Nomination for First Lutheran Church

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OMB NO. 1024-0018 EXP. 12/31/84 National Park Service and/or common street & number city, town NA vicinity of State - county - - public - unoccupied X building(s) X private . commercial _ structure - work in progress _ site _ religious .object _ in process X yes: restricted - yes: unrestricted . other: Ohio 45402 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. both transportation Montgomery museum government date Accessible Category entertainment code 039 educational Dayton historic Status district Ownership industrial being considered Columbus agriculture scientific park Public Acquisition private residence 2. Location First English Evangelical Lutheran Church National Register of Historic Places FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH date entered Type all entries-complete applicable sections 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Street N/Anot for publication Inventory-Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 5. Location of Legal Description 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property depository for survey records For NPS use only NPS Form 10-900 Montgomery County Recorders' Office Present Use United States Department of the Interior 1. Name West First Ohio military - - yes - local I-71 and 17th Avenue received FEB 2 3 1983 138 West First Street Ohio Historical Society 451 West Third Street has this property been determined eligible? (7-81) X excellent X unaltered X original site _ moved - unexposed surrounded by stone quoins, hoodmolds, label stops and stone lug Outside, a limestone garden wall with endposts surrounds the property Condition fair the simple richness of the interior. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

The second story is recessed with an enormous painted arch window Sitting on the southwest corner of West First and Wilkinson streets stone buttresses, are of opalescent glass, ornamented with symbols gable with a small rectangular diamond paned window is located on and high arched ceiling containing painted ceiling panels completes buttresses flank a slightly advancing central pavillion, topped by the arch, have hoodmold surrounds with label stops and quoins. The interior of the church, meticulously kept, remains original with beautifully carved doors, wall and ceiling beams of a rich dark wood the facade.A stone Celtic cross sits atop this gable end.Stone 7. Description The central bay facade window is a triple mullion of stone buttresses.

Gorham stained glass rectangular windows with wooden tracery are (a contemporary of Luther's in the Reformation).A parapet shaped line of a steeply pitched, asphalt shingled gable roof. the FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH is built of buff-colored Bainbridge Check one stone veined in red,blue, and brown, with a loo foot high tower railing lead up to the church. _ deteriorated _ ruins The stone doorways, arched and decorated parapet stone plaque is inscribed "First English Lutheran Church" date sills. sculpted stone likenesses of Martin Luther and Philipp Melancthon of disciples and evangelists. with painted pointed arch wood double doors paneled with tracery in with wood tracery and stained glass, trimmed by a stone surround The elongated Gothic windows, separated by on the front and street sides. Stone steps with an iron and stone A stringcourse runs beneath a corniced parapet.

and hoodmold with figurehead label stops. entrances in each bay. in the center side.

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Significance - prehistoric - archeology-historic _ conservation _ science - agriculture _ economics - literature _ sculpture _ education _ military - social/ - engineering _ music - theater _industry - politics/government - transportation _ invention - other (specify) LUTHERAN CHURCH is significant as an exemplary structure of the Late Wittenburg University (1844) in Springfield, Ohio; established, Women's Christian Association, Dayton's present YMCA and YWCA; example of the Late Gothic Revival style, a style unique in Dayton, 1800-1899 1700-1799 1500-1599 communications 1400-1499 commerce Period humanitarian law Register of Historic Places. in the nominated church.

In recognition of its architectural significance as an outstanding two other churches make use of the Gothic shaped windows, their continuance of this very active Dayton congregation is reflected stone and the Gothic pointed arch,massing, and attention to such present--home to the oldest Lutheran congregation in Dayton, one prominent buildings and residences, this church is the fourth--and in l869, the Young Men's Christian Association and the Young the site of auditions for the Dayton.Philharmonic Orchestra.The Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) construction in 1907. Gothic Revival style of architecture in its use of rusticated association with the style ends there,and they are both seriously which has figured heavily in the social and artistic development Designed by the architect firm of Peters, Burns, and Pretzinger, Areas of Significance-Check and justify below downtown home of the Dayton Opera Chorus and Dayton Music Chorus and decorative details as the figuehead label stops and the interior's X1900- the firm which also designed Fire Station #l4 (NR 9/27/80) and immediate downtown Dayton area, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH is the only in the Oregon district (NR) in the late 1800's;helped establish _art - - archeology-prehistoric - community planning - landscape architecture_ - religion X architecture Dayton and 'has remained, inside and out, unaltered since its Specific dates C.

1907 Builder/Architect Peters, Burns, and Pretzinger 1600-1699 altered. and a host of other such activities, in addition to being the current Jean Kappell, columnist, Dayton Daily News Therefore, the nominated church is unique to downtown the FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH deserves to be placed on the National the Dayton Daily News Building (NR 1l/30/78) in addition to other "l the FIRST 10.

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Geographical Data Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 -- state street & number7 North Main Street . Ohio 45402 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national . local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer. for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register county code Northing 8/82 date Zone Attest: Church records name/title Chief of Registration Verbal boundary description and justification Teresa Prosser, Director of Preservation Services State Historic Preservation Officer signature UMT References 9.

Major Bibliographical References Entered in the List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Keeper of the National Register Acreage of nominated property less than one Quadrangle name Dayton North 665),I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated 11. Form Prepared By Zone,Easting For NPs use only Lot #68 in the City of Dayton lot numbering system National Register Mont. Co. Historical Society (513) 228-6271 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. organization telephone ational Park Service Fed. Reg. Date: - RETURN Recom. /Criteria- Date Due: .see continuation sheet . technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below Name 2. Location 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7.

Description alterations/integrity completeness REJECT Montgomery County clarity resubmission First Lutheran Church Entered in the Action: Nomination returned for: Discipline owner objection 3. Classification summary paragraph 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Federal Agency: FEB 23 1983 Working No. boundary selection comments: IATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Reviewer relating significance to justification of exception - Other 11. Form Prepared By - Photographs context completeness Signed checked clarity applicable criteria Maps Date summary paragraph Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to justification of areas 8. Significance 10. Geographical Data 9. Major Bibliographical References the resource 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Phone: 202 272-3504 relationship of integrity Dayton, Ohio 2/82 Montgomery County Historical Society FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Looking SE at west side Teresa Prosser Photo #1 Photo #2 Montgomery County Historical Society 2/82 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Looking S at facade Dayton, ohio Teresa Prosser Dayton, Ohio Photo #3 Montgomery County Historical Society 4/82 Looking NE at rear of church FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Teresa Prosser OHIO-MONTGOMERY CO DAYTON NORTH QUADRANGLE DAYTON NORTH, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FIRST LUTHERN CHURCH Dayton, Ohio ROAD CLASSIFICATION UNITED STATES 16/740210/4404840 UTM Reference February 18, 1983 Ms. Carol Shull Department of the Interior 440 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 review board and all appropriate notification procedures have been followed. Ohio State.

Reformatory Please let me know if we can provide any additional information. W. Ray Luce Montgomery Hamilton Richland Name Licking Ottawa Encl. Lakeside Holmes Duncarrick County New Submissions: Sincerely, Summit Cincinnati Tennis Club Delaware Building National Park Service Enclosed are eight new submissions and two resubmissions returned by your staff Ohio Historic Preservation Office Millersburg Historic District for more information.All the new nominations have been approved by the state Bernheim House State Historic Preservation Officer Berwick Hotel First Lutheran Church National Register of Historic Places Dear Ms. Shull: Please.note that national significance has been checked for Lakeside. Bryn Mawr WRL: DS: dd Ohio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500 Guernsey