Nomination for Jay's Lunch

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Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 4. Present Name(s) 5. Other Name(s) YRF 6. Specific Location 16. Thematic Category 28. No. of Stories 29. Basement? Yes C 258 Federal Plaza West 17. Date(s) or Period 30. Foundation Material 7. City or Town If Rural, Township & Vicinity 18. Style or Design 31. Wall Construction 19. Architect or Engineer 32. Roof Type & Material 20. Contractor or Builder flat/built up No. of Bays 21. Original Use, if apparent 34. Wall Treatment 22. Present Use 35. Plan Shape rectangle 23. Ownership Public Road? 36. Changes Private 5 24. Owner's Name & Address, f known 37. Condition 9. U.T.M. Reference 25. Open to Structure O Object O 26. Local Contact Person or Organization 39. Endangered? By What? 11. On National 27. Other Surveys in Which Included District Visible from Hist. Dist.? 41.

Distance from and One of the most ornate terra cotta commercial facades in downtown floors with fluted pilasters, a frieze with classical swags and medallions, a cornice with modillions below a tiled shed roof, and to have been built about 1910-20 and has been occupied by a number of businesses, including a barbershop, tailor, and doctor's offices. 44. Description of Environment and Outbulldings 45. Sources of Information 46. Prepared by Judy Williams 47. Organization B.D. Rickey & Co. 48. Date 49. Revision Date(s) 126 614/466-1500 Youngstown Moved Underway? Side Front Exterior Register? Easting appzor. 9/85 masonry Mahoning commercial good Preservation SOCIETY Classical Revival HISTORICAL Sanborn Insurance maps Eligible? Youngstown Revitalization Found Interior Northing Jay's Lunch City Directories (Explain County OHIO HISTORIC INVENTORY parking lot.

a parapet roofline with diamond and shield-shaped medallions. terra cotta Frontage on Road C.1910-20 1. No. Location of Negatives Site U Building X 13. Part of Estab. Yes Potent'!? 15. Name of Established District Youngstown, this building features a tripartite bay on the upper uocated at the west end of Federal Plaza sandwiched between Powers Audtiorium and a 42. Further Description of Important Features (Continue on reverse if necessary) masonry bearing 45498180 Altered Alex 258 Federal Plaza West The upper story bay is set within a slighty recessed enframement and is divided by a spandrel of terra cotta and the vertical pilasters which are retains its original stone cornice, and likely retains other original abuted another structure, and is thus unornamented.

The building is significant primarily for its architecture, which is among the most outstanding examples of terra cotta Classical Revival design in the downtown Youngstown. The building also is noted as a representation of smaller scale commercial construction which contributed to the development the early 20th century. constructed on West Federal Street, which had developed by the turn of the increased from about 45,000 to 170,000 enabled the community to build its shopping and commercial district, West Federal Street was the location for of these have been covered over or otherwise removed today, a number of ornamented and well-preserved terra cotta facade, one of the most terra cotta facades, particularly on the western end of Federal Plaza West, Its cornice in particular, complete with sculpted frieze, tile shed roof, Acreage: Less than one acre. outstanding facades remain intact.

structure which housed a number of retail and office uses over the years. of West Federal Street as Youngstown's premiere shopping district during business blocks and other important structures using quality design and Youngstown's tremendous growth between 1900 and 1930, when the population The architectural significance of this building lies in its highly Statement of Significance

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: some of the most high quality facades rendered in terra cotta.While many Number 258 Federal Plaza West meets National Register criteria A and C. This building was constructed about 19l5 asa small scale commercial Architectural Description (continued from this building stands out as an important example of the type of Classical features beneath applied new storefront materials.The existing recessed materials that expressed the optimism in its future.As the primary outstanding remaining in downtown Youngstown.When compared with other Revival architectural design which could be achieved using this material. capped by Composite capitals.The single storefront of the building Its three story height blended well with the type of buildings being NPS Form10-900-a United States Department of the Interior Mahoning County, OH Nomination/Type of Review Date Signature 1.

Masonic Temple DOE/OWNER OBJECTION Keeper 2 / Keeper 4. Federal Post Office-- 6. Jay's Lunch 7. Kress Building 9. McKelvey--Higbee Company 10. Ohio One--Ohio Edison National Register of Historic Places Building Attest Name dnr-11 Expires Entered in the 2. Youngstown Vindicator Inventory-Nomination Form State 5. Helen Chapel Downtown Youngstown MRA 3. Erie Terminal Building-- Thematic Group Continuation sheet National Park Service City Hall Annex National Register Item number 8. McCrory Building Multiple Resource Area (3-82) OMB NO. 1024-0018 10-31-87 Page Commerce Plaza Building Substantive Hariow WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Jay's Lunch (Downtown Youngstown MRA) Working No. Fed. Reg.

Date: _ Date Due: _ nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: _ -appeal L sample LJrequest - NR decision Reviewer's comments: Reviewer _ _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: _ technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7.

Description Check one Jexcellent -unaltered - original site J fair Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph - boundary selection moved yes ruins Ownership resubmission Category Accessible Status REJECT Condition dates deteriorated alterations/integrity completeness Recom./Criteria Discipline clarity RETURN good Mahoning County Public Acquisition Substantive Review: OHIO unexposed Action: ACCEPT National Register 8. Significance Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) - summary paragraph - completeness - clarity Japplicable criteria J relating significance to the resource J other 9.

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Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to - Phone: _ GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Date context Builder/Architect title Maps local Verbal boundary description and justification national justification of areas checked justification of exception Specific dates Signed. relationship of integrity to significance _state Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period DOG Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio J.

Williams photo, 10/85 view of main facade, looking north Commercial Building Downtown Youngstown MRA 258 Federal Plaza West Neg. @39i Library Park South, Cols. 260 Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio J. Williams photo, 10/85 view of main facade, looking north Commercial Building Downtown Youngstown MRA 258 Federal Plaza West Neg. @ 391 Library Park South, Cois. Jays Lench 64000618 Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: for this property Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet