Nomination for Mutual Home & Savings Association Building

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United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service received NOV 1 8 1982 Inventory - Nomination Form - date entered See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms The Mutual Home & Savings Association Building The Hulman Building and/or common not for publication city, town - vicinity of code 113 _ state - county Present Use -district _ public . unoccupied - agriculture X building(s) - private X commercial . structure work in progress private residence . religious _ in process - yes: unrestricted - government . scientific .transportation - other: street & number courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. 451 West Third Street has this property been determined elegible? - yes _ federal _ local depository for survey records Dayton 039 both 3rd museum code Montgomery date Category Accessible None park Status entertainment Ownership site 3.

Classification educational historic 6. Representation in Existing Surveys National Register of Historic Places industrial object title being considered congressional district 5. Location of Legal Description Public Acquisition Ohio 4. Owner of Property 1. Name Type all entries-complete applicable sections Cen-Day Office Company 2. Location Montgomery County Recorders Office For HCRS use only military FHR8-300 (11-78) street & number 120 west Second Street NIA -x excellent X unaltered X original site _moved date .fair 1n downtown Dayton, has not been altered since its completion in 1931. Thus, the Structural System - steel skeletal system, riveted connections, encased in concrete; F. Roofing - flat, built-up roofing (bitumen and gravel).

A base, rectangular in plan (81' x 150") and 4 stories high (46'); and Main tower, rectangular in plan (81' x 79'), 13 stories high (145') A mid-tower, 2 stories (23'); 3. An upper tower, 3 stories high (33') an additional each of the two major parts are: 16' high black marble facing Central bay of three arched windows, stamped deco into aluminum window Condition Towers ruins Base unexposed 7. Description Floor and Roof Structure- Reinforced concrete slab and joists; floral deco engravings; following descriptions are of both original and present conditions.

Description of General Appearance and Ornamentation An office tower of three blocks Ornamentation of the building parts is a major historical feature.Ornamentation for DESCRIPTION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Foundation - reinforced concrete walls and basement slabs; In appearance the building form is comprised of two major parts: Exterior Finishes - Marble and limestone facing with masonry back-up for anchorage Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

Decorative metal spandrel panels between floors; Decorative stone spandrel panels at each of three building setbacks. A brick and limestone elevator penthouse occurs at the west side and projects Check one Floral deco stone spandrels between floor levels; The Mutual Home & Savings Association Building a 22-story,279' tall office building Glazing-polished plate glass in decorated(aluminum mullions four floors) single sheet glass in painted steel frames (upper floors); frames;chevron pattern hoodmold and keystone of limestone above arched openings; (public facades);exposed concrete structure with tan face brick infill walls and rear alley facade); .deteriorated - good with Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic . conservation - law - science - agriculture - sculpture _ architecture .

education - military _ music - philosophy .theater _ 1900 _transportation -other (specify) Builder/Architect Schenck/Williams Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Common nomenclature of an American architecture infiuenced by the 1925 "Exposition Des form-giving elements. Art Deco skyscrapers are unique, and reflect not only the prevailing style, but the prevailing zoning laws of the time, and as such, are "setback" Association Building should be viewed as Dayton, Ohio's contribution to the national fabric of Art Deco (modernistic) setback skyscrapers. Because original materials single contribution to the Art Deco commercial style. Through its stylized geometric and floral ornament, setbacks and overall verticality 1800-1899 1700-1799 1600-1699 commerce economics 1400-1499 industry communications engineering humanitarian Period exploration/settlement literature social/ 1500-1599 invention 8.

Significance The Mutual Home & Savings Association Building is architecturally significant as Dayton's Specific dates constructed 1931 - politics/government _art - archeology-prehistoric - community planning Marcus Whiffen in his book, American Architecture Since 1780: A Guide to the Styles, ana ornamentation remain intact after nearly fifty years of use, because of the excellent condition ot those materials, and, indeed, because this building is Dayton's only Art Deco setback skyscraper, its inclusion in the National Register insures the continued preservation of a regional landmark in excellent condition. sought by businessmen in the 1930s to convey to the public a modern image. the structure remains as a fine representation of the commercial or"corporate"style 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References Ohio Historic Inventory, Montgomery County Historic Society, Inventory Form 11401.001140. Plans and photographs, Hulman Building Manager's Office Quadrangle name Dayton Nortn Quadrangle scale 1:24000 UMT References City of Dayton, Book 2, Page 3, Lot No. 8 _ state Lorenz & Williams Incoorporated/ 120 W. Third Street street & number Ohio 45402 The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national Vocal 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 State Historic Preservation Officer signature Dayton code county date Easting Northing Zone 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By Attest: 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification name/title organization Montgomery County Historical Society Verbal boundary description and justification Chief of Registration Joseph McAnarney/Loren Gannon For HCRS use only List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Acreage of nominated property less than l acre city or town (513) 223-6500 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. GPO 938 835 telephone Keeper of the National Register National Register SHPO Cllll iational Park Service Mutual Home & Savings Association Building Federal Agency:- Recom. /Criteria - Discipline .substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7.

Description REJECT completeness alterations/integrity clarity Date Montgomery County boundary selection summary paragraph resubmission 2. Location nomination by person or local government .Nomination returned for: owner objection Reviewer _see continuation sheet - RETURN - sample - technical corrections cited below Working No appeal Substantive Review: ruins justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification - Photographs - Date - Phone: 202 272 -3504 Signed completeness checked context Maps clarity applicable criteria 8. Significance 10. Geographical Data Other summary paragraph the resource justification of areas relationship of integrity relating significance to Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to No 25 5-26-1931 Mutual Home Saving Association PHOTO NO.

1 (5/26/31) the entire structure is complete Building under construction. Framing for Exterior facing materials installed to the eleventh floor. WITH CURB PARALLEL PHOTO NO. 2 (4/3/31) twelfth floor level. Forming for concrete encasement of structural steel Building under construction. Framing to fraring is observable. North and East Facades (north facing street). Photo shows massing of "setback" limestone facing. skyscraper with 16' tall marble base and Photo No. 3 (4/28/80) Photo No. 4 (4/28/80) materials - limestone/face brick. South and west facades combination of aluminum window frame, limestone deco Photo of arched window opening, first floor, center bay, north facade, carved above window. Photo No. 5 (4/28/80) marble sill and facing, decorated d! Photo No. 6 (4/28/80) Deco spandrels above seventeenth/ seventeen. Metal above eighteen. Photo No. 7 (4/28/80) eighteenth floors.

Limestone above North facade. Photo No. 8 (4/28/80) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DAYTON NORTH QUADRANGLE DAYTON NORTH OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC UNITED STATES November 1, 1982 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of Registration 440 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 Austin-Magie Farm and Mill District Central Avenue Historic District Miami-Erie Canal Lock No. 70 Zanesville Historic Railroad Depots Barnhisel, Henry II, House North Market Historic District Please let me know if you have any questions. WRL: BP:dd NATIONAL Huron Sincerely, Montgomery Resubmission Butler Medina County Franklin REGISTER Thematic Group Encl. RECEIVED New Submissions Association Building Muskingum Arlington Hotel Dear Carol: X.c: Regional Coordinators King-Phillips-Deibel House Enclosed are nine new National Register nominations and one resubmission.

Trumbull Ohio Historic Prc servation Office All the appropriate notification procedures have been followed for the new National Register of Historic Places Dumton House The Mutual Home and Savings NOV 18 1992> Ohio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio43211 (614) 466-1500