Nomination for Reed, C. A., House

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OMB No. 1024-0018 received SEP | 2 1985 1. Name Reed, C.A., House street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of _ state 3. Classification X unoccupied - agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private . commercial work in progress _ educational X private residence . object - in process X yes: restricted -government _ scientific - yes: unrestricted . other: J. Thomas Hutter and Nancy J. Angerman 5471 Bubbling Wells Road OH 44266 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. 449 S. Meridian Street has this property been determined eligible? - yes - federal .

county Category Accessible both code transportation structure date Ownership industrial Ravenna entertainment park district NONE (3-82) site Public Acquisition historic being considered religious public Status local title Inventory-Nomination Form military Ohio Present Use date entered Type all entries-complete applicable sections For NPS use only 6. Representation in Existing Surveys National Register of Historic Places Portage County Recorders Office See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 2. Location National Park Service United States Department of the Interior depository for survey records 4. Owner of Property 299 West Riddle Street NPS Form 10-900 and or common 039 yes Expires 10-31-87 county Portage 7. Description .

deteriorated - unaltered X original site _ excellent _ ruins * fair - unexposed There is a stone water course, and the foundation is ashler finished stone. segmental arched hood with moldings. original doors, mantel pieces and most of the original molded baseboards. Condition glass. Check one and carved stone modillion blocks.The doors are double arched,paneled with center ornament.The entrance is an arched opening with keystone Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

are to reconstruct this porch. a mansard roof with straight sides, multi-colored and patterned slate and is elements of the Italianate and French Second Empire styles.The structure has windows are single pane double hung sash with arched upper sash.The window columns on pedestals.The portico roof is bracketed and has a simple carved bracketed at curb.The dormers on the main block have molded segmental arched The structure has two story flanking bays with quoins.The cornice is bracketed with pendants, and has molded panels and fleur-de-lis carvings.The - moveddate The interior was divided into apartments around the middle of this century.

portico has an arched roof with flared edges, and is held by paired composite arched heads.The cornice is bracketed with pendants.There is a bracketed On rear is a one story addition with mansard roof.The dormers have molded and narrow eliptical arched window opening off of a trellised porch. On extreme rear is small one story brick workshop with flat roof and corbeled There isa two story offset tower with quoins at entrance.The one story The C.A. Reed House is an imposing two story, brick structure combining Non-weathered brick at the first story level of front and rubble stone heads with simple carvings. There is a paired dormer window on front. date hoods are segmental arch with keystone and moldings.The sills are stone. side porch on west facade with square posts with simple carved heads.The encircling porch.

This was removed sometime around 1940,and is the only windows on this section are single pane with arched upper sash, and have foundation material at this same area show that the building originally had an alteration to the exterior of the building.Long term plans by the new owner 8.

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Significance -__ archeology-prehistoric community planning _archeology-historic _ science - agriculture - sculpture _x architecture - music -exploration/settlement _ philosophy - theater _industry - politics/government -other (specify) Criteria B & C significant for its historic associations with C.A. Reed, an eminent lawyer, politician, businessman and philanthropist in Ravenna in the last quarter of stands in a residential neighborhood, which also contains two less distinctive with Alphonso Hart (member of the Ohio Legislature, Lieutenant Governor of Reed was a leading Ravenna businessman, who built the first live theater in the county, the Reed Opera House, in Ravenna (no longer extant) and was maintained an office. Nearing his death, Mr.

Reed donated $25,000 to the city for the construction of Ravenna's first public library, the Reed Memorial 1600-1699 1400-1499 1871 1700-1799 1500-1599 humanitarian communications conservation transportation invention military engineering Period Builder/Architect unknown Library. prehistoric 1900- law Specific dates literature education the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth. houses of this style. Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) style popular in Ravenna in the 1860s and 1870s combining high style elements County Prosecuting Attorney (1870-74),Probate Judge (1883-89),justice of the he built a building in the downtown area for commercial lease in which he -economics -commerce The C.A.Reed House is one of more than ten buildings in Ravenna with mansard The C.A.Reed House,built 1871,isa fine example of a prominent building Cornelius A. Reed built the house in 1871,and lived there until 1924.Mr. Ohio and U.S.Congressman)in Ravenna in 1863.Reed later served as Portage X_1800-1899 Xsocial/ -art . landscape architecture._ religion of the Italianate and French Second Empire styles.The structure is also Reed was a prominent member of the legal profession, who began his practice peace and as a member of the local school board of examiners.

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

Major Bibliographical References reprint ed., Portage County Historical Society, Inc. 1972. Society, Inc. 1957. Ravenna, Ohio. Quadrangle name - UT M References .- State February 25, 1985 Nat iona? As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 GPO 911-399 date code county Easting organization Northing Zone Attest: name/title 1:24000 Quadrangle scale Verbal boundary description and justification city or town State Historic Preservation Officer signature 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 10. Geographical Data according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Keeper of the National Register Chief of Registration C.

Tim Jones Acreage of nominated property Less than 1/2 acre. The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: 460 Madison Street Sub1ot 59;63.25.ft.fronting Riddle St.X 201.5 ft.fronting Meridian St.at southeast street & number 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated For Nps use only (216) 297-7564 I hereby certity that this property is included in the National Register corner. telephone local 8/20 Page 2 Continuation sheet date entered Inventory-Nomination Form Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior For HCRS use only FHR-8-300 (11-78) Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio. Logansport, Indiana: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1898.

WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Reed, C. A., House Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: _ nomination by person or local government -appeal -sample -request Reviewer - _ see continuation sheet _technical corrections cited below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7. Description - excellent L unaltered Loriginal site J moved J summary paragraph Condition Accessible ruins completeness dates yes unexposed Ownership deteriorated Category Status Recom./Criteria alterations/integrity Portage County clarity RETURN Nomination returned for: boundary selection Federal Agency: resubmission owner objection Public Acquisition Has this property been determined eligible? 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Present Use Substantive Review: Check one NR decision Reviewer's comments: Working No. Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance _substantive reasons discussed below good Entered in the NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Discipline. ACCEPT - Action: 85003116 fair 2:3-87 8. Significance - summary paragraph relating significance to the resource Jjustification of exception - Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By - Date .

- Phone: _ Builder/Architect Signed context completeness state Specific dates applicable criteria Maps national Photographs relationship of integrity to significance clarity Verbal boundary description and justification Quadrangle name Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) UTM References State Historic Preservation Officer signature justification of areas checked 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Acreage of nominated property The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to _local title Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below A. Reed House. Ravenna, Ohio. Portage County, Ohio. Feb., 1985. Negs. - C. Tim Jones, 252 Pratt St., southwest. Photographed by C. Tim Jones. North and East Facades - facing C. A. Reed House.

Portage County, Ohio. Feb., 1985 Negs.- C. Tim Jones, 252 Pratt St. North Facade - facing south. Photographed by C. Tim Jones 229 West Riddle St., Ravenna, Ravenna, Ohio. C. A. Reed House. Feb., 1985. Negs. - C. Tim Jones, 252 Pratt St., Ravenna, Ohio. northeast. South and West Facades- facing Photographed by C. Tim Jones Portage County, Ohio. 229 West Riddle St., Ravenna, C. A. Reed House Ravenna, Ohio. Portage County, Ohio. Feb., 1985. Negs. - C. Tim Jones, 252 Pratt St. Interior stairs. Photographed by C. Tim Jones 229 West Riddle St., Ravenna, C. A. Reed Hoase. Ravenna, Ohio. Portage County, Ohio. Feb., Negs. - C. Tim Jones, 252 Pratt St., Photographed by C. Tim Jones Interior - 1st floor mantel 229 West Riddle St., Ravenna, Reed, C.A., House Ravenna, Portage 17 480520 4555780 UNITED STATES RAVENNA, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RAVENNA QUADRANGLE OHIO-PORTAGE CO.

Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of the Interior 1100 L Street, N.W. Reed, C.A., House 614/466-1500 County SOCIETY Enclosures Portage Sincerely, HISTORICAL National Park Service State Histonic Preservation Office National Register of Historic Places SINCE 1885 August 28,1985 Enclosed are two new National Register nominations.All of the appropriate Please contact me if you have any questions. Dear Carol: WRL:bp Golden Eagle Wine Cellars New Submissions Ottawa Washington, D.C. 20240 W. Ray Luce OHIO notification procedures have been followed for these new submlssions.