Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Dilger Store

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,506 words across 16 pages, filed in 1985. 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 85001691, 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 received JUL | 2 1985 8 1985 1. Name 2. Location city, town _ vicinity of - district X occupied . agriculture X building(s) X private X commercial - work in progress - in process _ military 4. Owner of Property H. Alan G Nancy C. Wainwright street & number Ohio 43163 5. Location of Legal Description - yes .
federal - local depository for survey records 039 Category museum government both educational Lancaster code site date None Fairfield transportation entertainment state being considered county structure Accessible object park historic Status other: industrial Ownership not for publication scientific private residence Ohio Inventory-Nomination Form NPS Form 10-900 Main Street religious title date entered AUG Present Use Dilger Store National Park Service Public Acquisition See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms -yes:unrestricted West Rushville has this property been determined eligible? Type all entries-complete applicable sections (3-82) National Register of Historic Places 3. Classification 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys United States Department of the Interior For NPS use only -public street & number 7640 Main Street 1 yes: restricted courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Fairfield County Courthouse West Rushville General Store and or common 7. Description _ deteriorated X unaltered _ original site _ excellent _moved date area, storage room and waiting area. brackets. fixtures. Condition unexposed Check one Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

placed randomly. The front facade is primarily divided into three bays.The second story has Village of West Rushville. It is a two story frame building with a full basement.The dimensions are 27 The downstairs is comprised of one large store area with arear storage room. The store is located on the northwest corner of the only crossroad in the has five shuttered windows.On the second story the shuttered windows are The side facades are an irregular configuration.The second story on each side x64'.The gable roof is covered by slate shingles. _ruins area into three, although there are four facade openings: two windows 'and two exterior trim, doors and windows are original, as well as the interior's obscured by the porch roof. Semicircular fanlights' cap the doorways.
This An oak stairway leads to the second floor which consists of a large Lodge built-in shelving with drawers, two of the store counters and the ceiling gas three windows.The posts supporting the shed roof of the porch divide this The building has remained relatively unaltered since its construction.The Areas of Significance-Check and justify below - prehistoric - archeology-prehistoric - archeology-historic . literature . music - 1800-1899 - 1900- - politics/government other (specify) Criteria A and C West Rushville links .two hubs-of Zane's Trace, Lancaster to the southwest and.. Besides its use in the tobacco trade, the store provided the main source of store, remaining in this same family from 1882 until1982. are intact on the storefront, including doors, hardware and display windows.
1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 transportation communications Period industry engineering invention art theater military conservation education 1700-1799 humanitarian exploration/settlement Xarchitecture science Xcommerce sculpture social/ law --economics 8.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) various uses contributed to the store's establishment as a major focal point The West Rushville general store represents the early commercial history of a Although unexpected, Fairfield County experienced some success in its tobacco remainder of the town's prosperous beginnings. -agriculture The interior merchandise area also retains what appears to be 19th century rare example of a modest but unaltered 19th century commercial architecture. the travel and the tobacco trade. It has remained a small country town.Dilger's general store remains as an The Dilger store also served as post office and Odd Fellows Lodge.These .-communityplanning Especially noteworthy is the virtually unaltered late-19th century commercial of the town. still present in the attic. Builder/Architect Un. example of a small town's commerce.
- - philosophy - religion While the shed-like porch is of indeterminate age, all elements West Rushville did not develop commercially as a major link on Zane's Trace. landscape architecture Rushville served as a link in this tobacco trade.After storage, wagon loads referred to the early town as a prosperous community owing its success to both Zanesville to the northeast.A late nineteenth century county history not original)shelving.Woodwork and doors also remain in place on the 1st 9.

The rest of the file

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

Major Bibliographical References Less than one - Lot size - 30' x 80' L44/0,23,0,0 on the west by a vacant lot; on the South by Main Street; and on the East by Broad Street. 11. Form Prepared By April 15, 1984 Ohio 43163 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated GPO 894-788 Easting code organization date Northing county Attest: Zone state name/title national West Rushville State Historic Preservation Officer signature Acreage of nominated property UTM References city or town Sources: History of Fairfield County( 1883.Summary of history from present owner. Verbal boundary description and justification 7660 Main Street Fairfield County Courthouse Records List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Quadrangle scale 1:24000 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Chief of Registration I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register 10. Geographical Data The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. street & number Eatered in the The store is on Lot 60SE-Parcel #330-0178.It is bounded on the North by a private residence; Xlocal For NPS use only H. Alan Wainwright- Owner As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- Keeper of the National Register WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET JUL 12 1985 Fed. Reg.
Date: Date Due: _ Federal Agency: - Lappeal -sample _request - see continuation sheet _technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Description -excellent - unaltered -original site - ruins - moved yes Ownership Condition Date completeness REJECT Category alterations/integrity Accessible Discipline Reviewer resubmission RETURN deteriorated Action: Recom./Criteria boundary selection Substantive Review: Nomination returned for: Fairfield County Working No. clarity Has this property been determined eligible? Dilger Store owner objection Status Public Acquisition summary paragraph Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Check one Present Use Reviewer's comments: NR decision 5.
Location of Legal Description nomination by person or local government NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES good 2.486 ("R" June 1984) unexposed ACCEPT 5001691 National Rogistar Entered in ti fair relating significance to the resource Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Phone: - Date context Signed completeness Maps applicable criteria title Builder/Architect national UTM References 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Acreage of nominated property Verbal boundary description and justification Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) justification of areas checked summary paragraph The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _local Specific dates Quadrangle name relationship of integrity to significance _state 8.
Significance justification of exception Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below WEST RUSHVILLE GENERAL STORE WEST RUSHVILLE, OHIO NANCY WAINWRIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHER LOOKING WEST WEST RUSHVILLE GENERAL STORE WEST RUSHVILLE, OHIO NANCY WAINWRIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHER APRIL 15,1984 606 LOOKING SOUTH STOP WEST RUSHVILLE GENERAL STORE LOOKING EAST WEST RUSHNLLLE,OHIO 606 GENER WEST RUSHVILLE GENERAL STORE WEST RUSHVILLE, OHIO NANCY WAINWRIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHER APRIL 15,1984 LOOKING NORTH WEST RUSHVILLE GENERAL STORE WEST RUSHUILLE, OHO INTERIOR VIEW OF FRONT ENTRANCE WEST RUSHVILLE GENERAL STORE NANCY WAINKURIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHER NOTE GAS LIGHT FIXTURE WEST RUSHUILLE, OHIO SECCND FICOR INTERIOR: DOOR TO LODLE ROOm 606 STORE INTERIOR, FIRST FICOR WEST RUSINILLE GENERAL STORE WEST RUSHVILLE, OHIO NANCY WAINWURIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHER SECOND FICOR INTERIOR: LODGE STAGE AREA RUSHVILLE, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES CU.S.
Route - State Route 17 376000 4402300 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS RUSHVILLE QUADRANGLE ROAD CLASSIFICATION Mapped, edited, and publishec by the Geological Survey Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 June 25, 1985 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief 1100 L Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Miller, Frederick, A., House Lunkenhe imer, Frederick, House 614/466-1500 SOCIETY County Champaign Cuyahoga HISTORICAL Fairfield Lorain Enclosures Dilger Store Franklin Mechanicsburg Multiple Resource Area Dear Carol: Cleveland Worsted Mills Company Enclosed are eight new National Register nominations.All of the appropriate National Register of Historic Places State Historic Preservation Officer the Stockbridge Apartment Building,Cuyahoga County nominations.
Please do South Ridge School house Stockbridge Apartment Building Barnesville Baltimore and Ohio everything possible to expedite these two nominations. WRL:bp New Submissions National Park Service from the property owners and elected public officials waiving their rights to comment have been received for both the Cleveland Worsted Miils Company and Department of the Interior Railroad Depot Sincerely Please contact me if you have any questions. Be l mont W. Ray Luce Hamilton

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Richland township, in the words of 1901.

1901, Richland Township

Thomas Ewing Typhoid Epidemic

The oldest citizens of Lancaster describe a typhoid epidemic that prevailed in the village in the fall of the year 1823. Its ravages are believed not to have been exceeded on the continent at any age, or by any visitation of epidemic disease, not even excepting the cholera. No'direct or remote cause could be assigned.

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