Nomination for Walker, William, Jr., House

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received JAN - g 1980 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name Walker, William, Jr:Residence and/or common 2. Location street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of X state - county - code 175 3. Classification - unoccupied . district - public _ agriculture - museum * private - park - structure - work in progress _educational x private residence - religious - yes: unrestricted - scientific .industrial - transportation _ yes x no .military . other: 4. Owner of Property Jack R. Houser 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined elegible?

_ local depository for survey records Ohio 44883 both Accessible code government date Wyandot Category Tiffin entertainment commercial Ownership object historic Status August 1979 Public Acquisition Ohio being considered site Upper Sandusky title Wyandot County Courthouse Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Present Use Inventory-Nomination Form Ohio Historic Inventory 403 East Walker Street South Sandusky and East Wyandot Streets Type all entries-complete applicable sections Historic Preservation Office, Heidelberg College 6. Representation in Existing Surveys United States Department of the Interior For HCRS use only National Register of Historic Places in process 132-l34 South Fourth Street FHR-8-300 (11-78) x_building(s) date entered MAR | | 1980 Ohio 43351 7.

Description - excellent .deteriorated X unaltered X original site - moved _ unexposed second floor and 2/2 on the first floor, plus 3 1-light windows on the south side. Ist and 2nd floors of the north side. A 1-story section on the rear has a brick chimney The house has seen few changes over the years, as the Clawson Plan Survey by the U.S. Deputy Surveyor high, a substantial frame on brick foundation. There is a spacious front porch with dormer frame structure, one and a half stories high, set well above the street on a good brick Some changes of small account have been made in the interior, but the finishing remains the namtion, who enjoyed the honor of being the chief of his clan or tribe, as the Condition fair roof section to the east.

Check one different branches of the nation are called, this building has unintentionally become a Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

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has been divided into two sections because the house is now a duplex. and shed roof. The only outbuilding is a small square wood frame garage with a hipped roof and a shed east side has.2/2 windows on the:first:floor,and the south.side has 1/1 windows on the It has 1/1 windows on the 1st floor west side,6/6 on the 2nd floor west side and 6/6 on the _ ruins This is a Is-story wood brace frame construction building with asbestos shingle siding side has 4/4 windows on the second floor and 2/2 on the first floor on the east side. The The I-story porch across the east side has the shingle siding and a hipped roof. It date Walker House: foundation.Its roof extends down over a spacious front porch, with dormer windows above. There is a separate 2-story gable-roofed section on the rear that may be an addition.

The soft brick foundation has been covered for protection.T valuable today.Its historic connection makes it an exceptionally interesting relic. The windows are primarily double-hung much as it was.Being the home of one of the best known and most highly respected men of monument to the memory of a historic Indian village... that is an alteration.T is a gable metal roof with a brick chimney at the north end.There is a full basement. says that"Walker's house was built in 1823-1830;l stories 8.

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Significance - prehistoric _ conservation _ science _ economics - sculpture _ education - military _ social/ _ engineering :industry _transportation _ invention - other (specify) School, run by the Methodists at Upper Sandusky, ran the store for the Wyandotts, and preceded only by the mission school and a council house, and its brick foundation indicates It was built after 1825, the year the first bricks were fired by the Indians here. William Walker, Jr. was the son of William S. Walker, a white man who had been Later ransomed by Adam Brown, he was brought up in the Wyandott tribe and married William Walker, Jr. was educated in a Worthington, Ohio Methodist School. He spoke 1825, when Rev. Finley ordered the firing of the first bricks for the Wyandotts, and 1830, to a house at this location owned by Walker.

In 1831, Walker visited the "Platte Purchase" to see about puchasing it as a new A chief of the Big Turtle clan of the Wyandotts, Walker led the tribe west went it he turned from the Methodist Episcopal Church North to join the south, becoming a slave cor help. The settlers followed the missionaries west, so his letter is credited 1825-1830 commerce 1500-1599 1600-1699 politics/government 1700-1799 humanitarian theater Builder/Architect Period literature music Specific dates General's death. now as an.important historical landmark.A more detailed history follows.

law Walker was also important as an author and advocate for the Indians.On January 19, _communications 1833 he wrote a letter from Upper Sandusky that appeared in the Christian Advocate of the first governor of the provisional government of the Nebraska included 1900- holder and fighting for the rights of slave owners until the Civil War.In 1853 he became monument to the memory of a historic Indian village."It is well recognized in the community Statement of Significance

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(in one paragraph) left Ohio on July 12,1843,the last tribe to leave the state.After arriving in Kansas, the part of Kansas where the Wyandotts had settled. X_1800-1899 sons became prominent in the Wyandott tribe in Ohio and Kansas. helped opened the northwest to settlement.Walker left Upper Sandusky in 1843 with the Areas of Significance-Check and justify below -agriculture Built between 1825 and 1830,this house is significant for its connection to - architecture telling of the plight of the"poor Indians"led scores of missionaries to come west and - archeology-prehistoric - community planning landscape architecture X religion - archeology-historic X exploration/settlement. became postmaster of Upper Sandusky. Walker was a Wyandott chief, recorded tribal history & wa may be the oldest house in the city, since Upper Sandusky, itself, was not platted until Johnson.

Walker died in 1824, leaving three sons, Matthew, Joel, and William, Jr. All the Connelley. As governor, Walker gave many records of tribal history to his friend C.L. William Walker, Jr., a quadroon Wyandott Indian. Walker taught at the Wyandott Mission and director of the Wyandott Mission School in Upper Sandusky, operated the first store in Upper Sandusky was platted; the original plat includes Walker Street and makes reference was also private secretary for General Lewis Cass from the end of the War of 1812 to the 1400-1499 philosophy art Draper; these are preserved in the Draper Collection at the University of Wisconsin.

Walker the village, and was Upper Sandusky's first postmaster.He built this house sometime between helping open the old northwest for settlement.Walker's diary has been published by William Wyandotts, the last tribe to leave Ohio.He later became first governor of the Nebraska Territory in 1853.This house was also the first frame.residence in Upper 9.

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Major Bibliographical References A.J. Baughman. 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle scale 1:24000 lot 211, Upper Sandusky 11. Form Prepared By Curator, Wyandot street & number 375 Hilltop Drive Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 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 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.

I hereby certify that this property is/included in the National Register Chief of-Registration code county date Northing state local national organization Mission Church Easting UMT References Verbal boundary description and justification 1884 Wyandot County history 1830 plat map name/title Thelma Marsh and Barb Howe, Regional Preservation Officer State Historic Preservation Officer signature ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Zone For HCRS use only telephone 419-448-2804 city or town title 12/31/79 GPO 938 835 Past and Present of Wyandot County. Quadrangle name Upper Sandusky Heidelberg College date 30 August 1979 Keeper of the National Register Ray Gottfried.Pictorial Memories of Upper Sandusky & Wyandot County.1976.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE RECEIVED JAN 29 1980 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM William Walker, Jr. Residence, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio Walker's first wife was Hannah Barrett, a student at the mission school. They porch was the scene of a public auction on August 20, 21, and 22 where the in and property. FHR-8-300A out lots vested in the county commissioners for public building purposes were sold. CONTINUATION SHEET battle between Col.Crawford and the Indians on the Sandusky and gave Schoolcraft also supplied General Butterfield with information for his definitive history on the (11/78) years after their marriage.All of his children also preceded him in death.

The house continued to have significance after Walker left.In l845 the front much information for his books on the American Indian.

later, Walker married the widow of his first wife's brother; she lived for three FOR HCRS USE ONLY The house has continued to be used as a private residence and is now a duplex rental 1-29-80 311 Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Send-back _ OTHER CONTROL HAER TECHNICAL Inventory KEEPER Maps ARCHEOLOGIST Review HISTORIAN Re-submit Working Number State Federal Register Entry 3.4.80 2-3-81 BRANCH CHIEF National Register Write-up United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 80003249 Entered JAN 2 9 1980 Negative: Heidelberg College William Walker Residence, Upper Sandusky, View of eastern elevation Wyandot County, Ohio Photo: Barb Howe, August MAR 11 Wyandot County, Ohio Negative: Heidelberg College View of northern and eastern elevations William Walker, Jr.

REsidence, Upper Sandusky, JAN 2 9 1980 Photo: Barb Howe, August 1979 UPPER SANDUSKY, OF UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RECEIVED 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) OHIO-WYANDOT CO. UPPER SANDUSKY QUADRANGLE ROAD CLASSIFICATION DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS MAR TT 1980 Walker, Willtam, Jr., House Location Marion Marion County STATEOHIO East Liverpool Name Hamilton County Date Entered Cincinnati Hotel Harding Rinards Mills vicinity Wyandot County Pfleger Family Houses Domhoff Buildings Upper Sandusky Carnegie Public Library Colunbiana County Monroe County Norwood Municipal Building For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Knowlton Covered Bridge Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE OHIO Caldwel1, Samuel, House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, JI.

Columbus, Ohio 43211 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-6401. Athens County Byers/bjr Zanesville Woodsfield Athens Muskingum County Monroe County Athens State Hospital Roseville and Ironspot Noble County Name 3/17/80 Norwich Location Monroe Bank Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery Thematic Resources Honorable Clarence E. Miller Date Entered Also Notified Honorable Douglas Applegate Honorable Thomas A. Luken St. Thomas Aquinas Church State Historic Preservation Officer The Ohio Historical Society Mr. David Brook Honorable Clarence J. Brown Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Hardesty, Ralph, Stone House Honorable Willis D. Gradison, Jr. Gorsuch, Ernest J., House MAR 1 1 7980 Honorable Tennyson Guyer