Nomination for Tripp--Bauer Building

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service MAY 1 3 1988 This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property Tripp-Bauer Building other names/site number Bauer Building Location street & number 51-53 North Jackson Street N/A not for publication city, town N/A vicinity state Ohio code OH 3.

Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property *X private X building(s) _sites _objects Name of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 4. State/Federal Agency Certification 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: Zentered in the National Register. J See continuation sheet. determined eligible for the National determined not eligible for the other, (explain:) - Signature of the Keeper Date of Action Noncontributing public-State structure district public-local REGISTER public-Federal NATIONAL Registration Form Date Total RECEIVED zip code45682 removed from the National Register. Entered in tha National Register.

National Register of Historic Places county Scioto South Webster historic name As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this Anomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the Register. See continuation sheet. 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 L Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) COMMERCE/TRADE/department store COMMERCE/TRADE/restaurant RECREATION AND CULTURE/music facility COMMERCE/TRADE/speciality store 7.

Description Materials (enter categories from instructions) foundation brick walls _ Describe present and historic physical appearance. Located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Jackson and Tyre11 street of the Village of South Webster, population 850. The vernacular frame the 100 year incorporation of the village (1987). brackets, overhanging eaves, and a parapet wall with a low pitched central The second section of the building is a third storefront bay, one story tall, This section is most likely original, and was not constructed as a later.. the storefront transoms, and unifies the two sections of the building.

Xx See continuation sheet concrete other metal/asphalt Italianate Architectural Classification weatherboard which features carved brackets and extended facade eaves, reminiscent of the commercial area to the north.Directly across from the building is the site entrances with double hung windows framing recessed doorways.The windows and Streets, the Tripp-Bauer Building is the dominant feature along the main retains its original double doors and 2/2windows.No storefront panels are (enter categories from instructions) building consists of four evenly spaced unadorned double hung windows.Carved features a smaller version of the brackets which are on the main section. accommodate a single. The parapet wall with box gutters continues on all elevations of the main pediment top the facade.

SOCIAL/meeting hall effect of a much larger building and giving the building a sense of a more wood with a false front. The entrance is similar to the other two bays, but section, and on the south elevation of the one story section, creating the solid brick building. While original window and door openings remain, many of doorway was originally built for double doors, but has been boarded over to roof earlier Italianate style.The main section of the building has two storefront of the train depot, which is now a grassy tract with a gazebo commemorating commercial building is bordered by a residential area to the south and a elevation have been changed.The entrance at the end would open toa NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Tripp-Bauer Building, 51-53 North Jackson Street, South Webster, Scioto Co., OH Section number - All seven window openings on the south elevation of the main section have been single pane windows, one of which is boarded. Originally used for a hardware store, the dining area of the restaurant The second floor has a foyer area, a partitioned room (about 12'x 12'), and a Overall, the building retains a good degree of integrity, having suffered Page Continuation Sheet shop. restaurant and an upholstery shop, some original materials remains. wood floors and wainscoting remain.

National Register of Historic Places main section have been replaced where needed.The rear portion of the one partitioned for kitchen and storage space, this area retains a Mosler Bahmann United States Department of the Interior and main sections.A small cellar beneath this section is accessed by a trap replaced the original rear wall on the one story section, which collapsed due National Park Service of the space to the rear of the main section continues to be used for storage. While the first floor of the interior has been changed to accommodate a where the roof and floor have collapsed; the front part houses an upholstery retains metal ladders with wheels for retrieval of goods on upper story section is being stabilized.

The rear elevation of the main section of the building has two boardedwindows The smaller section was used asa combination grocery store 2/3) and large open ballroom space with a platform "stage"and 18'ceilings.Original of the metal gable roof concealed by the parapet.A concrete block wall has shelves)and large ceiling hooks display of goods)behind the lowered boarded, however, some windows do remain. & Company (of Cincinnati) safe, which is in good condition. About one third to deterioration. This section has a shed roof. The smaller section features six and one boarded door.Interesting to note is the repetition of the facade shoe store (rear 1/3).Three single doors provided access between the smaller 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

-nationally Period of Significance Significant Dates Significant Person William E. Tripp, contractor community in Bloom Township, Scioto County. weekday and a spur of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton connected with the B & O only incorporated community in Bloom Township, and remains so today.) During this prosperous time, William E. Tripp constructed a large commercial building At the time of its construction, the Tripp-Bauer Building joined other train depot (1853-1965), the Central House Hotel (1858-1919), Shope's (1882-1930), and the Mittendorf House, a stage coach stop in earlier days, century vernacular commercial building.

Resting on a brick foundation, the XX See continuation sheet 1902 statewide Architecture Architect/Builder frame building consists of a two story main section with two storefronts and a continues to dominate the main street in South Webster, the only incorporated single story attachment with one storefront.The minimal use of fenestration Cultural Affiliation At the turn of the century, South Webster was a thriving community.Seven The Tripp-Bauer Building is significant under Criterion Cas an excellent example of commercial vernacular architecture.Built in 1902,the building Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) on the southeast corner of North Jackson and Tyrell Streets in 1902.

the First Methodist Episcopal Church first high school State significance of property,and justify criteria,criteria considerations,and areas and periods of significance noted above. store of the Webster Fire Brick& Coal Company(a small frame one story constructed in 1923which is now used by the fire department for storage.) Blacksmith Shop South Webster Mi11ing Company Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: Applicable National Register Criteria Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) full-time farmers.

(Thirteen years earlier, in 1887, the village became the only a few remaining historic commercial buildings which include the company The Tripp-Bauer Building is significant as a good example of a turn of the brickyards and clay mines;over one third of the surrounding population were line just a few miles north of the village.Major employers included razed.The Tripp-Bauer Building remains the most outstanding building among trains of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passed through the village each building constructed c.1871) and the movie brick building later used as court chambers of these buildings have been XUocally 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References A History of Scioto County, 1986 A Trip Down Memory Lane, South Webster Centennial, Carl Shamhart Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A preliminary determination of, individual listing (36 CFR 67) KX State historic preservation office previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark Survey # recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # 10. Geographical Data Verbal Boundary Description The north 1/2 of Lot Number One of the plat of the Village of South Webster, recorded in the Record of Plats of Scioto County, OHio. the property. 11. Form Prepared By name/title John K. McHenry, President (edited by Alice Edwards, OHPO) organization South Webster Improvement Club, Inc. date 22 November 1987 street & number P.O.

Box 101 .telephone 614/778-3180 - zip code 45682 University Northing Easting Zone Local government Specify repository: Other See continuation sheet UTM References Federal agency Other State agency Scioto County Courthouse Records previously listed in the National Register Boundary Justification recorded by Historic American Buildings Primary location of additional data: The boundary includes the entire city lot that has historically been associated with Acreage of property less than one acre A LIZ 3501,1,0 stateOH has been requested NPS Form 10-900-e OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 National Park Service Tripp-Bauer Building, 51-53 North Jackson Street, South Webster, Scioto Co., OH Section number .

brackets are reminiscent of the Italianate style, a style which continued to grocery, and shoe store, has been altered to accommodate a restaurant (main have been lowered and partitions have been added, evidence of the earlier ceiling hooks remain from the hardware store. A safe, manufactured by Mosler Bahmann & Co. of Cincinnati, remains in good condition from the dry goods second floor ballroom space remains unchanged, retaining wood floors, simple door trim, and wood wainscoting. general merchandise on the first floor, the second floor ballroom provided an village to other communities and pastimes. In the mid-1960s, Sonne sold his building has been a pharmacy, a pool hall, a junk shop, and now an upholstery but again, original openings remain. The Tripp-Bauer Building remains a and social life.

Page Continuation Sheet recessed doorways framed by double hung windows and transoms.While the first important social outlet for the community.Traveling minstrel shows, National Register of Historic Places original openings are retained.Parts of two storefronts have been boarded, The interior space which once house a hardware store, dry goods store, significant example of vernacular commercial architecture, and continues to be The Tripp-Bauer Building retains a good degree of integrity.Although the one and the parapet walls and false fronts combine to give the building the sense section) and an upholstery shop story section).Although ceilings store entrance now has a single door and the second entrance has been boarded, United States Department of the Interior interestingly repeated at the rear elevation.All three storefronts have basketball games and sparring matches, and lodge/fraternal meetings all took pediment gives added detail to the roofline of the main section, and is the third retains the tall original double doors and 2/2 windows.

place in the building until recent years. E.W.Bauer,who purchased the bui1ding in 1917,died in 1945,leaving the of solidity of a brick building. The overhanging facade eaves with carved The mines and brickyards closed and the automobile took the social life of the The Trip-Bauer Building was a focus of commercial and social life in the South story section has had a concrete block wall replacing a collapsed clapboard store. shop and restaurant. an excellent reminder of South Webster's thriving turn of the century business to George Sonne.The fortunes of South Webster declined in the modern era.

The rear 1/3 of the main section remains partitioned for storage.The be used to the turn of the century in Scioto County.A low-pitch center (8-86) South Webster, Scioto Co., OH Food Storage trap door and Stairs Closet Area Dining Tripp-Bauer Building Street 51-53 North Jackson Street Furnace Room meeting Jackson Shop Not lo scale Floor Kitchen Not to Scale Tripp-Bauer Building 51-53 North Jackson Street, South Webster, Scioto Co., OH Foyer Floor N 04° 35 East South Webster, Scioto County, OH MITTENDORF AVE FERGUSON AVE SIMMERING ST. BALTIMORE KUHNER AVE ICHAR SOUTH Bauer Building WOOD CLINGMAN BENNETT South Webster Corporation Line Tripp-Bauer Building SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL OHIO BLVD. GRANDVIEW AVE 51-53 North Jackson Street TRIPP ST. FURNACE RD.

HIGH ST WEBSTER-HOPE SUGAR CAMA HARMON AVE Site of JACKSON SWIM CLUB WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Tripp-Bauer Building *MAY 13 1988 Fed. Reg. Date: _ Date Due: _ nomination by person or local government owner objection _appeal -sample -request Reviewer's comments: Recom./Criteria _ Reviewer . - 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 Has this property been determined eligible? 7.

Description J unaltered -original site J excellent - moved summary paragraph Accessible Category Ownership completeness resubmission Status REJECT Discipline dates alterations/integrity yes Entered in the RETURN Condition Action: deteriorated ACCEPT fair clarity boundary selection Scioto County Working No. National Register NR decision ruins Substantive Review: Federal Agency: Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance unexposed Check one goo 8. Significance relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 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: _national State Historic Preservation Officer signature Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to - Phone: .

Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Date Builder/Architect Signed completeness context title clarity Maps applicable criteria Photographs UTM References Quadrangle name _state relating significance to the resource justification of areas checked _local Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Other Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Period summary paragraph 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, Scioto #l ol 10 photographs 11/2/87 Ohio McHenry Front facade looking east showing negative with photographer at Bauer Building general area of location South Webster, OH KITCHEN KOUNTRY Scioto, Ohio 11/2 /87 South Webster, OH McHenry Northwest corner of building negative with photographer at Bauer Building #2 of 10 photographs 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, Scioto, Ohio facing northeast 11/2/87 McHenry Bauer Building negative with photographer at 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, North and south sides, with camera #3 of 10 photographs South Webster, OH Scioto, Ohio South Webster, OH 11/2/87 facing northwest McHenry Southeast corner with camera Bauer Building negative with photographer at 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, #4 of 10 photographs Scioto, Ohio Part of east wall, reconstructed, 11/2/87 McHenry negative with photographer at #5 of 10 photographs with camera facing west Bauer Building 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, South Webster, OH Scioto, Ohio 11/2/87 McHenry facing southwest negative with photographer at Bauer Building East and north sides with camera 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, #6 of 10 photographs South Webster, OH Scioto, Ohio South Webster, OH 11/2/87 Dining room of restaurant with camera facing east McHenry negative with photographer at Bauer Building #7 of 10 photographs 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, Scioto, Ohio South Webster, OH 11/2/87 McHenry Meeting room behind dining room with camera facing north negative with photographer at Bauer Building #8 of 10 photographs 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, Scioto, Ohio 11/2/87 negative with photographer at McHenry facing west Bauer Building 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, #9 of 10 photographs South Webster, OH Upstairs "ballroom" with camera Scioto, Ohio facing east 11/2/87 Bauer Building McHenry negative with photographer at #10 of 10 photographs 51-53 Jackson, South Webster, with camera South Webster, OH 7.S MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO SOUTH WEBSTER QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 350l|0 UNITED STATES ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SOUTH WEBSTER, OHIO Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 May 10, 1988 Ms.

Carol Shull, Chief P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 W. Ray Luce WRL : emn 614/297-2470 County Enclosures SOCIETY New Submissions HISTORICAL National Park Service Franklin Scioto notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. Winterringer Building and Residence State Historic Preservation Officer Tripp-Bauer Building Enclosed are two new National Register nominations.All of the appropriate Dear Carol: SINCE 1885 Department of the Interior Please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely OHIO