Nomination for Grace Reformed Church

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OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 National Park Service received JUN 2 0 1984 date enterefl | 9 1984 1. Name and/or common Grace United Church of Christ - Akron, Ohio 2. Location street & number _ not for publication 14th cong. dist. city, town - vicinity of state ohio 3. Classification - public - unoccupied _agriculture X building(s) * private _ commercial _ work in progress _ educational _ entertainment _ religious - in process * yes: unrestricted _ government _ industrial -military 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc.

-yes x _ federal 039 153 transportation Category Accessible both code object county museum date structure Ownership district Status site historic other: Akron private residence Summit John Seiberling Inventory-Nomination Form Public Acquisition park Present Use For NPS use only National Register of Historic Places Type all entries-complete applicable sections 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Summit County Courthouse has this property been determined eligible? Ohio See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms United States Department of the Interior Congregation of Grace United Church of Christ 172 West Bowery Street Grace Reformed Church scientific 175 South Main Street NPS Form 10-900 depository for survey records City of Akron, Planning Department (3-82) being considered 7.

Description X excellent X unaltered The Grace Reformed Church, located in an urban setting in central Akron, is a brick Romanesque Revival style basilican plan with a rectangular nave, aisles, a transcept, a narthex and The exterior of this church is tan brick, and the roof is gray slate which is mounted with at the roof level of the exterior, which represents Medieval style mountings for scaffolding. are above the four oak doors to the main entrance, and the two side doors at the base of the to the church (it was added in 1957). nave, and 16 similar stained glass windows at the clerestory level. All of the windows in interior rooms of the church are plastered, except the basement which is largely smooth brick.

There are spired wrought iron lighting fixtures in the interior of the nave that are of a The front of the interior of the nave presents one with a view of a heavy oak altar, and an The organ has a three manual and pedal console for Choir, Swell, and Great Organ. The Organ has 2315 pipes, a harp of 49 bars, and chimes for 20 bells. The basement of this building had a significant renovation in 1964. Condition unexposed campanille. separate page. Check one a stone colonannade supporting the cornice and the slate roof.The carillon is not original nave.Behind the choir loft is an area with ornamental brass organ pipes set in three large esque frieze around the whole interior of the nave at the base of the clerestory level.All the transcept and narthex are also stained glass. plaster arches.The organ of this church is a pipe organ which was constructed by A.J.

The transcept area of this church is four stories high, and consists of segmented offices A very basic drawing of the dimensions of this building, and its design is provided on a The front of the church presents a deep revealed ornamental doorway, with a compound round eight large stained glass windows with geometric designs in them at the lower level of the X original site -moved Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

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There is a large inset rose shaped stained glass window above the front tympanum. There are oak pulpit and lectern. There is also a large oak choir loft at the extreme front of the Schanz & Sons in 1927. clerestory. There is a functional campanile at the northern juncture of the transcept and special copper nails. There is a brick corbel table at the roof level of the walls, which Romanesque design, and are suspended by heavy chains. There is an interior ornamental Roman- of the floors in the church above the basement are hardwood; and the church pews are quarter- sawn stained oak, There is a small balcony at the rear of the nave. ruins deteriorated This organ has been constantly maintained by Schanz & Sons since the nave.The building does not display any significant alterations or changes.

arched portal in the Italian Romanesque style.Engrossed archivolts and classical tympanums The nave has a barrel vault type plastered ceiling above the clerestory, and all of the fair 8.

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Significance X 1900 _invention Erected: 10/3/26- Architects: Henry & Murphy and Melville Peck. Synod, which broke with the Church of Holland in 1793 in a similar manner to the way in 1800-1899 1700-1799 communications Period engineering philosophy humanitarian 11/20/27 education theater science industry social exploration/settlement music prehistoric sculpture law conservation along the cornice and entrances.The building's architecture reflects the early twentieth Romanesque Revival style through its use of round arches particularly along the corbelling The Grace Reformed Church is significant under Criteria A through its association with the Specific dates The major historical event which has taken place in this building was the hosting of the century eclectic trends.

under Criteria C as a fine example of early twentieth century church architecture in the _economics Reformed Churches In The United States and The Evangelical Synod of North America took place Areas of Significance-Check and justify below 24th and General Synod of the Reformed Church In The United States from -commerce Statement of Significance

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(in one paragraph) two years later to form the Evangelical and Reformed Church. literature June 29th,1932 had 2l4 delegates from all regions of the United States and several hundred military -art - community planning - archeology-historic - agriculture -x architecture politics government other (specify) took place in Grace Church's sanctuary on June 24, 1932; and a merger between 95% of the 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 transportation archeology-prehistoric The Reformed Church In The United States was the largest Reformed group in which the Episcopal Church in the United States broke away from the Church of England during religious history of the Reformed Church in the United States.The building is significant Builder/Architect Associated Architects, Akron, O. City of Akron.The basilican plan with side campanile displays characteristics of the the same year.

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Major Bibliographical References Pier Luigi Nervi (Gen Ed.), World Architecture (New York, 1977), p. 354 & 269 "Akron Times-Press, " November 19, 1927, p.2. Historical: "The Centenial-Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church (Akron, 1953) June 23, 1932, p.19 June 24, 1932, p.21 June 29, 1932, p.23. UT M References 113.5, Depth 155, Depth Factor 115. _ State 11. Form Prepared By street & number Ohio 44223 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national . local 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

T hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register GPO 894-765 928-6670 code county Easting Northing date Attest: Zone name/title telephone Cuyahoga Falls (216) Chief of Registration National Register Quadrangle name Akron West State Historic Preservation Officer signature List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries 10. Geographical Data Entered in the city or town Warren E. Colligan As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 Lot78N.1/2&Vac.St.Lot 79N.1HLF &St.Lot.80 E.23Ft.&1HLFVac.St.Frontage (Home) 1924 Eighteenth St. For NPs use only Architectural: William Fleming, Arts and Ideas, (New York, 1963), pp. 140-141.

April 29, 1983 1932 organization Acreage of nominated property less than one Grace United Church of Christ Property Card;Acct.No.01A005100;Book Legal S.Akron A 17| |4|5|5|940| U.C.C.-A KRON Grace Reformed Church, Akron, Summit County, Ohio TRANSCEP T C AMPANILLE - SCALE V16*=1 FOOT AISLE GRACE WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: _ nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: _ -appeal J sample -request Reviewer _ _ 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 Check one I deteriorated - unaltered -original site - excellent J moved Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph Category resubmission Accessible ruins Ownership Condition dates Status REJECT unexposed alterations/integrity Recom./Criteria clarity OHIO good fair Discipline completeness Grace Reformed Church Substantive Review: boundary selection Public Acquisition NR decision Present Use Reviewer's comments: Sum mit County ("R"June 1984) yes Action: 8. Significance Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragrapi S J applicable criteria J relating significance to the resource J other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 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 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Builder/Architect completeness Signed context title state national clarity Quadrangle name local Maps UTM References relationship of integrity to significance Specific dates justification of areas checked Verbal boundary description and justification justification of exception Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - Phone: Period 172 W. Bowery Street, Akron, Ohio Date of Photo: August 1, 1983 U.C.C., Akron, Ohio building, taken from the Southeast. Name: Grace United Church of Christ Location of Negative: Office, Grace View: East and South Side of 172 W.

Bowery St., Akron, Ohio Date of Photo: August 1, 1983. U.C.C., Akron, Ohio. building, taken from Northeast. View: East and North side of Location of Negative: Office, Grace Name: Grace United Church of Christ Date of Photo: August 1, 1983. U.C.C., Akron, Ohio. Northwest. Location of negatives: Office, Grace Name: Grace United Church of Christ building, taken from the View: West and North side of 172 West Bowery St., Akron, Ohio August 1, 1983 View: interior 172 E. Bowery St., Akron, Summit Co., Ohio Location of Negs: Office, Grace U.C.C.,Akron Grace United Church of Christ 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC)| AKRON WEST QUADRANGLE AKRON WEST, OHIO UTM: 17/455940/4547570 Akron, summit County 1967 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION