Decorative drawing: a civic town hall with a clock tower and a portico. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Levering Hall

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,687 words across 10 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 80003180, 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 received APR 1 5 1980 date entered MAY 2 9 1980 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms and/or common street & number . not for publication city, town - vicinity of congressional district 12th Ohio code X state . county 3. Classification _ unoccupied - district - public _agriculture .museum X building(s) - private _ commercial -park - work in progress _ educational - private residence X entertainment - religious in process - yes: unrestricted - scientific i - industrial - transportation - military 4. Owner of Property Ohio 43338 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc.
East High Street federal ( _ local The Ohio State University Mansfield Campus depository for survey records 039 44906 Location both Accessible date code Category government Morrow site structure Status Ownership historic Mansfield other: object LEVERING HALL Public Acquisition Inventory-Nomination Form Mount Gilead being considered 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 1. Name has this property been determined elegible? yes National Register of Historic Places November 1979 Morrow County Courthouse Ohio Historic Inventory Type all entries-complete applicable sections For HCRS use only 12 South Main Street Present Use Henry Falk FHR8300 (11-78) title X yes 117 7. Description _ excellent _ deteriorated - unaltered X original site - ruins -moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

ferent rooflines and different size window openings, although directly connected and Main Street and known as the Van Horn Block, is ten bays wide and three bays deep. On store furthest south retains its original ornate cast iron columns supporting a bracketed cornice directly above, but the remaining bays have been altered into a single modern which conceals the flat roof. Rising above the center of the cornice is a very elaborate Behind the front section is a long two story block, only slightly lower because of its has a slightly pitched gable roof, accentuated by pediments in the center of each side. These pediments are over slightly projecting central bays. The rear of the building is plainly finished, with plain stone sills and lintels around the window openings. were once three separate stores have been combined into a single department store, which hall.
This is a large two story high space with a small balcony at the rear of the hall, proscenium early in the twentieth century to allow restrooms and more dressing space behind, was taken down in recent years because sections were falling out, but it is possible to that the original ceiling was of a different character than the rest of the room, which is quite plain, evidently relying on wallpaper and stenciling to achieve ornateness. The third floor of the front section contains a large meeting room. Condition fair nameplate. associated with this style.The building consists of two sections distinguished by dif- Check one the ground floor are three storefronts plus the main entrance to the upper floors.
The The interior of the building features commercial space on the first floor.What sing rooms areilocated on the sides and a concealed spiral stairway leads to the ground over the entrance.At the end of the room is the stage with a proscenium arch opening. Levering Hall isa three story rectangular brick building 66 feet wide and 132 feet - unexposed featuring identical types of brickwork and ornamental trim. The front section, facing storefront. The second and third floors have long rectangular windows topped by ornate metal lintels. The only alteration here is that the brick on the second floor and the the removal of all seating in the room and the removal of the plaster ceiling. Levering Häll is located in the heart of downtown Mount Gilead and is surrounded by into four quadrants each of which has a small lawn and shade trees. X altered a lobby with an ornate ticket booth.
In front are offices, and to the rear is the opera Behind is a relatively small stage area with traps, ropes and a grid above. Small dres- floor from the stage. Alterations to the opera hall consist of the reconstruction of the The ceiling floor once housed village offices and the fire station. It is now storage space and sales Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - 1400-1499 _ archeology-historic . law - agriculture _ literature _ sculpture X architecture . military _ social/ - music X 1800-1899 - philosophy X theater X politics/government _ transportation Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) that functions as a major visual landmark in Mount Gilead and which was built as a unique stylistic features of this building, the finely crafted cornices and lintels, the ornate ironwork on the ground floor, and the elaborate nameplates above, combine with the build- Gilead's first: major Italianate commercial building and although a number of other late nineteenth century buildings were subsequently constructed, no building in town is as seat of Morrow County which less than thirty years previously had been a very small cross- has served as a focus of activities in Mount Gilead. The town hall and fire station were located here until the mid twentieth century.
The opera hall above was the social center, Central Ohio has combined its public offices along with commercial businesses in a single Levering Hall was conceived and built in 1876, the result of local interest in ob- serving the nation's centennial. In March, the town council voted to submit a proposal to voters for construction of a town hall and fire station, plus facilities for a literary Association was formed for the purpose of erecting the front section of the building for courthouses in Erie, Licking, Crawford, Knox and Richland counties plus a number of build- ings in Columbus, including the old Neil House, state prison, Presbyterian Church and was largely completed by the fall. After about thirty years of neglect, especially on the upper floors, a movement is underway to restore this building.
Efforts are being lead by Encore, a local theatrical 1600-1699 1700-1799 commerce conservation 1500-1599 humanitarian communications building. engineering Period industry education invention exploration/settlement Specific dates 1900- 8. Significance other (specify) conglomeration of and political concerns under one roof.The principal Third Street School.The cornerstone of this building was 1aid June 28,1876 and work - archeology-prehistoric _ community planning - landscape architecture _ religion - science William Miller ing's large size and height to make it an impressive landmark. Levering Hall was Mount large as this one. It was builtduringa time of growth and development in this county housing numerous plays and productions until about 1950. No other community in North society and lecture association.
The following month, the issue was overwhelmingly approved by voters. At the same time as the town hall was being planned, the Mount Gilead Building the local First National Bank and was one of five organizers of the Mount Gilead Building and was instrumental in securing a railroad into Mount Gilead. Levering Hall is significant as a prime example of Italianate commercial architecture 1876 economics art Builder/Architect Allen Levering was a prominent local businessman and banker.He was president of 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References Baughman, A.J., History of Morrow County, Ohio; New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911, 10. Geographical Data 14,4 9,010,6,0 block is occupied by a single building, Levering Hall. 11. Form Prepared By city or town Ohio 44906 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification - local 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated I hereby certity that this property is Included in the National Register Keeper of the National Register GPO 938 835 code county Easting date Northing state Zone Mansfield name/title national Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 Verbal boundary description and justification ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED 4/3/80 State Historic Preservation Officer signature UMT References For HCRS use only List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries UTM NOT VERIFIED The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: The nominated property consists of a small block bounded by the Public Square on the north pp. 177, 256, 268,, 281, 399.
street & number As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 1680 University Drive November 1979 organization The Ohio State University Mans field Campus date according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.
5.20.80 Mount Gilead,Ohio Chief of Registration A[1,7] [3|4;5[2,00 Photos _ BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up OTHER KEEPER HAER CONTROL Inventory ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNICAL Send-back HISTORIAN Maps Re-submit Review 2.3.81 State Federal Register Entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service MAY 29 1980 Entered Working Number 5.20.8 Mount Gilead, Ohio Southwest corner, looking northeast APR 1:5 1980 MAY 29 LH-1 Steven McQuillin M-OSU Levering Hall November 1979 UNION DEPARTMENT STORE Mount Gilead, Ohio Northwest corner, looking southeast APR 15 1980 MAY 2 9 1980 LH-2 Steven McQuillin November 1979 M-OSU Levering Hall Morrow co- Mount Gilead, Ohio November 1979 Southeast corner, looking northwest APR 1 5 1980 MAY 2 9 1980 LH-3 Steven McQuillin M-OSU Levering Hall MOUNT DILEAD QUADRANGLE | 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) | MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO APR 1 5 1560- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RECEIVED ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL REGISTER GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO MAY 29 1980 Mumna, Jacob H.
W., House Huntington, Franz, House Black, Philip J., House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Honorable Tony P. Hall Mr. David Brook For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Newark Dayton Location STATE 6/9/80 Byers/bjr Stanton Farm Ashland County Name Oakwood Licking County Ikirt House Franklin County Morrow County Loudonville Levering Hall Warren County Columbus Also Notified Date Entered Mount Gilead Gates Mills Columbiana County Honorable John M. Ashbrook ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Montgomery County State Historic Preservation Officer East Liverpool Honorable William H. Harsha The Ohio Historical Society Wilson's Mills Settlement District Cuyahoga County Honorable Charles A. Vanik Springboro. Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue OHIO Honorable Samuel L. Devine Honorable Douglas Applegate