Nomination for Odd Fellows Hall

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service APR 2 5 1988 for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property other names/site number 2. Location street & number N/A not for publication city, town N/A vicinity zip code 43026 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property X private [X building(s) _sites 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, I hereby certify that this National Register of Historic Places and meets the 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 5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby, certify that this property is: Xlentered in the National Register. determined eligible for the National determined not eligible for the removed from the National Register. Jother, (explain:) Date of Action 049 code REGISTER RECEIVED Hilliard structure public-local NATIONAL object state public-State Total Registration Form public-Federal Ohio Noncontributing Date National Register of Historic Places National Register. historic name See continuation sheet.

(Rev. 8-86) district This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines Odd Fellows Hall 4065 Main Street fisignature of the Keeper the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria.see continuation sheet. nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the Register. See continuation sheet. Dntered in tba 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) COMMERCE/TRADE/specialty store SOCIAL/meeting hall VACANT/not in use (second floor) 7.

Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) other _ The Odd Fellows Hall, constructed in 1883, is one of two intact Italianate structure with hipped roof, bracketed cornice, round-headed windows, and a located at the corner of Main and Norwich Streets, an important The first floor storefronts of this building are original and have been storefronts, each with a central entrance flanked by two display windows. The design is unified by brick piers between each opening and a single original double-leafed wood doors with three-quarter glass, original and paneled wooden bulkheads below. Access to the upper floor is gained at the rear of the building, where an exterior stair is partially enclosed by a one-story brick addition from second addition across the back of the structure.

The first floor of the Odd Fellows Building continues to house a retail ise, while the upper floor is vacant. The original Odd Fellows meeting room on the second floor 1s especially noteworthy because it retains its integrity. Features a decorative pressed metal ceiling, wood wainscoting, Xx See continuation sheet roof metal walls Italianate light fixtures. brick wood flooring, original door and window hoodmolds, and original hanging wood separated by raised piers.

hardware and a transom above.Display windows have fixed four-pane sash characteristic of the style.The four bays on the main facade are set in commercial buildings remaining in the original town of Hilliard.Built of The Italianate styling of the building is distinctive.Wide eaves are brick with stone and wood detailing, the Hall is a large two-story (enter categories from instructions) facade and west elevation retain the original two-over-two wood sash pair of intact Italianate storefronts on the main facade.The building is intersection which features two other brick structures(an early 20th century bank and the Methodist Church). Describe present and historic physical appearance. supported by paired brackets which alternate with the building's window pairs within recessed panels, and the four side bays are similarly remarkably well preserved.

The building contains two identical stone lintel which extends the width of the facade. The entries feature about 1900.This rear section was extended further in about 1940 bya United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Odd Fellows Hall, Hilliard, Franklin County, OH Section number _ Page National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet (PS Form 10000 Ithough the brick has been sandblasted, the building retains a high degree of integrit rith original storefronts, round-headed second floor windows (protected and partiall) concealed by regular rectangular storm windows), and second floor meeting space completely intact. 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Xlocally Applicable National Register Criteria Period of Significance The Odd Fellows Hall is one of four properties in Hilliard which are being contribution to the development of the town as a rural agricultural Old Hilliard represents the original settlement of "Hilliard's Station" as evolved slowly as a railroad town and agricultural center during the next 100 years. The rural origins of Hilliard are still evident in the stand, along with a handful of commercial buildings, a small number of buildings are the many frame, middle class and working class houses from both the 19th and early 20th centuries.

In recent years, Hilliard has experienced tremendous growth as the city's population increased from only 610 in 1950 to over 5,600 in 1960, and city's newer developments, Old Hilliard retains much of its rural character XX See continuation sheet 1883 Architecture Unknown Architect/Builder Cultural Affiliation Significant Dates Significant Person Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Italianate commercial architecture in the rural community of Hilliard.The Hilliard," as the original town is called, as shown on the attached map. illustrate Hilliard's commercial and architectural development before the nominated to the National Register for their architectural significance and turn of the century.

Center and Norwich Streets.The grain elevator and 1umber yard still significant within its local context as an example of late 19th century the railroad line some ten miles west of Columbus map),the community scattered 19th and early 20th century buildings which remain on Main, Hilliard began to take on the character of a suburban bedroom community. it was platted in 1853 by John Hilliard.Laid out ina grid pattern around In 1988,Hi1liard hasbecomea city of 10,500 which is continuing to grow Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: -statewide Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above.

The Odd Fellows Hall meets National Register criterion C.The building is as additional acres of farmland are developed.In sharp contrast to the nationally community of the 19th century.The buildings are located in"01d NPS Form 10-900e OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section number - were central to its early community life. The Odd Fellows Hall was constructed to serve a significant commercial function as well as provide a meeting hall for an important Hilliard be chartered in Hilliard. Organized in 1867, the IOOF purchased the lot at the corner of Norwich and Main Streets in 1871, but did not complete the Odd Fellows Hall was one of the largest buildings in Hilliard. floor meeting hall until 1980.

Architecturally, the Odd Fellows Hall is an important local example of the Italianate style from the 1880s because of its integrity, its size and its Italianate features that include its original storefronts, bracketed cornice, and round-arched windows. Of the small number of commercial The Odd Fellows Hall is larger and was built later than the c. 1870 Winterringer building, the other significant Italianate structure in Old period is the c. 1872 Westerweller building further to the west on Main Street, a building which has been compromised by a recent storefront and an Hall was not built until 1914; it has also been altered by facade changes The Winterringer building housed the Knights of Pythias for several years Fellows, however, were able to build a structure specifically for use as Continuation Sheet and additions.

National Register of Historic Places Page 2 ground floor storefronts provided ample commercial space for local Odd Fe1lows merchants. The building was home to a hardware store, under a variety of different owners, until the early 1970s. The IOOF occupied the second intact. The Odd Fellows Hall is one of two in Hilliard which exhibit the Hilliard. The other brick commercial structure which remains from this addition. The bank building on the opposite corner from the Odd Fellows It is interesting to note that the three brick 19th century commercial structures in Old Hilliard all served as homes for fraternal organizations. and the Westerweller was home to the Masons until 1919. Only the Odd their fraternal hall.

In addition, the IO0F meeting room, more grandly buildings built in Old Hilliard, the brick buildings survived the most Italianate style common to commercial buildings of this period. construction of this building until 1883. At the time of its completion, prominent location in the community..The building exhibits characteristic 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Franklin County Directories, 1893, 1898, 1930. Sanborn Insurance Company, Maps of Hilliard, Ohio, 1922, 1929, 1946. - See continuation sheet Lpreliminary 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 designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Buildings Jrecorded by Historic American Engineering Record # 10. Geographical Data Less than one acre. UTM References Verbal Boundary Description 11. Form Prepared By - date _ (614) 221-0358 street & number - state _ zip code 43215 Easting University Northing Zone Columbus Acreage of property Local government telephone Ohio Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A Specify repository: Federal agency the property.

3/21/88 Boundary Justification Survey # Atlas of Franklin County, 1873. 391 Library Park South Other city or town Lot #134,City of Hi1liard History of Franklin And Pickaway Counties, 1880. previously determined eligible by the National Register Judy Williams, Preservation Consultant Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. "First White Settlers Came to Hilliards in 1807," July 22, 1956. Miller, Mary. organization Columbus Citizen. Taylor, William A. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, 1909. Williams Brothers. MAP SHOWING ORIGINAL TOWN OF HILLIARD HILLIARD)IN CONTEXT OF AREA PARK NORTH MUNICIPAL (ORIGINAL VILLAGE BOUNDARIES) LOCATIONS OF PROPERTIES NOMINATED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER: 1. Winterringer Building 2. Odd Fellows Hall 3. Hilliard Methodist Church 4.

Merryman House OLD HILLIARD Odd Fellows Hall, 4065 Main Street, Hilliard, Franklin County, Ohio Franklin Norwich Grant Wayne UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Odd Fellows Hall APR 25 1988 Fed. Reg. Date: Date Due: - - resubmission - nomination by person or local government - owner objection Federal Agency: _ J appeal -sample -request - NR decision Reviewer's comments: - see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: _ 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 Has this property been determined eligible? L yes 7.

Description - deteriorated -unaltered - original site -excellent -ruins - moved -fair - summary paragraph - completeness - clarity Lalterations/integrity - dates - boundary selection Category Accessible Condition PublicAcquisition REJECT Discipline Status Reviewer Recom./Criteria RETURN Franklin County Action: Working No. Substantive Review: Entered in the Present Use Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance Check one -good _J unexposed Ownership ACCEPT 88000636 5-26-88 21 8 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates summary paragraph justification of areas checked justification of exception Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 11. Form Prepared By 12.

State Historic Preservation Officer Certification _national _local State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Date - Questions concerning this nomination may.be directed to _ - Phone: _ GPO 918-450 context Period Signed title completeness Builder/Architect clarity state Maps Photographs applicable criteria UTM References relating significance to the resource Quadrangle name Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Verbal boundary description and justification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Hilliard, Franklin Co., Ohio Photo # / elevations, looking north View of main front and side Neg. at 39l Library Park, Cols. 4065 Main Street Odd Fellows Hall Photo by J.

Williams, 9/87 English & SPURS & JODHPUN Hilliard, Franklin Co., Ohio elevations, looking north View of front and side 4065 Main Street Photo by J. Williams, 9/87 Neg. at 39l Library Park, Cols. Odd Fellows Hall Photo # SPURS 1 ARD Hilliard, Franklin Co., Ohio Photo by J. Williams, 9/87 Photo # 3 Neg. at 39l Library Park, Cols. View of main facade, looking NW 4065 Main Street Odd Fellows Hall Milliard, Franklin Co., Ohio Photo # 4 View of first floor storefronts Neg. at 39l Library Park, Cols. 4065 Main Street Odd Fellows Hall Photo by J. Williams, 9/87 Photo # tions, looking east View of rear and side eleva- Hilliard, Franklin Co., Ohio Photo by J. Williams, 9/87 4065 Main Street Neg. at 391 Library Park, Cols. Hilliard, Franklin Co., Ohio Neg. at 391 Library Park, Cols. Photo # U Interior view of I00F meeting room, 2nd floor 4065 Main Street Odd Fellows Hall Photo by J.

Williams, 9/87 Hilliard, Franklin Co., Ohio Photo by J. Williams, 9/87 Neg- at 391 Library Park, Cols. Photo # 7 ceiling and light fixture, 4065 Main Street 2nd floor meeting room Odd Fellows Hall Detail of pressed metal Hilliard, Franklin Co., Ohio Photo # 8 Odd Fellows Hall wainscoting, 2nd floor Photo by J. Williams, 9/87 Neg. at 39l Library Park, Cols. 4065 Main Street Detail of wood trim and RRS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HILLIARD QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HILLIARD, OHIO 2.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) S 315810 Easting UNITED STATES Odd Fellows Hall Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 April 21, 1988 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief Department of the Interior P.o. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 Merryman, Dr. James, House Odd Fellows Hall Please contact me if you have any questions. W.

Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer WRL: bp:dh SOCIETY Montgomery County Enclosures Cuyahoga Stark HISTORICAL Sincerely, Franklin Frances Building 614/297-2470 New Submissions National Park Service Hyman Schriber Building Hilliard Methodist Episcopal Church Dear Carol: APR 2 5 1988 notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. Enclosed are 6 new National Register nominations.All of the appropriate Quad Hall