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Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 614/297-2470 Fax: 297-2411 Sep 2 0 1991 NATIONAL REGISTER OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY SINCE 1885 September 26, 1991 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Department of the Interior P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 Dear Carol: I am writing to request name and date changes for seventeen (17) nominations associated with the Worthington Multiple Resource Area, Franklin County, Ohio. This request is being made in light of new information that has recently been submitted. This information does not effect the listed boundaries, criteria application and areas of significance.
Listed Name/ New Name Old Construction Date/ New Date 13-1443 Orange Johnson House/ 1816, 1830/ 1811, 1819 Buttles,-Johnson House 13-1445 John Snow House 1817/ 1816 13-1446 Boarding House, 1811-12/ 1814 Worthington Manufacturing Co. 58-3015 Capt. John S. Skeele House 1827/ 1837 58-3016 Travis Scott House/ Gilbert House no change 80-3209 J.R. Topping House/ 1868, 1880/ 1855, 1860 Richard W.
Evans House 80-3018 Jonathan Park House 1855/ 1860 58-3011 Ladd Mattoon House/ 1820/ 1837-40 Mattoon,-Woodrow House 80-3007 Sidney Brown House/ 1838/ 1818 1818 Aurora Buttles House Ms. Carol Shull Page 2 September 26, 1991 80-2014 village Worthington Public Green/ no change Worthington Public Square 80-3016 Sign of the Sun/ 1829/ 1808 Kilbourne House Kilbourn Commercial Building 80-3017 Old Worthington Inn Hotel Central listed date "eclectic"/1854, 1867, 1889 80-3020 Cyrus Fay House/ Lucy Hart House c. 1860/ 1869 Worthington Female Seminary 80-2041 President's House/ c. 1845/ 1820, 1871 Principal's Cottage 80-3121 Hiram, Wilcox House/ 1850/ 1867 Gilbert's Wilcox House 80-3026 Potter Wright House c.
1835/ 1818 80-3036 Bishop Noble House/ c. 1850, 1885/ 1857-9, 1883 Lewis Noble House If you have any questions regarding this Information, please contact me. SIncerely, [signature] W. Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer WRL/jw:bms nrohp/trans.rev NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number _____ Page _____ Worthington MRA OHIO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS: 1. Bishop-Noble House name change/continuation date NOBLE, LEWIS, HOUSE Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 80003006 2.
Brown, Sidney, House name change/continuation date BUTTLES, AURORA, HOUSE Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 80003007 3. Fay, Cyrus, House name change/continuation date HAET, LUCY, HOUSE Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 80003008 4. Johnson, Orange, House name change/continuation date BUTTLES-JOHNSON, HOUSE Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 79004145 5. Kilbourne House - name change/continuation date Allen/Guyer KILBOURNE CONGREGATION 10/26/91 80003010 6. Ladd-Mattoon House - name change/continuation date Allen/Guyer MATTOON-WOODROW, HOUSE 10/26/91 80003011 7.
Old Worthington Inn - name/plat Central Newark (?) Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 80003012 8. Park, Jonathan, House - change/continuation date Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 80003013 9. President's House, Worthington Female Seminary - name change/continuation date Allen/Guyer PRINCIPAL'S COTTAGE 10/26/91 80003014 10. Snow, John, House - change/continuation date Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 73001445 11. Scott, Travis, House - name change Allen/Guyer GILBERT HOUSE 10/26/91 80003016 12. Skeele, Capt.
J.S., House - continuation date change Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 80003018 13. Topping, J.R., House - name change/continuation date Allen/Guyer RICHARD W. EVANS HOUSE 10/26/91 80003020 14. Wilcox, Hiram, House name change/continuation date Allen/Guyer HILLEBROW, JOHN, HOUSE 10/26/91 80003021 15. Worthington Manufacturing Company Boardinghouse Change/continuation date Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 73001446 16. Worthington Village Green - name change Allen/Guyer WORTHINGTON PUBLIC SQUARE 10/26/91 80003024 17.
Wright, Potter, House Allen/Guyer 10/26/91 80003026 9/30/91 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION PROPERTY Topping, J.
R., House NAME: MULTIPLE Worthington MRA NAME: STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Franklin DATE RECEIVED: 9/30/91 DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: 11/14/91 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 80003020 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N COMMENT WAIVER: N __X__ACCEPT __RETURN __REJECT 10/25/91 DATE ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: Name change - Richard W.
Evans House change continuousdate RECOM./CRITERIA______________________ REVIEWER_____________________________ DISCIPLINE___________________________ DATE_________________________________ DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N CLASSIFICATION ___count ___resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION FUNCTION ___historic ___current DESCRIPTION ___architectural classification ___materials ___descriptive text SIGNIFICANCE Period Areas of Significance--Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) ___summary paragraph ___completeness ___clarity ___applicable criteria ___justification of areas checked ___relating significance to the resource ___context ___relationship of integrity to significance ___justification of exception ___other BIBLIOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ___acreage ___verbal boundary description ___UTMs ___boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION ___sketch maps ___USGS maps ___photographs ___presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to _______________________ Phone _______________ Signed ____________________ Date ________________ OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY 1.
No. FRA-2134-3 2. County Franklin 3. Location of Negatives OHS 4. Present Name(s) Bland House 5. Other Name(s) J. R. Topping House 6. Specific Location 92 E. Granville Rd. 7. City or Town (if Rural, Township & Vicinity) Worthington 8. Site Plan with North Arrow N Granville ----------- 9. Coordinates Lat. 40° 5' 21" N long. 83° 0' 55" W U.T.M. Reference 17 3 2 8 2 0 0 4 4 3 9 3 6 0 10. Site Building Structure Object 11. On National Register? Yes No 12. Is it: Eligible? Yes No 13. Part of Estab. Hist. Dist.? Yes No 15. Name of Established District 16. Thematic Category C 17. Date(s) or Period 1868 18. Style or Design French 2nd Empire 19. Architect or Engineer 20. Contractor or Builder 21. Original Use, if apparent residence 22.
Present Use residence 23. Ownership Public Private 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known Mary & Ed Bland 92 E. Granville Rd. 25. Open to Public? Yes No 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Worthington Historical Society 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 28. No. of Stories 1½ 29. Basement? Yes No 29a. Basement Material 30. Foundation Material fieldstone 31. Wall Construction brick 32. Roof Type & Material mansard-slate 33. No. of Bays Front 3 Side 1 34. Wall Treatment brick painted white 35. Plan Shape rectangular 36. Changes Addition Altered (Explain in #42) Moved 37. Condition Interior good Exterior very good 38. Preservation Underway? Yes No 39. Endangered? Yes No By What? 40. Visible from Public Road?
Yes No 41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 40' x 126' 42. Further Description of Important Features Symmetrical 3-bay facade. Slate er y small house. The mansard roof dominates the entire building, and is its major feature. uilt around 1875 for J. R. Topping, a physician. 43. History and Significance Significant as an unusual adaption of the French 2nd Empire style for a ery small house. The mansard roof dominates the entire building, and is its major feature. uilt around 1875 for J. R. Topping, a physician. 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings Busy street. Home on one side and condominiums on the ther. The house has a detached garage behind it. Nominated area consists of southern half of lot 67, less than one acre. 45. Sources of Information rchitecture: Columbus (1976) 46. Prepared by A. Jackson 47. Organization Worth. Hist. Soc. 48.
Date(s) 8/20/75 10/76 J.K. 49. Revision Date(s) [Photo] Property Worthington Multiple Resource Area (Partial Inventory) State Oh - Franklin Working Number 2-27-80 612 TECHNICAL Photos 32 Maps 3 CONTROL HISTORIAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Excellent multiple resource nomination for an early 19th century community founded by principalions form Conn. House types, village green, and town design reflects New England heritage and derivative. Later building reflect a conservative approach to styles of the day. The newest structures are ca. 1900 churches which are full expressions of Provincial revival styles. M.R. approach used because commercial area has been drastically altered.
Accept Braham 4.16.80 ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Inventory ______ Review ______ REVIEW UNIT CHIEF accept Braham 4.16.80 BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up _______ Send-back _______ Entered APR 17 1980 Federal Register Entry 2,3,81 Re-submit _______ United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Worthington Multiple Resource Area MA Area Worthington ~Village Green District~ Franklin Co., Ohio Photo: Gretchen Klimoski Negative: Ohio Preservation Office, 1976 J.R. Topping House (#8 on map), looking north. APR, 1 1980 28732 FEB 2 7 1980 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000658