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APR 1 7 1986 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 < SINCE 1885 4. Present Name(s) A1i-138, 139-8 5. Other Name(s) 3. Location of Negatives 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories Basement? Yes X 17. Date(s) or Period 1914; 1922 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 31. Wall Construction 8. Site Plan with North Arrow 19. Architect or Engineer Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder 33. No. of Bays Front 8 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use stretcher bond 35. Plan Shape F-shaped 23. Ownership Public Road? 36. Changes Addition M Private K Altered St in #42) 24. Owner's Name & Address, if known 37. Condition 9. U.T.M. Reference 25. Open to Preservation Structure O Building X Object O 39. Endangered? 11. On National By What? 27. Other Surveys in Which Included 13. Part of Estab. Yes O I District 40.
Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41. Distance from and Frontage on Road 43. History and Significance 44. Description of Environment and Outbuildings The building is located on the north side of East High Street, the east 45. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by Ohio Historic Inventory of Lima, 1979 47. Organization interview with Anne Beehler, local historian, 9/85 concrete unknown commerce Zone Lima County Exterior Register? fair Underway? SOCIETY Easting Site Side none Eligible? HISTORICAL brick Northing Allen Interior Barr Hotel 4513470 Ohio Historic Preservation Office (Explain 614/466-1500 which culminate in flattened, stylized Ionic capitals.
As such it well represents the fourth and most recent era of prosperity in 201-209 East High Street features a cut stone watertable and large, fixed pane display windows.T OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY 200-218 North Union Street dows of the facade are separated by glazed brick pilasters side of North Union Street, and the west side of North Central Street in Standard Oil's completion of the Texas pipeline(making Lima"the pipeline Council for the Arts The Barr building isa little altered hotel from the early 20th century. 191l Sanborn Maps of Lima The paired 1/l double hung sash win- Lima-Barr, Limited Potent'!? 15. Name of Established District 42. Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) Date 49.
Revision Date(s) for the Anes bond Arts Council Rachel Barber Photo Lima's economic history.The great expansion of the Lima Locomotive Works The first floor of this F-shaped,7 story building Small l/1 double hung sash windows with segmental brick flat Northvnion Moved 50. House Type No. 53. Farmstead Plan 51. Historic Outbuildings and Dependencies Corn Crib or Shed C Smoke House, D Silo O Carriage House Summer Kitchen O or Ice House 52. Archaeological Site on Property? Yes D Basis for Information Owner Collection - 54. Photo Cultural Materials Noted D Roll No. 42. (Cont'd) Type Name Other Spring House Barn Type(s) Picture No(s). Code No. Above Greund Earthworks or Mound O OAI No. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp.
10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Inventory - Nomination Form 42, 43 Barr Hotel, Lima, Allen County, Ohio Ohio Historic Inventory lintels are symmetrically placed about the north side and rear wings. THe building's west and south rooflines feature brackets, wide eaves, and a double row of dentiles. The square 4 story brick features a wide cut stone watertable and four-course bands of tan stretcher brick trimmed by a decorative ribbon of terra cotta. The corner entrance and large display windows retain their transoms of single, paired and trebled 1/1 double hung sash windows of the 2nd-4th checked terra cotta punctuated by ovoids of shields and streamers, which attached to the southeast corner of the hotel was annexed for a nightclub (The Rainbow Room) in 1939.
This building was constructed as the Ohio establishments constructed in Lima between 1910 and 1925 to house the of years as state legislator and prosecuting attorney. Because of its sitting only 1-1/2 blocks from Lima's depot, the Barr Hotel was building will be developed as a senior citizens center and housing for the elderly within the next year. 1-1/2 blocks east. Page nat180.doc National Register of Historic Places date entered Continuation Sheet Item number Less than one acre. (3-82) For NPS use only received4/1 7 186 the light and dark materials used in construction. Its lower floor 2-story building with glazed brick face and 1/1 double hung sash windows Rainbow Room was Lima's hot spot during the 40s and 50s. capital of the world"), and later, post-World War I production decade of this century.
THe Barr Hotel was one of four such the 1914 building to the south at the time of construction. The complex was developed by Ortha O. Barr, a local attorney who also served a number considered the first choice for rail passengers. The Barr family retained ownership of the property through the 1950s. The now vacant downtown Lima. The north-south railroad lines through the city runs of Lima. "incorporation" gains much of its attractiveness from the interplay of provided the impetus for the city's very strong growth during the first Verbal Boundary Description:West half of lots 6,7,8 in the original plat OMB NO. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Page 3 ~L3 Thematic Group Nomination/Type of Review 21. Cahill, Beck and R. C. 23. Cardosi Building 94.
Holland Block (Demolished) Keeper Buildings Date/Signature Attest Name State National Register Continuation sheet received Ohio Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places Item number Barr Hotel EXP. 12/31/84 date entered For NPS use only Lima Multiple Resource Area Entered in the COE/OWNER OBJECTION WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Barr Hotel (Lima MRA) Fed. Reg. Date243 87 nomination by person or local government _ REJECT - owner objection Federal Agency: _ Lappeal J sample Jrequest Reviewer's comments: Date Due: _ _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: _technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description -J unaltered - original site -moved summary paragraph Status Accessible completeness Category deteriorated unexposed ruins Ownership Discipline Reviewer excellent yes Recom./Criteria RETURN clarity resubmission Condition Allen County Action: Public Acquisition boundary selection alterations/integrity Working No. Substantive Review: Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Present Use 86001053 Check one NR decision 1. Name fair good 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph J applicable criteria justification of areas checked J relating significance to the resource relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception Other 9.
Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to- Phone: - GPO 918-450 Date Builder/Architect Period Signed.
title completeness context clarity national Maps Quadrangle name local Acreage of nominated property Verbal boundary description and justification UTM References The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet _state WE DELIVER ANDIS PIZZA 227-8466 ONE WAY Lima, Allen County, Ohio View #1 : West facade, looking northwest Photographer: Rachel Barber SE Corner High & Union Streets September 1985 Barr Hotel Negatives: Lima Council for the Arts Lima, Allen County, Ohio Photographer: Rachel Barber Negatives: Lima Council For The Arts September 1985 SE Corner High & Union Streets Barr Hotel View #2: Southwest Corner Lima, Allen County, Ohio Photographer: Rachel Barber View #3: South elevation Negatives: Lima Council For The Arts Barr Hotel September 1985 SE Corner High & Union Streets Lima, Allen County, Ohio Barr Hotel September 1985 Photographer: Rachel Barber SE Corner High & Union Streets Negatives: Lima Council for the Arts View #4: Garage BARR BARR HOTEL BARR HOTEL LIMA, ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO SEPTEMBER 1985 PHOTOGRAPHER: RACHEL BARBER NEGATIVES: LIMA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS VIEW 5: REAR, WESTERN VIEW SE CORNER HIGH & UNION STREETS hima, Allen County 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) LIMA, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Barr Hotel 4513470 40084-F1-TF-024 LIMA QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HICHWAYS STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey LIMA, OHIO MUNICIPAL BUILDING LIMA, OHIO 45801 (419) 228-5462 HARRY J.
MOYER, MAYOR October 1, 1985 Mr. David Simmons Ohio Preservation Office Ohio Historic Center 985 Velma Avenue Columbus, OH 43211 Dear Mr. Simmons: The City of Lima has a demonstrated commitment to the sensitive to the preservation of architectural and historic The proposed restoration of the Barr Hotel, a building which held a significant place in local history during the early 1900s, is consistent with our efforts to preserve buildings of local historic merit. Ltd. to nominate this building for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Landmarks thereby preserving a part of our local history and retaining a valuable community RCS: jf qualities. resource.
Lima Challenges the Future Today CITY OF LIMA, OHIO restoration of our Central Business District in a manner I urge your favorable action on the request by Lima-Barr; LIMA METROPOLITAN AREA.IN THE HEART OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA Richard C./Schroeder Director of Planning AREA AGENCY AREA AGENCY ON AGING 311 EAST MARKET, SUITE 201 LIMA, OHIO 45801 October 2, 1985 Mr. David Simmons Ohio Preservation Office 985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr. Simmons: The Area Agency on Aging, PSA 3 is interested in cooperating with the City ot Lima, Ohio in the restoration of the downtown residential district. Multi-purpose Senior Citizen Center, an Elderly Day Care Center and a Central basement for an area in excess of twenty thousand square feet.
and the citizens who will be utilizing this area recognize the historic signifi- Our Agency would urge you to consider favorably the nomination of this building Your consideration will be appreciated. Harold K. Dahill Executive Director A Funding Agency of the Ohio Commission on Aging Respectfully, Landmarks. sak AGING Planning and Service Area Three cance to their heritage. Nutrition Site for all sixty year plus citizens of Allen County. This facility (419) 222-7723 will comprise approximately seventy-five percent of the street level floor and Ohio Historic Center owned by the Lima-Barr Ltd. to be placed on the National Register of Historic Our Agency is particularly in favor of redevelopment of the Barr Hotel for a Council For The Arts Of Greater Lima Memorial Hall P.O. Box 1124 Lima. Ohio 45802 (419) 225-9165 October 3, 1985 Mr.
David Simmons Ohio Preservation Office Ohio Historic Center 985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr. Simmons: The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima wishes to support the nomination of the Barr Hotel to the National Register heritage it has played in the development of downtown Lima Bruce Thompson Sincerely President of Historic Landmarks in order to preserve a portion of the since 1917. 68 PRESTON ROAD COLUMBUS. OHIO 43209 TELEPHONE: 614-253-5998 October 7, 1985 Mr. David Simmons m and assistance. David M. Work cc: file DMW/me Lima Barr Ltd. Partners rules and regulations of the Historical Certifica- Managing General Partner tion Process and we hereby waive the right to Ohio Historic Center We as Managing Partners of the Lima Barr Ltd.
Partnership which will be the owner of the Barr Thank you for your cooperatio Apartment Project in Lima, Ohio understand the 985 Velma Avenue Ohio Preservation Office Dear Mr. Simmons: comment on this historical process. Sincegefy. RECEIVED OCT 1 0 1985 Mr. David Simmons Dear Mr. Simmons: to regain a sense of place through sensitive treatment Martha S. MacDonell 419-228-8647 Director Sincerely, COMMUNITY Register of Historic Landmarks. Thank you for your consideration. World War I industrial production. It is important to the future growth of our community nomination of the Barr Hotel for inclusion in the National A Project of The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima This seven story structure is our best example ofa is one of the beginning steps in this process.
1985 Velma Avenue The Barr Hotel nomination 43211 Ohio Historical Society SERVICES Coordinator of Community Design Services Community Design project of the Council for Chairman of the Board and hostelry which was constructed in the early 19oo's to Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification As designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-565), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
State Historic Preservation Officer signature For NPS use only I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Chief of Registration date 614/466-1500 SOCIETY title Attest: HISTORICAL National Reglster The evatuated significance of this , paperty within the state is: OHIO Entered in tba Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue SINCE 1885 April 2, 1986 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Department of the Interior 1100 L Street, N.W. Dear Carol: note that we have received letters walving their right to comment from the Barr Hotel (amendment to Lima Multiple St. Joseph's Catholic Church St. Philip's Episcopal Church Layman, Christopher C., Law Office Please contact me if you have any questions.
SOCIETY 614/466-1500 Sandusky HISTORICAL Cuyahoga County Perry Enclosures Columbiana Sincerely, Pickaway Detroit-Warren Building Heights-Rockefeller Building Resource Area) New Submissions give a substantive review to St.Joseph's Catholic Church. Allen WRL:bp State Historic Preservation Office Church of the Ascension Columbus, Ohio 43211 Enclosed are seven new National Register nominations. All of the appropriate notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. Please W.Ray Luce