Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Huntington, Franz, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,258 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 80002999, 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.

Form No. 10-300 REV. (9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAY 29 1980 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS Franz, Residenoe AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER 81 N. Drexel _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Columbus, Ohio - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE -WORK IN PROGRESS SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS -YES: UNRESTRICTED -BEING CONSIDERED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION 410 S. High St.
Ohio 43215 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 049 039 OBJECT LOCATION 8/75 Franklin CODE DATE BOTH STATE COUNTY AGRICULTURE CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE _EDUCATIONAL HISTORIC MUSEUM DISTRICT Huntington, CATEGORY PUBLIC SCIENTIFIC OWNERSHIP MILITARY RELIGIOUS PARK INDUSTRIAL NAME STRUCTURE STATUS OTHER: Ohio Historic Inventory XNO COURTHOUSE, XPRIVATE TITLE _TRANSPORTATION SURVEY RECORDS DATE ENTERED BUILDING(S) -GOVERNMENT Charles and Blanca Kent -ENTERTAINMENT XPRIVATE RESIDENCE - UNOCCUPIED -COMMERCIAL Ohio RECEIVED APR 15 1980 TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Kent, Charles Residence REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. FEDERAL XSTATE COUNTY LOCAL Ohio Historic Preservation Office, I-71 & 17th Ave. 43209 Franklin County Administration Bldg. DESCRIPTION _ORIGINAL SITE GOOD MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The Franz (Francis) Huntington Residence, which was completed in 1926 is one of the Alfred Hopkins, a New York City architect, in the Jacobethan Revival style. concrete foundation. The building is enormous, irregular in plan and 2½ stories in height with a slate covered steeply pitched, gable roof. The house is situated on a large corner lot in Bexley, an affluent suburb of CONDITION UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT DETERIORATED UNALTERED FAIR or painted arched windows and the prolific use projecting bays.The windows are decorated Kingpost trusses support the roof creating an atmosphere similar to a divided by heavy stone mullions. outlining the perimeter of the lot.
arched opening surrounded by a decorative stone hoodmould with the date in Roman The fine wood work is the outstanding feature of the interior.Several of the rooms CHECK ONE The building is constructed principally of smooth stone and stucco on a poured March Home in Dubuque before its demolition in 1965. church or castle banquet hall. room.It is 28in height with a sloping ceiling rising to the ridge line of the The main entrance is located in the north elevation. It is recessed behind a pointed numerals flanked by sheilds with "H".
The wall surfaces are restrained - composed Some of the interior furnishings were purchased from the 109 year old Sanworthy- RUINS at the end of this room features three tiers of painted arched windows.Highly finest homesof this vintage in Franklin County.The building was designed by Columbus.It is barely visible from the street because of the gardens and trees AREAS OF

Statement of significance

It was designed by Alfred Hopkins, of New York City, a noted designer of peni- The Jacobethan Revival, which was popular between 1890-1930, was a rebirth of The Huntington house's irregular plan, steep gabled roofs, projecting bays and Huntington National Bank, was one of the organizers of the Midland Mutual Life Insurance Company both of which have become major businesses in Columbus. 1400-1499 1500-1599 centuries. 1700-1799 PHILOSOPHY INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ECONOMICS BUILDER/ARCHITECT AGRICULTURE THEATER EDUCATION PREHISTORIC TRANSPORTATION SIGNIFICANCE SCIENCE LAW PERIOD INDUSTRY LITERATURE POLITICS/GOVERNMENT EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT Fine Art. SCULPTURE XARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING MILITARY Alfred Hopkins The Franz Huntington House is significant for architectural and historic reasons. significant Columbus business leader.
SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _CONSERVATION It is an excellent example of Jacobethan Revival architecture in Franklin County. -COMMUNICATIONS Franz Huntington the original owner was a prominent civic and business leader in Columbus during the early years of the 2oth century.He served as president of The building is in excellent condition and the owners are anxious to have the Huntington was also involved with Children's Hospital and the Columbus Gallery of property listed in the National Register. X1900- _RELIGION tentiaries and fine homes on Long Island. It was built by Franz Huntington, a of that period and the Gothic and Jacobethan revivals of the 19th and 20th the large size and complicated forms of chimney's are all typical of this style.

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Ohio State Journal, March 2, 1928 Company, 1920 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA QUADRANGLE NAME QUADRANGLE SCALE 1:24000 UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 200' by 300'. FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE STREET & NUMBER 22 N.
Front Street CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: LOCAL X 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 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DATE 5.27.80 GPO 921-803 614/221-0227 CODE NORTHING TELEPHONE DATE 11/79 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COUNTY STATE Columbus Landmarks Foundation Southeast Columbus Columbus, Nancy Recchie/Regional Preservation Officer ZONE EASTING Ohio of the Columbus Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.1976 CHIEF OP REGISTRATION FOR NPS USE ONLY ATTEST: Darbee , Jeffrey and Kitchen, Judith Architecture: Columbus: Columbus Foundation UIM NOT VERIFIED LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY approximately 1 %½ as recorded in the Franklin County records and measuring ZONE ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kent Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN 5- 27.80 Inventory - OTHER KEEPER CONTROL HAER ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Send-back HISTORIAN Review TECHNICAL Re-submit United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 2.3.8 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Entered MAY 29 1980 State FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO Columbus, Ohio 22 N. Front St. November, 1979 South elevation, looking east APR 1 5 1980 MAY 2 9 1980 Nancy Recchie Columbus Landmarks Foundation FRANZ HUNTINGTON RESIDENCE 81 N. Drexel Columbus, Ohio 22 N. Front St. November, 1979 APR 1 5 1980 2 9 1980 Nancy Recchie Columbus Landmarks Foundation North elevation FRANZ HUNTINGTON RESIDENCE photo taken looking west 81 N. Drexel FRANKLIN Columbus, Ohio 22 N.
Front Street November, 1979 APR 1 5 1980 FRANZ HUNTINGTON RESIDENCE Nancy Recchie Columbus Landmarks Foundation Photo taken looking west South and east elevations 81 N. Drexel 291980 FRANKLIN COUNTY,OHIO FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO Columbus, Ohio 22 N. Front St. November, 1979 APR 1 5 1980 MAY 2 9 1980 detail Columbus Landmarks Foundation FRANZ HUNTINGTON RESIDENCE Nancy Recchie 81 N. Drexel Entrance (north elevation), C.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS, OHIO. UNITED STATES SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS QUADRANGLE OHIO-FRANKLIN CO. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Springboro Huntington, Franz, House Black, Philip J., House Honorable John H. Glenn, JI. Honorable Tony P. Hall Mr.
David Brook Columbus, Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr Location 6/9/80 Newark Dayton Levering Hall Warren County STATE Cuyahoga County Franklin County Name East Liverpool Oakwood Ikirt House Honorable Douglas Applegate Stanton Farm Columbus Montgomery County Date Entered Also Notified Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum The Ohio Historical Society Morrow County Loudonville Honorable Charles A. Vanik Mount Gilead Wilson's Mills Settlement District Licking County State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable William H. Harsha Honorable John M. Ashbrook Ashland County Honorable Samuel L. Devine Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Gates Mills Columbiana County Mumna, Jacob H. W., House MAY 2 91980 OHIO