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Nomination for Eagles Temple

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,209 words across 11 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 82003656, 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.

APR 2 7 1982 1. Name and/or common street & number _ not for publication city, town - vicinity of congressional district (John Seiberling) : 039 _ state - _ district - public X unoccupied - agriculture - museum X building(s) X private _ commercial _ structure _ both - work in progress - private residence .site _ entertainment - religious . object _ in process - yes: unrestricted -government _ scientific .transportation - military X other: Vacant 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. - yes _ federal - depository for survey records Dept. of Planning, City of Akron 166 S.

High Street 1978 code Accessible Category educational date 44314 Ownership Akron industrial Status historic Eagles Temple Location being considered received Public Acquisition park Inventory-Nomination Form 175 South Main Street Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places Type all entries-complete applicable sections 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 666 Carnegie Avenue 3. Classification Summit County Recorder's office 131-137 East Market Street See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Present Use United States Department of the Interior For HCRS use only Ohio title Akron Historic Landmark Survey has this property been determined elegible?

date entered UN | X no county 1982 Summit FHR-8-300 (11-78) 280 Group of Greater Akron Youth for Christ) _ excellent X original site .ruins X altered moved date - fair In 1930 the city of Akron decided to widen East Market street, roundels, each with a banner marked "F.O.E." The rather plain west side of the building, with its simple double- hung windows, is embellished with terra-cotta string and belt courses Condition unexposed Check one action that required the Eagles to shorten their building by about As redesigned in Art Deco style, the facade still has five bays and 7. Description the end pavilions and street level shops below.

and sign on the facade, three billboards on the east side-the building the recessed porch, while sacrificing very little interior space in columns are terra-cotta piers that are topped with majestic stone that are aligned with those of the facade so as to integrate the design. stories in the central block are the same as they were originally, but When completed as the Eagles Temple in 19i8,this three-story Aside from a few unfortunate additions of recent years-a marquee a broad frieze and heavy cornice. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

preserve the 1930 look. _ deteriorated _ unaltered End pavilions enclosed, at the second and third stories, a recessed I good eagles. belt course of geometric design that is divided by three corbeled Between the second and third floor windows are metal transoms projecting end pavilions. with floral motifs. Spanning the facade just below the parapet is a rectangular building had the unmistakable "temple" look;with a Window openings at the second and third 8.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Significance - prehistoric - archeology-historic - conservation . science . sculpture X architecture . military X social/ - commerce _exploration/settlement - philosophy X 1900 - politics/government Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) the Akron partnership of Boenisch, Kraus & Helmkamp, the building was of having led national drives for a Worknan's Compensation Act, an 1600-1699 1500-1599 1800-1899 1400-1499 1700-1799 communications education engineering transportation industry theater music invention Period humanitarian agriculture law worthy buildings they designed in Akron include the former Akron, most socially conscious of the national Eagles chapters. and the churches of Saint Matthew, Saint Sebastian and Saint Hillary.

Canton & Youngstown Railroad building, the former South High School, skillfully blended elements of the old into a strong modernistic Designed originally in 1917 in the Neo-Classical revival idiom by The Eagles Temple is significant architecturally because it is one _economics Areas of Significance-Check and justify below literature of Akron's very best examples of the Art Deco style; it is important - other(specify) -art - archeology-prehistoric - community planning Specific dates 1918;1930 (alt.) historically because it was the home of one of the first, largest and Old Age Pension Law, widows' pensions and Social Security. During statement. The national Eagles organization was founded in Seattle in 1898, Other note- They replaced The architects had a statewide practice. the Great Depression threw open its doors to nonmembers Akron Aerie No.

555 in 1904.The Akron lodge claims the distinction C.W& P Construction Co. updated in 1930 by a successor firm, Kraus & Helmkamp.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle name Akron West Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 UMT References Summit; on the north by Journal Alley; and on the east by a line parallel to and 80' east . state 11. Form Prepared By date July 1981 city or town The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 State Historic Preservation Officer signature code 216/867-5037 Easting 44313 Northing 524-526 organization Zone county date Akron name/title national telephone Attest: Chief of Registration Keeper of the National Register of Summit. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Verbal boundary description and justification Bounded on the south by E.

Market; on the west by Xlocal For HCRS use only National Register Ohio William V. Wallace, JI., Consultant 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated Scott Dix Kenfield, Akron and Summit County, Ohio (Chicago, 1928), Oscar Eugene Olin, Akron and Environs (Chicago, 1917) 219-220 Entered in the Acreage of nominated property Less than one UTM NOT VERIFIED National Park Service State, County: OH, Summit Fed. Reg. Date: Reviewer _ Recom. /Criteria - _ see continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description . unaitered - original site - unexposed resubmission dates REJECT alterations/integrity summary paragraph completeness clarity maps Discipline RETURN owner objection boundary selection Federal Agency: ruins 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys good .Nomination returned for: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES _substantive reasons discussed below United States Department of the Interior Date Due: Check one - moved EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET photos Working No. Substantive Review: tair deteriorated excollent Publc Acquloltion 611182 justification of exception 10. Geographical Data Quedrangle neme - 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Phone: 202 272-3504 Signed checked completeness Maps context clarity Photographs Date summary paragraph relating significance to 9. Major Bibliographical References Other applicable criteria justification of areas Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to the resource 8.

Significance Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet - state relationship of integrity local UIT References Trefon Sagadencky, 1981 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 1. Looking NE Eagles Temple 2239 Front Street Akron, Summit County, Ohio YOUTH FOR CHRTST FOR SMARTER PEOPLE NEWS/ TALK 64 WHLO CAMPUS LIFE 7UP Akron, Summit County, Ohio Trefon Sagadencky, 1981 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 2. Looking NW 2239 Front Street Eagles Temple Akron, Summit County, Ohio Trefon Sagadencky, 1981 3. Looking SE Eagles Temple 2239 Front Street DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AKRON WEST QUADRANGLE 4548/020 North GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 456/900 East AKRON WEST, OHIO UNITED STATES Eagles Temple