Nomination for St. Paul's Episcopal Church

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received OCT 1 4 1980 1. Name St. Paul's Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of - county - 3. Classification _ district - public - unoccupied - agriculture _museum X building(s) - commercial - park - structure _ both - work in progress - private residence _ site X religious .object X yes: restricted - government _ scientific - yes: unrestricted .transportation - military - other: 4. Owner of Property courthouse, registry of deeds, etc.

- yes - local 035 1975 039 Location entertainment Category Accessible Columbus educational Cuyahoga Cleveland date code Ownership historic Public Acquisition industrial Inventory-Nomination Form congressional district Ohio date entered being considered Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service title Ohio Historic Inventory 1219 Ontario National Register of Historic Places Present Use Type all entries-complete applicable sections 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Catholic Diocese of Cleveland 5. Location of Legal Description Euclid Avenue United States Department of the Interior in process St. Paul's Episcopal Church See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 103l Superior Avenue Cug hoga County Administration Building and/or common has this property been determined elegible?

For HCRS use only FHR-8-300 (11-78) Xstate 21 - Louis Stokes X private -federal x state - Status Ohio Historical Society depository for survey records 7. Description X excellent . deteriorated .unaltered X original site - moved the Victorian Gothic style. The main sanctuary has a wide, steep roof, wide transepts, a center entrance porch, and a tall corner tower with traceried windows, and the main roof has clerestory dormers. The furnishings, including stained glass, carved wooden screens, statuary, and oaken pews, are intact. cloister. The facade on East 40th Street, although more modern Condition ruins unexposed fair louvered belfry surrounded by four slender turrets with crocketted with carved trusses.Stone columns with foliated capitals support the great arches which frame the chancel and the transepts.

There This is a large church structure of sandstone masonry construction in Check one is a shallow six-sided apse with Gothic windows.The original mid-l9th century broach spire that was replaced with the present oaken beams.At the crossing the intersecting gables are articulated The interior of the church is an aisled nave whose gabled ceiling has inappropriate modern design in 1965. In 1930-193l a three-story L-shaped brick and stone convent building pinnacles reaching to 120 feet.The chapel connected to the main sanctuary on the east repeats the forms of the gabled roof and traceried Gothic was added to the south side of the church, forming an interior windows. It has a second smaller tower, which originally had a typical _ good in style, is completely compatible with the original church building. date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

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a side entrance porch.Both the facade gable and the transept have Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric _landscape architecture X religion - archeology-historic - science . agriculture . literature - sculpture X architecture _ military - social/ .art - music X 1800-1899 exploration/settlement - - philosophy _ theater - politics/government .transportation Builder/Architect Andrew Dall/Gordon W. Lloyd surviving from the 1870s in Cleveland. St. Paul's is located at East 40th Street, which marked the eastern end J. H. Devereux, president of the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Company, and Andros B. Stone, president of the Cleveland Rolling Mill cream of society at [St. Paul's] doors. " Gordon W. Lloyd of Detroit, architect of notable churches in Columbus and Medina, Ohio, as well as Detroit.

The stone contractor, Andrew of its historic character, it was purchased by the Catholic Diocese was added in 1931. 1700-1799 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 economics conservation education communications industry commerce engineering Period invention humanitarian 1900- law most sophisticated Victorian Gothic church designs of the half dozen creates the general effect of an English parish church.The architect was The convent housing the Franciscan Nuns of the Blessed Sacrament The church is also an example of an early concern for preservation. century Cleveland.

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Significance of a one-and-a-quarter mile stretch of Euclid Avenue that was lined When the congregation of the Episcopal Church moved to Cleveland Heights in 1927,the building was in danger of loss.Partly because St. Paul's Episcopal Church was the fashionable church of Cleveland's imposing church in the city. The tower design is unique, the ornamental Avenue mansions and also important early office buildings in 19th Railroad, Zenas King, president of the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing building downtown.The church was claimed to be the largest and most Statement of Significance

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(in one paragraph) Dall, Sr.,was a major builder whose firm built many of the Euclid 20th centuries.Only one of the19th century mansions remains (Stager- Beckwith House;NR,4-20-78).Among the vestrymen of the church were "Millionaire's Row" on Euclid Avenue.Architecturally it is one of the with the great mansions of the very wealthy in the late 19th and early St.Paul's was built in 1875-1876 following the razingof its earlier - - other (specify) - archeology-prehistoric - - community planning Specific dates 1876; 1931 Company. "Horse-drawn carriages with liveried servants deposited the in 1930 and rededicated as St.Paul's Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament.

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

Major Bibliographical References F. Washington Jarvis, St. Paul's Cleveland: 1846-1968 (Cleveland, 1968), 18-21. 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property - Quadrangle name - . state 11. Form Prepared By Eric Johannesen, Preservation Officer 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- State Historic Preservation Officer signature / Keeper of the National Register - Chief of Registration 216-721-5722 county code Easting Northing date Cleveland Zone stands name/title Quadrangle scale telephone Ohio 1:24,000 Verbal boundary description and justification Attest: Cleveland North UMT References List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries For HCRS use only County permanent parcel number 103-09-12,being the lot on which the building Less than one I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register The property consists of the lot at the SHPO Western Reserve Historical Society date street & number 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.

GPO 938 835 organization 10825 East Boulevard southeast corner of Euclid Avenue and East 40th Street known as Cuyahoga April 1980 11/25 1145194630 Photos - KEEPER Inventory OTHER CONTROL HAER Maps Send-back TECHNICAL Re-submit HISTORIAN Review Property National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF NOV 25 1980 Entered 2-2-82 OCT 1 4 1980 North and West elevations, St. Paul's Episcopal Church MARTIN LINSEY looking SE. Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio (Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament NOV 2 5 1980 1979 W.R.H.S. E. Johannesen 1980 W.R.H.S. NOV 2 5 1980 , West elevation, looking NE. OCT 1 4 1980 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament) NOV 2 5 1980 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio East and North elevations, St.

Paul's Episcopal Church (Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament) OCT 1 4 1980 1980 W.R.H.S. looking Sw. E. Johannesen UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 4594/630 North CLEVELAND NORTH QUADRANGLE Church 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) CLEVELAND NORTH, OHIO 17 445/110 East. St. Pauls Episcopal The Church of the Conversion of St. Paul 4120 EUCLID AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO 44103 David L. Brook Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr. Brook: He said that if I had any comments on its eligibility, I should send First of all, I wish to make certain that ypu have the proper name of in contrast to this, the few remaining mansions along Rev. Gary Stakem, O.F.M.Cap. OCT 1 4 1980 man. neighborhood; Landmark: Pastor State Historic Preservation Officer Sincerely yours, considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

Euclid Avenue have undergone various changes; I have been informed by David A.Simmons that our church is being them on to you. tarian structures around it; Thank you for your consideration. Ohio Historical Center That is the way it began.But later the Episcopalians sold the church the years and is in remarkable contrast to the utili- There are various reasons why this church merits recognition as a National an eloquent symbol of the eternal spirit and values of 20 August 1980 I am enclosing a reprint of an article on St.Paul's which appeared c)St.Paul's has maintained its beauty and grace over for over a hundred years St.Paul's has continued the a) it is older than any other building in the immediate in the Cleveland Press last year. purpose for which it was built--a house of worship; HEnderson 1-8854 October 2,1931 with a new title -- Conversion of St.Paul.

amid man's feverish activity and changing times, it is d)asa church,standing on the corner of Euclid and 40th Nevertheless architect Gordon Lloydof the Detroit firm of Lloyd and Pearce was hired and this Victorian Gothic structure of Amherst limestone was erected. If was the first church on the Euclid Avenue "Millionaire's Row" and the first ser- vices were held Dec. 24,1876. Its 120-foot-high spire was the tallest in the city at that Sylvester T. Everett and Jeptha H. Wade. thought it would ruin the area's residential nature When Wade saw that he had lost the battle he told the congregation he would donate bells for the church, the offer was accepted and a formal agreement was signed.

On the day the church opened the bells rang forth and the first pastor, according to legend, found himself visited by the sheriff for that formal agreement stipulated the bells not be rung until after Wade's death. They reportedly did not ring again until 1881 when bells all over the city announced the assassination of President Garfleld also was the scene of the 1904 funeral bt Sen. Mark A. Hanna. Among the mourners The Diocese added bulldings to the east and south, forming a quadrangle with an ! Inner courtyard and in 1930 the entire complex was dedicated as St. Paul Shrine of the from the Diocese. The pastor now is Father Gary Stakem. He is assisted by Fathers Giles Staab and Marius Elscener, Brother James Townsend and two seminarians. and 4:30 p.m. Sundays. commission director, and Father Frank Kosem, who is in charge of the Dlocese's A PLACE in HISTORY Avenue. Blessed Sacrament.

Included was a monastery for the cloistered Franciscan Nuns of The church structure was designated an Historical Landmark by the Cleveland That was the feeling of some of the congregation of St. Paul Episcopal Church in The homes on the remaining three corners were those of John D. Rockefeller Sr. To distinguish it from another St. Paul Church nearby this bullding Is called the The complex is home for 33 Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration nuns. The superior Last fall the Capuchin prlests from Pittsburgh took over management of the church "It's too far out. It's at the end of the horse car line. the 1870's when it was decided to move the congregation from its brick church where were President Thebuore Roosevelt and J. Pierpont Morgan. Legend has it that Wade was opposed to the construction of the church because he the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Landmarks Commission in 1977.The Weekly wishes to thank John D.Clmperman, is Mother Mary James. Coniversion of St.Paul.Weekend masses are at 5:30 p.m.Saturdays and 8 and 11 a.m. St.Paul.was known fo have "the most fashionable congregation' in Cleveland. It news bureau, for their assistance.. (Press photo by Larry O. Nighswander) time. NOV 2 5 1960 Montgomery County Mercer County Bell, C. S., Thematic Resources Dayton Location STATE Name Also Notified Date Entered Van Wert County Wilmington Cincinnati Cleveland Hillsboro Cuyahoga County Ninth Street Historic District Smith Place Wiilshire School Lafee Buildings For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.

Clinton County Highland County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Wil1shire Otis Hospital Hamilton Coumty St.Paul'e Episcopal Church OHIO Calina STATE OHIO NOV 25 980 Brendel, Charles, House Wiles, Perry, Grocery Company Honorable Howard M. Metzenbauflso Notified Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Mr. Dellas H. Harder Columbus, Ohio 43211 Honorable William I. Ilarsha Location Name Zanesville Muskingum County Date Entered Grant School Clossman Hardware Store Honorable Tennyson Guyer Honorable Delbert L. Latta Honorable Louis Stokes Acting State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable Ronald M. Mottl Cuyahoga County Honorable Tony P. Hall First Universalist Church of Olmsted The Ohio Historical Society Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio Power Company North Olmsted Town Hall For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.

Honorable Clarence E. Miller North Olmsted