Nomination for Bookwalter, Francis, House

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) 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FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Bookwalter, Francis, House AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE STRUCTURE WORK IN PROGRESS - PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS - YES: UNRESTRICTED _MILITARY OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 023 039 Dayton DATE TRANSPORTATION CLASSIFICATION CODE Springfield TITLE MUSEUM BOTH GOVERNMENT UNOCCUPIED COUNTY AGRICULTURE STATE CATEGORY 45505 ENTERTAINMENT OWNERSHIP COMMERCIAL HISTORIC EDUCATIONAL Clark OBJECT SCIENTIFIC DISTRICT LOCATION PARK Ohio NAME STATUS SITE INDUSTRIAL Montgomery County Historical Society PUBLIC 1/27/1977 RELIGIOUS COURTHOUSE. Ohio Historic Inventory BEING CONSIDERED ACCESSIBLE Hawkins House Clark County Recorder's Office XPRIVATE RESIDENCE Robert & Cathy Larimore DATE ENTERED 7th, C.J.Brown XPRIVATE X_BUILDING(S) FOR NPS USE ONLY 6ll S. Fountain Ave. LOCAL JAN3 3l N. Limestone St. DESCRIPTION . CHECK ONE *ORIGINAL SITE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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apartments, but also served as the residence for Mr. Hawkins. It 1s frame construction, built on a high foundation of coursed, limestone through a semi-detached tower, balanced by a window on either side in of the house, eliminating window hoods and balustrades. The House The north side of the house has a semi-octagonal bay, rising the slates, laid in a pattern and topped by cast-iron cresting. Each side CONDITION construction. MOVED DATE EXCELLENT DETERIORATED _UNALTERED GOOD cut into arabesques or is used to lead to a window hood. one story in heighth, below which is the excavated garage.

As originally conceived, the House was a rectangular block of dipping down to a garage excavated under the front, southeast corner Serving the dual purpose of window hood,as well as giving the impression The Frank Bookwalter House is a frame, three story Mansardic or Were fitted with large, shed-type hoods, covered with patterned slate being the location of the firm while the main house was divided into sides have the hoods projecting from the 3rd or mansard level thus The mansard roof is covered on the steep side with multicolored a driveway was excavated from the street, through the terrace and then fourth is occupied by a brick, three story, mansardic carriage house. window and the roof is convex mansard, covered with slate. Due to the tower, bays and numerous windows, the exterior of the with bracketed eaves.

This Service and domestics area has an open, is covered with a gable-type hood, resting on bracketry. Those on the Each of the three windows in the Second sloor part of the bay are fitted presently undergoing restoration, but is still used for apartments. Second Empire style structure, with a center tower which rises to form for the Hawkins Electric Company for over 5o years.The carriage house with gable-type hoods. On the south side is a matching bay, but only utilitarian type two story porch of ca. 1920-30 date ashlar masonry:The facade has the canonical three bay Italianate is situated upon a terrace above the street. Some time in the l920's, Until its purchase in 1978, the entire ensemble had been the location At the Second floor, the facade has three windows.Each of these two main floors is broken into a number of units.

Each unit is "framed only the first floor of the tower Section. The windows on either side of a dormer. approach, with the entrance as the center opening. The entryway is tween 1889 and 1928,the portico was extended across the entire facade - UNEXPOSED of the house. Part of the drive continued straight past the south end -RUINS X ALTERED of the house, under a porte-cochere, erected subsequent to the original full three storys of the house; the third story being the mansard section. The rear of the house has a projecting, rectangular 2 story Section and had ersatz balcony balustrades at their bases.At some point be- approached by a flight for 6 stairs, up to a portico which covered of the 4th story of the tower is fitted with an arched, tuscan-type a fourth story.It is situated on a lot 89'xl85',of which the rear X_FAIR Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOV - 8 1979 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED Bookwalter, Francis, House, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio ITEM NUMBER 7 with room for several vehicfles and horses, as well as having adequate The Bookwalter House was sold in 1978 to the present owners who much time, effort and money to refurbish, although initial efforts at painting have helped greatly. The interior, likewise, has been badly on the Register will, perhaps, provide some funds for this work on a GPO. 892 455 PAGE RECEIVED CONTINUATION SHEET greatly impair the otherwise handsome lines of the building. the Second floor. The mansard is of the concave type with three, The carriage house at rear of lot is an inordinately large one a one story workshop on the lower east and south sides.

These accretions house which is the most unique in Springfield. The structure is built of brick with flat arched windows - three - on gable roofed dormers on both the east and west sides.A one story, three-car garage was added to the east side in the l920's, as well as However, all trace of the structure has vanished. of the lot had, at that time, some kind of small, round structure with mauled by division into apartments and will require much work. Inclusion Servants' quarters on the Second and third (mansard) storys. An 1882 plat map of Springfield indicates that the north side steps on one side. This was apparently a frame "gazebo" or summerhouse. AREAS OF

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-- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW PREHISTORIC _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE -LAW SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING -EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES 1875-76 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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which was razed in 1939. The latter, however, was more in the rich but sedate "Prarie Avenue, Chicago" form. The Bookwalter, however, is an exhuberant structure, loudly proclaiming glory of the scroll saw and the the mansard of his borther-in-law, W. C. Leffel, across the street is a 1500-1599 1700-1799 1600-1699 RELIGION COMMERCE EDUCATION THEATER PERIOD SIGNIFICANCE PHILOSOPHY AGRICULTURE ART SCULPTURE TRANSPORTATION X1800-1899 SCIENCE 1900- _COMMUNICATIONS James Leffel and thus acquired an interest in this important industry. _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT Bookwalter was thus a mechanical genius who contributed immensely and has now largely vanished from the streetscape. XINDUSTRY X_ARCHITECTURE and even devised an elaborate clock recording both solar and sidereal Frank Bookwalter was also a scholar interested in astronomy and to one of the foundation industries of Springfield and Ohio. time.

This clock was electrically connected to the Central Fire Engine had become general manager of the firm while.brother John was.two-thirds as well as grist mill.Although he studied for one year at the Univer- It is a mansard of the most extreme design, incorporating virtually the standard time for all Springfield factories. County, Indiana, from childhood he was acquainted not only with farming The design is extremely similar to one published by S. B.

Reed between in Springfield -- except for the Frank Lloyd Wright "Westcott House." joy of being wealthy enough to afford such an overstatement.By comparison, Springfield to examine the Leffel Water Wheel as a possible power source developement and improvements in the Leffel water turbine.uo the water wheel.By 1876,when the House was completed, Frank Bookwalter On a Second level, the Bookwalter House is probably the most unique - CONSERVATION The Frank Bookwalter House has two levels of significance.The It is a rare and unique specimen of a style that had great vulnerability but with milling, since the family operated both a flax seed oil mill, _ECONOMICS The two brothersacquired a mill in Springfield, but sold out in 1868. period. It was only surpassed by one other, the Benjamin Warder mansion, first is.concerned with Bookwalter himself.

Born in 1837 in Fountain LITERATURE as shipping clerk, but was soon in charge of all literature concerning -1400-1499 Sedate and chaste dowager. The overall effect is, in short,that the owner.Until his retirement in 1900, Bookwalter was responsible for all -MUSIC BUILDER/ARCHITECT unknown COMMUNITY PLANNING The following year, John married the daughter of his father's death. In 1866, along with his brother John, he visited ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC XINVENTION her interest. Both brothers entered the firm in 1868.Frank started as ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC horology.Besides his own private observatory, he wrote texts on watches MILITARY sity of Michigan, he returned home in 1859 to manage the milling after every known design and stylistic as well as ornamental detail of the for their mill.

1875 and 1882 and then republished in his "Homes for Everyone, 1882" Leffel the inventor had died in 1866 and his widow soon began to Sell

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 1. " THE CHAMPION CITY," Vol.CI, no. 1, May, 1876; contains list of 1908; p. 636 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY Less than one VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE _ 1 FORM PREPARED BY George H. Berkhofer, Exec. Dir. Clark County Historical Society STREET & NUMBER 300 W. Main Street CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45504 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL _ LOCAL V criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY GPO 888-445 DATE COUNTY TELEPHONE CODE NORTHING ZONE NAME/TITLE ORGANIZATION V513-324-0657 ZONE EASTING "Twentieth Century History of Springfield & Clark Co." by Wm.Rockel, houses completed since January, 1875.

3."Standard History of Springfield & Clark Co." by Ben.F.Prince, Springfield. UTM NOT VERFIED 71' south of the southwest corner of Fountain Ave, & Clark St.,thence due for 89' to the starting point. West for 185',then south for 89' then due east for 185',then due north ATTEST/UOAM 1922, vol II, p. 140, 4. Springfield Illustrated, 1889, pt. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES June 20, 1979 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 Ohis Historical Societ KEEPER OF-THE NAFIONAL-REGISTER A city lot located in David Lowrys Out-Lot no.

2, beginning at a point 1-3-80 Photos - 1- 3.80 BRANCH CHIEF Entered JAN 3 OTHER Inventory KEEPER HAER ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Re-submit Send-back TECHNICAL Maps HISTORIAN Review Federal Register Entry 2-3-81 National Register Write-up Working Number United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 11-28-79-2821 - ou ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN George H. Berkhofer, photographer June, 1979 JAN 3 NOV 2 8 at tower. The Frank/Bookwalter/House Springfield, Clark County, Ohio View of north half of facade looking upwards negatives at 112 Church St., S. Charleston, Ohio Springfield, Clark County, Ohio George H. Berkhofer, photographer June, 1979 nehatives at 112 Church St., S. Charleston, Ohio storys, as well as excavated garage. View from NOV 2 8 1979 JAN 3 East side of Fountain Ave. looking west. The Frank Bookwalter' House George H.

Berkhofer, photographer June, 1979 Photo #3 75 NOV 2 8 1979 JAN 3 looking upwards. Springfield, Clark County, Ohio negatives at 112 Church St., S. Charleston, Ohio View of 3 story bay on north side of House; Springfield, Clark County, Ohi) George H. Berkhofer, photographer June, 1979 negatives at 112 Church St., S. Charleston, Ohio NOV 2 8 1979 JAN 3 tics rooms, porches and corner of garage built onto carriage house. View is looking east from View of the rear of House, showing Services/domes- rear of lot. The Frank/Bookwalter/ House Springfield, Clark County, Ohio June, 1979 NOV 2 8 1979 The Frank Bookwalter House George H. Berkhofer, photographer View from northwest corner of House looking west. negatives at 112 Church St., S.

Charleston, Ohio JAN 3 NOV 28 1879 S SPRINGFIELD, OHEY SPRINGFIELD QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC Springfield Quadrangle, zone 17 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 259740 X 4422140 Ohio Historical Center 1-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 November 19, 1979 NOV 4 8 1979 Ms. Carol Shull, Acting Keeper 440 G Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20243 Parker, John P., House Bookwalter, Francis, House Eckis, Nicholas, House Miller, Daniel, House Seven Early Office Buildings of Central Square Hunter, James, Stone House St.

John's Evangelical Lutheran Church DLB: cw enclosures Sincerely, Resubmission Athens County Coshocton/Muskingum Counties Coshocton County Mahoning County Muskingum County Marion County Adams-Gray House Sharp Residence Columbiana County Harper-Cosgrave Block Franklin County Enclosed are twelve new National Register submissions and one resubmission. Ohio Historic Preservation Office Weethee Historic District New submissions State Historic Preservation Officer Brown County Bretz Farm Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel Scioto County National Register of Historic Places Clark County Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service All the new nominations have been approved by the state review board and the owmers informed of our intent to nominate. Please let me know if we can provide any additional information. Dear Ms. Shull: David L.

Brook STATE ( Miller, Daniel, House Location Portsmouth Oxford Springfield Hartville Name Delphos Hamilton County Butler County Third Presbyterian Church Allen County Showboat Majestic Scioto County (Northminster Presbyterian Church) Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel Cincinnati West Lafayette vicinity Also Notified Coshocton County Clark County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hartville Hotel St. John Catholic Church Bookwalter, Francis, House JAN 3 1980 OHIO Date Entered Kumler,Elias, House 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. Honorable Clarence J. Brown The Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohio 43211 Honorable Clarence E. Miller Honorable.

Douglas Applegate Location 1/14/80 Byers/bjr Name Harper-Cosgrave Block Zanesville Date Entered New Concord vicinity Adamsville vicinity Guernsey County Also Notified Honorable Ralph Regula Honorable Tennyson Guyer Honorable Thomas N. Kindness Muskingum County Columbiana County Honorable John M. Ashbrook East Fairfield State Historic Preservation Officer For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6 ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Stovertown vicinity Mr. David Brook STATE OHIO JAN 31980 Honorable William H. Harsha