Major Bibliographical References Letter, David Kelly to David Brook, May 19, 1978 Barth, Harold B., History of Columbiana County, Ohio, 2 vols., Topeka: Historical Publishing Co., 1926. 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property - parallel to and 44' from Sixth Street; and on the west by a line parallel to and 120' from _ state 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification .
national X local 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated State Historic Preservation Officer signature 614-466-1500 code county date Easting Northing 11/30/79 Zone telephone Columbus Attest: title less than one List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED Chief of Registration UMT References Verbal boundary description and justification The nominated property is bounded on the north by the name/title David A.
Simmons SHPO The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: For HCRS use only Keeper of the National Register Ohio 43211 city or town sidewalk on Sixth Street;on the east by the sidewalk of Jackson Street;on the south bya line date 5.20.80 GPO 938 As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. UTM NOT VERIFIED I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Jackson Street.This area consists of the platted city lot of the property.
Quadrangle scale 1:24000 4/3/80 Photos - Inventory - MAY 29 1980 KEEPER OTHER TECHNICAL Entered CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Send-back Re-submit HAER HISTORIAN United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register Write-up Working Number Federal Register Entry 2.3.81 REVIEW UNIT BRANCH CHIEF 5.20.80 4-15-80 1130 State Ikirt House, East Liverpoo1, Columbiana County, Ohio Photographer: David Simmons, 3/79 MAY 2 9 1980 APR 1 5 1980 Negative: Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ikirt House, East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio Photographer: David A. Simmons, 3/79 APR 15 1980 Negative: Ohio Historic Preservation Office #2/view of house from northeast MAY 2 9 1980 Ikirt House, East Liverpool, Columbiana #¾view of house from east MAY 2 9 1980 APR 1 5 1980 Negative: Ohio Historic Preservation Office County, Ohio Photograher: David A.
Simmons 3/79 Ikirt House, East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio Photographer: David Kelly, 4/79 Negative: 3242 St. Clair Ave. East Liverpool MAY 2 9 1980 APR 1 5 1980 County, Ohio Photographer: David Kelly, 4/79 Negative: 3242 St. Clair Ave., East Liverpool MAY 2 9 1980 APR 1 5 1980 Ikirt House, East Liverpool, Columbiana #5view of door on north side Ikirt House, East Liverpoo1, Columbiana County, Ohio Photographer: David Kelly, 4/79 MAY 2 9 1980 APR 1 5 1980 Negative: 3242 St. Clair Ave., East Liverpool #6/view of anteroom and door on north side Ikirt House, East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio Photographer: David Kelly, 4/79 Negative: 3242 St. Clair Ave.,East Liverpoo] MAY 2 9 1980 APR 1 5 1980 #7/view of parlor fireplace mantel Ikirt House, East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio Photographer: David Kelly, 4/79 Negative: 3242 St.
Clair Ave., East Liverpool #8view of dining room MAY 2 9 1980 APR 1 5 1980 Ikirt House, East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio Photographer: David Kelly, 4/79 Negative: 3242 St. Clair Ave., East Liverpool MAY 29 1980 APR 1 5 1980 #9/view of hallway washroom UTM Reference MAY 29 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EAST LIVERPOOL SOUTH QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO Lkirt House OHIO-WEST VIROINIA-PENNSYLVANIA APR 15 1980 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES NATIONAL RECEIVED STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES ROAD CLASSIFICATION REPRESENTED BY THE EAST LIVERPOOL SOUTH, OHIO-W. VA.PA 17/535380/449%520 APR 1 5 1980 304/387-1620 OR 527-2000 January 18, 1980 Mr. David A. Simmons I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr.
Simmons: that the Ikirt House, 202 Sixth Street, East Liverpool, Ohio has been tures go the way of the wrecking crew for parking lots. Harold R. Ossman President HRO/gc Ohio Historical Center Historical Places. Chester; West Virginia 26034 for the consideration you are giving the Ikirt House.We wholeheartedly When Mr.Kelley first approached this association about financial considered by your department to be listed in the National Register of Very truly yours, Hancock County help to purchase this property it looked fruitless.The more my Board sightedness to see what could be done with this home and also your office Ohio Historic Preservation Office approve of your nomination.
Mr.Kelley is to be complimented on his resourcefulness and far- thought of it the more we liked the idea of Mr.Kelley's to rehabilitate THE TRI-STATE SAVINGS CENTER SINCE 1899 federal Savings and foanAssociation It gives this lending institution great pride and pleasure to learn the structure into a beautiful show place. Too many of these type struc- APR 1 5 1980 517 BROADWAY 403 POTTERS SAVINGS & LOAN BUILDING EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO TELEPHONE: 386-4256 Mr. David L. Brook 1-71 and 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr. Brook: As an architect practicing architecture in Columbiana County, Ohio for the past Liverpool, Ohio to the National Register of Historic Places. This house for years has been one of the best constructed houses in East Liverpool and is typical of its period. For your information, this house was constructed by Dr.
If you desire a copy of the plans for this building, kindly contact Mr. Bruce A. Kelly, 3242 St. Clair Avenue, East Liverpool, Ohio 43920. Mr. David A. Simmons, Historian & Manager, National Register Program Mr. Bruce A. Kelly 43920 ARCHITECT be appreciated. ROBERT F. BEATTY Ohio Historic Preservation Office Congressman Ikirt. RFB:ek Ohio Historical Center State Historic Preservation Officer Anything you can do to preserve this site and make it an historical building would Ikirt who served two terms in the Congress of the United States from the 18th District, 21 January 1980 Ohio and at one time President Garfield spent a night in this house as the guest of forty-five years, it is my pleasure to nominate the Ikirt House, 200 Sixth Street, East AIA Registered Architect, A.L.A. JAN 251980 EAST LIVERPOOL PAUL H.
ZEHNDER 1323 Fairmont Street 13 FEBRUARY 1980 APR 1 5 1980 IF YOU NEED FURTHUR INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT YOUR 43920 REGISTER EAST RECEIVED NATIONAL CONVENIENCE. Telephone 385-9469 SINCERELY YOURS, Clerk of Council EAST LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION IS A TRUE COPY OF LEGISLATION PASSED BY EAST LIVERPOOL CITY DEAR SIRS: MEETING, THE VOTE TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION WAS UNANAMOUS--SEVEN TO ZERO IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. OHIO HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD COUNCIL AT IT's REGULAR MEETING HELD 4 FEBRUARY 1980. City Of COLUMBUS, OHIO City of Action PAUL H. ZEHNDER, CLERK, ALL VOTING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT. PRESIDENT PRO-TEM HOMER MERCER PRESIDED FOR THIS OHIO A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE NOMINATION OF THE IKIRT HOUSE, 202 W.
SIXTH STREET, EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, BY THE OHIO BOARD, COLUMBUS, OHIO, FOR PLACEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICE, UNITED STATES Department of the Interior, and nominated to the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board the Heritage Conservation land Recreation Service, United States NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST LIVERPOOL, STATE OF OHIO: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sponsored: by: Planning Committee. MAYOR ATTEST: preservation as a national historic and cultural resource, UPON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC HISTORIC SITE PRESERVATION ADVISORY DAVID BUZZARD Ohio, by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board, Columbus LAW DIRECTOR RESOLUTION NUMBER PLACES OF THE HERITAGE CONSERVATION Resolution to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Columbus, Ohio.
placement of said site upon the United States Department.of Interior's APR51980 WHEREAS, the Ikirt House, 202 W. Sixth Street, has been recently SECTION 2. That the Clerk of Council certify a copy of this COUNCIL CLERK OF/ COUNCIL Passed this Ohio, for placement upon the National Register of Historic Places of nomination of the Ikirt House, 202 W. Sixth Street, East Liverpool, qualified for inclusion in/the National Register of Historic Places of City Council wishes to go on record as supporting the Honuw APR 1 5 1980 Feb. 15, 1980 3242 St. Clair Ave. East Liverpool, Ohio 43920 Columbus, Ohio 43211 Att: David L. Brook 200 W. Sixth E.Liverpool, 0. taught in high school by Dr. Ikirt's daughters, Miss Rubiene retirement age. They spoke many times of the Washington D.C. 15' x 35' third floor ballroom.
Dear Sir; State Historic Preservation Officer David Simmons informing us that the Ikirt House was being Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board. our area's heritage. given National Register nomination consideration by the and Miss Olive.The former was an English literature teacher This home has been a landmark in East Liverpool and notable people were entertained in the Ikirt Hcuse's too, our son David was in architectural school at Carnegie- Congressional District. They often referred to their mother's Ohio Historical Center years when their father vas a Congressman from the i8th Re: Ikirt House We were delighted to receive the letter from Mr.
for the past one hundred years cr so.It was never out of we this aspect of the house.In fact, it was through his efforts gracious, rather eccentric part of the city's social, civic, teen-agers, and so it was when the " For Sale" sign went on the Ikirt family until now.The Ikirts were a and the latter taught American history.This was in the late in dealing with a niece of the Ikirts femily also,as Mrs. Ikirt had been e Holmes of the Oliver Mellon University at the time and he realized much more than the house we coulan't think of it being used asa I-7l end 17th Ave. that we were able to acquire chopped into apartments, or torn down for a parking lot. Then fluential in the financing of this old, but valuable, part of The house itself has never been remodeled. The thirties and early forties, and at that time both were nearing Wendell Holmes ccnnecticn.
During thase years many famous Ohio Historic Preservation Cffice first floor woodwork is walnut, planed from trees found on basement, badly corroded, but salvageable. Even the etched shelves. Although. the heirs had disposed of all furnishings before the house was placed on the market, a few things such as a French doll, an antique pistol, school diplomas, books, neve spent many hours removing wallpaper, sanding floors, and Sincerely thanking you for this consideration, we are The Kelly Family Since acquiring the property our sons still at home, glass globesthickly covered with dust were found on the cellar We would very much like a copy of the nomination; and yet to be explored. been found.There are still parts cf the many rooms and closets Tery truly yours, are hopeful of a favorable review of the-same.
old newspapers, and letters ( as per enclosed samples) have David who was mentioned earlier, and Philip who teaches school, valuable assist. All the original brass gas light fixtures were found in the size,the listing in the National Register would be anin- the Ikirt farm property near Beaver Creek back in the 187c's. hauling away debris. However, with a restoration project of this FEB 20 1980 DAVID B. KELLY APR 1 5 1980 3242 ST. CLAIR AVE. EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO 43920 Along with my parents, I was very pleased to learn restoration, it is our desire to live there as well as main- The Dale Thompson home here, which is on the Register, is The Thompson house, for only a slight time of seniority, is very much influenced by the"Italianate" villa of an object to be embellished and to convey its owners' position property.
concerns.) two very visible restorations cf Victorian office structures Dear Sir; that our property was being considered for the nomination to neo-classical detailing and ceremonial quality of its spaces. area, and were outside the mainstream of the pottery owner/worker interesting especially when viewed in relationship to our downtown location and the notability of its residents, that like to foster with this preservation. the National Register of Historic Places. Especially a block away from the house.
structures in either new ways or continuation of use in very much of the historic fabric of this town or the equally an interesting contrast.(As well as the contrast of the life devoted much time to public service and Ikirt was a charter member of many womenis clubs and to allow and the Carnegie Library in view of the demolition of so becomes especially interesting when ccmpared to the Ikirt hcme's misguided "improvements" that depersonalized many old a home but certainly less than a museum. After complete into varicus forms, ie. tours, meeting place for selected This would only continue the traditions of Designed about 5 to 10 years apart, there 1s quite styles of the original owners- the Chompsons were entrepreneurs Isolated on its yard, it stands as structures.
There have been some notable exceptions, such as Likewise, I hope to use the Ikirt house as somethirg more than tain a small private design studio, perhaps in the carriage type of historic carry-over to enrich the present that I would and beccmes a major element of the composition. This detail oriented. Victorian interpretation. Its campanile-inspired tower is attenuated gratifying to me is the potential recognition of this home has prompted much interest. a stylistic difference and to have both examples present is enhance the experience of "visiting the Library" with its It is,for this reason, that the nomination is especially This interest could be channeled the same clubs to meet in the house on a selective basis is the the house. in the community. DAVID B. KELLY 3242 ST. CLAIR AVE.
EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO 43920 reflect the fashions of the Second Empire and the urbanized Apart from the stylistic considerations, the house can not characters" due to prominence, achievement, or whatever. This lamily, Dy sneer public service and involvement, be it pro- Ieel, adds credence to the nomination in equal weight to the In closing, I wish to commend the Chio Historical Society Respectfully, stylistic considerations. certainly a marvelous asset to this community and very commendable professional quality of the film and display techniques.It is unremarkable- this could be a corner element for a row-house We await the nomination decision with great interest.
example of the Second Empire that is answering the same design smaller examples but these were built for a differing set of of design priorities to the same problem- to house a relatively upward to rise above the sidewalks all reflect a different set We visited this weekend and were impressed by the sleekly shortened and pushed into the mass of the house itself, and fessicnal service, or editdializing, or accomplishment has thus loses the strength of being an independent element.This True, the house is isolated, but the detailing is not exactly needs and intentions.
design as far as placement of design elements is concerned.) assumes a local significance.There is probably nc other size can boast of people who are in the true sense "town facing the streets is highly developed while the sides are rapidity of stylistic change in the second half of the l9th Llle style of the transtorming Paris. (Indeed, the corner certainly been a part of the fabric of this town and this, I This problems cf the Thompson house within the area.And certainly stylistic differences to the Thompson house, that the house house reflects a more urban conception of living and planning There are be divorced from the occupants. Mansarding, decorative insets of varied scale bricks, the sweep for the part it played in the realization of the Ceramic Museum Most towns of relatively small MAY 29 1980 Mumna, Jacob E.
W., House Huntington, Franz, House Gates Mil1s Black, Philip J., House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, JI. Honorable Tony P. Hall Mr. David Brook Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr 6/9/80 Location Newark Dayton STATE Cuyahoga County Franklin County Name Ikirt House Oakwood Stanton Farm Morrow County Montgomery County Levering Hall Date Entered Columbus Honorable Douglas Applegate The Ohio Historical Society Wilson's Mills Settlement District East Liverpool Loudonville Honorable John M. Ashbrook ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ashland County Warren County State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable William H. Harsha Licking County Honorable Charles A. Vanik For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Honorable Samuel L. Devine Also Notified Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Mount Gilead Springboro. Columbiana County OHIO
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