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

Nomination for Marks-Family House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,377 words across 13 pages, filed in 1982. 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 82003537, 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.

United States Department of the Interior APR 1 1982 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name and/or common 2. Location street & number city, town Delphos - vicinity of - county Allen - district - public X unoccupied - agriculture . structure X private residence _ site .object - in process - yes: restricted . scientific _ being considered X yes: unrestricted The 4. Owner of Property city, town State Ohio 45833 5.
Location of Legal Description has this property been determined elegible?yes museum 039 both government Category date Celina code Ownership historic entertainment industrial educational Status commercial Delphos park Public Acquisition transportation date entered Inventory-Nomination Form Ohio Present Use not for publication North & Main Streets Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service religious Type all entries-complete applicable sections 233 North Franklin Street 6. Representation in Existing Surveys National Register of Historic Places A.ccessible depository for survey records WOBC Historic Preservation Office 3. Classification The Marks-Family House work in progress For HCRS use only military Xstate c/o T. H. Marks FHR-8-300 (11-78) X private name T. H. Marks, et al _ federalX state _ local Lima congressional district title Ohio Historic Inventory Xbuilding(s) -yes 7.
Description X excellent X unaltered X original site -moved date oak staircase and balustrade...A lofty, gently sloping ceiling leads the eye to a Woodowrk, including carved relief on lintels, fireplace, hardwood floørs, and sliding? doors, as well as hardware, light fixtures and much of the furniture, are original. Condition ruins deteriorated unexposed twelve foot stained glass skylight with floods the interior space.The central hall brick Queen Anne with eclectic architectural details.Most prominent are a Colonial Check one conical roof topped with wood pinnacle and crockets, oval and round arched leaded Revival swan's neck pediment over the second story facade window and Greek entablature, have handpainted floral trim.
features continuous swag trim below the dentils.The porch is supported by double and triple groupings of half columns with Ionic capitals.A projecting wing, facing slate covered with an ornate gabled dormer on each side. The Marks Family Home, in near-original condition, is an ornate one and one-half story Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance

Description of the property

stone and voussoirs. A wraparound porch encircles the Franklin Street facade and _fair and staircase are painted with trompe l'oeil stonework. The upper hall, leading - good glass windows recessed in compounded archivolt openings with Corinthian variant key- south, features oblique corners and angled windows.The truncated hip roof is to bedrooms, is painted with murals--English School type landscapes.Bedrooms The interior:is dominated.by a long.central hall leading to a high Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-prehistoric - -community planning . landscape architecture- - religion - archeology-historic - conservation _ science - agriculture . literature _ sculpture _ architecture - social/ _ art _ commerce - theater X 1900- _ communications -other (specify) detail from the Queen Anne period, its elegant interior, and near-original condition.
1902 1800-1899 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 1700-1799 economics humanitarian philosophy Builder/Architect education politics/government transportation invention Period industry engineering exploration/settlement music Specific dates to see the building preserved. law 8.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) The Marks Family house is significant for its outstanding and rich architecural It has been excellently maintained. military nominated, at the owners' request, as it is endangered by encroaching commercial for commercial purposes which could effect contiguous properties.The owner wishes Although part ofa potential thematic grouping of brick houses in Delphos it is being 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References Allen County Courthouse, Recorder's Office, Interview, Thomas H. Marks, June 23, 1980 10. Geographical Data Delphos, Ohio Verbal boundary description and justification Lots, 170-168 to the south, Lot 172 to the north. sen . state - code 11. Form Prepared By June 26, 1980 (419) 228-2641 Ohio 45804 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 Tait Keeper of the National Register date county Northing Zone national telephone Attest: Survey Coordinator Quadrangle name name/title State Historic Preservation Officer signature UMT References Chief of Registration List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: For HCRS use only Phyllis G. Hopkins city or town Region 3HA - WOBC/OSU-Lima Zone Easting SHPO Lot 171, Delphos, bounded by Franklin Street to the east, public alley to the west, GPO 938 835 organization 182 Allen County Survey United States Department of the Interior Working No.- Fed. Reg. Date: - REJECT. Reviewer - Recom. / Criteria - - see continuation sheet _ substantive reasons discussed below 2. Location 4. Owner of Property 5.
Location of Legal Description 7. Description Condition .ruins unexposed boundary selection resubmission completeness alterations/integrity maps owner objection Discipline summary paragraph appeal Entered in the dates 6. Representation in Existing Surveys clarity Federal Agency: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES State, County: A Date Due: Nstional Park Service Accessibte EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET - sampie - Kominetion returned for: - technical corrections cited below -_ unallered photos 3 Present Use Property: Substantive Review: 41182 tar C. Significance relating significance to relationship of integrity justification of exception 11. Form Prepared By Signed checked context Maps clarity completeness Other Date Photographs justification of areas applicable criteria summary paragraph the resource S. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification - loca Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Comments for any item may be continued on an etteched sheet Peried NEW AUTO BANK FACILITY The Commercial Bank P. G. Hopkins MAR31982 6/80 Facing NW Jake Marks House Delphos, Ohio Allen County MAR Delphos, Ohio P. G. Hopkins 6/80 WOBC, Wright St., Celina, OH Photo No. 2 Facing West, slightly South Jake Marks House Allen County P. G. Hopkins Facing West, upper floor 6/80 MAR Jake Marks House Delphos, Ohio Zone 16 724490 4524680 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES ROAD CLASSIFICATION DELPHOS QUADRANGLE NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) OHIO STATE OF OHIO February 16, 1982 Ms. Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places U.S. Department of the Interior 18th and C Streets, N.W. Dear Ms.
Shull: Enclosed are twenty-five new regular National Register nominations and one for the owners renotified of the pending nomination and of the new provisions of the Schooley, Dr. Lindley, House and Office Donne1, Jonathon, House Green Plain Monthly Meeting House McKever, Lewis, Farmhouse Johnson, Thomas, House Variety Store and Theater Building Walker, Cristopher C., House and Farm Jefferson Avenue Historic District North Market Historic District Bramble, Ayres L., House St. Rosa Church Shield-Johnston House DeYarmon, Joseph L., House St.
Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church Rummel Mill Shelby Center Historic District Lorain MAR31982 Coshocton Highland Cuyahoga Richland Redlands County Hamilton Name Franklin Darke Holmes Belmont Clark REGISTER Clermont Pickaway Trop Farm NATIONAL Marks House Ohio Historic Preservation Office RECEIVED Acting Keeper Shambaugh, George, House an exception to the criteria. Civil War Era Sandstone Houses Burn Site Monument in Wyandot County receive a substantive review since it involves special consideration.All have been approved by the state review board and Allen Washington, D.C. 20243 Haines, Frank, House Lewis, Samuel, House Ohio Historical Center I-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 MAR Clinton Ms. Carol Shull February 16, 1982 Bredeick-Lang House Col. Crawford Burn Site Monument Please let me know if I can answer any questions.
State Historic Preservation Officer WRL/DS: vb Enclosures Wyandot Van Wert Page two Sincerely ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STATE OHIO McKever, Lewis, Farmhouse Haines, Frank, House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Dr. W. Ray Luce Midwest Regional Office, NPS For further information, please call the National Register at (202) 272-3504 Location Sabina Name Delphos Notified Highland County Williamsburg vicinity Honorable Tennyson Guyer Hillsboro vicinity Trop Farm Marks Family House Clinton County Clermont County Allen County Honorable John Glenn State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable Bob McEwen The Ohio Historical Society Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Date Entered APRIL 1, 1982 Columbus, Ohio 43211