Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Erie Railroad Cleveland Powerhouse

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,742 words across 10 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 84003614, 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.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

OMB No. 1024-001 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries - complete applicable sections and or common street & number 1246 River Road - not for publication city, town - vicinity of - occupied _ museum X building(s) X private work in progress - in process yes: unrestricted - government -industrial - military - other: 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. 1219 Ontario Street has this property been determined eligible? X federal depositary for survey records U.S. Department of the Interior both Washington Cuyahoga Euclid yes date Accessible transportation county code commercial Category 2.
Location entertainment object site Ownership district structure educational state religious park Cleveland public agriculture title historic Public Acquisition Ohio scientific local being considered private residence 4. Owner of Property 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Ontario Stone Corporation Babbitt Road Inventory-Nomination Form published 1978 Cuyahoga County Administration Building NPS Form 10-900 3. Classification Present Use National Register of Historic Places 1. Name For NPS use only H.A.E.R.Cleveland Survey Railroad Cleveland Powerhouse X no JUN 2 0 1984 039 received Status (3-82) Check one .excellent .deteriorated X original site X good . fair Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

The nominated property is located in an inner city industrial area of Cleveland known as Road runs along the south and crosses the river at the southeast corner of the property by general might be characterized as an area of economic disinvestment; most buildings are abandoned and are deteriorating. foundation of concrete and is topped by a gable roof with a raised monitor at the top. The walls of the powerhouse are divided into six bays along the sides and five bays at the ends by means of projecting brick piers, used to transfer the weight from the overhead trusses to areas, thus forming a plain broad entablature at the eaves. Along the ends of the building the corbelling steps upward in two foot intervals to follow the gable roofline, adding an for an occasional larger opening for deliveries, and the windows are enclosed with nine over extends up to the base of the roof.
On the south half the concrete floor is about six feet lower, exposing openings below grade on the south side that lead to rectangular concrete vaults coal bunkers, the north half is the same as the south half of the building. The westernmost bay is separated from the two large spaces by a massive partition. Offices are located at except for the offices, which are finished in drywall. Alterations are minor in nature and consist of some of the larger openings being filled in or turbines have long since disappeared as has the tall smokestack used to vent the coal boilers. which will include landscaping and other site improvements. Condition unexposed moved 7. Description unaltered the monitor.
buildings are generally abandoned and in deteriorated condition and apparently were designed The building is in the process of a major rehabilitation which is nearing completion and _ruins X altered the Flats, a region bisected by the Cuyahoga River. Railroad lines and streets divide the northern end of the Flats and is bounded by the Cuyahoga River on the north and east. River for different purposes, as evidenced by their external shape and fenestration. The Erie Railroad Powerhouse is the only structure located on this rectangular tract of land. continuous row of six-over-six windows on each side. Plain brick walls on each end butt into New sash duplicates in the same materials the original wood sash and retains the dimensions The offices have new drywall facings and lighting fixtures. in pairs in each bay.
The windows are uniform in size and spacing around the building, except are restrooms. The interior spaces are simply finished with exposed brick and concrete, date These the northwest corner and a storage room is in the southwest corner.On a mezzanine level and proportions of the original.T The interior is simply laid out.A massive brick wall bisects the.building lengthwise and Areas of Significance - Check and justify below X industry Specific dates 1906-1907 Builder Architect Statement of

Statement of significance

Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The Erie Railroad Powerhouse is a well-preserved example of turn-of-the-century industrial building is the Pennsylvania Railway Powerhouse, located about two miles west of here on of the coal steam boilers and the electric turbines, while the Pennsylvania facility had a facilities in Cleveland and with\important visual and functional differences which make it The development of newly discovered iron ore reserves in the Lake Superior region in the years following the Civil War made Cleveland a major port in the United States for the mills in Cleveland, making the city a leading producer of steel, and also to inland cities Cleveland developed and installed the first mechanical ore unloading system anywhere, on this of the century improvements in technology led to the development of much more efficient steam to power turbines on the north half of the building, which then supplied electrical The railroad and this building were later acquired by the New York Central Railroad.
In March and the process of rehabilitating the long-derelict structure was begun. Within the past few years ore unloading at this site ceased when the three Hulett ore unloaders here were 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 1500-1599 education commerce 1400-1499 philosophy communications humanitarian invention transportation engineering unknown music archeology-historic Period science theater art exploration/settlement architecture agriculture unique. law literature sculpture 8. Significance -conservation --politics/government other (specify) military actual ore handling complex complete with 19l2 Hulett ore unloaders which still function.
social/ --economics -prehistoric X_1900- - - community planning landscape architecture architecture and is a rare surviving example of a specialized type of industrial architecture, Railway Powerhouse, it also has a different functional arrangement, with a horizontal division vertical division of these two processes. Thus, this building remains as one of two such transfer of ore from lake vessels to railroad cars. The ore was delivered by rail to steel such as Youngstown and Pittsburgh. In the early years of this transshipment process ore was electrically-powered ore unloaders. Accordingly the Erie Railroad purchased and installed four Hoover-Mason unloaders. This necessitated the construction of a powerhouse, and this power to the ore unloaders. During the 1920's this and other railroads signed an agreement engines and smokestack were removed. A machine shop then occupied the building.
1982 the property was conveyed from the bankrupt Penn Central Railroad to the present owners However, the Erie Railroad Powerhouse is not only slightly older than the Pennsylvania ships to railroad cars or storage piles by means of an overhead truss crane. By the turn was fed into Stirling boilers in the south half of the buildings. These boilers supplied archeology-prehistoric religion dismantled.This building is presently in use for industrial manufacturing purposes. Cuyahoga County Plat Book, 1912, p. 38,, vol.
3 Cleveland South Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification _ state Steve McQuillin, Independent Preservation Consultant 3515 Archwood Avenue street & number telephone (216) 749-3515 city or town state Ohio 44109 The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 State Historic Preservation Officer signature W. / eeper of the National Register Chief of Registration U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1983 0 - 419-311 code county date Cleveland Northing Easting organization 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References national name/title Zone Attest: 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 11. Form Prepared By Quadrangle name National Register January 1984 X local For NPS use only The nominated property is bounded on the north and east by the Cuyahoga River and is bounded on the south by River Road and on the west by a line extending from River Road to the ist all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundarie according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Natienal Park Service. I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Bluestone, Daniel M.,"Cleveland; an inventory of historic engineering & industrial sites, 1978,p.9. Historic American Engineering Record, U.S.Department of the Interior, 1978.
Acreage of nominated property_about one SHPO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Erie Railroad Cleveland Powerhouse JUN 2 O 1984 Fed. Reg. Date: . Date Due: - L resubmission - nomination by person or local government - owner objection Federal Agency: _ - appeal J sample Jrequest LJ 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 Cublic Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7.
Description Check one -excellent -unaltered -original site -moved Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph ] boundary selection yes ruins unexposed Category Status deteriorated Ownership dates fair REJECT Reviewer Discipline alterations/integrity RETURN good Action: Accessible clarity Cuyahoga County OHIO Condition completeness Recom./Criteria Substantive Review: Working No. WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) - summary paragraph J applicable criteria 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 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: _national _ state 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 Period Builder/Architect title context Maps clarity local justification of areas checked Cleveland, Ohio January 1984 Steven McQuillin, photographer ERRPH-1 west and north sides, looking southeast Erie Railroad Powerhouse negs. in photographer's collection Cleveland, Ohio January 1984 negs. in photographer's collection south and west sides, looking northeast ERRPH-2 Erie Railroad Powerhouse Steven McQuillin, photographer Cleveland, Ohio January 1984 ERRPH-3 Erie Railroad Powerhouse Steven McQuillin, photographer negs.
in photographer's collection south and east sides, looking northwest Cleveland, Ohio Steven McQuillin, photographer ERRPH-4 Erie Railroad Powerhouse negs. in photographer's collection January 1984 N41225-N91375/7.5 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE SCALE 1:24000 CLEVELAND SOUTH, OHIO