Nomination for Barber-Whitticar House

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United States Department of the Interior received JUN 1 8 1982 1. Name Barber/Whitticar House and/or common street & number 519 Cleveland Ave. SW - not for publication city, town - vicinity of code 151 _state .county - public X unoccupied _ agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private * commercial - park _structure .both work in progress _ educational . site . religious .object - in process X yes: restricted - government . scientific - yes: unrestricted state Ohio 44702 5. Location of Legal Description street & number 209 W. Tuscarawas Street has this property been determined elegible? - - yes X no federal - _ local Ohio Preservation Office Ohio 43211 1976 transportation Category Accessible entertainment date Canton code Ownership other: Ruth Whitticar Stark industrial historic Public Acquisition Status district Columbus title Ohio date entered private residence 2.

Location military Inventory-Nomination Form 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Ohio Historic Inventory Present Use being considered Type all entries-complete applicable sections 3. Classification For HCRS use only 4. Owner of Property See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms depository for survey records National Register of Historic Places I-71 and 17th Ave. FHR-8-300 (11-78) 325 Sixth St. SW courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Stark County Office Building 7. Description . excellent .

deteriorated _ unaltered - original site X good - moved .fair featuring the multi-planed and -gabled roof line, wall dormers, polygonal turret, tured siding and a variant of a Palladian window, beneath which a modillionated cornice surmounts the second story, multi-lighted triple window which is flanked of the front elevation, a similar proportion of the north elevation and the first story century structure, land awaiting eventual new construction including a planned hotel the rehabilitation of its windows, one for exterior painting in Victorian colors, Condition ruins corner of the first story.A verandah featuring fluted ionic columns wraps two-thirds The Barber/Whitticar House is a Colonial Revival/Queen Anne residential structure of the turret.The turret itself features fenestration on all of its surfaces and The building is situated on the southwest edge of the central business district in cotta tile extension dating from the funeral home era of the structure extende westward Check one facia board and classical revival detailing typical of high quality residential arch- The gable on the north elevation repeats the Palladian treatment and texturing of what has become a commercially zoned area of former residential structures.It faces factors which give heart to Cantonians concerned about the future of this fine building.

The front or east elevation features a third story gable with fish scale tex- porch is found on the southwest corner of the building, the top story of which is en- itecture of its day. from the rear elevation. stories anda repetition of the textured siding found on the gables. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

and office complex. Anticipating the renewal of the downtown, the Barber/Whitticar grants (in 1980 and 1981) from the City's Community Development Block Grant, one for X altered date unexposed The first and second stories are defined by a molded House has been optioned by a local preservation organization which hopes to restore by two double hung 2/2windows.The curvilinear southeast corner echoes the curved lines of the Palladian window. Areas of Significance-Check and justify below -archeology-historic _ conservation _ sculpture - social/ - engineering - music _ exploration/settlement - philosophy - industry - politics/government - invention Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Built by Orrin Barber, the brother-in-law of Ida Saxton Mckinley's sister, Mary Saxton Barber, wife of Marshall Barber, Orrin's successful brother, the Barber/Whitticar a block from Orrin Barber's House is the John Saxton House, a second Empire Revival Canton businessman, has become better known through time as the father of two well- ually the case: McKinley's 1896 campaign for President was conducted, literally, from central Cantøn to its outskirts had, even by the 1920's, resulted in the adaptation of Fortunately, neither of these uses of the building destroyed its essential his- And thus, whether because of its centrality, its sturdiness, its adaptability, for those who would devise ways to protect the others that remain.

1800-1899 1500-1599 1700-1799 communications Builder/Architect education military transportation 1400-1499 theater literature unknown Period humanitarian science prehistoric law _economics downtown residential structures to commercial uses.The Orrin Barber House was pur- downtown. toric or architectural quality.In fact, it appears that such early adaptive reuses 1960'sa further adaptation of the structure resulted in its being transformed by their fancier houses north and west of the commercial core, and before workers' houses lavish scale. 8.

Significance married daughters, Mary, whose husband Marshall was a successful grain merchant and of the few remaining structures from the colonial Revival/Queen Anne phase of Canton's were constructed south of the Barber/Whitticar House on the industrial fringes of the of the structure had the contrary effect, that of protecting it from the rampant demolition of contemporaneous and even later Canton structures built on an even more cettainly put Canton on the map, its homes more critical to this history than is us- of the character of her substantial architectural past and surviving as an example House was one of several houses built in central Canton by members of an extended net- X_1900- -agriculture - commerce display and sale of works by local artists.

- archeology-prehistoric _ community planning - religion X architecture Whitticar family members into "La Gallerie," an establishment specializing in the 1600-1699 1904-6 art Specific dates landscape architecture The Barber/Whitticar House is significant as the most distinguished representative As happened time and again in America's cities, the movement of residents from standing)built by relative-by-marriage and businessman John Saxton, the front porch of his house on North Market Street,12blocks from Orrin's more elegant 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Heald, 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property -less than one Quadrangle name Canton West Parcel # 02-36136, Lot 215, City of Canton - state 11. Form Prepared By date April, 1982 street & number state Ohio 44106 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: .

national A 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 county date Easting organization Northing Zone code Attest: Chief of Registration Cleveland Heights, name/title Verbal boundary description and justification telephone 216/932-9794 Owner information UMT References I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Entered in tha Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 The Stark County Story (Canton:Stark County Historical Society,1950) 2353 Woodmere Drive Danner, John, For HCRS use only city or town Mary L.

Reeb, Preservationist GPO 938 835 Keeper of the National Register National Regtater EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET National Park Service Barber-Whittiear House, Stark County, OHIO, Fed. Reg. Date: 2 Recom. / Criteria _ see continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7.

Description - original site .ruins resubmission dates appeal unexposed completeness Accessible Discipline alterations/integrity clarity deteriorated summary paragraph Reviewer moved excellent Action: _substantive reasons discussed below Status Present Use Condition owner objection Nomination returned for: Category Check one unaltered Federal Agency: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES nomination by person or local government United States Department of the Interior National Register REJECT. Public Acquisition Date Due: has this property been determined eligible? - yes - no Describe the present and original (If known) physical appearance ACCEPT boundary selection Ownership Substantive Review: good Bullder Architect relating significance to relationship of integrity justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data UMT References 11. Form Prepared By 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Date - Phone: 202 272 -3504 Signed clarity context completeness Photographs checked Maps justification of areas applicable criteria Other summary paragraph the resource national 8. Significance state Specific dates Statement of Significance (In one paragraph) local Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Verbal boundary description and justification Quadrangle name Canton, Stark, OH Date: C. 1976 House Barber/Whitticar Photo: unknown Building E (aerial view) Central Canton MRA Date: C.

1976 House Barber/Whitticar Photo: unknown Building E Canton, Stark, OH Central Canton MRA Canton, Stark, OH Date: 1981 House Barber/Whitticar Central Canton MRA Building E Photo: M. Reeb Canton, Stark, OH Date: 1981 House Barber/whitticar Building E Eentral Canton MRA Photo: M. Reeb GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CANTON WEST, OHIO UNITED STATES CANTON WEST QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OHIO-SARK COl 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) NORTH CANTON June 16 Ms. Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places JUN 1 8 1932 440 G. St., NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Ms. Shull: Enclosed are new National Register nominations and one nomination returned been approved by the state review board and the appropriate notification procedures have been followed. St. Stephen Church and Rectory Mosgrove, Dr.

Adam, House Sharp, Samuel, Residence Woodruff, William, House Onesto Hotel Schuffenecker, August, Building Lebold, John, House Reeves, vereman, House and Please let me know if you have any questions. State Historic Preservation Officer Butler Hocking Tuscarawas enclosures Champaign Stark Athens Barber-WhitticarHouse Sincerely, Hamilton Delaware REGISTER Name: WRL/DS:jb County: RECEIVED Trumbull NATIONAL Floral Hall New Nominations Ohio Historic Preservation Office Carriage House Dewalt Building National Park Service City National Bank Building Canton Public Library White's Mill Eagle's Temple Underwriters Salvage Corps W. Ray Luce Wood