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Nomination for Strong, John Stoughton, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,410 words across 10 pages, filed in 1980. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 80002985, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

NOV 2 4 1980 1. Name and/or common 2. Location street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of state Ohio county - 3. Classification _ unoccupied _ district - public _ agriculture _ museum x building(s) - private _ commercial - work in progress X private residence _ site - religious - object - in process - yes: unrestricted - government _ scientific .being considered x no _ other: 4. Owner of Property Ohio 44141 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. 6. Representation in Existing Surveys has this property been determined elegible?
- yes _ local depository for survey records 035 039 1977 Strongsville both transportation Columbus code Accessible Brecksville Category date educational Cleveland Ownership Cuyahoga structure entertainment historic park Ohio military date entered industrial Public Acquisition Status Inventory-Nomination Form Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Cuyahoga County Administration Building Ohio Historic Inventory 1219 Ontario 18910 Westwood Ohio Historical Society Richard Schaeffer National Register of Historic Places Type all entries-complete applicable sections Present Use title See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Strong, John Stoughton, House United States Department of the Interior For HCRS use only received SEP 22 1980 FHR8-300 (11-78) 9507 Highland Road 7.
Description _ excellent _ deteriorated _unaltered X original site _ moved date ing to early descriptions, the gable ends were originally stepped. At an undetermined date, probably in the 1870s, the gables were removed much of the original woodwork, door and window casings, and retains integrity of location, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association sufficient to be significant to the residents of Condition ruins fair chimneys on each end of the house. The windows have plain sandstone and the present roof eaves with brackets were added.There are double lintels and sills, and the original sash have been replaced with Strongsville as the home of its founder. wide and three bays deep.The foundation is of local sandstone.Accord- rooms have been partitioned to make three apartments.However, original flooring is intact.
In spite of the alterations, the house This isa two-story brick house in the Federal style which was altered On the interior little remains of the original room arrangement;the Check one three bays of the facade. unexposed Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance

Description of the property

in the late 19th century. It is a simple rectangular block four bays - prehistoric - archeology-prehistoric . community planning _ landscape architecture - religion - archeology-historic - conservation _ economics - sculpture - transportation _ invention other (specify) ca. 1830 of the community. Furthermore, it is the only building remaining of in the township, a tavern and stage stop. He also built the first the center of Strongsville, being surrounded by the Alanson Pomeroy house (1848; National Register), the Congregational Church (1853), the 1600-1699 1700-1799 1400-1499 1500-1599 commerce engineering communications architecture Period theater literature humanitarian industry Builder/Architect education science 1900- Specific dates military law agriculture is still standing. of the Connecticut Western Reserve and received the agency for the structure associated with his life.
John Stoughton Strong is remembered as one of the pioneer makers 8.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Significance politics/government He had purchased several thousand acres in Township 5, Range 14 The Strong house was the home of John Stoughton Strong, for whom several which had associations with Strong.
and an ashery at the town center in 1822.None of these buildings X_1800-1899 took the name of Strongsville.Later in the same year Strong's social/ out a state road between Elyria and Twinsburg.Strong was also a the town of Strongsville was named and who gave the land for the of the Western Reserve of Ohio, and his home is the only remaining cattle dealer and conducted cattle drives to the eastern marketsof Areas of Significance-Check and justify below In 1822 Strong deeded the land for the town commons which is still built around 1830 on the north side of the commons.During his life in the house, Strong was a member of a company to build a turnpike music old Town Hall (1879),and the Strong house.John Strong's house was Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) to Wooster, Ohio. In 1840 he was one of the commissioners to lay John Stoughton Strong (177l-1863) came to Ohio from Vermont in 1816. family joined him in Ohio.In 1820 Strong built the first frame house Boston and New York.He died in 1863 at the age of 92. -art X exploration/settlement grist mill in the township in 1820; a distillery near the mill in 1821; philosophy town commons;hence it possesses major significance for the residents remainder of the township.In 1818 the township was organized and 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References Crisfield Johnson, History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Cleveland, 1879), 520-526. History of Strongsville (Strongsville, 1967). 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle name - UMT References feet of permanent parcel No. 396-10-010, being the lot on which the _ state 11. Form Prepared By Eric Johannesen, Preservation Officer street & number city or town 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: X 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 State Historic Preservation Officer signature Gu Keeper of the National Register/ GPO 938 835 216-721-5722 county code Northing Easting Zone Berea date Cleveland telephone house stands. Ohio national Less than one.
Chief of Registration Acreage of nominated property Verbal boundary description and justification Attest: List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries name/title organization Western Reserve Historical Society For HCRS use only April 1980 I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Quadrangle Scale 10825 East Boulevard The property consists of the West 70 ACREAGE NOT VE.FIED 8/27/80 1:24,000 Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN United States Department of the Interior- Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service KEEPER OTHER Inventory ARCHEOLOGIST Maps CONTROL HAER Send-back Re-submit Review State Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up HISTORIAN BRANCH CHIEF 2-2-82 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Entered NOV 2 4 1980 Working Number TECHNICAL Property 1/24/80 Strong, John Stoughton, House Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co. Ohio 1.
West and South elevations, SEP 2 2 1980 1980 W.R.H.S. Looking NE. NOV 24 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 NOV 2 4 1980 Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio Strong, John Stoughton, House looking Nw. 2. South and East elevations, E. Johannesen 1980 W.R.H.S. BEREA, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BEREA QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES SEP 22 1980 NOV 2 4 1980 House RECEIVED 17 430/120 East 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC NOV 2 4 1980 18688 ROYALTON ROAD STRONGSVILLE, OHIO 44136 TELEPHONE: 216/238-5720 WALTER F. EHRNFELT I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 WFE: mg MAYOR STRONGSVILLE this symbol of our heritage. Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center Mr. Strong, the founder of Strongsville, contributed a great deal John Stoughton Strong House David A.
Simmons to its social and economic growth and it is our hope to preserve Historian and Manager National Register Program Thank you for your efforts on our behalf.If this office can assist Dear Mr. Simmons: Needless to say the City of Strongsville would be very proud to have this home listed on the National Register. Very truly yours, in any way please do not hesitate to call. 18910 Westwood Drive May 15, 1980 OHIO Thank you for your letter of May lst relative to the Strong House. STATE OHIO: NOV 2 4 1930 Strong, John Stoughton, House Franklin County Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Mr. Dellas H. Harder Honorable Samuel L. Devine Honorable Willis D. Gradison, Jr.
Columbus, Ohio 43211 Location Strongsville Byers/bjr/12/8/80 Cincinnati Name Rushville Honorable Ronald Mottl Fairfield County Date Entered Welsh Presbyterian Church Mount Adams Public School Cuyahoga County Rusnville Historic District Hamilton County Also Notified Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Acting State Historic Preservation Officer Columbus ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Honorable Clarence E. Miller For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. The Ohio Fistorical Society Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue May 4, 1984 Part 2 Appeal Strongsville, Ohio Dr. Connally's office. May 8 at 2:00 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 (REV. 7-76) GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 memorandum PAD/IRD SUBJECT: Michael Auer (Cuyahoga County) John Stoughton Strong House 5010-111 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Buy U.S.Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan The owners will not attend.
EPLY T TTN OF *U.S. Government Printing Office: 1977-241-530/3449 Individually Listed NR Status: Sandblasting; New windows