Geier 3306 S. Weymouth Rd. Re: Seymour, William H., House H32-NR United States Department of the Interior If your property is depreciable and is listed in the National Register, official list of historic buildings and other cultural resources worthy of preservation.This nomination is pending in our office. name and address of the property as shown on the address label on this The property you own has been nominated for listing in the National enclosed material.If you wish to comment on whether your property using as our guidelines the "Criteria for Evaluation"show in the there are certain benefits and provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 MAR 2 8 1979 Soon we will be considering whether your property should be listed, don'ts for people who are fixing up old buildings.If the owner ofa The National Register is the government's these standards must be followed.

A copy of these standards is available addressed to that same office. Keeper of the Nationa1 Register Weymouth, OH Register of Historic Places. letter.If you have questions about the National Register program or Seymour, William H., House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Dr. Thomas H. Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 Location Byers/bjr Powerhouse STATE 6/6/79 Name Director Cleveland Weymouth Medina County Honorable John Glenn State Historic Preservation Officer ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Honorable Mary Rose Oakar Cuyahoga County Date Entered Woodland Avenue and West Side Railroad Honorable Donald J. Pease Interstate 7lat 17th Avenue