Nomination for Mansfield Savings Bank

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0011 1. Name and or common street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of - state - - county - - district X unoccupied X building(s) X private - park - structure - work in progress _ site - religious .object - yes: unrestricted - government 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. _ federal - local 1977 Accessible transportation Category both code educational commercial date Mansfield Columbus museum entertainment industrial Richland historic (3-82) Status Public Acquisition agriculture 039 Ownership being considered Ohio 2. Location public scientific date entered Inventory-Nomination Form Mansfield Savings Bank private residence Type all entries-complete applicable sections John Fernyak Present Use 6. Representation in Existing Surveys depository for survey records For NPS use only 3.

Classification Park Avenue East title See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Richland County Courthouse National Register of Historic Places National Park Service in process Ohio Historic Inventory 4 West Fourth Street United States Department of the Interior military received SEP | 6 1986 OCT | 6 1986 _ other: Yacant has this property been determined eligible? - yes X no Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Center 10-31-87 Expires 139 7. Description - deteriorated -moved date corner Location, the bank building is three stories in height with basement corner, a screen of engaged Ionic columns, a classical entablature and cornice, and a parapet roofline.

of both facades are set into a recessed plane between end piers, with While the enframement is intact, the front door itself has an aluminum classical entablature, frieze, cornice and parapet at its roofline. The columns support the building's entablature and frieze, which is inscribed The west elevation of the building, built along an alley, is rendered in Condition unexposed Check one engaged fluted Ionic columns forming a screen that rises from the base to lobby rendered in Italian Taberenelle and French Caen marble.The exterior access to the building's raised basement. rectangular windows are recessed into the granite facade of the first small stone plaque inset in the brick between second and third floors with rests on a smooth granite base and is defined by four massive piers at each in the building are steel sash.

bays alternating between the two columns on this side elevation.Windows The interior of the bank building originally featured a grand three-story replacement.The entrance is reached bya short flight of steps. Xoriginal site is a granite parapet with panels and end piers. outstanding ceiling and wall detail of the lobby remains intact above a Another element of the Classical Revival style in this building is the four to either side of the entrance.Above the first floor with dentilled cornice, pediment, and end brackets of stone.The . excellent inscription, "Founded MDCCCLXXIII," is carved into the door surround. detailed facade fronting on North Main Street. The detail and fenestration buff-colored brick and has seven bays on the first floor.

It also has a fair unaltered The good The Mansfield Savings Bank is a monumental building which exhibits a the building has seven tall bays occupying the wall space between the six Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

and has two main facades fronting on Fourth and Main Streets.The building The building's fenestration is generally given a simple treatment. Small Fourth Street as the dominant entrance facade, and a shorter but similarly the words "Savings Bank."T -ruins ..... archeology-prehistoric --community planning - archeology-historic - agriculture _ economics _ literature - sculpture _ music - exploration/settlement - philosophy -. politics/government - transportation - other (specify) Criterion C display a high degree of artistry and attention to detail. The interior of banks followed suit in adopting the style, including the Citizens National Bank, built in 1925, and the Mechanics Building and Loan, built in 1926.

Iwo other Mansfield banks, Richland Trust and Farmers Bank, built major This brick and stone building was remodeled during the 1890s, but was found The lot to the north of the bank was purchased, and this new building was 1913 1600-1699 1500-1599 1800-1899 1400-1499 commerce 1700-1799 architecture communications industry military science invention theater styling. humanitarian prehistoric Specific dates social The Mansfield Savings Bank represents an excellent example of Classical .engineering and Fourth Street and constructed its first bank building here in 1873. national bank under the name the Mansfield Savings Trust National Bank.

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Significance and qualifies as one of the finest building interiors remaining in later bank construction which also used the popular Classical Revival the turn of the century, the Savings Bank set the tone in the community for bank's firm foundation in the community.In 1922,with a capital stock Statement of Significance

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(in one paragraph) building was thought to be appropriate to the character and position of the early 20th century banks remain standing, with this being the oldest. to be established in Mansfield and North Central Ohio.Initial capital was The Mansfield Savings Bank was organized in 1873as the first savings bank Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Savings established a branch in Lexington in 1927,one of the first branch office buildings about 1929 in an Art Deco style.All five of the city's .conservation .education to be too small to meet the bank's needs after the turn of the century. under construction by 19i3.

X.1900- law - art First National Bank of Mansfield, the largest bank in the city- After the Later Period Builder/Architect Mansfield.The intact exterior and interior features of the building Revival institutional architecture from the early 2oth century in Mansfield Savings was merged with Citizen National Bank in 1953 to form the York and Sawyer financial institution in the community.The newspapers of the day claimed Mansfield.As the first new bank building to be built in Mansfield after Built of the finest materials available, the new building reflected the architectural firm of York and Sawyer.The Classical Revival style of the Built from 1913-15,the Mansfield Savings Bank was designed according to that the Savings Bank marked "a new era in banking institutions." banks to be opened in the state.In l934,the bank was chartered as a plans drawn for the Rochester (NY) Trust and Deposit Building by the merger, the Savings Bank building continued to be used to house the trust Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1909-1929 Mansfield Public Library, Newspaper clippings, 1953-present Mansfield Savings Bank and Trust Co.

Almanac, 1928 Acreage of nominated property - Lot #2248 and 2249 - state 11.

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

Form Prepared By Judith B. Williams Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. July 28, 1986 (614) 221-0358 street & number _ local according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service code county date Northing organization Easting Columbus Ohio telephone Zone national Verbal boundary description and justification name/title UTM References Attest: State Historic Preservation Officer signature 9. Major Bibliographical References I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register city or town The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 391 Library Park South 10.

Geographical Data List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Quadrangle name Mansfield North As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Public Law 89- Chief of Registration less than one acre 0-16-8 For NPS use only 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated Entered in the NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio upper story space, lit by the tall upper level windows on two sides, decorative moldings, dentils, and modillions. The ceiling consists of Page (3-82) Continuation sheet Inventory-Nomination Form throughout the upper story spaces remain intact.

recessed panels with elaborate plastered ornamentation that is painted in National Park Service National Register of Historic Places end and ornamental moldings and painted plaster at its perimeter.

office and meeting rooms behind it.These rooms are also intact and stained and beveled glass skylight with large shields medallions at each which extends from the basement to the third floor.Lighting fixtures unornamented marble walls remain intact and are visible in several It features paired fluted Corinthian pilasters set on a raised base The only changes to the interior have been the addition of the drop ceiling feature original wood wainscoting and an egg and dart molding at the #7 continued: At the west end of the space exists a pedimented doorway of marble which drop ceiling which has been installed above the first floor.The grand originally opened onto a balcony overlooking the banking lobby from the Mansfield Savings Bank was sold. United States Department of the Interior and the installation of paneled wall partitions and carpeting on the first locations.

at the perimeter of the space. The room's cornice is ornate, featuring National Bank consolidated the banking facilities at one location, and the extends three quarters of the length of the bank building from east to Mansfield Savings Bank Item number reds, greens and browns.The centerpiece of the ceiling is the rectangular department of First National.A recent addition to the former Citizens WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Working No. - Fed. Reg. Date: ef nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: - -appeal -sample -request Reviewer - _ see continuation sheet _ technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 7.

Description J excellent J unaltered - original site I moved summary paragraph resubmission Category Accessible yes deteriorated Condition dates Ownership completeness Status ruins fair Discipline alterations/integrity Action: RETURN Recom./Criteria clarity Richland County Substantive Review: Public Acquisition NR decision boundary selection Mansfield Savings Bank 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 86002872 Present Use Check one Nomination returned for: Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Has this property been determined eligible? Reviewer's comments: Entered in the Date Due: SEP 16 1986 REJECT unexposed 10-16-86 8. Significance I relating significance to the resource justification of exception Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Quadrangle name _ 11.

Form Prepared By _local Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed - Phone: GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Builder/Architect Date context title state applicable criteria UTM References Photographs clarity Maps summary paragraph Specific dates Verbal boundary description and justification 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification relationship of integrity to significance justification of areas checked The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: State Historic Preservation Officer signature Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Acreage of nominated property national Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period completeness a2 Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # / building Mansfield Savings Bank View looking northwest at West Fourth Street Neg.

@ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo #2 Detail of main facade, looking north West Fourth Street Mansfield Savings Bank Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # 1ooking north West Fourth Street Detail of main facade, Mansrield Savings Bank Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. ANSFIELDS Photo # 4 West Fourth Street Mansfield Savings Bank Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Detail of main entrance, looking north Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. J. Williams photo, 5/86 ENTE J. Williams photo, 5/86 - Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Photo # 5 West Fourth Street View looking west at building Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Photo # U west Mansfield Savings Bank View of east facade, looking West Fourth Street Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J.

Williams photo, 5/86 J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # 7 Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Manstield Savings Bank West Fourth Street View of west side elevation Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # West Fourth Street on Main St. Mansfield Savings Bank Streetscape view, looking north Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. BATO'S Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Mansfield Savings Bank West Fourth Street on Fourth St. Streetscape view, looking east Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Photo # J. Williams photo, 7/86 Neg @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Mansfield Savings Bank View of upper story lobby West Fourth Street Photo #10 J. Williams photo, 1/86 Photo #11 Mansfield Savings Bank Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Neg @ 391 Library Park S., Cols.

West Fourth Street View of skylight Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio J. Williams photo, 7/86 Neg @ 391 Library Park S., Cols Photo #12 Mansfield Savings Bank West Fourth Street View of staircase ROAD CLASSIFICATION UNITED STATES MANSFIELD NORTH QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OHIORICHLAND CO. STATE OF OHIO MANSFIELD NORTH OHIO Cu.S. Route DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 17 372060 4513122 City of Mansfield, Ohio August 8, 1986 RECEIVED AUG 1 : 10C0 Mr. David Simmons Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr. Simmons: I, along with property owners and the (Mansfield Savings Bank, 4 E. 4th Street May Building, 22-32 S. Park Street Bissman Block, 193 N. Main Street City Mills Building, 160 N. Main Street Hancock & Dow Building, 21 E. 4th Street I.

Wagner 30 North Diamond Street - Mansfield,Ohio 44902 - 419/ 526-2600 Mayor File Ohio Historic Preservation Office Any assistance you can give to expediate these properties to the National Park Service for their Property Owners listings would be greatly appreciated. community, heartily support the listing of these Edward T. Meehan . Mayor 1985 Velma Avenue review and approval: Cordially ETM: dw 355 Park Ave. West - PO. Box 37 - Mansfield, Ohio 44901 - 419-524-4391 Everything forthe Office RECEIVED AUG 1 1 1986 August 7, 1986 Mr. David Simmons Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, OH 43211 gave me over the telephone, for my bank building at 4 North Main Street in Mansfield, Ohio. As owner of that building, I am aware of the nomination the comment period, so that final approval could be JCF/sc Mansfield, Ohio coming restoration of the bank building.

Community Development Thank you very much for the help and information you like to accelerate the nomination procedure by waiving given at the September meeting. Mansfield Typewriter Co. to the National Register of Historic Places.I would Thank you again for your assistance.I am looking for- Iwana Wagner, Finance Director Dear Dave: President Sincerely ward to working with your organization during the up- FERNYAK 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 September 9, 1986 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief 1100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 nominations for Gatewood, Gallia County; Bissman Building, Hancock and Dow New Submiss ions Bell House W.

Ray Luce 614/466-1500 SOCIETY HISTORICAL Licking Cuyahoga Enclosures Gatewood Bissman Block Richland Sincerely County May Realty Building Mansfield Savings Bank Dear Carol: Hancock and Dow Building Evans-Holton-Owens House Ohio Historic Preservation Office State Historic Preservation Office National Park Service Department of the Interior SINCE 1885 National Register of Historic Places Please contact me if you have any questions. WRL:bp submissions.Please note that we have received letters from the property Enclosed are seven new National Register nominations.All of the SEP 16 1986