Nomination for Watertown Historic District

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OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service APR 1 0 1986 See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries - complete applicable sections Watertown Historic District and or common street & number East of SR 339 and north of CR 676 - not for publication city, town _ vicinity of 10-Clarence Miller X state - county - code 167 X district X public X unoccupied - agriculture _ museum -building(s) X private X commercial - park . structure - both work in progress _ educational X private residence _ site X religious in process - yes: restricted X government _ scientific - industrial - transportation - military . other: courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined eligible?

- yes - local depository for survey records entertainment 43211 Accessible Category date 10-31-87 code Multiple Watertown 1979-1980 Marietta 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Ohio Columbus Expires object 2. Location title historic Ownership 4. Owner of Property Status National Register of Historic Places 3. Classification 1. Name Inventory-Nomination Form Public Acquisition 5. Location of Legal Description Washington County Courthouse (3-82) date entered being considered Putnam Street Present Use Ohio Historic Inventory For NPS use only NPS Form 10-900 received MAR 1 3 1986 X. yes: unrestricted - federal Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Center -x excellent X original site X good X altered X moved - fair Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

is located in sections 8 and 14 of Watertown Township, primarily on 160-acre district). To the northeast of Beverly Street, Church Street runs east past Is drained by Wolf Creek, the chief stream in the township, which flows With the exception of three brick structures, the district consists of wood frame structures, both residential and commercial, sheathed in weatherboard of the rural middle class from the Civil War until World War I, the period as far as can be determined, no log bulldings survive in their original particular, wood shingle roofs and simple wood porches(photos #3 and 13). have additions to the side and/or rear, often the result of the enclosure of.

Condition ruins are distinguished by mature deciduous trees which during the summer canopy the The Watertown Historic District consists of seventy-five residential, Watertown, an unincorporated village in rural southeastern Ohio. The village 7. Description maintenance complex, concrete block structures built in the heart of the commercial, and background structures within the confines of the village of Oral sources confirm that some houses were moved from their original sites architecture is predominately vernacular in character and reflects the taste rectangular in plan, with their longer sides oriented to the street.Some Check one of Beverly Street north of its intersection with Franklin Street and has had found most often is synthetic siding, aluminum as well as vinyl; even this is Ievel thoroughfares of Beverly Street (which runs north and south) and the Brooks-Fisher House (ca.

1828), which is the second house on the west side either original or replaced wood shingles. siding applied over its original brick walls. the village limits and rises up a rather steep hill to a plateau whereon Lot No. 821 as laid out by the Ohio Company. The topography of this part of the state and of the plat of Watertown is hilly (photos #1 and 2).The small Franklin runs east and west)(see attached sketch map of the X unaltered stands the Presbyterian Church, located outside of the district. The village and painted white. The village derives its special character from these cement block bulldings, and one swimming pool.

Although a few bulldings have construction can be assumed from several historic photos which show, in been lost, for the most part newer structures have not been built in their date deteriorated side porches.Roofing material varies, but slate or standing-seam metal was southwest of the commercial center of the village.

Most of the streetscapes In the beginning the village consisted of log structures and two brick houses; place.The most garish intrusion in the district is the Watertown Township primarily confined to Beverly Street north of Church Street.An exception is condition.Several of the early frame houses do survive; their early date of NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Watertown Historic District, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Item number 7 By far the most outstanding characteristic of the village of Watertown is the spindles, brackets, sawtooth trim, and small pendants. Historic photos and early twentieth century. Of the five early commercial structures, two have been razed: one large store located at the northeast corner of Beverly and Franklin Streets, and another, considerably smaller, just north of the Odd Fellows Hall on Beverly Street.

Many notable bulldings are located along Beverly Street beginning north of its 6) and continuing north through the residential area to Beverly Street's Intersection with S.R. 339 at the district's northern boundary (photos #7 and The Weihl-Fisher Store, located on the northwest corner of the Beverly quarter of the nineteenth century for Jacob Weihl and is the largest The house was first occupied by Abijah Brooks, the village's first columns and features a railing with a delicate Eastlake balustrade; the porch was not remodelled by Watertown's generation of carpenter-builders and as a Page (3-82) Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places Weihl-Fisher Store is the Brooks-Fisher House, a two-story brick residence practiced in Watertown his entire life. occupied the residence since construction of the store.

continued in that family for two generations.Directly north of the acquired its present appearance with three storerooms on the first story and built ca.1830 which has been sided recently with aluminum #11 and North of the Brooks-Fisher House are the Dr.John Bohl Office and house.Dr. intersection with Franklin Street in the business district #4,5,and graduated from the College of Medicine and Surgery in Cincinnati in 1859 and OMB NO.1024-0018 and Franklin Street intersection #9 and 10),was built during the last Continuation sheet general remodel ing effort carried on by at least two carpenter-builders in the had row windows which opened into a public meeting hall.

Later, a boomtown front was added to the two-story vernacular wood frame bullding and the store with brackets and modillions--one at the roofline and one dividing the two occupied by several generations of the Bohl family; it was built by Dr. E. Bohl, a physician and surgeon who practiced in Watertown. John Bohl (b. 1828) porches consist of a sawn balustrade, turned posts, and highly detalled, lacy, Eastlake-style ornament on the upper portion of the porches, including with a gable roof and boomtown front, a type found in countless American DESCRIPTION date entered postmaster;traditionally the storekeepers of the Weihl-Fisher Store have with a one-story open frame porch extending across the facade (second building commercial structure in the village.Originally a portion of its second story elaborate porches which grace many of the otherwise simple houses.

oral sources reveal that, in many cases, these porches were added as part of a Bohl's 0ffice the only high-style commercial building in the OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Watertown Historic District, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Item number The Odd Fellows Hall (ca. 1901), the fifth building north of Franklin Street on the west side of Beverly Street, is significant as an unaltered commercial street, the building is distinguished by a vernacular two-room storefront at The village's major intrusion is located north of the I.O.O.F. Hall.

Two township maintenance facility, is one of the most interesting buildings in in the Schweikert family until1952 and served as the Watertown Auditorium handsome facade features a curvilinear boomtown front with a centered double door entry, shielded by a flat hood and capped by a palladian window, and bracketed boomtown front (photos #17 and 18). north and has a residential character from Church Street to its intersection photo #6 includes a view of both sides of Beverly Street from this point. identical houses south of Church Street with elaborate Eastlake porches which wrap around the front and sides of the bulldings (shown on the left in photo closed.

Page (3-82) Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places NPS Form 10-900-a Basically unaltered,this building has a wooden storefront featuring a middle and on the right).The Methodist Church is a vernacular from the right).The John Schweikert and James Dunbar Houses are The Woodford Iocated north of the Barth-Schweikert Store. Barth-Schweikert Store are both pictured in photo #16 buildings in the fanlight #19),the house earlier had an open frame porch with Eastlake Continuation sheet village. A wood frame structure with its gable end oriented toward the Bankoriginally andlater usedas a clubroom by the Odd Fellows after the bank wood frame structure with a projecting center bay which originally rose to a detail as shown in an historic photo (photo #20). Beverly Street continues with S.R.

339 at the district's northern boundary. Photo #3 shows an both sides of the street. The east side of Beverly Street between Franklin and Church Streets combines Watertown Township Hall is the third building north of Franklin Street on the DESCRIPTION date entered until purchased by the Grange.Built in a Colonial Revival style,the northeast corner of Beverly and Franklin Streets.The streetscape shown in right in photo #14).The north storeroom was occupied by the First National street level anda four-bay arrangement on the second level on the east side of #21;also shown in photo #6--the second building NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Item number #22).

Both houses feature a hipped gable end orientation to the street, have elaborate pedimental ornament which includes stick-style exposed framing, sawtooth fascia board, bracketing, and decorative attic ventilation louvres Vernacular wood frame residences are found in the area on Beverly Street south of Franklin (photo #25). vernacular wood frame residences on the north side of Franklin Street east of Beverly Street (photo #26)--the Sarah Greenless house, the J.L. Schweikert House, and the Josiah Burchett House, all mid-nineteenth century wood frame residences which were remodeled by Fred Schweikert in the early twentieth century by the addition of elaborately carved Eastlake porches.

The Schweikert House is shown in photos #27 and 28 before and after the The John Schweikert Shop (photo #29) is the fifth bullding on the south side two-story wood frame structure with a gently sloping gable roof. originally served as a wagon making shop for J.L. Schweikert and then as Fred an early construction date but the actual date is unknown. The Watertown Hotel (ca. 1830) is located on the southeast corner of Franklin open frame porch with a hip roof and decorative brackets. Franklin Street extends west from Beverly Street, crosses S.R. 339 and ends The remaining residential bulldings are all wood frame vernacular residences, many with Eastlake porches, dating from the second half of the twentieth century (photos #36, 37, and 38). Schweikert.

Page (3-82) National Register of Historic Places OMB NO.1024-0018 buildings are residential wood frame structures with a variety of applied architectural detail dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the early elements in this area within the district's boundaries. The remaining used as a hotel and boarding house, this three-story wood frame building is Franklin Street is largely residential.The only commercial structures are Gate entered within the districtls boundaries (photo #30).The Schweikert Shop is a (photos #23 and 24). Both houses were undoubtedly built and detailed by John remodel ing. A handsome vernacular Colonial Revival residence (ca. 1915) the fourth building on east Frank|in Street and the last within the district. and Beverly Streets (photo #31).

Probably built by the Wagner Brothers and been built on the south side of Franklin Street in this area (photos #32 and Continuation sheet DESCRIPTION Tree-lined Church Street runs east from Beverly Street up a steep hill. Two near the South Branch of the Wolf Creek.Two contemporary ranch houses have nineteenth century (photos #34 and 35). OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Item number Contributing buildings -- 65 Non-Contributing buildings -- 10 received Page (3-82) Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places Continuation sheet date entered For NPS use only NPS Form 10-900-a Watertown Historic District, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Areas of Significance - Check and justify below --.

archeology-prehistoric -community planning _art - music X_ 1800-1899 X 1900- - politics/government .transportation Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Most of the buildings in the district were constructed between 1850 and The turn of the century, however, brought the widespread development of nearby underground oil deposits, with over five hundred farms in Washington County stations in life. These houses are typified by the Hughes-Martin House blossoming town (photo #14). Leander Cornes, twins who built the township hall (photo 21) and the Dr. Bohn Schweikert on Beverly Street bear Schweikert porches, along with pedimental 1600-1699 1700-1799 commerce 1500-1599 1400-1499 communications economics 8.

Significance invention philosophy education engineering Period industry humanitarian theater Builder/Architect science unknown social/ sculpture agriculture law exploration/settlement generally vernacular in style, are indicative of the widespread local family home and remodeled it, adding his distinctive style of porch with lacy, .conservation few commercial buildings are also significant as examples of rural commercial _archeology-historic the Watertown Planing Mill shown in the foreground in photo #2),Leonard and is reflected primarily in the village's residential structures which, while .architecture The late nineteenth century saw relatively little activity in the village. Schweikert (1872-1953) was the son of wagonmaker J.L.

Schweikert, who died in Watertown is a very well-preserved southeastern Ohio village whose primary lasting contribution to the village's architectural, as well as aesthetic, 1901 and whose wake is chronicled in photo #27.Fred Schweikert took over the documented the work of several craftsmen--the Wagner operated (recently demolished),built by oil speculator Sam Hughes and ornamented by -prehistoric identical houses built in 1901 for storekeeper James T.Dunbar (1840-1911) and sawn balustrade, turned posts, scrollwork and bracketry (photo #28).The other (specify) 1901 view and a contemporary view of the same house.

Criteria A and C literature military architecture from the last quarter of the nineteenth #14 and Office (photo #13),and Fred Schweikert who was the village!s most prolific the familiar "Watertown porch.In 1901,probably spurred by the oil - religion investment by 1902 was $44 million, more than the appraised value of all the Specific dates ca.

1850 - 1926 were remodeled by local craftsmen who replaced earlier, simpler porches and developers moved to Watertown and built homes suitable to their newfound It was during these years that the builder-carpenters of Watertown made their adaptation of Eastlake ornamentation by Watertown carpenters.This trend is significance is derived from its architecture.This architectural character ornament with the elaborate ornamental porches which have come to characterize the village.Such alteration is documented in photos #27 and 28 which show a displayed in many of the village's wood frame dwellings which have extremely landscape architecture 1910; during the early years of the twentieth century some of the older homes period saw a building boom,"greatly attributable to the oil industry.Oil the 1.0.0.F.lodge #152 built their new hall on Beverly Street,with quarters Andrews, Martin.

History of Marietta & Washington County, Ohio (Chicago, 1902). Quadrangle name Watertown, Ohio Quadrangle scale 1:24000 UT M References see attached continuation sheet - state street & number city or town _ local _ national State Historic Preservation Officer signature Chief of Registration date 10.

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Geographical Data Northing county Easting code Zone 9. Major Bibliographical References name/title Attest: 11. Form Prepared By telephone 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Verbal boundary description and justification organization Ohio Historical Center I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: 14368500 For NPs use only 60 acres February, 1980/October, 1985 As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated sper of the National Register GPO 911-399 4,3 6,8 290 43168790 Acreage of nominated property 141451250 Entered in tho G 17 [445660 14,316,8980 OMB No.

1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Watertown Historic District, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio others like him during the early years of the twentieth century gave Watertown its personal character--a character which has changed little with The township, which bears the same name as the village, dates from 1806, Watertown Township was Ohio Company land, laid out in 160-acre lots. The was platted in 1838 by William Woodford, John Paine, John Burchett, and Dennis last mill, probably John Seeley's mill of 1896, burned in the early 1970s (see photo #1--mill is located in the lower right hand corner).

Intersection of two of the oldest roads in the township, the old the 1890s, Watertown had about thirty familles, a mill, a school, three other companies which served the area, and operated the exchange out of his Church (built1869-1870) and the Methodist Church (1881, photo #16, center). same year, a Universalist Church building was built on the north side of Page (3-82) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form the passage of time. Item number 8 trim and decorative attic ventilation louvres. Finally, his 1926 Grange Hall, churches (two of which remain),and two stores, one opened by Conrad Bohl in NPS Form 10-900-a date entered village itself was originally located entirely on 160-acre Lot No.821,and station at the northeast corner of Beverly and Franklin Streets(photo #5). Co.,from a building located just east of Beverly Street.

Continuation sheet combining Colonial Revival detail and Western Stick Style bracketry, remains Woodford became an early businessman and was the village's second The most rapid growth took place between 1851 and 1860 when the number of The village flourished during the early days partly due to its location at the Waterford (now Beverly Street). Abijah Brooks, the first postmaster, opened a store in 1828 and lived in the brick house next door (photos #11 and 12). By and 18)which in 1901 was sold to John Barth who also operated a post office The religious institutions presently in the village include the Presbyterian The local Presbyterian congregation was organized in 1831 and met in various 1840 there were only five houses, three more by 1841, and seventeen by 1851. formed the Watertown and Vincent Telephone Co.

He was also active in three SIGNIFICANCE Marietta-Lancaster Road Franklin Street),and the county road to first dwelling erected in the village.This house remained in the Woodford flouring as well as saw mills, operated continuously until the 1950s.The places until the present edifice was constructed and dedicated in 1870.That not left behind.In 1890,Hezekiah Fisher was one of a committee of five who OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Watertown Historic District, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Item number 8 house of worship was erected.

The commercial needs of Watertown were generally met within, and many of the which still stands beside his turn-of-the-century house on Church Street, now Klinger had an active planing mill (see Photo #2) on Beverly Street, which Turned out bullding materials; through the years, various owners of the planing mill also built houses under contract. For many years, Watertown was His two-story Itallanate office (photo #13 is the only high-style commercial #30) in a bullding later occupled by his son, Fred, the well-known local carpenter. Cass Wood lived at the corner of Church and Beverly Streets and village cobbler, lived beside Cass Wood. Clothing needs were taken care of Church Street and whose houses remain today.

Even during the early days of the twentieth century, the village's quiet retired farmer, bought the Miles Woodford House on Church Street beside the Universalist Church and lived out his retirement in the village. with not even one general store, no mills, and none of the activity which it knew years ago (photo #4). Its architecture, however, with few exceptions, is Page (3-82) Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places NPS Form 10-900-a The Watertown House the J.Carroll Buchett House)was built by Josiah atmosphere made it attractive to older people from the less "settled" parts of either with "store-bought" clothes from any of the three stores or from three

1901) made wagons in his shop on the south side of Franklin Street (photo Tyrannous Power was a Civil War veteran Regiment, Continuation sheet village dates from 1862 when meetings were held in the school house. butcher, Carson Ellis, had a one-story Itallanate shop beside the Lodge Hall, remains essentially unaltered today. The largestable associated with Burchett's business stands beside the house. James Buchanan also had a stable structure in the village. Dr. Charles Scott came to the village about 1900 and built a new office/residence, now the home of Mattie Schwelkert. Two O.V.I.) who bullt his house overlooking the village to the east. Sara Greenless (1835-1912) lived on Frankin Street (photo #26, first house on the left) behind Dunbar's store; she lived off the profits of the 400-acre farm which she co-owned with her brother.

Henry Liebrand (1855-1928), another Cincinnati in 1859, and helped to organize the state medical society in 1860. SIGNIFICANCE occupied by his daughter.Jude Ford and W.G. Woodford operated a tannery on date entered Church Street; this building was razed during the 1950s.Methodism in the made wagons and furniture for many years.Frank Klinger (1847-1932),the NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service date entered Watertown Historic District, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio midwest before the First World War. Al though no longer a busy rural center, the village retains the essential architectural character, particularly in its residential architecture, early twentieth century.

Commercial buildings, though presently vacant, are intact, and, like the houses, reflect the architectural taste of the rural, Page Inventory-Nomination Form (3-82) Item number National Register of Historic Places For NPS use only Continuation sheet SIGNIFICANCE unaltered, and the village embodies many of the characteristics of the rural associated with its past. The work of local artisans is still recognized, as small town midwest of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. evidenced by the retention of most of the fine ornamental porches from the Expires 10-31-87 received ONB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Watertown Historic District, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Continuation sheet GEOGRAPHICAL DATA - Verbal Item number Beginning at the southeast corner of S.R.

339 and Beverly Street, then South feet to a point; then West approximately 700 feet along the rear property Iines of the houses on the South side of Franklin Street; then North S.R. 339 to the place of beginning. Watertown) has been excluded because it includes only intrusive The only other excluded buildings are a ranch house on eastern Franklin Street and two ranch houses, a badly remodeled house, a 1950 school building, the of the district is bounded by the wooded banks of the South Branch of the Wolf rises to the north.

Boundary VBD (3-82) National Register of Historic Places Page 2 Inventory-Nomination Form a point;then West 130 feet to the East side of S.R.339;then Southwest along approximately 150 feet to the North side of Franklin Street;then West along NPS Form 10-900-a Expires 10-31-87 property lines of the houses on the South side of Franklin Street to a point on the South side of Church Street; then North approximately 350 feet to a Presbyterian Church, and the site of a demolished building on eastern Franklin cohesive area nominated. The boundaries are formed in response both to the largely open fields. Open fields also bound the northeast boundarles. A hill on the East side of S.R. 339; then Southwest along S.R. 339 approximately 175 structures--three ranch houses, a gas station, a swimming pool, and a trailer.

date entered Watertown, Washington County, Ohio - Non-contributing A Photographs KEY: Boundary Franklin St. D Contributing BRANCH WOLF SR 339 Cemetery WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT NORTH Sketch Map: RUN Watertown, Washington County, Ohio # Non-contributing A Photographs Boundary KEY: WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Sketch Map: Franklin St. SR 339 NOATH WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Watertown Historic District Fed. Reg. Date National Registen Action: nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: - -sample Lrequest - NR decision Reviewer's comments: -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 Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description J excellent J unaltered -original site -ruins - moved J unexposed summary paragraph boundary selection Ownership Date resubmission yes Status Reviewer Recom./Criteria REJECT completeness Discipline deteriorated alterations/integrity appeal clarity Category Accessible Washington County Entered in the Condition Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Substantive Review: good Working No. RETURN Present Use Check one ?-3-87 MAR I 3 1986 Date Due: 4/10 fair 8. Significance LJ summary paragraph -Jjustification of exception L Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name 11. Form Prepared By 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national _state State Historic Preservation Officer signature L Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed Phone: _ GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet clarity context Builder/Architect Date relationship of integrity to significance Maps local justification of areas checked title Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) UTM References relating significance to the resource Specific dates Verbal boundary description and justification applicable criteria Areas ofSignificanceCheck and justify below Period BIRDS EYE VIEW OF Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, 1/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio (Leland Ford collection) WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Historic panorama of Watertown taken from a hill south of Wolf Creek in the southwest Photo taken by David L.

Taylor, 11/79 Columbus, Ohio (WAS 10-3-1) WATERTOWN, OHIO Watertown, Washington County, Ohio (Leland Ford collection) 2/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Historic view of Beverly St. looking south with planing mill in the foreground. WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Photo by David L. Taylor, 1l/79 Columbus, Ohio (WAS 10-4-2) NORTH MAIN ST: WATERTUWN DHIO. WATERIOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT from Church St. (Leland Ford collection) Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, 3/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Historic view of Beverly St. looking north Photo by David L. Taylor, 1l/79 Columbus, Ohio WAS 10-4-1) #4 of 38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David A. Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio Streets including the Weihl-Fisher Store.

Northwest corner of Franklin and Beverly Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David A. Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio Streets. Northeast corner of Franklin and Beverly Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT #5 of 38 Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Beverly St. looking north from Franklin St. WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT WAtertown, Washington County, Ohio Columbus, Ohio WAS 8-7-5) #6 of 38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Photo taken by David A. Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, district's northern boundary. WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Residences on east side of Beverly St. at Photo by David A. Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio district's northern boundary.

Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, 8/38 Residences on west side of Beverly St. at WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Watertown, Washington County, Ohio WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Weihl-Fisher Store, historic photo (Leland Ford collection). 9/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Columbus, Ohio (WAS 10-2-2) Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 "boomtown" front. 10/38 Weihl-Fisher Store, contemporary photo showing WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, (WAS 7-5-3) WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Columbus, Ohio (WAS 10-7-1) (Leland Ford collection) Brooks-Fisher House, historic photo Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Photo by David L.

Taylor, 1l/79 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio #11/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Columbus, Ohio (WAS 7-5-5) 12/38 Brooks-Fisher House, showing addition of Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT siding in 1979. PONY ANTIQUES Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Dr. John Bohl Office Building, Beverly Street 13/38 WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Photo by David I. Taylor, 11/79 showing, from right to left, I.o.o.F. B1dg., Watertown, Washington County, Ohio 14/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Streetscape of Beverly St. from the northeast Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L.

Taylor, 11/79 Columbus, Ohio (": 15/38 Township Fire Department and Maintenance Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Center, Beverly St. WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Columbus, Ohio (WAS 7-7-5) from left to right, Grange Hall, Methodist 16/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Church, and Barth-Schweikert Store. West side of Beverly St. looking north showing, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Barth-Schweikert Store, historic photo (Leland Ford collection) 17/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Columbus, Ohio (WAS 9-6-3) Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 18/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Barth-Schweikert Store, contemporary photo.

WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Beverly St. at base of Church St. Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Beverly St. north of the Barth-Schweikert 19/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Store. Woodford House (east facade) on west side of Columbus, Ohio (WAS 7-7-1) Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Columbus, Ohio (WAS 10-1-3) 20/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio collection) Woodford House, historic photo (Leland Ford Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 21/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Watertown Township Hall, third building north WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT of Franklin St.on east side of Beverly St. Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio (WAS 7-4-5) WATERTOWN, O. Photo by David L.

Taylor, 11/79 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio 22/38 Historic photo of Beverly St. looking south from Church St. (Leland Ford collection). Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Columbus, Ohio Watertown, Washington County, Ohio 23/38 John Schweikert House, Beverly St. Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 24/38 WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT John Schweikert House, detail of porch. Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David A. Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio Beverly Street, looking north from the 25/38 southern boundary. WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, North side of Franklin St. looking east, show- J. L. Schweikert House, & J. Burchett House.

26/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, ing, from left to right, S. Greenless House, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio alterations. 27/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Photo by David L. Taylor, 1l/79 WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT J. L. Schweikert House, 190l photo prior to Columbus, Ohio (WAS 10-7-2) Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 28/38 J. L. Schweikert House, contemporary photo Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, after alterations. WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 J. L. Schweikert Shop, south side of Franklin 29/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Columbus, Ohio (WAS 8-4-3) Photo by David A.

Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio 30/38 from the northwest. Streetscape, south side of Franklin Street WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT 31/38 Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Watertown Hotel, southeast corner of Franklin and Beverly Sts. Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Photo by David L. Taylor, 1l/79 676 339 WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Columbus, Ohio Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Franklin St., looking southeast from the north- 32/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, west corner of S.R. 339 and Franklin St. Photo by David A. Simmons, 9/85 EAST Photo by David A. Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio Frankling St., looking southwest from the 33/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, northeast corner of S.R. 339 and Franklin St.

WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Watertown, Washington County, Ohio NATERTOWN, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 looking west from Beverly St. (Leland Ford 34/38 collection) Historic photo, north side of Franklin St. Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, 339 JCT WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 35/38 North side of Franklin St., looking west from Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Beverly St. Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Photo by David L. Taylor, 11/79 36/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Church Street looking west from the top of a hill. WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Columbus, Ohio (WAS 8-7-4) Photo by David A.

Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio 37/38 Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Church Street, looking west from the district Watertown, Washington County, Ohio boundary in the east. Photo by David A. Simmons, 9/85 Columbus, Ohio 38/38 WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT Negative filed at Ohio Historical Society, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio Residence north of Church Street on T.R. 170l. WATERTOWN QUADRANGLE Watertown, Washington County, Ohio UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) WATERTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WATERTOWN, OH STATE OF OHIO Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 March 4, 1986 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of the Interior P.O.

Box 37127 of the appropriate notification procedures have been followed for these new Watertown Historic District Barrett, George, House Golden Eagle Wine Cellars Please contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely, State Historic Preservation Office SOCIETY 614/466-1500 County Washington HISTORICAL Greene Portage Ottawa WRL:bp Enclosures Enclosed are two new National Register nominations and two resubmissions.All National Park Service W.Ray Luce National Register of Historic Places Dear Carol: New Submissions Crystal Lake Stock Farm Id 86000728 LI 04/10/1986 OH Washington E of OH 339 and N of OH 676 City Watertown Date 04/10/ Resource Type 4 Total Address DISTRICT Restrict Acreage Name Vicinity Multiple Day45 More Park ACTION: Watertown Historic District Noncontributing bldg State NATIONAL REGISTER INFORMATION SYSTEM Site Strc Obj Washington OHIO County Status LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER City