Nomination for Eckert Building

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received AUG 3 I 1993 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name and/or common street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of congressional district 2nd _ state - district . unoccupied - agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private . commercial - park _ structure .both X work in progress - private residence - site _ religious _ object X yes: restricted - government _ scientific _ transportation -* other: vACAM 7 4. Owner of Property Mr. Grant Singleton Ohio 45217 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc.

_ yes _federal 1978 061 Location Cincinnati educational county Accessible code entertainment Category 039 Ownership Hamilton historic Status being considered Public Acquisition Inventory-Nomination Form Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service date entered Ohio Hamilton County Courthouse Type all entries-complete applicable sections Present Use For HCRS use only 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 3. Classification National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior Eckert Building military in process industrial 515 Clinton Springs Avenue 260o Woodburn Avenue Main & Court FHR8-300 (11-78) Ohio 45202 NIA - public depository for survey records 45214 date Miami Purchase Association local - deteriorated .

unaltered - original site - moved - fair with modified leaf motif, recessed rectangular panels and geometric motif åormers with foliated motifs, large high corbeled chimneys and a conical 10. Verbal Boundry Description (continuation) 7. Description Condition date unexposed excellent The roof treatment is composed of an imbricated slate mansard roof frontispiece composed of a sandstone semi-circular glazed brick reticulated brick, sandstone belt courses evolving into decorative lintels and string some paneled doors remaining as vestiges of its once decorative interior. brackets separating rectangular panels with paterae motif.

arch supported by engaged flat fluted columns with pendants and egg and course and riveted metal frieze.A central entrance, on the west facade, supported by engaged sandstone columns with foliated capitals.Gabled Check one the years with a decorative turned balustrade, simple wooden mantles and exhibit ogee, modified ogee, geometric,and semi-elliptical motifs. The the cornice. Woodburn Avenue 57.18' to the point of beginning. X altered . ruins Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

This is a large, multi-bay Queen Anne styled building The wall pierced by a large gable wall dormer, on the west facade, with paladian The decorative metal concave cornice has small course is found a rectangular name plate with the name "ECKERT" flanked It is composed of castiron columns exhibiting capitals The foundation exhibits rock-faced south facades. doors are in deteriorated condition.Above the storefront on the west stylized wrought iron work. The interior cornice has a sandstone dentil The south facade has a decorative supported on a pedestal base. its style and period of construction. ashlar limestone capped with a smooth sandstone plinth course. courses abutting lug sills.

window exhibiting a decorative semi-circular glazed reticulated lintel The interior of the building has been extensively altered throughout exhibiting a variety of distinctive architectural details associated with treatment of the main facades is composed of deep red stretcher bond rising from the second floor and terminating with a sunburst motif below At each floor above the side entrance bay exist paired windows with The lintels are different at each floor and by a stylized floral motif.A fan transom surmounts the altered entrance windows are 2/2 double hung sash. The glass areas exhibit lighted transoms, display area of which two bays have been altered and lower panel with The storefront extends the length of the west and for one bay on the cap with finial rising from the rounded wall below complete the major details of the roof.

Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - 1400-1499 - archeology-historic _ conservation _ law _ science - agriculture _ economics - sculpture X architecture . military - social/ _ art _ music _ commerce -exploration/settlement_ - philosophy . theater - politics/government _ transportation _ invention - other (specify) c. 1896 use that embodies the traditional relationship of materials, details and picturesque roofline broken by gables, dormers and chimney stacks, classically inspired Queen Anne : ince architecture within Cincinnati style on the east side of the city. 1600-1699 1700-1799 communications industry literature engineering humanitarian education Builder/Architect Period unknown 1900- 1500-1599 influenced frontispiece with decorative corbeled tables above.

treatment with sandstone belt courses evolving into mixed detailed lintels The building was constructed for Valentine Eckert as investment Identified within the Cincinnati Historic Inventory, the Eckert sidered individually eligible for the National Register because in- Specific dates Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and will be used for trim is accentuated by a decorative concave metal bracketed cornice with 8.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) patera motif on the frieze panels. at each floor above the 2/2 sash windows with string courses abutting single family residence; however, several large apartment buildings were At Eckert is being renovated in accordance with the The building was constructed at a time when the neighborhood was ex- lug sills below. diminished the integrity of the streetscape around the Eckert building. viving examples of it had sat idle and in deteriorated condition for a number of years. - archeology-prehistoric - community planning castiron multi-bay storefront is Victorian inspired, but the interior on the west facade. slate roof as does high corbeled, multi-flued chimneys. Additionally, the building is found He, along with his brother Joseph, operated a successful 1800-1899 property.

periencing a growth in residential development around an older es- Queen Anne architecture applied to mixed residential/commercial notions business in Cincinnati. Classically inspired dormers pierce the imbricated trusions and several buiidings which lack architectural merit have A high conical Renaissance influences dominate the palladian window and steep wall gable fifteen residential rental units and one office.Prior to this residential/commercial buildings; however, the Eckert should be con- overall design associated with its style.Stylistic elements include the The main bay of the south facade is composed of a Romanesque Revival because of its varied details.

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

Major Bibliographical References Williams Cincinnati Directories (various years) 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name _ Cincinnati East, Ohio Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 UMT References _ state 11. Form Prepared By organization Historic Preservation Associates date October 10, 1982 telephone 513-871-6857 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification - national 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated 45208 date county Northing code name/title Attest: Ohio State Historic Preservation Officer signature X local List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Chief of Registration less than an acre Zone Easting For HCRS use only thence west 90.o2';thence south west along the east right of way line of city or town GPO 938 835 As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 Cincinnati Zone Verbal boundary description and justification Keeper of the National Register name/title Fred Mitchell east 167.69';thence north 72.19';thence west 48.6';thence south 22.96'; SAPO GLLIL 20D SCALE OF FEET AUG 28 1981 Eckert Building BURDETT 1521-23 location map.

Building outline and general Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio 260o Woodburn Avenue 1525 VAC COPYRIGHT 1529.31 1533.35 1621 WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET AUG 3 I 1983 Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: - nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: - Reviewer's comments: _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: _ technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7.

Description - unaltered - original site - moved summary paragraph boundary selection resubmission completeness Accessible Category dates ruins fair Condition Ownership request REJECT yes sample Status Discipline Reviewer deteriorated appeal unexposed Action: Recom./Criteria Entered in the ACCEPT clarity Hamilton County Working No. Eckert Building Present Use Substantive Review: alterations/integrity Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance NR decision excellent Check one Has this property been determined eligible? Public Acquisition 2-7-84 9/29/83 RETURN National Register OHIO 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) relating significance to the resource relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References Acreage of nominated property 11.

Form Prepared By The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: State Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Date completeness context Signed Period Builder/Architect title Phone clarity national UTM References Maps summary paragraph Verbal boundary description and justification justification of areas checked State Historic Preservation Officer signature applicable criteria local Specific dates 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle name Photographs Other WAY BEGIN TWO EFIS August, 1982 Photo # 1 of 4 Negative with Fred Mitchell Photo by Fred Mitchell View of south and west facades Eckert Building 26oo Woodburn Avenue Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio DANGER ECKERT Photo # 2 of 4 on south facade.

View of decorative frontispiece Eckert Building Photo by Fred Mitchell Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio 260o Woodburn Avenue August, 1982 Negative with Fred Mitchell Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio August, Photo # 3 of 4 Photo by Fred Mitchell Eckert Building 26oo Woodburn Avenue View of west facade Negative with Fred Mitchell August, 1982 Photo # 4 of 4 Negative with Fred Mitchell Eckert Building Detail of storefront on Photo by Fred Mitchell Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio 26oo Woodburn Avenue 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) E) 1 N3907 5_W84225/75 CINCINNATI EAST, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CINCINNATI EAST QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY N 4333730 UNITED STATES August 22, 1983 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief National Register of Historic Preservation 1100 L St. NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Enclosed are five new National Register nominations.

All the appropriate notification proceedures have been completed at the state level. Linaweaver, Dr. Albert, House Merriman, Wells E., House Please let me know if you have any questions. W. Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer WRL/BP: rs Sincerely enclosures Hamilton County Hancock Ohio Historic Preservation Office Lucas New Submissions Summit Lake Department of Registration Smart Building Eckert Building Dear Carol: Birckhead Place Historic District Ohio Historical Center I-71&17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 ECEIVE AUG11983