Nomination for East Walnut Hills Firehouse

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 National Park Service See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name 2. Location street & number NEC N/ A not for publication city, town N/A vicinity of _ state county - code 061 - public _ unoccupied _ district - agriculture . museum X building(s) X private X commercial - park . both _ work in progress - private residence - religious - in process X yes: restricted - government - yes: unrestricted _transportation _ other: 4. Owner of Property state Ohio 45239 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc.

- yes .local depositary for survey records Cincinnati Accessible None Category entertainment date code educational Ownership site structure industrial historic Public Acquisition Status object (3-82) military federal title Ohio being considered scientific date entered Type all entries-complete applicable sections Inventory-Nomination Form Hamilton County Courthouse 6. Representation in Existing Surveys National Register of Historic Places Court Street Present Use 3. Classification has this property been determined eligible? United States Department of the Interior Clarissa N. Lowry For NPS use only madison Road, and Hackberry Street Firehouse - Fire Co. No. 23, Ladder Co. No.

9 Hamilton _ deteriorated _ unaltered X good X altered _ moved Situated at the corner of Madison Road and Hackberry Street the Firehouse large overhead doors divided into small square sections two rows of in round arched openings and contain round-arched sash with radiating almost totally covers the site. Condition date unexposed excellent Xoriginal site framing mentioned above) with combination wood and cast iron trusses at Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

Windows on the side elevation are similarly enriched with rectangular 7. Description first floor is supported by a concrete post and slab system. Check one with limestone trim.The building is neo-Romanesque in style with The building is a load bearing masonry building the first floor stone lintels on the first floor and round arched openings on the - ruins The front facade contains two that have been bricked in. second story. Additional decoration includes a spandrel panel of saw- muntins.These windows are outlined with some arches and quoining. Major interior features include.the mahogany stained stairs, fireman paneled walls and a corbeled cornice. tooth brick and the city seal in stone.on the west elevation. is a two-and-a-half story 2x7bay detached brick building of common bond 8.

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Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic - conservation - science _ economics - sculpture _ architecture _art - engineering .music _ 1800-1899 _exploration/settlement - - philosophy - 1900- _industry - politics/government -invention other (specify) Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) By the mid 19th century, the city had spread from the basin area to the additional fire houses in the outlying areas and, in 1868, the first house was the eighth suburban firehouse, housing Fire Co. No. 23 and Annual Report of that same year, Chief Engineer Lewis Wisbey called horse stalls were removed in the early 1900s, most of the other which drops from a small structure on the roof to the basement (photo #4), 1700-1799 1400-1499 1600-1699 1500-1599 communications commerce The Period education military literature law transportation agriculture Specific dates social/ humanitarian surrounding hills and the horses had great difficulty hauling the heavy architecture and reflects the suburban development of Cincinnati Fire Department during the late 19th century.

Built in 1886,the East Walnut Hills Firehouse is significant both for its fire department in the U.S.,and for its neo-Romanesque styling.The particularly fine mahogany archway leading to the second floor in the attic stairs and paneling - archeology-prehistoric _ community planning association with the Cincinnati Fire Department, the first professional suburban firehouse was built in Mt. Adams. February 4, 1889, the company was reorganized as. a steam fire company being used for office space and photo processing, was originally a stable Although the features common to firehouses of the day are the original firepoles (photo #2), the large front entry doors (photo #3), a hose drying well firemen's equipment lockers (photo #5), rear stairway to hayloft (photo #6).

"stained glass arches, a plaque listing the fire commissioners in office significant architectural features remain intact. These are shown in This necessitated the construction of The East Walnut Hills Fire- structure is a particularly fine example of late 19th century municipal that the capabilities of the company be a chemical engine company on January 1, 1886 with a crew of four men Major interior features include an unusual truss roof support system attention to the rapid growth of the surrounding:area and recommended The rear first floor section of the existing is now in 1886,and the seal of the Cincinnati Fire Department #7). as a hayloft and is now to be used as a dance studio.A 9.

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Major Bibliographical References Wisbey, L. Thirty Fourth Annual Report of the Cincinnati Fire Department for Publishing and Manufacturing Company, 1887. 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By date April 8, 1982 street & number 1700 Madison Road 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 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 I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register county code date Northing Attest: name/title national State Historic Preservation Officer signature Quadrangle scale 1:24000 UTM References Chief of Registration organization Creative People Inc.

Keeper of the National Register Zone Easting Cincinnati Fireman's Protective Association History of the Cincinnati Fire The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: For Nps use only _state thence eastwardly at right angles to Hackberry Quadrangle name Cincinnati East, Ohio state Ohio Zone telephone 513-221-3213 city or town Cincinnati List all states and counties for propertiesoverlapping state or county boundariesft.and 6in.to Madison Entered in tha National Regtotor EVALUATION / RETURN IAN 1 7 1983 Fed. Reg. Date: + Recom. /Criteria - Name 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description dates Working No. Location summary paragraph clarity completeness alterations/integrity resubmission boundary selection Hamilton County Action: owner objection 6. Representation in Existing Surveys East Walnut Hills Firehouse Reviewer 3.

Classification nomination by person or local government _substantive reasons discussed below .Nomination returned for: Discipline soe continuation sheet NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REJECT. Federal Agency: Date Due: - sample -technical corrections cited below RETURN comments: appeal Substantive Review: National Registen ruine 8. Significance relating significance to justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 11. Form Prepared By - national _state - Date - Maps checked completeness Other Signed clarity Photographs applicable criteria 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification the resource 10.

Geographical Data Specific dates _ local State Historic Preservation Officer signature Phone: 202 272 -3504 summary paragraph justification of areas Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet relationship of integrity UMIT Reterences Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Photo #1 of 10 Northeast Society at Cincinnati Historical FROM THE SOCIETY Direction of View: Front & West facades facing Unknown - Original print Address: NEC Madison Road & Hackberry Street Photographer: Unknown Location of Negative: Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse TO COPY MUST BE SECURED Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Direction of View: Interior, facing South Photo #2 of 10 Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Photographer: Ronald E. Lowry Location of Negative: CPI Studios Address: NEC Madison Road & Hackberry Street FIRE CO.

Nº SCHOOL CROSSING PEDESTRIAN LADDER CO. NQ 9. Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Photo #3 of 10 Location of Negative: CPI Studios Direction of View: Front & West facades facing 45206 Photographer: Ronald E. Lowry Northeast Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Photo #4 of 10 Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Photographer: Ronald E. Lowry Direction of View: Interior, facing West Location of Negative: CPI Studios Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Direction of View: Interior, facing North Photo #5 of 10 Address: NEC Madison Road & Hackberry Street Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Location of Negative: CPI Studios Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Direction of View: Interior, facing North Photo #6 of 10 Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Photographer: Ronald E.

Lowry Address: NEC Madison Road & Hackberry Street Location of Negative: CPI Studios 1888 Address: NEC Madison Road & Hackberry Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Photographer: Ronald E. Lowry Photo #7 of 10 Direction of View: West facade facing East Location of Negative: CPI Studios Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Direction of View: Interior, facing South Photo #8 of 10 Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Photographer: Ronald E. Lowry Location of Negative: CPI Studios Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Photographer: Ronald E. Lowry Location of Negative: CPI Studios Photo #9 of 10 Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Direction of View: Interior, facing South Address: NEC Madison Road & Hackberry Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 Photographer: Ronald E.

Lowry Photo #10 of 10 Address: NEC Madison Road & Hackberry Street Name of Property: East Walnut Hills Firehouse Direction of View: Interior, facing North Location of Negative: CPI Studios UNITED STATES CINCINNATI EAST, OHIO CINCINNATI EAST QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) 9 1961 ROBERT J. BRODBECK - CHAIRMAN HUBERT E. GUEST L. MONTY ERB - VICE CHAIRMAN ROOM 222. CITY HALL ESTELLE B. BERMAN SAMUEL T. BRITTON CINCINNATI. OHIO 45202 ERWIN E.

HOFFMAN PHONE 352-3471 ELLSWORTH LOVE LAND USE AND ZONING SYLVESTER MURRAY June 10, 1982 Columbus, Ohio 43211 Carew Tower Complex - Race, Vine and 5th Streets Haddon Hall - 3418 Reading Road Nathaniel Ropes Building - 917 Main Street YWCA - 9th & Walnut Streets a district exists, owners of neighboring properties have shown no interest through private initiative, it is unlikely that such a district nomination GR: rmc Equal Opportunity Employer 1980-1981 ADMINISTRATOR Sincerely, Ohio Historical Center Ohio Historic Sites Preservation Advisory Board ALL-AMERICA CITY Urban Conservator CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ism for the generation of National Register nominations in Cincinnati is voted its support of the following nominations to the National Register of Genevieve Ray Historic Places: location next to other qualified buildings should not penalize the owner At its meeting on June 7,1982,the Cincinnati Historic Conservation Board DIRECTOR OF CITY PLANNING Dear Chairman and Members of the Board: would be prepared in the near future.

Cincinnati Gymnasium and Athletic Club-1ll Shillito Place Cote Bonneville-4580 Colerain I-71 and 17th Avenue FOR THOMAS B. BRUSH With respect to the Nathaniel Ropes Building, the Board expressed the opinion Bauer Apartments - 2015-2017 Madison Road East Walnut Hills Firehouse - Hackberry & Madison Road in such a designation.Considering this and the fact that the only mechan- January 1, 1983 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief 440 G Street, N.W. Guernsey Hamilton Enclosures REGISTER County NATIONAL New Submissions RECEIVED Ohio Historic Preservation Office Department of Registration Cincinnati Gymnasium and National Register of Historic Places State Historic Preservation Officer Dear Carol: Broom Building fication procedures have been followed for the new submissions.

WRL/DS:vb Athletic Club Enclosed are three new National Register nominations.All the appropriate noti- Please let me know if you have any questions. East Walnut Hills Firehouse Ohio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 Sincerely