Nomination for Ideal Department Store Building

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OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property other names/site number 2. Location street & number 55-59 Lincoln Way East N/A not for publication city, town N/A vicinity Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property X private XX building(s) _sites _ structures _objects Name of related multiple property listing: 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 Historic Places and meets the proceduraland professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. Signature of certifying official Signature of commenting or other official 1, hereby, certify that this property is: Yentered in the National Register. Jdetermined eligible for the National Register. See continuation sheet. Jdetermined not eligible for the removed from the National Register. other, (explain:) fo Signature of the Keeper Date of Action code 151 Massillon 8-2-92 Date county REGISTER state public-local public-State Total public-Federal NATIONAL Stark district Registration Form Noncontributing Ohio historic name National Register.

Snyder-Hess Building National Register of Historic Places See continuation sheet. 5. National Park Service Certification Ideal Department Store Building Number of Resources within Property for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16).Complete each item by markingxin the appropriate box orby entering NPS Form 10-900 State or Federal agency and bureau AUG 1 S 1992 the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets zip code 44646 (Rev.

8-86) X nominationrequest for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the Entered in tha Ideal Department Stark Co., Ohio 6. Function or Use Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) 7. Description Materials (enter categories from instructions) walls _ _ CERAMIC TILE OTHER: BUILT-UP Describe present and historic physical appearance. Constructed of steel frame with brick tile walls, the facades, reflecting the Classical Revival style popular in Occupying a corner location, the Ideal Building has classical details, while the middle four floors (the shaft) X See continuation sheet other Architectural Classification COMMERCIAL STYLE financial institution and spandrels sharing a common plane.

The Ideal Department Store Building is an eight-story The building has a projecting terra cotta cornice with West and south elevations of the building are unornamented. are slightly recessed from the plane of the wall surface, Building are faced in terra cotta and accentuated by floors, and the longer east side elevation has seven bays. the tripartite windows on floors seven and eight (enter categories from instructions) The first two floors and top two floors of the Ideal Defining features of the Commercial Style that are seen VACANT/NOT IN USE professional- in the Ideal Building include its flat roof with moderately Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Commercial Style landmark in downtown Massillon, ohio. with Corinthian pilasters, spandrels decorated with a medallion, and end piers, all faced with terra cotta tiles.

of the building are faced in brick with unornamented piers TERRA COTTA of the building from the floors below. in Massillon when it was completed in l92l. BRICK materials, and design details are repeated on both clear distinction of and top of the building the early 2oth century. foundation _ projecting cornice, tripartite window treatment, and the through the use of different materials. In addition, the CONCRETE roof elevations. prominent north and east elevations fronting on Lincoln Way building was the first high-rise building to be constructed The north elevation has three bays on all building displays classical details in the upper and lower Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED Ideal Department Store Building, Massillon, Stark Co., OH CONTINUATION SHEET Floors three, four, and five display large triple storefronts and building entrances, are also faced in terra As originally designed, the north storefront facade is altered with new materials, although the three bay three bays, in the location of the building's elevators and RECEIVED windows with separating piers. inspired details. The east side storefront elevation retains original columns with decorative capitals. building entry with entablature cornice and classically- The ground floors of the building, containing the the south six bays of the east elevation. opens to a stair and elevator lobby which remains intact.

by a slightly projecting cornice with large storefront divisions are still evident on both ground floor and contained three bays with entry to the department store in The interior of the Ideal Building reflects its use as a stairs, contain smaller display windows and an intact side was added about l925,when a majority of the ground floor was to include the first bay of the east elevation. FOR NPS USE ONLY begin a transition to the top two floors through smaller windows, with the central window sash of slightly larger size The second floor is intact, with dentilled cornice and frieze displaying fleur-de-lis. The first floor, which also includes a mezzanine level on the interior, is defined These elements were Today, the north storefront facade 1925 remains in place. Ceiling, floor and wall surfaces have original features remain exposed, including casement windows cotta.

openings between Ionic pilasters. converted to banking use. mezzanine levels. removed on the north storefront remain intact in than the two flanking windows.Windows on the sixth floor Much of the remainder of the ground floor was altered through overlooking the floor below and a row of paired cast iron department store and offices.T The new design extends around the corner On the mezzanine level, Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED Ideal Department Store Building, Massillon, Stark Co., OH have been removed.

CONTINUATION SHEET expansive open space with structural piers and large window RECEIVED floor where a ladies comfort room was provided in the The upper floors of the building each consist of an partitions which were located off of a central hallway but FOR NPS USE ONLY The department store use is evident in the second, third and fourth floors, which have wood floors and no southeast corner.On the office is evidence of Ideal Department Store Building, Stark Co., Ohio 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Dates 1918 - 1942 Cultural Affiliation Powell, William Robert State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. as the City of Massillon's first high-rise structure, the market, caused the Hess-Snyder Company to construct this major downtown department store and office building.

The the city of Massillon, the Ideal Building also stands out cornice, tripartite treatment of windows, and three-part division of the building into base, middle and top, as in a 1925 1921 statewide ARCHITECTURE COMMERCE Architect/Builder nationally Significant Person National Register of Historic Places based upon its local As one of only two high-rise buildings constructed in steel-frame constructed buildings of the early 2oth century. emerging industrial status. significance under Criterion A in the area of commerce and which both signified and was influenced by the city's eight-story Ideal Building is an important illustration of Characteristic Commercial Style elements of the Ideal prosperity, spurring growth in the city's mercantile and See continuation sheet architecturally in its local context, meeting Criterion C.

Massillon's emergence during the l9l0s and 1920s as a steel- The Ideal Department Store Building qualifies for the Along with a seven-story bank building from the early l920s, Xx locally based industrial and commercial center. Pre-WWI industrial column's base, shaft, and capital. Through the use of Building include the flat roof with slightly projecting expansion in the community marshalled in a period of economic Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) it defines the city's skyline.It is Massillon's only example of the Commercial Style, a style associated with Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Ideal Department Store Building, Massillon, Stark Co., OH CONTINUATION SHEET including original fenestration and ornamentation, the Ideal The Stark County Story by Edward T. Heald, published in (1931) in Cleveland, in addition to two fire stations (1929- career, used the classical motifs which Powell favored community, including Massillon Aluminum Company (1910), Reliance Manufacturing (1911), Massillon Rubber Company Aluminum Company (1914), and Massillon Steel Casting Company the Lorain Medical Building and Reserve Lithograph Building construction, and Central Steel's lucrative contracts during resurgence of industrial activity following a period of (1917).

classical details and terra cotta, particularly in its upper Most significant was the establishment of the Central Steel The impact of this industrial expansion on the Massillon Paris, he designed a number of commercial and public World War I, Massillon was firmly established as a steel- FOR NPS USE ONLY in the first years of the 2oth century,but increased ata In the years prior to l9l8,the city of Massillon saw a 30) and the Cumberland Pool and Bath stories, the building's design reflects its important status Robert Powell, was a Cleveland architect from 1909 until Trained at Columbia University and the Sorbonne in for his design of the Cleveland Heights City Hall, completed The Ideal Building, designed early in his In addition to Central Steel, the pre-WWI years produced several other important industries in the downtown Massillon. producing center.

dormant manufacturing growth at the turn of the century. The city's population grew slowly Cleveland Heights. community was significant. Building remains an important architectural landmark in these other buildings. little-known Cleveland architect. As a prominent addition to Massillon, 1958,lists the architect for the Ideal Building as Robert buildings in the Cleveland area. He may have been most noted Powell of Cleveland.Powell, whose full name was William RECEIVED Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Ideal Department Store Building, Massillon, Stark Co., OH the 19th century, the city added new housing allottments, manufacturer of stoves and furnaces, determined that they their Ideal Company Department Store, a business which they multi-level department stores, already commonplace in urban centers, but just reaching smaller communities such as RECEIVED much faster rate during the teens and twenties.Massillon's decision was the acknowledged trend in retailing toward stores occupied first floor retail space in two and three- trends in larger cities, three of these businesses converted CONTINUATION SHEET establish it as the premier department store in Massillon.

DATE ENTERED of one of the founders of the Hess-Snyder Co.,a prominent Massillon was expanding its status as well as its size, the Massillon supported four dry goods stores in l904.Following economy appeared strong, and advances in steel-frame ambitious from the outset, opening the Ideal Company in two commercial district on Main Street (now called Lincoln Way). Massillon.A on the Lincoln passed through the heart of the build the city's first skyscraper was made in l9l8. particularly in the vicinity of the steel mills in south would build a multi-story retail and office building to house The history of the Ideal Company begins in l904 when it was the designation of Massillon in l9l3 as one of the cities was established as a dry goods store by Frank H.

Snyder, son the Hess-Snyder Company, an important l9th century Ideal Company built a new building ona scale that would population grew from 1l,944 at the turn of the.century to 13,879 in 1910,an increase of 16 percent.By 1920,the Massillon locations in 1904. Typical of the period, these their stock and setting up departments. However, only the Also contributing to the community's development Members of story commercial buildings, with apartments or offices on the construction had made tall buildings possible. to department stores in the early 2oth century, broadening had operated in Massillon since 1904.Contributing to their population had reached 17,428,a ten-year increase of 26 percent toa population of 26,400.For the first time since It was in this climate of growth that the decision to percent.During the decade of the city grew by 50 Form No. 10-300g (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Ideal Department Store Building, Massillon, Stark Co., OH mezzanine, installed elevators, and used unit fixtures that ladies ready-to-wear, dress goods, shoes, accessories, the lead of the builders, the Ideal Co. has spared no expense mercantile district. early 1900s, new commercial buildings were generally built in office space in a modern, steel-frame structure accessible by Massillon.

RECEIVED CONTINUATION SHEET provided was far greater than any that had previously been five-story McClymonds Building and the First National Bank significant because the amount of retail space that it mostly brick commercial buildings which were constructed from featured home furnishings and wares, men's furnishings, building were built to house banks on the ground floor, while it had a dramatic impact upon the character of the city.It Massillon's downtown is typified by two and three story, rental offices on the upper three floors. the Ideal Building was originally built as retail space.

was followed two years later by the seven-story First The retail orientation of the Ideal Building is The Ideal Building was built specifically to house the DATE ENTERED one cent of expense has been spared by the built in l909 was the premier office location in downtown the tradition of the city's l9th century built in the city-over 40,0o0 square feet for department Characteristic of multi-story department stores, the Ideal millinery, carpet, furniture and wallpaper. The 1921 National Bank Building (National Register listed).

Both the using more simplified designs and sometimes occupying more full-line department store on the first five floors and Company organized its merchandise by floor, included a building in Massillon to be more than five stories in height, store furnish a magnificent new addition to Massillon's than one building lot.The eight-story Ideal Building was a The building also offered three full floors of significant change from what had come before.As the first in making its new store a and store use. Form No. 10-300a (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Ideal Department Store Building, Massillon, Stark Co., OH CONTINUATION SHEET to the Ohio-Merchants Trust Company, a bank formed in that retail anchor in downtown Massillon, remaining in business in this building until 1986. Clearly, the construction of the Ideal Building had As a major investment in the downtown, it illustrates the department store and offices, it represents a major Commercial Style building, it adds significantly to the city's body of architecture, introducing this style to Massillon.

RECEIVED city's tremendous optimism and commercial prosperity storeroom as its main entrance and continued to use the upper The Ohio-Merchants Trust Company grew to become the advancement in the retailing and office structure of the city Although the Ideal Department Store remained in the Bank of Canton to form the People's-Merchant Trust Co.The character and economic position in the early 2oth century. locally-owned Ideal Department Store was a long-successful Banking and Trust is noteworthy that Ideal Company remained in the building for long periods of time.The building, the Hess-Snyder Company sold the structure in l925 generated by its pre-wwl steel-based industrial expansion and president Frank H.

Snyder was a director of the new bank.) significant impact upon the city of Massillon's physical bank was acquired by AmeriTrust in about remained DATE ENTERED date construction began in1918 to 1942,the estab1isned 50-year cut-off date for the National Register. year by merger of the Merchants National Bank and the Ohio FOR NPS USE ONLY through the late 1950s. In 1957, it merged with People's ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 5 The 1954. The department store retained the west Both the department store and banking uses The period of significance of the nominated property extends from the banking use, and a 30-ton vault was installed at the south largest bank in the city.I The company had loo employees in Ideal Department Store Building, Stark Co., Ohio 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Brown, Jeff D. Ohio Historic Inventory form #STA-966-10. December, 1988. Cleveland Landmarks Commission, telephone interview regarding W. R. Powell. Cleveland Press, W. R. Powell obituary, May 20, 1967. Massillon;" Script #445: "Architects of Stark County." Committee of Massillon, 1976. Massillon City Directories, 1900-1960. preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: previously listed in the National Register previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark | Local government recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # Other Jrecorded by Historic American Engineering Record #. 10. Geographical Data 11. Form Prepared By name/title _ Judith B.

Williams organization _ July 30, 1992 street & number - _ telephone 614/481-9444 city or town - _state Ohio _ zip code 43221 Northing date Columbus Ohio Historic Inventory Specify repository: UTM References Cleveland City Directories. Federal agency Historic Preservation Consultant Other State agency Verbal Boundary Description associated with the nominated property. University Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/ A Boundary Justification has been requested 2237 Cambridge Boulevard Acreage of property See continuation sheet Zone Easting Less than l acre X State historic preservation office Cleveland Heights Press, articles on city hall opening, September 5, 1924. at the southwest corner of Lincoln Way East and First Street, S.E. Includes the parcel occupied completely by the building. It is the only lot historically Heald, Edward T. Stark County Story.

Zone Ohio Massillon Evening Independent."Ideal Opens New Store Thursday,"April 6,1921. United States Department of the Interlor IDEAL DEPARTMENT STORE BUILDING, MASSILLON, STARK CO.

OHIO Massillon, Stark County, Ohio photo by Judy Williams, April, 1992 negative: Judy Williams, 2237 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, OH National Park Service The following information is the same for all photographs: Continuatlon Sheet Natlonal Register of Hlstorlc Places Sectlon number Phtos Page 55-59 Lincoln Way East NP& Form 10-004 Ideal Department Store Building UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: NOMINATOR: STATE OTHER : N PDIL: N PERIOD: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N Intered in the ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : 9/10/92 REJECT 8/13/92 DATE MULTIPLE REVIEWER 9/27/92 DISCIPLINE RETURN RECOM./CRITERIA REASONS FOR REVIEW: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N LESS THAN 5O YEARS: N SLR DRAFT: N 8/25/92 NATIONAL: DATE OF PENDING LIST: _current _architectural classification _descriptive text Areas of Significance--Check and justify below _summary paragraph _completeness _applicable criteria -justification of areas checked _relating significance to the resource _context _relationship of integrity to significance _other GEOGRAPHICAL DATA _acreage _verbal boundary description _boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION _presentation FUNCTION photographs materials DESCRIPTION Builder/Architect Period BIBLIOGRAPHY historic SIGNIFICANCE CLASSIFICATION Phone Specific dates Date _count justification of exception Signed OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION _sketch maps USGS maps Statement of Significance one paragraph) UTMS _resource type _clarity MERCHAN 068 0211 Lincoln Way E 0700211 N-2 Massi lln, Stub Co, Ohio 0700211 N-1 0700211 H N Masicla, Ohio Photo # 13 Massilla, Sark Co., Ohio 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC MASSILLON, OHIO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MASSILLON QUADRANGLE STATE OF OHIO OHIO-STARK CO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES N404$we130/7.5 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Fax: 614/297-2411 August 12, 1992 SINCE 1885 Ms.

Carol Shull, Chief P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 Dear Ms. Shull: notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. Walter S. Putman House W. Ray Luce SOCIETY OHIO HISTORICAL 614/297-2470 County Enclosures RR Station New Submissions National Park Service Carroll National Register of Historic Places Stark Please contact me if you have any questions. Enclosed are three (3) new National Register nominations.All the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer Wheeling & Lake Erie Minerva Ideal Department Store Building Department of the Interior Sincerely,