Nomination for Long--Romspert House

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10240018 Rev. 8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1. Name of Property historic name Long-Romspert House other names/site number Oakwood Historical Society 2. Location street & number 1947 Far Hills Avenue Inot for publication Lvicinity county Montgomery zip code 45419 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property * private _buildings _district _sites J public-Federal Name of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 0 4.

State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this Xnomination LJrequest for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the Signature of certifying official State or Federal agency and bureau Signature of commenting or other official 5. National Park Service Certification 1, hereby, certify that this property is: LVentered in the National Register. -determined eligible for the National Register. See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the removed from the National Register. Jother, (explain:) Signature of the Keeper Date of Action code Registration Form NATIONAL 113 public-local object Date public-State state structure Total REGISTER Oakwood Ohio National Register.

National Register of Historic Places Noncontributing city, town See continuation sheet. AUG 13 1987 This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedurál and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. RECEIVED In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria.see continuation sheet. 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/single dwelling 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) foundation sandstone/concrete Other: T-plan farmhouse with Italianate roof asphalt Describe present and historic physical appearance.

I-plan house with Italianate detailing and early 20th century suburban branches of one family until 1985, it is now the Oakwood Historical Society concrete and is topped by a multi-gabled asphalt shingled roof. The 1866 The right three bays are the 1923 alteration, a second distinct apartment. The left side retains its Victorian influence excepting a small pillared wooden structure of the summer kitchen was added shortly after the 1866 (a work shed reportedly associated with Long's quarry business) connecting the Behind the kitchen are vintage frame sheds, one (north) very early and the Museum.

influence weatherboard walls_stucco The other four stucco-covered brick piers and solid brick balustrade spans the five bay The irregular plan building sits on a foundation of quarry cut stone and and the kitchen enlarged during this time also.The original one-story brick alteration of 1923.The immediate impression is of the Romspert's stucco-clad Late Victorian (enter categories from instructions) The Long-Romspert House displays the features of two periods.The Long's 1866 1ights.There are two outside wall fireplace chimneys serving the living and 1eft farmhouse)has its original surround with house. The interior, which is essentially intact, distinctly reflects the two facade. The left two bays are the gabled facade of the Italianate T-plan farmhouse was left intact when the addition was built.

The doorway to the transom, but a new multi-light French door and transom into the new addition. unified by the porch and the then popular stucco finish. of varied proportion, mixing sash and casement windows all with multiple RECREATION & CULTURE/ museum windows and the door are crafted to be compatible with the long narrow 6/6 The summer kitchen retains its pump and original The center bay has small casement windows serving the stairs.

house has multiple brick and frame additions.A concrete floor porch with dating from both periods.Far Hills Avenue (previously the Lebanon Pike) isa United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Long-Romspert House, Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio Section number - south is clearly the 1866 farmhouse, with the exception of the fireplaces, through a door that connects the two apartments at the dining rooms, you walk into a 1923 period house with a parlor to the front having a fireplace wall spindles. Off the 1923 dining room is a kitchen very complete in time to National Register of Historic Places Page Continuation Sheet with built-in oak bookcases and oak staircase with closely spaced square The inside of the two living units is stylistically distinct.The unit to the NPS Form 10-900-a include a small dining area with Colonial Revival inspired breakfast nook.

OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 garages, one with track door and the other with folding door. which were changed in 1923. The woodwork, the doors, and the general features (8-86) kitchen there is a frame springhouse-garden shed and two early 20th century 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Dates other: community growth and development State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. development, the early agricultural period of the mid to late nineteenth representation of the agricultural period. The Romspert renovation of rural farming area to a fashionable Dayton residential suburb. Henry Long's Italianate farmhouse represents the early agricultural period. This is especially true of the interior which remains relatively unchanged. He bought this apparently underdeveloped quarter 'section in 1857 for $280.00. 1and. The area was primarily rural consisting of orchards and cornfields.

off parcels of the original farmland as the 20th century suburban development successful lawyer and music publisher married Ethel Gilbert of a noted [X See continuation sheet 1917-1923 1866 Architect/Builder Significant Person Cultural Affiliation Italianate T-Plan farmhouse and outbuildings are the best surviving century and the explosive suburban growth in the early twentieth century.The The history and architecture of the Long-Romspert House reflects the history map shows a toll gate on the Pike located at the southeast corner of Henry of its time. Henry Long was typical of the early settlers who cleared and farmed their Long also owned a sand and gravel quarry pit just west of what is today T-plan farmhouse was built in 1866 on Lebanon Far Hills Avenue). Jnationally Lstatewide *locally and developnent of Oakwood from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century.

Three generations of the Long-Romspert family who lived in the house two children, Harry and Maude. Subsequent generations of Longs began to sell exemplified the different phases of Oakwood's development from a predominantly The outbuildings have significant value in interpreting the agricultural Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) Long's property.Long's daughter Laura married Alexander Romspert.They had progressed, married into local money and prominence, evolving upward socially period.Survey discloses that there are no other properties that represent Coolidge Drive.The gravel was used to pave the Lebanon Turnpike.An 1875 1917-1923 clearly represents the impact of suburbanism and the popular taste this period in Oakwood.Long is identified as a farmer in the 1850census.

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Major Bibliographical References Montgomery County Records, Deeds, 1856-1985, Montgomery County Auditor, Tax Duplicates, 1857-1924. Geneological Reports 1986, Ronald, Bruce W. and Virginia Ronald, Oakwood: The Far Hills, Dayton, OH: Reflections Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A J preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: has been requested State historic preservation office previously listed in the National Register Other State agency previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark Local government recorded by Historic American Buildings Lx Other recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Oakwood Historical Society 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of property 1 acre UTM References Verbal Boundary Description the Ridgeville Plat at the west curb of Far Hills Avenue, thence west along the south parcel curb, thence south along the curb to the point of beginning. Boundary Justification name/title - Loren Gannon, Jr., Historian organization - _ date June 2, 1986 street & number 10001 Lebanon Pike telephone 513/885-4912 city or town - . state - - zip code 45459 Easting Northing University Centerville Specify repository: 11. Form Prepared By Ohio property's significance, Landmarks Renaissance Corporation Federal agency See continuation sheet The United States Census Press, 1983.

Survey # The nominated property includes the present extent of property associated with the Long- Romspert family and includes the house and associated outbuildings which reflects the The land on which the house directly sits, beginning 359,67' north from the north edge of Zone NPS Form10-900-a OMB Approval No. 10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Long-Romspert House, Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio Dayton View, and Grafton Hills after the devastating flood of 1913. Oakwood changed from a predominantly rural farming area to the Dayton area's most exclusive residential community, a position it continues to hold.

preservation, and interpretation as a local history museum give this site special credence in reflecting a historic change in life style and taste of A survey of the three other mid-19th century houses in Oakwood discloses that received an addition, but its surviving character, the site and especially the interior make it the best surviving example of the community's agricultural The addition is highly representative of the period in which Oakwood was will have as much, if not more, significance than the exterior in Oakwood continued to grow, however at a much reduced rate as compared to its boom floode into the Dayton area and Oakwood's popularity as a residential suburb again period. National Register of Historic Places Germantown family in 1910.

They moved in with his mother, not a very happy Continuation Sheet The property was bequeathed to the Oakwood Historical Society.Public access, flourished, two distinctive periods in local history. virtually unchanged. Dayton's upper classes began commuting by street railway in the late 19th Section number - _ Page - death in 1985. The Romspert addition, porch and stucco finish represents Colonial Williamsburg influence. The third has been renovated to the point of with the first major development since the 1870s, Extensive annexation occurred of Dayton began to thrive again in response to war demands, As a result, newcomers (8-86) none retain their historic character.Two have been altered with 1940s popular early 20th century interior design details with an interior that is Long-Romspert House, Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio From: Ronald, Bruce W.

and Virginia Ronald, Oakwood: The Far Hills. P. 63. The Long/Romspert Home, one of the oldest in Oakwood. This picture was taken about the turn of the century, before the house was doubled in size. (Oakwood Historical Society) 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 owner objection Jappeal J sample Jrequest NR decision Reviewer's comments: Reviewer - - _ see continuation sheet 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7. Description Check one J excellent J unaltered - original site J moved Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

summary paragraph ruins Ownership completeness Accessible REJECT clarity unexposed dates resubmission Condition Status Discipline fair yes RETURN Action: good Montgomery County alterations/integrity Long-Romspert House Category boundary selection Substantive Review: deteriorated Present Use Working No. Federal Agency: AUG 13 1987 87001522 9/25/87 Nomination returned for: .technical corrections cited below substantive reasons discussed below Recom./Criteria_ 8.

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Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) -summary paragraph - completeness -J clarity JJ applicable criteria -justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource J relationship of integrity to significance J justification of exception Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 11. Form Prepared By X2.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification State Historic Preservation Officer signature Signed Phone: - GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet context Period Builder/Architect title Photographs Maps Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification Quadrangle name - Date - 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 owner objection Federal Agency: . L sample - request Reviewer's comments: Recom./Criteria MUTA _see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: - _ technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Present Use Public Acquisition 4.

Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7. Description -excellent - unaltered - original site -ruins - moved summary paragraph REJECT resubmission completeness Status Ownership dates Accessible deteriorated Category appeal fair RETURN alterations/integrity Condition clarity Montgomery County Action: Long--Romspert House boundary selection Discipline Substantive Review: Working No. Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance NR decision Has this property been determined eligible? Check one 12-21-8 -unexposed good yes 8. Significance Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) J summary paragraph Ijustification of areas checked J relating significance to the resource Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name_ UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 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 - Date - J Photographs Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed - Phone: - GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet context clarity title Builder/Architect relationship of integrity to significance national Maps local completeness Specific dates applicable criteria justification of exception _state Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period May, 1986 1.

Facade from the east Gannon Long-Romspert House Oakwood Historical Society Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio 1947 Far Hills Avenue Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Gannon Long-Romspert House Oakwood Historical Society facade from northeast Perspective north side and 1947 Far Hills Avenue May, 1986 May, 1986 Oakwood Historical Society Long-Romspert House Gannon southeast South side end sheds and Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio summer kitchen from the 1947 Far Hills Avenue May, 1986 Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Long-Romspert House Oakwood Historical Society Gannon kitchen right brick shed. 1947 Far Hills Avenue Rear from the northwest new kitchen left, second kitchen center two bays, original Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Long-Romspert House Gannon Frame woodshed and summer Oakwood Historical Society May, 1986 kitchen - work shed 1947 Far Hills Avenue 6.

Parlor, 1863 farmhouse Gannon Oakwood Historical Society Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Long-Romspert House 1947 Far Hills Avenue 1986 1. Dining room, 1863 farmhouse Gannon Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Oakwood Historical Society Long-Romspert House 1947 Far Hills Avenue May, 1986 Long-Romspert House Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Gannon Oakwood Historical Society 1947 Far Hills Avenue into parlor showing stairs May, 1986 9. Mantel, (north) wall, Gannon Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Long-Romspert House Oakwood Historical Society 1947 Far Hills Avenue May, 1986 1921 parlor May, 1986 10. Garden shed and garage Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Long-Romspert House Gannon Oakwood Historical Society 1947 Far Hills Avenue from the south 11. Second garage from the east Gannon Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Oakwood Historical Society Long-Romspert House May, 1986 1947 Far Hills Avenue 12.

Environment across Far Hills Gannon Long-Romspert House Avenue Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Oakwood Historical Society May, 1986 1947 Far Hills Avenue #13 Supplemental 1921 dining room Gannon The parlor Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio Oakwood Historical Society Long-Romspert House 1947 Far Hills Avenue June, 1986 DAYTON SOUTH, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OHIO-MONTGOMERY CO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC Zone N3937.5 - W8407.5/7 DAYTON SOUTH QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 Blossom, Elizabeth B., Subdivision Please contact me if you have any questions. W.

Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Office WRL : ael SOCIETY Cuyahoga Montgomery County 614/297-2470 Sincerely Fairfield Enclosures HISTORICAL Historic District Long-Romspert House National Register of Historic Places National Park Service notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. New Submissions Department of the Interior Dear Carol: Lancaster Methodist Episcopal Camp Ground Enclosed are three new National Register nominations.All of the appropriate 10 August 1987 Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 November 3, 1987 Ms. Carol Shul1, Chief P.O. Box 37127 Please contact me if you have any questions. W. Ray Luce WRL: bp SOCIETY 614/297-2470 Enclosures HISTORICAL National Park Service Sincerely, significance has been checked.

Dear Carol: Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. State Historic Preservation Office Enclosed is one National Register resubmission for the Long-Romspert House, The appropriate box indicating local