Nomination for Felkner--Anderson House

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property historic name other names/site number street & number 9716 Fontanelle Road N/A not for publication city, town Lxl vicinity 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property X private LX building(s) _ sites _ structures Name of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register - 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended,1 hereby certify that this National Register of HistoricPlaces and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. State or Federal agency and bureau Signature of commenting or other official 5.

National Park Service Certification I, hereby, certify that this property is: entered in the National Register. See continuation sheet. | determined eligible for the National Register. See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the removed from the National Register. other, (explain:) Date of Action Registration Form object code district public-local Ostrander National Register. REGISTER Date Noncontributing Total RECEIVED public-State state public-Federal NATIONAL National Register of Historic Places Ohio Felkner-Anderson House 2. Location Signature of certifying official (Rev. 8-86) JAN 1 2 1988 This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts.

See instructions in Guidelines zip code 43061 Mnomination -request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the county 041 Delaware 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 Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) Sandstone, Brick Other: I-house Describe present and historic physical appearance. Road, is a two story common bond brick building that rests on a sandstone The house was constructed c. 1858 as a two story I-house three bays wide with designed with doorways and windows surrounded by plain entablatures.

Alterations to the house have been minor and consist of the installation of a modern kitchen, interior plumbing and electrical wiring. The interior central The house is situated on a small hill overlooking Fontanelle Road surrounded by corn and soybean fields. Wood house. architecture. other Asphalt roof walls foundation Brick with Doric capitals and cornice supporting a semi-circular arched roof.This Architectural Classification rooms contain carved wood mantels.Woodwork throughout the house is simply Mid-19th century No historic farm outbuildings survive.An attached smokehouse was damaged by See continuation sheet entrance features a paneled door with a rectangular transom and sidelights. hall plan remains intact.

later Colonial Revival addition compliments the stylistic simplicity of the rectangular double hung 6/6 windows with stone sills.The original front The Felkner-Anderson House,1ocated in Delaware County at 9716 Fontanelle The front porch was added c.1920.It consistsof four smooth wood columns fire in the 1920s.This section was rebuilt as a small one story frame iddition with a garage. The original barn was destroyed by fire in the 1940s. The interior contains a central hallway with a carved wood staircase.Several constructed of brick.Fenestration throughout the house consists of foundation. Built c.1858, the house is a good example of rural vernacular a two story rear ell.The side gabled roof contains two interior end chimneys 8. Statement of Significance

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Xlocally Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates c. 1358 Significant Person State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. The Felkner-Anderson House is eligible under Criterion C as a fine example of An I-house can be defined as being two stories tall, one room deep, and at least two rooms wide with three, four, or five bays across the front and a wood, brick or stone, and the earliest examples often featured Flemish bond forms DEL-96-2, DEL-16-7, DEL-27-7, DEL-12-12, DEL-21-17). Only one other stone, built in 1850 and located at 2360 Panhandle Road (NR:2/13/86).

A reconnaissance survey of Scioto Township conducted by the regional preservation office revealed that the Felkner-Anderson House is the only House is a good example of the I-house form in Delaware County, showing the The house was built c. 1858 for William Felkner. It replaced a log house constructed in the 1830s by his father Jacob who was originally from At this time, the present front porch, plumbing, and electricity were Architecture Unknown Architect/Builder rear ell, a three bay facade, 6/6 windows, two brick interior end chimneys, variety of interpretation and treatment of the house type. Period of Significance vernacular rural architecture.It is characterized by its I-house plan common in Delaware County.This observation is strengthened by an examination Cultural Affiliation C.G.Anderson upon his return from the military service in the World War I.

from c.1812 to 1850 with the majority of the houses being built in the 1850s. C.1858 Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) brickwork. Three bay facades, such as the Felkner-Anderson House, are not as by his daughter, Jessie Anderson. In 1920, the house was given to her son, of C.G. Anderson, and used as a rental property- featuring two rooms over two rooms with a central entrance hall and one story results in a better understanding of early vernacular house types in Delaware gable roof with roof ridge parallel to the facade. Ohio I-houses are built of of buildings which have been documented in the county. The five bay facade intact example of the three bay I-house has been documented, the High House of County.The I-house was a preferred plan of the early settlers in the county 9.

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Major Bibliographical References Beers, F.W., Atlas of Delaware County. New York: Beers, Ellis & Soule, 1866. Everts, L.H., Illustrated Historical Atlas of Delaware County, Ohio. Philadelphia L.H. Everts, 1875. McAlester, Virginia and Lee, A Field Guide to American Houses, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Februray 11, 1986, December 12, 1986. Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A Jpreliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: has been requested [X State historic preservation office previously listed in the National Register Other State agency previously determined eligible by the National Register | Federal agency designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # Jrecorded by Historic American Engineering 10.

Geographical Data UTM References Verbal Boundary Description west and proceed to the point of origin. Boundary Justification The boundary has been drawn to include only the house as no original agricultural 11. Form Prepared By name/title - Sandra Davies, Regional Coordinator organization Central-South Central OHPO - date - street & number _ _telephone city or town -state Ohio Easting Local government Columbus Specify repository: See continuation sheet Northing outbuildings have survived. Correspondence from Mrs.Enid Coleman to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, University 22 N. Front Street Turn south and follow a straight line to the north curbline of Fontanelle Road.Turn Record # Other Ohio Historic Inventory forms, Delaware County, Ohio Historic Preservation Office west side of the house.

Follow the driveway north to the point at which it ends July 16, (614) 221-0227 _ zip code Acreage of property - less than one acre Begin at the northeast corner of Fontanelle Road and a private driveway located on the 43215 Zone Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Working No. - Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: - L resubmission -nomination by person or local government -owner objection Federal Agency: _ -appeal -sample -request - NR decision Reviewer's comments: 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 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7.

Description Check one -excellent -unaltered -original site - moved J unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

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summary paragraph ruins Ownership clarity dates Category alterations/integrity deteriorated completeness fair Status REJECT Reviewer Recom./Criteria RETURN Accessible boundary selection Substantive Review: see continuation sheet Condition Present Use Discipline JAN 12 1988 'R" June 1984 Lgood yes 21188-2/26/88 Eelkenre Anderson House Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Statement of

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Significance (in one paragraph) - summary paragraph - completeness - clarity -J applicable criteria J relating significance to the resource L Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References 11. Form Prepared By The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _national State Historic Preservation Officer signature L 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 Date Builder/Architect title Period Maps justification of exception local 8. Significance _state Verbal boundary description and justification Specific dates relationship of integrity to significance justification of areas checked 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification 9716 Fontanelle Rd., Delaware Co.

Photographer: Sandra Davies, May 1987 Felkner-Anderson House South elevation Ohio 9716 Fontanelle Rd., Delaware Co. Ohio Photographer: Sandra Davies, May 1987 Felkner-Anderson House East elevation 9716 Fontanelle Rd., Delaware Co. Ohio Photographer: Sandra Davies, May 1987 Felkner-Anderson House West elevation 9716 Fontanelle Rd., Delaware Co. Ohio Photographer: Sandra Davies, May 1987 Felkner-Anderson House rear addition 9716 Fontanelle Rd., Delaware Co. Ohio Photographer: Sandra Davies, May 1987 Felkner-Anderson House attached garage 9716 Fontanelle Rd., Delaware Co. Ohio Photographer: Sandra Davies, May 1987 Staircase Felkner-Anderson House CSCOHPO Photographer: Sandra Davies, May 1987 Felkner-Anderson House Living Room 9716 Fontanelle Rd., Delaware Co.

ohio Ostrander, vie UNITED STATES OSTRANDER QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO OSTRANDER, OHIO Fellner -Anderson House Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 SINCE 1885 January 5, 1988 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief P.O. Box 37127 George W. Harper Memorial Entrance Please contact me if you have any questions. W. Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Office WRL : ae SOCIETY Enclosures County Greene Hamilton 614/297-2470 HISTORICAL Delaware Sincerely New Submissions Felkner-Anderson House National Register of Historic Places The Harper Mausoleum and National Park Service Dear Carol: Department of the Interior Enclosed are 3 new National Register nominations.All of the appropriate Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 123 - 137 E. Fourth St. Historic District notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. JAN 12 1988