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Nomination for Lebanon Academy

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,351 words across 9 pages, filed in 1984. 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 84000427, 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.

The nomination, in full

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

Ohio Historic Preservation Office 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 2% 29. Basement? 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 31. Wail Construction 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material Contractor or Builder 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use. If apparent 34. Wall Treatment Present Use 35. Plan Shape rectangle 23. Ownership Changes Addition O Private D Altered E 8. Coordinates in #42) Owner's Name & Address, 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference Interior unknawo 4369 020 25. Open to Yes E Preservation Site O Structure D Building & Object O Endangered? 26. Local Contact Person or Organization By What? 11. On National 27. Other S 13. Part of Estab. Yes O 14.

District Visible from Hist. Dist.? 15. Name of Established District 41. Distance from and 42. Further Description of Important Features Building is a simple rendition of the Greek Revival style, with brick piers at the corners and one in the center of the front fa- with the words "Lebanon Academy 1844". Large windows with plain 43. History and Significance The Lebanon Academy is significant as one of the earliest buildings to be used for second- housed in this building. Architecturally, the building is significant for its dignified Greek Revival design which is similar to many of Lebanon's grand homes and institu- (OVER) 44. Description of Environment and Outbulldings A neighborhood of small ca. 1850-80 houses, most of them altered, is located to the south 45. Sources of Information 48. Prepared by Organization National Normal University 48. Date 1844 education Underway?

12/83 Lebanon WAR-744-6 gable/metal Front Easting brick Long. Warren Register? school Eligible? Frontage on Road Zone Ohio Historical Center Lebanon Planning Department Side Greek Reyival Northing Lebanon Community Center/Faith Christian Center (Explain cut limestone Lebanon Academy Exterior_good Files at the Warren County Historical Society: Public Road? OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY WESTERN STAR Rita Walsh cade.Pediment in front facade contains a stone tablet incised 190 New Street Lat. rectangular stone 1intels have 1/l sash on the south and.east sides if known or Period see owners list community center No O The building is situated on a large open lot and is surrounded by mature sycamore trees. and west. Large open lot directly south, now a playground, used to contain the (OVER) and 4/4 windows on the west side. Entrances on east, north and ary education in Warren County.

The building is also important as one of the last remain- Center ing structures associated with the National Normal University (NNu),which was initially Potent'l? 42. (continued) a few years, but in the early 1850's there were several attempts by different individ- abandoned altogether, but was subsequently used for a primary school and kindergarten of its cupola, the building has retained the most significant elements of its Greek Lebanon Academy situated in the City of Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, being part of the is in the center of New Street in said town, thence running east 3 chains and 29 links links to a stake; then south 6 chains and 58 links to the POB the last line running imposing brick Union School. had a dome-capped tower on a square base which was located near the front of the roof.

Legal Description: tional buildings from the mid-19th century.Although the school was formally 1882, when a new building was built at the northwest corner of Silver and High Streets. The doors on the north and west sides are located on the second floor with metal stairs been appointed to select the site of an academy in Lebanon and to outline a plan or less. later became the National Normal University, was first housed here, and remained until of its students were from Lebanon and the student body was made up of nearly equal (many of which have been altered),which are located nearby, contribute to the SW quarter of Section 36,Town 5,Range 3,M.R.S.,and bounded and described as follows: uals to establish a private school in the building.In 1854 a Cincinnati professor integrity of the Academy's setting.

with east boundary line of the aforesaid containing 2acres and 27 poles of land more of chemistry of the Ohio Medical School attempted to establish a school of science Begin 2 poles south of the SE corner of lot 289 in the town of Lebanon at a point which opened on Sept.1,1845,there was discussion of its establishment at least 9 years toa stake;then north 6chains and 581inks to astake;thence west 3chains and 29 numbers of males and females. Its first principal was C. C. Giles, who later in the school, which did not succeed. -In 1855, the Southwestern Normal School, which The Academy was then used as the Recitation Hall for the university. In 1895, it was Revival design.

In addition, its spacious grounds and the small boarding houses row of projecting brick.Old photos and drawings show that the building originally and landings.Newer chimney on north facade.Simple brick frieze featuresa double became famous as a Swedenborgian minister in New York.The school flourished for earlier.An account in the Western Star of 0ct.12,1835 states "A committee has Photo of Lebanon Academy published in Traditional Architecture- Warren County, by Hazel Spencer Phillips (1969) OPS Form 10900a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior Lehanon Multiple Resource Area Warren County, OHIO Nomination/Type of Review 1. East End Historic 2. Floraville Historic 4. North Broadway - SU 5. Kaufman, Sam, House. 6. Coffeen, Goldsmith, 7. Corwin House 8. Corwin-Bolin House 9.

Ferney, John, House House Attest Keeper Date/Signature Name District Inventory-Nomination Form State date entered dnr-11 Continuation sheet National Register of Historic Places Historic District Substantive Review 10. Lebanon Academy National Park Service Thematic Group Item number Multiple Resource Area National Registor Entered in the National Register Page ( "f2 Lebanon Commercial For NPS use only WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Lebanon Academy (Lebanon MRA) Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: _ _ RETURN nomination by person or local government owner objection -appeal _ sample Jrequest LJ NR decision Reviewer - _ see continuation sheet % Recinical corrections cited below .substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 5.

Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description J excellent L unaltered J original site summary paragraph Category resubmission Status Ownership completeness moved dates yes Condition Recom./Criteria unexposed alterations/integrity ruins deteriorated Warren County clarity Action: boundary selection Substantive Review: fair Accessible Public Acquisition Nomination returned for: Reviewer's comments: Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance Present Use Discipline Entered In the Check one AUG 2 7 1984 4.8 6. Federal Agency: . good Working No.

REJECT Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) - summary paragraph J applicable criteria Ijustification of areas checked relating significance to the resource relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception J other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property - Quadrangle name_ UTM References 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: State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Date - - Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed - Phone: - Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet completeness clarity Builder/Architect title Maps context national local 8.

Significance _state Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio Rita Walsh, photographer Building # 9 PHOTO Lebanon Academy Photographer facing northeast Front or south facade of building 190 New Street July 1983 Rita Walsh, photographer July 1983 Building #9 Lebanon Academy Photographer facing northwest South and east sides of building 190 New Street Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio Multiple Property Cover Sheet Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000631 for this property Please refer to the map in the