Nomination for St. John's Lutheran Church

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See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH - not for publication - vicinity of city, town X state - county . public . unoccupied . agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private _ structure work in progress .site _ religious . object - in process yes: restricted X yes: unrestricted - other: 4. Owner of Property name Congregation of St. John's Lutheran Church street & number courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined elegible? - - yes -X no - local depository for survey records Columbus.

OH 43211 119 039 43701 Location 1980 Category transportation entertainment both Accessible code commercial educational date government district Status park Muskingum Ownership being considered industrial Zanesville historic scientific Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Inventory-Nomination Form private residence Ohio military Present Use Type all entries-complete applicable sections Ohio Historical Center Public Acquisition Ohio Historic Inventory title National Register of Historic Places Fourth and Main Streets 5. Location of Legal Description United States Department of the Interior 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 3. Classification and/or common Muskingum County Court House date entered For HCRS use only FHR-8-300 (11-78) 7th received NOV 2 1982 street & number Market & Ngrth Seventh Sts. Market and Seventh Sts. 7.

Description X excellent _ unaltered X original site _moved date peak. Also on the facade are three lancet-arched windows of stained glass, set off This addition faithfully reproduces the form, material, and trim of the earlier unit, both the addition and the original structure are included in the nomination. Condition unexposed ruins deteriorated fair trimmed with cast-in-place and precast concrete.The original building was Check one 10-sided roof. Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance

Description of the property

rectangular in plan; the 1949 addition of an L-shaped structure resulted in St. John's Lutheran Church is a masonry structure built of tapestry brick and In 1949 an educational facility was added to the east elevation of the 1926 building. X altered archway. Hexagonal corner towers rise on the facade, with the lower part of the towers of brick capped with a concrete arcaded cap, terminating in a crenellated west elevation, and are housed in gable-roofed projecting sections with parapets building. For this reason, and since the addition and the 1926 building form a single - good slightly projecting entrance with a deeply recessed doorway set behind an ogee with colonettes.Across the tops of these facade windows in a name panel bearing and crenellation.

The rear of the church features a large apsidal cove capped with a by butressed bays and a clerestory.Side aisles are one story in height and are the inscription,"St.John's Lutheran Church."The side elevations are defined Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - archeology-historic _ conservation . science - sculpture _ education . military _ art . music X 1900 -politics/government - other (specify) E. Mast and Sons, builder of Zanesville because of the importance of its architect and builder, and also for its The architect of the new church was Corbusier, Lensky, and Foster; this is the only with Ralph Adams Cram, whose. theories on Gothic architecture set the pace for the "boom" The $122,000 contract for the erection of the new church was let to E.

Mast and Sons, a contracting firm established in Zanesville in the 1890s, and one which has continued in him in technical knowledge and ripe experience. (Lewis, p. 1173) evident in this fine church, which is an excellent representative of Late Gothic Revival In 1949 a brick addition was made to the east elevation of the building, designed by Tocal builders whose operation dated from the late 19th century in Zanesville. 1800-1899 1700-1799 1500-1599 commerce communications engineering transportation economics invention industry theater humanitarian social agriculture church architecture. law 8.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) edifice and its builder is giving to its construction the best that is building in the city known to have been designed by this prestigious Cleveland firm. in Late Gothic Revival church architecture in the U.S. to be cne of the most impressive examples of Mr.Mast's resourcefulness German-speaking parisioners resulted in the 1839 establishment of St.John's English Specific dates use of precast concrete ornament.

1400-1499 Seventh and Market Streets in Zanesville.This is to bea magnificent and somewhat deteriorated.this ornament does reflect the high degree of craftsmanship The trim with which Corbusier accented his tapestry brick walls is of precast concrete, Official Lutheran worship began in Zanesville in 1839,although Lutherans are known to John's;a 1927 biographical history noted the following about the church and its builder: by which it continues to be known.From 1923until 1926 an ambitious building campaign In February,1926,the firm began the construction of what promises literature Its principal,John at the Ecole des Beaux Arts - archeology-prehistoric X architecture - philosophy in Paris, specializing in church atchitecture, and went on to become a national authority on ecclesiastical building.

He is known to have collaborated on at least one project Builder/Architect Corbusier, Lensky, & Foster, architects 1600-1699 1926 Period exploration/settlement prehistoric Zanesville engineer Harold o. Church and built by Dunzweiler Construction Co.,prominent and as such is the only such treatment using this material in the city.Although weathered congregation;others were built in 1814,1820,and 1878.A schism between English-and Evangelical Lutheran Church.In 19i9 the organization was incorporated under the name as a contractor--the St.John's English Lutheran Church now under way at community planning was underway to raise $125,000 for a new building.

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

Major Bibliographical References History of St. John's Lutheran Church, 1839-1969 (n. p., 1969). Society, 1979), p. 100. Lewis, Thomas W. History of Zanesville & Muskingum County, Ohio (Chicago, 1927), pp. 1170-1174. 10. Geographical Data Zanesville, West, Ohio Quadrangle scale_ 1:24000 Lots 1 and 2 of Harvey's Addition to the City of Zanesville _ state 11. Form Prepared By 14 July, 1981 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national X local 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated State Historic Preservation Officer signature GPO 938 835 code county date Northing Zone name/title Attest: Chief of Registration UMT References Quadrangle name Keeper of the National Regfster Verbal boundary description and justification Zone Easting List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries National Register For HCRS use only Johannesen, Eric.

Cleveland Architecture 1876-1976 (Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical street & number As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conseryation and Recreation Service. name/title David L. Taylor, Regional Historic Preservation Officer city or town Zanesville 1425 Newark Road SHp EVALUATION / RETURN SHEE St. John's Lutheran Church Musk ingum County Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: 12/2/82 resubmission . REJECT_ Federal Agency:- Recom. /Criteria - .se continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below .substantive reasons discussad below 1. Name 2. Location 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description - unettered . ruins Date alterations/integrity clarity Working No. summary paragraph boundary selection Action: 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys nomination by person or local government 3. Classification Reviewer completeness NATIONAL REGISTER OF Discipline. 2.1.83 .Nomination returned for: owner objection - sample - unexpoeed Choch one RETURN appeal NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Entered In the 8. Significance Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By -local - Date _ Phone: 202 272 -3504 completeness clarity context checked Maps Signed Photographs Other summary paragraph the resource 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification justification of areas State Historic Preservation Otticer signature applicable criteria Acreage of nominated property UMT Reterences Specific dates Verbal boundary description and justification The evalusted significance of this property within the state is: .state relating significance to Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to national relationship of integrity Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Bullder Architect Quedrangie name Areas of Signlficance-Check and justity below ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH Photo by Carole Jordan, 1981 University, Zanesville, Ohio Facade, from corner of Market & 7th St. Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio Neg. MUS-63-5-3, filed at Ohio University, Zanesville, Ohio Rear (N) elevation Photo by Carole Jordan, 1981 ST.

JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO ZANESVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE ZANESVILLE WEST, OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES N3952.5w8200/7.5 Ohio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 October 26, 1982 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief 440 G Street, N.W. Sandusky Street Historic District Great Southern Hotel and Theatre St. John's Lutheran Church St. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church St. Henry Roman Catholic Church Serquet, Emanuel and Frederick Farm Valley Dale Ballroom Please let me know if you have any questions. W. Ray Luce WRL: BP: dd X.c: Regional Coordinators (5) Montgomery Noble County Columbiana Miami Hamilton Delaware Cuyahoga NATIONAL Stark Encl.

Franklin REGISTER Muskingum New Submissions Dear Carol: Theodore Krumberg Building Commercial Building Ohio Historic Preservation Office African Jackson Cemetery Enclosed are twelve new National Register nominations and two resubmissions. Department of Registration State Historic Preservation Officer Schlee-Kemmler Building National Register of Historic Places Capital University Historic District The Salem China Company Eight Black History Resources in Cleveland Nashington, D.C. 20240 All the appropriate notification procedures have been followed for the new Sincerely