Nomination for Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Station

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FHR-8-300 (11-78) United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service received AUG 3 0 1982 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms street & number 147 East Jefferson Street -not for publication city, town - vicinity of 11 - J. Wm. Stanton _ state -district x public -unoccupied - agriculture * building(s) - private . structure _ educational _religious _ in process . scientific - yes: unrestricted - transportation - military .other: Jefferson Garden Club, Inc. Ohio 44047 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. West Jefferson Street has this property been determined elegible? - _federal - _ local depository for survey records 039 both entertainment Jefferson county code Category date government Accessible Ashtabula museum commercial None industrial site Status 2.

Location object Ownership historic being considered title Ohio park Inventory-Nomination Form Public Acquisition National Register of Historic Places date entered 1. Name 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property congressional district private residence Type all entries-complete applicable sections 5. Location of Legal Description Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Station Ashtabula County Recorder's Office Present Use For HCRS use only PO Box 261 X yes: restricted - yes X no and/or common Jefferson Depot X work in progress 007 _ excellent - original site _ unaltered .moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

In 1978-1981 considerable restoration has been done, but no structural repaired. Some doors, ticket shelves and trim boards were obtained Condition deteriorated ruins fixtures remain in the agent's room, and reproductions have been installed unexposed fair construction, with exterior board-and-batten walls. The wide overhanging station agent, passenger waiting room, and baggage room. 7. Description used and repaired as necessary.All windows and doors have been windows have double-hung sash.The station contains spaces for the elsewhere.New electrical wiring has been placed in existing conduits. has been restored with fixtures comparable to those originally used. Many original railroad furnishings have also been located and installed. The interior is heated with the original stove.

Even the toilet plumbing eaves of the gable roof are supported on long curved brackets.The floor has been repaired and a new metal roof installed.Original light changes have been made.All available original materials have been Check one - good date Areas of SignificanceCheck and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic - agriculture _ literature - sculpture _architecture _ military . social/ - music exploration/settlement = - philosophy - politics/government X transportation - other (specify) Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) A typical small railroad depot of the 1870s, the Jefferson station of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad has important local associations in 1863 to build a branch line of the Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula Railroad. It was resolved to locate and construct a railroad line to state line, starting at the main line in the village of Ashtabula and going in 1864 and a large amount of grading was done, the work was abandoned Meanwhile, the Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula, originally formed in 1848, merged with the Cleveland & Toledo and the Michigan Southern completed, and trains started running from Jefferson.

In 1879, 14,635 communications 1872 1700-1799 1500-1599 economics 1400-1499 commerce Builder/Architect conservation invention education engineering industry theater Unknown humanitarian science law convey a period which was one of intensive growth, change, and activity Specific dates as daily passenger transportation to Cleveland and Pittsburgh.The Lake the county residents came to the county seat by train to pay their taxes, 1900- Southern.In August,1872,the Jamestown and Franklin Division was 8. Significance 1600-1699 in the railroad industry. and one of the first sidewalksin Jefferson ran from the depot to the court until 1871.

for the people of Jefferson.Its physical integrity and restored character passenger trains stopping daily in addition to many freight trains.Most of passengers departed from the Jefferson station.In1902,there were fifteen connect with the Jamestown and Franklin Railroad at the Pennsylvania The Jefferson Depot was constructed in 1872 as the result ofa decision X1800-1899 &Northern Indiana Railroads in 1869,forming the Lake Shore & Michigan in 1914.The station remained in operation until196l. -art -archeology-prehistoric _ community planning - religion southeast through the village of Jefferson. Although construction began house. Jefferson was noted for its rail freight and dairy service as well Shore & Michigan Southern became a part of the New York Central system Period landscape architecture Geo. H.McIntire, Interesting Facts in Connection with the Railroad.

Acreage of nominated property 1:24, 000 Quadrangle name - UMT References Verbal boundary description and justification Located on Lot #69 on the west side of railroad track between East Jefferson Street and Walnut Street in the City of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries _ state Jean Dutton, President; and Eric Johannesen, Preservation Officer Jefferson Garden Club, Inc. Ohio 44047 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 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.

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Geographical Data Jefferson date Easting organization Northing Zone 11. Form Prepared By Chief of Registration name/title 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Attest: December, 1980 Interview, George E. Lawyer, last passenger agent prior to 196l. 1.35 acres Quadrangle scale 9. Major Bib iographica References Twelfth Annual Report of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (l882). city or town I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Keeper of the National Register national For HCRS use only Xlocal SHPO CLL street & number GP O 938 216-576-2496 telephone PO Box 261 14/82 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR HCRS USE ONLY HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED.

INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Jefferson Depot, Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio The major effects of the completion of the railroad through Jefferson were the provision of frequent local service, the increased accessibility of the county the village to the rest of the county, the state, and the nation. 9. Williams Brothers, History of Ashtabula County, Ohio (Philadelphia, 1878). United States Census, 1870-1910. * 2,666 in 1980. RECEIVED FHR-8-300A the depot in Jefferson remains significant for its local associations in linking nineteenth century were a period of enormous growth in the railroad industry, facturing concerns of the kind often associated with railroad development located in Jefferson. The village remained the focal point of a predominantly rural- seat, and the linking of the village with other parts of Ohio and nearby states.

agricultural county.The population of the village increased from 869 in 1870 (11/78) A flouring mill was constructed at the railroad line in 1875,but no large manu- to1,461 in 1910,*a normal rate of growth during those years and not closely related to the impact of the railroad. Thus, while the last decades of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Station Fed. Reg. Date - REJECT. _ NR decision - see continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below . substantive reasons discussed below Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Check one -_ deteriorated -altered - oricinai site _ moved resubmission completeness unexposed alterations/integrity clarity Discipline sample Date ruins summary paragraph Condition Reviewer Action: RETURN Accessible excellent Ashtabula County boundary selection Federal Agency: good 7.

Description Status 3. Classification Category .Nomination returned for: owner objection 2. Location 1. Name Public Acquisition ited States Department of the Interior tional Park Service 2.1.83 ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION / RETURN Date Due:_ nomination by person or local government ___ request - appeai - yes - no Describe the prosent and original (i known) physical appearance Working No. SHEET comments: Ownership the resource INTACT EXAMPLE OF ITS TYPE. relationship of integrity justification of exception . Major Bibliographical References 1 . Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification - netiona: 13. Other - Date - Phone: 202 272 -3504 context Signed Maps completeness clarity Photographs relating significance to applicable criteria Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to summary paragraph 8.

Significance Nother dete Acreage of nominated property- Verbal boundary description and justitication -. state Btte Historic Preservation Officer signature checked Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet loca UMIT Reterences Bulder Arehitect Lake Shore & Mich. Southern R.R. Station/Jefferson Depot Jefferson Garden Club 1981 1ooking NE. Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio 1. West and south elevations, 2. East and north elevations, 1ooking SW. R.R. Station/Jefferson Depot Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio Jefferson Garden Club 1981 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern 3. South and east elevations, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R. R. Station/Jefferson Depot Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio Jefferson Garden Club 1981 looking Nw.

UNITED STATES JEFFERSON QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 17 519/790 East DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JEFFERSON, OHIO Railroad Station DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey Lake Shore and 4620/640 North STATE OF OHIO Ashtabula - JEFFERSON WALNUT ASHTABULA SCALE I'= 200 August 24, 1982 National Register of 440 G Street, N.W. have been approved by the state review board and the appropriate notification procedures have been followed. Jefferson Railroad Depot Cleveland Warehouse District Gill, John T., House Sharp, Stephen, House Bradford, Henry, Farm Blake, H.G.

House Van West Bandstand Note that the owner of the Gill House has indicated his objection to the WRL/DS :vb AUG 3 0 1982 Sincerely, Cuyahoga Ashtabula Lorain County Medina Clinton Name Delaware Athens Gallia Enclosures REGISTER Wilmington Commercial Historic District NATIONAL RECEIVED Ewington Academy Historic Places Ohio Historic Preservation Office Athens Downtown Historic District Cheif of Registration Van Wert Dear Ms.Shul1: Ms. Caro1 SHul1 Department of the Interior Enclosed are ten new National Register nominations. All the new nominations nomination. Please let me know if you have any questions. State Historic Preservation Officer Ohio Historical Center I-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 W.Ray Luce To Restore Jefferson Garden Club, Inc. ALL ABOARD! Benjamin F. Wade was President A young Jefferson lawyer, Joshua R.

Giddings, became the political was elected to Congress. He delphia convention June 17, 1856, His home was SOLD AND DES TROYED. TORN DOWN, THE JEFFERSON GARDEN JEFFERSON National Republican platform When President Lincoln was preserve our heritage. (County Seat of Ashtabula County) leader in northeastern Ohio and village links with the past and of the Senate and became acting has been removed from the Vice President following Andrew Johnson's succession to the This is one of the remaining IT IS BEING RESTORED. LOT. assassinated, Jefferson's CLUB PURCHASED THE BUILDING AND AND CONVERTED INTO A PARKING village and his home DEMOLISHED we need your help to save and wrote the first draft of the which was adopted at the Phila- TO PREVENT THE DEPOT FROM BEING Presidency.

Wade's Law Office Oakdale Cemetery, an herb garden Library, as well as the flagpole however, is to restore and preserve of Jefferson's heritage. For further information, please call 576-2496 or 576-4242. Our most challenging undertaking us to preserve an important part and flower arranging. this county-wide effort and help The club has given special attention to community beautification projects The Jefferson Garden Club was the historic New York Central Depot redwood planters on the square and founded as a non-profit organi- the large circular garden at and sundial at Henderson Memorial here at the county seat. are to promote the beautification encourage the study of horticulture planter and ornate benches on the JEFFERSON GARDEN CLUB of our homes and community and to projects include the flower-filled park at N.

Market and Jefferson at the entrances to the Village and the creation of a garden in the Village Square. We invite you to join with us in and public improvements, Current ALL ABOARD! Jefferson Garden Club, Inc. Jefferson, Ohio 44047 Address Name City State Return to: I would like to volunteer as a worker. Enclosed is my tax deductible donation of $ I would like to help restore the Depot. TO RESTORE THE DEPOT Zip Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Ashtabula County, connecting with local citizens lead by E. B, and H. B. Woodbury secured the right- of 1864.

On August 4, 1872 the first plus many freight trains, Most our ancestors passenger train steamed into the trains stopping daily at Jefferson extension of the line through Work was commenced in the spring the courthouse to accommodate The last scheduled stop occurred railroad to come through Jefferson, this historic building for future a center of activities. With your help we can restore Railroad Company agreed to the the Jamestown and Franklin Division at the State line.To induce the generations as well as recreate of the first sidewalks built in of-way and space for the depot. Jefferson ran from the depot to of the county residents came by train to pay their taxes and one freight office closed in 196l office closed in 1960 and the In 1863 the stockholders of the Village of Jefferson. In 1902 there were 15 passenger