Nomination for Yeager, John J., House

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NPS Form 10.900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 received FEB |4 1985 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name Yeager, John J., House and or common street & number -not for publication city, town - vicinity of _ state - county - - public _ unoccupied _ agriculture _ museum X. building(s) X private - park .work in progress X private residence X yes: restricted - yes: unrestricted _ transportation Ohio 43551 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined eligible? _ federal depository for survey records none Category Perrysburg entertainment yes government code both commercial Ownership educational Accessible religious industrial other: structure historic site date district Public Acquisition local being considered 2. Location object scientific (3-82) title Bowling Green 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Ohio Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places Gregory and Shelia Bieszczad Present Use 343 West Indiana Ave. Wood County Courthouse National Park Service 3. Classification Type all entries-complete applicable sections 203 East Court St. in process United States Department of the Interior code 173 For NPS use only 4. Owner of Property military street & number 343 W. Indiana Avenue Wood date entered 3/19/8s- Status x excellent -x unaltered x original site - moved _ fair constructed it was a farmhouse on the outskirts of Perrysburg, about a block The exterior is quite simple, with a 24'X 35l rectangular plan. Characteristic of the style, the front south door is located on the shorter pitch, broad fascia and returns at the gable ends is a feature of the Greek window with tracery. bedroom. Condition basement.

unexposed The.upstairs is unaltered except for the bathroom added at the south end of Check one 7. Description and pilasters with an entablature.The pediment formed by the shallow roof seen in the walnut stair rail with tapered balusters and newell.To the right The foundation walls visible fn the basement and on the exterior are uncut Perrysburg Municipal Building. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

Overall the house appears sound and almost unaltered; with moderate repairs hand pump and goldfish pond of unknown age can be seen. In the northwest corner is a second stairway which runs from the basement to are two parlors,one behind the other in the traditional style.The west of the second Wood County Courthouse the site of the The shutters which were removed about l982 are available and restorable. The 6/6 double hung sash windows still contain much of the original glass. The building is a two and a half story wood frame,temple style Greek Revival _ deteriorated .ruins Revival style. At the center of the pediment is a distinctive triangular The interior is also plain.

The front entrance, located at the southwest corner, gives access to a stair hall where the finest woodwork in the house is - good and maintenance it could become an outstanding showpiece of the period. two small separate bedrooms leading into a larger bedroom.The northeast the attic in three separate flights.The stairs from the ground floor to the over the years.The original kitchen is believed to have been in the native stone.A cellar door leads directly outside to the east yard where a side by side doors..lt.was possible that the northeast bedroom may have been Areas of Significance - Check and justify below . archeology-historic _ music X_ 1800-1899 X.

politics government .transportation politics/government because it was the residence of the Yeager.family, three While there are approximately 9 (Ted Ligibel and Lee Comer, Lights Along The River, 1983) fine examples of Greek Revival architecture in the It was originally built as a farmhouse which for a home of that style was not shutters and stair treds are found on Plate 56 and Plate 3l respectively, in Minard Lafever's, Ihe Modern Builder's Guide, published in 1833. 1840 commerce 1400-1499 1600-1699 1700-1799 conservation 1500-1599 economics architecture communications invention art theater industry education humanitarian engineering Period science literature exploration/settlement Builder/Architect unknown law prehistoric Specific dates social/ sculpture military found that has been largely unaltered since it was first constructed.The 8.

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Significance -agriculture other (specify) Perrysburg area.The Perrysburg Hunt and Polo Club's original structure also is that the home's builder probably used some form of a published builder's The John J.Yeager House is significant architecturally because it is a worthy Township and Wood County politics. 1900- front pediment.To our knowledge there is only one other remaining in the Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) has a triangular tympanum window in it's front pediment. Perrysburg/Maumee area, the John J.Yeager House is the only one we have Ohio) the John J. Yeager home has remained in its original form. reappraisal records for 1924 and 1943 show no differences in the exterior Criteria A and C (i.e.,House of Four Pillars, Maumee, Ohio; The James Hood House, Perrysburg, the dimensions for a door and its moldings with a drawing of both are shown on - archeology-prehistoric - community planning .religion - philosophy features being the full entablature and cornice returns along roof line and magnificent entrance. In addition, it is significant under There are a couple of other distinctive features of the Yeager House. First of the original doors, windows and moldings are still in use in the house.

example of the Greek Revival style so ubiquitous and popular in northern Ohio landscape architecture common during the period.Second is the triangular tympanum window in the is also the same number mentioned in the reappraisal records. So while many homes inthe area have later additions, such as summer kitchens or columns during the quarter century preceding the Civil War.Its most outstanding guide.In Asher Benjamin's Practice of Architecture,published in 1835, p. 566. - state 11.

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

Form Prepared By July 1984 343 W. Indiana Ave. street & number Ohio 43551 Xlocal As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 Nat1ona1 Register U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1983 0 - 419-311 419/874-6808 county code Zone date Perrysburg organization Northing Maumee telephone national name/title Quadrangle name List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Verbal boundary description and justification State Historic Preservation Officer signature Gregory and Shelia Bieszczad less than one UTM References Acreage of nominated property city or town The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Perrysburg Messenger-Journal,"Yeager-Hartshon House- Harrison Rally Days", June 12,1982,p.24. 10. Geographical Data Chief of Registration 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification J.H.Beers & Co.,Commemerative and Historical Bibliographic Record of Wood 665),I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated Zone Easting plat of Perrysburg. 9. Major Bibliographical References Lee Comer and Ted Ligibel,Lights Along the River,1983,p.1l4. For NPS use only 3-19-85- SHPO according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. Attest: Entered in the Keeper of the National Register Inlot 115,west 20'of Inlots 125,126,parts of Inlots 10l,116,south of railroad,town NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior Item number 8 Page 2 John J. Yeager was born in Alsace, France and immigrated to Perrysburg in 1840 16, 1843 he married Elizabeth Helfrich (native of Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany).

to 187l. He had one son, Frederick. Republican in a strongly democratic township, however, he was a well respected date entered received Inventory-Nomination Form (3-82) its former glory. the first registered nurse to graduate from Ohio State University.She lived National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation sheet Elected County Treasurer (the second man born in the county to hold that He was a farmer by trade and served as the Wood County Commissioner from I868 was Madeline Yeager Harthshorn, John O.'s daughter, who in her own right was office-I89l;re-elected County Treasurer.His son John O.was the third member of the community and was elected Township Clerk - l870;Township in the home until approximately l982. For NPS use only when Johnson surrendered to Sherman on April 20,1865.In politics he was a residents of Perrysburg.

Through a lot of hard work we hope to return it to generation to reside in the house.He was elected Mayor of Perrysburg 1922 Treasurer 1878-l88l;school board eleven years;Mayor of Perrysburg two years; (his grandparents were already established farmers in Lucas county).On May unaltered for so many years.It is a favorite house of many long-term and served until I923.The fourth and final generation to live in the house WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Yeager, John J., House Working No. - Date Due: 3 nomination by person or local government owner objection -appeal -sample -request .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 excellent - unaltered - original site J moved summary paragraph dates resubmission completeness Condition Accessible alterations/integrity REJECT Status RETURN Discipline Ownership Recom./Criteria Reviewer deteriorated ACCEPT Entered in the National Register Substantive Review: 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Action: Public Acquisition see continuation sheet yes fair Reviewer's comments: Check one Category Nomination returned for: Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Present Use Has this property been determined eligible? NR decision Federal Agency: boundary selection Wood County ruins good FEB I 4 1985 Fed. Reg. Date: 24 clarity unexposed 8. Significance Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) J applicable criteria relating significance to the resource Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 0.

Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property _ Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By State Historic Preservation Officer signature Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Date clarity Builder/Architect completeness Signed context state title national local Photographs Specific dates 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification UTM References Maps justification of areas checked justification of exception Quadrangle name relationship of integrity to significance Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to summary paragraph The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ Phone: - Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Yeager, John J., House 343 West Indiana Ave.

1 of 8 photos Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio Photographer: Scott Bieszczad, June 1984 Negatives available at address above View of front (south) and side (east) elevation Yeager, John J., House 343 West Indiana Ave. 2 of 8 photos Photographer: Scott Bieszczad, June 1984 Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio Negatives available at address above View of front (south) facade and side (west) elevation Yeager, John J., House 343 West Indiana Ave. 3 of 8 photos Photographer: Scott Bieszczad, June 1984 Negatives available at address above Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio View of rear (north) elevation Yeager, John J., House 343 West Indiana Ave. (south) of house 4 of 8 photos Negatives available at address above Photographer: Scott Bieszczad, June 1984 Main stairway and hand rail, lookin toward front Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio Yeager, John J., House 343 West Indiana Ave.

5 of 8 photos Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio Negatives available at address above stone foundation. Cellar door located on east side of house. Note Photographer: Scott Bieszczad, June 1984 Yeager, John J., House 343 West Indiana Ave. Negatives available at address above 6 of 8 photos window. Photographer: Scott Bieszczad, June 1984 View of goldfish pond looking east from upstairs Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio Yeager, John J., House 343 West Indiana Ave. 7 of 8 photos Photographer: Scott Bieszczad, June 1984 thoughout the house. Negatives available at address above detail of original window pains of glass found Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio Yeager, John J., House 343 West Indiana Ave.

Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio out the house- 8 out of 8 photos Photographer: Scott Bieszczad, June 1984 Detail of one of the original doors found through- Negatives available at address above DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAUMEE QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY water ville MAUMEE, OHIO UNITED STATES 17 280330 4603520 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE 2. ADDRESS (Tel. No. if noeded) June 1978 FHR-8-227 TELEPHONE REPORT OK SHPO TIME OF C/ SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC. OFFICE FROM (Name)