Nomination for Farmers Branch, State Bank of Ohio

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See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name and/or common 0ld Bank Building 2. Location street & number 14 Front Street - not for publication city, town - vicinity of - state .county - 3. Classification .district - unoccupied .museum & building(s) X private X commercial - park . structure X work in progress - private residence . religious _ in process - yes: restricted . scientific X yes: unrestricted .industrial - transportation . other: 4. Owner of Property street & number 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etcBrown Co. Courthouse, deed book 192, pg. 195 of deed of records of Brown Co., Ohio has this property been determined elegible? X no Sept.

28, 1976 _ local both government Accessible code entertainment Brown Category yes Ripley Status educational date Public Acquisition agriculture object site congressional district historic Ownership military public Piketon being considered Ohio date entered Ohio Historic Inventory Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places title Jim Collins Type all entries-complete applicable sections Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Present Use 6. Representation in Existing Surveys For HCRS use only United States Department of the Interior 039 depository for survey records FHR-8-300 (11-78) SCOPS Center 7. Description _ excellent X unaltered X original site _ moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

A plain wall surface equal to the height of the segmental pediment is to either side of Condition unexposed ruins fair Check one have been made to the building since its original construction. corresponding in its lateral divisions to the windows directly below.The central bay is section of cornice surmounts each entryway, the horizontal members serving to complete podium of the central bay. attached to posts which in turn are supported (together with the fenestration) bya podium.

equivalent in height.A definite care for proportion and symmetry can be seen in the these blocks were veneered with period bricks in order to bring the rear of the building designing of the facade.The first story contains a central bay with one large sash window ornament also denote the corners of the pediment.The pediment is supported by corbels This entire central block is stepped slightly forward from the major plane of the facade.

(bifurcated) of the same height and at the same level as those of the central bay.A To the left and right of the central bay of the first story are doorways.Their heights The north facade is also of brick (original) and features a design based on a blind arcade River Flood of 1934,was rebuilt with concrete block.In the summer of 1981, The piers of this arcade are slightly advanced from the wall proper and The same elevation is further articulated is capped by a cornice, also of sandstone. by the use of a narrow stringcourse, set slightly over the tops of the arches. The whole The main facade is entirely of sandstone and is of neoclassic design.

This two-story deteriorated elevation features a tripartite configuration on each level.The two stories are roughly the same configuration and height as those of the central bay.These posts sit on the pediment and may be seen as an intermediate zone between the first and second stories. capped by a segmental pediment which is crowned with a foliate ornament.Variations of the and two smaller sash windows to either side.Above the three windows is a tripartite light The structure measures 27'x 38'x 60'.The major facade faces southwest on the impost blocks are of a local grey sandstone. the lines of the segmental pediment of the.central bay.At either extreme of the first postaments:which correspond in design to (and may be read"as a continuation of) the of four arches. OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp.

10-31-84 For NPS use only fenestration from the heavy cornice which is a fanciful reworking of a Doric frieze Page (3-82) received Inventory-Nomination Form National Park Service and terminations of the posts. with metopes and triglyphs. Another short expanse of unarticulated wall surface separates the second story into the post).The posts are supported by a stringcourse (a feature of the kneeling of these second story posts describes two planes, one a wide central panel recessed National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior date entered The roof is of sheet metal. NPS Form 10-900-a "kneeling window" type of Italian Renaissance architecture. Their cornices, corbels However, fused at the appropriate locations within the stringcourse and serve as supports to and posts are similar to those flanking the central bay of the first story.

The second story is comprised of three large rectangular sash windows which together 8.

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Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic - conservation _law _ science - agriculture _ literature - sculpture _ military _ social/ - engineering _ music x commerce .exploration/settlement - philosophy _ theater _ communications - politics/government _ transportation Ripley's finest example of 19th century commercial architecture, displayed in its main 1500-1599 1700-1799 1400-1499 education industry Railroad.

Period invention 1900- humanitarian Specific dates X1800-1899 other (specify) _economics building facing the Ohio River on Front Street which had been Ripley's first commercial facade of sandstone with Neo-classical ornamentation.Platted in 18l2,Ripley is through the 1860s until the railroads and canals offered larger towns, such as The Farmers Branch Bank was established in 1847,became the Farmers National produce.By the 1870s Ripley was experiencing a decrease in growth and commerce. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) on Main Street in 1883.The Front Street building became the office of the C &0 -art _ archeology-prehistoric - community planning . landscape architecture_ _ religion _ architecture banking concern in Ripley, Ohio. Architecturally, the building is significant as The Farmers Branch Bank, built in 1860, is associated with Ripley's most dramatic period 1600-1699 Builder/Architect Unknown The Farmers Branch of the State Bank of Ohio is historically significant as the first Bank in 1865 and the Citizens National Bank in 1885.The Bank moved to a new.location 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Stivers, E.B., Ripley, Ohio Its History and Families, 1965. 0.050 ac. J.W. Sweet & Jimmie L. Collins - state 11. Form Prepared By date August 1, 1982 Ohio 45167 - 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 code county organization Northing Ripley date Easting Zone Attest: name/title Chief of Registration Benjamin Harrison Pedige Keeper of the National Register List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification UMT References Verbal boundary description and justification State Historic Preservation Officer signature The boundary is shown as a red line on the accompanying map entitled survey for Acreage of nominated property 10. Geographical Data For HCRS use only The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: city or town 513 - 392-1613 GPO 938 835 Quadrangle name Maysville West telephone National Register I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Quadrangle scale _ 1: 24000 Farmers Branch, State Bank of Ohio Fed. Reg. Date: - RETURN Recom. /Criteria - _ see continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below 1. Name 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description dates resubmission completeness alterations/integrity clarity Reviewer Working No.

6.Representation in Existing Surveys boundary selection summary paragraph nomination by person or local government Brown County 2. Location ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES _substantive reasons discussed below owner objection .Nomination returned for: Discipline Date Due: Action: Federal Agency: - appeal ruins - sample OHIO National Register REJECT. , Significance relating significance to justification of exception - Other - Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By - Photographs Signed checked context Date Maps completeness clarity justification of areas applicable criteria the resource relationship of integrity 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet summary paragraph Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to BEER - WINE OUT CARRY OUT Farmers Branch of the State Bank of Ohio Ripley, Brown Co., Ohio O1d Bank; Ripley, Brwon Co., Ohio 1981 1981 Jim Collins Major South/west Facade Negatives-Chattanooga, TN Photo- Jim Collins; Negatives-Chattanooga, TN Farmers Branch of the State of Ohio Ripley, Brown Co., Ohio Old Bank; Ripley, Brown Ço., Ohio 1981 1981 North/west side of building Negatives-Chattanooga, TN Jim Collins Photo-Jim Collins; Negatives-Chattanooga, IN Ripley, Brown Co., Ohio Ohio 1981 East, Rear of Building Photo-Jim Collins; Negatives-Chattanooga, IN Jim Collins Negatives-Chattanooga, TN Farmers Branch of the State Bank of Ohio O1d Bank; Ripley, Brown Co., Ohio 1981 MAYSVILLE WEST.

KY - OHIO MAYSVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 75 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC 17 252590 4292190 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RIPLEY, BROWN COUNTY, OHIO PT. INLOT 4 Wl. BLATTER J. W. SWEET § JIMMIE L. COLLINS BEING A PART OF INLOTS Nº3 $ Nº4 OF DESIGNATED PLAT OF VILLAGE OF RIPLEX, BROWN COUNTY, OHIO 20 JANUARY 1982 LIGGETTS VERNON GILL ALLEY FARMERS BRANCH OF THE STATE BANK OF OHIO 0.048 AC. SURVEY FOR 0.031 AC. SOALE - Pant of Beginning D.B. 192, PG. 265 D.B. 1G5, PG.486 J.W SWEET D.B. 142, PG.427 TERALD S. RENSHAW R.S.#487. E. BRADFORD RUSSELL REE SURVEYED GERALD SOUTH LINE GEORGETOWN,OHIO O=IRON PIPE SET 49.G7 Ohio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 March 14, 1983 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of Registration 440 G. Street, N.W. notification procedures have been followed for the submissions.

Farmers Branch of the State Bank of Ohio The Rentschler House Commodore Apartment Building Oakland Cemetery Chapel and Riverview Apartments St. Ann Roman Catholic Church Complex St. Mary Roman Catholic Church Stengel, John S., House Stormont, David, House Please let me know if you have any questions. State Historic Preservation Officer Sincerely, Montgomery Fulton Butler Cuyahoga Enclosures Erie County Paulding Ottawa Stark REGISTER NATIONAL Muskingum Lucas RECEIVED WRL/DS:vb Brown Spitzer Building Ohio Historic Preservation Office Mellett/Canton Daily News Building New Submissions Paulding County Carnegie Library Dear Carol: Catawaba Island Wine Company Superintendent's Residence and Office National Register of Historic Places Clement, George S. House Enclosed are fourteen new National Register nominations. All appropriate W.

Ray Luce Agriculture, Small Business Columbus, Ohio 43216 and Economic Development Education and Retirement March 23, 1983 Department of Evaluation U. S. Department of the Interior 440 G Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20240 Re: Jim Collins (Farmers Branch Ripley/Brown County/Ohio Ripley, Ohio 45167 614/466-8082 Statehouse Gentlemen: Ohio Senate Jim Collins Sincerely, Cooper Snyder Committees: State Senator property to the National Register. 14 Front Street National Park Service 14th District Public Improvements the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board.

Transportation and National Register of Historic Places You have or will soon have official approval of the above property by Please accept this letter as my endorsement for the addition of this of the State Bank of Ohio) CS/aja MAR 2 8 1983 INITIALS INFORMATIVE MATERIAL SENT THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ACTION TAKEN TELEPHONE CALL (ATTACHED) INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE (ATTACHED) DATE REC'D