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Decorative drawing: a one-room schoolhouse with a bell cupola. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Washington Township School

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 632 words across 4 pages, filed in 1979. Reproduced in full, word for word.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 79002762, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by machine, so the occasional stray character 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.

OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY 1. No. 2. County Franklin 3. Location of Negatives OHS 4. Present Name(s) Graham, Bruce D., House 5. Other Name(s) Washington Township School 6. Specific Location 4915 Brand Rd. 7. City or Town Dublin vic. If Rural, Township & Vicinity Washington Twp. 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 9. Coordinates less than one acre Lat. U.T.M. Reference 17 31 5840 Zone Easting Structure 10. Long. 44 08 430 Northing Object Building 11. On National Register? Yes No 12. Is it Eligible? Yes No 13. Part of Estab. Yes Hist. Dist.? No 14. District Yes Potent'l? No 15. Name of Established District 16. Thematic Category architecture 19th c./ education 17. Date(s) or Period Ca. 1870's 18. Style or Design Romanesque revival elements 19. Architect or Engineer Unknown 20. Contractor or Builder Unknown 21. Original Use, if apparent School 22.

Present Use Residence 23. Ownership Public Private 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known Bruce D. Graham 4915 Brand Rd. Dublin, Ohio 25. Open to Public? Yes No 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Dublin Historical Society 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 28. No. of Stories 1 1/2 29. Basement? Yes No 30. Foundation Material stone 31. Wall Construction brick 32. Roof Type & Material gale w. asphalt shingle 33. No. of Bays Front 3 Side 3 34. Wall Treatment plastered 35. Plan Shape rectangular 36. Changes Addition (Explained in #42) Altered Moved 37. Condition Interior excellent Exterior good 38. Preservation Underway? Yes No 39. Endangered? Yes No By What? 40. Visible from Public Road? Yes No 41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 35' from road 42. Further Description of Important Features Facade has arched corbel table; plastered cornus.

Sideways separated by pilasters; end bays have tall, round-arched windows. Center bays have added doorway. Plate, piers & mansard roof/segmental arched stone (portment) over door. Facade has chimney added over center doorway; arched windows added to E. side, 5' shed addition on E. side, brick and cmu, now garage & storage, -quar. quar. added on eastside of 1st addition of frame construction. 43. History and Significance Significant as one of only two schoolhouses used in the township until the "Dublin School (now gone) was built. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings spacious lot with many trees; farm field to south and east. 45. Sources of Information Martin's Franklin County History, 1857 interviews with Mr. Graham 46. Prepared by C. Kimowei 47. Organization Ouch. 605 48. Date 49.

Revision Date(s) 5/23 #54 7/105 APR 1 1 1979 Washington Township Multiple Resource Area Franklin Co. #58 7/105 #50 7/105 Property Washington Township Multiple Resource Area State Ohio Working Number 9.19.78.4117 TECHNICAL Photos 105 Maps 4 Re inventory sheets (acreage), &TM, VBD are inadequately addressed, points to return coverage totally inadequate, limited only to map & plan of township & stone wall. 2-27-79 Compliance & Regs/Guidelines for nomination of ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN This type is minimal, discussion & supporting areas of significance insufficient, technical deficiencies numerous Return, public 2-27-79 Inventory sheets misplaced in NR office. ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER Once survey sheets were found, all technical info was complied with. One of best prepared, compiled & organized M R nomina- tions to date.

LBF 3/28/79 HAER Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Technically very deficient! Return to above! Inventory sheets were misplaced in NR office. Later found. LBF. True. BRANCH CHIEF Accept Franklin 3.28.79 KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 7.1.79 Send-back Re-submit Entered APR 1 1 1979 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 INT 12106-74 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000655