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FHR-8-300 (11-78) United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries - complete applicable sections 1. Name historic Berea Union Depot and/or common 2. Location street & number 30 Depot Street __not for publication city, town Berea __ vicinity of congressional district 23 - Ronald Mottl state Ohio code 039 county Cuyahoga code 035 3.
Classification Category __district Ownership Status Present Use x building(s) __public __occupied x agriculture __museum __structure x private __unoccupied x commercial __park __site __both x work in progress __educational __private residence __object Public Acquisition Accessible __entertainment __religious __in process x yes: restricted __government __scientific __being considered __yes: unrestricted __industrial __transportation __no __military __other: 4.
Owner of Property name Berea Union Depot Corporation street & number PO Box 38220 city, town Olmsted Falls __ vicinity of state Ohio 44138 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Cuyahoga County Administration Building street & number 1219 Ontario city, town Cleveland state Ohio 6. Representation in Existing Surveys title has this property been determined eligible? __yes __no date __federal __state __county __local depository for survey records city, town state 7.
Description Condition ___ excellent ___ deteriorated _X_ good ___ ruins ___ fair ___ unexposed Check one ___ unaltered _X_ altered Check one _X_ original site ___ moved date ___________ Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance The Berea Union Depot is a two-story building in the Victorian Gothic style with a gable roof and a square tower projecting from the north side of the building. It is a masonry structure of Berea sandstone measuring approximately 24 feet by 70 feet, with load-bearing walls approximately 12 inches thick. The wooden roof joists support a roof of slate shingles. The windows of the first story are rectangular, and there are two Gothic windows in each end of the building, a large pointed window in a south gable, and three lancets on each face of the tower.
A large masonry archway in the base of the tower provides the main entrance to the building. The tower originally had a steep mansard roof and elaborate ornamental cresting which have been removed. There are 10-foot wide platforms on the north, east, and south sides of the building which are sheltered by bracketed veranda roofs. The interior is divided into two waiting rooms, a ticket and telegraph office, a baggage room, and a rest room. Ceilings are 17 feet high. The interior wooden trim of oak, consisting of ceiling moldings, window casings, and walls of vertical siding, is 90% intact. 8.
Significance Period Areas of Significance - Check and justify below prehistoric archeology-prehistoric community planning landscape architecture religion 1400-1499 archeology-historic conservation law science 1500-1599 agriculture economics literature sculpture 1600-1699 x architecture education military social/ 1700-1799 art engineering music humanitarian x 1800-1899 commerce exploration/settlement philosophy theater 1900- communications industry politics/government x transportation invention other (specify) Specific dates 1876 - 1931 Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The Berea Union Depot was a significant hub in the railroad networks of northeastern Ohio from the time of its construction in 1876 until its closing in 1931. In addition, the building is an unusually substantial and well-designed example of Victorian Gothic railroad station architecture.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad was constructed in 1850 and passed through Berea. By the mid-1870s a new passenger station was needed. The growth of Berea and its railroad facilities was due to the fact that the Berea stone quarry industry constituted the world's largest sandstone operations in the late 19th century. Construction of the new depot was completed on May 3, 1876. The Plain Dealer called the building "the finest passenger facility outside the big cities." In addition to the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & Indianapolis Railroad, the station was later used by the Big Four (Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago) and the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, later combined to form the New York Central and finally the Penn Central. In the 1880s ten trains each day east and west and eight trains each day north and south stopped at the station.
The depot also served a local street railway. The sandstone construction and Victorian Gothic detail of the Berea depot are unusual for northeastern Ohio, where wooden and occasionally brick stations are more common. In addition to its architectural character and its importance in the history of Berea industry, the Berea Union Depot has always been a significant source of civic pride, including its designation as a historic site by the Berea City Council in 1980. 9. Major Bibliographical References City Grindstone Advertiser, April 13, 1876. National Model Railroad Association Bulletin, March, 1976. W. F. Holzworth, Men of Grit and Greatness (Berea, 1975), 42-46. W. G. Rose, Cleveland: Making of a City (Cleveland, 1950), 236, 493, 1068. 10.
Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 0.9 Acre Quadrangle name Lakewood Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 UMT References A | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Zone Easting Northing B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zone Easting Northing C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Verbal boundary description and justification The property consists of permanent parcel No. 362-06-028, Cuyahoga County, being the lot on which the building stands. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state code county code state code county code 11.
Form Prepared By name/title Eric Johannesen, Preservation Officer Ellis Lovell Berea Union Depot Corporation organization Western Reserve Historical Society date 1980 street & number 10825 East Boulevard telephone 216-721-5722 city or town Cleveland state Ohio 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state XX 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 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.
State Historic Preservation Officer signature title Acting SHPO date 8/27/80 For HCRS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register date 11/21/80 Keeper of the National Register Attest: Chief of Registration GPO 938 835. M. & O. Film -- April 29 - 1876 p^#3 BEREA PUBLIC LIBRARY 1994 OME. DIAGRAM OF BEREA DEPOT.
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Gents' Room, 23 x 15 ft. B. Ladies' and Baggage Room, 23 x 16 ft. C. Ticket Office, 10 x 11 ft., communication with both Gentlemen's and Ladies' Rooms, by windows, one on either side. Baggage Room, 10 x 16 ft. D. Express Room, 10 x 16 ft. E. F. Vesta, 13 ft. wide. 0 Columns supporting tower forming Vestibule. R Railroad tracks. X Street track E. S. F Floor. I Doors. O Windows. OUR NEW DEPOT. An Elegant Structure.
It is not surprising that strangers who have heretofore passed Berea Station, or left the cars there, have been unfavorably impressed with the arrangements, by the old, dingy dilapidated "building," in both down to track, and termed, by all, freight and passenger rooms, though not any of the usual accommoda- tions for the comfort of travelers, surrounded by nothing attractive in the way of graded grounds or other works, did not present a very pre- possessing appearance. This state of affairs has henceforth to be classed with the past.
One of the neatest depots of its size, has been completed, many miles in advance of the companion- will ... tween two tracks, serving a both, freight and passenger bouse, is ultimately intended to become a model and for the compuny, whose success is evidenced by nothing attractive in their arrangements, not only for launds and buildings, but everything on the road. The main building (upon which the old station of the pass. Dept. of the Lake Shore R. R. stood) is one of the elegant depots of the kind to be found in any locality. It is now nearly completed, and will be occupied on Sunday next. The walls are of Berea Stone "rock face," 18 inch courses, sufficient height to give eighteen feet between the floor and ceiling of the "sitting room." To the front, a handsome tower forty-five feet high, surmounted with a flag staff, ornament the front.
A veranda twelve feet wide, extends around three sides of the building. The platform in front of the building, is twenty feet wide, extending to the railroad tracks and on a level with the same. Platform seventy feet wide, will extend to the east in one direction, abutting track, making the entire length nearly 500 feet. The interior is finished in excellent style, and designed by skillful hands. The staving and moulding which, is of oak, presents a highly ornamental appearance, and forms a pleasant contrast with the tinted pine walls and ceilings. The rooms--well lighted, until observation windows having been placed above the veranda roof, the plain windows being somewhat darkened by it.
The ladies dressing room is furnished with water-closets which could be a credit to a first class hotel, and supplied with water, from a huge tank constructed over the "close," receiving its supply from the roof of the building. The diagram above gives, shows the relative size and position of the various apartments. The question is often asked, "do the Lake Shore trains stop while they depot?" We learn from a reliable source that arrangements are likely to be made soon whereby this depot, at both traks, will stop. ... nds necessary on the roof of Connell Hall. A large number of bills were allowed and referred to the Ordinance Committee. Special privileged Ordinance No. 29--passed. Case Ord'd. The Clerk presented the County Auditor's statement on the amount of additions taxes assessed on the County, which is as follows: Road purpose, levy..........$3028 89 Bond purpose, corporation levy.....
1397 18 Main road tax............... 806 48 Maintaining Bridges........ 477 27 Special Bridges................ 67 04 Main and County Bridges to July 14th, 1875.... 314 36 Bridge specials, 1873.......... 22 00 Total.................$6113 22 The Mayor presented the financial report of money collated. The Receipts are as follows: Rent of Council Hall.........$21 00 Fines...................... 17 00 Total.........$38 00 The Clerk presented his annual exhibit already published. All is above reported were read and placed on file. The retiring members then drew a round of thanks, the council adjourning, they now obligated to surrender the easy chairs for the use of their successors, who will be sworn in at the next meeting. Easter Services. Sunday next, the 14th inst., being Easter Sunday, the services at St. Thomas's Chapel, will commence at ten o'clock a. m. instead of half-past ten, as usual. All are cordially invited. A Mammoth Relic. Mr. J.
Goos of this village, has shown us a powder hown which was taken to this land by his grandfather from Wales during the Revolutionary war. The date "1708" is carved upon it which makes it now 170 years old if it is the year it was made, as is supposed. Kurtis Crawford, we are starting a class in German, already constituted by a quarter column SEP 2 2 1980 NOV 2 1 1980 a credit to a first class hotel, and is supplied with water from a large well constructed over the culleo, receiving its supply from the roof of the building. A diagram on this page, shows the relative size and position of the various apartments. The question is often asked - "will the Lake Shore trains stop at the new depot?" We learn from a reliable source that arrangements are still being made, by which all passenger trains on both roads, will stop at the new hotel.
The depot now being built by the Lake Shore Railroad, and to be used by both roads, and the new depot, will be on the same floor. The taras and rooms connected with the hotel are not only much larger than those of the C.C.C. & I. h., but are of possible access to persons of passing over by both roads, being placed about 500 feet farther east. All Lake Shore trains detained, at the depot, across to the new hotel, the greater travel, for the convenience of the accommodation trains running on both lines. The railroad accomodations at Norwalk, will not be inferior to any one of the size in the state. The new depot is not to be left with unsightly surroundings.
The company are not only enterprising patrons themselves, but own land on the south side of the track, in front where the grounds and the hotel are laid out and being terraced and devoted to shrubbery and flower beds, a portion of which will be open to the public. It is understood also that a large new coal shed is being now filled and soon ready. NOV 21 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 City Grindstone Advertiser Thurs. April 13, 1876 p.3 A - gents room 22' x 22' B - Ticket and Telegraph office 11' x 22' C - Ladies room 22' x 22' D - Ladies dressing room 8' x 9' E - Baggage room 9' x 12' VV - Veran is 12 ft. wide. OO - columns supporting tower forming an arcade. RR - railroad tracks M - Berea Street railroad H - park [] - doors () - windows The Advertiser stated that the station is now nearly completed and will be occupied on Sunday next.
The sta&ing and moulding is of oak and the walls and ceiling are tinted pine. CENTURY HOUSE The Berea Historical Society hereby certifies that the house located at ___Depot Street___ is an Authentic Century House. Records at the Western Reserve Historical Society indicate that said house was built by _L. S. & M. S._ ___Railroads___ in ____1876____ __________________________ B. H. S. Research Chairman __________________________ Berea Historian __________________________ __________________________ President Secretary Berea Historical Society SEP 2 2 1980 FULL SIZE FOR N GAUGE NOV 2 1 1980 1/160th SCALE NORTHERN ELEVATION (trackside) A SANDSTONE STATION by Lee E.
Vande Visse Plans & Photos by Author The station featured in this article not only stands as a tribute to the golden age of railroading but as a symbol of the history of the community it served. The basic material from which the station is constructed is the same material that was cause for the area's growth and eventual need for the railroad. The material is sandstone and the city that grew up around its abundance is Berea, Ohio. As well as the station, numerous buildings, bridges and miles of sidewalk are of the same sandstone and are preserved today. The great deposits of sandstone that underlie the city and surrounding area are the product of ancient oceans that saw fit to create thick layers of near flawless stone in their passing. After the discovery of the deposits Berea grew rapidly during the middle and late eighteen hundreds.
As the stone was cut and removed from the earth the necessity for the railroad became immediately apparent. This was the only means of transportation available at the time that could economically transport 62 NMRA BULLETIN The station was once the property of the REA corporation. The only remaining indication of this is the frame for the REA sign on the second level. Several of the doors and most of the windows have been boaried over, probably as protection against vandals. The left half of the passenger shelter has been modified into a garage with the use of plywood sheets. Through the front archway can be viewed the main doors and entrance to the station. The doors have been boarded over and are presently banked with trash. The Berea nameplate once hung just below the keystone on this arch.
64 SEP 2 2 1980 NOV 21 1980 NMRA BULLETIN The tracks that once carried passengers to Berea's sand- stone depot now show marked decay. The tracks at the far right belong to the Penn-Central as does the tower in the distance. Right - A tower once stood where now there is only sky. The shingled tower that once perched atop these stones was removed during a program that was to have razed the entire building. Luckily the program was cancelled, but not in time to save the tower. the raw and finished stones from the quarries to the markets of the world. Although a mere ten miles from the shores of Lake Erie, Berea is landlocked for the practical purposes of moving stones weighing several tons each. To meet the demand for rails, The Big Four, which became The New York Central*System in 1930, laid track from Cleveland fifteen miles to the sandstone loading areas.
Numerous private short- lines moved the stone from the actual quarries to transfer points with the large road. Also profiting from the sandstone in- dustry was the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road, which connected with Berea via the C.L.&W. As would be expected the population expansion demanded proper passenger service as well as freight duties from the railroad. A local newspaper of the time, The Berea Advertiser, went on record as stating that the small, open passenger shelter supplied by the road was a disgrace to the community. This more or less reflected the feelings of the entire community. SOUTHERN ELEVATION MARCH 1976 NOV 2 1 1980 63 A local freight service now operates from the once glorious station. This view of the street sides shows the activity that continues to surround the sight. if it were still an active passenger sta- tion.
Nearly all the windows and half the doors have been boarded over and half of the front passenger shelter is now a make-shift garage. The rails which once served the station are noticeably rusty from disuse and the streetside of the building has been altered to serve as a loading dock for trucks. The most noticeable change in the structure is the lack of its graceful, crowning tower, laced with decorative walkways. Many stories persist as to the fate of the tower. The one that oc- curs with the greatest frequency is that a wrecking crew was dispatched to raze the e n t i r e structure. A last minute change of heart came in the cab of the same shell but the tower had already be- come a victim. Along with the tower, the hipped rods, which were mounted on castings atop roof peaks, have disap- peared.
These are detailed in the scale drawings which are based on old photo- graphs that do not show details with clarity. The author takes some license as to the exact measurements of the missing construction and portions of the existing structure that are out of reach. Plans for the station have long since gone the way of the lightning rods and the pres- ent residents of the station would not allow entry. Numerous books, records and photographs were consulted as well as every possible measurement taken in preparation of the scale drawings. The future of the station, now over- grown with a thick layer of years, is un- sure. Its location is on one of the last spur roads in the vastly expanding city. hub. This is also the last undeveloped area in the close proximity of the center of town.
Although the tracks emerge from the station the still Penn Central right-of-way, the final days may already The station looks like it's losing the battle against the en- croachment of weeds. Notice the difference between the Penn Central main line ballast in the foreground and the ballast of the neglected tracks in front of the station. be here. I only hope her passing does not go unnoticed. In modeling Berea's sandstone depot, also known as the Union Depot, the use of preformed, plastic brick and block sheets mounted on strathmore is in- valuable. The type manufactured by Shamp and Campbell Scale Models is ideally suited. A cement platform aproons the prototype but one of wood could en- hance the atmosphere of the model.
Al- though the prototype displays a unique feature in that it is constructed of the same material that made the city fa- mous, the model could easily incor- porate any s t o n e building material. Consider this model for the layout that needs a break in the monotony of wood- en buildings. As the station was built in the last quarter of the eighteen hun- dreds and is still in existence because it spans practically every era of rail- roading. MJH S E P.
2 1980 BEREA CoC FUND RAISER SEP 2 2 1980 NOV 2 1 1980 1979 SOUTH BEREA CO C FUND RAISER 1979 N&W SEP 2 2 1980 NOV 21 1980 BEREA C of C FOOD RAISER 1979 SEP 22 1980 NOV 21 1980 BEREA, Cof C Food Raiser 1979 East SEP 2 2 1980 NOV 2 1 1980 Property Berea Union Depot State OH Cuyahoga Working Number 9/22/19/2368 TECHNICAL Photos 5+4 Maps CONTROL HISTORIAN Railroad was highly important in early development of Berea. This structure is largely unchanged example of Victorian Gothic in stone, relatively unusual for the area.
Accept 11/21/80 Charleston ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST HAER Inventory _____ Review _____ REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Accept Joel Osophul 11/21/80 KEEPER National Register Write-up ___ Send-back ____ Federal Register Entry _2-2-82_ Re-submit ________ Entered NOV 2 1 1980 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Berea Union Depot Berea, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio Larry Wolozyk, Berea 1979 1/5 East and North elevations, looking SW. NOV 2 1 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 Berea Union Depot Berea, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio Larry Wolozyk, Berea 1979 2/5 West and South elevations, looking NE.
NOV 2 1 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 Berea Union Depot Berea, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio Larry Wolozyk, Berea 1979 3/5 West elevation, looking East NOV 2 1 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 Berea Union Depot Berea, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio Larry Wolozyk, Berea 1979 4. Northeast corner, looking West. 1/5 NOV 2 1 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 Berea Union Depot Berea, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio Larry Wolozyk, Berea 1979 5. Southeast corner, looking West. 75 NOV 2 1 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LAKEWOOD QUADRANGLE OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) LAKE ERIE LAKEWOOD FAIRVIEW PARK CLEVELAND Seven Union Depot 17 473/350 East 4518/292 North Map edited, photorevised, edited, and published by the Geological Survey Control by USGS, NOS/NOAA, USCE, and City of Cleveland Topography by planetable surveys 1962. Revised from aerial photographs taken 1976.
Field checked 1977. Map edited 1979. Purple tint indicates revision by photogrammetric methods using aerial photographs taken 1976. Photoinspected 1979. No major culture or drainage changes observed. Map edited 1979. Polyconic projection. 1927 North American datum 10,000-foot grid based on Ohio coordinate system, north zone 1000-meter Universal Transverse Mercator grid ticks, zone 17, shown in blue Fine red dashed lines indicate selected fence and field lines where generally visible on aerial photographs. This information is unchecked. This map complies with National Map Accuracy Standards For sale by U. S.
Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225, or Reston, Virginia 22092 A folder describing topographic maps and symbols is available on request SOUTH HALF TRANSFERRED FROM NATIONAL MAP ACCURACY STANDARDS INTERIOR - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESTON, VA. - 1980 LAKEWOOD, OHIO N3952.5-W8137.5/7.5 AMS 6181 III NW - Series V894 SPECIAL MAP SEP 19 1980 PROPERTY OF Ohio Historical Society NOV 21 1980 ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE OHIO Date Entered NOV 2 1 1980 Name Location Promont (Gov. John M.
Pattison House) Milford Clermont County Memorial Hall Circleville Pickaway County Main Building Wilmington Clinton County Pisgah Christian Church Wilmington Brown County (Berea Union Depot Berea Cuyahoga County Herrold, Thomas Jefferson, House and Store Athens Athens County Also Notified Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Honorable William H. Harsha Honorable Ronald M. Mottl Honorable Clarence E.
Miller Acting State Historic Preservation Officer Mr. Dellas H. Harder The Ohio Historical Society Interstate 71 at 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 NR Byers/bjr/12/2/80 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. CITY OF BEREA 11 Berea Commons, Berea, Ohio 44017 (216) 234-5436 JACK KAFER MAYOR DIRECTORS JAMES N. WALTERS, III Law WILMA McPEEK Public Service ROBERT J. ROUTSON Finance WALLACE ROGERS Community Development RALPH D. STULL Public Safety April 2, 1980 Mr. David L. Brook State Historic Preservation Officer Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr.
Brook: I appreciated receiving a copy of the March 18, 1980 letter written to Berea Union Depot Corporation from Mr. David A. Simmons of your office, informing them of your consideration of the Berea Union Depot to the National Register of Historic Places. I would like to comment on the importance of this historical property in Berea's history. Even before the present 103-year old sandstone building was constructed, the site it occupies was making history. On April 8, 1965, the funeral train of President Abraham Lincoln stopped at the old wooden depot there at that time. The story of how the present passenger and express office came to be located at that site is an illustration of the aggressiveness of Berea citizens at that time. The L.S. & M.S. planned to abolish the old wooden building and build a new depot between Olmsted Falls and Berea.
When a group of Berea men heard of these plans they began to consider building a street railway line down the west side of the river to connect with it. As a result the railroad officials were sold on the idea of locating their new station near and just west of Front Street where it presently stands. The dedication of the new elegant and spacious depot on May 3, 1876, was a triumph for Berea enterprise and a glowing example of when Berea businessmen paddled their own canoe. A surprising number of passenger trains stopped at Berea Union Depot in the 1870's and 80's as evidenced by a passenger train schedule that had been posted at the depot. Berea was on the map as a rare little village, owning its own street railway and having an elaborate railway station built of Berea sandstone and a full schedule of train service, along with being situated at an important point of traffic control.
The Berea Union Depot remains a symbol of the spirit and progressive thinking of Berea's businessmen and civic leaders in the 1870's. I truly believe that the building of this structure contributed immensely to the success of the railway in this area and Berea's reputation as being the most important burg in southwest Cuyahoga County at that time. The City of Berea is very happy to learn of your consideration of this site and Mr. David L. Brook Page 2 April 2, 1980 strongly urges you to approve this nomination. I completely support its eligibility and worthiness of preservation. I have enclosed for your information a resolution adopted at the City of Berea Planning Commission meeting of February 28, 1980, finding 30 Depot Street a historic site.
Sincerely, CITY OF BEREA [signature] Jack Kafer Mayor JK:rp Enclosure SEP 2 2 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 NOV 2 1 1980 A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 316.0 [4101.2-13] of the Ohio Basic Building Code provides in part that the provisions of the Code shall not be mandatory for existing buildings or structures identified and classified by the local government authority as historic buildings when certain requirements are met; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Charter of the City of Berea and Section 713.02 of the Ohio Revised Code, this Commission is vested with the authority to control, preserve and care for historic landmarks; and WHEREAS this Commission has reviewed and considered the Berea Union Depot at 30 Depot Street, Berea, Ohio, against the following criteria: 1.
its character, interest and value as part of the development, heritage, and cultural characteristics of the City of Berea; 2. its location as the center of railroad transportation in the history of the City of Berea; 3. its exemplification of the cultural, economic, social, and historic heritage during the period in which railroads served as a dominant form of transportation; 4. its embodiment of certain distinguishing characteristics of a particular architectural style and the building material being specifically Berea Sandstone; 5. its economic location and singular physical characteristic representing an established and familiar physical feature of the City; and 6.
its chronological age; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That this Commission does hereby find that the structure and its immediate surroundings at 30 Depot Street, known as the Berea Union Depot, be and is hereby determined to be an historic building. Adopted: __2/28/80__ ______________________________ Chaiman ______________________________ Wilma M. Speek Secretary