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Nomination for Masonic Temple

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 977 words across 9 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 85001887, 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.

SINCE 1885 4. Present Name(s) Masonic Temple (Mechanesburg MKA) 5. Other Name(s) i. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category E 28. No. of Stories 29. Basement? Yes X N. Main Street 17. Date(s) or Period 30. Foundation Material City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 31. Wall Construction - Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder No. of Bays Front 3 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 35. Plan Shape rectangular 23. Ownership 36. Changes Addition O Private Z (Explain N/A Altered - in #42) Moved O 24. Owner's Name & Address, 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference -good 25. Open to Preservation Structure - Building A Object C 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Endangered? On National By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included Part of Estab. Yes D 14. District 40. Visible from Hist. Dist.? No X i.

Name of Established District Distance from and It is constructed of brick - buff face brick and red brick central entrance, smooth stone surrounds windows and doors, beveled glass transoms and craftsman style knee-brace brackets. I. History and Significance The charter for the Clinton Lodge No. 113 of the Free and Accepted Masons was granted in church was demolished and a new one constructed in 1899, they moved to the upper floor Sources of Information 46. Prepared by Johron Wilson, local historian N. Recchie 47. Organization B.D. Rickey & Co. 48. Date 49. Revision Date(s) 1909 6/84 stone Exterior Underway? Side County brick Eligible? excellent Mechanicsburg social/cultural Register?

gable/composition Northing Champaign Site Frontage on Road Dohron Wilson Interior OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY The interior is largely intact common bond Masonic Lodge Located close to street in the central business district of Mechanicsburg. Public Road? Easting lodge 1985 verma A.enue . Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) 1843. They met in the assembly room of the old Methodist Protestant Church. When the elsewhere - and is 3 stories in height. It has an attractive This structure is one of the major buildings in Mechanicsburg. Location of Negatives (over Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044 Smoke House. = or Ice House 54. Pnoto Pcture Nofs). the century.

Carriage House is ne ef the only major buidings constructed in Mecharicsburg after the turn of Spring House Significance Statement with the social/cultural history of Mechanicsburg, which includes Its distinctive features include the buff-colored brick, lack of and beveled glass entrace. Middleton, Judge Evan P., History of Champaign County, Ohio. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen & Co., Inc., 1917. Acreage Masonic Lodge Champaign County courthouse records Less than one acre. because so little was constructed after the turn of the century. the only building remaining in Mechanicsburg which was built formed the core of social life in Mechanicsburg.At one time the North Main Street 5.

Continded example of early 2oth century architecture in Mechanicsburg the popularity and growth of fraternal organizations.It is also designed for use by a fraternal organization.It is also a good the only building standing in Mechanicsburg which was This building meets Criteria A & C.It is closely associated building, which was constructed in l9o9 and remains virtually NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 Nomination/Type of Review 11. Lowler's Tavern 15. Mechanicsburg Commercial 18. Second Baptist Church 19. St. Michael Catholic Church Attest Keeper Date/Signature Name Historic District Continuation sheet Inventory-Nomination Form State Thematic Group Mechanicsburg Baptist Mechanicsburg Multiple Resource Area Church 13. Masonic Temple National Park Service 12. Magruder Building 17.

Rathburn, Levi, House National Register of Historic Places Multiple Resource Area National Register United States Department of the Interior 20. United Methodist Church (3-82) Item number Champaign County, OHIO Fntered in tha date enterec National Hegistar Entered in tha 16. Ninchelser, Dr., House National Reglster Entered Ia ta UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Masonic Temple (Mechaniesburg MRA) JUL 15 1985 Fed. Reg. Date: 2/4/86 nomination by person or local government - owner objection Federal Agency: - -sample -request L appeal Reviewer _ Date .see continuation sheet _ technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 2. Location 3. Classification Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description -excellent -unaltered - original site -ruins - moved - unexposed - summary paragraph - completeness - alterations/integrity - boundary selection Accessible resubmission Ownership Discipline Condition deteriorated Category REJECT Status RETURN Recom./Criteria Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: Champaign County NR decision Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

Check one Entered in the OHIO Working No. yes Nomination returned for: Present Use 1. Name WASO Form - 177 Date Due: _ - clarity Action: 8-29-85 fair Vatlonal Register J summary paragraph - clarity -applicable criteria -justification of areas checked -relating

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

significance to the resource - context J relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception J other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References 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 L Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to - Signed . Date - - Phone: - Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet completeness Period Builder/Architect title Maps Specific dates Verbal boundary description and justification Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below _national _local _state MASONIC EMPLE Champaign County, Ohio N.Recchie, Benj. D. Rickey & Co. 391 Library Park South, Cols., 0h N. Main St. Mechanicsburg Multiple Resources west elevation Photo #34 Masonic Lodge 7784 Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number:64000636 Multiple Property Cover Sheet Please refer to the map in the for this property