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The nomination, in full
Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.
Columbus, Ohio 43211 1. No. 4. Present Name(s) 2. County 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories N.A. D, M, N 29. Basement? Yes D 17. Date(s) or Period 1910 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 32. Roof Type & Material 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent N.A. Side N.A. 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 35. Plan Shape 23. Ownership 36. Changes Addition O 9. Coordinates Private C Altered C 24. Owner's Name & Address, Moved D 37. Condition 25. Open to Preservation Site O Object - 39. Endangered? 11. On National By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Yes O District Hist. Dist.? Visible from 41. Distance from and 15 ft., 50 ft. 42. Further Description of Important Features 45. Sources of Information 46.
Prepared by 48. Date 119. Revision Date(s) 9-79 Richland Front RIC-399-11 Easting Register? Underway? Long. Zone stone Exterior Northing Neo-Classical Ohio Historical Center Eligible? Frontage on Road Lat. M-OSU On either side of Brinkerhoff Ave. at its junction with Park Avenue Sherman's name does not appear anywhere on this monument, which is devoid of any inscriptions. Site inspection. Interior PARK (Explain MEMORIAL Mansfield,Ohio high structues are large stone urms. 31. Wall Construction This monument consists of two iden OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Steven McQuillin 26. Local Contact Person or Organization JOHN SHERMAN MEMORIAL GATEWAY U.T.M. Reference 19. Architect or Engineer At the outer ends are small walkway entrances defined by two small 20. Contractor or Builder Ohio Historic Preservation Office Paul White Structure to him in Mansfield.
foot wall made of rock faced limestone is built along the tree lawn. Public Road? AVE.WEST known today) and is part of a parcel of land donated to the city for park use by U.s.Senator Structure Building in #42) 15. Name of Established District tical structures which flank Brinkerhoff Avenue. On each side, a three 47. Organization John Sherman, a long time Mansfield resident. Sherman played a leading role in late ninete- JOHN good GATEWAY To the east is a large residence, and to the west is parkland. It is unusual that Senator SHERMAN 30 N. Diamond Street Trust Act.Since Sherman's residences have been demolished,.this is the only commemorative free standing piers.On either side of the roadway are clusters of 99 5 United States Department of the interior Fed. Reg. Date & RETURN - REJECT _ NR decision Recom. /Criteria . - see continuation sheet 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5.
Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Description - unaltered _ moved resubmission dates Location completeness Name photos maps Discipline alterations/integrity clarity summary paragraph Property: Action: appeal owner objection boundary selection Reviewer Federal Agency: nomination by person or local government technical corrections cited below .Nomination returned for: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Date Due: National Park Service 3.31.82. 1046 - original site Working No. good ruins Substantive Review: State, County: OH Status MRA) Significance __ relating significance to justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References X 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Phone: 202 272 -3504 Signed context checked completeness Maps Photographs applicable criteria summary paragraph clarity Other Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet justification of areas the resource Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Date OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Columbus, Ohio 43211 4. Present Name(s) JOHN SHERMAN MEMORIAL GATEWAY 5. Other Name(s) 6. Specific Location Basement? Yes D 17. Date(s) or Period c. 1910 AVE. WEST 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design Mansfield, Ohio 31. Wall Construction 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use Plan Shape 23. Ownership Public Road? 36.
Changes Addition O Private O Altered O 9. Coordinates Moved - 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known Condition U.T.M. Reference 30 N. Diamond Street 9|9 5 5 1 /2 9 25. Open to Preservation Structure 8 Building O Object - 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Endangered? 11. On National By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Yes O 14. District 40. Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41. Distance from and 15 ft., 50 ft. 42. Further Description of Important Features To the east is a large residence, and to the west is parkland. It is unusual that Senator Sherman's name does not appear anywhere on this monument, which is devoid of any inscriptions. 45. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by 48. Date *9. Revision Date(s) 44902 stone RIC-399-11 Side memorial Easting Front Underway? Northing Exterior Richland Register? Long. Lat. Zone Site Neo-Classical Eligible?
Steven McQuillin Ohio Historical Center South PARK Interior M-OSU Site inspection. high structues are large stone urns. Paul White (Explain Frontage on Road City of Mansfield Ohio Historic Preservation Office 3.Location of Negatives This monument consists of two iden- structure to him in Mansfield. at its junction with Park Avenue On either side of Brinkerhoff Ave. At the outer ends are small walkway entrances defined by two small 15. Name of Established District in #42) 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories N.A. D, M, N BRINKER HOFF tical structures which flank Brinkerhoff Avenue. On each side, a three known today) and is part of a parcel of land donated to the city for park use by U.S. Senator carved good 47.Organization foot wall made of rock faced limestone is built along the tree lawn.
free standing piers.On either side of the roadway are clusters of Trust Act.Since Sherman's residences have been demolished, this is the only commemorative Potent'!? 0_70 HISTORIC RESOURCES OF PARK AVENUE WEST Mansfield, Ohio John Sherman Memorial Gateway, 699 Park Avenue West 43. History and Significance U.S. Senator John Sherman, nationally known in the late 19th Century Blockhouse, which is already listed on the National Register of Historic monument made of sandstone which had badly deteriorated by that time. Acreage of Nominated Property: less than one and Park Avenue West, proceeds 50' west along Park Avenue, proceeds south 699 50'; proceeds east across Brinkerhoff 125', proceeds north 50', and man-made features which would justify expansion of this nomination to This gateway is significant for its historical associations with residential neighborhood.
structure lies, and in the development of the Parkland and adjoining proceeds west 75' to the place of beginning. Places.The Johnny Appleseed Monument, also located in South Park, is significance is the architecture of this gateway.It is a fine example a few hundred feet west of here, but these piers are not particularly city of Mansfield with a direct association with Sherman, since both include all of South Park. The other most noteworthy structure in South Park is the Mansfield of the Neoclassical style with full Doric columns and entablature. ties in closely with the development of the entire avenue as an attractive residential areas.This land was at one time all owned by Sherman. only about thirty years old and is a fairly simple replica of a much older as the Secretary of the Treasury under Hayes and asa primary figure As a gateway and park structure it is unparalleled in the city.
It also Sherman was responsible for the creation of South Park, in which this of his former Mansfield residences have been demolished.Of secondary Massive rock-faced sandstone piers stand at either side of the Park Drive, NPS Form 10-900-a 41. Rowland House DO/OWNER OBJECTION 43. Sherman, John, Memorial Gateway 44. Spreng, W. S., House 45. Spreng, Wilfred J., House Tappan House 47. Sturges, Susan House Attest Date/Signature Keeper Name received State Ohio Multiple Resource Area date entered Park Avenue West Multiple Resource Area Nomination/Type of Review Inventory-Nomination Form 46. Stewart Towers Item number National Park Service Continuation sheet National Register of Historic Places Substantive Review United States Department of the Interior Thematic Group For NPS use only + 50. Tracy, Rufus A., House (7-81) - RETURN ment Name 4. Owner of Property 5.
Location of Legal Description dates 7. Description Location completeness NR decision clarity 3. Classification Richland County 6. Representation in Existing Surveys summary paragraph Substantive Review nomination by person or local government alterations/integrity Action: owner objection _substantive reasons discusssd below .Nomination returned for: -technical corrections cited below REJECT. __see continuation sheet Nationsl Park Service OHIO resubmission Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Park the resource - justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Comments for any Item maybe continued on an attached sheet 8. Significance Signed 10.
Geographical Data context checked Photographs clarity completeness Maps Date Other applicable criteria summary paragraph justification of areas relationship of integrity 11. Form Prepared By relating significance to Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to UMIT Reterencee Mansfield, Ohio Historic Resources of Park Avenue West PAW-57 Ohio State University Mansfield Campus John Sherman Gateway, looking southwest Steven McQuillin Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: _64000641 for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet