Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Monroe Township Hall-Opera House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,306 words across 12 pages, filed in 1981. 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 81000446, 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.

FHR-8-300 (11-78) United States Department of the Interior received SEP 2 2 1980 1. Name Monroe Township Hall - Opera House and/or common street & number - not for publication city, town Johnstown . - vicinity of - county 3. Classification X public _ unoccupied _ agriculture X building(s) -private _ commercial - park - work in progress _ educational - private residence . site X entertainment - religious - in process X yes: restricted X government _ scientific _ being considered - yes: unrestricted - transportation _ military _ other: 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description - yes _ local both Location 039 Accessible Category museum date 1/80 code Newark Ownership structure industrial historic Status Columbus district object Public Acquisition Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service congressional district 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys Inventory-Nomination Form Present Use Type all entries-complete applicable sections National Register of Historic Places Ohio Historic Inventory has this property been determined elegible? state Ohio See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Village of Johnstown to Monroe Township Trustees) 1 South Main Street 22 South Second Street For HCRS use only title Ohio date entered JUL - 6 19 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Licking County Administration Building Licking _ excellent .deteriorated _ unaltered X original site . ruins X altered The Monroe Township Hall, completed in 1885, is one of the largest and certainly the double hung 1 over 1 windows and a semicircular window in the gabled dormer are located over 1 windows with stone lintels.
The present cupola is the only alteration to the The outstanding interior feature is the second floor opera house, which is basically The Town Hall was built by the Township Trustees on land set aside as the town Johnstown for nearly 100 years. Condition fair 7. Description covered with black composition shingles. the center bay projecting slightly.The entrances and window openings are simple and bay.Tall chimneys with corbelled brickwork are visible on these elevations. rectangular with stone lintels.Dormers with semicircular windows accentuate the central Check one on this side. The side(north and south)elevations are identical.Each measures 7bays with A triangular canopy with contrasting stone trim further emphasizes the entrance.T cupola and to rebuild it.An arcaded corbel table surrounds the building.
The facade elevation)measures 3 bays.The entrance is located in the pro- square when the village was platted in 1813. The landscaped square and the Town Hall have been the center of community life in - moveddate . unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

X good foundation and rises 2½ stories in height. The hipped roof and gabled dormers are 1924 and are in good condition. They were painted by Armbruster Sign Company in Columbus. intact.The painting above the stage and painted canvas backdrops date from approximately square and interrupts the relationship of the building to the surrounding green space jecting center bay.It is a pointed arch entrance with transom and double wooden doors. exterior of the building.An effort is being made to locate photographs of the original Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic . law . science - agriculture _ economics - sculpture _ education _ social/ .engineering X 1800-1899 -exploration/settlement X theater - politics/government .transportation other (specify) Specific dates 1884-1885 the village of Johnstown.
Architecturally, it is the most impressive building in the for community activities (village and township offices, opera house, library) since its construction 95 years ago. Johnstown was platted by Dr. Oliver Bigelow in 1813 and at that time land for a the Monroe Township Trustees to construct the building, since the village of Johnstown 1600-1699 1700-1799 1400-1499 Library 1500-1599 conservation communications industry invention commerce architecture humanitarian philosophy Period literature music military 1900- 8.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) -art - archeology-prehistoric - community planning - landscape architecture . religion had insufficient funds to do so. The village, township and community recognize the Builder/Architect Elijah Barton The Town Hall-Opera House is significant both architecturally and historically to importance of the building and want to insure its future preservation. town square was set aside.0n May 29,1884,the center of the square was leased to 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle name - _ state 11. Form Prepared By Marshall Pitt/President, Johnstown Historic Society and street & number 22 North Front Street The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: 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 J r Keeper of the National Register code county Easting date Northing Johnstown Zone 2/80 Columbus national Attest: name/title 1:24000 Licking County Records UMT References Monroe Township Records Quadrangle scale Verbal boundary description and justification 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register State Historic Preservation Officer signature Acreage of nominated property Main Street and Coshocton Street. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Chief of Registration city or town ACREAGE NOT VERIFED Located on northeast corner of the City Park which measures 230'X 150',bounded by less than one For HCRS use only Nancy Recchie/Regional Preservation Officer according to the criteria and procedures setforth by the, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.
Actina SHPO GPO 938 835 telephone 4445820 organization Columbus Landmarks Foundation (614)221-0227 Ohio X_lgcal 3|57|450 Monroe Township Hall and Opera House, Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio Item # 10 The Hall is located near the center of the village square, although the rear of northern part of the green that provides the visual setting for the main frontal excluded from the nominated area. received Page Continuation sheet Inventory-Nomination Form Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior For HCRS use only Item number FHR-8-300 (11-78) date entered Jl - 6 the green is occupied by a new firestation. The nominated area consists of the elevation of the Hall.
It is bounded on the north by Coshocton Street, on the west by Main Street, onithe east by an alley, and on the south by a line parallel to Coshocton and 15'south of the rear wall of the Hall.The firestation is 1 1981 S NSE (ATTACHED) DATE ACT. N INITIALS SENT HSTURIC PLACES DATE REC'D JUUL TECHNICAL 2 Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER CONTROL HAER Re-submit Send-back Review BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior -Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry Entered ML - 6 1981 HISTORIAN State LICKING COUNTY, OHIO 1 S. Main St. Johnstown, Ohio Facade and north elevation Hughes Photography MONROE TOWNSHIP HALL 149 N. Main St. SEP 2 2 1980 SEP 2 2 1980 Johnstown, Ohio 149 N. Main St.
Hughes Photography LICKING COUNTY,OHIO Interior/ second floor opera house MONROE TOWNSHIP HALL 1 S. Main St. JUL-61981 SEP 22 JOHNSTOWN QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ROAD CLASSIFICATION JOHNSTOWN, OHIO OR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 17 356550 4445820 RECEIVED STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS UNITED STATES U S. Route Bruce' U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE ADDRESS (Tol. No. if noeded) # Ohio SHPO SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC DETAYLS OF DISCUSSION June 1978 DATE FHR-8-227 CALL TELEPHONE REPORT FROM TIME OF C , OFFICE NAME OF PERSON PLACING/RECEIVING CALL L$/13/81 Monroe Township Hall-Opera House Me. W. Ray Luce Midwest Region, NPS Columbus, Ohio 43211 Eady/bjr/7/13/81 Location STATE Name Date Entered Also Notified Honorable John Glenn Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue State Historic Preservation Officer Licking County Honorable Howard M.
Metzenbaum 272-3504 For further information, please call the National Register at (202)343-640f. ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Johnstown Honorable John M. Ashbrook OHIO Ohio Historical Soclety