Nomination for Schuter Carpenter Shop and House

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United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service received JUL 2 4 1980 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries - complete applicable sections THE SCHUTER CARPENTER SHOP AND RESIDENCE and/or common _ not for publication city, town - vicinity of - county - _ district - public _ unoccupied _ agriculture X private . commercial -park _ structure - both _ work in progress X private residence .site - religious .in process - yes: restricted - government - scientific _ being considered X yes: unrestricted . transportation - military - other: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eshbaugh street & number courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Montgomery County Recorders Office 451 West Third Street has this property been determined elegible? Xyes - local depository for survey records Ohio 43211 Montgomery 113 039 Accessible museum code Category 2.

Location Ownership date Dayton entertainment educational object National Register of Historic Places Columbus industrial Status Ohio Inventory-Nomination Form historic 5. Location of Legal Description 4. Owner of Property 1. Name Xstate title 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Ohio Historical Society congressional district date entered 3. Classification Public Acquisition X building(s) House February 1979 Present Use III West Carrollton Ohio Historic Inventory FHR8300 (11-78) For HCRS use only 3244 W. Alexandersville-Bellbrook Read .federal X state X excellent X unaltered X original site _ ruins _ moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

In an excellent state of preservation, THE SCHUTER CARPENTER SHOP AND RESIDENCE in West Carrollton faces north on the south side of West Alexandersville-Bellbrook Road, just west of State Route 741. Both story turn of the century residence which is set back further on a The small one and one-half story commercial structure, rectangular in entrance into the shop on the right. The two and one-half story main house, irregular in plan, has a rock- window treatment repeated. Road, on the south side by a hedge, on the west side by a slight land Bellbrook Road. 7. Description Condition unexposed fair class housing.

spacious corner lot.The lot is surrounded by modern ranch-style middle- wooden picket fencing which separated the property from Alexandersville- have decorative fish scale shingles and small square windows with the Check one a more prominent gabled dormer on the facade (north) side with a carved depression, and on the north side by cement posts with round finials and vious window treatment.A small gable end projects on the left (east side. boxed eaves of the asphalt shingled gable roof which has a rear corbelled _ deteriorated roads are major thoroughfares. Sitting close to the road, the plan, sits on a rockface limestone foundation. The walls are novelty The left (east) side of the structure has one elongated 1/1 double hung sash window while landscaped corner lot. surrounds.

faced limestone foundation, novelty siding, and end boards.A first bay and the elongated 1/1 double hung sash windows.A frieze runs along the This carpenter shop is connected to the main house on the left by Wooden architrave surrounds frame the entrance THE SCHUTER CARPENTER SHOP AND RESIDENCE is situated on a large nicely The boxed cornice of the asphalt shingled hip roof has a The property is bounded on the east side by Keith Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - prehistoric _ archeology-historic _ agriculture - economics _literature _ architecture _ education - military _ art -engineering - music exploration/settlement _ - philosophy X 1900 X industry - politics/government .invention other (specify) Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) as a unique example of the Eastlake style in its massing and attention to detail, and historically as one of the last remnants of early commercial on this carpenter shop would seem to indicate that Schuter also used played a significant role in the commercial history of West Carrollton community of West Carrollton. 1600-1699 1700-1799 1400-1499 1500-1599 8. Significance 1800-1899 transportation communications conservation commerce theater Builder/Architect humanitarian sculpture science social/ law West Carrollton. of this period that exists in West Carrollton today.This city went The Schuter Carpenter Shop and Residence is the last commercial property the boxes to ship their tobacco.

winter built tobacco boxes and sold them to the many local - archeology-prehistoric _ landscape architecture _ religion Specific dates When Charles Schuter (born 1869) married Florence Wheatley at the end of thereafter, in 1900, Schuter built a house and an adjacent carpenter details for homes as well as other carpenter related jobs. During the until their respective deaths in 1953 and 1954. A year later, their Eshbaugh, the present owners. needs the prestige and protection of the National Register.

Charles and Florence continued to live and work in this house and shop in that he was a local craftsman who helped build the turn-of-the-century Period through an extensive demolition project a few years ago, which left -communityplanning the nineteenth new father-in-law named Charles) gave of the was very good with Schuter busy making decorative this building as advertising for his craftsmanship.Over the 9.

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Major Bibliographical References Acreage of nominated property approx. s acre UMT References curb, then east 120 ft along Alex-Bell to the corner of Keith Road. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries street & number North Main Street 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national 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 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. State Historic Preservation Officer signature Northing Easting code county date name/title Zone 11.

Form Prepared By state ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED Attest: Chief of Registration Preservation Survey Technician Teresa Stebbins Ohio Verbal boundary description and justification 10.

Geographical Data Quadrangle name - Dayton South X local 2/1/80 For HCRS use only (513) 228-6271 city or town As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register GP O 938 835 Alex-Bell Road, then west 120 feet, then north 110 feet to the street organization Dayton telephone 1431941980] SHPO Photos _ BRANCH CHIEF SEP 27 OTHER KEEPER HAER TECHNICAL Inventory CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Review Send-back Entered Re-submit HISTORIAN Maps United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register Entry Working Number T, 24,80,1939 Montgomery co Regional Office 5HA JUL 2 4 1980 February 1980 West Carrollton, Ohio Teresa Stebbins THE SCHUTER CARPENTER SHOP & RESIDENCE Photo #1/3 Facades from the northeast Regional Office 5HA JUL 2 4 1980 SEP271980 February 1980 Carpenter shop & passageway from north Teresa Stebbins West Carrollton, Ohio THE SCHUTER CARPENTER SHOP & RESIDENCE Photo #2/3 West Carrollton, Ohio Teresa Stebbins Regional Office SHA JUL 2 4 1980 SEP271980 Photo #3/3 THE SCHUTER CARPENTER SHOP & RESIDENCE February 1980 Right sides from the northwest AYTON SOUTH, OHIO 16/737860/4394980 UNITED STATES DAYTON SOUTH QUADRANGLE West Carrollton, Ohio 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UTM Reference: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KRAFT- SHAW-WEISS & ASSOCIATES GEORGE B.

SHAW DAYTON, OHIO ROGER F. WEISS PATRICK L. DeNAPLES DAVID C. KRAFT 3131 SOUTH DIXIE DR., DAYTON, OHIO 45439 PHONE 513 - 293-6813 March 19, 1980 Mr. David S. Newhouse Lebanon, OH 45036 REF: Alex-Bell Road PF MOT 40 Dear Mr. Newhouse: We have reviewed your letter of March 3, 1980, concerning the Shop and residence) for inclusion on the National Register of Historic City Manager of West Carrollton, as the City received a letter (copy has been prepared, the front part of the house appears to extend of Alex-Bell Road and require full use of the existing right-of-way. the property is listed on the National Register, only two viable Physically move the house back from the right-of-way and 2. Change the alignment of this section of the roadway. The additional right-of-way (partial or "whole" takes) on the feet are common.

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS CONSULTANT Consulting Engineers Environmental Engineer deep to accommodate such a move. West Carrollton. PARTNERS Alex-Bell Road.However, on the basis of the property map which Ohio Department of Transportation required curvature would necessitate the acquisition of attached)on the same subject from the Montgomery County Historical District 8 place it on new foundations.The lot appears to be sufficiently opposite side of the street where building setbacks of 25 Box 272 nomination of the residence at 3244 Alex-Bell Road (Schuter Carpenter lies in Miami Township rather than within the corporate limits of This property identified asa"whole"take.If approximately 12 feet into the existing right-of-way.All of the"build" Schuter Shop 2 4 1980 Society.

In this regard, it is noteworthy that the property in question alternatives proposed are common for the improvement of this section alternatives are immediately apparent. No detailed survey work has yet been done on this section of NATIONAL RECEIVED Places.We have also discussed this matter with Mr.Tracy Williams, Mr. David S. Newhouse Page 2 March 19, 1980 We and West Carrollton are desirous of resolving this issue as soon as possible so that the environmental documentation can be finalized and we can proceed expeditiously through the remainder of the we can be of any further assistance, please contact us. KRAFT-SHAW-WEISS & ASSOCIATES Burton S. Middlebrooks BSM: skm Mr. A. R. Petrocy Ms. Lee Huston Enclosure Sincerely, Transportation Development Process to design and construction.If CC: Mr. Tracy Williams V Schnter Shop OFFICE OF THE March 26, 1980 Mr. David L.

Brooks I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr. Brooks: Enclosed is a letter from our consultant regarding our plans for Alex Bell Road which is the street abutting The concerns expressed in the enclosed letter by our consider these in your deliberations regarding the Schuter If you have any further questions, please feel free to G. Tracy Willians City of West Carrollton City Manager Shop and residence. Very truly yours, Encl contact me. Ohio Historical Center State Historic Preservation Officer the Schuter Shop and residence. RECEIVED consultant are those of the city and we hope that you will JUL 2 4 1980 300 East Central Avenue - West Carrollton, Ohio 45449 - Phone: (513) 859-5181 REGISTER NATIONAL Bossler, Marcus, House Dayton Fire Station No.

14 Location 271980 Zanesville Church and Rectory Dayton Bucyrus Mansoleum Name STATE Crawford County Bucyrus Adena Court Apartments Montgomery County Date Entered West Carrollton Galion Schuter Carpenter Shop and House Brownella Cottage and Grace Episcopal Sidney Courthouse Square Historic District Also Notified Sidney ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Muskingum County McClelland, Harry S., House For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Shelby County STATE OHIO SEP 27 1980 Summit County Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Mr. David Brook Honorable Clarence E. Miller Honorable Tony P. Hall Columbus, Ohio 43211 Honorable John F. Seiberling 10-15-80 - For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.

Location Akron Name Hostetter Inn Date Entered Honorable Douglas Applegate State Historic Preservation Officer Akron Rural Cemetery Buildings ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Honorable Tennyson Guyer Columbiana County Honorable John M. Ashbrook Lisbon vicinity The Ohio Historical Society Also Notified Byers Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue OHIO