Nomination for Blake, H. G., House

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received AUG 3 0 1982 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Blake, H. G., House and/or common 2. Location street & number not for publication city, town - vicinity of _ state .county - . district - public - unoccupied - agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private _ structure - work in progress .site - in process - yes: restricted . government . scientific _ transportation - military - other: 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined elegible? _yes X no depository for survey records 039 44256 103 Category both date Medina Accessible entertainment educational code commercial Ohio Public Acquisition Ownership industrial religious Status object historic federal park date entered Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Inventory-Nomination Form 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys 314 East Washington Street Type all entries-complete applicable sections being considered 3. Classification 1. Name Medina County Courthouse Present Use title National Register of Historic Places Xprivate residence United States Department of the Interior The Old Phoenix National Bank, Trustees 39 Public Square For HCRS use only FHR-8-300 (11-78) congressional district 13 - Donald Pease _ local 7. Description X excellent * original site _ moved Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

W. Boardman constructed this portion of the house. and less detailed, the floors are narrower pine, and the interior doors have a H. G. Blake owned the house from 1856 to 1861, during which time no clapboards within the pediments are notched, giving the effect of shingles. added a bathroom and bedroom upstairs. Condition ruins unexposed fair and returns accent the gable end. The doorway is distinctive, with wide molding, plan.The gabled roof has east and west pediments with full cornices.The Six-over-six windows continue.This addition extended the kitchen area and The original wing of this house is a Greek Revival structure built apparently This addition added two rooms on each floor.The interior moldings are narrower an entablature and side lights.

All windows are six-over-six with approximately Check one floor was later covered with hardwood.The doors on the second floor are have since been opened into one large parlor.At the south end of this parlor ular plan with the narrow end facing the front of the property.A wide cornice double cross and porcelain knobs. and the east gable is hipped. Six-over-six windows with shutters continue. beams and bark-covered logs as joists. However, only the original wing has a major changes were made.In 1873 Oliver C.Shepard bought the house.He The first consisted of the northern section of the west wing. It has a rectang- a 19th century grape arbor. The entire roof is slate.

there isa fireplace with two free-standing Corinthian columns supporting the mantel.The fireplace isa late 19th century addition.The second floor origin- added an extension to the west section of the house, creating an L-shaped The property also includes the foundation of a 19th century barn and entry hall.The second floor has the original six-inch pine flooring;the first in 1848.The tax duplicates suggest that the house was built in three stages. plank with a single cross, and iron latches.

The records indicate that William full basement.The cornice is narrower and less detailed on the east wing, 50 percent original panes.The interior of this original portion of the house contained a long hall on the east side with two small rooms to the west which _deteriorated _ unaltered X altered In the late 19th century the stairs were reversed in order to add space in the ally had three small rooms and a long hall with an open stairwell and banister. Around 1851 Henry Spillman purchased the property, and the next year there was a marked increase in the tax evaluation. It is possible that the east wing was added at this time. Both sections have a brick foundation with hand-hewn date Areas of SignificanceCheck and justify below _ archeology-historic - agriculture X social/ .music _ commerce other (specify) Specific dates 1848; 1856-1861; 1896 Builder/Architect Unknown Statement of

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/Architect Unknown Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) bers of the same family, all of whom have played active roles in the the Congressman, he was one of the city's leading citizens. During Blake's according to Elizabeth Blake McDowell, Blake's daughter, who often spoke From 1873 to 1896 the Oliver C. Shepard family lived in the house. Shepard of the O. C. Shepard family. 1800-1899 1500-1599 1400-1499 1700-1799 economics transportation communications industry theater engineering literature education Period humanitarian 1900- conservation sculpture because of its distinctive appearance, and although altered over the years, There is no reliable information concerning the apparent original builder, politics/government law The H.G.Blake house is significant because it demonstrates the progression commercial and social history of Medina. 8.

Significance Germany in the 1870s and were leading merchants in the village.They West. The Shepards raised seven children. Their daughter Mary, who married operated a shoe store for three generations, and Andrew Griesinger became is the only daughter of Christian and Mary Shepard Griesinger.Thus from -prehistoric He started this business in l87l after returning from a prospecting trip out ground railroad. Since 1873 there has been a continuity of residence by mem- residency, the house served as a station on the underground raliroad, icant because of the people who resided there and because of their role in 1873 to the present, the house has been occupied by members and descendants of architectural taste and how additions were made without altering the Christian the property in 1896,at which time she of her family's efforts to assist fugitive slaves.

military As founder of Medina's Old Phoenix National Bank anda United States _invention - archeology-prehistoric community planning - landscape architecture_ _ religion _ science X architecture - philosophy the house maintains its architectural integrity. Second, the house is signif- William W. Boardman. H. G. Blake lived in the house from 1856 to 1861. ran a feed mill on Champion Creek about one-half mile from the house. 1600-1699 exploration/settlement art occupied the house.The Griesinger family had first come to Medina from an officer at the Old Phoenix Bank. The present resident, Pauline McClelland, local and national history.Before the Civil War it played a part in the under- 9.

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Major Bibliographical References History of Medina County (Baskin & Battey, 1881). 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle scale - in Deed Volume 309, page 206. _state Joann G. King street & number Ohio 44256 _ national _ 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 GPO 938 835 216-725-0476 code date county Medina Easting organization Northing Zone telephone name/title Attest: Chief of Registration 1:24,000 Quadrangle name March 1981 UMT References Verbal boundary description and justification State Historic Preservation Officer signature 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Medina County Gazette. National Register Pauline Griesinger McClelland, personal interview and family records.

Medina County Tax Records. I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register 867 East Smith Road Known as being the whole of Medina For HCRS use only List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: 11. Form Prepared By 1.2 acres Acreage of nominated property city or town City Lot 55 and also the east part of Medina City Lot 56,as described Ohio Keeper of the National Register Entered in tha according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. 7/21 Blake, H. G., House Fed. Reg. Date: _ - RETURN Recom. / Criteria Date Due: . see continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below 1. Name 2. Location 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description .deteriorated .

altered resubmission completeness clarity Discipline OHIO Medina County Reviewer ruins Action: Status summary paragraph owner objection 6. Representation in Existing Surveys National Park Service Condition alterations/integrity boundary selection Nomination returned for: Category 3. Classification Entered In tha United States Department of the interior _substantive reasons discussed below moved Public Acquisition Federal Agency: Ownership Cneck one originai site Accossible Present Use good NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET has this property been determined eligibie? Describe the present and originai (I known) physical appearance appeal unexposed Substantive Review: Check one excellent 8. Significance justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11.

Form Prepared By completeness context checked Date Signed clarity Photographs Other Maps summary paragraph 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification the resource relating significance to applicable criteria relationship of integrity justification of areas netional Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Specific dates UMT Reterences Statement ol Significance (in eno paragraph Verbal boundary description and justification . state State Historic Preservation Officer signature Phone: 202 272-3504 Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to local Blake, H. G., House Medina, Medina County, Ohio 1. North facade, looking south Medina County Hist. Soc. 1981 Blake, H. G., House Medina, Medina County, Ohio 2. West elevation, looking East. Medina County Hist. Soc 1981 Blake, H. G., House Medina, Medina County, Ohio Medina County Hist. Soc. 1981 3.

South and East elevations, looking northwest. Blake, H. G., House Medina, Medina County, Ohio Medina County Hist Soc. 1981 4. Rear wing, looking North. MEDINA QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES 17 427/790 East NS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OHIO-MEDINA CO Nº107.5-W8145/7.5 4554/200 North MEDINA, OHIO Ohio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 August 24, 1982 440 G Street, N.W. Dear Ms. Shull: Gill, John T., House Sharp, Stephen, House Bradford, Henry, Farm Blake, H.G. House W.

Ray Luce AUG 3 0 1982, Enclosures Lorain Medina Sincerely, Name Gallia Athens County Cuyahoga Ashtabula Delaware REGISTER Ewington Academy RECEIVED Van Wert National Register of Jefferson Railroad Depot Wilmington Commercial Historic District Historic Places Ohio Historic Preservation Office Van West Bandstand Clinton Cleveland Warehouse District Athens Downtown Historic District NATIONAL Enclosed are ten new National Register nominations.All the new nominations Cheif of Registration WRL/DS:vb State Historic Preservation Officer procedures have been followed. Department of the Interior Ms.Carol SHul1 Note that the owner of the Gill House has indicated his objection to the nomination.Please let me know if you have any questions. have been approved by the state review board and the appropriate notification