Nomination for Market Street Section, Retaining Wall and Water Trough

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OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 11 1992 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 Market Street Section/Retaining Wall and Water Trough other names/site number Old Market Street/Floto Historic Site 2. Location street & number Old Market Street between Market Street off ramp and city, town 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property X public-local J public-State _ sites X structure Name of related multiple property listing: 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 1, hereby, certify that this property is: Ventered in the National Register. determined eligible for the National determined not eligible for the removed from the National Register. other, (explain:) Date of Action 081 Date code object Total district Steubenville state public-Federal private NATIONAL Ohio Registration Form building(s) Noncontributing National Register.

National Register of Historic Places historic name Ohio Historic Preservation Office See continuation sheet. zip code 43952 Number of contributing resources previously 1353 8-25-92 ECEIVE NPS Form 10-900 -not for publication N/A x nomination request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the Register. - See continuation sheet. for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering 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 county Jefferson Lawson Ave.

Jvicinity Market Street Saction/Retaining Wall & Water Trough, Jefferson Co., Ohia 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) Transportation/Road Related 7. Description Materials (enter categories from instructions) foundation - Belgium Block Describe present and historic physical appearance. This section of Old Market Street and the adjacent retaining wall and water trough are among the most significant transportation related historic resources remaining in Block, however 1t was resurfaced with asphaltic paving materials in the late 1950's.

Recent excavations have revealed that the original Belglum Block roadway surface is apparently planned, and the asphalt pavement will be removed to completely expose the underlying construction of State Route 43 in 1973 rerouting traffic along Washington Street resulted in the abandonment of this segment of Market Street. The resource is now accessed via the Market Street off-ramp, which leads into the downtown commercial district. Although Old Washington Street interchange and the Market Street ramp. Company at the halfway point on the Market Street hill as a watering and resting point for side of the road, abutting a steep wooded hillside. The wall is 80 feet long and is constructed with a facade of precast "granolithic" concrete panels (referred to at the time was originally fed by a spring in the hillside behind the wall; however, the spring has each end of the wall.

These, too, are deteriorated. Old Market Street is bounded to the south by a steep wooded hillside and to the north by a grassy ravine that is part of the State Route 43 right-of-way and forms a drainage area for X See continuation sheet Concrete Asphalt walls Other: Architectural Classification (enter categories from instructions) Landscape/object Steubenville. This segment of MarketStreet is approximately 1,150 feet long and 28 feet Market Street is now closed to the public, the roadway, including the retaining wall and water trough are very visible and distinct parts of the landscape for those traveling the The retaining wall and trough were constructed in 1910 by the Floto Brothers Construction as granolithic stone) on a concrete block and brick base. Each panel is 48 inches long and 14 inches high.

The wall and trough are in deteriorated condition and in need of immediate restoration efforts, which are planned for early 1993. In the center area of the wall, the east pilaster. An identical shell block adorned the west pilaster until- 1991, when it was damaged by a fallen tree. - The capitals once supported urn-type planters, which are no longer extant. A cornice extends between the pilasters, above which the construction date '1910' inscribed. Directly below the date is a raised decorative relief panel with a Iion's head spout and a shell basin that emptied into the water trough below. The trough Iion's head and shell basin are deteriorated from natural weathering processes. A ridge cap extends the entire length of the wall, with circular columns and ornamental caps at the new highway.

The resource area is bounded on the west by a steep grassy hillside that roof long since stopped flowing. The trough is also constructed of concrete material.The United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section number - - Market Street Section/Retaining Wall & Water Trough, Jefferson Co., Dhie National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 when the new highway was constructed and little evidence remains of their existence. Page 2 Market Street in this area was once lined with a mix of residences and businesses,most of Market Street Section/Retaining Wall & Water Trough, Jefferson Co., Ohio 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Dates Significant Person Architect/Builder State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above.

eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under criteria A and C, in associated features are among the best remaining vestiges of early transportation history specimens, because they are examples of the work of the Floto Brothers Construction Company, whose "granolithic" concrete construction formula, displayed here, became single east to west and north to south roadway serving as the community's main highway River on the east where in the mid and late 1800's, a wharf permitted ferry traffic to dock Market Street ran west directly through the heart of Steubenville's downtown commercial district and was the "main street" of the city.

As such, the roadway was heavily traveled by horse drawn wagon traffic of all types, transporting commodities and passengers from this resource is also the most significant perlod of Steubenville's history marked by rapid growth of the industrial base and expansion of commercial activity. Based on available Information, it appears that city businesses and industries relled primarily upon the rail and river modes of transportation for receiving raw materlals and shipping products long distances; however, land transport using horse drawn wagons to transport food products into the city for processing and sale. Although the first streetcar line began service in service stations opened. Until 1930, Market Street lined with a mixture of horse drawn wagons, street cars, and motor trucks and cars was a common sight.

the river to West Virginia with Iines running north to Weirton and south to Wheeling. By X] See continuation sheet 1909-1942 Transportation Engineering regionally famous. Floto Brothers Construction Company reported as early as 1909,but few non-commercial motor vehicles were found on the Cultural Affiliation Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: [locally Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) In Steubenville. The retaining wall and water trough are also significant as engineering Steubenville's early street pattern employs the traditional urban grid system, with a Steubenvillein 1888, horse andwagon continued to be a primary mode of transportation well into the early 1900's. None of Steubenville's streetcar lines however, appear to have had horse drawn lines as their predecessor.

Limited automobile sales began in Steubenville community's streets until the mid-1920's, when its first automobile dealers' show rooms and In 1905, the construction of the Market Street Bridge eliminated the need to rely solely on water-borne river crossings. The steel suspension bridge carried a streetcar line across 1910 The area that includes "old Market Street",and the retaining wall and water trough is OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 National Park Service Market Street Section/Retaining Wall & Water Trough, Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio Section number - 1900, development of the hilltop areas overlooking the downtown was beginning and streetcar until after 1910 and did not flourish until the late 1920's when the automobile gained wider use.

During this period, the city's population grew from 14,349 in 1900 to 35,422 in Market Street was created in 1798 when the city was first platted by Bezaleel Wells and ruts that horses and teams of oxen would get stalled. In 1850, a plank road was built Steubenville began paving downtown streets with vitrified brick. In 1909, however, Belgium Block or what was referred to at the time as "Legionier Block", was used on the Market The river valley in which downtown Steubenville is located was formed by the meandering corner of Fourth and Market Streets. At the foot of the Market Street hill, a little over difference of 240 feet over a length of about five thousand feet from top to bottom.

hardworking horses pulling wagons laden with goods being shipped west and empty farm wagons Some of the fondest memories of area residents that relate to the Market Street water on a siding at Washington Street, where the unloading of train cars and the long march to Street hill, more power was needed so extra horses and even elephants were pressed into were braked and chocked to afford the animals a rest, then they went back to work. When they reached the water trough, the horses were watered with canvas buckets and the 1930. Page Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior lines were introduced to make hilltop residential developments more attractive to buyers Development remained sparse however constructed of boards laid crosswise and nailed to logs sawed in half. In 1884, dealers and repair shops began advertising in the city.

course of the Ohio River and the natural processes of deposition. These natural processes also resulted in the high flat terraces above the downtown with a dramatic difference in elevation of over 400 feet between downtown Steubenville and the hilltop areas. The elevation of the Ohio River shoreline in the area of Market Street is normally at 640 feet one-half mile west of the riverbank, the elevation is 780 feet asl. As the traveler goes ornamental retaining wall and water trough mid-way up the steep hill to provide relief for returning from deliveries downtown. The new trough replaced an earlier wood basin that was at the same location. The trough was fed by a spring in the hillside behind the wall. tract of land in the downtown area large enough to house the circus, they were forced to the hilltop began.

Through the late 1920, teams of four horses to pull cage wagons and six horses to pull equipment wagons were used. When the caravan reached the base of the Market service. Horse teams were hitched to rings on the axle ends on each side and elephants above sea level (asl) with the top of the riverbank at 670 feet asl.

The ground on which result of the extreme topography, the Market Street hill represented a formidable obstacle elephants drank directly from the trough.When they reached the top of the Market Street United States Department of the Interlor National Park Service Market Street Section/Retaining Wall & Water Trough, Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio hill, the animals were watered and rested again before making their way to the circus Floto Brothers Construction Company, established in 1874 by Frederick and Henry Floto, was Among the buildings constructed by the firm were the Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, Water Works Pumping Station, Saint Paul's Parish House, stone houses at North Fourth Street and Franklin Avenue (NR listed in 1991) and buildings and bridges in Union Cemetery and Beatty Park (NR listed in 1987).

The company operated two large quarries within the city manufacture of a variety of styles of concrete building blocks. Upon Frederick Floto's The firm is particularly well known for use of a material the Floto Brothers termed by the Floto Brothers in which this "granolithic" concrete material was used in a manner The Water Trough and Retaining Wall is a unique example of the work of the Floto Brothers it has integrity of design, setting, materials, workmanship, location, feeling, and evidence of the original Belgium Block pavers exists. It retains its original historic integrity of location, setting, design, feeling, and association. The period of significance extends from 1909, the date Market Street was paved with Belgium Block pavers, to 1942, the fifty-year cut-off date for the National Register. grounds. Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places business by 1946.

NP& Form regionally acclaimed as a firm of master craftsmen for their work, first, with stone and, Iimits--Stoney Hollow (buff sandstone) and Wells Run (blue sandstone). They also used many rail carloads of Cleveland sandstone and Indiana limestone annually. In addition to their work in stone, the firm became well known in the 1900's for work in concrete and the "granol ithic stone", which was a type of concrete that involved a special patented primarily for bridges, garages, foundations and porches. association. The section of old Market Street nominated here also served local travelers for decades as a principal transport artery. Paved over with asphalt in the 1950's, some Page Section number 8 The entire death in 1901,the business passed into the hands of his four sons.The firm went out of Market Street Section/Retaining Wall & Water Trough, Jefferson Co., Ohio 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Distribution in Steubenville, 1853-1959. Steubenville, Ohio 1990 Andrews, J.H. Centennial Souvenir of Steubenville and Jefferson County. The Herald Pub- Chamber of Commerce, Steubenville Ohio: The Industrial Center of the Ohio Valley. The Steubenville Sesquincentennial Committee. Steubenville Sesquincentennial. H.C. Cook Company. Steubenville, Ohio 1947 Previous documentation on file (NPS): -preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: has been requested State historic preservation office Jpreviously listed in the National Register Other State agency Jpreviously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark Local government recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # Jrecorded by Historic American Engineering 10.

Geographical Data UTM References off-ramp on the east, and runs in a westerly direction along the north line of the right- a point, then following the Market Street right-of-way line in an easterly direction 1,294 a northerly direction 123 feet to the place of Boundary Justification The boundary includes the entire street right-of-way that has been associated with Old Market Street and includes the retaining wall and water trough, 11. Form Prepared By Christopher J. Petrossi, City Planner Steubenville Historic Landmarks Commission date _ organization _ June 30, 1992 city or town - - state Easting Zone beginning.

Northing Steubenville Other Ohio Specify repository: Federal agency name/title See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description The boundary begins at the right-of-way line for the Market Street University Record # Industrial Development in Steubenville, 1847-1959 and Transportation and lishing Co. Steubenville, Ohio 1897 Steubenville Germania Press. Steubenville, Ohio 1911 Circus is in Town." Steubenville, Ohio 1988 feet to the right-of-way line for the Market Street off-ramp, then following this line in street & number 308 Market Street _ telephone_(614) 283-6076 _ zip code 43952 Dyson, Robert. Jefferson County Historical Association. July 1988 Newsletter, "The Acreage of property 5 acres Evaluation: Steubenville Historic Landmarks Commission.Steubenville Historic Contexts and Resource City of Steubenvi1le.Engineering Field Book No!s.4,5,7,:15,47,54and 128.

of-way of the abandoned section of Market Street Market Street")1,231 feet to 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 CONTINUATION SHEET 2) Location: Steubenville, Ohio 3) Photographer: Paul Gump 5) Location of Negatives: 121 Bullock Avenue Steubenville, Ohio PHOTOGRAPH RECEIVED NUMBER Looking South VIEW Looking West Looking NW (Jefferson County) Name of Property:Market Street Section/Retaining Wall and Water Trough Gump's Gallery FOR NPS USE ONLY 4) Date of Photographs: June 24, 1992 43952 FROM SR43 WALL WATER TROUGH EXISTING TREE LINE OLD MARKET STREET $ WATER TROUGH CITY OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO Market Street Section/Retaining Wall and Water Trough - SITE BOUNDARY Jefferson County, Ohio VIEW MARKET STREET RAMP PHOTO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Market Street Section, Retaining Wall and Water Trough DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : 10/26/92 10/08/92 DATE REJECT PROPERTY MULTIPLE RETURN DISCIPLINE 9/11/92 REVIEWER RECOM./CRITERIA OTHER: ACCEPT NAME: DATE RECEIVED: REFERENCE NUMBER: APPEAL:N REQUEST: N 92001353 SAMPLE: _resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION _historic _architectural classification _descriptive text _summary paragraph _completeness _clarity _applicable criteria _relating significance to the resource _context _relationship of integrity to significance _justification of exception GEOGRAPHICAL DATA _acreage _verbal boundary description ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION _sketch maps - USGS maps - _photographs _presentation - Phone FUNCTION current materials DESCRIPTION other Builder/Architect BIBLIOGRAPHY SIGNIFICANCE Period CLASSIFICATION Date _count justification of areas checked boundary justification Specific dates Signed Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Areas of Significance--Check and justify below OTHER COMMENTS Statement of Significance one paragraph) UTMs AND WATER TROUGH JEFFERSON COUNTY, DH AND WATER TROUGH MARKET STREET SECTION/ RETAINING WALL PHOTO # 3 0F7 MARKET STREET SECTION/RETAINING WALL JEFFERSON COUNTY, OH JEFFERSON COUNTY, DH AND WATER TROUGH JEFFERSON COUNTY, OH MARKET STREET SECTON/RET AININA WALL JEFFERSON COUNTY, oH AND WATER TROUGH MARKET SIREET DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR () State Route GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STEUBENVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES E531790 N4468000 OHIO-WEST VIRGINIA WALL & WATER TROUGH U.S Route STEUBENVILLE WEST, OHIO -W.

VA. ZONE 17 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR @RARCET STREE T 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 (614) 297-2300 Fax: 297-2411 September 4, 1992 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull P. O. Box 37127 Dear Ms. Shull: W. Ray Luce SOCIETY 20013-7127 Enclosures Jefferson. Sincerely, County Cuyahoga Franklin Adams HISTORICAL The Ridge Watterson School REGISTER NATIONAL Lincoln Theatre New Submission Market Street Section/Retaining State Historic Preservation Officer National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior National Park Service Please contact me if you have any questions. Enclosed are four (4) new National Register nominations.All the appropriate Washington, DC Wall and Water Trough OHIO ECEIVE