Nomination for Adena Court Apartments

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United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service JUL 4 4 1980 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries - complete applicable sections ADENA COURT APARTMENTS and/or common Joseph Apartments street & number 41 South Fourth Street - not for publication city, town congressional district 10-Clarence Miller X state . county - unoccupied -district _ agriculture - museum X building(s) X private -park .both - work in progress Xprivate residence (5) . religious _ in process - yes: restricted - scientific Xyes: unrestricted _other: 899 Brighton Blvd. Fourth &. Main Streets has this property been determined elegible? - yes X - local depository for survey records Ohio Historical Society 039 Location 1978 Category transportation Accessible 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys code date Ohio government entertainment Ownership object 5. Location of Legal Description site industrial educational federal structure 3. Classification Status Muskingum commercial 1. Name historic public Zanesville 4. Owner of Property National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form received David Joseph Public Acquisition vicinity of being considered military Present Use For HCRS use only FHR-8-300 (11-78) date entered SEP 27 1980 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Muskingum County Court House _unaltered X original site X excellent X altered _moved Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

Adena Court is a 3-story structure built of commercial brick faced with a most of the artistic architectural features of the building, is generally symmet- Above the third story is a molded metal cornice which extends across the entire original owner, the structure was built around an older house which occupied the lot whereon sits the north third of the new apartment house. This information is substantiated by the existance of older brick and window treatment on the north with brick lintels; those of the north elevation are flat-arched with plain stone lintels, typical of the earlier date of this portion of the walls. The entire tile hearths. No outbuildings exist of the site. Condition ruins unexposed deteriorated fair The interior of Adena Court contains 15 aparements, generally having one or two 7. Description and a 2-story section appended to this section (photo 3).

Check one building which fronts on South Fourth Street, a smaller 3-story section at the rear, buff brick facade trimmed in smooth-dressed stone. The facade, which contains bedrooms each. With the exception of some facility updating and carpeting, the interior dressed flared lintels with keystones, typical of the Colonial Revival movement. (photo 2). elevation of the building.Windows on the sides and rear are segmental arched rical and includes 3-story bay window-like units at each end and a deeply recessed structure is comprised of three general units:the 3-story main section of the 8.

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Significance Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - prehistoric _archeology-historic .law _ agriculture X architecture . military . music - philosophy X 1900 - politics/government Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) The Adena Court Apartments are nominated as the embodiment of many of the physical characteristics of the Colonial Revival style, an architectural mode which flourished 1920s. On a functional level, this apartment building is the finest local example of an early twentieth century apartment dwelling. The building was built at a time when, is unquestionably the finest. graduation from the Miami Medical College. A highly respected practitioner, he served Adena Court Apartments; indeed the new structure was built around the earlier house/ arcaded portion of the loggia are typical of the period.

1800-1899 1600-1699 economics transportation 1400-1499 communications invention commerce industry Period Builder/Architect conservation engineering education theater literature humanitarian exploration/settlement sculpture science 1700-1799 social/ 1500-1599 other (specify) - art _ archeology-prehistoric available land downtown resulted in the erection of several apartment buildings; this of rural Muskingum County and came to the city to practice in 1887, one year after on the staffs of Zanesville City Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital, and also was apartment house does embody many of the characteristics of this architectural movement. inspired details, such as the loggia, cornice, and semi-elliptical arches of the 2-story Although not a high-style Colonial Rêvival structure in the purest sense, this The building was built at an assessed value of $8250 under the ownership of Dr.

- - communityplanning Located in Square 8 of the City of Zanesville, and being the south half of Lot 13 and Lot 14, except for 10' on the south side of lot 14. State David L. Taylor, Regional Historic Preservation Officer February 12, 1980 OH 43701 X local 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 Attest: aula county Easting code Zone date Northing name/title national 1:24000 UMT References Quadrangle scale Verbal boundary description and justification 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 9.

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Major Bibliographical References State Historic Preservation Officer signature 1905) pp. 672-695. Chief of Registration I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: 11. Form Prepared By 10. Geographical Data List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries For HCRS use only city or town UTM NOT VERVFIED Quadrangle name Zanesville, West, Ohio street & number according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Jad Keeper of the National Register GPO 938 835 4|4 21 300 date 9/26/30 Zanesville organization Ohio University-Zanesville Sutor, J. Hope. Past and Present of Zanesville and Muskingum County, Ohio.

(Chicago, telephone 614-453-0762 ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED 1425 Newark Road Acreage of nominated property less than one acre SHPO Photos - Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF National Register Write-up OTHER HAER KEEPER CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Maps Review HISTORIAN Send-back Re-submit Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service BRANCH CHIEF 2.3.81 , but ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN TECHNICAL Property State ADENA COURT Apartment Photo by David Taylor, 2/80 Negatiye MUS-60-1-3, filed at Ohio JUL 2 4 1980 Zanesville,Muskingum County,Ohio University, Zanesville, Ohio Facade (photo 1) JOSEPH Negative MUS-60-1-2; filed at Ohio SEP 27 1980 JUL 2 4 1980 Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio University, Zanesville,Ohio Facade detail (photo 2y3 Photo by David Taylor,2/80 ADENA COURT apartments Zanesville, Muskingum County, OHio Photo by David Taylor, 2/80 Negative MUS-60-1-4, filed at Ohio SW perspective, showing south and University,Zanesville, Ohio west (rear) of ZANESVILLE WEST.

OHO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ZANESVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES STATE OF OHIO Sidney Muskingun 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. Dayton Location STATE West Carrollton Name Bucyrus Zanesville Church and Rectory Montgomery County Crawford County Date Entered Sidney Courthouse Square Historic District Also Notified 271980 Shelby County Galion Adena Court Apartnents Bucyrus Mansoleum Browmella Cottage and Grace Episcopal ENTRTES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Schuter Carpenter Shop and House SEP 2 7 1980 Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Mr. David Brook Honorable Tony P. Hall 10-15-80 - For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.

Location Byers STATE Name Akron Lisbon vicinity Date Entered Also Notified Akron Rural Cemetery Buildings Honorable Douglas Applegate ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Honorable Tennyson Guyer Honorable Clarence E. Miller Columbiana County Honorable John M. Ashbrook Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John F. Seiberling State Historic Preservation Officer Hostetter Inn The Ohio Historical Society Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Colunbus, Ohio 43211 OHIO Sunmnit County