Nomination for Seneca Hotel

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No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms and/or common street & number city, town _ county - _ unoccupied _ agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private X commercial - park work in progress - educational - private residence _ religious .in process X yes: restricted X government . scientific - yes: unrestricted .transportation _ military _ other: Mr. George G. Hughes Ohio 43215 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. July 1975 _ local depository for survey records Ohio 43211 049 Location both 039 entertainment Category Accessible code Franklin structure Status site Columbus district Ownership title object Public Acquisition historic (3-82) 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 3. Classification Inventory-Nomination Form being considered 4.

Owner of Property Ohio National Register of Historic Places Seneca Towers Franklin County Administration Building Type all entries-complete applicable sections date entered 5. Location of Legal Description Present Use Seneca Hotel industrial For NPS use only N/A vicinity of N/A not for publication 410 South High Street Xstate Ohio Historic Preservation Office NPS Form 10-900 1. Name 361 East Broad Street -public _ federal X state X N/A Ohio Historic Inventory FRA-1170-18has this property been determined eligible? Xno X excellent .deteriorated _ unaltered X original site X altered . fair The design, by Frank L. Packard and David Riebel & Sons, is a typical approach to taller are adorned with elaborate glazed white terra cotta window and door surrounds, quoins, It is also significant for extant original interior details in the lobby, in particular Condition 7.

Description belt courses, and sculptures, all contrasting with the brick. The middle section is in the form of belt courses, spandrels, elaborate window surrounds with sculptures, and overdoing the embellishment or detracting from its composition.Its design is reflective of the English Renaissance Revival style of architecture. Check one concrete building with English bond brick veneer.In 1924 a sympathetic 4-story since this 1924 addition. tion are paired 1/l light double hung excluding in the light wells and in the center with most of its floors set in a rather plain middle section and then it terminates in The building is notable for its silhouette and judicious use of the terra cotta ornamen- defined by a cut stone foundation facing and a terra cotta watertable. These three floors the wood wall panelings and balcony railings.

The two center shafts are 2/3 the width of the end shafts.Openings in this middle sec- five stories tall, consisting of four shafts divided by light wells Grant Avenue). The Seneca Hotel was originally a 3 x 13 bay, 10 story structural steel and reinforced addition was added to the east changing the facade(north elevation)to 7bays and _ ruins _ moved date N/A Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

converting the plan to an L-shape. The exterior appearance is virtually unchanged a decorative top section. This approach reflects the base, shaft and capital of the quoins. Atop the parapet is a flat, built up roof. unexposed building construction of the early twentieth century.The building rests on a solid base of the building is two floors high and the glazed white terra cotta ornament is repeated classical column.The base of this structure is three stories high with a high basement section of the east elevation.These are single l/l light double hung. The top section MAY 2 0 1994 National Register of Historic Places INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION Frnaklin County, Ohio 1. Seneca Hotel, Reference No. 83004300. 2. 361 E. Broad St., Columbus, Franklin County (049), Ohio (OH). record for purposes of the Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit.

Signature of certifying official/Title Ohio Historic Preservation Office, OH SHPO State or Federal agency and bureau All other sections of the original documentation should remain unchanged. Date 5-13-94 National Park Service United Statee Department of the Interior significant LOCALLY. Continuation Sheet Seneca Hotel (Amended As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this NOMINATION meets the documentation standards for registering MEETS the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.In my opinion,the property United States Department of the Interlor Seneca Hotel (Amended Documentation) Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio Although clearly included within the boundaries of the 7.

Description the main garage entry door, with its original wood cross-bar west end is the automobile elevator entry, with an original Page addition. Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places currently vacant. elevations are unornamented except for segmental-arched east elevation, but the north and west elevation windows have elevations are common brick. The Seneca Hotel Garage is a two-story brick building National Park Service or early rolling metal door.

Important features of the main facade include its Seneca Hotel Garage segmental-arched windows on the second floor with decorative The building rests on a poured concrete foundation and Windows on the second floor are grouped in threes to bayson its main facade and eight bayson its visible east Section number - original hotel and immediately south of the hotel's 1924 the building was used most recently for office space, but is has a flat roof with parapet roofline and raised elevator information is provided to supplement the record.

with concrete lintels and continuous sill courses.At the original door and window openings on the ground floor and elevation.The main facade is wire cut other Two-over-two windows still remain on the Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - archeology-prehistoric community planning - archeology-historic - sculpture X architecture .military .social/ . music X 1900- politics government other (specify) Frank L. Packard, Architect - Columbus David Riebel & Sons, Architect - Columbus S.D. Peacock & Sons, Contractor - Cincinnati to the residential use as early as 1899.

As one of the few extant 1910's structures of any sort in the downtown area, The Seneca is also significant for its white glazed terra cotta elements include belt courses, sculptures, elaborate window and door surrounds and quoins was one of Columbus' best known and most prolific architects who practiced from 1892 to 1923. His most important works include three hotels - the Chittenden, the Virginia and the Seneca, and Memorial Hall, Elks Hall, Savings Bank & Trust Co., Huntington National Columbus, as both, a governmental and business center, had many downtown hotels. These included the Chittenden, Hotel Columbus, the Southern, the Northern, the Neil House, the Deshler, the Jefferson and the Virginia, to name a few.

Of these, only the Southern remains strategically located along the major east-west corridor of the city, it was too far east 1800's and progressively through the early 1900's, these areas already oriented to single- The Broadway Company was the owner, manager and operator of the Seneca Hotel. Frank C. Huling, its' president, was a prominent attorney and son of Cyrus Huling, founder of John Vercoe, who began Vercoe & Co., Inc., the well-respected brockerage firm active in the Various offices and commercial functions operated out of the Seneca, including the University Club of Columbus, the Junior League of Columbus, Anheuser-Busch, assorted cigar shops, clothing shops (including a corsetieres), beauty parlors, and a radio broadcasting station Agency, almost exclusively.

1917 1800-1899 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 economics 1700-1799 commerce communications philosophy education industry transportation engineering Builder/Architect exploration/settlement Columbus. Period invention agriculture humanitarian theater prehistoric science Specific dates literature conservation particularly involved in public school designs.

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Significance Bank and the City Club.David Riebel was another popular Columbus architect who was architectural detailing influenced by the English Renaissance Revival style.Particular (WMAN and WSEN).Today the building serves as offices for the Ohio Environmental Protection at both the base and parapet of the building.Furthermore, The Seneca is significant for The Seneca Hotel is significant as the first of two known structures built in Columbus Criteria C As the prestigious area developed eastward along with the growth of the city in the late when it was built.and it continues to contribute significantly to the cosmopolitan flavor Statement of Significance

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(in one paragraph) residents, was common at the time to larger cities like New York, it was quite unusual for the Seneca was built had already established itself as a prominent residential boulevard. _ art as highrise apartment hotels. The Seneca was built in 1917 and the other, The Charminel, was built in 1925. A third residential hotel also existing in Columbus today, The Norwich, (The Lanman Block, c. 1890). It was converted standing. These were the hotels which catered primarily to the transient visitors to the community. The Seneca Hotel was not built to compete with these hotels, however. Although Columbus Savings Association. Mr. Frank Huling was married to Hester Vercoe, daugher of landscape architecture - religion residential and commercial structures were being built in areas which were formerly resi- city today.

Cyrus Huling was from Seneca County, Ohio, hence the name of The Seneca. law family residences also grew.The definition of downtown was moving eastward and multi- dential.The Seneca Hotel was one of these new introductions.It made a grand statement was built as a commercial block originally.

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

Major Bibliographical References *Baist's Property Atlases, 1910,1920. 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property _ Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 UT M References Parcel#s 4867 and 44660 (Lots #1 and #2 of Samuel Grant Avenue (W), Capital St. (S) & east line of Lot #2. State 11. Form Prepared By date March 21, 1983 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: X 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 State Historic Preservation Officer signature county Northing code date Zone Easting national Columbus Attest: name/title *Columbus Building Permit Records organization N/A visuals.

Chief of Registration Verbal boundary description and justification List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries *Columbus Public Library resources i.e. card file, vertical file("Columbus-Hotels"),circ. Medary's Subdivision, each measuring 60'x 187.5') as recorded in Franklin County Adminis- Keeper of the National Register less than l acre For NPs use only city or town SHP *Architecture: Columbus, p. 149. Quadrangle name Southeast Columbus, Ohio street & number 257 Lakeview Avenue Ohio 43202 according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. magazine sections entitled "Real Estate", 1916-17.

263-3440 telephone Entered in the United States Department of the Interior Seneca Hotel Garage Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio adjacent to the hotel in 1918 also helps to illustrate the Seneca catered to permanent, rather than tansient residents, year after the adjacent Seneca Hotel was completed. The building has integrity of setting, materials, design, and National Park Service Continuation Sheet The two-story garage retains its exterior physical Section number National Register of Historic Places prestige to the site. The Seneca Hotel Garage is a significant component of Statement of Significance building was not attached to the hotel.

the provision of a parking garage added a great deal of Seneca Hotel (Amended Documentation) The Seneca Hotel Garage was constructed in l9l8,one physical features relating to its use as an early 2oth first listed in city directories in l918 as the"Seneca Page primarily for parking, but may have also been used for When originally constructed, the character, including its brick facade with decorative brick lintel courses, its original cross-bar design wood garage door, and its automobile elevator with roll-down metal door. automobile servicing. century parking garage. The construction of this garage association with the Seneca Hotel.

the Seneca Hotel property for two reasons:it was built status of the Seneca of only two known high-rise specifically to service the hotel and it retains important garage had capacity for 35 cars.It was used United States Department of the Interior Seneca llotel (Amended Documentation) Section number - Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio April 28, 1994 Negative located at 2237 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 1. Main facade of garage, looking north 3. Detail of main facade, looking northwest 4. View of main facade, showing relationship to hotel, 5. South and east elevations, looking northwest 6. View of garage, showing relationship to hotel and 1924 addition, looking northwest 7.

View of Seneca Hotel and Garage, looking north Page National Register of Historic Places Photos Continuation Sheet looking west Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio National Park Service Seneca Hotel Garage The following information is the same for all photographs: Photograph Views 36l East Broad Street Photo by Judy Williams WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NOV 2 9 1983 nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: _ -appeal - sample -request - NR decision Reviewer's comments: . see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: - _ technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description Check one Jexcellent - unaltered - original site -moved summary paragraph fair resubmission Accessible yes ruins Date unexposed Condition completeness RETURN Ownership alterations/integrity Category deteriorated Status Discipline OHIO Reviewer Recom./Criteria Seneca Hotel clarity good Franklin County boundary selection Substantive Review: Working No. Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance Public Acquisition National Regteber REJECT Action: Fed.Reg.Date: 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) J summary paragraph - completeness relating significance to the resource relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name_ Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _national State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to - Signed Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Date Builder/Architect context Period title Maps clarity local UTM References applicable criteria Specific dates justification of areas checked - Phone: state NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: NOMINATOR: STATE DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N REJECT MULTIPLE RETURN 7/04/94 5/20/94 PDIL: PERIOD: OTHER: NAME: APPEAL: DATE RECEIVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF PENDING LIST: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SLR DRAFT: N I NATIONAL: DATE PROPERTY SAMPLE: REQUEST:N Seneca Hotel STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION _justification of exception GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION FUNCTION SIGNIFICANCE CLASSIFICATION BIBLIOGRAPHY acreage count context current clarity completeness materials Period architectural classification other historic Builder/Architect justification of areas checked Date sketch maps Signed summary paragraph verbal boundary description descriptive text boundary justification Phone Specific dates Areas of Significance--Check and justify below Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to resource type relationship of integrity to significance OTHER COMMENTS USGS maps relating significance to the resource Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) UTMS applicable criteria Columbus, Franklin Co., OH Seneca Hotel Garage PARKING ALLRIGHT Kathy A.

Mast,99l Manor Ln., Cols West & North elevations 36l E. Broad St., Cols Oh February 1983 THE SENECA HOTEL THE SENECA HOTEL February 1983 Kathy A. Mast, 99l Manor Ln., Cols East & South elevations 36l E. Broad St., Cols OH THE SENECA HOTEL 361 East Broad St, Cols OH May, 1983 Interior lobby details Franklin County Kathy A. Mast, 99l Manor Ln, Cols THE SENECA HOTEL FRANKLIN COUNTY MAY 1983 INTERIDR LOBBY DETAILS THE SENECA HOTEL 36/ BAST BROAD STI MAY 1983 THE SENECA HOTEL FRANKLIN COUNTY OH INTERIOR LOBBY DETAILS MAy 36/ EAST BROAD STI, COLS. OH SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES OHIO-FRANKLIN CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS, OHIO Southeast Columbus Quad. NATIONAL. P'ARK SERVICE MID-ATLANTIC REGION NATIONAL REGISTER PROGRAMS DIVISION U.S. CUSTOM HOUSE, ROOM 251 2ND & CHESTNUT STREETS PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 Robert N.

Shamansky 245 East Gay Street PROPERTY: Seneca Hotel, 361 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH CONTROL NUMBER: 111900H TAXPAYER'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 292-24-7495 Thank you for your submission of the "Historic Preservation Certification Application - Part of the Interior Regulations 36 CFR 67. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Office of the National Park Service has determined that the proposed rehabilitation project described in the submitted documentation will meet the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Rehabilitation" providing that the following conditions are met: The decorative iron rail and newel posts should not be removed from their historic location at the upper floors and reinstalled as part of the restored main stair that will run from the first to the third floors.

Instead, we suggest that a new but compatible Material submitted for conformance with the above condition should be submitted to this change in the work as described in the application should be brought to our attention in writing prior to execution to ensure continued conformance with the Standards. In addition, we note that the adjacent garage is not specifically mentioned in the National F78(MAR-TAB) Dear Sirs: March 29, 1993 office through the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office.This office will review any Columbus, OH 43215 significance and it relationship to the Seneca Hotel, be submitted to the Ohio SHPO. United States Department of the Interior Samuel C.

Shamansky Register nomination, despite its clear inclusion within the boundary description.Therefore, additional material relating to this condition as soon as it is made available.Any substantive we recommend that a supplemental listing record, documenting the garage's historic 2" for the above property pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and U. S.Department stair should be designed.

IN KEPLN REFER TO: AMERICA This letter is a preliminary determination, since a formal certification of rehabilitation can be issued only to the owner or qualified lessee of a "certified historic structure" after the a "Request for Certification of Completed Work" should be completed and submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office along with photographs, both interior and exterior, that fully depict the completed rehabilitation work, and documentation of fulfillment of the above representative of the Secretary of the Interior prior to final certification of rehabilitation. Historic Preservation Officer, or Dennis Montagna of this office at (215) 597-5824. John D.

Hnedak Chief, Technical Assistance Branch Cultural Resource Management Sincerely, OH/SHPO Should you have any questions as the rehabilitation work continues please call your State rehabilitation work is completed.To request certification upon completion of the project, Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center MAY 2 O 1994 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Fax: 297-2546 INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SINCE 1885 Carol Shull, Chief of Registration National Register of Historic Places Washington, DC Enclosed please find additional documentation for the Seneca Hotel, Columbus, W. Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer 614/297-2470 20013-7127 SOCIETY enclosure Sincerely, HISTORICAL garage (historic),which was not described in the original nomination form.

RECEIVED 413 Register in1983.The amendment provides information about the parking or questions contact my staff. Dear Ms.Shul1: P. O. Box 37127 Please review this material at your earliest convenience. If you have comments Franklin County, Ohio.This property was originally listed in the National