Nomination for May Realty Building

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OMB No. 1024-0018 National Park Service OCT 1 6 1986 1. Name and or common street & number :* - not for publication city, town - vicinity of state Ohio - public - unoccupied - agriculture _ museum X building(s) X private - commercial -park . structure _ both _ work in progress X private residence _ religious - in process X yes: restricted - government .scientific . being considered _ yes: unrestricted - other: 4. Owner of Property Don Nash, Don Nash Limited courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Center 1985 Location Category Accessible transportation date educational site Columbus Mansfield code Richland Ownership district industrial object historic Status entertainment Public Acquisition Ohio Richland County Courthouse May Building (3-82) title Inventory-Nomination Form 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys Ohio Historic Inventory National Register of Historic Places Type all entries-complete applicable sections Park Avenue East 3. Classification depository for survey records 5. Location of Legal Description date entered military For NPS use only Present Use May Realty Building 22-32 South Park Street See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900 -county - yes no Expires 10-31-87 received local has this property been determined eligible? 139 7. Description _ excellent .deteriorated .

unaltered X good moved date Spanish Colonial Revival style include the buff-colored main facade, glazed siding, wood door with full light and transom, expanse of store window with to the upper stories are intact, retaining their wood doors and tall dominant feature of the building, the bays are constructed of wood, and The cornice of the May Building is a notable feature of' the style. It The central gable has a decorative triple-arched window flanked by is shaped and has decorative terra cotta insets. elevation has segmentally arched windows and doors, balconies and fire tair transoms.

Condition ruins Check one storefronts which retain their original configuration with the addition of features a curvilinear parapet with central Flemish gable and terra cotta shaped modillions and ornate floriated consoles which appear at either end flanking storefronts and entrances remain.The storefront at #26 is the double-tiered oriel bays which alternate with balconied openings.A escapes.The interior of the upper stories is divided into apartments, least changed, exhibiting the original recessed entrance with wood paneled The ground story of the May Building consists of a series of six which originally had red tile roofs.

decking and facade attachments removed.The openings display a rectangular light wells are visible at the rear of the building.Four stories in height because of a downward slope of the land in this direction, the rear the bays on both second and third floors were originally designed as doors terra cotta trim, central Flemish gabled parapet, and series of oriel bays with entrances off of a narrow landing at the head of the three sets of terra cotta.lintel on the second floor and a decorative blind arch lintel of terra cotta on the third floor. The second and third storiesof the building are unified by a series of -original site The May Building, constructed in 1905-6, is an excellent example of Spanish have a paneled base and spandrel section, double hung wood windows, and The May Building was designed to house apartments on the upper floors, and transom, and end pilasters..

The second storefront has an intact Carrara and to either side of the central gable. Above the consoles, the parapet The terra cotta cornice exhibits The openings between hipped roofs with exposed rafters under the eaves. simple terra cotta circular insets. with projecting iron balconies or platforms.The platforms have had their Colonial Revival commercial architecture.The building is three stories in unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

fair height and features a 12-bay main facade.Distinctive elements of the - archeology-prehistoric .- community planning _ agriculture _ literature _X architecture . music . theater - 1900- . communications - politics/government other (specify) Criterion C the work of Vernon Redding, one of Mansfield's most prominent early 20th designed in Mansfield, but did not attempt to adapt it to any of his other The main facade of the May Building is an outstanding feature with elements structure was intended to house business rooms on the ground floor and May, Mansfield's first lawyer. In addition to first floor retail a popular vaudeville house during this period, but moved out of this location in 1913.

At the time of the May Building's construction, Vernon Redding was an throughout northern and central Ohio, including churches, libraries, banks, Newark, Sandusky, Akron, and Wooster), Redding also designed a number oi 1600-1699 1500-1599 1400-1499 1800-1899 1700-1799 commerce invention humanitarian transportation industry use. military science social prehistoric century architects. _archeology-historic architecture in Mansfield are limited to residential structures located received many commissions for important public and private buildings downtown Mansfield.The Ford Apartments Building, built at approximately May family which had occupied this location in Mansfield since the early in the cornice and second floor design that typify the Spanish Colonial .engineering 8.

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Significance interpretation of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, a style which gained present City Hall.The Ford and May Buildings were similar in their use of Areas ofSignificance-Check and justify below apartments in the upper stories.The developers carried on the name of the businesses and offices, the May Building housed the Orpheum Theater in its The building originally was one of two Spanish Colonial Revival apartment to set up his own architectural practice after working for l2 years with Revival style.Use of this style enabled the architect to incorporate bays the Akron firm of Weary & Kramer.Over the next decade, the architect Built in 1905-6,the May Building was constructed by the May Realty Company Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) primarly in the city's early 20th century neighborhoods. eastern two store units when the building opened in 1906.The Orpheum was -conservation the same time as the May Building, was demolished to make way for the work was outside of Mansfield communities that included Springfield, _economics ..education -sculpture .law -art - philosophy and commercial buildings designed by Redding and located on the square in Spanish Colonial Revival, but each had a different interpretation of the 1905-06 exploration/settlement Period Builder/Architect Specific dates Vernon Redding significant structures in his city of residence. extremely active local and regional designer. The May Building is significant as the City of Mansfield's best remaining style.

Redding chose this style for both of the commercial buildings he popularity in the city during the early 20th century.It is also noted as 19th century.T The site was initially settled as early as l8l5 by John M. He came to Mansfield in 1896 Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1902-1929. Richland County Historical Society, Pre-Centennial Number, c. 1906. Mansfield Public Library, Newspaper clipping files State 11.

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

Form Prepared By Judith B. Williams, Preservation Consultant Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. July 28, 1986 _ national X local I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register code Easting date county Columbus Northing organization Zone name/title Ohio 1:24,000 less than one acre Quadrangle scale Mansfield North Attest: Verbal boundary description and justification 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification State Historic Preservation Officer signature city or town 10. Geographical Data Mansfield City Directories. Acreage of nominated property 9.

Major Bibliographical References List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Chief of Registration 391 Library Park South UTM References according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. Entered in the street & number Baughman, A. J. History of Richland County, 1908. As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966(Public Law89- Quadrangle name Lot #176 and 177 For NPs use only 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that ift has been evaluated 10-16-86 NPS Form 10-900-8 OMB No.

1024-0018 Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio which remain standing in Mansfield: The Carnegie Library, Grace Episcopal Church, Central United Methodist Church, and the remodeling of First Westbrook Country Club, and the S. N. Ford Building.

Continuation sheet May Building Item number Inventory-Nomination Form Page architect also had the following buildings in design or under construction National Register of Historic Places Redding was particularly active in Mansfield during the years from 1905 National Park Service Statement of Significance, continued: United States Department of the Interior city's school buildings, the YMCA, the American Cigar Company factory, though 1910.At the time of the May Building's construction in 1906,the Expires 10-31-87 date unlered (3-82) WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET SEP Y6 1986 Working No. _ Fed. Reg.

Date: 34 c - RETURN nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: _ Jrequest - NR decision Date Due: _ 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 7. Description Jexcellent -unaltered -original site I moved summary paragraph Category completeness Condition REJECT ruins Ownership Status yes appeal fair Recom./Criteria Reviewer Discipline sample clarity resubmission boundary selection deteriorated alterations/integrity good Richland County Accessible 86002865 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Check one Substantive Review: Entered in Present Use Reviewer's comments: Has this property been determined eligible?

May Realty Building Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance ('R" June 1984) OHIO unexposed ACCEPT Action: 10-16-86 8. Significance relating significance to the resource Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By GPO 918-450 Comments for any item maybe continued on an attached sheet Builder/Architect completeness Date Signed clarity state context national title Maps Phone: UTM References applicable criteria local 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Specific dates justification of exception justification of areas checked State Historic Preservation Officer signature Verbal boundary description and justification relationship of integrity to significance Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Photographs Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period Belton J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # facade View looking south at main Mnsfield, Richland County, Ohio May building 22-32 South Park RESTAURANT AL STATE SORE CONEY ISLAND J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # 2 facade View looking southeast at main Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols.

May Building 22-32 South Park Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio ewelry Belione J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # facade May Building View looking southwest at main 22-32 South Park Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio PARK BUIL Miller's gift Store J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # 4 Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. May Building Streetscape view looking east 22-32 South Park Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio on South Park Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # southwest May Building View of upper facade, looking 22-32 South Park Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. J. Williams, photo, 5/86 Photo # Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Neg. @391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Detail of upper facade May Building 22-32 South Park REST CONE J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # facade View looking southeast at main Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Neg.

@ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. May Building 22-32 South Park Beltone HEARING SERV Photo # Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio May Building Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. 22-32 South Park J. Williams, photo 5/86 Detail of main facade STATE STORE Photo # southeast May Building View of storefronts, looking 22-32 South Park Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. J. Williams photo, 5/86 SECURITY - MEDICAL ALERT 22-32 South Park J. Williams, photo, 5/86 Typical storefront detail May Building Neg. @391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams, photo, 5/86 Photo # / Rear elevation, looking north May Building Neg. @391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio 22-32 South Park J. Williams, photo, 5/86 Photo # /2 Rear elevation detail, May Building Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio 22-32 South Park looking north Neg. @391 Library Pk.

S., Cols. J. Williams photo, 7/86 22-32 South Park St. interior of store unit Neg. @ 391 Library Park S., Cols May Building Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio ROAD CLASSIFICATION MANSFIELD NORTH, OHIO MANSFIELD NORTH QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO ATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 192º 1960 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) 17 372120 4512765 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES OHIO-RICHLAND CO. EST. 1961 RECEIVED AUG - 8 1986 August 7, 1986 Mr. David Simmons Columbus, Ohio 43211 Attention: Mr. Simmons sider the building worthy. Looking forward to hearing from you. I am always available at arear code 419 - 524-8238.

Mayor Meehan 121 NORTH HOGAN STREET / Telephone (904) 353-6900 / JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202 INCORPORATED Dear Sir, John Fernyak Dan Seckel and their supporting documents to the National efforts will accellerate the nomination procedures Ohio Historic Preservation Office Owners May Realty Building Iam aware of the nomination of the property Parks Service for their review and approval. I support the nomination of the property Don Nash Limited I am hopeful that your consideration and and am pleased that officials have come to con- 1985 Velma Avenue Iwana Wagner this coming August 15, 1986 in Columbus. 23 EAST THIRD STREET / Telephone (419) 524-8238 / MANSFIELD, OHIO 44902 Rresident Respeetfully in Mansfield,Ohio known as the May Realty Building August 8, 1986 RECEIVED AUG 1 i 1986 Mr. David Simmons 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr.

Simmons: I, along with property owners and the community, heartily support the listing of these Mansfield Savings Bank, 4 E. 4th Street Bissman Block, 193 N. Main Street City Mills Building, 160 N. Main Street Hancock & Dow Building, 21 E. 4th Street ETM: dw CC: I. Wagner 30 North Diamond Street - Mansfield,Ohio 44902 - 419/526-2600 Mayor File Property Owners City of Mansfield, Ohio properties to the National Park Service for their Ohio Historic Preservation Office Any assistance you can give to expediate these listings would be greatly appreciated. Edward T. Meehan . Mayor LMay Building, 22-32 S. Park Street review and approval: 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 September 9, 1986 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of the Interior 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 nominations for Gatewood, Gallia County; Bissman Building, Hancock and Dow New Submiss ions W.

Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Office 614/466-1500 SOCIETY Licking Enclosures Gatewood County Cuyahoga HISTORICAL Richland Mansfield Savings Bank Sincerely, May Realty Building National Park Service Hancock and Dow Building Enclosed are seven new National Register nominations.All of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office Dear Carol: Bissman Block Evans-Holton-Owens House National Register of Historic Places WRL:bp Please contact me if you have any questions. Bell House owners and elected public officials waiving their right to comment on the