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

Nomination for Kumler, Elias, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,289 words across 11 pages, filed in 1980. 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 80002948, 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.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 REV. (9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED NOV 2 8 1979 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY.
TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE PUBLIC X BUILDING(S) -WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN PROCESS * YES: UNRESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED _OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Ohio 45011 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 45056 039 017 Butler OBJECT Hamilton Cincinnati LOCATION COUNTY ACCESSIBLE CODE DATE CLASSIFICATION OWNERSHIP Chris Rodbro Oxford MILITARY BOTH STATE CATEGORY TRANSPORTATION HISTORIC ENTERTAINMENT SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE SITE PARK DISTRICT RELIGIOUS MUSEUM STRUCTURE 8th STATUS Miami Purchase Association NAME COURTHOUSE, Ohio Historic Inventory 120 South Main Street PUBLIC ACQUISITION 130 High Street COMMERCIAL Ohio 3/7/77 114 East Church Street _EDUCATIONAL _UNOCCUPIED DATE ENTERED _GOVERNMENT -INDUSTRIAL FOR NPS USE ONLY XPRIVATE REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.
_FEDERAL ESTATE _COUNTY LOCAL Butler County Administrative Building TITLE 7 DESCRIPTION XORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

double hung sashes, flat sandstone lintels and projecting sandstone lug sills. history of the Kumler House. However, interior changes include the addition of a room at the rear of the house. CONDITION space. EXCELLENT RUINS DETERIORATED walls. FAIR XUNALTERED A one-story frame later addition attached to the rear provides extra living whose most distinguishing featuresare the steeply inclined gable roofs.Simplified wooden decorative features grace the peaks and eaves of these roof surfaces.Each to the second floor.Low pediments with entablature cornice top door frames.
Interior features include a large foyer with an open stairway rising in two sections Cornice molding edge the ceilings, and massive baseboards frame the interior CHECK ONE A deeply recessed trabeated doorway placed to the right punctuates the flatness Exterior walls and decorative elements have not been altered during the l23 year The Kumler House is a large rectalinear brick building of one and a half stories a fireplace in the living room and moving the kitchen from a central interior to XGOOD - UNEXPOSED of the gable peaks sports a finial and drip pendant. Finials at each of the lower AREAS OF

Statement of significance

Railway, a road from Hamilton, Ohio to Connersville, Indiana.
Seminary in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, donated his cornfield and gave a generous 1600-1699 ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SCIENCE LAW ENGINEERING CONSERVATION EDUCATION PERIOD BUILDER/ARCHITECT AGRICULTURE TRANSPORTATION EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT XARCHITECTURE X1800-1899 THEATER SCULPTURE LITERATURE ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC INDUSTRY SIGNIFICANCE MILITARY PREHISTORIC MUSIC _COMMUNICATIONS _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT Ohio community.It is distinguished by bold straight lines articulated in four SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN liquor business in New Orleans.A great contributor to early area educational In 1868,Ebenezer Lane bought the Kumler House.Lane was connected with the exterior brick walls between the first and second story level.It produces a The Kumler House, constructed in 1856, was built as a residence for Elias Kumler, riverboat trade, the wholesale dry good business in Cincinnati, and the wholesale and is the finest example of Gothic Revival architecture in this small southwestern house elegantly refined in structure and detail although not as elaborate as The house fell upon hard times when used as rental property for college students.
For the most of its long history, the Kumler House has been occupied by notable examples of this style found elsewhere in the state. 1979.Rodbro will use the house for student roomers. _PHILOSOPHY -1500-1599 _RELIGION Frank Cone, an Oxford business man who served for three years in the Civil War, bought Condemned as a health hazard by the City of Oxford in 1975,it was rescued and -1400-1499 - 1700-1799 -1900- Butler County families. Elias Kumler was Oxford's first banker, a merchant and institutions, he gave a large sum of money to establish the endowment for Lane INVENTION demolished 1978),and gave support to Western Female Seminary (Western College). endowment fund to Oxford Female College Hall in National Register, the Kumler House in 1888,and lived there for nearly 40years.

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Smith, Ophia D. Old Oxford Houses. Typoprint Inc., 1975. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Oxford, Ohio QUADRANGLE NAME QUADRANGLE SCALE VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION The nominated property consisits of the residential lot identified as Lot 65, Parcel 65 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45056 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665).I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEP ER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 921-803 ORGANIZATION DATE NORTHING CODE COUNTY 513-523-2920 TELEPHONE 4/26/79 1:24000 LOCAL ATTEST: Miami Purchase Association UTM REFERENCES ZONE EASTING 7120 Contreras Road UTM NOT VERIFIED ACREAGE NUT VERIFIED on page 3 of the Oxford Plat Book. CHIEF OF REGISTRATION ZONE Lucy S. Curry 1/-28-29 2833 Photos ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Send-back - Federal Register Entry Re-submit .
KEEPER OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST HAER CONTROL Maps TECHNICAL Review HISTORIAN Working Number State 1.3.80 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register Write-up 2-3-81 Entered JAN 3 1980 1980 JAN 3 1980 UNITED STATE OXFORD QUADRANGLE | NOV 2 8 1979 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) STATE OF OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OXFORD, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1980 3930- Dhio Historic Preservation Office NOV 2 8 1974 November 14, 1979 Ms. Carol Shull, Acting Keeper 440 G Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20243 Dear Ms. Shull: approvedby the state review board and the owners informed of our intent St. John Catholic Church Kumler, Elias, House Harper, Samuel, Stone House Please let me know if we can provide any additional information. David L.
Brook DLB: cw enclosures Sincerely, Dunbar Historic District Butler County Montgomgery County Showboat Majestic Clark County Heritage Conservation & Recreation Service Guernsey County Hamilton County Third Presbyterian Church National Register of Historic Places Allen County Hartville Hotel State Historic Preservation Officer of the Showboat Majestic has been checked as national. Enclosed are seven regular National Regular submissions. All have been to nominate.Please note that the recommended level of significance nio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 JAN 3 1980 Miller, Daniel, House Kumler, Elias, House Location Portsmouth Oxford Coshocton County STATE Name Springfield Hartville Delphos Allen County Date Entered Scioto County Cincinnati Third Presbyterian Church West Lafayette vicinity Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel Hartville Hotel Hamilton County St.
John Catholic Church (Northminster Presbyterian Church) Butler County Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Clark County Showboat Majestic Bookwalter, Francis,House JAN OHIO - STATE OHIO JAN 3 1980 Hunter, James, Stone House St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Harper, Samuel, Stone House Eckis, Nicholas, House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Honorable Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Mr. David Brook Honorable Clarence J. Brown The Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohio 43211 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343 Location 1/14/80 Name Zanesville Columbiana County Guernsey County Stovertown vicinity Adamsville vicinity Date Entered Also Notified Harper-Cosgrave Block Muskingum County East Fairfield Honorable Tennyson Guyer New Concord vicinity Honorable Thomas N. Kindness Honorable John M.
Ashbrook Honorable Douglas Applegate State Historic Preservation Officer ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Honorable Clarence E. Miller Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Byers/bjr Honorable Ralph Regula