Nomination for Mill Worker House No. 3

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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 National Park Service AUG 19 1991 (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property other names/site number Location street & number not for publication city, town | vicinity county DEL zip code 43015 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property X private X building(s) _ structures _ objects 2 Total 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 National Register of HistoricPlaces and meetsthe 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 National Park Service Certification 1, hereby, certify that this property is: Xentered in the National Register. See continuation sheet determined eligible for the National determined not eligible for the removed from the National Register. other, (explain:) Date of Action code Noncontributing Historic Date public-Federal district Delaware NATIONAL public-State site public-local 1433 Registration Form REGISTER state Ohio National Register. National Register of Historic Places Mill Worker House #3 United States Department of the Interior 2505 Stratford Road (Rev. 8-86) This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines the requested information.

If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, Delaware Iwps.. Delaware County. Uhio. Register. See continuation sheet. and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets In my opinion, the property 041 DEL 8-12-91 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) 7. Description Materials (enter categories from instructions) The MIl| Worker's House #3 ( c. 1851) 2505 Stratford Road roof is covered with corrugated metal. sash with heavy Ilmestone Iintels, except for the 2 light modern sliding windows put in the 1920s rear addition. Upper floor windows are 6/6 double hung sash.

The front door Limestone See continuation sheet Corrugated Metal Wood roof walls Architectural Classification Describe present and historic physical appearance. (enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/single dwelling load bearing. worker cottage Three windows are evenly spaced on the sidewalls of the structure.The rear elevation The nominated structure is a detached residential structure located between Stratford Road material is uncoursed rubble limestone and large limestone quoins.A second floor fire c. 1900 led to the replacement of the upper half floor walls with vermiculated cement block. structural bays as:evidenced by its sidehall interior floor plan.The dominant building metal roof and pierced by a small central brick chimney stack.

The limestone walls are several workers houses built for employees of the Andrews and Perry Paper Mill located at ends.Jigsaw cut scrolled corner brackets flank turned spindle posts.The rear addition The porch was added c.19o0 and has Folk Victorlan elements. Under the shed roof are what is now the northwest corner of U.s. Rt. 23 and S.R. 315. The structure has minimal. woodwork is intact. The overall rectangular shape of the building is varled only by a one story shed roof contains one window In the gable.The facade contains two windows in the gable and two The rear gable wall is the exception to this in that it still evidences the.limestone two car garage built in 1987. has an 8 light storm door.

Detached noncontributing outbuildings on the property include a c.19o0 outhouse and a with the original form.The roof is a moderately pitched gable covered by a standing seam window openings,(original windows have been replaced) are located on the rear wall.The first floor windows adjacent to the entry door. The building's first floor.windows are 2/2 iscovered with:novelty siding and contains cornerboards.A screen door and two small 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance c. 1851-1896 Community Planning & Development Mill Workers House f3is being nominated for the National Register under Criterion A. for Related Resources of Liberty and Delaware Townships, Delaware County, Ohio; Historic property type F. 3., "Mil| Worker House". X] See continuation sheet Significant Person 1851 Industry Architecture Significant Dates Unknown Architect/Builder State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. significance to the areas of Industry and Community Planning and Development, and communicate their historic association.

This nominated limestone cottage was completed in 1851,increasing the valuation of the its map of Stratford.Only five of these cottages still retain sufficient fabric to duration of the historic context period of signlficance was Elizabeth Tuller (1855-1901) their industrial operations. building practices of the context area. The property is assoclated with the Historic Mill The nominated structure is located on lnlot #10,what was once part of a 625 acre farm Context E.2.,Steam-powered mills in Delaware and Liberty Townships;c.1840-1896, Cultural Affiliation lot from s1o0 to S400. According to census records; the first mill worker to occupy the Jstatewide * locally bullding was Joseph Hedrick(1853-1855)who was employed by the paper company, as a wagon who sorted rags as part of the paper making process.

The bulldings orlgin andnature of its function indicate strong association with the paper mill. The 1866 F. W. Beer's Atlas Qf Delaware County shows 17 mill worker houses on Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: maker and blacksmith.The mill worker who was associated with the cottage for the and Caleb Howard who proceeded to construct housing for mill workers employed at their nationally OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 National Park Service Mill Worker House #3, 2505 Stratford Road, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio textile and paper milling towns of the 1830s, the Stratford mill village consisted of a small hamlet with single family houses, located in a pleasant rural setting and grouped nominated structure contains many elements associated with the Side Hallway house type. exterior walls, the 1920s rear addition, and the c.

1900 front porch. None of these block is consistent with the original bullding material and the bullding's form has not National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet United States Department of the Interior staircase on the extreme left or right of the facade, which typically has three fenestration bays.The nominated building exhibits these features. profile has been retained.The rear addition is not visible from the road and does not association with the context.lt also exhibits some characteristics associated with a surrounding elements of the built environment help convey the open feeling associated with compromise the overall design of the structure.

Mill Worker House #3 retains the essential features needed to convey its historic association with the "mill village" company town.Like the New England river valley Major alterationsto the structure are limited to the rebuildingof 3 of the 4 upper floor NPS Form 10-000-e distinct vernacular house type. The roof profile, construction materials, proportions, a mid 19th century rural mill village.

Except for being less than two storles, the This type is characteristically two rooms deep and one room wide with side hallway and fenestration, setback and setting are consistent with the simple, yet soundly constructed The property is also significant under Community Planning and Development for its setting helped to counter perceptions of a crowded and degrading existence associated with housing needed to provide essential living space for the workers.The setting and Section number 8 Page 2 around a single mill.The development of mill villages reflected the owners desire to the 19th century factory system.

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

Major Bibliographical References X See continuation sheet Previous documentation on file (NPS): -preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: State historic preservation office previously listed in the National Register previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # Record # 10. Geographical Data UTM References Northing Lu See USGS map for related MPD Verbal Boundary Description 11. Form Prepared By organization . date May, 1991 street & number .

telephone city or town - _ state _ zip code Zone Easting University Specify repository: Other State agency Federal agency Other Local government Acreage of property Boundary Justification recorded by Historic American Engineering has been requested less than one name/title Stratford Inlot #10 1441581520 _ date - The boundary consists of the inlot historically associated with the property. 1312415701 Natlonal Register of Historic Places Mill Worker House #3, 2505 Stratford Road, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio Section number _ date. (c. 1900?) Volume 7." Unpublished manuscript, 1958. Marston, Mrs. William. "Paper Mills at Stratford, Delaware County, Ohio." Unpublished manuscript, 1946. Forry, David. "History of Stratford Methodist Church." Unpublished 1870, 1880. book, Inc., 1976.

Delaware County Tax Records, 1850-1915, County Auditor's Office, Delaware County Deed Records, Delaware County Recorder's Office, U. S. Census, 1850. Preservation Office, 1976-1991. Page BIBLIOGRAPHY: Correspondence from Grace Lavender to Mrs.A.C.Farmer concerning "The Memoirs of Norman Dewey Perry." Unpublished manuscript, no Buckingham, Ray. Delaware County Then and Now. Delaware History U.S. Census.Abstract of the Statistics of Manufactures. Seventh Norman Dewey Perry, July 4, 1963. Delaware County Courthouse Continuation Sheet U.S.Census. Schedule 4., Products of Industry, Delaware County, pamphlet, 1958. National Park Service Pabst, Anna C. Smith."Berlin Township and Delaware County History, History of Delaware County and ohio.chicago:o.L.Baskin & Co., Census, 1860.

United States Department of the Interior Ohio Historic Inventory forms, Delaware County, Ohio Historic U.S.Census.Manufactures of the United States.Eighth U.S. Mill Worker House #3, 2505 Stratford Road, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio Section number - I. FORM PREPARED BY: Columbus, OH 43211 Jean Ball, Project Chairperson Judy K. Brozek 944 W. Orange Road Jeff Winstel, National Register Manager Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Johnnie Wygant 2263 Stratford Road 410 Bunty Station Road Edited by: National Park Service Richard Noll 45 Stratford Drive Assisted by the following residents of Stratford: 1982 Velma Avenue Art Ten Eyck Martha Babington Sandra Davies, Regional Coordinator Telephone 614/297-2470 1989 Stratford Road United States Department of the Interior Ohio Historic Preservation Office Delaware, OH MPS Form 10-600 OMB Approvel No.

1024-0018 Page NPS Form 10-000 Mill Worker House #3, 2505 Stratford Road, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio Photographer: Richard Noll Date: June 1990 1. S.W. Elevation 4. East Elevation 5. Garage, N.W. Elevation 6. Outhouse, S.W. Elevation 7. Interior Staircase 8. Interior Window Continuation Sheet Photograph List: National Register of Historic Places Location of negatives: Delaware County Historical Society National Park Service United States Department of the Interior OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 SITE MAP NO SCALE Mill Workers' House #3 Delaware, vic. Delaware County, OH MILL WOrK FLOOR PLAN DELAWARE COUNTY OHIO No Sco le Delaware Tr Serile 20 Rods lo an In ch MILL. WORKER HOUSE #3 EPEN STRATEORD STRATTORD ADVERTISING DIRECTORY.

OHID * Sholly STRATFORD, DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO 1) ilill worker House el 2) Mill worker House $2 7) George Bieber House and Farm 8) Forrest Meeker House and Farm 9) Stratford Methodist Episcopal Church 10) Mill worker Boarding House Non-contributing properties: C LON-HEAD DAS: MILLRACE HISTORIC MILL-RELATED PROPERTIES 3) Mill worker House 43 6) Norman D. Perry House & Farm RIVER OLENTANGY CMB Approval No. 10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section number - Historic Mill-Related Resources of Liberty and Delaware Townships MPS 1. Bieber, George, House and Farm 2. Bieber, James, Saw Mill Ruins 3. Meeker, Forrest, House and Farm 1l. Mill Worker House No. 2 - 10/3/91 8. Perry, Norman Dewey, House 9. Stratford Methodist Episcopal Church 10.

Hinkle, James, Woolen Mill Rüins and House Page Continuation Sheet COVER OHIO National Register of Historic Places Dotermined Eligible Date Listed Lntered In the National Regiate Substantive Review _ National Roglete 10/3/41 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: NOMINATOR: STATE N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N Intered in the REJECT - ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : 10/03/91 8/19/91 DATE 9/20/91 DISCIPLINE REVIEWER RECOM./CRITERIA OTHER: ships MPS DATE RECEIVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: National Registe Mill Worker House No.

3 REQUEST: N N SLR DRAFT: N PROPERTY RETURN ACCEPT NATIONAL: SAMPLE: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N LESS THAN 5O YEARS: _count _resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION -current _architectural classification _summary paragraph _completeness _clarity _applicable criteria _relating significance to the resource _context _relationship of integrity to significance _justification of exception _other GEOGRAPHICAL DATA _acreage -verbal boundary description boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION _sketch maps -presentation FUNCTION materials DESCRIPTION Period photographs historic Builder/Architect CLASSIFICATION BIBLIOGRAPHY Signed SIGNIFICANCE Date Phone Areas of Significance--Check and justify below Specific dates OTHER COMMENTS Statement of Significance one paragraph) USGS maps UTMS _justification of areas checked descriptive text Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to MILL WORKER HOUSE A 3 Phet MILL WORKER HOUSE#3 7560111 NN 756 0111 NN DELAWARE COUNTY, OMLO 7560111 N 6 Pheto #8 MILLWORKER HOLSE# 3 Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64500478 for this property Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet