Nomination for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Terminal

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United States Department of the Interior date entered 7-10-86 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Terminal street & number - not for publication Young stown city, town - vicinity of state Ohio X unoccupied X building(s) - work in progress . private residence _ religious - yes: unrestricted CSX Corporation, Real Estate Department courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. has this property been determined eligible? 1976, revised 1985 depository for survey records Ohio Historical Center, 1985 Velma Avenue 43211 Location museum government Accessible Category both code yes date transportation educational commercial Richmond structure entertainment historic Ownership industrial Columbus site Virginia district object Ohio agriculture Public Acquisition scientific Status public park National Park Service Inventory-Nomination Form Present Use 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys National Register of Historic Places 3. Classification Type all entries-complete applicable sections 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 530 Mahoning Avenue Mahoning County Courthouse See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 120 Market Street in process NPS Form 10-900 Xprivate OMB NO.1024-0018 1. Name military and or common For NPS use only 707 East Main Street X being considered X other: vacant _local 039 county county Mahoning (3-82) Ohio Historic Inventory title 7. Description X unaltered X original site _moved date . unexposed block and the first floor of the wings, while square-headed windows are The crenelated porte cochere is a dominant feature of the main facade, and Condition facade treatment.

classically-inspired entrance, and the presence of brick window surrounds its segmentally-arched openings reflect those elsewhere in the building. Check one overlooking the space from the second-floor office and baggage areas. cochere as its dominant features.A secondary facade is built into the which are designed to resemble quoins in a classical motif.Round-headed provide access for the transfer of passenger baggage from the ground floor central gabled pavilion on both the front and rear facades, the Elevator, restroom and ticket counter facilities also remain intact.

railroad embankment on the track side of the building and repeats the main pressed metal ceiling, currently obscured by a drop acoustical ceiling.At rear of the station is only one and one-half stories at track level.The The original building entrance is shielded by the porte cochere and railroad line overlooking the Mahoning River with a view of downtown unchanged nature of the site, with tracks and roadway still intact, gives in several of the arched openings on the ground floor of the terminal to either end of the waiting area are balconies with wrought iron railings from Mahoning Avenue and features a central gabled entry pavilion and porte or segmentally-arched bays are found in the second floor of the central sill and belt course of darker sandstone between the first and second the building's setting a great deal of integrity. pediment in the blind arch.

full transom in a classical manner. Additional paneled doors are located Built in 1905,the B & 0 Terminal exhibits an eclectic Georgian Revival of the station up to the tracks at the rear. .ruins hip-roofed wings to either side. Rendered in buff-colored brick, the three The interior of the B& O Terminal is significant as well, as most of its waiting room, a two-story space with ceramic tile floor and decorative original features are intact.The central entry leads to the station The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Terminal is a two and one-half story structure with gable-roofed five-bay central section flanked by two-bay, sections of the building are unified by a simple building cornice and a floors.The main facade of the building faces the access drive leading Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

The station's setting is distinctive, as it was built on a curve of the -fair .excellent Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - archeology-prehistoric .-_ community planning - archeology-historic . science .sculpture X architecture . social/ - politics/government _ transportation - other (specify) The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Terminal meets National Register criterion C years of the 20th century and, in particular, the

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significance of the B & 0 fact that, in 1925, Youngstown was the only city between New York and Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, and New York Central. Remarkably, passenger the formation of the Pittsburgh, Cleveland & Toledo Railroad Company. 1905 1800-1899 1600-1699 1500-1599 1700-1799 1400-1499 theater economics communications humanitarian education engineering commerce industry invention Period music exploration/settlement prehistoric Specific dates conservation line to passengers traveling through Youngstown from either Washington or law military the tremendous role which the railroads played in Youngstown's development as the most architecturally significant remaining railroad passenger exterior and interior) and setting have been preserved despite the disappearance of passenger train service from Youngstown in recent years.

architecturally significant of the three, and the only remaining station 8. Significance important stop for the rail companies as it had developed by the beginning Pennsylvania Terminal on West Federal Street (since converted to a nation's first railroad, gained entrance to the Mahoning Valley and its Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Revival style in 1905,the station is significant as an intact reminder of X1900- -philosophy through the city in 1884.This line was leased to the Pittsburgh and Terminal office building on Commerce Street and the modern, c.1940s Mahoning River, with a view of downtown Youngstown to the east. occupiesa significant site ona curve of the tracks overlooking the as a manufacturing and population center in the late 19th and early 20th _agriculture Greyhound Bus Station).The B & O Terminal is the earliest and most The B & 0 Railroad line through Youngstown had its beginning in 1882 with of the 2oth century as a major railroad shipping center.

Western Railroad Company and in 1891-92,the B & 0 Railroad purchased a from the first quarter of the 20th century which was built strictly asa ..literature art unknown Builder/Architect extensive manufacturing facilities, providing Youngstown passengers and period reflects the importance of passenger rail travel during the early The importance of the railroad in the city's history is underscored by the stations serving three of the four lines remain standing in the downtown Its intact architectural character (both Under the leadership of Chauncey H. Andrews, this company completed a line has not been altered in any way.

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

Major Bibliographical References Reiss, George. Article appearing in the Youngstown Vindicator, 1981. 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 in the City of Youngstown, Mahoning County, State of Ohio and is known as being part of Out 1786, 1787, 1788, and 5176 in said City. _ state 11. Form Prepared By January 13, 1986 street & number Ohio 43215 National Chief of Registration GPO 911-399 Youngstown county code Easting date Northing Zone Columbus Attest: State Historic Preservation Officer signature Quadrangle name name/title 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Verbal boundary description and justification List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: city or town Richard Ulrich 391 Library Park South UTM References Judy Williams, Consultant according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Serviqe. The building and site being nominated is situated 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 For Nps use only Butler, Joseph G. History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, 1921. Brenner, William A. Youngstown Vindicator. Special Anniversary Edition, 1938. Benjamin D. Rickey & Co.

telephone (614) 221-0358 organization Entered in the Downtown and the University, 1976. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Terminal, Youngstown , Ohio Baltimore-Washington and Chicago, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company The terminal probably had its greatest use during World War II, when rail airline and automobile traffic, the demise of the rail lines began during mid-1970s, when the Baltimore & Ohio (then a subsidiary of the Chessie house freight staff and a maintenance-of-way office, until vacated about (3-82) Page Inventory-Nomination Form National Park Service company eliminated its grade crossings throughout the City of Youngstown, National Register of Historic Places in purchasing the building to assist in its preservation and reuse. Continuation sheet politics and business, such as Herbert Hoover and Andrew Carnegie.

many of the most elegant high-speed trains bound east and west, including the advent of Amtrak service.For several years, the station continued to To accommodate the hundreds of Youngstown area passengers traveling between Item number the lower level entrance to the higher level tracks).The station served elected to build a new passenger terminal in 1905.The same year, the United States Department of the Interior the 1950s.The terminal was used as a passenger station until the a cost of $70,0o0,was declared one of Ohio's finest railroad stations at Expires 10-31-87 making passage much safer and more convenient.

The B & 0 Station, built at In recent months, the City of Youngstown has indicated an interest dale entered baggage handlers (including a water-powered elevator that lifted bags from System) abandoned its main line passenger service through Youngstown with the time of its construction.It featured the latest conveniences for both OMB NO. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Terminal, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Item # 10, Geographical Data Acreage: Approximately two Verbal Boundary Description: The nominated area consists of the area outlined on the attached map and includes that areacovered by the building and the surrounding concrete driveway.

Inventory-Nomination Form Page Continuation sheet date entered Item number (3-82) NPS Form 10-900-a (Revised 6/25/86) 6/30/86 For NPS uee only YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO MAHONING COUNTY honing Ave. AKRON-CHICAGO DIV SITUATION PLAN _boundary Scale:/-100 Real Estate And Industrial Development Dept. Baltimore, Maryland October4.1977 To New CastlJct. THEBALTINORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY Possenger EGEND~ Station MAIN LINE Av2. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO MAHONING COUNTY AKRON-CHICAGD DIV SITUATION PLAN Real Estate And Industrial Development Dept. Boltimore, Maryland Cctober4./977 EGEND~ Scale:/"=100 honing Are.

114.1(10) 4825 1784 B & O Railroad Terminal, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio FR CONC 1783 4823 BARCLAY PIPE 1782 4826 WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Date Due: - nomination by person or local government REJECT - owner objection Federal Agency: - -appeal -sample Jrequest -NR decision _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: - _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7.

Description - unaltered - original site Jexcellent - moved yes resubmission Category Ownership fair ruins dates deteriorated Condition alterations/integrity Status unexposed completeness Discipline Accessible Entered in the Reviewer clarity Recom./Criteria RETURN Mahoning County National Register boundary selection Working No. Substantive Review: summary paragraph Reviewer's comments: technical corrections cited below Present Use 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Terminal Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Check one Fed. Reg. Date: 1986 Action: good 86001565 ACCEPT 7-10-86 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below J summary paragraph Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 11.

Form Prepared By - Phone: - GPO 918-450 Comments for any item maybe continued on an attached sheet Builder/Architect Date completeness Signed context state Period title Photographs clarity national Maps Verbal boundary description and justification local 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification relating significance to the resource UTM References Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Specific dates Acreage of nominated property 10. Geographical Data Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: relationship of integrity to significance justification of areas checked State Historic Preservation Officer signature applicable criteria justification of exception Quadrangle name Baltimore E Ohio RR Terminal J. Williams photo, 10/85 Neg. C 391 Library Park South, Cols.

Photo # / 530 Mahoning Avenue Looking South at main & side facades Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio Belbimore & Ohio RR Terminal S30Mahoning Avenue Yowigstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio J. Williams photo, 10/85 Neg. © 391 Library Park South, Cols. Photo # 2 looking West at main and side facades J. Williams photo, 10/85 Negative @ 391 Library Park South, Cols. Photo # 530 Mahoning Avenue Looking northwest at main facade Baltimore & Ohio RR Terminal Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio J. Williams photo, 10/85 Neg. @ 391 Library Park South, Cols. Photo # 4 looking southeast at main facade 530 Mahoning Avenue Baltimore & Ohio RR Terminal J. Williams photo, 10/85 Neg. © 391 Library Park South, Cols. 1ooking northeast at side facade 530 Mahoning Avenue Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio Baltimore & Ohio RR Terminal Photo #S Baltimore E Ohio RR Terminal J.

Williams photo, 10/85 Neg. © 391 Library Park South, Cols. Photo # looking west view of porte cochere and main facade, 530 Mahoning Avenue Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio GEOLOGICAL SURVEY YOUNGSTOWN QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 41080-A6-TF-024 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 June 4, 1986 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief 1100 L Street, N.W. Dear Carol : Columb iana Mahon ing SOCIETY 614/466-1500 HISTORICAL County Seneca Knox Jefferson Cuyahoga Enclosures Warren nominations. notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions.

Ohio Historic Preservation Office National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Downtown Youngstown Multiple Resource Area Knox County Infirmary Resource Area) County; the Kern Effigy, Warren County and the Trevey Mound, Warren County State Historic Preservation Office Bagby-Hossler House Please contact me if you have any questions. Southern Park Stable Independent School District #2 Building Enclosed are 11 new National Register nominations.All of the appropriate Sincerely, Please give substantive review to the Walnut Hills High School, Hamilton New Submissions Department of the Interior WRL:bp Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Terminal Kern Effigy (33Wa372) Trevey Mound Taylor Mans ion Walnut Hills High School Washington, D.C. 20240 W. Ray Luce Travelers Hotel (East Liverpool Multiple