Nomination for Sharp, Stephen, House

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United States Department of the Interior See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms and/or common 8025 Africa Rd. . street & number - not for publication Westerville vie. city, town - vicinity of .district X unoccupied _ agriculture . museum X private work in progress _ educational X private residence _site - in process - yes: unrestricted . industrial X no Eleanor Holmes Bean 372 N. State Street N. Sandusky at Central Ave. has this property been determined elegible? - yes - local 43229 and Accessible both transportation code Category county structure date government park 3. Classification 039 commercial object Status Ownership 4. Owner of Property military state Ohio Delaware entertainment historic title Columbus National Register of Historic Places scientific public 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 5.

Location of Legal Description other: religious Public Acquisition being considered Thomas Bean date entered Inventory-Nomination Form 1. Name county Delaware Bean Property Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Type all entries-complete applicable sections Ohio Present Use Ohio Historic Inventory Sharp, Stephen, House For HCRS use only 2/81: Xbuilding(s) FHR-8-300 (11-78) street & number 8025 Africa Road courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Delaware County Courthouse - federal * state congressionat distriet recelved All 301982 _ unaltered X original site -x altered _moved Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

in rural Genoa Township near the border of Delaware and Franklin Counties. Chicken coop 7. Description Condition date excellent unexposed ruins fair House The Bean property includes a brick house and 6 frame outbuildings located Barn transom and sidelights is the most distinctive feature on an otherwise simple porch was removed but the profile is still visible on the brick. Chimneys are braced frame construction & all but one have board & batten siding. Xdeteriorated The complex is vacant and in deteriorated condition,however the owner has located at either gable end.The cornice is bracketed. The brick residence is constructed on a raised brick and stone foundation. plans to rehabilitate the house for use as his residence.

Several frame outbuildings remain and appear to be quite old.They are Check one facade.The windows are double hung,6/6 sash with stone lintels and sills.A fenterow Workshop I Leanto It measures 4 x 2 bays and a gable roof. The slightly recessed entrance with cornerib one story brick wing extends the entire length of the house.A decorative wood Hedgerow Areas of Significance - Check and justify below _ landscape architecture _ religion _ archeology-historic - agriculture - sculpture _ architecture .military - social/ . music - philosophy -politics/government .transportation -other (specify) c. 1858 Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Although fairly simple in design, the solid brick construction and handsome the family ever since then. Mr. Sharp, a native New Yorker, moved to Ohio in number of years. The current owner, a, descendant of Mr. Sharp, plans to rehabilitate the a farm economy based on fairly small scale operations that were scattered throughout Westerville has, in the last 30 years, been heavily impacted by subdivisions and the Alum Creek and Hoover Reservoir, two major recreational lakes in the immediate 1600-1699 1500-1599 1700-1799 commerce economics 1400-1499 art humanitarian conservation invention education communications industry engineering Period theater exploration/settlement science prehistoric literature Specific dates entrance are well executed.

Many of the braced frame outbuildings probably date law He was reportedly active in the Ohio Underground Railroad, was a Justice tecture in Delaware County. It is also important for its association with Steven Sharp, an early & active resident of Genoa Township. altered the "historic landscape" of the area, and has resulted in the loss of much of residential development.Adding to this new construction has been the completion of 8. Significance the historic architecture of the township.A fair number of historic residences X1800-1899 1900- farmstead from the 19th century heritage of the township.

Southeast Delaware County was settled in the first half of the l9th century vicinity(see USGS map).As a result this once predominately rural agricultural area remain along Sunbury Road on the east side of Hoover Reservoir south of Galena (see of the Peace and a leader in the Methodist Church in Genoa Township fora Stephen Sharp built the house in the late 1850's and it hasremained in - archeology-prehistoric community planning vacant property & use it as his residence. Curtis Inn, NR 12/12/76; and Keeler House, NR 2/2/79); although here as elsewhere, the from the late 19thcentury & contribute to the rural character of the complex. construction. The Sharp farm is therefore, distinctive in this context as an intact 1807.

The complex is significant as an example of mid-l9:century rural archi- Genoa Township.As can be seen on the USGS map this township and the area north of 1866,1875 Delaware County Atlases Approximately 2 acres Quadrangle name UMT References - state name/title Nancy Recchie/ Asst. Regional Preservation Officer The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national X local 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 Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 10.

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Geographical Data county date 11. Form Prepared By Easting code organization Northing Zone Columbus telephone Galena 9. Major Bibliographical References title 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Attest: Chief of Registration Columbus Landmarks Foundation Verbal boundary description and justification Beginning at the southern edge of a driveway, proceed the place of beginning. I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register (614)221-0227 National Register Acreage of nominated property Delaware County Tax and Deed Records List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries For HCRS use only Entered in tha city or town GPO 938 835 History of Delaware County,Ohio Chicago: O.L.Baskin & Co., 1880. 414/415 11910 street & number 22 N.

Front Street 7/81 south along the east side of Africa Road 200';go east along a ravinetoa fencerow;then go no. SHPD A[117][3]314]814 10] EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Sharp, Stephen, House Fed. Reg. Date: _0 - appeal - sample - NR decision Recom. / Criteria - see continuation sheet . Nomination returned for: 1. Name 3. Classification Status Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7.

Description Check one _unaltered resubmission Location REJECT completeness Date Discipline Reviewer deteriorated clarity Action: Category owner objection summary paragraph Delaware County Federal Agency: alterations/integrity Representation in Existing Surveys _substantive reasons discussed below moved Entered In the nomination by person or local government Ownership NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES boundary selection Accessible Condition originai site - request - technical corrections cited below _ excellent Prosont Use Substantive Working No. .1.83 good 8. Significance Checked the resource justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 11. Form Prepared By 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Signed - context completeness Photographs clarity Date Maps Other justification of areas relating significance to applicable criteria summary paragraph local specific dates relationship of integrity Verbal boundary description and justification _. state State Historic Preservation Officer signature Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to dete Builder Architect Sharp, Stephen, House, Westerville Vicinity Delaware County, Ohio Photo: Nanch Reechie, 1981 1ooking northeast. Negative: Columbus Landmarks Foundation #1 View of facade and south elevation ELEUATION BEAN PROPERTY DELAWARE CO.

BEAN PROPERTY NORTH ELEUATION Negative: Columbus Landmarks Foundation Sharp, Stephen, House, Westerville Vicinity, looking east #2 View of facade and north elevation DEL CO BEAN PROPERTY Sharp, Stenhen, House, Westerville Vicinity, Delaware County, Ohio Photo: Nancy Reechie, 1981 Negative: Columbus Landmarks Foundation #3 Viev of rear (east) elevation 1ooking northwest ELEUATION REAR (EAST) DEL.

CO BEAN PROPERTY Sharp, Stephen, House, Westerville Vicinity, Delaware County, Ohio Photo: Nancy Reechie, 1981 #4 View of facade looking east Negative: Columbus Landmarks Foundation FACADE (WEST) Sharp, Stephen, House, Westerville Vicinity, Delaware County, Ohio Photo: Nancy Reechie, 1981 Negative: Columbus Landmarks Foundation View of barn lookinc southeast BEAU PROPERT BEAN PROPERTY Sharp, Stephen, House, Westerville Vicinity, Delaware County, Ohio Photo: Nancy Reechie 1981 Negative: Columbus Landmarks Foundation #6 View of outbuildings looking north OUTBUILDINGS DaCo DEL Co.

BEAN PROPERTY Sharp, Stenhen, House, ilesterville Vicinity, OUTBUILDING #7 View of outbuilding looking northwest Delaware County,Ohio Photo: Nancy Reechie, 198/ Negative: Columbus Landmarks Foundation DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GALENA, OHIO STATE OF OHIO GALENA QUADRANGLE 4445190 4445260 ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY N4007.5 - W8252.5/7.5 SHARP-BEAN PROPERTY August 24, 1982 Ms. Carol SHull 440 G Street, N.W. Dear Ms. Shull: have been approved by the state review board and the appropriate notification procedures have been followed. Jefferson Railroad Depot Wilmington Commercial Historic District Cleveland Warehouse District Gill, John T., House Sharp, Stephen, House Bradford, Henry, Farm Blake, H.G.

House Note that the owner of the Gill House has indicated his objection to the State Historic Preservation Officer WRL/DS : vb NATIONAL Cuyahoga Lorain Sincerely, County Medina Ashtabula Athens Delaware REGISTER Name Ewington Academy Gallia Clinton Enclosures RECEIVED Ohio Historic Preservation Office Athens Downtown Historic District Historic Places National Register of Van West Bandstand Cheif of Registration AUG 3 0 1982 Van Wert nomination.Please let me know if you have any questions. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C° 20240 Enclosed are ten new National Register nominations.All the new nominations