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

Nomination for President's House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 736 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 79002768, 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.

4. OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY AUG 11 1978 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center Columbus, Ohio 43211 1. No. SEN- 161-9 2. County Seneca 3. Location of Negatives Heidelberg College - Tiffin 4. Present Name(s) Development House 5. Other Name(s) President's Home 6. Specific Location Heidelberg College Campus 67 Greenfield Street 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity Tiffin 8. Site Plan with North Arrow (illustration) DEVELOPMENT HOUSE L GREENFIELD L CARD+ HALL L HEIDELBERG REFECTORY L BA*EL'S HALL 9. Coordinates Lat. Long. U.T.M. Reference 17 | 341810 | 4543165 | Zone | Easting | Northing 10. Site Building Structure Object 11. On National Register? Yes No X 12. Is it Eligible? Yes No X 13. Part of Estab. Yes No X Hist. Dist.? 14. Dist. Yes No X Potent'l? No X 15. Name of Established District 16. Thematic Category G, C 17.

Date(s) or Period 1867-1868 18. Style or Design 19. Architect or Engineer 20. Contractor or Builder 21. Original Use, if apparent President's Home 22. Present Use Offices 23. Ownership Public X Private 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known Heidelberg College 310 E. Market Street Tiffin, Ohio 44883 25. Open to Public Yes No X Restricted 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Barb Howe--Heidelberg Coll. 27. Other Surveys in Which Included none 28. No. of Stories 2 29. Basement? Yes X No 30. Foundation Material Rubble Stone 31. Wall Construction Brick bearing wall 32. Roof Type & Material LOW Truncated--Tin 33. No. of Bays Front 3 Side 3 34. Wall Treatment Brick--Common Bond 35. Plan Shape Rectangular 36. Changes (Explain) Altered X (Explain in #42) Added X Moved 37. Condition Interior Very Good X Exterior Very Good X 38. Changes Underway? Yes No X 39. Endangered?

Yes By What? No X 40. Visible from Public Road? Yes X No 41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 58'--235' 42. Further Description of Important Features The main entrance has multi-light transom and side panels. The original porch has been removed from the front and replaced with a smaller porch at the entrance, with Doric columns and entablature. Windows on front facade have entablature, while others have radiating voussoirs. Side entrance on the Hedges Street side has had its porch removed. A one-story frame section has been added in the rear, with shiplap siding. 43. History and Significance This was originally the President's Home, and it was the residence of six of Heidelberg's Presidents, including: George W. Willard, 1868-90; John A. Peters 1890-1901; Charles E. Miller 1902-37; Clarence F. Stephenson 1937-45; Nevin C. Harner 1945-47; William T. Wickham 1948-69.

In 1970 it became the Development House, housing offices for public relations. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings The Development House faces on Greenfield Street, near the corner of Greenfield and Hedges Streets, not quite directly across from Laird Hall. 45. Sources of Information Williams, E.L.H., Heidelberg; Democratic Christian College, 1850-1950, 1952, George Banta Publishing Co. Heidelberg College Catalog, 1975-1977 46. Prepared by Blair D. Tarr 47. Organization Heidelberg College 48. 49. Revision Date(s) Property Heidelberg College Historic Resources State Ohio Working Number 811.78.3825 2nd Control TECHNICAL Photos 15 Maps 11 U/M incorrect CONTROL RE 1.19.79 HISTORIAN Accept Franklin 2.12.79 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Cover sheet of nomination retyped with changes Suggested on return sheet; change from Multi.

Resource to Thematic Group; landscaping element eliminated from text and OHC sheets provided for bldgs AFZ, nomination in compliance with T.G. guidelines, nominated for theme of contributing to education effort of institution & archit. traces chronological dev. through a variety of styles.

ARCHEOLOGIST Accept, Pathman 2-5-79 OTHER HAER Inventory ----- Review ----- REVIEW UNIT CHIEF THPO strongly feels Bldg 7 should not be included (Dave Simmons update ok 2/12/79) The Heidelberg College Historic Resources represent all properties eligible for the NR on the campus that automatically relate to the guidelines and to the historical development since founding in 1850 Accept- Franklin 2.12.79 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up ___________ Send-back ___________ Entered FEB 12 1979 Federal Register Entry 3-6-79 Re-submit ___________ United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Development House--Heidelberg College Hist. District (map O, nomintation 41) RESOURCES Tiffin, Ohio Seneca County FEB 12 1979 Barbara Howe #1645 Heidelberg College TR-c AUG 11 1978 20 May 1977 Building faces S.

Greenfield St., camera pointing northeast Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000627