Nomination for Pilgrim Presbyterian Church

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United States Department of the Interior received JUN 5 date entered JUL 1. Name and/or common 2. Location street & number 1222 Ida Street city, town - state - public X occupied - museum . commercial - religious _ object X yes: restricted _ scientific yes: unrestricted - industrial - transportation . military _ other: 4. Owner of Property street & number 5. Location of Legal Description yes x no . federal 039 both county government Category Accessible educational entertainment code 2nd Cincinnati structure district Status site park Hamilton historic Ownership private residence Pilgrim Chapel being considered agriculture Public Acquisition congressional district Court Street Inventory-Nomination Form Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Pilgrim Presbyterian Chapel Pilgrim Presbyterian Church work in progress Type all entries-complete applicable sections not for publication 3.

Classification 6. Representation in Existing Surveys vicinity of August 1978 National Register of Historic Places Present Use For HCRS use only FHR8300 (1178) in process See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Ohio 45202 X building(s) X private - countyx local date Ohio 061 7. Description _excellent _ deteriorated _ unaltered - original site X altered _moved -fair Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

The Pilgrim Chapel, built in 1886, is located next to the Art Deco Ida are four double hung windows with a border of small square colored lights of the building is the parish house or manse. It is a simple two story brick Condition unexposed ruins belt and string coursing mark the horizonal divisions on the facade. The front forward carpentry with its braces and decorative wallpieces. Check one The interior of the Pilgrim Chapel remains much the same as it did when it transom and boarding up the openings in the center gable.

text and decorations.The pulpit is the focal point of the interior behind the First Presbyterian Church.The pews are divided bya partion dow the which is distinguished by its unusual central bell gable tower and symmet- center with aisles to the side.The timber roof is a fine example of straight- alterations to the Pilgrim Chapel consisted of replacing the original entrance door with a simple wooden double door, inscribing 'Pilgrim Chapel' above the x good opening in the bell tower and above the second story paired windows and date side bays display stained glass windows with arched window surrounds. There The Pilgrim Chapel is a rectangular plan two story brick church building rical fenestration.

The steeply pitched roof and bell tower are covered the two rose windows contained in the center gable.Stone quoins and stone with shingles.Gothic Revival elements are exhibited in the pointed arched chandeliers with spotlights for better lighting and painting over the stencillec which are chairs and a section for the choir.The piano was a donation from on both the North and South facades.Attached to the South-East rear portion residence with a projecting side bay and Greek Revival porch.The exterior Areas of Significance - Check and justify below landscape architecture X religion . economics * 1800-1899 _ other (specify) Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) was a dominate influence in Cincinnati, since a majority of the founders of the City were Presbyterians. From the beginning,Cincinnati was a mission- under the charge of a larger congregation, all but Pilgrim Chapel have First Presbyterian Church and from Mount Adams succeeded in raising sidered important because it resulted from the joint efforts of Catholics division for $2750.00. The Pilgrim Chapel's location made it accessible as a midway point between the downtown churches and the Lane Theological men. Charles E. Iliff, a noted Cincinnati contractor and Mount Adams resident, commerce 1700-1799 transportation humanitarian conservation engineering music education Period science theater industry Specific dates military communications politics/government sculpture 1900- social/ law 8.

Significance many of the church members were moving to the hilltops.A committee from The Pilgrim Chapel is significant as an embodiment of nineteenth century funds to erect the Pilgrim Presbyterian Church.This undertaking was con- literature the stone for the foundation of the manse.

and the organization is another indication that the Pilgrim Chapel was used as a preaching station.The architectural integrity of the Pilgrim Chapel disbanded or were demolished.Dr.Frank prominant minister of the Mount Adams Incline Plane could have been a contributing factor in century church which began as a mission.Seven mission churches organized as an early preaching station in the Presbyterian Church.Presbyterianism is finely displayed by the skill of the local prominant builder and crafts- Eclectic architecture in Cincinnati and a representative of the chapel the decision of the Presbytery Society to move the Pilgrim to the top of Builder/Architect Charles E.

Iliff Street Cable buildings, The Walnut Hills Cable buildings, the Rawson Building, Seminary via the Ida Street horse railway line.The Pilgrim Chapel was completed in 1887,but the church organization was not effected until At the end of Feburary Church Congregation of the Pilgrim Chapel - art 3invention - archeology-historic X architecture exploration/settlement _ -philosophy the hill. In 1886, they purchased Lots 32, 33 and 34 in the Rufus King Sub- ary Presbytery and the Pilgrim remains as the only surviving nineteenth 1890 and the charter granted August, 1890.

The delay between the completion 1500-1599 1600-1699 1400-1499 archeology-prehistoric agriculture prehistoric Miami Building and the Cincinnati tanneries.John Coburn did the woodwork and Protestants.The Pilgrim was the first Protestant church to be built -communityplanning and editor conceived the idea of erecting a church in Mount Adams since built the Pilgrim Chapel.Among the buildings he erected were: the Vine 9.

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Major Bibliographical References Cincinnati, 1941 Anniversary of the Pilgrim Presbyterian Church, 1886-1936 - Heskamp Priting Co. 1936 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property - UTM NOT VERIFIED L41 3311| 7 46 96'frontage on Ida Street and 100' depth - State 11. Form Prepared By 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: X local 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated State Historic Preservation Officer signature GP O 938 835 code county organization Northing Easting date Zone name/title telephone Cincinnati, national 513/381-5558, Verbal boundary description and justification Maryanne Benson UMT References List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.

For HCRS use only Attest:Ou 150 Years of Presbyterianism in the Ohio Valley, 1790-1940 - Presbytery adrangle scale 1: 24 000 Book 72, page 1, parcels 316,169,170, and 171 street & number 1009 Jermone Street 513/292-5853, 513/961-3618 I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Jits Keeper of the National Register date 7/17/80 Newport January 1980 Quadrangle name Ohio Mount Adams Preservation Assoc.

city or town As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966(Public Law 89- Lots number32,33,and 34 of the Rufus King Subdivision in Mount Adams HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE FOR HCRS USE ONLY RECEIVED JUN 5 1980 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Pilgrim Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER Cincinnati, The Queen City, Vol.III, 1788-1912 - Goss, 1912 Cincinnati Directory, 1886, 1891 Project Administration, 1943 Atlas of Cincinnati 1883-1884 Hamilton County Court House, Plat Book 72, page 1 Conservation with Dr.William King of the Presbytery of Cincinnati Correspondence fom Ella Baker Schindel to unknown party, Cincinnati Historical Society, date unknown FHR-8-300A PAGE (11/78) Cincinnati Historic Inventory- Miami Purchase Association & City Planning Commission, August 1978 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Cincinnati A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors-Work DATE ENTERED JUL | 8 1980 History of Cincinnati, Ohio 1881 - Henry A.

Ford andkate B. Ford (Pilgrim Presbyterian Church,) Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 50th Anniversary of the Pilgrim Presbyterian Church, 1886-1936 JUN5 JUL 18 1980 Photocopy of Pilgrim Chapel from the cover page of REVIEW UNIT CHIEF JUL 18 OTHER KEEPER Inventory CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST HAER Entered Send-back Re-submit Maps TECHNICAL HISTORIAN Review Photos National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service State Working Number le.5, 80.1 482 8.3.81 1222 Ida Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton Ohio, December 1979 Association North East West Elevation, Photographer looking Negatives located at Miami Purchase Pingram presbyterian church Linda Deatrick, Photographer JUN 5 Pilgrim Chapel 1222 Ida Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, Co.

Hamilton, OH, December 1979 Linda Deatrick, Photographer JUL 1 8 1980 JUN 5 East West elevation, Photographer looking Negatives at Miami Purchase Assoc. Pilgrim Chapel Missing Core Documentation Property Name Pilgrim Presbyterian Church _ Nomination Form _ Photographs (#2) 80003074 USGS Map County, State The following Core Documentation is missing from this entry: Reference Number Hamilton, OH Y OF KENTUCKY 16/716260/4331746 NEWPORT DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PILGRIM PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL UTM COORDINATES KENTUCKY-OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JUL 18 1980 REGISTER NEWPORT QUADRANGLE RIVER NATIONAL UNITED STATES ROAD CLASSIFICATION Hamilton County, 1222 Ida Street, Cincinnati, 716 - Pilgrim Presbyterian Church Vaughn, Daniel, Homestead Root and Mebride-Bradley Building Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Mr. David Brook Honorable Thomas A.

Luken Columbus, Ohio 43211 Honorable Mary R. Oakar For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Byers/mjd Location STATE 8/4/80 Cambridge Name Mahoning County Hamilton County Greene County Cuyahoga County Cleveland Date Entered Also Notified Cincinnati Broom-Braden Stone House Hollencanp House Honorable Douglas Applegate St. Francis Xavier Church Guernsey County The Ohio Historical Society Honorable Clarence J. Brown State Historic Preservation Officer Lake Milton Bonorable Lyle Williams Interstate 7lat17th Avenue ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Xenia