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#9 OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY 1. No. LC 708 Cll 2. County Lorain 3. Location of Negatives LOR. Co. Reg. Plng. Comm. 4. Present Name(s) Century Block 5. Other Name(s) 6. Specific Location NE corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue and north side of Broad St. 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity Elyria 8. Site Plan with North Arrow MUSSEY'S BLOCK N - | Washington Ave. | - - ----|708 Cll |--- --------- BROAD ST. 9. Coordinates Lat. Long. U.T.M. Reference 1-80 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | Zone Easting Northing 10. Site Structure Building Object 11. On National Regiser? Yes No 12. Is it Eligible? Yes No 13. Part of Establish. Hist. Dist.? Yes No 14. District Potenti? Yes No 15. Name of Established District 16. Thematic Category C, O 17.
Date(s) or Period 1900 18. Style or Design Romanesque 19. Architect or Engineer H. E. Ford 20. Contractor or Builder 21. Original Use, if apparent Commercial Building 22. Present Use Commercial Building 23. Ownership Public Private 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known Western Reserve Building Corp. Century Block Co. 25. Open to Public? Yes No 26. Local Contact Person or Organization LORain County Historical Society 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 28. No. of Stories 3 29. Basement? Yes No 30. Foundation Material Stone 31. Wall Construction Brick, stone, terra cotta 32. Roof Type & Material Flat-composition 33. No. of Bays Front Side 34. Wall Treatment much ornament 35. Plan Shape Rectangle 36. Changes Addition Altered (Explain in #42) Moved 37. Condition Interior Fair Exterior Very Good 38. Preservation Yes Underway? No 39. Endangered?
Yes By What? No 40. Visible from Public Road? Yes No 41. Frontage on Road 75' frontage 42. Further Description of important Features The rich ornamentation-pilasters, cornices, terra cotta trim, etc. make this a very delightful commercial building. The ground floor was mangled in a remodeling job. This building is separated into two units by Mussey's Block. 43. History and Significance The style of the buildings suggest that they were built well after 1873 when a fire destroyed this side of Broad Street. It is most likely that they were built around 1900's as the name implies. The open rectangvlar lght well makes it one of the most distinctive Commercial structures in the city. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings Since one of the buildings is on a corner, the side facade receives elaborate treatment. Both rear facades are given plain treatment. 45.
Sources of Information Picturesque Elyria, 1903 (at Elyria Library) 46. Prepared by Steven McQuillin 47. Organization Lor. Co. Reg. Plng. Comm. 48. Date 7-75 49. Revision Date(s) Property Elyria Multiple Resource Area State OH Lorain Working Number 5.79.966 2nd Control TECHNICAL Photos 30 Maps CONTROL PL OK 7.26.79 HISTORIAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN I still have some problems with lack of significance statements, esp. on the Shiperd house - discussed nomination with Steve McQuillan. Please - once info on Shipard house strengthens that receives while the statements of significance are not ideal, I can accept.
Accept Rotham 8-13-79 ARCHEOLOGIST HAER Inventory _____ Review ______ OTHER REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Accept Rostham 8-13-79 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Send-back ______ Entered AUG 13 1979 Federal Register Entry 9-4-79 Re-submit _____ United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH REVCO DISCOUNT DRUGS REVCO DISCOUNT DRUG CENTERS HENRY E. MUSSEY'S BLOCK A.D. 1878 HOUSEHOLD FINANCE APPLIANCES Elyria Multiple Resource Area 1. Century Block 2. Elyria, Ohio 3. Steven McQuillin 4. August 1978 5. Lorain County Regional Planning Commission 6. Southwest corner, looking northeast 7. HRE - 9 of 22 DOE MAY 7 1979 AUG 1 3 1979 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000622