Nomination for Dall, Andrew, Jr. and James, Houses

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OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 received JUN 2 0 1984 1. Name and/or common - not for publication - vicinity of 21 - Louis Stokes -district - public _ unoccupied - agriculture - museum x building(s) X private . commercial - park - structure - work in progress - private residence _ site _ religious _ in process - yes: restricted - government _ scientific . industrial - military . other: 4. Owner of Property Ohio 44120 courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. 1219 Ontario - yes 035 039 entertainment 1982 City Cuyahoga code both Accessible Category date county transportation state educational Cuyahoga County Administration Building object Ohio Cleveland Status federal Ownership Public Acquisition historic being considered Present Use Inventory-Nomination Form 2.

Location (3-82) James and Frances Mays National Register of Historic Places depository for survey records Cleveland Landmark National Park Service 3. Classification For NPS use only Type all entries-complete applicable sections 3630 East 147th Street has this property been determined eligible? date entered 6. Representation in Existing Surveys See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms United States Department of the Interior title 5. Location of Legal Description street & number 2225 and 2229 East 46th Street NPS Form 10-900 JUL 19 1984 X local Dall, Andrew, Jr., and James, Houses City Hall X good X altered _ moved There are cobblestone carriage ways at the side of the houses. Both window on the north side, and a long rear wing with a lower gabled roof line. Condition date ruins unexposed fair deteriorated unaltered rooms retain their original hardware.

Check one vertical tongue-and-groove wainscoting with a chair rail.Virtually all of the 7. Description houses are constructed of red brick with sandstone foundations. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

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is easily removable. The door and window frames have chamfered trim and bull's-eye corner blocks. was added across the front.It has not changed the structure of the house and sandstone porch and steps. tectural feature is the window hoods, which are stone Gothic arches above round- no significant alterations to either house. consist of tall brick piers with wooden posts at the second story supporting excellent have caused no alteration to the original fabric of the house. in the Italianate style was lost in 1950,and a frame porch with a shed roof The interior has an entrance hall with a long walnut staircase with a parlor hasa fine carved stone mantelpiece with a mirrored Eastlake overmantel.

lintel with a sawtooth base;and plain horizontal lintels.The center facade In 19l4 the house was adapted for apartments and two porches were added, pediment with a sawtooth-and-ball frieze used for the dormers);a horizontal one across the facade and the other on the south side of the rear wing.They The north house East 46th) was built between 1878 and 188l and is in There are three windows across the front, and the entrance molding, and there is an arched transom over the doors. An original porch stoop headed windows, suggesting the Venetian Gothic style. The hoods are connected is at the left side of the facade. There are double entrance doors with carved the Eastlake style.

Like its neighbor, the house is long and narrow, with a bay eted cornice and a frieze with attic windows under the eaves.The chief archi- smaller stages.There is a side entrance with sandstone steps on the south side. owmers have discovered several wallpapers which may be from the 19th century. the porch roof.The front porch has a flight of sandstone steps.The porches One parlor has a circular ceiling medallion.The windows have interior folding The steep gables have carved and turned pen- shutters.There are two mantelpieces in these rooms which may have been added by stone banding. Xoriginal site The main hip roof has four gables. The windows on the south side.

There are sliding doors between the parlor and the dining room.Most of the There is a side entrance on the south side of the rear wing, with a The interior detailing is in the more elaborate Eastlake style.The front the surface.T lintel covers a pair of windows and has a carved rose in the center.T Because of the narrow lot, there are no windows on the side of the main block.The rear wing is two stories high with two progressively The main block has a brack- This isa pair of houses built in the late 19th century on two adjacent The south house East 46th) was built between 1875and 1877 and has 8.

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Significance X 1800-1899 politics government _ transportation X other (specify) Builder Architect their day, especially in stone masonry. According to a history of 1910, their firm Andrew Dall, Sr. (1821-1887) emigrated from Scotland in 1852. His son Andrew pertinent sources have been investigated, including land titles, tax records, street directories, and water connections, there is some uncertainty as to the exact date The Italianate house of Andrew Dall was built between 1875 and 1877, and the Eastlake house of James Dall was built between 1878 and 1881. During the time that Andrew Dall, Jr., occupied this house, the firm built the pany, and Dall retained title to the other house until 1912. Bingham, among others (all demolished). Upon the death of Andrew Dall, Sr., in 1887, Andrew Dall became a partner in illon, and the Erie County Savings Bank in Buffalo.

in Dayton, Cincinnati and Zanesville. occupied by members of the Dall family for only seven years, they are the only houses retain their structural integrity. In addition, they were the only two brick 1875-1881 1600-1699 1500-1599 commerce 1400-1499 1700-1799 conservation communications education architecture invention art engineering economics archeology-historic industry humanitarian theater literature religion archeology-prehistoric music science Period exploration/settlement prehistoric building construction law 1900- sculpture philosophy community planning agriculture landscape architecture Andrew Dall military Specific dates A most important association with the architect Charles Schweinfurth began in of the houses. Areas of Significance-Check and justify below on this portion of East 46th Street.

Criterion B significant builders in the history of Cleveland.Although the two houses were so that these two are the only significant remnant of late l9th century architecture Statement of Significance

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(in one paragraph) also erected the Euclid Avenue homes of Samuel Andrews, Charles Brush, and Charles 1ished as a contracting and building firm,having built the important Randall Wade This pair of houses was built between 1875 and 188l for Andrew, Jr., and James Dall. social/ It is clear from this list of buildings that Andrew Dall was one of the most sity,1881 Register),and the Wilshire Building designed by John Edelmann, 1883 with the contract for the Sylvester T. Everett house on Euclid Avenue, the Among many other commissions, this firm erected After 1899 the firm continued with William Dall as Andrew Dall and Son, and of Daniel Burnham's Group Plan began primarily as stone cutters and masons, and by 1875 the family was well estab- remaining 19th century residences associated with them. Furthermore, both of these houses in a block entirely of frame houses.

Most of the latter have been removed, Monument on Public Square (National Register),the J.M.McClymonds house in Mass- the firm of McAllister and Dall. Euclid Avenue2Qpera House, 1875 (demolished), St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1876 Eric Johannesen, Cleveland Architecture 1876-1976 (1979).

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Geographical Data _ state 11. Form Prepared By Eric Johannesen, Preservation Officer X local GPO 894-765 44106 216-721-5722 code county Easting Zone organization date Northing Attest: national Cleveland Quadrangle name telephone Ohio Western Reserve Historical Society name/title November 1983 State Historic Preservation Officer signature UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification Cleveland South Less than one 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Chief of Registration List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 Acreage of nominated property The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service Lots 68 and 69 of the W.J.Gordon subdivision, city or town 9. Major Bibliographical References 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated 2225 and 2229 East 46th Street stand.

each measuring 60 feet by 150 feet, and being the lots on which the houses at For NPs use only Keeper of the National Register 10825 East Boulevard As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 Land titles; Eatered in the street & number WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET JUN 2 0 1984 Working No. . Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: - - RETURN nomination by person or local government Federal Agency: _ Llappeal -sample J request L NR decision Reviewer - .see continuation sheet _technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7.

Description J unaltered Loriginal site -excellent - moved - boundary selection yes Ownership completeness Category Status resubmission Accessible dates Condition unexposed REJECT deteriorated clarity fair OHIO alterations/integrity Recom./Criteria Substantive Review: Cuyahoga County owner objection 6. Representation in Existing Surveys summary paragraph Nomination returned for: Check one Public Acquisition Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance Present Use NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Reviewer's comments: Dall, Andrew Jr.and Ja mes, Houses Has this property been determined eligible? Discipline ruins good 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Jjustification of exception J other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 11.

Form Prepared By The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: - Date . Builder/Architect context completeness Signed Photographs Period Maps clarity national state local Specific dates summary paragraph title applicable criteria UTM References State Historic Preservation Officer signature Verbal boundary description and justification relating significance to the resource 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Quadrangle name Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to justification of areas checked Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Commentsfor any item may be continued on an attached sheet relationship of integrity to significance - Phone: - Dall, Andrew Jr., James, Houses 1983 David M. Thum 1. 2225 & 2229 East 46th Street W. and S.

elev., looking NE Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio Cuyahoga County Archives 12-20.83 Dall, Andrew Jr., James, Houses 1983 David M. Thum 2. 2225 & 2229 East 46th Street N. & W. elev., looking SE 12-20-83 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio Cuyahoga County Archives IS MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE CLEVELAND SOUTH, OHIO 445/420 East Dall, Andrew, Jr.,