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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 8-86) the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets 1. Name of Property 2. Location street & number 14979 South State Street (S.R. 608) not for publication city, town zip code Classification Ownership of Property X building(s) XI public-local _sites Name of related multiple property listing: listed in the National Register N/A State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this National Register ofHistoric Placesandmeetsthe procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.
Signature of certifying official State or Federal agency and bureau Signature of commenting or other official National Park Service Certification 1, hereby, certify that this property is: determined eligible for the National Register. See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the other, (explain:) Date of Action 055 Date private structure object REGISTER public-State Middlefield public-Federal district state Noncontributing Registration Form See continuation sheet. Total Batavia House Number of Resources within Property other names/site number National Park Service historic name Category of Property National Register. Number of contributing resources previously James Thompson Inn or Century Inn National Register of Historic Places removed from the National Register. Xentered in the National Register. United States Department of the Interior (Form 10-900a). Type all entries.
Jvicinity fn ionature of the Keeper X nomination Jrequest for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the In my opinion, the property Ohio NATIONAL for Completing National Register Forms National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking"xin the appropriate box or by entering This form is for use innominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts.See instructions in Guidelines 6. Function or Use 7. Description Materials (enter categories from instructions) walls - Describe present and historic physical appearance. of Middlefield.
This symmetrical five bay, two story frame building was constructed in the late Federal style, with a one story kitchen wing to the original, the two-over-two sashes, found on all windows, probably date to the mid-nineteenth century, roughly the same period as the entrance porch. staircase leading to a small, second floor entrance extension, c. 1940-1950. rear of the house. While this addition is quite sizable, it is fairly unobtrusive.
Because the lot slopes down after the original structure, the addition also slopes and is not visible from the front, therefore its size weatherboard foundation roof Federal brick asphalt Architectural Classification other Domestic/hotel See continuation sheet limestone Recreation and Culture/Museum Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) building shown at an Ohio Historic Sites Preservation Advisory Board meeting when doorway with a ninth window centered above.A flat roofed entrance porch with categories from instructions) The south and north elevations are two bays wide.The south elevation has a The original interior floor plan has been preserved.Black Cherry wainscoting the nomination was presented. Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) The foundation is cut stone; the house is clapboard sided with a was added after construction at a later date.
does not seem so overwhelming. eight two-over-two double hung windows closely grouped in pairs, and a central appearance of the Batavia House; this was verified through current slides of the Other alterations include an attached one story cinder block addition at the Built in 1818, Batavia House is the oldest surviving building in the Village Significant Person State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. settlement period in Middlefield. Built by the village's co-founder, James located at the midpoint between Warren and Painesville, became quite a noted township elections, etc. Thompson operated the inn until the late 1830s, when he retired from the business, residing there, however, until his death in 1877 at the age of 98. 1951.
Batavia House thus, through its history, continued in the trade that 1818 Exploration/Settlement Unknown Cultural Affiliation The Batavia House is significant as the best representative of the early Period of Significance Architect/Builder Significant Dates route, being mid-way between Painesville and Warren.Batavia House remains as See continuation sheet shipping port for this region, consequently considerable travel resulted from between Warren and Painesville on the state road.Fairport was the principal was made in March 1799,by Issac and Jane Thompson and their four children, 1818-circa 1840 Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) House, commonly known as the James Thompson Inn, was known as the main stop one of whom was James, then twenty years old.Originally from Washington is presently used as the headquarters of the Middlefield Historical Society.
Applicable National Register Criteria 8. Statement of Significance