Nomination for Third Presbyterian Church

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON 2 LOCATION STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF 7th, C.J.Brown PRESENT USE PUBLIC X PRIVATE STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE X RELIGIOUS _IN PROCESS 1 YES: RESTRICTED BEING CONSIDERED -YES: UNRESTRICTED MILITARY 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC. County Bldg., 31 N. Limestone St.

REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 023 039 Springfield TITLE DATE OBJECT UNOCCUPIED HISTORIC CODE DISTRICT COUNTY STATE CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION OWNERSHIP MUSEUM COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE PARK GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC PUBLIC ACQUISITION NAME INDUSTRIAL Clark Ohio STATUS COURTHOUSE. Clark County Recorder's Office BUILDING(S) Church of God Sanctified _OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY - ENTERTAINMENT 7l4 N. Limestone St. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE _EDUCATIONAL SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS FOR NPS USE ONLY - BOTH RECEIVED NOV 2 8 1979 -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL none X GOOD _MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Stanton Ave. or long side, for the Church section, is CONDITION UNALTERED DETERIORATED DESCRIPTION FAIR arched window. CHECK ONE The Third or Northminster Presbyterian Church is a rectangular the western and is nearly circular with conical roof.Next to Limestone St.it has a symmetrical appearance showing a one shorter than the southern and has a 4-part window below the part window below a doublet which is actually within the gable window complex of half-rose resting on three arched sections. be divided into two areas for analysis: the church proper and wing which forms part of the nave.It is l.5 storys high with XALTERED story building with hipped roof, surmounted by an octagonal the offices and classrooms section. On the east is the classrooms Section which takes the place of clerestory with triplet arched openings on every other side.

gable roof which reaches point where clerestory begins. Most The foundations of the whole structure are rock-faced limestone a7-part blind arcade below the eaves.Both towers are square shorter than the Sanctuary wing to the west. Semi-circular arched doorways. The northern tower is slightly and a quasi-octagonal tower at the corner. The wing has a four- unchanged since its construction in 1893-4. The building can Within the gable area is a triplet, arched window below a single masonry with a brownstone belting course at ground level.The of this Section is used to carry the original stained glass slate with terra cotta ridge tiles and finials. with pyramidal roofs. The center of this side has a large The Church proper is a square Section.When viewed from water table level is also brownstone.

All archways, whether door eaves.The southern tower has a triplet, arched window below it is a doorway leading into the vestibule. This side has a Ave.it is a hipped roof section with small wing in the center of the Section..This wing is same heighth as corner tower, but _EXCELLENT structure of 80'x 90'with the short end facing Limestone St. wing, also, which is duplicate to the Limestone St. side and The clerestory is topped with an octagonal, onion type dome. is a dark red, pressed "philadelphia type brick. The roofs are XORIGINAL SITE DATE UNEXPOSED has original stained glass window. Stanton Ave. is the south side. elsewhere on the building. Both corners on Limestone St. have square tower entrances with the wings with stained glass windows. When viewed from Stanton extremely similar to the Limestone St.side. Its western tower and the longer on Stanton Avenue.

Externally it is virtually The eastern tower in lower than door on the other side of it. _RUINS Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED NOV 4 8 1979 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED Third Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio nave original arrangement of rooms. The Church is designed in wedge-shaped auditorium style. All original furniture is now removed and it is used as a counting illuminated by the clerestory above. The offices wing was drastically remodeled by the previous ceilings and dome Sections have been covered with inexpensive It should also be noted that original pipe organ, located to CONTINUATION SHEET an octagonal skylight in art nouveau glass, all original.This is caused plaster damage and this was seen to be the cheapest remedy.

On the interior, a number of changes have been wrought. sanctuary and located in the northwest tower was a baptistry. terior and rebuilt.It is now almost impossible to detect the about 1950.before the congragation sold the building to its stage directly in front of the organ area.To the left of the congregation, rather than repair.The decorative Pipe grill and the right of the shallow sanctuary, was removed by previous present occupants. Apparently failures in the slate roofing Although all original woodwork and pews are in place, all walls, FOR NPS USE ONLY pasteboard tiles. These areas of plaster, according to original 1980 The top of the central dome consists of room by the ushers. congregation in the 1950's.It was virtually gutted on the in- AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW _ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC , - COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE X ARCHITECTURE MUSIC POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES arch. Charles A. Cregar STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

The two major buildings of Cregar already on the Register, the must therefore be carried by a system of arches connecting 1893-94 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC X1800-1899 PERIOD EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT SIGNIFICANCE AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS ART BUILDER/ARCHITECT RELIGION INDUSTRY ENGINEERING EDUCATION THEATER LAW PREHISTORIC TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE 1900- MILITARY a slightly different view of his thinking. _COMMUNICATIONS _1700-1799 piercing of walls to admit as much light as possible;contrasting the Pittsburgh County Buildings and St.

Raphael is not absolutely -SCULPTURE talents of Local architect Charles A.Cregar.It is also one given to fairly stark interiors with heavy emphasis on the Bible, fame is the unique clerestory and octagonal onion dome.As far Original elevations of the two principal sides, in the possession SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN LITERATURE the walls and thus distributing the thrust. Whether necessary or _PHILOSOPHY The Third Presbyterian, or Northminster Presbyterian What perhaps gives 3rd Presbyterian its greatest claim to dome concept Seems to derive from the so-called Mosque of Omar readily apparent, there are no interior supporting columns.It product, however, has little contrast between brownstone and trim was to contrast with the building's main fabric.

The finished Although the precise technique of supporting the dome is not unique, they do demonstratehis main objectives: the use of rock This dome Seems a brilliant inspiration. Although the point could be argued, the inspiration for this In 3rd Presbyterian Church, much of this has been changed. Church in Springfield is one of the major public buildings faced masonry in Romanesque style, but a light colored stone; of the City and like most of the others, is a product of the City Building and St. Raphael Church, both show him at his contr. Russell Bros. or "Mosque of the Rock" in Jerusalem.For a Protestant denomination _CONSERVATION not, he did angle the foundations of the church section to help of his later projects --he died in 1896 -- and thus presents INVENTION _COMMERCE ot the Clark County Historical Society, indicate that the brownstone buttress this load.

classic best.While the City Bldg.is similar in concept to Serving only to illuminate non-essential rooms or attics. of stained glass, windows are small and relatively few, usually is missing here.with the exception of the two great complexes brick or stone work to highlight architectural features.

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES The SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLIC, Feb. 1, 1894, p. 6 pp. 489-90 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE George H. Berkhofer, Exec. Director STREET & NUMBER 300 W. Main St. CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - LOCAL - 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 GPO 888-445 513-324-0657 TELEPHONE DATE 3/22/1979 NORTHING CODE Springfield TITLE COUNTY ORGANIZATION STATE Ohio Clark County Historical Society ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED UTM NOT VERIFIED ZONE EASTING 198' to the starting point. 1-3.80 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD AND CLARK COUNTY, by Wm. M. Rockel, 1908, ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY_Less than one Building is situated on city lots # 1338 & 1339; beginning at the corner of Limestone & Stanton, running north on Limestone St. for a total of 120', LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES UTM REFERENCES Springfield Quadrangle then east along a line for 198', then south for 120', then west for ZONE 1942.318.6.0 Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED NOV - 8 1979 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINA TION FORM Third Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio in Springfield in architecture; two, it helped to lighten an GPO 892 455 in his usual style of Romanesque to accomodate the newer fashion. way of alleviating the problem of gloominess while putting his produce an atmosphere conducive to prayer and meditation without personal stamp upon the structure -- not to mention exhibiting In the first place, it allowed Cregar to create something unique tion, he was beginning to have strong competition from the resorting to the traditional and overworked Gothic theme.

otherwise gloomy interior and three, it probably was felt to rapidly and popularizing a somewhat gloomy Queen Anne style in In the final analysis,3rd Presbyterian is a unique a tour de force in technical expertise. CONTINUATION SHEET DATE ENTERED rising young architect, Robert Gotwald. The latter was designing Yet, as was also usual for him, he devised a striking and unique ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 2 statement architecturally by Cregar. At the time of its concep- ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN /- 3.80 Send-back - OTHER KEEPER Inventory ARCHEOLOGIST HAER CONTROL TECHNICAL Maps Review HISTORIAN Photos Re-submit National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF State Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 2-3-81 Entered JAN 3 Working Number 11-28-79 2834 1980 March, 1979 S. Charleston, photo.

# 10/4 NOV 2 8 1979 Church, 3rd Presbyterian Springfield, 112 Church St. Stanton Ave. G.H.Berkhofer, Clark Co., Ohio JAN 3 NºE 980 northwest Ohio side, looking March, 1979 S.Charleston, O. side, looking NOV 2 8 1979 northeast 3rd Presbyterian Springfield, Church Stanton Ave. JAN3 G.H.Berkhofer 112 Church St. Clark Co., Ohio photo #2 G.H.Berkhofer March, 1979 NOV 2 8 1979/ Springfield, 3rd Presbyterian Church Limestone St. southeast. 112 Church St. Clark Co., Ohio S. Charleston, side, looking photo March, 1979 1ooking south- photo # NOV 2 8 1979 Springfield, Church 3rd Presbyteria Rear of Church, 112 Church St. Clark Co., Ohio G.H.Berkhofer S.Charleston, 0.

West GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPRINGFIELD QUADRANGLE SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) NOV C8 1979 P NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES RECEIVED hio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 NOV < 8 1979 November 14, 1979 Ms. Carol Shull, Acting Keeper 440 G Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20243 Dear Ms. Shull: St. John Catholic Church Kumler, Elias, House Harper, Samuel, Stone House David L.

Brook DLB: cw enc losur es Sincerely, Hartville Hotel Dunbar Historic District Enclosed are seven regular National Regular submissions.All have been Showboat Majestic Montgomgery County Third Presbyterian Church Allen County Clark County Heritage Conservation & Recreation Service Hamilton County Butler County to nominate.Please note that the recommended level of significance Ohio Historic Preservation Office State Historic Preservation Officer of the Showboat Majestic has been checked as national. National Register of Historic Places Guernsey County approved by the state review board and the owmers informed of our intent December 18, 1979 Ms. Carol D. Shull U. S. Department of the Interior 440 G Street, N.W. Washington, D. C.

20243 Thank you for your letter dated December 3,1979, informing us that our church It is our feeling that we have a property worthy of preservation for our community Building and St. Raphael Church, also designed by Mr. Creagar. in regard to our pending nomination. Springfield, Ohio 45503 Sincerely, Pension Building standards for rehabilitation. Acting Keeper of the National Register CJS:gd designed structures by Charles Creagar, can be restored by cleaning and sealing property has been nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service As pastor and representative of our church, I was certainly elated by the news. by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service to come to a favorable decision We are very interested in obtaining federal grants and do appreciate every consideration Dear Ms. Shull: and city.

The full architectural value of our church, one of several beautifully We shall contact the office of Technical Preservation Services for information regarding the exterior walls and renovating the stain glass windows.In addition, we see our building as an integral part of such historic landmarks as the Arcade, the City 714 North Limestone Street Church of God Sanctified Bishop TLLEPH.NE C LL (ATTACHED) INITIALS DATE REC'D THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ACTION TAKEN DEC 2 7 1979 SENSE (ATTACHED) VAL SENI JAN 3 1980 Bookwalter, Fraucis, House (Northminster Presbyterian Church) - St.

John Catholic Church Miller, Daniel, House Location Portsmouth Hartville STATE Name Oxford Cincinnati Butler County Allen County Delphos Springfield Showboat Majestic West Lafayette vicinity Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel Third Presbyterian Church Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hamilton County Date Entered Coshocton County Scioto County Hartville Hotel Clark County Kumler, Elias,House OHIO STATE OHIO Hunter, James, Stone House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Mr. David Brook Byers/bjr Honorable Clarence J. Brown Honorable John M.. Ashbrook Columbus, Ohio 43211 Location New Concord vicinity Zanesville Columbiana County Name East Fairfield Harper-Cosgrave Block Date Entered Honorable Ralph Regula 1/14/ Guernsey County Stovertown vicinity Adamsville vicinity Also Notified Honorable Thomas N.

Kindness For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6 Muskingum County State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable Clarence E. Miller St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Honorable Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Honorable Tennyson Guyer Honorable Douglas Applegate ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue Harper, Samuel, Stone House Eckis, Nicholas, House The Ohio Historical Society JAN JAN31980 Honorable William H. Harsha