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

Nomination for Cory, Ambrose, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 2,051 words across 20 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 79001942, 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 20 1979 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE DISTRICT AGRICULTURE STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS XPRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ENTERTAINMENT -IN PROCESS -YES: UNRESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED X NO OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR Ohio 44883 039 147 Fostoria COUNTY CODE LOCATION Tiffin MILITARY OBJECT DATE "Tanglewood" ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY OWNERSHIP SCIENTIFIC Seneca PARK HISTORIC RELIGIOUS BOTH CLASSIFICATION INDUSTRIAL STATE RECEIVED Ohio Historic Inventory STATUS NAME 957 North Union Street Ohio October 1978 Seneca County Courthouse TITLE East Market and South Washington Streets COURTHOUSE. 4th-Tennyson Guyer XPRIVATE MUSEUM _UNOCCUPIED SITE _COMMERCIAL DATE ENTERED Leone and Eldon Good BUILDING(S) SURVEY RECORDS _GOVERNMENT _TRANSPORTATION -EDUCATIONAL Heidelberg College Historic Preservation Office _OTHER: _PUBLIC FOR NPS USE ONLY House Cory, Ambrose, Residence -FEDERAL x STATE COUNTY _LOCAL MAY 7 PH0674168 7 DESCRIPTION XORIGINAL SITE X ALTERED _MOVED DATE FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

This Italiarate building sits on a cut stone foundation with a stone water table. metal roof, with segmental arches in the entablature connecting the pillars. This front door, with wood columns supporting a flat roof and an open porch on the east end The interior of the house has been beautifully restored, as has the exterior with to this brick section with.a door in the second floor gable end leading out to the a stone fireplace under the roof, and a large three-car garage immediately north of the south side, and an old grape arbor in back of the house.
CONDITION DETERIORATED RUINS UNALTERED The windows have wood shutters.The front double door has a multi-light fanlight in The porch on the west end of the south side has wood pillars supporting the sloping The house is basically square in plan with a large two-story bay on the south side The windows are double-hung 6/6 with cast iron sills and decorated shaped lintels. Outbuildings include a shelter area with a gable roof supported by four pillars and on the walls contains hog's hair.Door knobs and latches are of white porcelain. drawing in the Seneca County atlas shows a balustrade on the roof to form a widow's CHECK ONE the round arch above the door.A door off the porch on the west end of the south _UNEXPOSED This is a two-story brick building with a truncated hip asphalt roof;an 1874 of the south side with a door facing east on that side.
that projects out.Arear.ll-story rectangular.section has a.gable metal roof with an side has a decorated shaped lintel like those on the windows. -EXCELLENT side.of the main house on the.south.side.of.the lk-story/brick.section: -GOOD steeply-sloping shed roof. The date of this alteration is unknown, but the owner guesses it was in the early 1900s. The 1874 drawing shows a small open porch by the roof of the wood addition. walk. The cornice features ornately carved brackets. There are three interior brick porch appears to be original and is shown on the 1874 drawing. The front L-shaped the exception of the front porch. The interior has hand-hewn beams and rafters, with All woodwork is hand carved. Interior ceilings are beautifully-designed pressed the house. Landscaping includes many trees, a small pond with a running fountain on copper.
chimneys.The brick is hand-pressed with hand-made mortar used in the construction. interior brick chimney.T porch is the only exterior alteration to the house; it has wood pillars supporting There is a small wood frame section with shed roof attached There is an open wood porch similar to that on the south AREAS OF

Statement of significance

family sold 20 acres of land to Ambrose Cory in 1860 for $2000, including this plot. That would indicate some sort of structure, probably, but' the style and quality of 1863 map of Fostoria, but only squares are used to indicate the existence of buildings, Ambrose Cory was born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania on May 29, 1825 and was his parents in 1832, was reared on a farm here, and received a common school education. On February 14, 1854 he married Amanda Kelly, and they had three children. The Corys lived in Perry Township until 1861 when they moved to Fostoria, presumably eighty acres in Wood County, Ohio, as well as eighteen acres of land in Fostoria on history, p. 893). most of the block bounded by Jackson, Union, Culbertson, and County Line; Culbertson was not a through street in 1874.
Cory Street, which parallels Union and County 1400-1499 ART LAW INVENTION RELIGION THEATER EDUCATION EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT BUILDER/ARCHITECT AGRICULTURE TRANSPORTATION SIGNIFICANCE PHILOSOPHY PERIOD SCULPTURE MILITARY INDUSTRY The 1874 atlas shows Cory owning 20 acres bounded by Jackson, Union, and County PREHISTORIC This is still a recognized local landmark and was included in the Fostoria Antique Perry Township (Wood County, bordering Fostoria).
Ambrose came to Perry Township with _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC This house is significant as an example of Italiaate architecture in Fostoria and _COMMUNICATIONS The exact date of construction is not known, as it appears likely that there might _SCIENCE pioneers in the Fostoria area, with Ambrose' cousin the first male child born in It seems to have been associated with the house since the time of Ambrose Cory and Study's first designation of historic homes in the area in 1978. - CONSERVATION _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN a wooded area. probably.derives from the fact that early illustrations show the house surrounded by this building seem to date it from the 1860s.A house is shown on this plot on the Line, is named for him.
-1500-1599 -1600-1699 was used to build.this house.The house is shown in the 1874 county atlas as a Ambrose Cory owned this house until 1904,when it was sold to his son Howard. Howard - LITERATURE which he resides, and which is one of the best improved places in the city." (1886 Brown bought the house in 1926 and owned it until 1953,when the present owners pur- -ENGINEERING XARCHITECTURE so it is not possible to tell by the outline if this is the house shown. x1800-1899 _ECONOMICS -1700-1799 - MUSIC - - 1900- as the town house of a prominent Seneca County farmer, Ambrose Cory. prominent local landmark. By 1886, Ambrose Cory was "the owner of a fine farm of Line Roads.The 1896 atlas, which pictures him as a retired farmer, shows him owning the son of Samuel P. and Serviah (Foster) Cory. The Cory family was among the early Cory then sold it to Mary C.
Spratt in 192l.The Tri-County Savings and Loan took over to this house.It is possible that the time between the 1860 purchase and 186l move ownership from 1922 to 1924,when it was sold to John Rogers Producing Co.Clarence 10

The rest of the file

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA less than l acre ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY _ QUADRANGLE NAME QUADRANGLE SCALE 1:24000 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE 9 October 1978 STREET & NUMBER 419-448-2804 (Howe) CITY OR TOWN Fostoria, Ohio 44830 Tiffin, Ohio 44883 2 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL - 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 FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER PEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ATTEST GPO 921-803 Fostoria CODE TELEPHONE DATE ORGANIZATION NORTHING COUNTY EASTING ZONE STATE 957 North Union Street Heidelberg College Fostoria Antique Study Club.
UTM REFERENCES "Heritage Homes of Fostoria, Ohio." 1 Historic Preservation Office does not go back as far as Cory Street. CHIEF OF REGISTRATION Leone Good and Barb Howe Preservation Officer) MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION This is lot number 4O6O on North Union Street; the Fostoria'76, Inc. 1976- LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: AL47] 1219,7101610 hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the Bicentennial History.
dimensions are 135 feet along North Union Street and 290 feet east-west.The lot UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR HCRS USE ONLY HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Cory, Ambrose, House, Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ing cornice, and ornate brackets are all architectural features that identify the FHR-8-300A Architecturally the massing and scale of the Cory House make it a visually prominent (11/78) Italianate styling of the property. ITEM NUMBER 8 landmark in Fostoria. With the exception of the front porch, the house remains much as it was when pictured in the 1874 county atlas.
The low hipped-roof, heavy project- RECEIVED PAGE MAY 71979 Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Entered JUN 20 1979 OTHER KEEPER HAER ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back Re-submit Maps HISTORIAN 79001942 Photos TECHNICAL Review National Register Write-up 7-3-79 CONTROL BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry Working Number 5. 2. 29.
9 1 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Property C 5.8.79 Hoase Studio of londers, 101 Perry St., Fostoria, OH JUN 2 0 1979 Cory-Good Residence March 1979 Studio of Wonders Main facade) of house; camera facing west Photo number, of7 Fostoria, Ohio (Seneca Co.) MAY 7 Studio of Wonders, 101 Perry St., Fostoria, OH JUN 2 0 1979 March 1979 Cory-Good Residence West and south sides of house; camera facing northeast Photo number Studio of Wonders Studio of Wonders, 101 Perry Street, Fostoria, OH .facing west JUN 2 0 1979 March 1979 Cory-Good Residence Studio of Wonders Photo number 3 MAY 7 Fostoria, Ohio (Seneca Co.) DOE Studio of Wonders, 101 Perry St., Fostoria, OH northeast Studio of Wonders March 1979 Back porch on south side of house; camera facing Cory-Good Residence Photo number 47 MAY 7 1979 Studio of Wonders, 101 Perry St., Fostoria, OH 44830 Photo number 50/7 Cory-Good Residence Attic of gable-roofed section of house showing main wall in background; camera facing northeast Fostoria, Ohio (Seneca County) Studio of Wonders March 1979 Fostoria, Ohio (Seneca Co.) MAY 7 1979 Studio of Wonders, 101 Perry St., Fostoria, OH JUN 20 1979 Photo number 6 %7 Cory-Good Residence March 1979 facing west Interior of house showing main stairway; camera Studio of Wonders Fostoria, Ohio (Seneca Co.) MAY 7 Studio of Wonders, 101 Perry St., Fostoria, OH Interior of house showing decorated copper ceiling Cory-Good Residence in 2nd floor south bedroom; camera facing south March 1979 Photo number 77 Studio of Wonders JÜN 20 1979 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) B FOSTORIA, OHIO FOSTORIA QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS UNITED STATES RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey u.s Rout 957 N.
UNION STREET Fostoria, OH Re: Cory, Ambrose, House SINCE 1832 LEONE M. GOOD ELDON E. GOOD FOSTORIA, OHIO 44830 (419) 435-6286 U. S. A. Tanglewood Leone and Eldon Good One of America's Fine Old Homes Cory, Ambrose, House Tanglewood Doan House Seneca County STATE Wilmington Tiffin Name Fostoria Date Entered Putnam County Chillicothe County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Fort Ball-Railroad Area Historic District Rombach Place Leipsic City Hall Clinton County For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Also Notified Location Leipsic JUN 201979 JUN 20 1979 Willlams, Abner, Log House Olmsted Falls Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.
Boardman STATE Location Mahoning County Noble County Director Cuyahoga County Name Lashley vicinity Lisbon vicinity Franklin County Grove City vicinity Columbiana County Infirmary Honorable Douglas Applegate /25/79 Honorable Tennyson Guyer Honorable Ronald M. Mottl St. James Episcopal Church Honorable Chalmers P. Wylie Gantz Homestead State Historic Preservation Officer Columblana County Honorable Delbert L. Latta Date Entered Dr. Thomas H. Smith Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue The Ohio Historical Society Lay, Samuel, House Also Notified Byers/bjr Honorable Lyle Williams Honorable William H. Harsha ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER