Form Prepared By Quadrangle name 9. Major Bibliographical References 10.
Geographical Data Keeper of the National Register List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries name/title For HCRS use only Quadrangle scale The nominated property is located near the Jeromesville, Ohio As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 Hill, George W., History of Ashland County, Ohio; Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1886, p.7a-: Attest: TECHNICAL Photos - WEL PRESERVED Entered - KEEPER OTHER Inventory ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Re-submit HAER Send-back Review HISTORIAN Property United States Department of the Interior-Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register Entry ARCHITELTORAC ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Maps State 11/24/80 UTM Reference(s): _ Thank you for your attention to the above items.
Certification: Date: Other: Map Coverage: Bibliography: The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for IS RESUBMITTED. Photographic Coverage: clarification of the information indicated below.PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION Statement of Significance: Geographical Data -- Acreage: NAME OF PROPERTY STATE ohio UTM Reference(s): _ Other: Map Coverage: Date: Statement of Significance: Photographic Coverage: Bibliography: The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office for IS RESUBMITTED. Geographical Data -- Acreage: Certification: clarification of the information indicated below.PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION FEB I0 1009 Renotification/80 Amendments NAME OF PROPERTY 13.81 Thank you for your attention to the above items.
United States Department of the Interior See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms LAKE FORK SCHOOL and/or common street & number N.E. corner of intersection Co. 175 and Twp. 75. _ not for publication city, town _ state - county 3. Classification X unoccupied - agriculture _ museum X private - park ** structure - private residence _ site .entertainment _ religious _ object X yes: restricted - government _ scientific - yes: unrestricted .transportation - military X other: empty _ vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc.
street & number Ohio 44805 - yes _ federal - local depository for survey records 039 both Accessible Category commercial Shreve code educational date Ownership Status 17th historic industrial district being considered Public Acquisition Ohio Ashland Inventory-Nomination Form Courthouse Square Ashland County Courthouse 4. Owner of Property congressional district 6. Representation in Existing Surveys in process Elinor Gatz Type all entries-complete applicable sections Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places Present Use public Renotification/80 Amendments has this property been determined elegible? work in progress 1. Name For HCRS use only title Ohio44676 FHR-8-300 (11-78) 7. Description _ excellent X good _ruins X altered _ moved date .unexposed the way up.
The north and south walls are interrupted by 5lancet windows each containing just to the southeast. Condition Check one The Lakefork School is a one room structure representing Victorian Gothic architecture. very slightly This arch is partially protected and obstructed by a simple projecting wooden over hang. bond is accented at each of the four corners with rough cut stone quoins rising 3/4 of The gabled roof on the north slope is slate covered while the south slope was replaced The school is surrounded by farmlands with the Lakefork Methodist Church and cemetery the slate on its pyramid-shaped roof. a series.
seen under the eaves of the roof.On the north and south eaves simple brackets run in gable end is the bell tower rising 60 feet above the ground.This delicate tower retains Xoriginal site Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance larly to that of the quoins and larger red streaked sandstone forming a Gothic arch. a two over two double hung sash.Plain stone lug sills can be found under each window. _ deteriorated _ unaltered Wainscoating covers the walls of the entryway. This material can also be The entrance consists of a narrow planked floor, double doors with rectangular window insets. back door leading to a simple wooden landing leading to the ground.The main facade One bay located to the rear of the north side was sympathetically converted to a Form No. 10-300a (Hev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM LAKE FORK SCHOOL Jeromesville, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER The main entrance is almost churchlike, consisting of a set of double However, the rear window on the north side was converted into a second PAGE addition dating from about the turn of the century.This front entrance DATE ENTERED tion of the front entrance is trimmed in sandstone.A projecting wooden door openings. apparently was originally the only means of access to this small building.
entrance canopy partially obscures the main entryway and appears to be an panelled doors with a tympanum above and set within a massive pointed arch FOR NPS USE ONLY FEB 1 0 1982 RECEIVED entrance some years ago.The back wall of the building has no window or opening.It is located in the center of the front facade.The arched por- Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric _ archeology-historic . science - sculpture X architecture X education _ military _ social/ _ music X 1800-1899 _exploration/settlement - philosophy _ commerce . theater _ 1900 - politics/government - other (specify) Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) school's main stylistic features, lancet windows, bell tower and entrance arch make a 1ar structure, a few miles away, stands in near ruin.
The Lakefork school was permanently 1600-1699 1500-1599 1700-1799 1400-1499 economics communications invention industry engineering humanitarian Period conservation Builder/Architect agriculture art literature transportation 8. Significance law front.The present owners have been attempting to maintain the integrity of the school.
and one of the country's most substantial and best preserved one room schoolhouses.The The Lakefork School-is significant as a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture (ca.1880) is the only one of its kind standing in tact and altered only slightly.A simi- Specific dates circa 1880 - archeology-prehistoric - community planning closed in 1938.The interior is stripped but retains the natural wainscoating and plaster fine example of a Victorian Gothic school building.This late nineteenth century structure walls.The single room is 36 feet by 42 feet with a raised teacher's platform across the 1874, Atlas of Ashland County. Letters received by present owner. Jeromesville, Ohio Quadrangle name UMT References northeast corner of intersecting co. 175 and Twp. 75 in Mohican Township, and the lot contains one building, the Lakefork School.
List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries - state Wendy Leigh Barlow Ohio 44906 city or town The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: . national 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 code county 11. Form Prepared By 1:24,000 Zone 960 date 9. Major Bibliographical References Northing Easting 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Mansfield 10.
Geographical Data name/title Chief of Registration Quadrangle scale Keeper of the National Register For HCRS use only Hill, George W.,History of Ashland County, Ohio; Philadelphia: Williams Bros.,1886,p.78-79 Attest: I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register ACREAGE NOT VERIFIED UTM NOT VERIEIED less than one Acreage of nominated property telephone Ohio (419) 755-4011 8/27 A L1403220 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places LAKEFORK SCHOOL Continuation sheet Jeromesville, Ohio The Lakefork School is one of Ashland County's most substantial and best over fifty years, until the consolidation of schools at Jeromesville during received Page Inventory-Nomination Form the Depression Item number Township.Its educational significance stems from its use as a school for architecture.It is the only one room school still in existence in Mohican date entered United States Department of the Interior preserved one room schools and is a fine example of victorian Gothic style For HCRS use only FHR8~300(11-78) United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service recelved FEB 1 0 1982 LAKEFORK SCHOOL Continuation sheet Jeromesville, Ohio feet and west to the point of beginning, forming a 200 foot square which contains Page Inventory-Nomination Form the old school building.
National Register of Historic Places date entered Item number Beginning at the intersection of County Road 175 and Township Road 75,the For HCRS use only FHR-8-300 (11-78) boundary moves north along Road 75 200 feet, due east 200 feet, then south 200 EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Date Due: _ - see continuation sheet Name 4. Owner of Property X6. Representation in Existing Surveys - ruins -original site 7. Description photos. Location resubmission REJECT alterations/integrity boundary selection Action: RETURN summary paragraph owner objection Fed. Reg. Date: _substantive reasons discussed below nomination by person or local government Federal Agency: 3. Classification NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 5. Location of Legal Description United States Department of the Interior maps National Park Service 2.7.83 tair Reviewer - Recom.
/Criteria A+C /4 -Nomination returned for: - technical corrections cited below - unaitered - moved appeal completeness clarity Substantive Review: Ashland Check one Discipline G He good 3/5782 justification of exception N/t other 9. Major Bibliographical References 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Maps Phone: 202 272 -3504 Signed completeness to significance clarity Photographs Date summary paragraph relationship of integrity applicable criteria Significance Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to relating significance to 10. Geographical Data - netional the resource Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Lakefork, Ohio W. L. Barlow O.S.U. Mansfield Campus SEP 2 2 LFS-2 Lakefork School Rear and east side looking west April 1980 Lakefork, Ohio W. L. Barlow April 1980 O.S.U.
Mansfield Campus SEP 2 2 1980 LFS-1 Lakefork School Front, southwest corner-looking east Grhlanl co. UNITED STATE: 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC Mohican Township JEROMESVILLE QUADRANGLE Lakefork School STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE SEP 2 2 1590 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR N4045W8207.5/7.5 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Ohio Historical Center I-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 Ms. Carol Shull, Acting Keeper National Register of Historic Places National Park Service 18th and C Streets, Nw Dear Ms. Schull: Enclosed are twenty-seven National Register resubmissions. All were originally submitted in 1980 and returned for renotification in keeping with the 1980 amendments. All owners have been notified of the pending nominations and of the provisions of the amended National Historic information and this has been included with the resubmission.
have chosen to object to the listing. St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church Tiedmann, Hannes, House Dovel, J.H., Farm Herr, Christian S., House MeCreary-Burnworth House Brown, Smauel, House McCully Log House Landmark Tavern FEB 1 0 1982 McCorkle, Almon G., House Morrow Logan Lorain Monroe Licking Erie Fairfield Coshocton Franklin Guernsey Ashland Muskingum Stark Trumbull Name Belmont Jackson REGISTER NATIONAL Clark County Cuyahoga Vicary House RECEIVED Union Church Ohio Historic Preservation Office Crittenden Farm Renick Farm Finney-Darrah House Piatt Castles Johnston-Crossland House New Rankin Building Mooney, William C., House LLakefork School Massillon Cemetery Building Chalfant Church Bryn Du Hotel Breakers Pickaway Keystone Furnace February 4, 1982 West View Washington, D.C.
20240 owners of one property (First United Methodist Church, Van Wert County) Canal Winchester Methodist Church February 4, 1982 page 2 A nomination for the First United Methodist Church, Van Wert, Van Wert County, is also enclosed. The Board of Trustees has asked that this church not be listed on the National Register. A notarized statement to that effect is included with the nomination materials. Please let me know if you have any questions. State Historic Preservation WRL/DS: jb enclosures Sincerely, Carol Shull Officer Ray ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Herr, Christian S., House Muskingum. County Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Dr. W. Ray Luce Honorable Clarence E.
Miller Columbus, Ohio 43211 Midwest,Regional Office; NPS Rocky Mountain Regional Office, NPS For further information, please call the National Register at (202) 212-3504 Notified Name Location Zanesville Jeromesville vicinity The Ohio State Historical Society STATE OHIO Pickaway County South Bloomfield vicinity Lockbourne vicinity Franklin County State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable Robert N. Shamansky West View Ashland County Honorable Bob McEwen Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Renick Farm Lakefork School Interstate 7l at 17th Ave. Date Entered MARCH 5, 1982
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