Decorative drawing: a plain country church with a tall steeple. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Emanuel Lutheran Church of Montra

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,195 words across 10 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 82003640, 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.

Form No. 10-300 REV. (9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED APR 1 3 1982 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON 2 LOCATION STREET & NUMBER -NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE DISTRICT -WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS SURVEY RECORDS 7600 State Route 703, Celina 149 039 COUNTY Sidney CODE OBJECT Montra Road ACCESSIBLE STATE DATE SITE UNOCCUPIED HISTORIC CLASSIFICATION GOVERNMENT CATEGORY OWNERSHIP EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT AGRICULTURE Jackson Center Court House Square STRUCTURE INDUSTRIAL MILITARY TRANSPORTATION NAME PARK STATUS _COMMERCIAL OTHER: Emanuel Lutheran Church of Montra Shelby WOBC-Regional Preservation Office XRELIGIOUS BUILDING(S) Congregation of the Emanuel Lutheran Church of Montra COURTHOUSE, TITLE XPRIVATE _SCIENTIFIC Shelby County Court House Ohio 45822 Ohio Historic Inventory Ohio 45344 _PUBLIC -MUSEUM -BOTH Determined eligible - No x April 1980 DEPOSITORY FOR Ohio 7 DESCRIPTION X_UNALTERED -ORIGINAL SITE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

In 1923 a basement was dug, a new coursed rock-faced foundation was CONDITION UNEXPOSED DETERIORATED RUINS shingled spire. FAIR CHECK ONE GOOD the raking cornice flush with the front facade.The lourvered belfry with the population of fewer than a hundred people. the surrounding farmland.It is located on the east side of a small village circular stained glass windows were also installed at this time. X.EXCELLENT This picturesque country church sits next to a cemetery and overlooks The square pedestal rises above the ridge with its surface cutting through laid and the church was moved down the hill to its present site.The semi- The outstanding feature of this 1873 frame hamlet church is its three level articulation of the central bell tower with spire, installed in 1899. supports an eight sided louvered drum that serves as a base for the AREAS OF

Statement of significance

To these settlers from Germany and Alsace-Lorraine, France, religion today, a focal point in their community. 1700-1799 LAW ART PERIOD SIGNIFICANCE ECONOMICS ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC BUILDER/ARCHITECT SCIENCE ARCHITECTURE AGRICULTURE XRELIGION MILITARY CONSERVATION PREHISTORIC held until the present church was completed.
_COMMUNICATIONS _TRANSPORTATION LITERATURE INDUSTRY this area.It is architectually significant as one of the finest frame early.house of worship for the German Lutheran emigrants who settled in To the descendents of those early settlers, this church remains room in Montra until the fall of 1865 and the dedication of their first _ENGINEERING _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT 1600-1699 INVENTION THEATER The 1873 frame church in Montra is historically significant as an _COMMERCE was of utmost importance in their daily lives.The society was organ- is the only one eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. _PHILOSOPHY rural churches remaining from the 1870s in Shelby County.In April 1980, X1800-1899 _SCULPTURE _EDUCATION 1873 _1900- -1400-1499 _COMMUNITY PLANNING burned to the ground. The rescued benches, altar pulpit, and other church.
During a funeral in 1871, the roof caught fire and the church Lutheran Church is the most significant building remaining in Montra and articles were moved into the vacant school house where services were an intensive survey was completed in Montra concluding that the Emanuel - ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC Unknoun

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 1883-----R. Sutton, History of Shelby County Ohio-Page 228. LO GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY_Less than ! QUADRANGLE SCALE 1:24000 UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION Lot 3 STATE NA I FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN Ohio 45822 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: LOCAL X 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 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER -KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 921-803 419-586-2365 ORGANIZATION CODE DATE NORTHING COUNTY TELEPHONE Celina Ambos. WOBC Regional Preservation Office SHPO 1859-1870-Plat of Real Estate. CHIEF OF REGISTRATION At the northeast edge of Montra along Montra Road Jean Easton ZONE EASTING July 1980 Entered in the 7600 State Route 703 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES ZONE 186l-196l-History of Emanuel Lutheran Church compiled by Mrs.Walter National Register United States Department of the Interior National Park Service EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Fed. Reg. Date: . resubmission photos Reviewer - Recom. /Criteria - - see continuation sheet _ technical corrections cited below 1. Name 3. Classification 4.
Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description _ altered ( - original site _ ruins dates completeness alterations/integrity clarity Discipline RETURN summary paragraph Action: maps boundary selection nomination by person or local government moved unexposed owner objection _substantive reasons discussed below Date Due: 2. Location 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Entered in the Federal Agency: Check one .Nomination returned for: Present Use State,County:OH She good - REJECT- - sample - deteriorated Working No. appeal excellent NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 2183 Ownership Status fair Public Acqulaition Condition Aecessibie justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification - netional - Date - Signed completeness Maps context Photographs clarity Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to justification of areas applicable criteria the resource summary paragraph 8.
Significance Cuedrengle nome -Che UMIT References relating significance to - local Phone: 202 272 -3504 relationship of integrity Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Jackson Iwp., Shelby Co., Ohio WOBC, Facing West Emanuel Lutheran Ch of Montra Jean Easton 4/80 Montra, Shelby, Ohio 10/79 Emanual Lutheran Church west WOBC, Jean Easton #3 Montra, Shelby, Ohio 10/79 Photog facingsouthwest Emanuel Lutheran Church Facade of church with steeple Jean Easton #2 WOBC, JACKSON CENTER, OHIO UNITED STATES USHET DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JACKSON CENTER QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTOREVISED 1973 RANKLIN Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey STATE OF OHIO Ms. Carol Shull Department of the Interior 440 G.
Street, NTV Enclosed are 3 are submissions for the National Register and four review board and all appropriate notification procedures have been followed. The new submissions are as follows: Ohio State Reformatory Emanuel Lutheran Church Lima Multiple Resource Area Shelby Center Historic District Please let me know if you have any questions. State Historic Preservation Officer Logan Sincerely, Hamilton enclosures Richland Resubmissions: Ohio Historic Preservation Office Holmes REGISTER County NATIONAL Shelby Allen WRL/DS : jb RECEIVED Name Piatt Castles Gilbert Row Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Ms. Shull: Register of Historic Places Acting Keeper, National DeYarmon, Joseph House April 1, 1982 Ohio Historical Center: -112 #th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 Luce