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

Nomination for Godfrey, Sen. Thomas J., House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,327 words across 12 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 80003159, 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.

United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service NOV 26 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries - complete applicable sections and/or common street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of congressional district 4 _ state - county - Present Use _ unoccupied - district * public -agriculture _building(s) - private -park _both - work in progress _ educational - private residence _entertainment - in process - yes: unrestricted - government - industrial .military courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined elegible? _ federal _ local depository for survey records 107 Category Accessible museum transportation date Ownership 6/79 commercial code site Mercer object 3. Classification structure Status historic other: religious Celina title scientific Ohio 5.
Location of Legal Description Public Acquisition 6. Representation in Existing Surveys being considered date entered Inventory-Nomination Form 2. Location National Register of Historic Places Ohio Historic Inventory 4. Owner of Property Mercer County Courthouse Robert and Elaine Tumbusch House W.O.B.C Historic Preservation Office Robert and Elaine Tumbusch 1. Name 602 West Market Street For HCRS use only FHR-8-300 (11-78) X yes 039 _ deteriorated - unaltered x excellent moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

elaborately decorated with finials and pendants, and a 1/1 double hung sash The exterior is unaltered, except for the front porch, which has been re- Another porch on the east side of the house, which led to the office of Senator Godfrey, has also been replaced. All entrances have paneled doors with metal hood moulds, keystone, and arched transoms. All windows, except those on the rear, are long narrow 1/1 double hung brick entrance to the basement and 6/6 double hung sash windows. Centered vertically on the west side of the house are three porthole windows. The first floor, with its three oblong octagonal rooms that open off a perfectly octagonal hall, has high narrow windows that still incorporate the original indoor shutters of white walnut ovalo. seasoned pine remain throughout the house, and has never been refinished. Condition ruins unexposed fair 7. Description staircase.
The Thomas J.Godfrey two story brick house has five gable ends, Xoriginal site ing and the stone milk cooler is still intact. The original Italian marble fireplaces remain in the parlor and formal Check one window in each gable end. The roof is the original green Vermont slate, and has required only minor repairs. The rear portion of the house is hip with The ful1 basement has a limestone foundation, nine foot ceilings, and small house. The original furnace is still in use, along with the hand-made and elabor- X altered Round ones are on the upper and lower levels, and a center oval one at the open placed.The decorative porch posts are square with Eastlake type ornamentation. single-pane windows with arched lintels are all around the basement level of the 8.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) The original woodwork of white walnut, black walnut, ash, and well-seasoned The house was two years in planning by Dayton architect, Luther Peters, and five years, and was president of the board for seven years. 1700-1799 commerce 1400-1499 1800-1899 transportation 1600-1699 1500-1599 communications art humanitarian theater engineering philosophy literature industry education archeology-historic politics/government music Period invention exploration/settlement social/ law Specific dates The Senator Thomas J.Godfrey house is architecturally significant because military original Italian marble fireplaces remain in the parlor and formal dining room. 1900- Godfrey served on the Board of Trustees for Ohio State University for twenty- it is the finest and best preserved example of Victorian Gothic style in land- _conservation pine has never been refinished.
prosecuting attorney of Mercer County.In 1865 and 1867 he was elected State This house has historical significance as the home built and lived in by floors have three oblong octagonal rooms that open off a central hall.The _economics original ten acres of farmland on the west edge of Celina. .archeology-prehistoric community planning _ religion . architecture Senator Thomas J. Godfrey. Senator Godfrey was born in DarkeCounty, Ohio June 6, 1831. He was educated as a teacher, and later graduated law school at the Builder/Architect Luther Peters, Dayton, Ohio Senator. In 1868 he began a term of President Pro Tem of the Senate and served landscape architecture locked northwestern Ohio.Its most unique feature is its shape.All three 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References 271, 273 & 274 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property UMT References X state 11. Form Prepared By street & number 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification State Historic Preservation Officer signature code Northing county organization Easting date Zone Ohio national local telephone Celina Original specifications by Luther Peters Attest: Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 Quadrangle name name/title Chief of Registration Keeper of the National Register Interviews with Robert and Elaine Tumbusah 7600 State Route 703 419-586-2365 I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries History of Mer County and Representative Citizens ,Hon S.S.
Scranton 1907 pages 270, The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: continuation sheet #1) city or town less than l acre For HCRS use only Louanna s. Pennington Beginning at the intersection of Brandon Avenue and Fayette Streets, a line runs south 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated GP O 938 A 1,6 As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. 1980 Verbal boundary description and justification UTM NOT VERIFIED 9/10 1710,41880 GcpugSHPo Form No.
10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Godfrey, Thomas J., House, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio ITEM NUMBER 10 PAGE CONTINUATION SHEET at a 90° angle and runs 174.59 feet, until it meets Market St. It runs 184.06 point.
feet along the curbline in a southeasterly direction until it meets the original DATE ENTERED FOR NPS USE ONLY PAGE Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Review - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up Send-back - OTHER HAER KEEPER Inventory CONTROL TECHNICAL ARCHEOLOGIST HISTORIAN Re-submit 2-2-82 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Federal Register Entry Entered _NOV 26 4980 Maps Due W.O.B.C #1 NUV 2 6 1980 Celina, Ohio Mercer County Mike Lamm, DAILY STANDARD, #2 NOV 26.198 OCT 1 4 1980 Facade of house, photog facing Sen Thomas, Godfrey house Celina, Mercer, Ohio taken southwest, Mary Ann Brown, #3, WOBC, 5/80 NOV 2 6 1981 Dining room Sen.
Thomas Godfrey house Celina, Mercer,Ohio CELINA QUADRANGLE CELINA, OHIO UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Darke County For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Lucas County Dayton Location STATE Franklin County Name Dayton Stove and Cornice Works Date Entered Mercer County Medina County Ohio National Bank Also Notified Ashland Avenue Baptist Church Columbus Godfrey, Sen. Thomas J., House Celina ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Montgomery County Mumson, Judge Albert, House Toledo Medina Greenville Carnegie Library and Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall Athens County Fairfield County Jackson County Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, JI. Mr. Dellas H. Harder Columbus, Ohio 43211 Honorable Chalmers P.
Wylle Location Strasburg STATE Tuscarawas County Date Entered Name Clutts House Chauncey Acting State Historic Preservation Officer Franklin County Jefferson County Honorable Tennyson Guyer Honorable Douglas Applegate ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Honorable Thomas L. Ashley Honorable Donald J. Pease Garver Brothers Store Also Notified Honorable Tony P. Hall Honorable Thomas N. Kindness Broad Street United Methodist Church Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Adena vicinity The Ohio Historical Society Clester, Joseph, House Barr House Byers/bjr/12/17/8 Columbus Eamilton-Ickes House