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Decorative drawing: an old roadside tavern with a deep porch and an empty iron bracket. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Lowler's Tavern

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 987 words across 7 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 85001885, 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.

The nomination, in full

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

SINCE 1885 4. Present Name(s) (Mechanicsburg D. Padamaden offices 5. Other Name(s) Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 29. Basement? Yes X 17. Date(s) or Period 1830 30. Foundation Material If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 31. Wall Construction 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 23. Ownership Changes Private X 24. Owner's Name & Address, in #42) Condition U.T.M. Reference 25. Open to Preservation Building Z Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Endangered? By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included Part of Estab. Yes - District Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41. Distance from and the Greek Revival style including the symmetrical facade, central entrance with pilasters, sidelights and transom and simple cornice.

overnight lodgers were kept on the second floor. It is one of the very few surviving Description of Environment and Outbuildings 46. Prepared by N. Recchie inty recerds 49. Revision Date(s) stone brick Date Register? tavern Front Exterior fair Side County Moved Organization transportation/commercial Easting gable/composition Addition Frontage on Road Underway? Structure commercial/residential History and Significance Eligible? Site Interior Located close to the street in the central business district of Mechanicsburg. Northing Dohron Wilson Mechanicsburg Altered Sources of Intormation Public Road? OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY City or Town Champaign Some interior woodwork is intact. Location of Negatives 22. Present Use (Explain Lqwler's Tavern On National Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) N. Main Street c/o William B.

Saxbe The projecting bay and first floor openings are later alterations. ehren Wilson, local historian B.D. Rickey & Co. HISTORICAL SOCIETY Greek Revival style buiidings and early commercial buildings in Mechanicsburg. Potent'? Early commercial structure which exhibits same characteristics of Name of Established District This is the oldest commercial building in continuous use in Mechanicsburg.It was built Greek Revival Site Pian with North Arrow 35.Flan Shape EMAP 616500 No X building in continuous use in Mechanicsburg. While Mechanicsburg had a commercial center from the 1830's, it was almost entirely one of their few "landmarks".

Acreage Architectural Description Significance Statement addition of storefronts and the projecting bay window on the Lawler's Tavern and living accomodations on the first floor and house overnight of the characteristics of the Greek Revival style including the Further it is representative of the changes that occur in entrance with pilasters, sidelights and transom and the simple use and architectural styles during its many years of use. This the building remains along with the Greek Revival central building use and design over l50 years. Less than one acre rebuilt during the period from1870-l900.This is the only SOUTHERN HALF LOT#3 N. Main Street altered over the years, but these changes reflect the changes in built by Dr. Lawler, in the 1830's. He had his medical office entrance. of its period with its bracket supports and decorative gable.

The late l9th century projecting bay is representative building is frequently identified by Mechanicsburg residents as commercial building remaining from that earlier period.It was This building meets Criterion A.It is the oldest commercial The building has been somewhat The exterior alterations include the when the storefront alterations were made. the entrance hallway. The integrity of the OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 11. Lowler's Tavern 12. Magruder Building 14. Mechanicsburg Baptist 17. Rathburn, Levi, House 19. St. Michael Catholic Church Continuation sheet Attest Name 15. Mechanicsburg Commercial Date/Signature Historic District Keeper Thematic Group National Register of Historic Places Church 18. Second Baptist Church Inventory-Nomination Form 16. Ninchelser, Dr., House Mechanicsburg Multiple Resource Area National Park Service 20.

United Methodist Church Multiple Resource Area Item number 13. Masonic Temple United States Department of the Interior Champaign County, OHIO Nomination/Type of Review State (3-82) NPS Form 10-900-a Entared in the National Register Bntered in tha Entered in tha date enterm National Beglater WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Lowler's Tavern (Mechaniesburg MRA) Working No. - nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: - -appeal -sample -request Reviewer . - see continuation sheet _technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Public Acquisition 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7.

Description - excellent -unaltered - original site - moved -unexposed summary paragraph yes ruins Accessible Ownership Date resubmission Condition completeness Recom./Criteria alterations/integrity REJECT Category deteriorated RETURN Status Discipline Champaign County Substantive Review: NR decision Check one boundary selection Reviewer's comments: National Register Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Nomination returned for: 4. Owner of Property Present Use Has this property been determined eligible? Entered in tho clarity Date Due: 8/15/85 J fair ACCEPT Action: 1985 ("R" June 1984) Fed. Reg.

Date:48 - summary paragraph J relating significance to the resource - justification of exception J other _local - Photographs Signed completeness Date Builder/Architect context title Period national clarity UTM References Maps state Specific dates State Historic Preservation Officer signature Acreage of nominated property The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Quadrangle name 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 9. Major Bibliographical References relationship of integrity to significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below 10. Geographical Data 8. Significance applicable criteria Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) justification of areas checked 11.

Form Prepared By Verbal boundary description and justification - Phone: _ You know us. C. MILLER INSURANCE Champaign County, Ohio N.Recchie, Benj. D. Rickey & Co. 391 Library Park South, Cols., 0h Lawlwer's Tavern, N. Main St. Photo # 7 Mechanicsburg Multiple Resources east elevation Bidg. E 7/01 for this property Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: _64000636