Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Beebe, Horace Y., House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,698 words across 16 pages, filed in 1983. 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 83002022, 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.

OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 National Park Service 1. Name Beebe, Horace Y., Estate and/or common street & number 6538 Cleveland Road city, town Ravenna vici X vicinity of . county - - unoccupied - agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private - commercial - park work in progress _ educational X private residence . entertainment - religious - in process yes: restricted - government _ scientific - transportation . other: Nathaniel and Juanita M. David Ohio 44266 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined eligible? _yes X no 039 both Location Category Accessible code date Portage Ownership industrial structure historic being considered district site Public Acquisition object title None state Status (3-82) Inventory-Nomination Form Ohio Portage County Courthouse 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys Type all entries-complete applicable sections Public Square Present Use date entered National Register of Historic Places 4. Owner of Property 3. Classification 5. Location of Legal Description For NPS use only congressional district 1l not for publication See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms depository for survey records United States Department of the Interior The Terrace; The Lincoln House -public NPS Form 10-900 military X yes: unrestricted - local 133 received MAY171983 7. Description _ excellent _ deteriorated _ unaltered X original site X altered _ moved date northwest of downtown Ravenna, Ohio, it stands above a series of three Condition ruins unexposed Check one Door and window frames are very simple rectangular shapes.
narrow gabled rectangle with the narrow end facing the road.The roofing are painted.The interior window casings of the main part of the house have deeply molded fluting and plain flat corner blocks.One fireplace has The columns rest on brick pier foundations.The main foundation consists exterior wooden detail, especially the porch cornice and balustrade. flight with a turned newel post and balusters.At the present time they detail is very simple and plain. of random sandstone walls; there is a full cellar under the main part of fluted Tuscan columns across the front of the house and two on each side. This is a two-story wood frame house in the Greek Revival style with a veranda Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

On either side of the main block is a one-story wing parallel to the main added in the Neo-Classical revival style ca.19l5.Located two miles X fair fluted pilasters and a robust, heavy frieze and mantel. Otherwise the interior The front gable forms a complete classical pediment.There are two windows The interior is in a simple classical style.The main stair is a single-run on each floor of the facade; they have six-over-six pane double-hung sash. the house.The main floor joists are milled.To the rear of the house -good Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-historic _ science _ sculpture X architecture - social/ .engineering - music X 1800-1899 _ theater X politics/government -other (specify) Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) and Republican, holder of several prominent local positions, and one of the architecture in the city of Ravenna, enhanced by the addition of its twentieth Horace Y. Beebe was born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1816. He first came to Ohio in 1834 and to Ravenna in 1836. He was County Deputy Clerk for seven district, receiving the appointment of Provost Marshal, remaining in that position until the close of the war. on February 15, 1861. Beebe was an Ohio delegate to the Republican Convention in 1860, and with three others, changed his vote upon the third ballot, thus to the estate, and it is assumed that the front porch was added at that time.
However, Bassett kept the property for only three years, and the home remains 1600-1699 1700-1799 1500-1599 1400-1499 commerce conservation economics communications invention transportation education industry literature Period humanitarian agriculture 8. Significance 1900- years.He led the efforts to organize the first Universalist Church Society. assuring the nomination of Abraham Lincoln.Lincoln ordered his inaugural train landscaped site above the graded terrace overlooking the road. law century Neo-Classical portico, and especially significant because of the significant primarily for its associations with Horace Y.Beebe.
military Beebe was one of the main reasons that President-elect Lincoln stopped at Ravenna tion of Lincoln.The house is one of the finest examples of pre-Civil War He was also a charter member and president of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Portage in the Beebe family until 19l5.When the house was acquired by C.J.Bassett in 1915,a newspaper account stated that Bassett made"extensive improvements" Horace Beebe lived in this house from 1852 until his death in 1888.It remained The Horace Y. Beebe home was the estate of an important Ohio abolitionist After 186l,"The Terrace"was also called "The Lincoln House,"because Horace Y. County in 1879.In 1861,he was appointed Internal Revenue Assessor for the -archeology-prehistoric - community planning - landscape architecture _ religion _ art - philosophy County, which was organized in 1846.
In 1870-1871, he was Grand Master of the delegates to the 1860 Republican convention whose votes assured the nomina- to stop in Ravenna to pay Beebe a political courtesy. Builder/Architect exploration/settlement Unknown Grand Lodge of Ohio.He also organized the Horticultural Society of Portage 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References Ravenna Republican (1887-1888), Kent State University, Newspaper M.R. #9-2A. 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property - Quadrangle name - UT M References Township, the southeast corner of said lot is 385 feet from the corporation line of Ravenna. The lot has a 170 yard frontage. _ state 11. Form Prepared By Shelley M. Evans, Portage County Historical Preservationist Office of Community Development date May, 1982 street & number 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national X 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 216/296-6466 county date Easting code organization Ravenna Northing Zone Kent telephone Ohio Attest: Entered in the See Continuation Sheet Portage County Commissioners Chief of Registration State Historic Preservation Officer signature List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries name/title 2.36 acres 449 South Meridian Street city or town National Register For Nps use only SHPO Plough, Cyrus T., ed., 1874-1978 Bicentennial Atlas - Portage County, 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
"Biography and Newspaper Clipping," (Notebook, Kent State University). Verbal boundary description and justification Lot 12 of the South Division of Lots in Ravenna NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 Beebe, Horace Y., Estate, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio "History of Portage County" (977.1 p83) pp. 259-464 Portage County Marriage, Death Records, Probate Court, (Indexes Appraisal Records (Duplicates), Kent State University Archives Library, 1831-1860, (C.7.10/c.7.4.4.) Tappan, Benjamin, Jr., "Short Diary and Accompanying Reminiscence Columbus, OH: Archives Library Division 1795-1861, (Collection 326, Box 1 F1-36) Sibert, William, H., Underground Railroad For the Libration of Howe, Portage County Heritage Historical Collection of Ohio, (Vol. I R177.1 H83 V.1) Western Reserve Historical Society, "Horace Y. Beebe - Certification Commission signed by Abraham Lincoln 1862: (pp.
1-3) Page received Continuation sheet Historical Society Inventory-Nomination Form in the Collection Records His Experiences as Town Founder" National Register of Historic Places Item number date entered National Park Service United States Department of the Interior For NPs use only Fugitive Slaves 1896, Ohio University (3-82) - RETURN Recom. /Criteria - _ see continuation sheet -technical corrections cited below -substantive reasons discussed below 2. Location Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description Working No. OHIO resubmission completeness clarity summary paragraph 6.Representation in Existing Surveys alterations/integrity Portage County owner objection nomination by person or local government Entered in the Nomination returned for: Action: Date Discipline Reviewer Federal Agency: Beebe, Horace Y., House Fed. Reg.
Date: 2/7/ 1. Name NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES appeal REJECT. Roviewer's -7183 paragraph relating significance to justification of exception 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification _ netional - state . Date - Phone: 202 272 -3504 Signed clarity checked context completeness Maps Photographs the resource applicable criteria Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to 9. Major Bibliographical References Other 8. Significance Acreege of nominated property - . local State Historic Preservation Officer signature Quedrangle neme - UMT References justification of areas relationship of integrity Vorbel boundary description and justification Name : Beebe, H.Y. Est "The Terrace" Photographer: Gregg Bunch/Shelley Evans Negatives: Portage County Comm.
Development Ravenna, OH 44266 449 South Meridian Street Direction: Shelley Evans Photographer: Gregg Bunch/ Negatives: P.C. Community Develop. Name: Beebe,H.Y.Est "The Terrace" 6538 Cleveland Road 449 S. Meridian St. Rav. OH 44266 Ravenna, Ohio 44266 SOUTH UIEW PICTURES TAKEN- 11/19/82 Direction: Name: Beebe, H.Y.Est. "The Terrace" Negatives: P.C. Community Develop. 449 S. Meridian St. Rav. OH 44266 Photographer:Gregg Bunch/ Shelley Evans 6538 Cleveland Road Name: Beebe, H.Y.Est. "The Terrace" Negatives: P.C. Community Develop. 449 S. Meridian St. Rav. OH 44266 Direction: . REAR BACK (EAST) Shelley Evans 6538 Cleveland Road Photographer: Gregg Bunch/ Beebe, Horace Y., Estate Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio November, 1982 Negs.: P.C. Community Development 449 S.
Meridian St., Ravenna, OH View: Porch detail, west main facade, 1ooking southeast Beebe, Horace Y., Estate Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio November, 1982 Negs.: P.C. Community Development 449 S. Meridian Street View: North elevation, looking southeast Photographer: Greg Bunch/Shelley Evans Name: Beebe, H.Y. Estate "The Terrace" Ravenna, OH 44266 Photographer: Gregg Bunch/Shelley Evans Negatives: Portage County Conm. Development (LEFT SZDE CORNER) - NORTH 449 South Meridian Street 6538 Cleveland Road Name :Beebe, H.Y. Estate "The Terrace" Ravenna, OH 44266 Photographer: Gregg Bunch/Shelley Evans Negatives: Portage County Comm. Development 449 South Meridian Street 6538 Cleveland Road Name: Beebe,H.Y.Est "The Terrace" Ravenna, Ohio 44266 Photographer: Gregg Bunch/Shelley Evans Negatives: Portage County Comm.
Development Direction: _ 449 South Meridian Street 6538 Cleveland Road INTEAZOR (7IRE PIACE) MANTEL Portage Co., Ohio UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION OHIO-PORTAGE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) RR Beebe House UTM: 17 478575 4557800 KENT, OHIO KENT QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY West Lake