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

Nomination for Stites House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,004 words across 8 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 79002699, 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.

The nomination, in full

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

IIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Columbus, Ohio 43211 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) Hezekiah and Charles F. Stites Home 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 29. Basement? Yes X 30. Foundation Material If Rural, Township & Vicinity or Town 31. Wall Construction Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder No. of Bays . Original Use, if apparent Front 5 Present Use 34. Wall Treatment 23. Ownership 36. Changes Addition X Altered D in #42) Owner's Name & Address, Moved O if known 37. Condition Reference Louis Koerner, Exec. Exterior Good 25. Open to 38. Preservation Site O Structure O Building R Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Endangered? By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included of Estab. Yes O District 40. Visible from 41.

Distance from and her Description of Important Features ront portion of this residence, built in 1835 by Hezekiah Stites, symmetrical brick Federal building with a small Greek Revival 1 story bays, and plain entablature. A large 2 story brick wing ided off the rear in 1867, it also exhibits plain Federal vern- cinfluences except for a Victorian 2 story porch and altered posts. ed Caroline Stites, the daughter of Benjamin Stites. Eventually Charles Stites inherited and 1884 county atlases. cription of Environment and Outbuildings 46. Prepared by 1al observation 47. Organization Home Side County Northing Easting Residence brick 4332060 fieldstone ational Dist.? Hamilton Eligible? Long. Stites House Running bond Underway? Interior ster? Miami Purchase Association (Explain Steve Gordon Ohio Historical Center Stites was gable:shingle ific Location most of the other buildings.

ity ory and Significance Miami Purchase Assoc 1835;1867 Frontage on Road Ohio Historic Preservation Office Stites Avenue HAM.-1916-17 Public Road? ces of Information ouilding is located on a spacious lot and faces Eastern Avenue instead of Stites Street tion of Negatives M. P. A. M. P. A. 18. Style or Design rederal-Greek Revival Private DX e of Established District nce portico. Other Federal characteristics include end chimalysr riginal portion of this house was built by Hezekiah Stites, Jr. in 1835. Stites was ninent pork packer in Columbia. Charles F. Stites, born in 1831 and the son of Hezekiah Good and Char Hezekiah Potent'!?

7|2|/8/10 Inventory - Re-submit 5,24.79 KEEPER OTHER Maps CONTROL HAER Entered Photos Review ARCHEOLOGIST United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF State DH. REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back 3.12,79 1.16.28 6 79 Columbia East End Columbus, Ohio 43211 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) Hezekiah and Charles F. Stites Home 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 2% 29. Basement? Yes W 17. Date(s) or Period 1835; 1867 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 31. Wall Construction 19. Architect or Engineer 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder gable: shingle 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 23. Ownership Public Road? 36.

Changes Private DX Altered O 9. Coordinates in #42) 24. Owner's Name & Address, Moved O Long if known 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference Louis Koerner, Exec. Exterior Good 25. Open to 38. Preservation Structure O Building $ Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 39. Endangered? 11. On National By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Yes O 14. District 40. Visible from Hist. Dist.? 15. Name of Established District 41. Distance from and 42. Further Description of Important Features The front portion of this residence, built in 1835 by Hezekiah Stites, is a symmetrical brick Federal building with a small Greek Revival entrance portico. Other Federal characteristics include end chimneys inette attic windows on gable ends, plain lintels and lugsills, smaller second story bays, and plain entablature.

A large 2 story brick wing was added off the rear in 1867, it also exhibits plain federal vern- acular influences except for a Victorian 2 story porch and altered posts. 43. History and Significance a prominent pork packer in Columbia. Charles F. Stites, born in 1831 and.the son of Hezekiah married Caroline Stites, the daughter of Benjamin Stites. Eventually Charles Stites inheritec Description of Environment and Outbuildings This building is located on a spacious lot and faces Eastern Avenue instead of Stites Street 45. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by 47. Organization Ford, History of Hamilton County. Cincinnati, 1881 48. Date 49. Revision Date(s) Side brick Register? Easting Front Residence Zone Underway? Northing fieldstone Potent'? 4332060 4/78 Lat. Eligible?

Hamilton Site Ohio Historical Center Interior Running bond (Explain Miami Purchase Assoc Stites House Steve Gordon Miami Purchase Association Personal observation Ohio Historic Preservation Office Columbia-Tusculum Historic Research 3. Location of Negatives M. P. A. Frontage on Road 315 Stites Avenue Stites was as do most of the other buildings. 1869 and 1884Hami1ton County Atlases 1. NO. HAM.-1916 -17 AVE. County Addition Cl OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY 35. Plan Shape "T° 1869 and 1884 county at ases. shape Home Hezekiah 42.

Continued NOV 1 4 1978> NATIONAL RECEIVED REGISTER East facade showing porch ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - AUG 2 4 KEEPER OTHER TECHNICAL CONTROL HAER Send-back ARCHEOLOGIST Entered Maps Review Re-submit REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF 7.30.79 aua c - call- HISTORIAN United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Working Number1. (4. 28. 453 ( 8.20.79 AUG 2 4 1979 5. Zorn Engineering 2. Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 4. October 20, 1977 6. Front elevation, looking west Columbia Tusculum Ben Ross 1. Building #1O, Stites House (315 Stites) NOV 1 41978 7. Photograph number/09>3 AUG 2 4 1979 5. Zorn Engineering 1. Building #O Stites House (315 Stites) 2. Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 4. October 20, 1977 7. Photograph number looking northeast 6.

South side elevation (original front elevation), Columbia Tusculum Ben Ross NOV 141978 11133 Please refer to the map in the for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet