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

Nomination for Dana, Marcus, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,606 words across 11 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 80003095, 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 RECEIVED FEB 1 2 1980 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAR 2 4 1980 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS House Dana, Marcus, Residence AND/OR COMMON Kimes, Elwood, Residence STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT _ VICINITY OF PRESENT USE DISTRICT _WORK IN PROGRESS X.PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS _YES: UNRESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED MILITARY OWNER OF PROPERTY Elwood G. Kimes 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Historic Preservation Office - Heidelberg College Findlay 039 063 Tiffin OBJECT LOCATION Fostoria BOTH CODE UNOCCUPIED DATE HISTORIC OWNERSHIP STATE COUNTY ACCESSIBLE Hancock CLASSIFICATION INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY ENTERTAINMENT COURTHOUSE. SCIENTIFIC NAME AGRICULTURE PARK PUBLIC GOVERNMENT Ohio 4th-Tennyson Guyer STATUS August 1979 Ohio Historic Inventory _STRUCTURE Hancock County Courthouse BUILDING(S) OTHER: _TRANSPORTATION SITE South Main Street 707 North County Line Street - EDUCATIONAL -RELIGIOUS TITLE XPRIVATE - COMMERCIAL - LOCAL &ORIGINAL SITE GOOD RUINS X ALTERED _MOVED DATE. the present four tall hollow wood pillars supporting a flat roof to give a more uniform there is an entablature lintel on the inside, and the original lock is still used.
Wood probably originally had smaller panes of glass, but these were replaced as they deteriorated. the chandelier is original to the house, and it could be raised and lowered to fill the original chimney; tile ceiling installed in the living room and bedroom of the 1836 section back porch has been created on the house, also. East of the garage, there was originally a one-story frame building (about 20 feet CONDITION UNEXPOSED UNALTERED DETERIORATED DESCRIPTION FAIR decorated door with a large light and more ornate woodwork with brackets and bulls-eye window surrounds in this section also use the entablature lintel.The flooring is still The main door for the 1836 section is panelled with a wood architrave and nine-light transom; in these rooms were plastered.
solid wood supporting the triangular pediment with a wide three-part entablature.The The 1836 section has the classic Greek Revival portico with doric pillars of CHECK ONE appearance to the main facade. XEXCELLENT This is a one-and-one-half story Greek Revival wood frame building that sits on to provide insulation;anda modernized kitchen.A two-car garage was built on the south by smaller logs.Wood pegs are used throughout the house to hold the building together. side of the house in 1966; this is connected to the main house by a breezeway.
An enclosed section was built in 1840 and has four rooms with 7-feet high ceilings.The 1840 addition basement and furnace installation;a fireplace built in the 1836 section to tap into the porch on the 1840 section was altered in the 1920s to replace four smaller pillars with the oldest part of the house; it has three rooms with l0l-feet high ceilings.The northern DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

house are double-hung with wood surrounds, with some 2/2, some 4/1, etc. The windows chimney in the house. This room features an ornate oil chandelier that has been electrified; three oil Lamps on it. Iwo bedrooms, each 9½ x 15 feet, were back of the main room. Walls x 20 feet) that was a stationhouse for stagecoaches visiting Risdon. The brick foundations have been located on the property, and, like the brick for the main house foundation, this DATE The original horizontal wood siding with endboards can be seen on probably was made from clay found along the nearby Portage Creek. The southern section of the house was built in 1836 and is AREAS OF

Statement of significance

The Marcus Dana Residence is significant as an excellent local example of Greek Revival architecture, as the oldest home in Fostoria, and as the residence of one of the Greek Revival full portico with pediment, the house was enlarged four years later. The Risdon, the Dana residence has a beautiful setting facing the Risdon Square, now maintained house stayed in the Dana family for 58 years and, after other owners, was purchased by practicing medicine "in Rison in-June 1834. As one of the first two doctors in Risdon, he continued his medical practice until his death in June 1853. Dana was also active in the first church in Risdon, which was located near his home.
Although the ownership record of the house is not clear after Dana's death, it appears that the house stayed in the family for 58 years (Dana bought the land in 1835) and was then owned by the Lloyd and Hathaway families before being purchased by Howard Kimes in 1908. The Kimes family lived here for 7 years before purchasing the property. Elwood Kimes, one of the five children of Howard, is the present owner of the property. the City of Fostoria, but it is easy to miss the importance of the area as you drive 1700-1799 1600-1699 LAW 1400-1499 1900- ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ECONOMICS EDUCATION SIGNIFICANCE AGRICULTURE PERIOD THEATER BUILDER/ARCHITECT INDUSTRY LITERATURE X1800-1899 XARCHITECTURE _CONSERVATION facing on to Risdon Square, is an excellent reminder of Risdon's brief history as an through Fostoria today.
_TRANSPORTATION _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN College (another source says Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia),Dana started articles and local histories as an important local structure. original horizontal wood siding with endboards is visible on three sides of the building, - COMMUNICATIONS out in 1832,and Dana was teaching there in 1833-1834.Educated at the Philadelphia Medical Dr.Marcus Dana was one of the early settlers in Risdon.The village was laid _SCULPTURE -1500-1599 first two physicians in Risdon (later part of Fostoria).Built in 1836with a classic Study Club as one of its heritage homes in 1978,and it has been featured in newspaper _RELIGION -COMMERCE _MILITARY - MUSIC -COMMUNITY PLANNING -ENGINEERING V: _PHILOSOPHY and important interior features include the woodwork, log beam construction, oil-light chandelier, and lock on the main door.
Cited in several sources as the oldest house in INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC XEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT, Risdon united with Rome to form Fostoria in 1854.This fine Greek Revival home, by the City of Fostoria as a park.Dana lived here from 1836 to his death in 1853. The

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES LO GEOGRAPHICAL DATA QUADRANGLE NAME - VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Lots 35 and 36 in the Town of Risdon, now Fostoria (all property owned by Elwood G. Kimes) LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE Mrs. Elwood Kimes, owner 4 September 1979 STREET & NUMBER 707 N.
County Line Street (Howe) 419-448-2804 CITY OR TOWN Fostoria, Ohio 44830 Tiffin, Ohio 44883 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS NATIONAL - 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 FOR NPS USE ONTY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DATE 3/24/80 GPO 921-803 Fostoria CODE NORTHING COUNTY ZONE ORGANIZATION DATE TELEPHONE LOCAL Heidelberg College UTM NOT VERIFIED UTM REFERENCES KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ZONE EASTING Barb Howe, Regional Preservation Officer A.J.
Baughman. History of Seneca County. 1913. QUADRANGLE SCALE CHIEF OF REGISTRATION Fostoria Review-Times. 25 January 1979. "City's O1dest Home Being Well Preserved" 1:24000 ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED 2-12-80 446 Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back _ : 2-3-81 OTHER KEEPER CONTROL TECHNICAL HAER Entered Re-submit ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Maps Review Photos National Register Write-up 3.17.80 Working Number United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN MAR 2 4 1980 MAR 2 4 1980 Mr. Kimes Elwood Kimes, 707 N. County Line, Fostoria Photo number FEB 12 1980 Dana-Kimes Residence September 1979 East side of house (south end); camera facing west Fostoria (Hancock County) MAR 2 4 1980 FEB 12 1980 Fostoria (Hancock County) Dana-Kimes Residence September 1979 Elwood Kimes, 707 N.
County Line, Fostoria Photo number Mr. Kimes East side of house; camera facing northwest MAR 2 4 19 Mr. Kimes FEB 1 2 1980 Dana-Kimes Residence South side of house; camera facing northwest Elwood Kimes, 707 N. County Line, Fostoria September 1979 Fostoria (Hancock County) Photo number MAR 2 A 1980 Mr. Kimes FEB 1 2 1980 September 1979 Dana-Kimes Residence North side of house; camera facing south Elwood Kimes, 707 N. County Line, Fostoria Fostoria (Hancock County) Photo number Mr. Kimes MAR 2 4 1980 Elwood Kimes, 707 N. County Line, Fostoria FEB 12 1980 Dana-Kimes Residence September 1979 Fostoria (Hancock County) Photo number FOSTORIA QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FEB 12 1980 g FOSTORIA, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO RECEIVED STATE OHIO MAR 24 1980 Blair, Herbert S., House Dana, Marcus, Hlouse Chesney, Dr.
John, House Beer, Judge Thomas, House Dening, Col. Simeon, House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn Honorable Willis D. Gradison Mr. David Brook Honorable Clarence E. Miller 3/27/80 Location Bucyrus Name Fostoria Cincinnati Brandt vicinity Crawford County Palace Theatre Hancock County Honorable Tennyson Guyer Hamilton County Washington County The Ohio Historical Society Also Notified Watertown vicinity State Historic Preservation Officer Miami County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered Staley Farm Interstate7lat 17th Avenue Colunbus,Ohio 43211 Byers/bjr For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.