Nomination for Haddon Hall

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OMB NO. 1024-0018 EXP. 12/31/84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service received.JUN 25 1982 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms and/or common Haddon Hall, Ltd. 3418 Reading Road street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of - county _ state - public X unoccupied _ agriculture _ museum X building(s) - private . commercial - park _structure X work in progress - private residence _ entertainment . religious _object _ in process - government - yes: unrestricted . industrial - military 1060 Formica Building, 120 East Fourth Street courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined eligible? - yes X no _ federal depository for survey records 039 both Location transportation National Register of Historic Places Accessible None Category code date 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys educational Status Cincinnati Ownership site Hamilton district 5. Location of Legal Description 4. Owner of Property scientific Public Acquisition historic 1. Name Inventory-Nomination Form local (7-81) date entered title Ohio Present Use Hamilton County Courthouse 3. Classification X yes: restricted Type all entries-complete applicable sections Xother:Vacant Court & Main Streets For NPS use only NPS Form 10-900 NAA being considered _ excellent X altered - moved date This building is a four-story dutch colonialstructure, constructed of wood joists on brick and, in several locations extend to the underside of the roof structure to fill in the ends of the gambrel roof. The window openings align vertically. On the main facade, they have "jack" arch lintels level through a wood columned portico of the Greek Doric order.

Directly inside the main entrance is the main lobby. It has a tile floor, marble base mately 3'0" below the first floor level. The ceiling extends from the first floor level Some of the exterior has been destroyed by weather and/or vandalism and will be restored Condition unexposed fair Faithful restoration is virtually economically impossible, however rehabilitation following The new windows to be installed in the existing openings will be one-over-one, single hung 7. Description and rebuilt to a design similar to the original design as per a copy of a 1900's photograph. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

Check one ings of the "Palladian Motif" design in the end walls of the fourth floor. wherever possible.All of the interior has been destroyed by weather and vandalism.A the Secretary's Standards is currently being planned. The foundation is random field stone and is capped by a cut stone watertable. The building was altered in 1972.The two porches on the west will be removed - ruins X deteriorated The site slopes to the rear and there is an existing entrance to the basement from a side into the main lobby creating a high ceiling in the lobby. The door and window openings in sash. unaltered this space are tall with arched heads and framed with a decorative plaster trim surround.

X original site - good Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic - agriculture - sculpture - architecture - social/ _ art X commerce - theater - transportation _ invention They were reported to be the first Thomas J. and Josiah were greatly responsible for the growth and prosperity of Cin- believed to have been the architect for the Haddon Hall Apartment Building. The restora- tion of Haddon Hall will preserve one of the finest examples of the monumental apartment Avondale community. ranging from the smaller scale row houses like Gilbert Row (NR, 5/13/82) in the late 1880s, to the monumental buildings like Haddon Hall at the turn of the century, to the megastructures like Carew Tower/Netherland Hotel (NR pending) in the late 1920s. Architecturally Emery's buildings cover the range of styles prevalent during this period from Queen Anne to Art Deco.

Haddon Hall is distinctive among the Emery unusual treatment of the main stylistic feature, the gambrel roof. 1800-1899 1600-1699 1500-1599 conservation 1400-1499 1700-1799 engineering industry Period Architects literature humanitarian economics science military music Builder/Architect Thomas Emery's Sons, Bldr. - Jos. G. law Specific dates 1909 8.

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Significance Steinkamp & Bro. buildings the Emery's used to build in the Cincinnati suburbs.It's preservation is the type of apartment building constructed in the late 1800's and early 1900's, by Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) education apartment buildings for its use of dutch colonial revival architecture and its generally thought to be vitally important to the stabilization and regrowth of the - - politics/government _ archeology-prehistoric _ community planning _ landscape architecture - religion _ exploration/settlement -philosophy X 1900-1909 - communications - other (specify) the Thomas Emery's Sons Real Estate Co. and residential buildings. A portion of their profits was used to fund, through gifts, local institutions such as the local Orphans Asylum; Churches, Universities, Hospitals No. 10, "The Emery Estate, Cincinnati's commercialized Philanthropy". Acreage of nominated property Cincinnati-East, Ohio Quadrangle name - Quadrangle scale - List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries - State PDT+Co.

Architects/Planners date May 25, 1982 street & number 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 State Historic Preservation Officer signature W 45236 1.707 Easting date code county organization Zone Northing Cincinnati, 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification name/title 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Attest: 11. Form Prepared By 1:24000 John Russell Ohio Verbal boundary description and justification 10. Geographical Data Keeper of the National Register National Register Chief of Registration UMT References 1) Article by Walter H. Maxwell, published in Saxby's Magazine, Volume XX, 0ctober, 1909 Entered in tha I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register 7434 Montgomery Road city or town For Nps use only on a south line of Cleveland Avenue. See enclosed "Exhibit A." telephone: (513)891-4605 413/315 280 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and, certify that it has been evaluated The property nominated is an irregular lot 320' on a southeast line of Reading Road by SHPO United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Fed. Reg. Date: L ACCEPT- - RETURN REJECT Recom.

/ Criteria 1. Name 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description Check one . deteriorated original site resubmission dates Accessible 2. Location alterations/integrity Discipline clarity Hamilton County, Condition ruins good Ownership summary paragraph completeness excellent Category owner objection Action: _substantive reasons discussed below Federal Agency: 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Haddon Hall, Public Acquisition _see continuation sheet Working No. Date Due: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 3. Classification fair - NR decision - technical corrections cited below Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance - appeal National Register unexposed Reviewer Status comments: Nomination returned for: nomination by person or local government Present Use unaltered Entered fn the 8.

Significance Specific dates Bullder Architect summary paragraph Checked the resource justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: - local State Historic Preservation Officer signature Signed completeness context Photographs Maps clarity Other Date relating significance to 10. Geographical Data applicable criteria justification of areas Verbal boundary description and justification Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet UMT Reterences national Statement of Significance (in ene paragraph) Phone: 202 272 -3504 titie Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to relationship of integrity .state HADDDN HALL Cincinnati, Ohio #1 - ENTRANCE Photographer: C.

Ronald Coleman 5/25/82 Haddon Hall Apartments Hamilton County Cincinnati, Ohio #2 - FRONT ELEVATION 5/25/82 Hamilton County Photographer: C. Ronald Coleman Haddon Hall Apartments Cincinnati, Ohio #3 - SOUTH ELEVATION Location of Negatives: AJK Properties, Inc. 5/25/82 Hamilton County Photographer: C. Ronald Coleman Haddon Hall Apartments # 4 - NORTH ELEVATION 5/25/82 Location of Negatives: AJK Properties, Inc. Haddon Hall Apartments Photographer: C. Ronald Coleman Hamilton County Cincinnati, Ohio #5 - SOUTH REAR ELEVATION Photographer: C. Ronald Coleman Hamilton County 5/25/82 Haddon Hall Apartments Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio #6 - NORTH ELEVATION REAR WING 5/25/82 Photographer: C. Ronald Coleman Location of Negatives: AJK Properties, Inc. Hamilton County Haddon Hall Apartments Cincinnati, Ohio #7 - SOUTH ELEVATION REAR WING Photographer: C.

Ronald Coleman 5/25/82 Hamilton County Location of Negatives: AJK Properties, Inc. Haddon Hall Apartments 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) E2- CINCINNATI EAST, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Haddon CINCINNATI EAST QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES UTM References Hall OHIO-HAMILTON CO Cincinnati, oH Easting 716740 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANDE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR ROOM 150 CITY HALL DAVID S. MANN CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 (513) 352-3250 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center 1-71 & 17th Avenue Dear Mr. Luce: This letter is written in support of the nomination of two Cincinnati buildings to the National Register of Historic Places: the Carew Tower Complex in the Central Business habilitation of these buildings will have a beneficial effect tourism.

Since listing on the National Register is essential to facilitate the nomination process by waiving the required 30-day notification period as provided by the rules and regulations pursuant to the National HIstoric Preservation Act Amendments of 1980. Equal Opportunity Employer SHPO June 9, 1982 MAYOR Mr. Ray Luce ALL-AMERICA CITY District and Haddon Hall in the Avondale neighborhood.Re- Columbus, Ohio to the economic feasibility of these projects, I would like 43211 June 14, 1982 Mr. David Simmons Ohio Historic Preservation Office I-71 and 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 RE: HADDON HALL APARTMENTS CINCINNATI, OHIO Dear Mr. Simmons: and will comply with all requirements stipulated by your office.

VGK/ cmm 120 East Fourth Street, 1060 Formica Building / Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / 513-621-7672 President AJK properties incorporated Sincerely, Ohio Historical Center the above referenced project on the National Historic Register. We acknowledge the tax effect byplacing this on the Register Please consider this the owners' consent letter to place June 17, 1982 JUN 2 S 19C2 Ms. Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places National Park Service 440 G Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Enclosed are two new National Register nominations. Both have been approved by the state review board and all the appropriate notifica- significance on the Carew Tower has been checked as national. Carew Tower/Netherland Hotel Please let me know if you have any questions. W.

Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer WRL/DS: jb Hamilton enclosures NATIONAL County Sincerely RECEIVED Name REGISTER Ohio Historic Preservation Office Haddon Hall Acting Keeper Dear Ms. Shull: tion procedures have been followed. Please note that the level of TIME OF CALL ADDRESS (Tel. No. if needed) Haddon Hall take place. June 1978 OFFICE FHR-8-227 DATE TELEPHONE REPORT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE 3. SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC. 4.

DETAILS OF DISCUSSION TITLE MWRO FROM Haddon Hall, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio EXHIBIT A Boginning at a point in the east"line ,hundredths (85.23) feet north of the northeast north along the east line of Reading Poad, three hurdrod nineteen and seventy-three hundredths thence west on a line parallel with Cleveland Avenue, fourteen and sixty-ore hundrcdths feet to a point; thence vest on a line parallel with dleveland Avenue, fifty (50) feet to a point; thence south on a line at right angles -to Cleveland Avenue thirty four and fifty tho hundredths (34.52) feet to a point (which point is seventy seven and eighty-seven hundredths (77.87) feet north of the north angles thereto); thence west on a line (265.35) Ecet to the place of beginning; being a part of the same property conveyed Thrce in the Deed from Charles J.

Livingood, Purchase, City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, and being more particularly described as follows: line of Blair Avenue, measured at right line at right angles to Clcvelard Avenuc, Description - Deed Bock 2029, Page 195. fifty seven and sixty-one hundredths (57.61) Cleveland Avenue, tro hundred feet to a point; comer of Blair Avenue and Feading Poad:thence sixty five and thirty-five hundrecths All that certain lot of land in Section 9, Township 3, Fractional Range 2, Miami parallel with Clcveland Avenue, tro hundrcd 15C4, pege 521 of the Hanilton County, Chio (14.61) feet to a point;:thcnce south m a to The Thonas J. Dnery Manorial in Parcel point;thenoe south a a line at right angles to Rocards.