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Decorative drawing: a plain country church with a tall steeple. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for St. Francis Catholic Church and Rectory

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 859 words across 6 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 79002837, 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.

OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Columbus, Ohio 43211 4. Present Name(s) St. Francis Catholic Church County 5. Other Name(s) Location of Negatives 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 6. Specific Location 29. Basement? Yes K 17. Date(s) or Period 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 31. Wall Construction 19. Architect or Engineer 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder No. of Bays Front 3 Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 35. Plan Shape Greek Crosi 23. Ownership Changes Addition O Private X (Explain none Altered O 9. Coordinates Moved O 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known 37. Condition Exterior Excellent U.T.M. Reforence 4 0 Cincinnati, Ohio 25. Open to 38. Preservation Site O Structure O Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 925- Endangered? By What? 11. On National 27.

Other Surveys in Which Included 3. Part of Estab. Yes O District No N Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41. Distance from and 15. Name of Established District 30 ft, 54 ft painted in vaülted ceiling are highlighted by the deep 43. History and Significance 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings 45. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by 47. Organization 49. Revision Data(s) 1906 WOBC Underway? Long. Visual Inspection. Side stretcher bond Northing Brick Zone Ohio Historical Center Eligible? same Nw corner of Cranberry Rd. and Ft. Recovery-Minster Rd Stone Church De Curtins Gothic Frontage on Road Archbishop Bernardin 42.Further Description of Important Features This church has magnificent Public Road? Greek cross unusual for area FatherCletus Bihn Easting colors of the stained glass. Related," in #42) MAR 1 9 19/9 Present Use Ft. Recovery. Minster 22.

Present Use No D MULTI RESOURCE arched stained glass windows in the peaked gables to the north and south. Other stained glass windows show in Asymmetrical square tower is unusual. C.P.P.S. "History of St. Francis and Mary Ann Brown No O at an intersection of a deserted hamlet. A vacant general store of brick Mercer 447395 4776 This church sits traveled by canal to Minster and then found.this place in southern Mercer Register? Co.First church was built by parishoners with funds from public subscription tipped Gothic peaks, hanging lamps, gold trimmed flowers Miller, James E., altars and frescoing hy parish. Potent'i? Road Ohio Historic Preservation Office OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Columbus, Ohio 43211 1. No. 4. Present Name(s) Mer -127-13 2. County St. Francis Rectory 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 4 28. No. of Stories Cranberry Rd.

and Minster - 29. Basement? Yes X 17. Date(s) or Period 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity Style or Design 31. Wall Construction 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & MaterialSlate 20. Contractor or Builder Site O 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent - Front 3 H34. Wail Treatment 22. Present Use 35. Plan Shape square 23. Ownership 36. Changes Addition O Private X 9. Coordinates 24. Owner's Name & Address, in #42) Moved O 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference 44739 20 25. Open to Preservation Structure - Bullding K Object - 11. On National Rev. Cletus Bihn By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Yes G District Hist. Dist.? 40. Visible from 15. Name of Established District 41. Distance from and 42. Further Description of Important Features A veranda porch with stone 43. History and Significance 44.

Description of Environment and Outbuildings 46. Prepared by 47. Organization 48. Date 4776 Register? Mercer There .1911 Side 53ft. Long. Easting Underway? Northing Visual Inspection. Zone Brick Vernacular Stretcher Bond Lat. WOBC Cranberry Prairie Frontage on Road (Explain Hose Parishes Related", The Daily Standard, 1950. Mary Niekamp Priest House Interior Directly north of the rectory stands the St.Francis Church and behind the entrance gable over recessed door with matching sidelights is a small centrally located hipped dormer in the north St. Francis Priest House balustrade and four stone columns set on piers has an Ohio Historical Center Cincinnati, Ohio stone water table The windows have stone lintels and stone lug sills. Public Road? siding as have the facades of the gables in the front and on the south side. Ft. Recovery R,.

WORC if known Exterior Good NW corner of A one story bay accents the south side of the building. CEMETeRy++++ V6705260 No X Altered & 49. Revision Date(a) Endangered? Archbishop Bernardin church lies the cemetery. roof area. Eligible? ROAD Across Cranberry Rd.to the east is the site of 30.Foundation Material Stone CHUREH TECHNICA15 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - Send-back - OTHER KEEPER HAER Entered Review Maps Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Photos BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register Entry State Working Number3.19. 79. 591 OK- 2.17.

29 CONTROL MAR 1 9 1979 JUL 26 Cranberry Catholic Church LAND/CROSS-TIPPED CHURCHES WOBC, Mary 1977 Ohio Mary Ann Brown, LAND/CROSS-TIPPED CHURCHES Cranberry Rectory Cranberry, Mercer, .52/75 MAR 1 9 1979 M 26 1979 Ohio Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000616 for this property Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet