Decorative drawing: a plain country church with a tall steeple. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Casstown Lutheran Stone Church

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,872 words across 13 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 84003783, 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. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 4 1984 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries-complete applicable sections and/or common C. R. and Eunice Randall Stone House 1l South Main Street street & number - not for publication city, town .vicinity of . state - district _ unoccupied - public _ agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private - park _ structure work in progress X private residence - site .entertainment _ religious .object in process yes: unrestricted - government - transportation . military _ other: C. R. and Eunice Randall courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. West Main and South Short Streets has this property been determined eligible? - yes x no _ federal _ local depository for survey records Troy both 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys Location Miami Category date 109 code Accessible 5. Location of Legal Description Ownership educational commercial historic 4. Owner of Property Status 45312 (3-82) Ohio 3. Classification industrial Miami County Courthouse scientific Inventory-Nomination Form being considered date entered Casstown received MAY title National Register of Historic Places Public Acquisition For NPS use only Casstown Lutheran Stone Church Present Use NPS Form 10-900 1. Name - county 037 Check one _ excellent X good X altered - moved town is less than one mile from the stream named Lost Creek, a tributary of the completely stone up to the wide overhang and paneled soffit. There are four regularly shaped set-in windows with mullions on each side of the building except for two openings a kitchen.
Attached to it is a nineteenth century barn, also inside the boundary of the opening on the east side. bedrooms and a bathroom on the north side. A wood ceiling now conceals the large wooden trusses that are still in tact in the attic. Made of chestnut and oak, the original The brick Lutheran church which was built during 1867-8 on the lot north of the to the south side along the street which makes it ineligible because of a loss of integrity to the original structure. 7. Description Condition ruins unexposed 7/7/83) Great Miami River.
The interior retains its open space reflecting its original use as a church.There construction in the attic is similar to that found in the John Minor Dye Stone House has been used as a residence since 1867-8 when a new brick church was constructed The Casstown Lutheran Stone Church islocated in the small village of Casstown about hung sashes which were probably changed when the church was converted toa dwelling. The rough stone one-story structure was built for a church about 1840,bit it 1813was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in February of Xoriginal site _fair - deteriorated _ unaltered Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

on the south side. A window has been closed in to nake a set of bookshelves, and a nominated acreage. At the rear of the building, a door has been cut in and is the only located less than two miles south on Children's Home Road. That stone building from There is a gable peak that has brick filling in the front, but the rear gable end is small living room from a family-dining room space. There are wood partitions to set off date and flanking single windows that are 83 inches in height.
The windows are 4/4 double 20 inches thick.It now has a central entrance with recessed sidelights and transom, pegged timbers help support the large open space on the first floor.The trusswork stone church is still used by the congregation today.It has a Sunday School addition and is situated seven miles south of the old National Road (now State Route #36).The four miles east of Troy in Miami County.Casstowm has a population of about 4oo people Areas of SignificanceCheck and justify below - prehistoric -landscape architecture_X religion - archeology-historic - agriculture . sculpture X architecture - engineering - politics/government - other (specify) Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Criteria A & C The Casstown Lutheran Stone Church, built about 1839-40, is historically significant western half of the state of Ohio into a Western District of the Joint Synod of Lutherans College at nearby Springfield, serving as the spiritual director for the scattered fertile land along the Miami River, once caught up in the snarl of the Symmes Purchase Land dispute, and then later part of Montgomery County.
Beginning in 1805, people of until the heavy German immigration began into Ohio in the 1830s did the Lutherans gain enough The church is architecturally important because of its unusual rough stone construction the weight of the first floor ceiling, and allows an open space below that does not construction of stockades and blockhouses, can also be found in the 1813 John Minor Some of the first German-speaking settlers to come in 1797 from Pennsylvania to the Miami River Valley were the Knoop brothers, John, Benjamin, Christian and Daniel. Before Ohio was a state they helped found the first settlement in what was later was built for protection from the Indians before the county seat of Troy was established the Knoops moved onto farms along Lost Creek, south of present-day Casstown.
Other soon the village of Casstown was laid out in 1833 and the Lutheran Church was officially three unmarried brothers, donated a one hundred and sixty acre farm to the county for structure was allowed to remain standing and was converted into a dwelling. The and inside. The residence has changed little during the past one hundred and fifteen 1800-1899 1700-1799 1839-40 years. 1500-1599 1400-1499 commerce invention humanitarian conservation industry communications science transportation Period The music literature 8. Significance and the full truss support in the attic.This structural feature of pegged timbers supports Specific dates 1900- military orphan children, and left over $450,000 to their heirs at their deaths before 1900.
law 1600-1699 social/ H.Knoop's farm south of the original plat of the village, and the Knoop family has Lutheran church buildings for one of the oldest Lutheran congregations in western Ohio. The stone church was used by the Lutheran congregation until the end of the education Knoops came from the Adams-Cumberland Counties region of Pennsylvania in l830,and Civil War when a new brick church was built on the lot north.The land was again remodeling was sensitive to the original features.of the on the outside - - economics -art - archeology-prehistoric community planning -philosophy congregations in the Miami Valley. The stone church at Casstown is one of the oldest As early as 1797 German-speaking settlers from Pennsylvania had come to this rich the Lutheran faith were ministered to by traveling preachers from their home state. Not about two miles to the west in 1808.
After living several years in the Dutch Fort, because it marks the organization of congregations of Pennsylvania Lutherans in the Dye Stone House, built just two miles south along Lost Creek. Builder/Architect exploration/settlement officials, enterprising merchants, county surveyor and bankers. The Bachelor Knoops, Un known Miami County Recorder's Office Atlas of Miami County, 1875. Thomas Harbaugh, History of Miami County, 1909. Ohio Sesquicentennial Committee, Churches in the Buckeye Country, 1953.
Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name - Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 UT M References -- state Wright State University, Dayton July, 1983 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 89 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated State Historic Preservation Officer signature I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register 513-873-2815 Troy county Northing code Easting date 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References organization Zone name/title 11. Form Prepared By Ohio Attest: 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Entered in the 5-31-84 10. Geographical Data Xlocal Verbal boundary description and justification List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Chief of Registration national less than l acre city or town For NPS use only according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service Eunice Randall; assisted by Mary Ann Brown, SWO Regional Preservation Office The boundary of the property encompasses all of Lot #38 and Outlot #9.(See Diagram I) Casstown Keeper of the National Register Genealogical and Biographical Record of Miami County.l900 National Beglster SHPO DIAGRAM I LOT NO.
38 135 EACH SQUARE=5FEET TROY QUADRANGLE OF CORNER MIAMI FRONT CASSTOWN LUTHERAN STONE CHURCH 6TH LOT SOUT 6FT WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET MAY 4 1984 Fed. Reg. Date: nomination by person or local government REJECT - owner objection Federal Agency: _ Lappeal Lsample Jrequest 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 Has this property been determined eligible? 7.
Description - unaltered - original site -excellent - moved summary paragraph yes Accessible resubmission completeness Condition dates Status Ownership RETURN Reviewer unexposed Recom./Criteria alterations/integrity Category Discipline ruins deteriorated OHIO ACCEPT Action: Miami County Substantive Review: boundary selection Working No. Reviewer's comments: Casstown Lutheran Stone Church Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Present Use Public Acquisition Date Due: Check one 5-31-84 fair clarity goo 8. Significance Jsummary paragraph 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 - Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to . Signed _ Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet completeness Date Builder/Architect title context national Maps state local clarity justification of areas checked Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Specific dates applicable criteria Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period Casstown, Miami, Ohio Lutheran EV. CHe Photographer-Hoover Photographer facing east Casstown Lutheran Stone Church Facade of church 6/83, Eunice Randall has negatives Frontal EasT- Casstown, Miami Co..Ohio Frontal-s.
sid Photographer-Hoover Casstown Lutheran Stone Church Photographer facing east by northeast Facade and south side of church 6/83, Eunice Randall has negatives I S. Main Casstown, Miami Co., Ohio 6/83, Eunice Randall has negatives Photographer-Hoover Photographer facing east by southeast Casstown Lutheran Stone Church Facade and north side of church 1840-? Casstown, Miami Co., Ohio Casstown, OH Luth.Ev.
Chunh Photographer-Hoover Casstown Lutheran Stone Church Photographer facing west Rear of church 6/83, Eunice Randall has negatives East-Back Casstown, Miami Co., Ohio 6/83, Eunice Randall-photographer,negative Front door interior of church/house Photographer facing west Casstown Lutheran Stone Church 6/83, Eunice Randall-photographer,negative Photographer facing west Casstown Lutheran Stone Church Casstown, Miami Co, Ohio Interior window detail- facade window UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO TROY, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY |16 744920 4437130 SCALE 124000 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS TROY QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Stone Church Casstown Lutheran Casstown,Ohio