Nomination for Port Washington Town Hall

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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TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS - AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN _ VICINITY OF DISTRICT -WORK IN PROGRESS - PRIVATE RESIDENCE _IN PROCESS X.YES: RESTRICTED - YES: UNRESTRICTED 4 OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 157 Tuscarawas LOCATION COUNTY CODE DATE CLASSIFICATION OBJECT STATE HISTORIC GOVERNMENT Lodge SITE ACCESSIBLE BOTH Port Washington CATEGORY OWNERSHIP OCCUPIED _COMMERCIAL SCIENTIFIC NAME MUSEUM INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE PRIVATE Courthouse Square STATUS 18th-Douglas Applegate TITLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Main Street PUBLIC ACQUISITION Ohio BUILDING(S) New Philadelphia _TRANSPORTATION COURTHOUSE, _BEING CONSIDERED Village of Port Washington SURVEY RECORDS Port Washington Town Hall PRESENT USE DATE ENTERED -STRUCTURE -EDUCATIONAL - RELIGIOUS Town Hall -MILITARY Ohio 43837 - ENTERTAINMENT -PARK JAN 8 1979 -FEDERAL -STATE COUNTYLOCAL RECEIVED PH069462 DESCRIPTION DETERIORATED XORIGINAL SITE RUINS _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

with a limestone foundation measuring 34 by 64 feet. The gabled roof is covered floor level, and a circular date stone at the roofline originally intended for a Entryways flank each side of the tower at the base of the facade. One is an oversize A metal fire escape is on one side elevation and an overhead garage door has house with stage, and the third was a masonic lodge. A spiral stairway within the CONDITION UNEXPOSED XFAIR The first floor interior was reserved for municipal services, the second was an opera CHECK ONE The louvred openings are within blind round arches and there are small gablets above tower connects the three floors. EXCELLENT XUNALTERED The central bay of the facade is a four-story square tower which projects from the been added to the rear elevation.Two chimneys rise from both side elevations. with slate.

hipped slate roof.The belfry roof terminates with a metal finial/lightning rod. the belfry cornice.The original fire bell is in place. clock.It is topped by a frame belfry with louvred openings and a slightly bell-cast GOOD on the rear elevation. All openings in the building are segmental arches. There are three bays on the facade The Port Washington Town Hall is a three-story brick masonry rectangular building double entrance that originally accomodated fire equipment.The full wooden pediment and four on the side.Each vertical row of three windows is separated by brick pilas- flanking bays.The tower has a double doorway at its base,2/2 windows at each AREAS OF

Statement of significance

small Tuscarawas County community for over 75 years. In addition, it is an excellent With its demise the growth of the community seemed to slow, and by the early 20th Port Washington Lodge, No. 694, I.O.O.F.

was organized immediately following the The village police also maintain an office in the building, but much of it is now used for storage, since a new village building was constructed adjacent to the Hall in the 1700-1799 COMMERCE LAW PERIOD ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC BUILDER/ARCHITECT EDUCATION THEATER SIGNIFICANCE 1400-1499 TRANSPORTATION MILITARY AGRICULTURE SCULPTURE XPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT _COMMUNICATIONS _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT XARCHITECTURE the second floor was utilized as an opera house with entertainment performances.The _CONSERVATION LITERATURE X1800-1899 _1500-1599 1950s.Much interest has recently been expressed locally for restoring the Town Hall The Port Washington Town Hall served as the governmental and social focus of this the Civil War and the construction of the Steubenville and Ohio Railroad.Additions The Town Hall was erected during the speculative years of the village history in construction of the Town Hall and still utilizes the third floor.

_PHILOSOPHY -ENGINEERING 1878-79.It was constructed at a cost of $3500 and was a combination village offices, -ECONOMICS century when the canal was abandoned had largely halted. Iron and Coal Company iron furnaces started in 1874 and permanently closed in 1880. were made to the village plat that more than doubled its size during this time.Most Port Washington was founded in the 1820s as a mill town on the Ohio and Erie Canals. _1600-1699 -1900- _MUSIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING divided into the mayor's office, jail, and fire department. The "audience hall" on ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _PREHISTORIC INVENTION notable among the industrialization attempts was the Glasgow and Port Washington dominates the streetscape in this county village with its imposing four-story tower. will provide the incentive and means for accomplishing this.

and largely unaltered example of a19th century public building.Architecturally,it and finding an adaptive reuse for it.It is hoped that the National Register listing It grew very gradually along with the Canal and made halting attempts at industriali-

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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 Less than one QUADRANGLE NAME VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE October 16, 1978 David A, Simmons STREET & NUMBER I-71 & 17th Avenue 466-1500 ext.

336 CITY OR TOWN 12 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 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 FOR NPS USE ONLY 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER CHIEF OF REGISTRATION GPO 921-803 Newcomerstown NORTHING DATE CODE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COUNTY Columbus ATTEST UTM REFERENCES Ohio ZONE EASTING STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE The History, of Tuscarawas County,, Ohio, Chicago; Warner, Beers & Co,, 1884, QUADRANGLE SCALE LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Ohio Historic Preservation Office / Ohio Historical Center DATE 2,21:79 TELEPHONE 1:24000 ZONE 14.416.41070 2.

21.79 Little better supponted. 2-16-7 9 Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Re-submit _ KEEPER OTHER HAER Review TECHNICAL Send-back CONTROL HISTORIAN State ARCHEOLOGIST BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 4-3-19 Maps Photos UTm Reference DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NEWCOMERSTOWN QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Port Washington 5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC NEWCOMERSTOWN, OHIO ROAD CLASSIFICATION UNITED STATES Town Hall RECEIVED DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 17/455920/4464070 1-23-29 43837 FEB 0 5 1979 THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE RE DAT INITL L PORT WASHINGTON, OHIO 43837 Re: Port Washington Town Hall once was. able to preserve a small part of America's past.

H32-NR Port Washington-Salem Historical Society Port Washington-Salem Historical Society Dear Sirs, Town Hall Respectfully yours, Town Hall is the second oldest building in Tuscarawas County and it Please give our request careful consideration so that we may be Being a member of the Port Washington-Salem Historical Society, UNION HALL ments to take pride in,this building means a great deal to us.Our Village of Port Washington P. O. Box 233 it would be a great honor and privilege for me to see our Town Hall on the National Register.Because Port Washington is a small village Luann Teter, Trustee of approximately 6oo people and because we don't have many establish- is very important to us tobe able to restore it to the building it FEB 161979 TELEPHUNE CALL (ATTACHED) INFORMATIVE MATERIAL SENT INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) CTION TAKEN Yan. 26,1979 Washington, 20240 AR1-23-79 438.37 Mr.

Mary eley JAN 301979 TELEPHONE C.LL (ATTACHED) INITIALS INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE REC'D DATE ACTION TAKEN Mrs. Helen A. Thomas New Philadelphia Ohio 44663 1-23-79 Saw. 29, 1979 THE NATIUNAL FEB 0 11979 TELEPHONE CALL (ATTACHED) DATE ACTION TAKEN INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) DATE REC'D INFORMATIVE MATERIAL SENT 1-23-79 Feb. 2, 1979 Dr. William J. Murtagh Washington, D. C. 20243 Dear Dr. Murtagh: a listing on the Register would certainly be a great tribute for your assistance on this project, and we look forward Mr. & Mrs. Terry Sullivan Port Washington, Ohio 43837 Re: Port Washington Town Hall H32-NR Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Port Washington, Ohio, is a tiny town in Tuscarawas County, Town Hall placing our Town Hall on the National Register of Historic eagerly to hearing your decision. Dept.

of the Interior, Pension Building on the second floor is being used now for community get- I understand that you and your committee are considering Sincerely, We have a young Historical Society who is very interested listed on the National Register of Historic Places would to the Port Washington Town Hall. to the third floor --I wonder how many of those were built Village of Port Washington Thank you all very much near future. Since you are familiar with the grand and preserved, right down to the autographs and graffiti of ing sessions and look forward to some restoration in the certainly help "put us on the map." Places. historic halls and mansions of Washington, perhaps our Hall Having our Town Hall Everyone here in Port Washington is proud of this an area rich in historic interest.

would seem tiny and mediocre.But it's really very well in the future of this building.We have had several clean- 100-year old building, and to be honored and protected by in 1879, and how many can one still climb? 1-23-79 FEB 16 1979 INITIALS DATE ACTION TAKEN TELEPHONE CALL (ATTACHED) INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) INFORM TIVE MATERIAL SENT THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE REC Michael A. Cochran February 3, 1979 Dr. William J. Murtagh Department of the Interior, Pension Bldg- 440 G. St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20243 Attention: NOM Dear Dr.

Murtagh: First, the Town Hall served for approximately one hundred years as the social and governmental center of Port Washington, Ohio, until the construction of Therefore, based upon the historical significance the building has played in the Village of Port Washington and the surrounding area, and also based upon clear, in my opinion, that this structure merits inclusion on the National Register. 1-23-79 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Port Washington Town Hall on the National Register. Sincerely yours, Secondly, the building has not been significantly changed architecturally the many original architectural features possessed by the building, it is the new municipal building. since its construction in 1879 and possesses a number of unique physical features minstrel and vaudeville shows.

floor that has been used since the days of the Ohio-Erie Canal by traveling Keeper of the National Register including a three story wooden spiral stairway anda stage on the second P. O. Box 696 Gnadenhutten, Ohio 44629 Re: Village of Port Washington Town Hall, Port Washington, Ohio 43837, H 32-NR This letter is written to express my opinion concerning the placement of the Jelephone 614-25h-9429 FEB 0 5 1979 ERIAL SENT OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE REC'D NSE (ATTACHED) THE NATICNAL : DATE C N P. O. Box 233 PORT WASHINGTON, OHIO 43837 February 3, 1979 Dr. William J. Murtagh Department of the Interior, Pension Bldg. 440 G. St. N.W. Washington, D. C. 20243 Attention: NOM H 32-NR Dear Dr. Murtagh: We are a small village, but we have a building that needs Sandra K.

Westhafer UNION HALL Port Washington-Salem Historical Society 614-498-5315 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service on the National Register. Even though the Port Washington-Salem Historical Society is a very We now have a new municipal building, but the Town Hall gives the Sincerely Yours such as the stage on the second floor and a three story wooden spiral stairway found in our Town Hall. Keeper of the National Register new organization, the Town Hall has served for appoximately Thank you for your time. 1-23-79 Village of Port Washington Town Hall, Port Washington, Ohio 43837 one hundred years as a "gathering" center. recognized.Please help us by including our historical building people of the area a feeling of the past.It is nice to"see" FEB 0 5 1979 THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE REC'D located on Main St. and 1-23-29

6- 19\79 D_ FEB 091979* NAL NEGISTER OF HISTORIG PLACES DTESPONSE (ATTACHED) 1y 2-18-79 Feb. 6,1979 Lr. Murtagh: *E (ATTACHED) INITIALS THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE RECO FER U 9 1979 L SENT VIDUAL DATE ACTION TAKEN Bx 12 February 8, 1979 Dr. William J. Murtagh 440 G St. N.W Washington, D.C. 20242 Attn: NOM REF: H32-NR Mayor's office, jail, fire station, meeting place for many organizations, over much of Ohio, and do not recall having seen another spiral stair- RE: Port Washington Town Hall Loretta Couts Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service county.

Sincerely yours, The second floor contains a stage which has changed very little from Keeper of the National Register the Masonic Lodge occupied the third floor until l978 and it was ysed Department of the Interior but it is also considered to be second in historical merit in the of these things are being destroyed.We hope this building can be on the National Register as it is not only a landmark in our community is one of the few existing stairways of this type left in the State my opinion on this. the national listing and am glad to have the opportunity to express for a variety of entertainments during its early years. behind the building and the bell for calling the weigh master was It is a three story brick building with a tall steeple with the original Village of Port Washington I am interested in having the old town hall in Port Washington listed Pension Bldg.

Dear Sir: Port Washington, Ohio 1-25-79 As a community, county, state and nation, we should work to preserve Soutta Couts Port Washington, Ohio 43837 preserved and become a center for community entertainments and some of our historic buildings and customs for the future.Too many educational programs and possibly house a small museum of our locality. Town Hall year and has served our community in many ways during this time -- I feel that the age and structure of the building make it worthy of the time it was built.I have been to a number of our States and VL SENT INITIALS DATE ACTION TAKEN THE NATINL A-. INFORM TIVEN PORT WASHINGTON, OHIO 43837 February 12, 1979 Dr. William J. Murtagh 440 G Street NW Dear. Dr. Murtagh: RE: VILLAGE OF PORT WASHINGTON As members of the Port Washington-Salem Historical Society, we Homer w. and Helen E.

Miller ATTENTION NOM 1-25-79 Port Washington-Salem Historical Society Pension Building Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Yours truly, TOWN HALL Register will be appreciated. Again, your consideration in placing this building on the National UNION HALL cooperation of many concerned citizens, will become a wonderful landmark representative of Port Washington's past. Port Washington Town Hall on the National Register. This building is 100 years old this coming summer and with the are writing to ask your consideration in listing the above-named Keeper of the National Register Department of the Interior P. O. Box 233 Washington, D.C. 20243 2-22-79 FEB 151979 INITI.LS P. O. Box 233 WASHINGTON, OHIO 43837 February 12, 1979 Dr. William J. Murtagh 440 G Street NWw Washington, D.C.

20243 RE: VILLAGE OF PORT WASHINGTON with the purpose, among other things, of preserving the above mentioned floors and located on the second floor is a stage and theater area...to organization can put us nearer our goal for preservation of this site by Port Washington-Salem Historical Society appreciated. Pension Building mention a few. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service There is a beautiful spiral staircase which ascends the buildings three ATTENTION NOM listing it on the National Register.Your consideration will be The Port Washington Town Hall has many outstanding features that Department of the Interior The Port Washington Town Hall has a good potential of becoming an original appearance of the 100-year old building are still in tact. TOWN HALL outstanding historical site in this area of Ohio.

Keeper of the National Register Our Society has many hours of hard work and planning ahead and your UNION HALL 1-25-79 Dear Dr. Murtagh: Very truly yours, PORT WASHINGTON TOWN HALL H32-NR The Port Washington-Salem Historical Society was formed in 1978 PORT WASHINGTON TOWN HALL Karen Miller, Trustee FEB 22 1979 INITIALS ATTACHED) DATE ACI OF HISTORIC PLACES STATE OHIO Galigher, James, House Burt, William, House Rich, Charles B., House St. Louis Church St. Timothy's Protestant Episcopal Church Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John E. Glenn, Jr. State Historic Preservation Officer Dr. Thomas H. Smith Honorable Clarence E. Miller Columbus, Ohio 43211 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.

Location Byers/bjr Massillon Director Louisville Port Washington Name 2/26/79 Brecksville Zanesville vicinity Lake County Date Entered Tuscarawas County Muskingun County Madison vicinity Also Notified Cambridge vicinity Madison Seminary and House Honorable John W. Stanton Stark County Honorable Ralph Regula Claysville School Guernsey County Cuyahoga County Claysville vicinity Honorable Douglas Applegate Honorable Ronald M.

Mottl Port Washington Town Hall Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Sarchet, Peter B., House The Ohio Historical Society REPORT DATE: OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION TELEPHONE REPORT lelter DIVISION: WR OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: FEB 22 LOCATION street & number city / town - LOCAL O deteriorated Daltered Doriginal site Dexcellent Omoved 90 NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed -reconstructed - Unknown -unexcavated O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes Ono I AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS/ GOVT." 21 -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 'first' O - COMMERCE -6 C LAW - 16 C RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 -ARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 -EXPLORATION - 12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 - URBAN PLANWING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION -14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION-25 2) functions (6 architectural style(s): a master builder: ®landscape architeet / garden designer: S) interior decorator: @bullder/contractor: _date IIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 157 Tuscarawas ASSOCIATION engineer: ENGINEERING-11 PERSONAL: STATE ENTERTAINMENT-26 INSTITUTIONAL: EVENTS: Lake Central artisan: CURRENTLY: Port Washington FEDERAL major alterations: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION artist: vicinity of historic events: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-2 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Main St.

NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP dates of initial construction: ADMINISTRATOR: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET county code: SOURCE Of NOMINATION SAVED? YES Ofair GNPS REGION: 5O UNKNOWN -6 C SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 D OTHER (SPECIFY) ©arohiteot: CONDITION GROUP ETHNIC UNKNOWN-4 Dgood if state who prepared form? reviewers initials. Tfeatures: