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OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service APR 1 7 1989 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 Name of Property Location street & number not for publication city, town Jvicinity code OH zip code 43537 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property x private X building(s) Name of related multiple property listing: 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 Signature of certifying official 5. National Park Service Certification 1, hereby, certify that this property is: Xentered in the National Register. - See continuation sheet.
determined eligible for the National Register. See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the other, (explain:) Signature of the Keeper Date of Action . 095 county site Maumee object Lucas structure REGISTER district Noncontributing state Total public-State NATIONAL public-local National Register. Ohio Date Forsythe-Puhl House other names/site number National Register of Historic Places historic name Number of Resources within Property 106 East Harrison Avenue Registration Form State or Federal agency and bureau removed from the National Register.
Number of contributing resources previously Signature of commenting or other official This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual propertiesor districts.See instructions in Guidelines National Register of HistoricPlaces and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. public-Federal NPSorn.0-900 Btered In the Forsythe-Puhl House, Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) 7. Description Other : I-House other - Describe present and historic physical appearance.
The Forsythe-Puhl House is located on the southeast corner of Conant and East Harrison terraced bluff above the Maumee River, the house has long been one of the most prominent Maumee, viewed from historic Fort Meigs on the opposite side of the river. (5) Devoid of the vegetation which now conceals the view, the photograph shows the Forsythe-Puhl House overlooked the bustling river wharves and later, the steady traffic on the Miami and Erie Canal which paralleled the north side of the river. (6-7) In fact, Forsythe may have The Forsythe-Puhl house was built for Robert Forsythe, Indian Agent, land owner and frontier, vernacular architecture, influencedby the Federal and Greek Revival styles. hillside location affords a rear, below ground entrance and the exposed foundation gives chimneys.
The roof has a plain return, plain frieze and boxed eaves with panelled X] See continuation sheet porch. soffit.
Exterior Concrete Asphalt Wood/Weatherboard Metal walls Commerce/Trade business Domestic/Single dwelling Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) Greek Revival nineteenth century.A concrete porch floor and steps has also replaced an earlier wooden The house is supported by a massive stone foundation nearly eighteen inches thick.The originally intended for the front of the house to face the alterations.) The fenestration of the five bay north facing facade includes first and second story two The five bay symmetrical facade identifies it as a classic mid-west The replacement A finely detailed entrance porch includesa raking cornice Doric which probably replaced earlier wooden columns in the 1ate Streets in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio.
Constructed in the mid 1820's and situated on a original siting and location of the house is evident in a circa 1900 photograph of and a nearly identical contemporary dwelling (built by Forsythe's friend, John Hunt) frame is sheathed in clapboard siding, except for the rear wall at porch level which has roof over two windows with plain surrounds,1intels and central entrance 1andmarks in northwest 0hio's earliest permanent settlement.(1-4) The importance of the beaded flush The asphalt covered gabled roof has flanking internal end Forsythe-Puhl House, Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 The west elevation is blank with the exception of a single two over two first floor window. (15) secured with a large hand wrought hinge. (18) There are three cellar windows, including window added to the house by its second owner, Peter M.
Puhl, to provide additional light for his photography business. (19) roof. The flat roof serves as a small patio and is an extension of the rear porch. However, the original two large rooms on each floor have been subdivided for more Two flights of open stairs, with round handrail and delicate turned balusters, leads to Targe and one small bedroom are located on both sides of the hallway. A very fine Greek surround with corner blocks, is found in the large east bedroom. (24) Interior National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior box locks. The central hall floor plan common to I-houses remains basically The basement or cellar displays the original massive hand hewn supporting beams.At with raking cornice and return is supported by octagonal posts with beveled square bases.
See Continuation Sheet The symmetry of the facade fenestration is matched by the rear or south elevation.Only National Park Service least part of the cellar may have been used as a kitchen.Evidence of a cooking fireplace door appears to be original and is constructed of solid vertical boards.The door is was still visible until recently. The only significant feature of an otherwise blank east elevation is the polygonal bay Access to the porch is from the rear of the central hall.A wrought iron stairway NPS Form 10-800g a two over two double-hung, a small square opening with no mullions and an eight over A small, attached, single-car garage which appears to date from the 1940's, has been kitchen, a living room or parlor and a small den or office. Flush architrave mantels are subdivided. A small bathroom is tucked into the space at the end of the hallway.
One which probably replaced earlier stone or timber supports during the early twentieth Revival mantel with architrave molding and entablature.is located in the large west room, twelve double-hung.
century.The porch shelters the cellar entrance.Here the previously exposed exterior Kincluding baseboard and door surrounds generally consists of simple architrave (23) while a huge built-in closet with recessed panels and a symmetrically molded door contemporary House Plan)The first floor consists of a dining room and leads to the rear of the property.The porch is supported by rusticated concrete blocks (25) All second floor doors have five panels and some retain original hardware including a single six over four sidelight breaks the five bay shed roof porch Section number 7 Page 2 Forsythe-Puhl House, Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio NPS Form 10-800e and steps, concrete blocks supporting the raised porch, and attached garage), some front entrance sidelights).
Based on historic photographs of the house, the most visible alteration was the removal, around 1900, of a one-story east wing. This wing may have been removed when Peter Puhl added the bay-window. Meigs (5) shows much of the town oriented toward the river. Second, the current earlier subdued functional appearance of the house as a whole. structures and vegetation, although a few outbuildings, including a windmill, may have adjacent to busy Conant Street (Routes 25, 20), the main commercial street through remained. Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places residential character of East Harrison Avenue a formal street entrance) United States Department of the Interior Forsythe would no doubt not have approved of.
National Park Service Today the house faces tree-lined residential East Harrison Avenue.It is also located The Forsythe-Puhl House has undergone comparably minor alterations during its long original multi-paned glass appears to have been replaced with larger panes the The most significant change has occurred not to the house but to the landscape high style Greek Revival features of the entrance porch (circa 1840's) as opposed to the OME Approval Mo. 1024-0018 Section number - history. In addition to the changes noted earlier (metal porch columns, concrete floor tree-lined canape along the 0ld Canal towpath.
In summer, the thick vegetation conceals the old house from view from the opposite side of the river, a change which Robert Page did not occur until later in the nineteenth century.This may account for the detailed There is some indication that Forsythe may have originally intended for the house to face NPS Form 10-900-e 106 E. Harrison Street Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio Please note: the name of property, location of property, photographer, photographs and is therefore only listed once. Maumee, OH G. Harper July, 88 historic Page Continuation Sheet camera facing sw. United States Department of the Interior (8-86) Photograph List National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Ohio Historic Preservation Office Forsythe-Puhl House Section number 7 OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 date of photographs, and location of negatives is the same for ali Forsythe-Puhl House, Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio United States Department of the Interior Section number - Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio Parlor Page Kitchen Forsythe-Puhl House Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Dining room National Park Service 24.5' NPS Form 10-000 OMB Approvai No 1024-0018 House Plan, First Floor Only 39.6 Forsythe-Puhl House, Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio 8. Statement of Significance