Nomination for Bossler, Marcus, House

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United States Department of the Interior See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name BOSSLER, Marcus, House and/or common street & number 136 South Dutoit Street _ not for publication city, town - vicinity of - county - - district - public - unoccupied - agriculture X building(s) X private X commercial -park - structure X work in progress - private residence . site . religious - in process - yes: restricted - government .being considered X yes: unrestricted : military .other: 4. Owner of Property Mr. Lee D. Smithson 1103 Aledo Drive 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. 451 West Third Street Ohio 45402 April 1974 _ local Ohio 43211 039 transportation Montgomery Category both Accessible code date educational museum 2.

Location industrial entertainment Ownership historic Columbus Status congressional district Public Acquisition object date entered Dayton scientific Ohio Inventory-Nomination Form Xstate title Present Use Montgomery County Recorders Office Ohio Historical Society Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Type all entries-complete applicable sections 3. Classification National Register of Historic Places 6. Representation in Existing Surveys depository for survey records III For HCRS use only FHR8-300 (11-78) 113 SEP 27 _federalX state . excellent X original site X altered - moved date _ fair Condition ruins unexposed broken pediments. chimneys and on in the right rear mansard, all with decorative paneling and corbelling. Check one boldest form of American Renaissance moulding.

a pavilion with side entrance and advancing straight mansard with bullseye floor windows have bracketed broken pediments on pilasters with bracketed highly decorated main entrance and mullion window above in the pavilion. 7. Description low moulded stone rails. with two doorways and an extra window.The third bay is a doorway which keystone decorated with a sculptured supported on columns steps to the front and each have decorated stone posts and On the rear is a two-story three-bay L-shaped brick extension in lesser scale. This Second Empire mansion of stretcher bond brick sits on a large lot Typical of Second Empire, the house has a six-bay facade, the third bay (continued) The right south side of the main block has four bays.The second bay is set back. There is a plain doorway with heavy moulded five-panel door.

dows are 2/2 double hung sash with flush stone lintels and sills.The away from other houses on a hill overlooking the city of Dayton. _ deteriorated _ unaltered corner site is set off from the street by a limestone retaining wall with stone pillars and wrought iron fence. The L-shaped building sits on a Each vertical terminal of the There is a The double door is round- There is a richly each have a light. double hung sash windows. - good nounced curb that gives a mortarboard effect. There are three interior The dormer. The entrance surround has bracketed pilasters supporting a broken pediment. facade has straight rusticated quoins with dressed bossage. There is a semi-circular doorway with paneled spandrels, moulded arch, stone sills. The doorway has stone pilasters and bracketed cornice. The win- Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance

Description of the property

The second story windows have cornice hoods in place of the patterned slate and pedimental dormers with bracketed pilasters and l/l dormer in lesser scale,bullseye window above and is crowned by a pro- The front pavilion has a convex mansard with advancing as a pavilion with tower door. All of the woodwork including the reveal is in the headed with six panels of which four are lights. left (north) side has one bay advancing and three bays deeply FHR-8-300 (11-78) Bossler, Marcus, House, DAyton, Montgomery County, Ohio The first floor features a centerhall entrance with a curved, divided form. Page Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service angle of the extension on the north side.

date entered Continuation sheet Item number appears to be converted from a window.The windows of the extension United States Department of the Interior carriage house has been stripped of its detail but retains its essential For HCRS use only mouldings are of a fruit pattern.All windows have split interior shutters. Throughout the house, massive woodwork dominates. Frosted staircase. glass is found in both interior and exterior transoms. Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic _ conservation - science - agriculture _ economics .literature _ sculpture _ architecture - education - engineering .music X 1800-1899 _ exploration/settlement - philosophy _ theater _ communications - politics/government .invention Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) the structure inside and out to include landscaping, removing of tem- business had failed. He sold his mansion to satisfy creditors, and 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1400-1499 commerce transportation industry Builder/Architect Period humanitarian social/ law 1900- interior partitions aid not violate the trim, which is in an outstanding in progress at this writing. from its surroundings.It is an excellent example of the Second Empire 8. Significance military porary partitions, stripping of trim and refinishing of walls which is style with its Renaissance detailing and French roof. died in 1889.

-art County Jail which he built in the 1ate - other (specify) - archeology-prehistoric - community planning _ religion The Bossler House is a noted local landmark that stands out unique landscape architecture Specific dates operated the extensive Bossler limestone quarries from which came the stone The house has been broken into numerous bachelor apartments for many for numerous Dayton buildings.One of these buildings was the Montgomery state of preservation.Owner is converting the building to residence Marcus Bossler was born in l8l5 in Union before C.1869 9.

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Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property -less than one acre 3454, 3455, and 3456 as shown in the continuous lot numbers of the - state County, 11. Form Prepared By . Ohio 45402 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. code Easting date Northing Zone national Dayton, name/title UMT References Xlocal Verbal boundary description and justification Montgomery County Records -- Deeds and Tax Duplicates. February 1980 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification State Historic Preservation Officer signature Keeper of the National Register List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: city of Dayton. For HCRS use only city or town Chief of Registration ACREAGE NOT VERIEIED Attest:ala Drury, Rev. A.W.

A11 of lots 3421, 3422, 3452, 3453, Preservation Officer street & number 7 North Main Street (513) 228-6271 GPO 938 835 "Scale1:24,000 telephone 665),I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated SHPO 9/27180 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF KEEPER OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Maps Send-back HAER Re-submit Photos HISTORIAN Property Review United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF Working Number 7 24, 80 1936 TECHNICAL Dayton, Ohio Photo tk JUL 2 4 1980 Looking E at facade Regional Office 5HA February 1980 BOSSLER"HOUSE JUL 2 4 1980 Looking NE at right side Dayton, Ohio Regional Office 5HA Feb.

1980 BOSSLER HOUSE SEP271980 Photo TOYOTA Regional Office SHA Photo #6 SEP 2T 1980 JUL 2 4 1980 Janice Elliott Looking SE at left side Feb. 1980 Dayton, Ohio BOSSLERHOUSE 136 S. Dutoit Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 Marcus Bossler House Owner: Lee Drannan Smithson SEP 27 1980 JUL 2 4 1920 16/742120/4404970 DAYTON NORTH, OHIO UNITED STATES DAYTON NORTH QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THE MARCUS BOSSLER HOUSE UTM Reference: Dayton, Ohio DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION OHIO-MONTCOMERY CO. 1103 ALEDO DRIVE DAYTON, OHIO 45430 May 30, 1980 Mr. David I. Brook I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mz. Brook: I am writing in response to Mr. David Simmons' letter informing Dayton, Ohio, had been nominated and is being considered by the I coulân't be more pleased!

vacated the building except for a caretaker, and I am in the midst of rehabilitating the structure as a residence for myself (third photographers are frequently seen photographing the structure. It the requirements for nomination to the National Register, and I'm JUL 2 4 1980 agree.

Sincerely yours, the house was divided into thirteen apartments.I have since Lee Drannan Smithson I'm enclosing an etching of the Marcus Bossler House taken from a District.I feel strongly that the Marcus Bossler House meets all Concerning eligibility:The Marcus Bossler House is a noted Dayton- repainted and landscaped.The iron gates at the driveways and some Ohio Historic Preservation Office original partition and door will be left as-is.No new partitions will floor) and a fine restaurant and second floors).Fortunately, is the most impressive structure in the St.Anne's Hill Historical Register of Historic Places. Ohio Historical Center appeared numerous times in the Dayton newspapers. Sightseers and Ohio Historic Site Preservation Board for nomination to the National While no major structural changes are necessary, the house needs a be added...none is needed.

confident the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board will I purchased the property in January of this year.At the time, using this etching as a guide in the restoration. that it will cost approximately $200,000 to rehabilitate and furnish this structure. Montgomery County landmark. In 1969, it was listed as one of nineteen book published by the Montgomery County Historical Society.I'm a total of six dining rooms on the first and second floors.Every refixtured and air conditioned.The outside has to be completely Montgomery County Historical Society.Pictures of the house have Muskingum County MeClelland, Harry S., House Bossler, Marcus, House Dayton Fire Station No. 14 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.

Zanesville Dayton Bucyrus Location STATE Name 271980 Also Notified Adena Court Apartments Bucyrus Mansoleum Sidney Courthouse Square Historic District Crawford County Date Entered Church and Rectory West Carrollton Shelby County Brownella Cottage and Grace Episcopal Schuter Carpenter Shop and House Montgomery County Sidney ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OHIO STATE OHIO SEP 2 71980 Mr. David Brook Colunbus, Ohio 43211 10-15-80 - For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Location Byers Akron Name Honorable Tennyson Guyer Honorable Douglas Applegate Hostetter Inn ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Columbiana County Date Entered Honorable John M. Ashbrook State Historic Preservation Officer The Ohio Historical Society Honorable Clarence E. Miller Honorable John F.

Seiberling Lisbon vicinity Akron Rural Cemetery Bufldings Honorable Tony P. Hall Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Sunnit County OHIO