Nomination for City Mills Building

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received NOV | 7 1986 DEC 1 8 1986 2. Location street & number - not for publication city, town - vicinity of - county - 3. Classification - unoccupied X building(s) X private X commercial . site . religious X yes: restricted _ scientific - yes: unrestricted .transportation 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description - yes - federal .local 1977 Expires Category 10-31-87 government both museum structure code date Accessible educational industrial Ownership district 039 historic state private residence Public Acquisition entertainment other: Ohio Mansfield Status object being considered park agriculture Frank Marinelli public date entered Inventory-Nomination Form Sun Produce Building Type all entries-complete applicable sections City Mills Building Ohio Historic Preservation Office in process Park Avenue East Ohio Historic Inventory 6.

Representation in Existing Surveys depository for survey records Present Use has this property been determined eligible? (3-82) See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms National Register of Historic Places For NPS use only National Park Service 160 North Main Street United States Department of the Interior work in progress 1. Name NPS Form 10-900 and or common military title courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. X no Ohio Historical Center, Columbus Richland Richland County Courthouse OMB NO.1024-0018 7. Description _ excellent .

deteriorated X unaltered X original site -moved date X fair fronts on North Main Street, where the raised basement accommodates the building are intact, including the decorative parapet cornice, original slate roof, segmentally-arched windows, and front entrance with rounded area, with signage painted on the building by its original occupant and fenestration includes five bays on the main (west) facade, six bays on the years, but these alterations have done little to alter the character of the early, but may be changed from the original. It is recessed into the and engine room is a small, one-story concrete block addition. Condition unexposed good Check one ground story level. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

The doorway features a wood door with three-quarter sidelights and transom. reflecting the difference in ceiling height between these areas.Pairing classical treatment with sloped ends and central shaped pavillion.The A distinguishing feature of this building is the parapet and cornice side elevation contains no windows in upper floors and four openings on the windows to either side of the main entrance were converted to single second and third floors of the main facade.Lintels consist of a double office) have been similarly converted to double hung windows with early 2oth century successors still intact. building above the cornice isa decorative parapet which exhibits a building.The building's centrally-located main entrance appears to be of windows is found at the first floor and basement levels, and on the building in an.interior vestibule with paneling and windows to either side.

The City Mills Building isa four story building with raised basement and frieze is defined by pressed metal which extends to each corner and.then. Attached to the rear of the building at the location of the original boiler the first two bays of the north elevation(the location of the building's Constructed of brick with a sandstone foundation, the north elevation, and three bays on the rear (east) elevation. The south Capping the The ground floor of the building has had the greatest change over the clerestory roofline. and second stories are taller than those found in the upper two floors, treatment of the main facade.Above the fourth floor bays is a projecting their original four-over-four wood double-hung sash.Windows on the first sidelights.The third bay was converted for use as a loading dock.

Leading to the entrance are the original rounded limestone steps and mill occupies a prominent corner location.The building's prominent facade enlarged windows with transoms, probably about 1920.Rounding the corner, -ruins NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 generally open spaces, with unplastered brick walls, post and beam (3-82) Page National Park Service Continuation sheet Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places south elevation at this level contained no windows.The clerestory walls of six bays on the north elevation are covered over but still intact.The and second floors are distinguished by tall ceilings and chamfered posts to detail.The interior of the clerestory level has exposed wood truss 1920s with the addition of several freezers.

United States Department of the Interior current occupant, and was coverted for cold storage of produce in the completes the parapet treatment of the main facade. follows the sloping roofline to meet the cornice of the side facades. interior of the building included an office in the northwest corner of the The roofline of City Mills is distinguished by the clerestory at the fourth The interior of the mill building has been well preserved in its present floor level, designed to admit light to this upper story space.A series use asa warehouse,although mill machinery has been removed.Floors have retain their original slate covering. this location is a small vertical end piece and metal bracket which roof construction. The basement of the building is still used by the -archeology-prehistoric -_ community planning _ landscape architecture._.

religion _ conservation - agriculture _ economics _ literature .education _ music X 1800-1899 .exploration/settlement - philosophy X industry - politics/government _ invention City of Mansfield, this structure is an excellent example of the type of company of Gilbert, Waugh & Co, this building illustrates the profound milling industry, which once included three substantial mills. Founded by Frank and Andrus Gilbert in 1865, Gilbert, Waugh & Co. was one established before 1858 but a third mill, J.C. Lantz & Son, was not mill by Burger and Brubaker during the 1850s, and was purchased in 1865 by Gilbert,&.Brother.IIn 1870, J. M. Waugh was admitted to the company, and the name was changed to Gilbert, Waugh and Co. Known as City Mills, the One of the more successful city milling operations, Gilbert, Waugh & Co.

account of the day, the roller mill operation required 13 sets of iron rollers, two sets of mill stones, eight large wheat cleaners, two flour packing machines, eight patent dust removers, conveyors and spouting. A 1881 1600-1699 1500-1599 1700-1799 1400-1499 commerce humanitarian theater transportation Period science unknown Builder/Architect military prehistoric sculpture 1900- Specific dates The construction of this building had the result of tripling mill capacity social/ -archeology-historic changes brought by both the steam engine and the roller mill system to the The City Mills Building is significant for its architecture and its smaller, three-story building immediately south of the existing structure.

.communications structure in Mansfield which remains from the city's l9th century flour association with late 19th century advances in industrial technology.One an advanced roller mill operation. was able to build a new structure to accommodate roller mill production Roller mills were capable of grinding wheat into much finer particles than 8.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) of two flour mills which operated in Mansfield during the late 19th Criterion C Areas of Significance-Check and justify below This earlier mill was built in l847 as a warehouse on the newly built -art from 100 to 300 barrells of flour per day.According to a newspaper established until about 1900.The mill was originally located ina --engineering _other(specify) law century- Mansfield Mills, later known as Brown, Hicks & Co., was and was producing 40,000 barrels of flour per year by 1900. architecture Retaining the of the most intact late 19th century industrial buildings remaining in the Sandusky and Mansfield Railroad line. need for larger and more up-to-date facilities became clear.

economic order of grist milling in the 1880s.City Mills is also the only mill operation-continued .to grow under expanded company ownership until the the focus for hinterland economies.Built in 1881 by the flour milling It was adapted for use as a flour 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Mansfield Public Library, clipping files. UT M References Lot #286, City of Mansfield -- State 11. Form Prepared By Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. July 28, 1986 Co lumbus - local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register Chief of Registration code county Easting Northing organization date national city or town Zone 1:24,000 Attest: Quadrangle scale 391 Library Park South Quadrangle name Mansfield North The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: 10. Geographical Data Mansfield City Directories 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Verbal boundary description and justification List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1887-1929 State Historic Preservation Officer signature name/title according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. street & number For NPS use only Judith B. Williams, Preservation Consultant 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated Keeper of the National Register Mational Register GLL OMB No. 1024-0018 Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio large engine and boiler room, including stack, was located at the rear of of flour produced at that time were Non Pareil, Porcelain, Victor, Morning Glory, Champion, and Gilbert's Best. the late 19th century, competing only with Brown, Hicks & Co.

in Mansfield. abandonment of the original City Mills building to the south, and the building continued to function until about 1920, however, as an active manufacturer of flour, feed and meal. warehouse, beginning with the John Amicon Company in 1924. During the 1930s, it was occupied by the City Produce and Commission Company. The current owner and occupant, Sun Produce, has been located in the building for over 20 years.

Page (3-82) Item number City Mills Building Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places addition of a third flour manufacturer in the city.The City Mills building has remained remarkably intact.Changes have been few and almost primarily because of Richland County's abundant wheat production and access Mills building has primarily functioned as a wholesale fruit and produce National Park Service It stands as a major and familiar landmark in the North Main Street Continuation sheet industrial and warehouse area of Mansfield and serves as a reminder of the United States Department of the Interior Since the manufacture of flour ceased in the building about 1920,the City city's diverse industrial base from the 19th century to the present. Changes after 1900 included a change in the company name to Gilbert& Co., NPS Form 10-900-a the building.

An 1884 advertisement of Gilbert, Waugh & Co. offered "the Through different ownerships and uses over the years, the City Mills 10-31-87 date entered WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: . nomination by person or local government -appeal Jsample 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 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7.

Description - excellent - unaltered LJ original site - moved summary paragraph request yes Category ruins Ownership Condition Accessible Status dates completeness unexposed deteriorated resubmission RETURN Recom./Criteria clarity alterations/integrity Richland County Action: Substantive Review: City Mills Building owner objection Working No. boundary selection Nomination returned for: Has this property been determined eligible? Federal Agency: Public Acquisition Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Reviewer's comments: NR decision Check one Present Use Discipline - REJECT - fair NOV171986 12-18-86 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below J summary paragraph Other 10. Geographical Data 11.

Form Prepared By GPO 918-450 Builder/Architect Date context Signed state Phone Period UTM References clarity title national Photographs local applicable criteria Maps State Historic Preservation Officer signature 9. Major Bibliographical References Verbal boundary description and justification completeness 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Acreage of nominated property relating significance to the resource Specific dates justification of areas checked Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to relationship of integrity to significance The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: justification of exception Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Quadrangle name J. Williams photo, 5/86 * Neg- @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols.

Photo # / View looking southeast at Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio 160 North Main Street west and north facades Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # southeast 160 North Main Street View of building looking Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. City Mills UILy MIIIS Photo # View looking northeast at 160 North Main Street main facade Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 COME UPTO KOL J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # facades, looking southwest 160 North Main Street Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. View of rear and north COME UP TO KOL Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. 160 North Main Street rear and south facades View looking northwest at City Mills Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # COME UP TO KODL Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J.

Williams photo, 5/86 160 North Main Street rear and south facades View looking northwest at City Mills Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Photo #S Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # l Detail of north facade, looking south City Mills 160 North Main Street Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. J. Williams photo, 5/86 showing relationship to railroad tracks 160 North Main Street Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. City Mills Detail of north elevation Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio FLOUR 1ooking east 160 North Main Street Detail of main facade, Neg. @391 Library Pk. So., Cols. City Mills Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams, photo, 5/86 - North Main Street lansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols.

Front entrance detail Mills Streetscape view of building, looking northeast City Mills Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio 160 North Main Street Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. J. Williams photo, 5/86 Arya Slice Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # 1ooking east 160 North Main Street Interior view of first floor, City Mills Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. 160 North Main Street City Mills Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Post and beam detail, J. Williams photo, 5/86 first floor S. F. P. ERLANGER J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # 13 Interior view of second floor 160 North Main Street Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio City Mills Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. 160 North Main Street Interior view of third floor City Mills Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 J.

Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # Interior view of third floor 160 North Main Street City Mills Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # 160 North Main Street Interior view of fourth floor City Mills Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. J. Williams photo, 5/86 Photo # 160 North Main Street Interior view of fourth floor Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio City Mills Neg. @ 391 Library Pk. S., Cols. 5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) MANSFIELD NORTH QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION MANSFIELD NORTH, OHIO STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES 17 372118 4513548 M AIN S FI EL D City of Mansfield, Ohio August 8, 1986 RECEIVED AUG 1 : 1000 Mr. David Simmons 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 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 ETM: dw I. Wagner 30 North Diamond Street - Mansfield, Ohio 44902 - 419/ 526-2600 Mayor File listings would be greatly appreciated. Property Owners Ohio Historic Preservation Office review and approval: properties to the National Park Service for their 1985 Velma Avenue Any assistance you can give to expediate these Edward T. Meehan . Mayor Cordially 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 November 10, 1986 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief 1100 L Street, N.W. notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions.

New Submiss lons East High Street Historic District 614/466-1500 SOCIETY Richland County Licking Since Enclosures HISTORICAL Knox State Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historic Preservation Office Marvin Memorial Library City Mills Building Hudson Avenue Historic District Dear Carol: National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior Please contact me if you have any questions. WRL:bp W. Ray Luce Enclosed are four new National Register nominations. All of the appropriate