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1985 Vema Aienue 614 466-1500 SINCE 1885 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) Location of Negatives Major John C. Baker residence 16. Thematic Category No. of Stories manufacturing/industry, commer Basement? Yes X 202 W. Main St. 17. Date(s) or Period 1880s 30. Foundation Material If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design (Mechanics bur 31. Wall Construction 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder 33. No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent Residence 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 23. Ownership Public Road? 36. Changes Addition O Private X (Explain N/A N/A Altered O in #42) Moved C 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference very good 25. Open to Preservation Site Plan No X Structure O Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Endangered? On National By What? 27.
Other Surveys in Which Included Part of Estab. Yes C District Visible from Hist. Dist.? No D . Name of Established District 41. Distance from and irregular massing and roofline, variety of materials, corner tur- ret, wrap-around porch with paired columns, variety of window Lanke like it was influenced by the stick Style. It was later owned by Dyrus Burnham, a wealthy farmer, Description of Environment and Outbuildings 46. Prepared by Dohron Wilson, local historian N. Recchie 47. Organization B.D. Rickey & Co. 48. Date 49. Revision Date(s) stone Register? hip/gable-composition Front frame Easting County Exterior Champaign Northing SOCIETY unknown Underway? HISTORICAL Baker Eligible? History and Significance wood siding and David Wing. Dohron Wilson Beers, History of Champaign County, 1881.
OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Frank Wagner Specific Location Machine Company, which produced the Baker grain drill.He also'served as president Interior Sources of Information The brackets over the side projection and some of the wood trim Frontage on Road dence in Mechanicshurg Building x house at the rear of the property. :.Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) City or Town Potent'!? 6/84 Queen Anne w/Stick Style infl. Side - 35. Plan Shape irregular 202 W. Main, Mech. 43044 Major John It has characteristics of the Typical Queen Anne style are the hapes and sizes, projecting bays and second floor porches. Village of Mechanicsburg of one of the Mechanicsburg banks.This house is probably the most imposing resi- Very impressive frame residence. The building was constructed by Major John C. Baker, president of the Mechanicsburg Queen Anne and Stick Styles.
Located at the top of the hill where N.Main turns to the left and becomes W.Main S TMAP Major John C. Baker Residence remaining associated with this industry in Mechanicsburg. The roofline, variety of materials, corner turret, variety of window Acreage Significance Statement shapes and sizes, projecting bays and second story porches, produced and sold.The company grew too quickly however, and led maintained and preserved.
This property meets criteria B & C.It was built by an important residence and carriage house are fine examples of the Queen Anne John Baker had a number of business interests and was the founder to business problems that resulted in its closing before the turn in l879 but it is no longer standing.This is the only building 202 West Main Street established in1876 and in 188l over 1600 Baker grain drills were many of the characteristics of the style-irregular massing and and president of the Mechanicsburg Machine Company.Its most brackets and decorative wood detailing and wrap-around porch.It Approximately 2.3 acres It exhibits The company built its own 3 story brick foundry style Stick Style elements) in Mechanicsburg. was executed with excellent craftmanship and has been very well The company was of the century.
NPS Form 10.900-a National Park Service Item number Multiple Resource Area Champaign County. OHIO Nomination/Type of Review Ml Keeper Burnham, Henry, House 4. Church of Our Savior 5. Clark, Dr., House 6. Culbertson, William, House 7. Demand-Gest House 8. Hamer's General Store 9. Hunter, Norvall, Farm Attest Date/Signature National Register of Historic Places Name dnr-11 Barr House State Thematic Group (3-82) Mechanicsburg Multiple Resource Area Continuation sheet Inv ntory-Nomination Form National Register 10. Kimball House United States Department of the Interior Baker, Major John C., Entered in tho OMB NO.
1024-0018 Page ASO Form - 17 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Baker, Major John C., House (Mechanicsburg L resubmission -nomination by person or local government - owner objection Federal Agency: - ~ appeal -sample Lrequest Reviewer - Discipline - - - see continuation sheet -technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 3. Classification Public Acquisition 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Description - excellent - unaltered -original site I good - moved Junexposed summary paragraph - boundary selection ruins Ownership Accessible Champaign County deteriorated Category dates Condition completeness Status REJECT alterations/integrity Recom./Criteria MRA) Reviewer's comments: Substantive Review: NR decision 4.
Owner of Property Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Working No. Nomination returned for: clarity Present Use Fed. Reg. Date: 2/8 Has this property been determined eligible? Check one 2. Location Entered in the Date Due: yes fair Action: RETURN National Begister 8-24-85 8. Significance J summary paragraph - completeness - clarity - applicable criteria - justification of areas checked J relating significance to the resource - context JJ relationship of integrity to significance 13. Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle name 11. Form Prepared By 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _local State Historic Preservation Officer signature L Maps - Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to - Phone: - Builder/Architect Signed. title Verbal boundary description and justification Specific dates Acreage of nominated property UTM References justification of exception Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Statement of Significance