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Nomination for Mechanicsburg Baptist Church

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 988 words across 10 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 85001888, 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 5. Other Name(s) Methodist Protestant Church Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories Nwcomor o Walnut & 29. Basement? Yes D 17. Date(s) or Period Sandusky St., 30. Foundation Material Stone lf Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 31. Wall Construction Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder 33. No. of Bays Side 3 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment - brick 22. Present Use 35. Plan Shape irregular 23. Ownership Changes Addition O Private 1 Altered - Moved - 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known 37. Condition U.T.M. Reference Exterior good 25. Open to Preservation Structure - Building X Object C 26. Local Contact Person or Organization Endangered? On National By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included Part of Estab. Yes O 14. District 40. Visible from Hist. Dist.? .

Name of Established District 41. Distance from and Handsome building with some outstanding details including the include the stained glass windows, stone trim and the corner bell tower. It is virtually unaltered. The Methodist Episcopal Church congregation split in the early 1850s over the issue built in 1853 was demolished in 1890 for the construction of this church which served the congregation until they reunited with the United Methodist Church. It was sold Description of Environment and Outbuildings least altered buildings in Mechanicsburg. (over) It is located on a corner lot in a residential area west of the commercial business Sources of Information 46. Prepared by Dohron Wilson, local historian N Recchie Ware, History of Mechanicsburg, 1905 47. Organization Rickey & Co 48. Date 49. Revision Date(s) 6/84 1890 Front County Easting brick church Mechanicsburg religion Register?

Underway? Champaign Site Northing History and Significance Eligible? Dohron Wilson Frontage on Road OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY Mechanicsburg Baptist Church (Explain Public Road? gable/slate Gothic Revival influences common bond Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) City or Town No X 1985 Vema Avenua 4. Present Name(s) Mechanics burg Location of Negatives No D 4. Present Name(s) of slavery. The Methodist Protestant Church was formed at that time. The church they 614 :66-1500 4 cerbelled brickwork and ornamental roof cresting. Other features good in #42) N/A Free Will Baptist Church to the Mechanicsburg Baptist Church at that time.This is one of the finest and 28860 Smoke House. = Spring House or Ice House Picture No(s). Carrage Hc pro:irent corner location and ie ar. important visual landmark in the neighborhood.

OAINC Significance Statement churches included in the nomination, this building features the brickwork, decorative stone trim, polychrome slate roof, Less than one acre. Acreage Mechanicsburg Baptist Church most interesting detailing including: extensive use of corbelled style.This building is a true visual landmark in Mechanicsburg. It also features the pointed arch windows from the Gothic Revival NW corner of Sandusky & Walnut Streets ornamental roof cresting, carved woodwork and stained glass. Exp. 10-31-84 11. Lowler's Tavern 15. Mechanicsburg Commercial 16. Ninchelser, Dr., House 17. Rathburn, Levi, House 18. Second Baptist Church 19. St. Michael Catholic Church Date/Signature Attest Continuation sheet State Keeper Name Historic District Item number Mechanicsburg Baptist Thematic Group 12.

Magruder Building Mechanicsburg Multiple Resource Area Church OMB No.1024-0018 Inventory-Nomination Form 13. Masonic Temple National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Resource Area Nomination/Type of Review 20. United Methodist Church United States Department of the Interior Champaign County, OHIO National Register (3-82) NPS Form 10-900-a Dntered in tha National Beglater UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Mechaniesburg Baptist Church (Mechanicsburg Working No. - Date Due:8/15/85 - - resubmission nomination by person or local government - REJECT - Federal Agency: - L appeal Lsample -request L NR decision Discipline see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: - _technical corrections cited below _ substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3.

Classification Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Description -excellent L unaltered L original site -moved Junexposed - summary paragraph - completeness - clarity L alterations/integrity ruins Ownership Accessible Date Category Champaign County Reviewer Status Condition deteriorated Action: MRA) Recom./Criteria RETURN boundary selection Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

owner objection Reviewer's comments: Substantive Review: Has this property been determined eligible? Check one yes Present Use good WASO Form - 177 JUL 1 5 1085 J fair 85001888 OHIO Fed. Reg. Date:2/8 8-29-85 - summary paragraph - completeness - clarity - applicable criteria justification of areas checked _J relating

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

significance to the resource justification of exception 13. Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property UTM References 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification _local Historic Preservation Officer signature L Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to - Signed - Phone: - Date context Builder/Architect Maps national title attached sheet Verbal boundary description and justification 8. Significance The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _state Specific dates Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Quadrangle name relationship of integrity to significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period N.Recchie, Benj. D. Rickey & Co. 391 Library Park South, Cols., Oh Bldg. G Mechanicsburg Baptist Church 7/84 Mechanicsburg Multiple Resources NW corner Sandusky & Walnut south and east elevation Photo #11 Champaign County,Ohio Champaign County, Ohio N.Recchie, Benj. D. Rickey & Co. 391 Library Park South, Cols., Oh Mechanicsburg Multiple Resources Mechanicsburg Baptist Church 7/84 NW corner Sandusky & Walnut south and west elevations Champaign County, Ohio N.Recchie, Benj. D. Rickey & Co.

391 Library Park South, Cols., Oh Photo #13 7/84 Mechanicsburg Baptist Church Mechanicsburg Multiple Resources detail of decorative brickwork on facade Bldg.G NW corner Sandusky & Walnut Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000636 for this property Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet