Nomination for Joyce, Jacob O., House

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OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 OCT 2 7 1983 1. Name and/or common STEAMBOAT HOUSE street & number city, town - vicinity of * district - unoccupied . building(s) _ commercial - work in progress :educational _ entertainment . in process X yes: restricted 4. Owner of Property - - yes X no depository for survey records transportation 039 Location museum Category government code both Accessible date Dayton structure object religious state Ownership Status historic agriculture Columbus 1/78 park industrial private received site private residence scientific Inventory-Nomination Form Ohio 6. Representation in Existing Surveys date entered military The being considered Public Acquisition 6 Josie Street not for publication 5. Location of Legal Description National Register of Historic Places Present Use Type all entries-complete applicable sections National Park Service 3.

Classification See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms United States Department of the Interior Mrs. Alice Woodward has this property been determined eligible? NPS Form 10-900 For NPS use only 451 West Third Street The JACOB O. - public - yes: unrestricted Ohio 45403 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Ohio 45402 Ohio 43211 Montgomery county (3-82) local Ohio Historical Society I-7l and l7th Avenue Recorders' Office X excellent _X unaltered X original site - ruins _ moved date .unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

faces west and sits high above the street on a hill, overlooking Anne dormers with the triangular multi-paned windows, the balustraded wrap around steamboat porches, complete with turned balustrade and Condition fair has a coursed limestone foundation with a dressed limestone watertable, 7. Description Osler Joyce bought the house.In 1889,Joyce added the shingled Queen limestone wall with iron gates. The eight course American brick bond, two and one half storied house the western end of the house and continue onto the northern side. Check one The house is capped by a complex asphalt singled roof with tall cor- jacks to lift the house) and added a bath and four rooms onto the back. Although built in 1852 by Dayton realtor Albert McClure, the house In l903,he dug the basement deeper it said he used his hydralic the city. Located in the eastern section of Dayton, the JACOB O.

JOYCE HOUSE _deteriorated - good aprons are located on the sides: two on the north side, one on the south. belled brick chimneys.A limestone walk and steps lead from the main and the transomed entrances and large l/l double hung sash windows widow's walk with its slate shingled base, and the large impressive front entrance down to street level.Surrounding the home is a tall have stone lintels and sills. Areas of

Statement of significance

/Architect unknown Criteria B & C founder of the Joyce-Cridland Company - of all types, including high and low pressure hydraulic, simple, and However, in that year, it was purchased by current owner Mrs. Alice listing, citing it as being one of the best restoration projects in 1500-1599 1600-1699 transportation theater 1400-1499 1700-1799 commerce education politics/government engineering science exploration/settlement social/ sculpture conservation literature Xindustry the company continues to carry the Joyce-Cridland name. attention to such decorative details as the Queen Anne dormers,the military to Dayton. 8. Significance multi-family rental prperty, the house was slated for demoltion.

Their son Frank became president of the company and served until his plant and the company's operationswere moved to Dayton in 1876.Jacks Jacob O.Joyce died, his wife Margaret having died the previous year. _communications the Historic House Association of America included the house in its humanitarian Jacob Osler Joyce, son of James Joyce and Mary Osler, was born August death in l9l5 at which time the company was bought by others.

X_invention _economics 1900- The Dayton City Directory for 1866 contained an ad for the J.O.Joyce Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) having fallen into a deplorable condition after years of use as a _ archeology-prehistoric - landscape architecture _ religion Cincinnati, Ohio where Jacob grew up learning carpentry and pattern - Force Pump, patented March 23, 1858, also, Joyce's Village and Stationary designer of lifting equipment at the turn of the century. In 1905, In 1981, The JACOB O. JOYCE HOUSE, more popularly known as the Steamboat House, 23, 1023 in Colestown, New Jersey- In 1829, the family moved to built by Joyce.

At times the Joyce product line exceeded 500 different Period is an exhuberant example of Victorian architecture in its massing and the house's architectural significance is its historical association community planning Cridland Company into a place of utmost prominence as manufacturer and The growth soon outran the little Franklin expansion of the nation's railroads following the Civil War opened a with Jacob O.Joyce, the designer and builder of lifting jacks and the United States. ready market for these jacks. The JACOB 0.JOYCE HOUSE remained in the family until 1919.In 1975, 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Alice Woodward, owner Craig MacIntosh, Dayton Sketchbook 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle scald : 24,000 UT M References . state 11. Form Prepared By teléphone (513)277-6274 - Dayton Ohio 45406 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification State Historic Preservation Officer signature county Easting date local Northing name/title code Attest: Zone Entered in the Quadrangle name Dayton North Verbal boundary description and justification Keeper of the National Register Chief of Registration The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register National Regi 665),I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify thatjt has been evaluated city or town Acreage of nominated property Less than one April 29,1983 For NPs use only according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 organization Teresa Prosser (private individual) Lot number 3l9O of the City of Dayton Lot Numbering System NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 Item number 8 Page 1 In light of its obvious architectural and historical significance, the JACOB O. JOYCE HOUSE deserves to be included on the National Register of received Inventory-Nomination Form Located in a potential National Register district which is characterized by (3-82) National Park Service Historic Places. date entered Continuation sheet Significance National Register will serve as a catalyst for the neighborhood residents.

National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior workingmans cottages and vernacular L-shaped structures of the For NPS use only Joyce, Jacob, O., House Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio the JACOB O. JOYCE HOUSE is a major focal point and its acceptance to the WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Joyce, Jacob O., House Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: //24/83 nomination by person or local government Federal Agency: - -appeal L NR decision _ 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 -excellent -moved _ summary paragraph resubmission request ruins Category yes Accessible Ownership Condition alterations/integrity Date fair sample unexposed Status completeness Reviewer Discipline Recom./Criteria deteriorated clarity boundary selection Montgomery County Public Acquisition owner objection Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Present Use Has this property been determined eligible? Reviewer's comments: Substantive Review: Check one Working No._OCT 27 1983 Hat1ona1 Register-REJECT. OHIO Action: 11125783 good 8. Significance Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) J summary paragraph relating significance to the resource relationship of integrity to significance Jjustification of exception Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11.

Form Prepared By State Historic Preservation Officer signature Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Date context Builder/Architect title Signed Phone completeness Maps UTM References Photographs clarity national state local Quadrangle name applicable criteria justification of areas checked Verbal boundary description and justification Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Specific dates Acreage of nominated property The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period Dayton, Ohio April 1983 Karen and Jim Copher JACOB O JOYCE HOUSE Looking NE at facade & south wall 123 Jones Street Photo #1 Dayton, ohio JACOB O JOYCE HOUSE Photo #2 April 1983 Looking E at facade 123 Jones Street Karen and Jim Copher DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DAYTON NORTH QUADRANGLE DAYTON NORTH, OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC 16/741940/4404260 UNITED STATES Dayton,Ohio October 17, 1983 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of the Interior 1100 L Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Pythian Temple and James Pythian Theatre Joyce, Jacob.

O, House OCT 2 7 1983 Ray Luce Enclosures Montgomery Hamilton Licking Franklin Mahoning Resubmissions Columbiana ECEIVE Scioto Times-Star Building New Nominations Betts Longworth Historic District Ohio Historic Preservation Office Orton Memorial Laboratory Enclosed are nine new National Register nominations and three resubmissions. Parsons Avenue Admendment Second Street Historic District National Park Service Normandy Farms County National Register of Historic Places Salem China Company White Bridge County includes letters from the property owner and the mayor of Cincinnati Dear Carol: questing an expeditious review of the nomination All the appropriate notification procedures have been followed for the new Pataskala Presbyterian Church (Pataskala MRA) Near East Side Historic District-- Please call if you have any questions.

WRL/BAP:rs waiving their right to comment on the are re- Elliot House MRA) Sincere State Historic Preservation Officer Ohio Historical Center 1-71& 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 (614) 466-1500