Nomination for Lewis, Dr. A. C., House

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United States Department of the Interior received SEP 2 2 1980 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Lewis and/or common street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of congressional district 6th State _ unoccupied . district - public _ agriculture - museum X building(s) X private . commercial . both work in progress X private residence .Site _ entertainment . religious X yes: restricted -government - yes: unrestricted -transportation . other: 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description date 1/14/80 - local Ohio 43211 Location House Accessible Category Winchester educational structure code historic Ownership park Columbus Adams Status object industrial 1. Name being considered Public Acquisition date entered scientific Courthouse Square Inventory-Nomination Form West Union, 3.

Classification Enoch and Thursa Franklin Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Present Use Type all entries-complete applicable sections National Register of Historic Places in process 103 South Street Ohio military For HCRS use only FHR8-300 (11-78) -county street & number 103 South Street Ohio 45697 has this property been determined elegible? - yes federal X state title Ohio Historic Inventory 45693 7. Description X excellent X unaltered X original site _ moved date The Dr. A.C.

Lewis House lies within the Village of Winchester, and is The Lewis House is five bays wide and has a symmetrical facade, with influence:of Greek Revival style-is evident on a house-which is basically umns; its mantel, however, is very plain, with only a recessed center pan- --one room deep, two rooms over two with central hall and stairs, and in the room, the sides of the window frames slope inward, making the in- only notable feature on the lot is a cistern located in the ell at the Condition unexposed fair Check one roof is metal, and the roofline is broken by inside end chimneys. rity of the house is not seriously compromised. rear of the house. en wing to the rear(west side) gives this otherwise rectangular house its interior features include the original woodwork, an open staircase with Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance

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wing has an end chimney but the fireplace has been covered up completely. tegrity it displays..It has retained the basic floorplan of an "I"house -Here the front entrance, although partly concealed under a one-bay aluminum porch, is probably the most- outstanding exterior feature of the house. -Here the a full classical "I" house. Each fireplace has at one side a tall shal- low built-in closet with paneled wooden doors. dows have lintels and lugsills and are double-hung, six/six sash. The There are no outbuildings associated with the nominated property; the opening. The house frontspiece with a semi-circular tioned modern aluminum porch. terior width of the window opening several inches wider than the exterior cherry banisters and handrailing, and an unusual treatment of the frames Both fireplaces were al- of the two dining room windows.

The one-story brick kitchen wing built off the dining room has a stone- tered in the late nineteenth century by the addition of a heavy cast-metal In an apparent effort to allow more light The only detraction from the house's exterior appearance is the aforemen- Since it could be easily removed and since lies approximately twelve feet from the street. a well-maintained two-story brick I" house laid in common bond.T lined cellar below, and an enclosed wooden porch undetermined age) -ruins Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic - science . economics X social/ . engineering X 1800-1899 - 1900- - industry - politics/government _ invention Winchester's first resident physician, he came to the town in 1835 and The Lewis House derives secondary

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significance from its architecture. high style of the era--Greek Revival--is evident, the Lewis House is a 1400-1499 1700-1799 communications Period transportation Builder/Architect education exploration/settlement humanitarian The Lewis. music literature of the persons who participated in the abolitionist movement in southern there in northern Adams County. military 8. Significance law that it was,given Lewis's association with Rankin and Burgess and given The Dr.A.C.Lewis House is significant primarily for its association -philosophy such a strong historical tie to a locally important figure such as Dr. ways held that Dr. Lewis's home was a station on the underground Rail- other (specify) the Presbyterian Congregation split, and Dr. Lewis and his family became sculpture Adams and Brown counties were a hotbed of abolitionist activity.The Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) with an individual who was a leading abolitionist in the community of that was widely used in southern Ohio.The full classical I" house - commerce - conservation -archeology-prehistoric - community planning . landscape architecture - religion - agriculture X architecture -art arrival he became,acquainted with the Reva:John Rankin of Ripley and the Although there is no written documentation of this, it is probable is characteristic of housing built in Ohio from the early nineteenth prime example of an "I"--one room depth, two full stories, five bay facade, Specific dates ca. 1845 1600-1699 1500-1599 Winchester during the antebellum years.Dr.Abel Lewis is representative and end chimney placement.

Other houses of this type appear in the commu- Rev.Dyer Burgess of West Union,1eaders of the anti-slavery movement in Although the influence of the dominant southern Ohio, and soon became active in their cause.During this period Ohio.Lewis was a native of New York and studied medicine in Cincinnati. Winchester community was so divided on the issue of slavery that in 1848 Winchester's location along the established routes for runaway.slaves nity;however few retain such a high degree of integrity and none have tury till after the Civil War.

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Major Bibliographical References Adams County Recorders Office, Adams County Courthouse, West Union, Ohio. Siebert, Wilbur, Manuscript Collection. Library, Columbus, Ohio. 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle scale 1:24000 Winchester Addition of Winchester, measuring approxinately 87' by 165'. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries 11. Form Prepared By The Ohio The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: - local _ national I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register code 45662 Easting county date Northing Zone state 1/80 Portsmouth name/title Verbal boundary description and justification Chief of Registration UMT References organization Portsmouth Regional Historic State Historic Preservation Officer signature Quadrangle name 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Preservation Office city or town ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED 8/27/80 For HCRS use only Attest:gllu Sellman, W.M. Pioneer History of Winchester Ohio, 1965, by author. The nominated property consists of the east half of lot 24 of the South Lois J. Rock, Regional Officer street & number 940 1. .....telephone..(614) ,353-7157 As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preseryation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- GPO 938 835 Winchester UTM NOT VERIFIED The Ohio Historical Society Second Street Photos . REVIEW UNIT CHIEF KEEPER Inventory OTHER HAER Maps CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit Send-back HISTORIAN Review TECHNICAL National Register Write-up State United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF Entered OCT.

3 / 1980 2.3.81 Working Number9/22/80/2354 1. Dr. A.C.Lewis House 2. 103 South Street, Winchester, Adams Cor 3. Lois Rock 4. 7/31/80 5. Shawnee State College, Portsmouth,OH 6. Facade and west side, camera facing SE 7. #1 of 4 SEP 2 2 1980 County, Ohio WIN CHESTER 1. Dr. A.C. Lewis House 2. 103 South Street, Winchester, Adams CD/ County, Ohio SEP 2 2 1980 4. 4/80 7. #2 of 4 north 6. Rear and kitchen addition, camera facing 5. Shawnee State College, Portsmouth,Ohio 3. Lois Rock 1. Dr.A.C.Lewis House 2. 103 South Street, Winchester, Adams Co, SEP 2 2 1980 4. 4/80 5. Shawnee State College, Portsmouth,OH 6. Interior, mantel in front parlor 7/ #3 of 4 County, Ohio 3. Lois Rock 1. Dr. A.C. Lewis House 2. 103 South Street, Winchester, Adams Cli SEP 2 2 1980 3. Lois Rock 4. 4/80 5. Shawnee State College, Portsmouth, OH 6. Interior, mantel in dining room 7.

#4 of 4 County, Ohio WINCHESTER QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HICHWAYS STATE OF OHIO DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CU.S. Route SCALE 1:24000 Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey WINCHESTER, OHIO UNITED STATES ROAD CLASSIFICATION 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOORAPHIC) Ohio Historical Center I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 September 12, 1980 Ms. Carol Shull, Acting Keeper National Register of Historic Places Heritage Conservation & Recreation Service U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D. C. 20243 Herrold, T. J. House & Store Letter from Mayor, article Bulletin, Resolution from Council, newspaper article Strong, John S., House Mt. Adams Public School Monroe Township Hall West View W434 Brown Licking Mercer Athens Foundation Muskingum County Name Crawford Adams Cuyahoga Hamilton Promont from 1876.

Highland Lewis House Civic Association Fairfield Ashland First Universalist Church Rushville Historic District Otis Hospital Letter from Columbus Jones House Pisgah Christian Church Franklin Ohio Historic Preservation Office Berea Union Depot Enclosures Lake School Letter from Mayor from Model Railroader Welsh Presbyterian Church Clermont Capital University Historic District Letter from City Planning Letter from Trustee procedures have been followed. Main Building Letter from Owner Articles from newspaper Smith Place Bell Thematic Group Clinton Dear Ms.Shu1l: and approved by the state review board and the latest owner notification SEP 2 2 1980 Enclosed are 22 new National Register nominations.

All have been reviewed INITIALS DATE ACTION TAKEN INDIVIDU L R:SPUNSE (ATTACH TELEFHORE CALL (ATTACHED) September 12, 1980 Page 2 Historical Society Please expedite the review for the Lewis House, Adams County as an emergency. Please let me know if we can answer any questions. Dellas H. Harder DHH: cw SEP 2 2 1980 Name Wyandot County Sincerely, Pickaway Armstrong Farm Enclosures Letter from Ohio Acting State Historic Preservation Renick Farm There is currently a grant-in-aid being processed for this property. Officer Memorial Hall Ms.Carol Shul1 Akron Y.M.C.A. Building Lewis, Dr. A. C., House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Mr. Dellas H. Harder The Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr/11/1 9/80 Location Winchester STATE Akron Name Date Entered Also Notified Adams County Honorable William H. Harsha Honorable John F.

Seiberling Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Acting State Historic Preservation officer For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Summit County OHIO