Nomination for Tannehill, Capt. James Boggs, House

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AUG 27 1919 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS TANNEHILL, CAPTAIN -JAMES BOGGS, HOUSE AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY.

TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Zanesville, Ohio - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE _UNOCCUPIED DISTRICT PRIVATE -WORK IN PROGRESS IN PROCESS _YES: RESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 1977 43701 BOTH Muskingum DATE CODE LOCATION COUNTY SCIENTIFIC SITE CATEGORY OBJECT STATE MUSEUM HISTORIC AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP RELIGIOUS CLASSIFICATION ENTERTAINMENT TRANSPORTATION Ohio STRUCTURE ACCESSIBLE PARK NAME PUBLIC MILITARY INDUSTRIAL OTHER: STATUS Ohio Historic Inventory Fourth and Main Streets Muskingum County Court House PUBLIC ACQUISITION TITLE Ohio Historical Center BUILDING(S) 20-Clarence Miller DATE ENTERED _EDUCATIONAL COURTHOUSE, SURVEY RECORDS XPRIVATE RESIDENCE 367 Taylor Street FOR NPS USE ONLY -COMMERCIAL Form No. 10-300 REV.

(9/77) JUL 1 6 1979 _FEDERAL XSTATE COUNTY LOCAL X YES: UNRESTRICTED 43211 Miss Eleanor Finley Tannehill RECEIVED 119 DESCRIPTION X_ORIGINAL SITE GOOD _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

cruciform in plan, set on a foundation of random ashlar sandstone and side of the house to the bay window, a distance of 19' from the southwest was originally used as an auxilliary room to the kitchen, but has been The entire house is covered by a slate roof, with some slate rectangular breaks' the ridge of the roof near the center of the building. The interior of the Tannehill House is in a nearly original state of repair, except for the addition of modern bathroom and kitchen facilities. decor include the original wainscoting in the kitchen, a handsome open- finished attic, the latter of which originally housed servants. the city of Zanesville, though at the time of its construction it was corner of the property, all of which is meticulously maintained.

CONDITION UNEXPOSED DETERIORATED UNALTERED XEXCELLENT FAIR CHECK ONE The Captain James Boggs Tannehill House is a 3-story wood frame structure, in the southern bay.A 1-story open frame porch with a hip roof support- alterations do not compromise the architectural integrity of the structure. hearths and firefronts (probably manufactured by the American Encaustic to the exterior of the Tannehill House consists in the remodeling of remain:a tenant house-summer kitchen,8'x14'and a fine 2-story braced dows rising on the north and south walls at approximately the center of -RUINS Similar 12/1 sash somewhat located in the pediment of the except for one single-hung sash.on:the south wall opening into-the-stair- DATE the secondustory windows extends an entablature-band around Tile Co. of Zanesville). oriented toward the West.

There is a 26' frontage with 3-story bay win- ed by Tuscan columns extends across the facade and wraps around the south corner of the house. The southern bay window projects from the house 7' projects 4'. Each bay window extends 16' parallel to the plane of fireplaces with oak and chestnut mantles accented by multicolored tile XALTERED Highlights of the interior frame barn with vertical siding.Both buildings stand just north of the The second floor is trimmed in chestnut. house.A small orchard is located between the house and the northwest the house. and others imbricated.A plain brick with chimney There is a three-quarter basement and a full, All woodwork on the first story is of golden naturally. of a 20/1 configuration and the flanking flat-top arched sash are 12/1.

string main stair a subdued rear stair),and a series of magnificent the north-south walls of the house.All windows are double hung,1/1 The facade contains three bays with the main door offset AREAS OF

Statement of significance

also lived here, became a prominent lawyer and political figure. The Tannehill (1827-1909), a Belmort County, Ohio, native who spent a good soldiers at Marietta and was elected their captain, a title he retained came one of the county's best known agriculturalists," (Lewis, p.941) Captain Tannehill's son, P.H. Tannehill (1865-1948) was born when his interested in the law, he read law in the office of Frank Southard, a prominent Zanesville attorney, and in 1889 was graduated from the 1500-1599 construction. 1700-1799 ART SIGNIFICANCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT PERIOD ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC EDUCATION LITERATURE CONSERVATION MILITARY AGRICULTURE XARCHITECTURE XPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT _TRANSPORTATION County, where he practiced for sixteen years.During this time he served _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT X1800-1899 PHILOSOPHY.

_COMMUNICATIONS Upon his retirement from active farming he erected the nominated Specimen of the architecture indicative of the Colonial Revival move- Tannehill moved into his father's house where he reared his family and _1400-1499 XLAW residence where he and his wife lived until their deaths. -THEATER - ENGINEERING seat and lost by only four votes. His fortunes were better, however, ment which was only barely on the horizon at the time of this house's _1600-1699 Also, with Judge J.O.Lyne and A. H.

Mercer he purchased the Morgan - ECONOMICS -RELIGION _COMMERCE - INDUSTRY _1900- -MUSIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING INVENTION al significance as the home of a local military figure whose son, who deal of his early adult life in Morgan County, to the south of Zanes- active fraternal leader, being a 32nd degree Mason and past master of The Captain James Boggs Tannehill House is nominated for its association- property is also nominated for its significance as an extremely fine The house was built as a retirement home for Captain James Boggs ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC and later Zanesville High School, from which he was graduated.Being remained on that bench until his death sixteen years later.He was an north of the then-northern perimeter of the city of Zanesville.According a fact born out by his election as president of the Agricultural Society.

six years as prosecuting attorney and for a time as village councilman. until his death over forty years later.On moving north to Muskingum died in 1948.In 1916 he ran as a republican for the 15th Congressional in 1932,for he was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas and County in the early 1870s he purchased a large farm about three miles He came to Zanesville in 1906 and with his father's death in 1909 P.H.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Located in the Ninth Ward of Zanesville, beginning at the SH corner of East way, then north 305' to a point, then west 192' to the east side of Dresäen 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE David L. Taylor, Regional Historic Preservation Officer STREET & NUMBER 1425 Newark Road CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION LOCAL A 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 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 921-803 presented. CODE DATE ORGANIZATION TELEPHONE COUNTY NORTHING Ohio University-Zanesville STATE 1.54 acres 614-453-0762 7 December, 1978 420 ZONE EASTING Clarke, 1927), pp. 940-944. CHIEF OF REGISTRATION Interview with Eleanor Finley Tannehill,5 her home. Lewis, Thomas W. History of Zanesville & Muskingum County (Chicago: S.J. Taylor St.

and Dresden Road, then north 192 to the east side of the drive- ATTEST: FOR NPS USE ONLY [4,412.41180 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: 8.21.79 DATE ZONE The substance of the interview is incorporated into the data herein TUZL/REEPEROF THE NATIONAL REGISTER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AUG 27 1919 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Tannehill, Captain James Boggs, House, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER remains the home of P. H. Tannehill's daughter, Eleanor Finley Tannehill, and Architectually, the Tannehill House embodies elements of the Colonial Revival in the Midwest, and is one of the earliest examples of this style in the city.

Colonial detailing includes the Palladin window, located in the pediment on the principal elevation, the steep gable roof, and the 12/12 paired windows Verbal Boundary Description P. 2 Road, then south along the east side of Dresden Road to the place of beginning. Volume 367, Page 468. FHR-8-300A 8-Significance PAGE Indeed, there are comparatively few Colonial Revival structures in the city at isa significant architectural artifact from the history of Muskingum County. the Corinthian Lodge,F.& A.M.in McConnellsville.Today the Tannehill House DATE ENTERED (11/78) in the gable crowning the 2-story bay window on the north elevation.

Being the same property recorded in thelDeed Books of Muskingum FOR HCRS USE ONLY Photos - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF OCT 2 KEEPER OTHER HAER TECHNICAL Inventory ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Re-submit Send-back HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry Review BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up CONTROL 8.21.79 OK 2.18.79 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service TANNEHILL, CAPTAIN JAMES BOGGS, HOUSE Photo by David L. Taylor, Negative # MUS-44-2-2, filed at Ohio Univer- sity-Zanesville, Zanesville, Ohio AUG 27 1979 foreground, barn in background View of outbuildings: kitchen/tenant house in TANNEHILL, CAPTAIN JAMES BOGGS, HOUSE Negative # MUS-44-1-3, filed at Ohio Univer- sity-Zanesville, Zanesville, Ohio AUG 27 1979 JUL 1 6 1979 room, including tile hearth and fire front View of interior, showing fireplace in front 294 Photo by David L.

Taylor, A2/78 TANNEHILL, CAPTAIN JAMES BOGGS, HOUSE Photo by David L. Taylor, 12/78 Negative # MUS-44-2-1, filed at Ohio Univer- View of north wall (detail), showing project- AUG271979 ing bay window JUL 1 6 1979 Photo by David L. Taylor, Negative # MUS-44-1-5, filed at Ohio Univer- window in south wall, open frame porch, & AUG 27 1979 end. TANNEHILL, CAPTAIN JAMES BOGGS, HOUSE View of house from SW, showing projecting bay sity-Zanesville, Zanesville, Ohio Palladian window in pediment of west gable DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ZANESVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AUG 27-1979 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) STATE OF OHIO ROAD CLASSIFICATION RECEIVED STATE OHIO AUG 27 1979 Tannehi1l, Capt. James Boggs, House Higgins, H. A., Building (Flatiron Building) Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Dr. Thomas H.

Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 Location Byers/bjr Director Zanesville Frazeysburg vicinity Name Date Entered 8/31/79 Franklin County Also Notified Honorable Clarence E. Miller Muskingum County Columbus Baughman Memorial Park The Ohio Historical Society ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Honorable Chalmers P. Wylie Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-640l. Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue State Historic Preservation Officer