Nomination for Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase)

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AUG 2 0 1993 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1. Name of Property code: 167 zip code:45750 state: OH county: Washington 67_ buildings Drive. structures Total 204 Documentation objects 199 sites city/town: _Marietta NATIONAL RECEIVED REGISTER not for publication:N/A vicinity:N/A Number of Resources within Property: United States Department of the Interior historic name:_Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Category of Property: district National Park Service National Register: _200 REGISTRATION FORM street & number: Roughly bounded by Marietta Historic 2. Location Ownership of Property: private, public, local District, the Muskingum River, the Ohio River and Fort Harmar 3. Classification Number of contributing resources previously listed in the other name/site number: Harmar Historic District-Amended 987 Name of related multiple property listing: N/A Marietta, Ohio 4.

State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering _meets does not meet the National Register Criteria. Signature of certifying official Date of Ohio Historic Preservation Office State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property does not meet the 5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby certify that this property is: - determined not eligible for the nomination action 8-10-93 See National Register criteria. properties in the National Register of Historic Places and other (explain): National Register See continuation sheet.

USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Washington Cty./ meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth request for determination of Signature of commenting or other official Date removed from the National Register this USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form 6. Function or Use _ Sub: single dwelling spec. store _cemetery_ Recreation and Culture _outdoor rec. water related _pedestrian rel._ Social Transportation fortification restaurant organizational Industry Funerary school Education Government Religion Domestic Commerce/Trade Historic: Defense med.bus/office Current: religious fac. multiple dwell. Health Care manu. facility military fac. rail related Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Washington Cty.

Marietta, ohio fire station meeting hall post office Sub: USDI/NPS NRHR Registration Form -Italian Villa Other Description: Late 19th and 20th Century vernacular _brick_ Describe present and historic physical appearance. walls other See _wood Architectural Classification: 7. Description _Gothic Revival Marietta, Ohio continuation sheet.

Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Harmar Historic (Boundary Increase) Page 1 The Harmar Historic District, situated on an alluvial plain at the confluence of two rivers enjoys an enviable it draws its name, a town square is the focus for two avenues these early avenues forming a grid that marks this section of settlement of the City of Marietta across the Muskingum River, the elements that were necessary for Harmar's bound to the north by the on/off ramp that serves the Washington Street Bridge, to the east by the Muskingum River including the Putnam Street and the B and O Railroad Bridges Barber Streets and 'a certain creek' that is perpendicular to The village of Harmar historically has always been a thoroughfare, effectively dividing the lower portion of Within the old boundaries of the Harmar Historic that were considered to be significant to the district.

Thirty-four of these buildings, the objects and site are sively or fall outside the significant years, two objects (Celeron-french, fort Harmar) and 5 structures (RR cars)- still in evidence today. The Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) added previous Harmar Historic District established in 1974. The Harmar Historic District (Boundary is 199 buildings that are considered to be contributing,67 non- and o Railroad tracks where they intersect with Market and and to the west by State Route 7 Harmar B District there were 42 object scenic location with sweeping views of the Ohio and Muskingum that parallel these rivers. All All other streets then parallel Marietta today. existence in the past, homes, schools, churches, commercial and their eastern approaches, to the south by the Ohio River Muskingum River.

In 1954 the separation was further established boundary are 193 buildings that are contributing contributing either because they have been altered exten- Rivers. Near the site of the former Fort Harmar from which tothe district,68buildings that are considered tobe non- Virginia Street.(See Sketch Maps)It includes all of the Celeron-French Memorial) and one site Harmar Square) Washington County, Uhio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Bridge, Putnam Street Bridge, railroad tracks) and 2 sites Following is a detailed description of the contributing within the old boundary or part of the new expanded Historic Harmar Village Bridge Co. (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge) (Contributing) (Structure-new) River consists of 4 spans, the westernmost truss is a warren swing truss on the east bank is a Pratt modified to handle commercial street in Harmar.

Putnam Street Bridge (Contributing) (Structure-new) Bridge historically, was the first free bridge built over the swing span on the east bank was constructed to accommodate large vessels going through the #1 Lock that had been moved replaced with a modern span probably at this same site. boundaries. and non-contributing structures and buildings that compose within the significant period. retained their architectural integrity that were constructed A middle truss is similar to a Parker but modified to support Section 7 Harmar Historic District 2 Muskingum River.The present bridge replaced the 1880 bridge the load when the span is open; it is resting on the original truss is a Parker as are the two closestto the western bank.

The Putnam Street Bridge also called the Marietta contributing buildings, 3 structures (B and O Railroad (former industrial site, Harmar Cemetery) all contributing. Contributing buildings and structures include those that have parenthesis is the type of structure and whether it was eastern terminus is at the foot of Butler Street in Marietta and the western terminus is on Maple Street, the main that was swept out by the 1913 Flood. Like the railroad bridge nearby, it consists of four trusses: the easternmost the swing span with space above for the bridge tender.

The current bridge (1914) which crosses the Muskingum with middle two trusses are Pratts and the in 1953.It is still in use today with a load limit and is Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES eastern side of this street is now cleared of brush through efforts of the local citizens and the view of the river is altered house. 303 Point House (Contributing) (Building-old) Built in 1808 in brick with orientation towards the Ohio River. converted into two apartments. contributing) (Building-old) Built in 1953, the third school Fort Harmar Site Monument (Contributing) (object-old) to show the approximate site of Fort Harmar. 407 Levi Barber House (Contributing) (Building-old) A brick, double pile structure built in 1829 in the Adam above the center door is a smaller version of the Adam doorway below.

Multi-unit apartments (Non-contributing) (Building- unobstructed. CONTINUATION SHEET Public School. Street Descriptions: FORT STREET front center door has been bricked over and two one-story Fort Street primarily residential runs parallel to the frame structure similar in design to the Adam Style house at supposedly on the site of the former garden belonging to Fort Section 7 Harmar Historic District Page3 old)Built on the site of the former Felix Regnier other houses have a Fort Street address with access from a Harmar. Extensively altered. The designer is believed to have been Joseph Barker, remaining in addition to this house. the sidelights with alternate red and blue panes in the fanlight above reflecting the morning sunlight.

The window 105 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Extensively 107 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) This house is builder of many fine homes in the area of which only two are Style. new entrance facing the Muskingum River.It has been Red glass panes are in Fort Square site of Harmar Elementary School (Non- on this site.The Emerson map of 1845 shows the Harmar House Washington County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET 415 James Whitney House (Contributing) (Building-old) was probably built before 1807; the section to the front was Two small buildings (Non-contributing) (Building- old) behind this house constructed in the 1970's on the former site of the Isingbarth Coal Yard.

417 (Contributing) (Building-old) Built between 1875 and 1902 with Queen Anne elements on the porch-o 509 (Contributing) (Building-old) Greek Revival brick two story, double pile house with portico to the front with double Italianate door. Row of fine dentils under the eaves. Building for the Gilman Methodist Church on Gilman Street. 518 (Contributing) (Building-old) between 1907 and 1915 one story bay to the side. 519 David Putnam House (Contributing) (Building-old) 1805 A vernacular house with Georgian/Federal elements. The two story, double pile house is constructed of cut ashlar Hart-Huling House (Contributing) (Building-old) Built in 1897-98 by Douglas Pattin in the Richardsonian Romanesque style on land purchased from the David Putnam 407. Northwest Territory.

family.Also constructed in ashlar sandstone, there is a NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES c.1915 Two story windows on the second level to the rear are fake. (Non-contributing) (Building-old) 1963 Education Locally known as 'the lockhouse' for the #1 Lock and Dam on the Muskingum River. Elevated above the river bank, the rockface concrete blocks. There are large crossed gambrels onto an open veranda to the front. The transom over the off center door contains stained glass and is topped by a label lintel. The ell to the north is a shallow 2 story stone addition which supposedly held the first bank in the (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 House with on the second level. Small porch recessed to the front and a sandstone topped with four dormers. Three French doors lead Queen Anne elements.

ground floor and first floor are constructed of large molded frame house with intersecting gambrels. Section 7 Harmar Historic District Increase) Page 4 marks. Chimneys are constructed of stone and brick. CRAWFORD STREET A narrow mixed industrial/residential street that School at the Square and continues to Maple Street to the (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1901 Frame concrete block garage/storage. block/wood frame apartment/office building. GILMAN STREET asphalt with curbs, is tree lined and well maintained.The intersection with the Putnam Street Bridge is four-laned, mostly commercial and running parallel with the west bank of been buried on August 15, 1749 by Celeron de Blainville on French government in tribute to the service rendered by the plate was to be one of six buried along the Ohio River but only one other was found at the mouth of the Kanawha River.

Three mobile homes on the east side of the street. Approximately 10 mobile homes on the west side of the street. Site of the former Stevens Organ and Piano Company. north. the Muskingum River. CONTINUATION SHEET Trailer Park (Non-contributing) (Buildings-old) behalf of the French Canadian government to re-establish northern extension of this street beginning at its NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES At the junction with Virginia Street (Contributing) Gilman Street is a mixed residential/commercial street Section 7 Harmar Historic District 5 (Non-contributing) (Buildings-old) Four mobile homes. Four unit corrugated `shotgun house'. On all four elevations of this large house are various stonemason's (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Two story lead plate discovered at this site in 1798.

The plate had raised heart on each of the two stone columns supporting the (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Two story concrete Small trailer park (Non-contributing) (Buildings-old) metal garage. Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES story house elevated above the sidewalk with large, soft sandstones. Transom and sidelights frame the door. (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1901 Frame Supposedly built in 1810 by Benjamin Gilman, an early foundation. Entranced is gained by a set of double stone 116 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Modular house. 117 Seth Hart Office (Contributing) (Building-old) front two story house with 2/2 windows and shed addition to the rear. Built between 1858 and 1875. Supposedly this house was built on the site of a former post office. house with Queen Anne elements greatly altered. c.

after 123 (Contributing) (Building-old) A gabled ell house a decorated barge trim. c. after 1896. 127 (Contributing) (Building-old) A Folk Victorian frame gabled ell two story house with fish scales in the window; one story bay to the side. - (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 A frame two topped with a spindle frieze. 130 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1896 Gabled ell Queen Anne elements. 1896. steps. rear. CONTINUATION SHEET 115 Dr. Seth Hart House (Contributing) (Building-old) (Contributing) (Building-old) Single car garage to `shotgun house'. masonry walls covered with stucco resting on a stone built in 1835 as an office for Dr.Hart. A simple frame one story gable building with a center 108 (Contributing) (Building-old) c.

1880 Gabled two 121 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) A two story with a double window to the front with Queen Anne lights and upper gable topped by a decorated barge board. Recessed Section 7 Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Page 6 around three sides. Shed addition to the side. Supposedly glass fan section in the front window facing the curved porch wasnington County, Unio CONTINUATION SHEET 131 (Contributing) (Building-old) Built in 1847 by south has 12/12 windows on the first level and 12/8 on the 132 (Contributing) (Building-old) post 1896 A gabled ell with a large window to the front. 1800's by Benjamin I. Gilman who was a shareholder and agent 415 Fort St., built in the 1840's. center door. 205 Auto Repair Shop: (Contributing) Gable one car house with box bay to the front and Queen Anne lights in the with Queen Anne elements.

The Turner House (Contributing) (Building-old) Although adjacent to the railroad tracks and having the appearance of a small depot, this house has never been associated with the railroad. 219 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Front gable, three bay house. second. attic window. constructed house. narrow.Portico to the front with roof supported by wrought frame has a hipped roof and 5 bays, similar to the Henry NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES batten exterior supported by a heavy timber beaming Fearing House at 131 Gilman St.and to the Whitney House at over brick;the second level is common bond roof house similar to131 and 201 Gilman St. Henry Fearing, son of Paul Fearing, the first lawyer in the tops the center doorway. The Italianate addition to the 201 (Contributing) (Building-old) Built in the early for the Ohio Company of Associates.

Rear portion of the oldest house in Harmar. The front section of the house also (Contributing) Gabled two story frame house with (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Recently garage; (Non-contributing) Gable, concrete block double car garage; Section 7 Harmar Historic District Page 7 Built in 1861.Gothic Revival in design with board and wasnington County, Unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET 221 (Contributing) (Building-old) Five bay, brick Federal period with simple fanlight over the front center pre 1896. (Contributing) (Building-old) Three story commercial brick building with segmental brick arches over neighborhood market to a union hall.

Combination of rockface poured concrete block and smooth (Contributing) (Building-old) 1910 Brick three story building with 5 bays each on the front and side became the Moose Lodge and currently belongs to the Knights of Columbus #478. Sorbie Hall (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1830's. Iwo story common bond brick, painted Federal period house with 2/2 windows and center door with a single frame front gable house. former building. block building. 313 .(Non-contributing) (Building-old) New Concrete concrete block constructed in four sections that had castle in Scotland. previously been a service station. 310 Gilman Methodist Church Frame addition to the rear. brick work near the top: one bears the 225 (Contributing) (Building-old) Two story frame with several older additions. Five bays to the front. table.

Darker decorative brick horizontal bands across the (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1930's. other is illegible. Built as the I.O.O.F. Hall, in time it Built by the Hanna family, it was named for their ancestral (Contributing) (Building-old) Garage. stained glass window on the western facade is from this (Building-old) 1980 Built as a replacement for the previous c. 1890's Two story Section 7 Harmar Historic District (Boundary Page8 washington County, Ohio Bevelled glass in the bay window. Decoration on the ridge 316 (Contributing) (Building-old) Gabled ell frame 317 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Recently 318 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Gable two story house with Queen Anne elements. 319 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Former side Mansard roof to the front. section, two story commercial building with shed roof.

Built barber shop and still serving as one today. Crafts porch extension to the front. 324 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Large two story frame house. story brick veneer commercial structure, currently serving as the Ace Lock Co. Connected to a concrete block building to frame front gable house. 812 (Contributing) (Building-new) Marietta College quarry approximately 10 miles south of Marietta. An addition was erected by the Marietta Kiwanis Club. Boathouse. lines. constructed house. CONTINUATION SHEET frame Georgian Revival house by the Sugden family.Arts and the rear. grindstones, supposedly from the Hall Grindstone Co., a NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Non-contributing) Concrete block Porch extension to the front with arecessed porch above. and a half story Folk Victorian house with Stick Style elements.

322 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Frame one story frame house with Queen Anne elements. College Crew for shell storage, it now also serves the first floor is frame with a gable roof. According to infor- Section 7 Harmar Historic District Increase)Page 9 Constructed as the boathouse for the Marietta ation ona grindstone on the southern facade,this boathouse NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Page 10 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) New office FRANKLIN STREET Franklin Street on the north-south axis and parallel tr Fort and Gilman Streets is tree lined, asphalt paved with curbstones. This thoroughfare is primarily residential with a mixture of vernacular house forms 'shotgun house' frame two story house. (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Garage. 110 (Non-Contributing) (Building-old) One story story frame house. Gabled ell building. stuccoed.

CONTINUATION SHEET garage of new construction. frame American Square House. concrete block house. Small Federal two story, three bay, 2/2 windows brick house, wasnington County,Unio Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) frame house with Queen Anne elements including barge trim. (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 L-shaped (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Gabled ell gabled two story, frame house with dentils under the closed 117 (Contributing) (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1902 Frame (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Two story 127 114 (Contributing) (Building-old) frame gabled ell. frame house with Queen Anne elements. Washington County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET to 127- gabled frame house. similar to 127 and 129 but has been greatly altered. 132 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1880 L-shaped story frame house.

(Contributing) (Building-old) Three bay side gable 134 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Gabled ell frame house with Queen Anne elements. 136 (Non-Contributing) (Building-old) Concrete block two story frame retail store and gabled front house adjoined. story frame house with large window to the front. frame gabled house. I-house, three bay, two story frame house. story frame house with a one story bay to the front. 145 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Single unit, two story commercial frame building. Current occupant: 146 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Frame two frame two story house with Queen Anne elements. Assembly of God church. Brick veneer one story with elevated side. Harmar Grocery. ground level. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES similar to 127. 200 (Building-old) Fort Harmar (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Garage.

c.1900 Two story Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) Page 11 -(Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 (Contributing) (Building-old) house of recent construction. 138 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 L-shaped two 129 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1901 Very similar (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Combination (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1850's Elevated story double house with a round one story bay section on each 137 141 Garage. frame two story house. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) Page 12 concrete block education building to the rear. two story frame house. 213 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 L-shaped 213 Franklin St frame two story house. frame gabled ell house. front gable house. 224 (Contributing) (Building-old) c.

1920 Brick veneer Georgian Revival American Square house with decorated (Contributing) (Building-old) Between 1858 and 1875 Iwo story Federal period frame house. two story frame house with a Queen Anne porch extension. frame house with Queen Anne elements. 301 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1847 Open Door steeple. The Gothic Revival Education Building was added in CONTINUATION SHEET (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Brick veneer, (Contributing) (Building-old) Garage to the rear. c. 19oo Two story `shotgun house'. 226 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 L-shaped two 216 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Front gable 229 (Contributing) (Building-old) Garage. 220 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1901 Similar to doorway. Hipped roof with dormers. (Contributing) (Building-old) c.

1900 T-shaped two 216 (Contributing) visible on the south elevation.Building is one story with 223 (Contributing) (Building-old) 1825 Frame two story wasningcon county, Unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Page front commercial one story building connected to a rockface 312 (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 Gable front two story frame house. 307 (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 Frame side gable two story house. 308 (Non-Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 Side gable vernacular two story frame house, altered. (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1840's Brick two separated by pilasters. 311 (Contributing) (Building-old) c.

1840's Large 5 bay house with two interior chimneys and Eastlake elements on House (Contributing) (Building-old) Pre 1896 Federal (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Newly 319 (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 French (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Fire gable frame house with attached porch to the side. building. 313 period house. constructed house. CONTINUATION SHEET extensively altered. (Contributing) (Building-old) . Garage. the porch extension. the side. 1898. Empire three story house with Mansard roof.One story bay to was Harmar's Town Hall and in 19o0, Marietta Library. Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) 302 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Frame false concrete block garage. Brick structure on this site in 1895 story house now serving as the Parsonage for the Open Door house with one story bay to the front with Queen Anne lights.

317 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 House Extinguishers Specialists/Crystal Water. Concrete block (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Large front (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 Queen Anne Baptist Church at 301 Franklin. Three bay upper level (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 Federal 307 318 (Building-old) c. 1900 Gable front Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) Page 14 frame two story house with square tower to the side. Acroteria on the ridge line and Eastlake elements on the (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Garage. (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 Federal American Square house with two sections of stained glass. gable house altered. 332 (Contributing) (Building-old) c.

1901 Frame 'shotgun house' windows and three bays, one large opening for the fire 334 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1930's Concrete block commercial one story structure with Art Deco elements. Formerly an ice cream carryout stand, now vacant. (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1920's Brick story double house. period two story frame house 415 (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 Front gable two story frame house. 407 frame cottage. porch extension. period two story house. Harmar and now used for storage by Marietta Parks Commission. by George Walter Hovey, Architect as the fire station for (Non-contributing) (Building-old) New construction. (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1896 Frame house, frame with Queen Anne elements. (Contributing) (Building-old) 1931 Designed story frame. veneer one story bungalow house. 411 (Contributing) (Building-old) c.

1900 Frame, two (Contributing) (Building-old) c. (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Front gable 416 408 405 327 413 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Page 15 Harmar Street is divided by the railroad tracks that however, the street is divided by the track which runs the length of the street to its terminus at Lancaster Street. 103 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Stuccoed house, 'shotgun house' image to 107. 109 1/2 (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Similar frame house with Queen Anne elements. Fleld, large playing area donated by Chas. Flanders. - (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Frame 120 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1907 One and a 105 108 altered. 107 frame house. CONTINUATION SHEET above the tracks is in better condition with curbstones, HARMAR STREET in poor condition with the absence of curbstones and parking Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis.

(Boundary Increase) (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Front gable two story frame house 116 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Two story frame house extensively altered. 420 (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1900 Side gable 113 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1907 Side gable 110 (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Similar to 111 (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Front gable 420 418 103 109 122 half story cottage with recessed ell. washington County, Ohio two story frame house with one story addition to the rear. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Recently Extensively altered house. 136 1/2 (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Frame 'shotgun house' 138 (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Similar to (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1902 Front 145 (Contributing) (Building-new) Side gable two story 215 (Contributing) (Building-new) post 1900 Front gable constructed house.

CONTINUATION SHEET `shotgun house' with recessed ell to the rear. frame house. 136 1/2. two story frame house. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES the remainder of this street. 218 (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Frame (Non-contributing) (Buildings-new) Three mobile homes. 136 (Non-contributing) pre 1907 parlour I-house two story frame. (Contributing) Railroad tracks divide image to house with side porch. and 143. (Contributing) (Building-new) Narrow front gable 118 and 143. 146 (Contributing) (Building-new) I-shaped two story (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Mirror Page 16 Washington County, Ohio two story house with barge trim and double window above and recessed ell to the rear. 302 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Front gable extensively altered house. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Garage.

314 (Contributing) (Building-new) Front gable two story frame house. (Contributing) (Building-new) Similar to 309 frame house similar to 313. front. 313 gabled house. 312 311. (Contributing) (Building-new) Similar to 307. 319 (Contributing) (Building-new) Gabled ell two story CONTINUATION SHEET Queen Anne elements. 303 (Contributing) (Building-new) One and a half story frame house. 307 (Contributing) L-shaped two story NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 316 Front gable two story 315 Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) | Page 17 (Contributing) (Building-new) Mirror image to 221. 316 1/2 (Contributing) (Building-new) Front gable two (Contributing) (Contributing) (Building-new) Front gable house 308 309 310 (Contributing) Similar to 309 and Washington County, Ohio with double window above and Queen Anne porch.

story house with one story bay. 406 (Contributing) (Building-old) Side gable three bay two story frame house. 407 (Contributing) (Building-old) 1831 Greek Revival the home for Lt. Col. Pattin, a member of the prominent 408 (Contributing) (Building-old) Front gable two (Non-contributing) (Building-old) One story 412 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Similar to 410. (Contributing) (Building-old) Front gable one and 417 (Contributing) (Building-old) Four bay hall and parlour two story frame house. Poorly maintained asphalt paved street with no Quonset hut of recent construction. 109 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1907 Front gable two story frame house. 109 1/2 (Contributing) (Building-new) post 1907 Small 416 CONTINUATION SHEET a. (Contributing) (Building-old) Two story carriage (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Garage. parlour frame house. cottage of recent construction. Pattin family.

FEARING STREET frame house. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES house to the rear. a half story frame cottage. Similar to 321. 411 (Contributing) (Building-old) One story hall and curbstones, few trees running parallel to Harmar Street to (Contributing) (Building-new) Gabled ell two story 413 414 106 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Corrugated NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET two story frame house. frame storage shed at Flanders Field. cottage extensively altered. 407 and BARBER STREET 103 (Contributing) (Building-new) One story hall and (Contributing) (Building-new) side gable two story (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Recently 412 123 parlour house. 411 House altered house. frame house. constructed house. A narrow street running approximately parallel to Fort Harmar with asphalt and with no curbstones.

washington County,Ohio Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) Page 19 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) constructed brick veneer/wood siding split level house. 'shotgun house' 407 and 409. recently constructed 121 (Contributing) (Building-new) One story cottage. 113 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1907 Front gable 115 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre Front gable (Contributing) (Building-new) Garage. 410 (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1901 Frame 105 (Contributing) (Building-new) Frame 'shotgun 105 1/2 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) House 409 Extensively 115 121 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis.

(Boundary Increase) Page 20 143 (Contributing) (Building-new) L-shaped two story 145 (Contributing) (Building-new) Double one story house (Contributing) (Building-new) Two story side gable WARD STREET A narrow, poorly maintained street, paved with asphalt parked perpendicularly to the street. 209 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Mobile home. story frame house. 219 506 Narrow brick paved alley. frame house. parlour frame house. constructed house. CONTINUATION SHEET Mobile home. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) veneer building recently constructed. house extensively altered. SMITH STREET story house. and parlour house. with no or trees.

wasnington county,Unio Post 1907 One (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Two story frame 143 1/2 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Recently Two story frame 514 (Contributing) (Building-new) One story frame hall (Contributing) (Building-new) Front gable two 209 513 510 Garage. 211 L-shaped two story NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET 516 (Contributing) (Building-new) house. story frame house. Narrow, paved with asphalt street with no curbs, above the street. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Garage. with Queen Anne lights and a Palladian window. 417 (Contributing) (Building-new) L-shaped two story 417 1/2 (Contributing) (Building-new) Large gabled ell 418 (Non-Contributing) (Building-new) Recently Queen Anne elements and barge trim.

called Elm Terrace has only one house remaining, elevated above the street level; one house was destroyed by fire in and access to the one remaining house is difficult as the brick road is steep and curved. (Contributing) (Building-new) Two story frame house of Georgian Revival design built c. 1900 for the Daker family, owner of the Stevens Piano and Organ Co. on lower 518 constructed house. OLIVE STREET ELM STREET frame house. GEORGE STREET (Contributing) (Building-new) One story frame cottage. Page 21 the street was split by the construction of Fort Harmar Drive house with Queen Anne lights. The upper side (west side)of the street sometimes wasnington County, Unio Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) 419 (Contributing) (Building-new) Large house with Curved short street parallel to George Street close to Fort Harmar Drive, paved with asphalt.

(Contributing) (Building-new) Frame 'shotgun 415 (Contributing) (Building-new) Front gable two sidewalks or trees. Houses on the west side are elevated Large gabled ell Front gable two wasningcon county, unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Page 22 frame house, similar to 209. gable frame commonly called a 'shotgun cottage'. 306 (Contributing) (Contributing) (Building-new) One story rockface house. concrete block house. story house. CONTINUATION SHEET This section of Elm Street is very narrow, paved with frame house. The 300 block of the street is quite dark due to trees on the elevated section to the west. Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) (Contributing) (Building-new) Garage. 209 (Contributing) (Building-new) Side gable two story 220 (Contributing) (Building-new) Frame 'shotgun 222 (Contributing) (Building-new) Very similar to 220.

(Contributing) (Building-new) L-shaped frame two story 218 220 asphalt. Very similar to 216. (Contributing) (Building-new) A wide avenue running parallel to the Ohio River on an The street is paved with asphalt with sidewalks to the north and parking areas to the south. (Contributing) (Building-old) L-shaped two story 218 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) One story frame 409 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1902 Front gable two story frame house. 303 (Contributing) Queen Anne elements. 403 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) post 1907 Front 413 (Contributing) (Building-new) Front gable two story (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Former gas station built c. 1960's (Building-new) c. 1920's Two story ceramic brick building with decorative horizontal bands and immured chimneys attached to a one story large metal pole constructed two story office building on the river bank. 303. 305. Sales.

CONTINUATION SHEET frame house. VIRGINIA STREET house extensively altered. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Contributing) (Building-new) Garage. 309 (Contributing) pre 1902 Similar to east-west axis with a mixture of residential (eastern end) Section 7 Harmar Historic Dist. (Boundary Increase) Page and with few exceptions all buildings are on the north side. 219 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Front gable gable two story house extensively altered. Knox and Son Boatyard and more recently the Inland Boat (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Recently (Building-new) pre 1902 Front restaurant lounge of recent construction. and industrial(western end).The river bank is to the south washington Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis.

(Boundary Increase) Page 23 three bay two story frame house with addition to the rear. (Contributing) (Building-new) Garage. hall and parlour two story frame house. (Contributing) (Building-new) One story corrugated metal gable building with 6/6 windows. of the number of structures that had previously been on this (Contributing) (Building-new) One story common bond raised concrete platform to the front of the building and an 'office' sign over one of the two doors. It is currently (Contributing) (Building-new) Similar to Building (Contributing) (Building-new) Brick veneer, gabled building of recent construction used as a auto repair shop. A narrow residential street paved with asphalt, absence of curbstones and few trees. story gable house. extensively altered. vacant. (Contributing) CONTINUATION SHEET part of the Webster Oil Refinery. two story frame house.

of the Constitution Supply Co., an oil and gas supplier. PEARL STREET (Non-contributing) (Building-new) 2 Pole buildings. Several buildings grouped together that were part Four buildings that were built as County Atlas. These four extant buildings are only a portion structure with a raised seam roof, appears to be of somewhat later vintage than the two previous buildings. (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Frame house Formerly on this location was a large brick building that was the Webster Oil Refinery appearing in the 1902 Washington 104 site. Off Virginia Street wasnington county, Unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Page 24 former store and apartments extensively altered with numerous CLINTON STREET A short narrow street, tree lined and paved with common bond small building with a hipped roof and attached house of recent construction.

altered with numerous additions to form apartments. A very short street, one block in length and to the common bond brick gabled structure with a double garage door 109 additions. storage. asphalt. (Non-contributing) house extensively altered. frame house. story frame cottage. carport to the front.Currently used as a workshop. FORT SQUARE STREET north of Fort Square. (Contributing) (Building-new) Garage. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) (Contributing) (Building-new) I-shaped two story (Building-new) Combination (Contributing) (Building-new) One and a half story (Building-new) Concrete block 117 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Mobile home. 105 (Contributing) (Building-old) 1845 Two story board and batten siding. 119 117 Mobile home. (Building-old) L-shaped two story Garage used for two story frame house.

Washington County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) Page 25 MARKET STREET Market Street is really a continuation of Fort Square Street, running parallel to Virginia Street, tree lined and to Fort Harmar Drive (St. Route 7). (Non-contributing) (Buildings-old) Four mobile homes. (Contributing) (Building-old) Two story frame double house. Queen Anne elements. (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1850's Brick I-house with larger window over the center door. One and a cottage with Victorian Gothic elements. 210 (Contributing) (Building-old) Front gable two house with Queen Anne lights and a two story bay to the side. - trame house. (Contributing) (Building-new) c. 1890's Three Co. on this site. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) One story concrete block building used by the CSX Railroad Co., of recent construction.

A residential street, two blocks in length, paved with with many additions. LORD STREET NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 207 Large frame house with mostly residential.It is one of the main connecting streets half and one story additions to the rear. One story cottage remaining building of the former Pattin Bros.Boiler Works `shotgun house'. (Contributing) story frame house. 4 bay two story frame house. (Contributing) (Building-old) L-shaped two story story brick long rectangle building with a hipped roof. Only 410 204 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Garage. asphalt with intermittent sidewalks (both brick and concrete) Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) 308 1/2 308 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1902 Front 310 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1900 Side gable two story frame house.

MAPLE STREET trolley and 1 railroad engine. 408 100 (Contributing) (Structures-old) Harmar Historic CONTINUATION SHEET L-shaped two story frame house. terminating at Fort Harmar Drive. gable two story frame house. two story house. and 401. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Page 26 in some instances below the street level. Harmar in the 1oo block nearest the river and primarily containing the Doll and Toy city 308 1/2 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1902 I-house, three bay, two story frame house. 'shotgun house' story frame house with Queen Anne lights. two story frame house. Similar to 404. Similar to 404 and 408. 105 405 412 403 313 Frame residential in the other blocks.The upper end is curved A brick street which includes the commercial section of (Building-new) Similar to 401. wasnington county, unio gable two story frame house.

112 (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1884 Two story part commercial brick building with center doorway giving access to the level above. (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Trailer used for story temple front Greek Revival house built by Charles of the house, the one on the west enters onto the side porch. story, two part commercial brick building with Renaissance Revival elements with 'Caskey 1901' on facade plate. units connected by a center entrance to the floors above. 130 (Contributing) (Building-old) between 1896 and 1900 Iwo story brick two part commercial building with an oriel window at the corner. Tripart window with beveled glass is topped by a gable with Bavarian decoration. Brackets between the first and second floors. gable two part commercial building with a neighborhood tavern above. elements. Museum. food sales.

commercial brick two story building with Renaissance Revival CONTINUATION SHEET Revival elements. frame false front commercial building. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES commercial brick single unit building with Renaissance 120 .(Contributing)(Building-old) c. 1900 Two part contained the U.S.Steam Laundry and currently is the Coke Cornice with dentils below. commercial building similar to 118. Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1884 Front (Contributing) (Building-old) pre 1884 Two part (Contributing) (Building-old) c. 1880's Two part Bosworth, a captain on a riverboat.A doorway on each side brick two unit building with center doorway to the level (Contributing) (Building-old) 1829-30 Brick two front gable frame two part commercial building.

Page 27 wasnington county, Unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES front gable frame building that served as a post office in 208 (Contributing) (Building-old) Front gable frame house that has been converted to commercial use. story frame double house with Queen Anne elements. 212 (Contributing) (Building-old) Side gable frame two story I-house. story frame house. story frame house with Queen Anne lights. 306 (Contributing) (Building-new) Front gable frame house with Queen Anne lights and a Palladian window. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) House (Contributing) (Building-new) Narrow 1884. small barn. house. CONTINUATION SHEET frame house. extensively altered. (Building-old) Corrugated metal two story 214 (Contributing) (Building-old) Two story frame double on the first level. Page 28 Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis.

(Boundary Increase) (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Small one story commercial store with attached house. 210 (Contributing) (Building-old) Frame 'shotgun house'. 311 large barn. 218 Narrow front gable two 211-211 1/2 (Contributing)(Building-old) pre 1884 Two wasnington County, Unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Page 29 two story frame house. frame house with large bay to the front and Queen Anne 421 (Contributing) (Building-new) pre 1900 Gabled ell with Queen Anne elements. gable two story frame house with one story bay. Putnam Street bridge terminating at the former estate of Douglas Putnam. It is a continuation of Putnam Street on the the angle formed by Putnam Ave., Fort and Gilman Streets. house. elements. garage/storage. L-shaped frame cottage. frame house. street is residential.

403 (Contributing) half story cottage with victorian Gothic elements. A main thoroughfare running east and west from the There are stone quoins at the corners and one oriel window. nearest the river is commercial while the upper part of the 410 (Contributing) pre 19o0 Two story two story frame house with Victorian Gothic elements. 100-102 (Contributing) (Building-old) between 1896 and 900 Brick two story two part commercial building built ii (Building-new) Gabled ell two story Side gable two story PUTNAM AVENUE (Building-new) L-shaped two story wasnington County, Ohio a store front church. 200 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Former gas (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Pole building. 306 (Contributing) (Building-old) Front gable two story concrete block industrial structure that in 1900 was 208 (Contributing) story frame house.

302 (Contributing) (Building-old) Gabled ell, two story frame house with Queen Anne lights. (Non-contributing) (Building-old) One story concrete block gabled structure. 307 (Contributing) (Building-old) Side gable with Greek 308 (Contributing) (Building-old) L-shaped two story (Contributing) (Building-old) 1859 Sandstone campanile to the front topped by a tower room, 12 feet high. Double doors in a recessed arched entrancement have been upper floor is gained by a staircase behind the entry hall. (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Newly currently. Revival doorway. CONTINUATION SHEET Italianate house. 310 (Non-contributing) (Building-old) Mobile home. destroyed by fire.Location of a fire extinguisher company frame house. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES At one time it was the Wilson Cash Store; currently it is a story frame house with Queen Anne elements. replaced by glass doors.

Large entrance hall with doors on each end topped by round arch decorated glass. Plaster (Contributing) (Building-old) Garage. 214 (Contributing) (Building-old) Gabled ell two story NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET home sharing the same grounds as the Douglas Putnam House. Street is paved with asphalt with curbstones and lined with story house with Greek Revival elements. (Contributing) (Building-old) 1884 Three story 103 (Contributing) (Building-old) Front gable two story frame house with addition to the side. house with one story bay. cottage extensively altered. :ottage of recent construction. (Non-contributing) (Building-old) One story cottage with front gable, recently constructed. a lumber mill and home center; current use is for production manufacturers of flexible magnets.

207 (Non-contributing) portion is brick masonry, two story with an elevated ground LANCASTER STREET currently is the office for the Magnetic Specialty Inc./ A street running perpendicular to the Muskingum River frame house. brick building with stone quoins that formerly was a grain story frame house. 205 (Contributing) constructed one story brick veneer building used as a nursing Front gable two Page 31 with a mixture of residences and industrial complexes. mill. More recently it was owned by the Apex Feed Co. and The corner (Contributing) (Building-old) Very narrow two (Building-old) One story connected buildings erected as a sheet tin mill. Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis. (Boundary Increase) Page 32 of flexible magnets for the Magnet Specialty Inc.

concrete block structure that used to be part of the (Non-contributing) 312 (Contributing) (Building-new) Gabled ell two story stones, mostly commercial. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Pole building belonging to Magnetic Specialty Inc. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Gabled house extensively altered. story frame house extensively altered. WOOD STREET portion is paved with asphalt while the upper end adjacent to story house. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) House of recent construction. center. cottage. altered. CONTINUATION SHEET frame bungalow. frame house. 315 (Non-contributing) House extensively and parlour house. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NEW STREET Former industrial site for the Marietta Bucket Factory which the entrance to the cemetery is brick paved. 313 Frame `shotgun house'.

end street in poor repair with no curb- Washington County, Ohio nanufacturing complex above and now serving as a small hom 110 (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Side gable two Northwest corner at Gilman (Contributing) (Site-new) in turn became the Marietta Paint and Color Co. Most 302 (Contributing) (Building-old) One and a half story recently, a three story brick building belonging to the (Contributing) (Building-new) Narrow frame front gable Brickwede Furniture Co.which was razed several years ago. A end street in fair condition.The lower washington County, Unio CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Harmar Historic Dis., (Boundary Increase) Page (Contributing) (Building-new) Concrete block one story, (Contributing) (Building-new) c.

1930 Stepped gable 124 (Contributing) (Building-new) Front gabled two Harmar Cemetery (Contributing) (Site-new) Arched entrance to cemetery is at the head of this dead end street. Cemetery is the burial site for many of the early settlers in cottage. long rectangular structure serving as a garage/repair shop. vertical wood plank two story structure (with two half frame house. Bucket Factory. (Non-contributing) (Building-new) Pole building NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES this street to the eastern edge of Fort Harmar Drive. concrete block one story building attached to an older story frame house. story frame house with recessed porch to the front.

(Contributing) (Building-new) L-shaped two story (Contributing) (Building-new) One story frame 124 (Contributing) this portion of Marietta.It is of fair size reaching from stories)that formerly served as a warehouse for the Marietta Marietta, Ohio 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria: A, C Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) : Areas of Significance: _ Period(s) of Significance: 1788 to 1942 : 1788 - Architect/Builder: Barker, Joseph Slocomb, John Hovey, George Walter X_ See continuation sheet. 1856 Transportation 1890 1837 Architecture Exploration/Settlement Industry Commerce Significant Person(s): Significant Dates Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Washington Cty.1 USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form significance noted above. Locally property in relation to other properties: State significance of property, and justify criteria, Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET significant under Criterion A for the broad pattern of early its characteristic architecture.

constructed before the Civil War and the late 19th and early the need of a growing population during the oil and gas boom with the construction of Fort Harmar begun in 1785 that was one of the deciding factors in determining the location of the settlement of Marietta on the east bank of the Muskingum tion systems including the construction of the Lock and Dam followed by the construction of the combination railroad and Across the Muskingum River the 1788 settlement of the two communities would in many ways be closely associated with each other but the dividing river would eventually be the cause of a separation that would take 53 years to mend.

character and particularly in the past decade has regained Judge Roland Riggs included this statement as part of of this small fort upon the development of the Northwest established at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum significance, extended boundaries and the reclassification of passenger bridge over the Muskingum River in 1856. "This is where the nation started to move westward".

growth of Harmar into a community architecture, The Harmar Historic District (Boundary is 20th century single domestic dwellings constructed to address Section 8 Harmar Historic District (Boundary Page 1 his remarks on the occasion of the Fort Harmar Bicentennial united under one city government since 1890, transportation related developments and under Criterion C for The areas of significance that were important to the substantial homes oriented towards the Muskingum River of the same period; 2) commercial enterprises established by System on the Muskingum River and the arrival of the railroad its sense of history and importance to the City of Marietta. that was established in 1974. District (Boundary Increase) includes an additional period of Marietta was developing.

The proposed Harmar Historic Rivers grew the community of Harmar and the historic district Wasnington County, Unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET At the foot of Gilman Street near the Ohio River is a overlooks the spot where Pierre Joseph Celeron de Blainville of France buried a lead plate in 1749 that renewed French possession of this vital Ohio country. At Marietta's plates were to be placed along the Ohio River, only this plate and the one at the mouth of the Little Kanawha River discouraged further exploration. (Photo #1) Following the Revolutionary War, large numbers of settlers immigrated to the newly acquired lands north and west of the Ohio River staking claims wherever they desired. Doughty to construct a fort at the confluence of the Ohio and at Ft. McIntosh (Beaver Creek) in Pennsylvania. In this marauding Indians.

nearly an acre of land with walls of large timbers, laid commemorate this the monument to the United were actually buried -- threatening attacks by the Indians Illustration 1) Muskingum Rivers for the purpose of driving out the mission of the fort would assume a more Section 8 Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Page 2 contributing and non-contributing resources to better illustrate the historic character of this community. (See large stone monument faced with a copper plaque . Sesquicentennial in 1937, the French government to manner, Col. Josiah Harmar of the U.S.Army authorized Major squatters. (Photo #43) The fort also offered some protection protected the Indians who had signed over these lands earlier fort was well chosen as sweeping views of both rivers were possible.

Pentagonal in shape, the main walls enclosed horizontally to a height of 12 to 14 feet. Within the They became so numerous that they even elected their own for the surveyors who were marking off the Seven Ranges in the eastern part of the Territory. In addition the post also regard, Fort Harmar was unique in its original purpose. traditional role in protecting the settlers from the CONTINUATION SHEET and even orchards were planted just outside the walls.

bank, however partial removal of the bank to elevate Gilman Street has effectively erased any visual remains of this As early as July 24, 1788, 9 acres were surveyed and the garrison, officers' gardens and military use until such time as the army ceased to use the land, then it would 1790, the fort became the residence of a number of early It was also during this period of the early 1790's some, feeling that they had travelled far enough, settled in and around the fort, adding some French flavor to the New the vacated ovens in the fort and baked bread for the Of interest is the inclusion of a Market Square in the Square is near the river, and all the streets in Harmar the Ohio Company of Associates directed the Superintendent of Street, now Market Street) near the fort, westward to the These lots were laid in the portion of Harmar that was settlers.

the boundary of the Harmar Historic District Boundary laying out of Harmar unlike Marietta across the river.The NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES south side of Market St., these lots as platted remain today. settlers including the Hon.Joseph Gilman and several others. Section 8 Harmar Historic District Page 3 the east side of the Muskingum remains of the fort and on both sides of the highway (formerly Harmar The lots on the south side of Market St.are now part of the moved on to Fort Washington the autumn of wasnington county, unio about 200' from the river bank as evidenced by stones found local historians feel that the fort was closer to the current fort. (Photo # 43) to live there with his father during the Indian Wars until outside Section 29, the Ministerial District that also encompasses most of Marietta.

Other than the lots on the Putnam, Fearing and Mayberry Addition. (See Illustration 3) during one of the periods of low water in the 1930's. Other Major Doughty's quarters at the fort as a gift.

He continued that the unfortunate French emigrants arrived in Marietta and revert to the ohio Company of Associates.when the army Paul lawyer in the Territory was given (See wasnington County, Unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET The Harmar Cemetery was established in 1796 with the One of the very earliest houses in Harmar at 519 Fort Street which parallels the Muskingum River was the home of against a career as a seaman after a disastrous voyage but that his family including his father, Aaron Waldo Putnam had career and in law after his return to Connecticut, he then taught school at the Muskingum Academy and practiced law upon local sandstone also held the first bank in Marietta in the north wing, organized in 1807; Putnam served as the cashier Acquiring large tracts of land, Putnam in time turned Also situated on Fort Street at 407 is the Adam style (Photo #4) The Colonel served in the War of 1812 and as a including letters from the Colonel while in Washington sure to fill the cracks between the logs before winter sets With the erosion of the Muskingum River at the confluence, the site is now part of the river bank.

Behind built for the I.O.O.F. Lodge #115 in 1845 from land purchased now serves as a business office for a local company. Because the house has remained in the family all these years, there are many mementoes from the original family members after their new hall was built on Gilman St.,it was then The house remained in the Putnam family until the 1930's.It sold in 1909 to the Marietta Fire Dept.as a firehouse. bordered by Fort Harmar Drive. (Photo #2) David Putnam (1769-1856).(Photo #3) David Putnam had decided immigrated to Marietta. Educated at Yale before his seaman until the bank was moved to the east side of Marietta in large two story brick house, the home of Col.

Levi Barber house was the location of a log house which served previously Repurchased by the Barber family was again repurchased by the family after the new Fire station was constructed in 1931 and is currently serving as an apartment. At one time it had also served as a blacksmith member of Congress from 1817 to 1819 and from 1821 to 1823.

shop and a local physician used the upper story to make his upon his return to his home in discovered Section 8 Harmar Historic District Page 4 wasnington County, Unio CONTINUATION SHEET It is believed that the Barber house was designed by a similarities between this house, Barker's own home at have been razed however early photos of some of these Barker arrived in Marietta from New Hampshire in 1789 with his wife's family, the Danas and served as a sergeant at 'the Point', a fortification on the east side of the building boats, including those commissioned by Harmon Prior to the Embargo Act of 1806 and the advent of floated down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans Fort Street (Photo #6) was a noted boatwright, building brigs and schooners for Charles Greene on the east side of the Muskingum River as well as for Benj. I.

Gilman, son of Joseph Gilman on the west side. (Photo #7) The enactment of the Embargo Act curtailed this industry and it would be more than a decade before the once prosperous industry of ship- changed several times before being established along the remained in the family as 'William Knox and Sons' building would be supplanted by boat building, primarily NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES buildings attest to these similarities.They include the use excursion trip down the ohio and Mississippi Rivers. of the Adam Style highlighting of the center steamboating in 1811,Marietta and Harmar were known for his son's house at Lower Newport along the ohio Wiseman's Bottom on the east bank of the Muskingum River and was the home of Dr. Samuel Hildreth, situated on the site of the present day annex of the Washington County Courthouse.

was awarded 100 acres in the Donation Tract on the Muskingum His family home built in 1811 is one of the lovelier rural homes in the valley. Barker is also credited with constructed on both sides of the Muskingum River to be established a steamboat yard at Harmar, with 75 vessels constructed by 1887. The location of the boatyard River. Muskingum River during the Indian Wars.For this Blennerhassett and Aaron Burr for their ill-fated Western Section 8 Harmar Historic District Page 5 wasnington County, Unio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET until its closing in 1907 which also marked to a large extent the end of the boat building business in Harmar.

clear view of the river when first constructed this temple front brick house with a false doorway unto a side porch, Charleston design, became home to members of the Knox family Putnam at the head of Putnam Avenue in 1859. (Photo #9) was an active businessman dealing in real estate, railroads Italian Villa style of local sandstone, the architect Mr. John Slocomb was already established as a noted designer with wooden shutters that can be folded back into the interior the crowning element, however in 'The Anchorage' it is quite Slocomb's fine buildings were executed in a five year period. Although he was born in Marietta, was listed in the Census following the completion of the Putnam home. The Harry D.

Knox family acquired the house in 1896 with their boat building tradition, they reshaped the Coupled with the river industry of ship and boat building was the establishment of a lock and dam system to the Unitarian Church and the Episcopal Church in Marietta and Section 8 Harmar Historic District Page 6 Two houses in Harmar are associated with the Knox also one of the founders of Marietta College. had also been the architect of 'The Castle' on Fourth Street narrow windows. Books until 1860 and a charter member of the First In keeping driveway into the shape of an anchor and since this time, it on Franklin Street has been razed. record of any other architectural achievements in Marietta walls. in Marietta.

Both houses also have a distinctive entry Design elements from this house are especially large with easy access for guests whereas the turret in The Built in the Washington County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET circumvent periods of slack water on the Muskingum River. This river was an essential link to the Ohio system of canals that connected the northern part of the state and the Great Associated with the location of the lock on the west side of the river was the construction of a lockhouse that 1915 according to the 1915 Sanborn Map is still called 'the Lockhouse' even though the lock had been moved to the east constructed on the east bank of the river in 1899 and apparently one lockmaster still resided on the west bank as This house is now a private residence. expected with the location of the lock at Marietta, turn led to the separation of Harmar from Marietta in 1837.

were addressed in the local newspapers. Of the several flour mills that existed in Harmar only the three story brick It has been converted into an office for the Magnetic To further capitalize on this expected economic success, Col. Augustus Stone, Augustus Stone and Col. John Mills along with David Bates, the engineer on the lock and dam system and speculating that many of the worker's involved with this 100 to 125 foot depth. (See Illustration 4) Not only did the but the lots could only be attractive for small houses not fully developed until the turn of the century, that would change the character of Harmar from one of gracious homes on by absentee landlords. river.

Because of the associated increase of economic activity NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES river bank should be favored by the lock placement.This in Section 8 Harmar Historic District (Boundary Page 7 side of the river in lock house was dams with necessary locks along the entire length of the was washed out by the 1913 Flood. Its replacement in 1914 or disagreements arose between the two communities as to which Specialty Co. vacant land in Harmar and divided it into 274 lots, economic growth would need places of residences. extremely narrow, the majority only being 25 feet wide with designed for the working class.

It was this action although large lots to a neighborhood of working class housing owned Glowing accounts of expected revenues from large grist mills a Mr.Hatch from Montgomery Co.,Ohio purchased a tract of Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET By the 1830's activity in the Underground Railroad in connection with the razing of David Putnam, Jr.'s house the county, the other being John Stone, son of Jonathan Stone was the scene of more than one gathering of irate Virginians the birth of one of his seven children a slave was secreted within the house in the false ceiling of an old brick abolitionist meetings held at the Harmar schoolhouse which includes tales of tunnels and hiding places in his brother Douglas' house nearby but since this house was not completed known, Douglas was not associated with the abolitionist In addition to industry created by the need for river transportation, Harmar also enjoyed tor a briet period, the considered desirable to have a railroad line connecting been a ferry service whose performance was less than reliable construction was begun in 1856 with completion the following movement.

on upper Maple Street for Fort Harmar Drive, this son of arrived in Harmar from Chillicothe on April 9,1857 with retired local librarian, in a manuscript about the Section 8 Harmar Historic District (Boundary Page8 Cincinnati with points east at the ohio River which in turn was flourishing in Marietta and especially in Harmar. reported in the October 2, 1953 edition of the Marietta Times of Belpre. away in the doctor's carriage while the doctor delayed his Passing slaves were hidden either smokehouse or under the basement floor.

Louise Zimmer excitement and associated economic activity of the arrival of would connect to the railroad at Parkersburg and the east terrain led to delays but at last the first passenger train The bridge was welcomed by both departure until the next morning, in this manner outsmarting Underground Railroad activity in the county recounted due to the uncertain conditions of the river. Stone pier facilitate the movement of passengers and freight to the great celebration.It also became evident at this time that train terminus at Harmar. a bridge crossing the Muskingum River was necessary to the angry mob outside.E Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET bridge was toll and covered, enclosing two lanes for wagons strengthened with king post arches. (See Illustration 5) The also on the west side.

(Photo #14) By 1880, the wooden bridge the 1880 Putnam Street Bridge were both wiped out by the rebuilt. In 1892, the lock was moved to the east side of the (Photo #15) This move definitely benefitted Marietta over the railroad bridge which survived the 1913 flood predating was certainly beneficial to this community. Both the passenger depot and the freight yard were in Harmar, located behind the building at 118 Maple Street. After the also erected at Butler Street in Marietta but when the Union Depot was completed in 1890 on Second Street also in Marietta, both the freight yard and passenger depot numerous truck gardens in the valley. Consequently the this catastrophe.

1868, one wagon lane was converted to tracks for the railroad.It is unclear as to when the covered structure passage of larger boats that had passed through the #1 Lock Section 8 Harmar Historic District 9 well as the Putnam Street #16,17) The current gave way toa metal truss #13)A swing span The effect of the railroad on Harmar in the early years structure was 828 feet in Howe truss design brown caterpillar" the bridge now made it possible for an The wooden was built on the Harmar side of the river to allow for was replaced with an iron structure but the great floods of bridges again erasing three spans of the railroad bridge as construction of the railroad bridge, a passenger platform was disappeared from Harmar.

The depot had been used for the shipping out of huge trainloads of local produce from the but now unused railroad truss bridge. (Photo #12) The first easy crossing for passengers and freight alike. year.They are still in place today supporting the current rebuilt with a now wider swing span erected on the east side. of too narrow a swing span, the bridge was substantially Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET transfer of the depot to Marietta was an economic doss to The railroad bridge was closed on February 2, 1968, the then opened to discourage the use of the bridge by Bridge Co. purchased the bridge from the Baltimore and Ohio houses albeit built approximately 40 years later. (Photo The brick Federal era house at 306 Gilman was built in Hall after their ancestral castle in Scotland.

(Photo #19) Of some national interest is the small gable house at home of Alfred M. Landon the unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate in 1936 who lost to Franklin D. one the impression that it had been connected with the 'Stone Store' where the Barber house (lower Fort Street). used for the sale of farm produce brought into town. Harmar. Some other significant houses in Harmar include Benjamin Co.in 1985,the swing span was closed and the walkway site of the Market House.This elevated frame structure was I.Gilman's house at 2o1 Gilman St.,perhaps the oldest house Market House must have been a popular gathering site as the of this house is very similar to the Gilman and whitney pedestrians.

Rail traffic continues to run through Harmar connecting western points of the county along the Ohio River Street is the Henry Fearing House, son of Paul Fearing the first lawyer in the Northwest Territory. The main pavilion Roosevelt. (Photo #20) The 'Turner House' at 211 Gilman St. is a small Gothic railroad track that runs beside the house, according to the current occupant, it was never used for this purpose. (Photo One involved Benj. I. Gilman who had the ventures in Harmar. Revival house built in 1861.Although its appearance gives There are several references of early commercial Street which is understandable since Mr.whitney was a Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET building was moved to the west side of the Square when the first of three schoolhouses on this site was constructed.

commercial activity was centered in the 100 block which was laundries and the usual retail mix of bakeries, drug stores one block. At the corner of Gilman and Maple Streets was a few scattered stores extend into the 200 block along with the Caskey Building (1901) two and 1/2 story commercial structure that originally contained a grocery store on one at the intersection with Gilman with an oriel window over the canted entrance and a large beveled glass window under the gable with Bavarian decorative styling. (Photo #27) German population in Marietta on both sides of the river was city where this heritage is evident in the architecture. The 1902 Marietta Atlas reflects this commercial denseness. Although there are a few empty lots at present within the shops. (Photo #28) buildings are two-part commercial structures with Renaissance The first churches in Harmar appear on the 1858 map.

of the consumer needs could be met within this in this block is at 1l3 Maple St.with Renaissance Revival The Crawford Chapel Crawford Street off the replacedby a gas station that is no longer in service.A meat market on the corner at the side and a millinery shop on the alley (Crawford Street) was replaced by a larger grocery store by 1900. (Photo #23) There were several steam another local saloon. (Photo #24) In 1884, a post office was Revival elements. Two of the more recent buildings include several years earlier is the building on the corner of Maple block, the majority of the stores are still in place and in recent years are enjoying a revival of use as gift and craft edifice in 1894 on Gilman Street which was again replaced Harmar churches however, was the Harmar Congregational Church at 301 Franklin Street.

It is the oldest church building in quite large and this is one of the few buildings within the With the construction of the railroad commercial Washington County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET Marietta still being used as a church; today it is the Open their own church because of the difficulties in crossing the Muskingum River to attend the Congregational Church ('Two- Revival addition reflecting the shift in church architecture Like Marietta, Harmar had a school as early as 1788-89. The Harmar Academy was located across the street from the Congregation Church in 1844 and 5 years later became part of the public school organization; it was the 'high school'. Atlas shows a very small schoolhouse stood on this site that students who desired further education completed their schooling in Marietta.

Summers' History of Marietta, it was 'inexpedient' to remain difference in 1837 had been the location of the #1 Lock on decided to relocate the lock on the east side thus removing one of the main disagreements between the two communities beneficiary of this reunification: the installation of electric street lights, a water works system so that drinking water would be safe, increased fire protection and free home delivery of mail. Although oil was commercially drilled in the Duck Creek second oil boom in the late 19th century that the impact of The center of the economic activity was in Marietta NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES year it was decided to re-unite with Marietta;the change was Fort Square is the site of the current school built in 1953 which replaced the 1891 1875 Lake Section 8 Harmar Historic Dist.

(Boundary Increase) Page 12 Horn' Church) on Front Street. The land was donated by David Of interest is the 1898 Gothic replaced the Market House or the Harmar House as it was later approved on May 4th and effective on the 22th. The combined increased potential for becoming a great city. According to oil and gas production would be significantly felt in the area of Washington County as early as 1860, it was during the Putnam. This petty by 1863,the High School in Harmar was discontinued and the The church is constructed in the Greek Revival the west side of Muskingum River.By had been NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET importantly, the increase of industrial activity in Harmar would greatly affect this area of Marietta.

According to the 1900 Century Review of Marietta, Ohio, several companies directly related to the oil and gas established in Harmar were situated on the perimeter of this four main buildings and numerous storage tanks covered a 14 acre site between the railroad tracks and the Ohio River off Virginia Street, above Ward Street. Although the largest Harmar St. which has also been razed, had a manufacturing a much expanded line of building supplies and is now located Co., a foundry complete with pattern making facilities operation in 1888 in Harmar as a foundry and boiler works and Although the foundry has been razed, the large three story brick hipped roof building at the corner of Harmar and Market remains. (Photo #46) Douglas Pattin, a partner in the style home at the upper end of Fort Street facing the dealt more directly with the resulting housing boom.

The Streets that was part of the Pattin Bros.boiler works still washington County,Ohio Several industries organized at the turn of the century in steam pumps and oil well supplies. structures are either vacant or in use for auto repair. building. More houses were built between 1890 and 1900 than in any other time prior to this date. Several commercial buildings on Maple Street were a result of this boom but more under C. D. Webster of Boston, Mass. as President. (Photo engine oils. This company is still operating today but with in the Norwood section of Marietta. On Putnam Street between established in 1890. The Marietta branch of the Standard Oil Muskingum River.

family, next door in 1896 and the house was completed two Their Gilman and Franklin Streets was the Marietta Manufacturing business built a large sandstone Richardsonian Romanesque Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET from a former flour mill plant and The Marietta Paint and Color Co. was producing over 60,000 gallons of select paint This plant eventually moved to the east side of Marietta and vertical planked building sandwiched between the railroad track and the Harmar Cemetery that was a warehouse for the organized in 1892 built a large plant at the foot of Gilman visible reminders of this once large producer of pipe organs housing that was needed for workers, a type of house emerged in Harmar that was ideally suited for the long narrow lots that had been platted within many of the numerous additions to Harmar, starting in the mid 1830's.

These very narrow directly behind the house or extended to one side to form a buildings most of which were only 14 to 16 feet wide and between Market and Maple Streets and above Franklin Street. houses on Harmar St. had been built as well as five on Lord Knox and Sons Boatyard was the owner as shown in the 1902 andpianos. Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) 46 of these the only reminder of its industrial past is a two story across the front and a one story rear addition either As a result of the industrial boom and the additional retail shop was on Front St.on the east side of the river. shows 4of these houses Harmar as Section 8 Harmar Historic Dist. (Boundary Increase) Page 14 Marietta Plaster Co. offered a new and improved form of plaster for the finishing of houses.

They were operating The Brickwede Company took over this building for the temple front houses are frame, two story with a full porch the 1907 Sanborn Map these four houses had been converted to Wood and Gilman Streets begun by David Putnam in the 1850's. large sandstones from the former foundation walls serve as Marietta Bucket Factory.The Stevens Organ and Piano Co. recessed ell.of the 392 contributing structures within the Illustration 6)The largest group is on Harmar Street Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET houses and remain so today.

The frequency of this type of urban single dwelling available literature was found regarding this type of Entrance to the house is generally off center allowing for these 46 houses with some having a single window only while others have a double window or two windows narrowly spaced condition due in part to their age, almost 100 years old and because they have always been rental properties. Front gable houses are also a popular house type within These houses are similar to the 'shotgun house' but are wider and many have additional space But unlike the 'shotgun houses' which are usually grouped in units of 3 to 4, these single dwelling houses were built throughout the community of Harmar and in Marietta as well.

(Photo #34) house with a high hipped roof and usually a full to partial also popular on the east side of Marietta in the developing the variety in decorative detail available as additives to a varied, however many of the homes are plain and are in varied at 129 Gilman Street that has a section of stained glass in the large window overlooking the porch (Photo #36) and the in the attic. They too were built at the turn of the century. the District 75 of the 392 Washington County Atlas. They were constructed as worker elsewhere within the city of Marietta as verified by the turn of the century Sanborn Maps. Only one reference in the more interior wall space. Structural Forms in the back of this book, admission to the wall.

Second level window placement varies slightly among Unfortunately many of these houses are in poor Another house type that gained popularity during this time period was the gabled ell, a large two story, frame basic pattern. They are fairly evenly distributed through contributing buildings. According to their Glossary of Bastian and Douglas K.Meyer mention this type in their porch to the front and side.(Photo house type was Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET adjacent house at 127 that has a decorated barge board.

Of note is the absence of a certain house type that was vacant lots by the early 1900's when this type of house was gaining in popularity and the need for a wider lot than was After the oil and gas boom expired with the discovery of more easily obtained oil in Oklahoma, the advent of world war 1917 replacing several houses in the 300 block on Lancaster manufacturers of weapons and munitions since the 1840's, but eventually the problem was resolved by the armistice before shifted to wood industries with the production of window sashes and doors to in time, a home center for remodeling magnetic tape.

Most of the neighborhood was completed with the building constructed after this period was for the Thomas Sugden family, long time owners of the Sugden's Book Store on Putnam Street who completed their large Square House with Georgian Harmar was the Fire Station #2 at the corner of Putnam Avenue Walter Hovey, Architect, of Marietta. George Walter along 'Millgate' the William Mills family estate in 1910. New home construction on the west side of Muskingum River had now moved to the top of the cliff along Bellevue generally available this part of the city. fine residences and commercial buildings in Marietta and Franklin Street built in 1931.It was designed by George Only two bungalows are I created at least one industry in Harmar - The Hudson Sheet Street was known locally as the 'mystery' plant because of the lack of knowledge as to the true owners.

It was believed affected by the Great Depression of the 1930's. One of the present in the District (Boundary Increase). Their scarcity boom at the turn of the century. One of the few new homes previous dwelling on the site.The Marietta area was popular elsewhere within the city. with his T.Hovey were responsible for many production could really

very few new buildings constructed during this period in including Tiber Way in 1900,the Public Library in 1915 and by many that it was the infamous German Krupp family who were Wasnington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET construction of several plants, the largest being the Norwooc In spite of the construction of larger dams on the Ohio River and the development of the Muskingum River Valley threat of major floods, new economic development in Harmar older grand homes that face the river and some new Church (Photo # 45) and a group of townhouses at 409 Fort is the current practice of replacing some of the older the southern portions of the community along the Ohio River, an area that was prone to frequent flooding before the What is encouraging is that after a long period of there is renewed interest among the citizens of Harmar to to promote the significance of this area by identifying some another group incorporated themselves as the Historic Harmar railroad bridge, repair the walkway which would entice the old commercial buildings on Maple Street as gift and construction which includes the Gilman Methodist Episcopal most of Harmar is intact architecturally.What is disturbing appears to be a renewed interest in the maintenance of the particularly in the western section of Harmar close to the neglect and a general disregard for this section of Marietta, 1974.Mobile homes are confined to R-4 1960'S.

Street, which enjoyed a grand view of the city and the two rivers below without the attendant fear of their still had moved to the Norwood section of Marietta with the development of Norwood as the first suburb in Marietta. Street (Photo # 44) that replaced an older frame residence on In part, because of the lack of economic growth, One park is on the site of the ago several residents formed a group called Friends of Harmar antique shops. Their plans also include the gathering of most densely populated area allowed. These R-4 areas are in highway. this site. structures with mobile homes. Conservancy system with a series of small lakes reducing the Harmar was zoned as part of the City of Marietta in Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET several old train cars for further shop and restaurants is from 1788 to 1942.

the arrival of the original 48 settlers to this valley. Although Fort Harmar was completed two years earlier, all visual remains of this fort have been obliterated; the exact site of the fort can only be known by archaeological to 1942 to best reflect the total history of this community. The oil and gas boom that greatly affected the economic activity in Washington County continued into the early years number of new homes constructed and oil related businesses that was associated with WW I included the construction of a the Crash of 1929 and the resultant economic downturn.

Although only a few buildings in Harmar were constructed in plaque at the foot of Gilman Street placed in 1937 was one was felt to be a date that would include all buildings, rest of the nation was enjoying the prosperous years until Historic District (Boundary the significant period In the 1974 nomination for the Harmar Historic District had a very positive effect on the area. (Photo #39) The most of historic street lamps and benches by the City of Marietta. The significant period for Harmar begins with 1788 with the 1930's, the 1937 Sesquicentennial of the founding of Marietta was cause for a city-wide celebration. The metal structures, objects and sites that are historic and that flourished in Harmar during this period.A business in one of the Baltimore and ohio former passenger trains has Marietta, Ohio _ See continuation sheet.

Previous documentation on file (NPS): X preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been reguested. Magnetic Specialty Inc., 301 Lancaster x Previously listed in the National Register _ previously determined eligible by the National Register _ designated a National Historic Landmark _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # _ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Primary Location of Additional Data: X State historic preservation office _ Other state agency Local government _ other --Specify Repository: 10.

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

Geographical Data University Major Bibliographical References Zone Easting Northing Federal agency Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Washington Cty.1 USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form Acreage of Property: UTM References: Zone Easting Northing Verbal Boundary Description: _*_ See continuation sheet. Washington County, Ohio CONTINUATION SHEET Section 9 1976, 1989, P. Riggs, N. Hoy. Ohio Historic Inventory, B and O Railroad Bridge, N. Recchie, Harmar Historic District, Ohio Historical Society, 1974. 392, 423, VI 11, 35, IV 120, 123, H3974. 'Harmar as I Knew It' by Harry D. Knox, c. 1860's, Campus Martius Library. (Various unbound papers) the 'Lumber Room', written by Dale Augustein, part of Washington County Library, Marietta, Ohio. Century Review of Marietta, Ohio by Marietta Board of Trade, 1788-1881, Published 1881. Andrews, Martin R., M.A.

History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, Vol. II, 1902. 1990. 1900. Harmar) Sanborn and Company, New York (microfilm maps), 1884-1924. Ohio Land Book, Washington County Courthouse, Marietta, Ohio. Atlas of Washington county, D. J. Lake, Titus, Simmons and Zimmer, Louise, `The Underground Railroad' (Manuscript) Ohio. Washington County, Ohio (map) by William D. Emerson, 1845. Scrapbooks assembled by S. Durward Hoag, pp. 377-379, 385, Newsletter from Campus Martius Museum (Part I. Fort Map of Washington County by Edwin NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Ohio Historic Inventory from Surveys of Washington County, Page 1 Titus, 1875. Atlas of Marietta, ohio and williamstown, W.

Va., 1902 Harmar Historic (Boundary Increase) Washington County Courthouse, Auditor's Office, Marietta, Washington County Courthouse, Recorders Office, Marietta, Williams, H. Z. and Bro., History of Washington County, Ohio Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Page 2 Summers, William, History of Marietta, 1903. Jakle, John A., Robert Bastian and Douglas K. Meyer, Common Press, the Profession of Architecture in the State opf Ohio for Local newspaper the 'Marietta Leader' March 19, 1890. Jerry Devol, local historian Ben Bain, member of Historic Harmar Bridge Co. Personal Interviews: George Walter Hovey. Section 9 Harmar Historic (Boundary Increase) Whiffen, Marcus, American Architecture Since 1780, The M.I.T. Flo Engle, resident Brooks Harper, property owner Riggs, Paula and Andrew Cayton, City Into Town, 1991.

Joe Myers, local historian United States Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places Section number _ Acreage of Property: Approximately 147-1/2 a. A. 17/459990/4363100 B. 17/460050/4363020 C. 17/460110/4363040 N. 17/460100/4362200 0. 17/460040/4362220 17/459900/4361900 17/460500/4362480 17/459860/4361640 17/460480/4362470 17/460720/4362550 17/460805/4362370 17/460640/4362700 Continuation Sheet Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) UTM References: Washington County.Ohio National Park Service Page 1 wasnington councy, Unio CONTINUATION SHEET VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION bounded to the north by the on/off ramp for the Washington Street Bridge, to the east by the Muskingum River including Drive, the B and O Railroad tracks and 'a certain creek' all to the west.

BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION the west to include industrial properties and domestic dwellings that were historically important to the development of Harmar. These new boundaries were determined by the 1954 the lower portion of Harmar from the heights above. includes the Putnam Street and the B and O Railroad Bridges, two historic bridges that were essential connectors between the former Village of Harmar and the City of Marietta.

The boundary includes the current Harmar Historic NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES proposed Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) also The Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) is adjoining Fort Harmar Drive under the cliff that separates construction of the Washington Street Bridge and the Section number 1o Harmar Historic Page 2 extended to the north and to the eastern termini of the Putnam Street and the B and O Railroad Bridges, the Ohio River to the south and Fort Harmar USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form 11. Form Prepared By Date: 9/1992 Street & Number: 124 Seneca Drive Organization: (8-86) Telephone:373-8039 Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Washington Cty./ National Park Service United States Department of the Interior NPS Form 10-900-a Marietta, ohio (614) Name/Title:Nancy B.

Hoy, Architectural Historian City or Town: Marietta OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Washington County, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Black and White Photographs: 3. Nancy B. Hoy 4. December 1992 5. Original negative is with preparer 6. Description: Celeron de Blainville at the foot of Gilman and Virginia 2. Harmar Cemetery on Wood Street, photographer facing I.O.O.F. Hall, Fort Square, photographer facing north. Jas. Whitney House, Fort Street, photographer facing 8. Chas. Bosworth House, Maple Street, photographer facing 9. Douglas Putnam House, Putnam Ave. photographer facing 10. Lockhouse, Fort Street, photographer facing east. 11. Grist Mill, Lancaster St., photographer facing north. Iacing east. B and O Railroad Bridge, walkway, photographer facing east. west. northeast. Harmar Tavern, Maple Street, photographer facing north. south. facing southwest.

Putnam Street Bridge, western terminus, photographer Sorbie Hall, Gilman Street, photographer facing east. B.I. Gilman House, Gilman Street, photographer facing 25. Former Post office, Maple Street, photographer facing 113 Maple St., commercial building, photographer facing Turner House, Gilman Street, photographer facing west. Levi Barber House, Fort Street, photographer facing B and o Railroad Bridge, Warren truss, photographer B nd O Railroad Bridge, swing span, photographer facing Henry Fearing House, Gilman Street, photographer facing B and o Railroad Bridge, stone pier, photographer facing The following information is the same for all photographs: CONTINUATION SHEET Streets, photographer facing south.

Alf Landon House, Franklin Street, photographer facing David Putnam House, Fort Street, photographer facing wasnington county, Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET St. photographer facing west. Harmar Elementary School, Fort Square, photographer Street, photographer facing west. Hudson Sheet Tin Mill, Office Building in foreground with production area to the rear, photographer facing Hudson Sheet Tin Mill, production area, photographer Street, photographer facing south. Streetscape: 300 block Virginia Street, photographer Gilman Methodist Church, 312 Gilman St. (non-contribut- 1ng) photographer facing east. Former Pattin Bros. Boiler Works, Market Street, photo- Streetscape: 300 block Harmar Street, photographer northwest. east. west. southwest. Douglas Putnam House, Fort St., photographer facing grapher facing southeast. photographer facing northwest.

facing southwest. Toy and Doll Museum in B and O passenger car, Maple facing northeast. Caskey Building, 124 Maple Str., photographer facing Marietta College Boathouse, Gilman Street, photographer Harmar Congregational Church, Franklin Street, `Shotgun houses' Lord Street, photographer facing north. Stained glass window overlooking the front porch, Gilman River Pointe Apartments at 409 Fort Photographer facing southeast. Gable House. Streetscape: 1o0 block Franklin Street, photographer 130 Maple St., photographer facing south. either a part of the beach below or in the river), Fort Harmar Site Monument(Fort site believed to be Gabled ell, Fort Square, photographer facing north.

Streetscape: 100 block Fort Street, photographer facing Section Photgraphs Harmar District (Boundary Increase) Page 2 Webster oil Co., remaining office and auxillary building RIVER OHIO old boundary SCHO ARMA NEW DISTRICT OHIO RIVER ILLUSTRATION 1 Marietta OHIO GREENE WASHING ILLUSTRATION 2 River at its junction with the Ohio River, Fort Harmar was built in 1785by a detachment of United States troops. Its purpose was to discourage "squatters" from settling on the land and to serve as a reminder to the Indians that the United States was a powerful new na "Near the center of the parade grounds in the fort. ment discovered this well near the middle of the (Ohio) river.

showing the entire site of Fort Harmar has been HARMAR HISTORIC DISTRICT a well was dug for the supply of the garrison.About carried away by crosion." Fort Harmar-Iligh on the west bank of the Muskingum twenty-five years ago an engineer of the federal govern- LOTS 8 ACRE 4,35 AC Lors: 1057-1065 (BOUNDARY INCREASE) MARIETTA, OHIO (washington (o) 251 STONE ILLUSTRATION #259 252 248 1027-1056 253 QUARRY 250 HARMAR HISTORIC DISTRICT RIVER 258 MUSKINGUr HARMAR CEmE- ILLUSTEATION nton Street (BOUNDARY WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 615 FIFTH STREET ENCLOSED BRIDGE MARKS RIVER CITY'S PROGRESS S.E. Korsen, Editor, 113 Shamrock Drive, Marietta, Ohio 45750 J.B. Devol, Ass't Editor, Route 3, Devola, Ohio 45750 Marietta, Ohio Bulletin of the Washington County Historical Society Vol. 21, Nos.

3 & 4, 1990-1991 US ISSN 0049-2914 MARIETTA, OHIO 45750 MAP SHOWiNG Friendly Maps are produced by ARTSBRIDGE with the assistance of the Marietta Tourist & Convention Bureau and the Parkersburg/Wood Co. Visitors & Convention Bureau FIRST PRINTING 4/88 Marietta RIVER ARTSBRUDGE Honses Wittiamstown HISTORIC Heritage USKINGUM PIKE SHOTCUN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET DATE OF 45TH DAY: NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: N PDIL: Y PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: RECOM.

/CRITERIA DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N DATE MULTIPLE DISCIPLINE 10/04/93 REVIEWER 8/20/93 OTHER: NAME: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DATE RECEIVED: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Washington RETURN ACCEPT _count STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION - _architectural classification _descriptive text _summary paragraph _completeness _applicable criteria _justification of areas checked _relating significance to the resource _context _relationship of integrity to significance _acreage _verbal boundary description _boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION FUNCTION DESCRIPTION clarity materials historic BIBLIOGRAPHY CLASSIFICATION other Builder/Architect Period SIGNIFICANCE Signed Date Phone Specific dates justification of exception GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Areas of Significance--Check and justify below Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to OTHER COMMENTS _current Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) _resource type UTMS presentation photographs USGS maps _sketch maps MARIETTA WASHINGTON HOURS ONLY NOTICE CEMETERY HARMAR OPEN DAYLIGHT ORDINANCE GOVERNING USE TICREASE FORT ST.

MARIETTA MARIETTA JAS. WHITNeY HOUse - 415 FORT ST. 201 MARIETA MARIETTA 123 MARIETTA DOUGLAS MAGNETIC SPECIALTY, NC BRIDGE BRIDGE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY HARMAR HISTORIC DASTRICT (BUUNDARY WASHIN GTON COUNTY 0410 INEREASE) PUTNAm SPEED LIMIT MARIETTA SPEED LIMIT SORBIE HALL MARIETTA GILm AN ST HALL 113 YORK. WILSON HEATING INC REAR 205 HARD HARMAR TAVERN 124 MAALE ST. Computer Centers MicroAge MARIETTA EAST INCREASe MARIETTA MARIETTA LORD Houses- HARMA HsTORLe DUST FORT SQ. 5T. MARIETTA MARIETTA RAIL MARIETTA MARIETTA VBC Harietta College Boathouse MARIETTA UZZ-938 HARMAR GROCERY LIMIT MIN # 42 STREETSCAPE MACIETTA APARTMENTS RIVER POINTE RIVER POINTE APTI PORT ST. GILMA CHURCH MAR/ETTA WASHINGTON STREETSCAPE - 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) MARIETTA, OHIO-W.

VA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MARIETTA QUADRANGLE STATE OF OHIO UNITED STATES State Route HARMAR STREET CEMETERI SQUARE FORT Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center 1982 Velma Avenue Fax: 297-2411 SINCE 1885 Carol Shull, Chief of Registration National Register of Historic Places National Park Service P. O. Box 37127 AUG 2 O 1993 NEW SUBMISSION Harmar Historic District (Boundary Increase) Washington, DC If you have questions or comments about this document, contact this office. State Historic Preservation Officer COUNTY Sincerely, SOCIETY enclosure Dear Ms. Shull: HISTORICAL RECEIVED NATIONAL August 11, 1993 procedures have been followed for this new submission. W. Ray Luce Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Washington, DC 20013-7127 614/297-2470 REGISTER