Nomination for St. Thomas Aquinas Church

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received JAN 2 9 1980 1. Name and/or common 2. Location street & number 130 N. Fifth Street - not for publication city, town - vicinity of MAR 1 | 198 3. Classification - public - unoccupied X building(s) X private - park _ structure - work in progress - private residence _ site .entertainment X religious _ object - in process - yes: restricted .transportation 4. Owner of Property Diocese of Columbus, c/o Rev. Fr. Joseph Scordo, Pastor. OH 43701 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc.

Muskingum County Court House depository for survey records OH 43211 1976 both museum Accessible government date Category commercial Status Ownership code industrial district educational other: Public Acquisition agriculture Zanesville scientific Ohio Columbus being considered military Inventory-Nomination Form Present Use Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places For HCRS use only 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Type all entries-complete applicable sections Ohio Historical Center United States Department of the Interior See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Fourth G Main Sts. _x_yes:unrestricted Xstate FHR-8-300 (11-78) ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH . county _ federalX state - local title Ohio Historic Inventory historic date entered congressional district g0-Clarence Miller 7.

Description X excellent _ unaltered X original site X altered -moved date stained glass, ordered from Belgium before the First World War, buried during the war, - features corner buttresses, a clock above the belfry, and a crennelated cap with corner the doors which flank the tower to the north and south, the main entrance contains a pointed pinnacle. The interior of St. Thomas Church is typical of the period, with a groined vaulted aisles, and is derivative of the Decorated period of English Gothic architecture.

the recent trend toward modernization, the original carved altar rail and the altar Condition unexposed deteriorated fair Check one forming lancet-arched motifs within the individual windows.All windows are glazed with St.Thomas Church isa rectangular Gothic Revival Church executed in smooth-dressed also did considerable damage to the church and killed several worshipers.The tower ashlar sandstone.It is built ona raised foundation,and faces west,fronting on North hidden from view from the casual passer-by. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

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itself have been removed, as has the statuary which once graced the sanctuary. bay with a belfry at its top.An impressive spire was blown off in a 1914 tornado which - good .ruins pinnacles. The main door is located in the tower bay, and appears to be original. Like of the church, the tower, are highlighted by a series of buttresses, each with its own the alley to the south, and a one-story stone addition to the rear which is largely walls are lancet-arched.The windows feature simple tracery with intersecting mullions ceiling supported by a lavish nave arcade which separates the central from the side 8.

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Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below _ landscape architecture X religion _archeology-historic _ conservation _ science - agriculture - sculpture X architecture _ social/ _ art Lengineering _ music _ commerce - industry _ invention - other (specify) St. Thomas Aquinas Church is nominated for its architecture, as one of only two 19th-century community, and it was on this lot in 1842 that the cornerstone for St. Thomas church was laid. Patrick Keely, a Brooklyn architect, donated the plans for the Gothic Revival structure, and Cincinnati, consecrated the new church, which, with the exception of the Cathedral in Cincinnati, the religious and social needs of thousands of local Catholic families. century churches except for St. Thomas and St. James are of brick construction, and further, only 2 stone dwellings from the 19th-century survive, making St.

Thomas a significant remnant of the 1842 1500-1599 1600-1699 1400-1499 1700-1799 communications transportation humanitarian education Period politics/government theater military prehistoric Specific dates 1900- city's architectural heritage. law Architecturally, St.Thomas Aquinas Church is notable as a locally-executed representative Statement of Significance

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(in one paragraph) generally considered to have been the earliest prime mover in the early days of the local Catholic literature -economics and the first Mass was said on the following Christmas.In 1851J.B.Purcell,Archbishop of X_1800-1899 - - archeology-prehistoric - community planning _exploration/settlement - philosophy stone Churches in the city of Zanesville, and for its historical significance, as the oldest Simon Dugan (1783-1825) purchased and donated a lot for a permanent church building. Dugan is Builder/Architect Patrick Keely, architect Pius Montgomery. Stone was donated by John Howard, a local Quaker who owned a quarry two miles of the ecclesiastical Gothic Revival. Only 2 other churches in the city remain from the first half of the 19th century:St.James (Episcopal),and Putnam Presbyterian.All of the other 19th-

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

Major Bibliographical References Everhart, J. F. History of Muskingum County, Ohio (Chicago, 1882), pp. 170-171. Quadrangle name - Zanesville, West, Ohio Located in the City of Zanesville, Square 16, Lot 3, except for 17' off the south half of Lot 3. Fronting 49' on North Fifth Street, with Sewer Alley to the rear (East). In- - state 11. Form Prepared By David L. Taylor, Regional Historic Preservation Officer date 26 July, 1979 telephone 614-453-0762 OH 43701 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 State Historic Preservation Officer signature I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register code county Northing Zanesville date Zone Easting Attest: name/title Keeper of the National Register UMT References Verbal boundary description and justification List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries cluding only the stone church building. city or town Chief at Registration For HCRS use only 10. Geographical Data street & number GPO 938 835 organization local Ohio University-Zanesville 1425 Newark Road Acreage of nominated property less than 1 acre rangle scale1:24000 125 Years: St.

Thomas Aquinas Church g St.Nicholas Church,(n.p.,1967). 1-29-80 314 Photos - 3. 4= 80 Inventory - OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER HAER Send-back CONTROL Maps TECHNICAL HISTORIAN Re-submit Review Working Number National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 2-3-81 Accept United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH Zanesville, Ohio JAN 2 9 1980 Muskingum Co, SW perspective. Photo by David L. Taylor, 7/79 Neg# MUS-51-6-2 Zanesville, OH Photo by David L. Taylor, 7/79 JAN 2 9 1980 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH View of tower bay, showing tower Negative at Ohio University- Neg #MUS-51-7-4 MAR111980 1842 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH Zanesville, OH Tower bay, detail, showing main door G datestone. Neg #MUS-51-7-3 Photo by David L. Taylor, MAR Negative at Ohio University- Zanesville, Ohio addition.

Rear (east) elevation, showing Negative at Ohio University- Photo by David L. Taylor, 7/79 Neg# MUS-51-7-5 JAN 2 9 1980 S. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH O JAN 2 9 1980 St. Thomas Aquinas Church Muskingum County, OH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ZANESVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JAN 2 9 1980 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC ZANESVILLE WEST, OHIO Caldwell, Samuel, House Gorsuch, Ernest J., House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, JI. Honorable Tennyson Guyer : Mr. David Brook Honorable Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Columbus, Ohio 43211 FOr further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401.

Location Zanesville Monroe Bank Athens State Hospital Woodsfield Muskingum County Name Monroe County Athens Also Notified Noble County Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery Thematic Resources Date Entered The Ohio Historical Society ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER State Historic Preservation Officer Byers/bjr Athens County Roseville and Ironspot Honorable Thomas A. Luken STATE OHIO Honorable Douglas Applegate Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Hardesty, Ralph, Stone House Honorable Clarence E. Miller St. Thomas Aquinas Church Honorable Clarence J.

Brown 3/17/ MAR 1 1 1980 Caldwell Norwich Walker, Will1am, Jr-, House Marion Location Hotel Harding Monroe County STATEOHIO Marion County Name Cincinnati Also Notified East Liverpool Date Entered Wyandot County Domhoff Buildings Rinards Mills vicinity Carnegie Public Library Pfleger Family Houses Norwood Municipal Building Upper Sandusky Hamilton County For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Knowlton Covered Bridge ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Columbiana County