Nomination for Engine House No. 16

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NPS Form 10-900 RECEIVED 473 (Oct. 1990) APR I 0 1995 entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property other names/site number 2. Location N/ & not for publication street & number city or town N/ AJ vicinity 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination Dept. Head Ohio Historic Preservation Office -- OHSHPO State of Federal agency and bureau Signature of certifying official/Title 4. National Park Service Certification - See continuation sheet. - determined not eligible for the - removed from the National - other, (explain:) 049 43215 10024-0018 comments.) Date county Franklin Register.

Registration Form National Register Columbus state National Park Service historic name Ohio Engine House #16 United States Department of the Interior 260 North Fourth Street Entered in theDate of Action Ventered in the National Register. Central Ohio Fire Museum INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION National Register of Historic Places zip code 3-17-95- - nationally - statewide [X locally. ( See continuation sheet for additional comments.) In my opinion, the property - meets - does not meet the National Register criteria. ( See continuation sheet for additional National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriete box or architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions.

Place additional request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of I hereby Certify that the property is: Engine House Franklin County, Ohio 5. Classification (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) * building(s) La public-local - object - structure 6. Function or Use 7.

Description none stone foundation roof Narrative Description brick sites Current Functions Total asphalt other public-State in the National Register district Name of related multiple property listing Architectural Classification walls Materials Historic Functions Category of Property Number of contributing resources previously listed County and State Government fire station Ownership of Property contrasting stone ornamentation (Enter categories from instructions) Noncontributing Recreation & Culture Museum Number of Resources within Property private Late j9th and Early 20th Century Revivals (Check as many boxes as apply Name of Property public-Federal (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) (Check only one box) Engine House Franklin County, Ohio Name of Property 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Areas of Significance for National Register listing.) A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Property is associated with the lives of persons X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of atype, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and Period of Significance - D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) LA owned by a religious institution or used for - B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) - C a birthplace or grave. - D a cemetery. - E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. L F a commemorative property. -G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 Ex State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested - Other State agency - previously listed in the National Register - Federal agency - previously determined eligible by the National - Local government U University - designated a National Historic Landmark - Other J recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: - recorded by Historic American Engineering 1908 Bibilography Register Architect/Builder Criteria Considerations Property is: Cultural Affiliation individual distinction. (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates Applicable National Register Criteria significant in our past. religious purposes.

Significant Person distinguishable entity whose components lack Primary location of additional data: County and State information important in prehistory or history. our history. architecture- Record # (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Franklin County, Ohio 10. Geographical Data - See continuation sheet (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By street & number _ telephone city or town - state Submit the following items with the completed form: A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location.

(Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) City of Columbus leased to Central Ohio Fire Museum Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seg.). instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC20503.

43206 43215 Zone date 614-464-4099 614-221-0358 Easting Northing name 9/94 Photographs Maps Columbus Continuation Sheets UTM References Verbal Boundary Description zip code County and State Boundary Justification Property Owner 593 South Fifth Street Additional Documentation 240 North Fourth Street Name of Property Additional items Engine House #16 Representative black and white photographs of the property. (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) Ohio Acreage of Property less than one A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources.

3 2 9 4 6 0 name/title NancyRecchie/Historic Preservation Consultant United States Department of the Interior APR I 0 1995 INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION Central Ohio Fire Museum Columbus, Ohio Engine House #16, located at 260 North Fourth Street in downtown Columbus, is a three story, handsomely detailed, brown-red and buff-colored brick fire house constructed in 1908. not fitting a particular stylistic category, the building is heavily influenced by the Italianate style with corbelled brickwork, and a square tower with arcaded round-arched windows. The building measures seven by thirteen bays and has a flat, built-up roofline hidden by the stepped parapet on the north, south and west elevations. It contain three engine bays, a stable at the rear, and a four story tower on the south side.

Also located on the property, behind the Engine House, is a two story brick building with a gabled roofline. Engine House #16 has been recently restored and is used as the Central Ohio Fire Museum. The south (main) elevation is finely detailed and features three pairs of wooden hinged doors, one pair leading to each of the three engine bays; simple 1/1 double hung windows; and a parapet features arcaded corbelled brickwork, and a shaped parapet with metal coping and The south elevation features an entrance with transom in the westernmost bay, and a pair of parapet is only on the front portion of the building (west of the tower) and echoes the shape of that on the facade but is much simpler in design and lacks the arcaded corbelled brickwork. elevation.

It is set back from the facade and features simple 1/1 double hung windows on three floors; four circular windows, outlined with contrasting buff-colored brick; and an open column; a pyramidal slate roof; and small corner turrets with finials on each of the four corners. The tower is approximately 80 feet in height and is clearly visible from several Page Description finials. blocks away.

Section number Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places The most distinctive feature on the building -- the square hose tower -- is located on this tower with arcaded corbelled brickwork;paired round-arched openings divided by a stone wooden hinged doors leading to the area that originally served as the stable.The buff-colored distinctive parapet design consisting of constructed of contrasting buff-colored brick.The Engine House #16 It was the last firehouse in Columbus built to accommodate horse-drawn engines.Although National Park Service NP& Form 10-000- OMB Approvel No. 1094-0018 OMB Approvel No. 1084-0018 RECEIVEN JAN 1 1 1995 the two entrances with transoms and the 1/1 double-hung windows. The north elevation is only a few feet from another building and has only a few windows openings.

The interior of the building retains much of its original design including the pressed tin ceiling largely intact with the dormitory, restrooms, offices and locker rooms on the second floor The building at the rear of the property was constructed shortly after the construction of the firehouse and was originally used as a maintenance facility for the fire department. It is now door was added in the southernmost bay of the eastern elevation. Engine House #16 was remodeled over the years to allow for larger mechanized equipment. museum. The City of Columbus leased this building to the Central Ohio Fire Museum, which has undertaken improvements to the building since that time. An exterior restoration project was undertaken in 1990.

It included the complete restoration of the facade (which had the third story windows and decorative parapet removed), installation of new doors based on the original design, and the reconstruction of the tower above the corbelled brickwork. The accurate restoration work was based on historic photographs and involved custom-sized and Continuation Sheet was closed. The following year, a non-profit organization was formed to establish a fire When the new Engine House #1 was constructed two blocks away in 1982, this engine house Engine House #16 National Park Service Columbus, Ohio Description (continued) windows have been boarded up although the window sash remain.A contemporary garage front of the building on the second floor.Skylights which permitted natural light into the -colored bricks to match the two-colored original design.

Central Ohio Fire Museum used to store equipment and artifacts for the fire museum. It is strictly utilitarian in design National Register of Historic Places interior spaces of the second floor are also intact.The interior arrangement of spaces is the rear of the building; a central wooden staircase; and the open volume of space across the with segmental arched openings and a gabled parapet on the north and south sides.The in the apparatus area of the first floor;11 original horse stall doors that led to the stable area at United States Department of the Interlor The rear elevation is two storiesin height and features all segmental-arched openings including front and a hayloft above the stable in the rear.

Page Section number 7 including the use of polychrome brick materials and decorative treatment; the finely crafted surface parking lots, which make this building highly-visible and its tower a true visual Statement of Significance Engine House #16, the Central Ohio Fire Museum, is eligible for the National Register under Criterion C as an excellent, very well-preserved example of a turn of the century firehouse in Columbus, Ohio. It was constructed during a period when a large number of firehouses were being constructed by the Columbus Fire Department. In recent years, nearly every one of the firehouses cease operation, many have been demolished. This building accurately conveys the scale, form, civic design and attention to detail that was typical of firehouses during the late 19th and early 20th century period.

Columbus became a city on March 3,1834 with a population of approximately 2500 people. Just one year later, on June 13, 1835, the City Council passed an ordinance creating "a company of fire guards, a protection and salvage company, a hook and ladder company, an $1,000 to construct the first firehouse was made a month later, followed by funding for five 6,000 gallon cisterns and the construction of wells with pumps to keep the cisterns filled when From these simple beginnings, the Columbus Fire Department has grown as the city has expanded to encompass a population of nearly 600,000 people. During its early history, the landmark. Columbus, Ohio historic firehouses has been replaced by contemporary, single story structures.

As the older National Register of Historic Places Description (continued) Engine House #16 Continuation Sheet hose tower;interior pressed tin ceiling and staircase; and the large volumes of interior spaces. National Park Service engine company, a hose company, and a company of fire wardens...." An appropriation of northwest area of downtown Columbus. It is surrounded by low-rise (2-3 story) structures and Central Ohio Fire Museum they were being used.

and association.The engine house retains its most significant original design features The building exists in its original location at the termination of Chestnut Street in the United States Department of the Interlor RECEIVE JAN 111995 This building retains remarkable integrity of design, materials, workmanship, location, setting Page Section number 7,8 United States Department of the Interlor Statement of Significance (continued) in 1855 and was drawn by three horses. The department purchased eight new Ahrens steamers with the dormitory, locker rooms and restrooms on the upper floors to segregate men from the horses.

The hose tower, another feature typical of historic firehouses, served a practical The transition to motorized apparatus began in 1909, one year after the completion of Engine gasoline engines was completed in December, 1919 when the departments last horses were retired from service. As a result of this transition from the horse-drawn era, many of the new engine houses ceased between 1930 and 1951, but since that time, nearly all the historic architectural character, high-quality craftsmanship and attention to detail that was universal among the late 19th and early 20th century buildings. Engine House #16 was one of several engine houses built of nearly identical design.

The but all originally featured the double wooden doors, decorative parapet, and square tower with Page Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Columbus, Ohio purpose.It was open to the air and allowed the firefighters to hang the hoses to dry. Horse-drawn equipment was used throughout the second half of the nineteenth and into the National Park Service of the apparatus.Engine House #16 was the last Columbus firehouse constructed for House #16.The complete change from nineteenth century steamers to twentieth century Central Ohio Fire Museum Section number horsedrawn apparatus.

Its design was typical of firehouses in urban areas where they were historic firehouses remained in use but were altered for the new apparatus.Construction of others were Engine House #11 at Main and Twenty-second Street (closed in 1970);Engine Engine House #16 engine houses were built and six others enlarged to accommodate the new apparatus. and the construction of another four new engine houses.During the 1890s another seven new fire department was dependent on hand pumps.The first steam engine was placed in service House #14 at 1710 Parsons Avenue (still in use);and Engine House #15 at Livingston Avenue, first decade of the 2Oth century. As a result, the engine houses of this period were designed east of Ann Street(closed in 1969).These engine houses vary somewhat in size and detail, OMB Approvel No.

1084-0018 with large equipment bays, and included a stable for the horses so necessary for the operation generally located on confined sites - the apparatus and horses were kept on the first floor; firehouse has been replaced by new, single story engine houses. These new buildings lack the RECEIVED JAN 1 1 1995 circular windows and paired round-arched openings. Since its restoration, Engine House #16 they were designed with great care and attention to detail. As public buildings they conveyed of integrity, is an excellent representation of the quality of late 19th/early 20th century civic Maddex, Diane, Editor. Built in the U.S.A, American Buildings from Airports to Zoos. Washington, D.C. : The Preservation Press, 1985. Throckmorton, Robert, Jr. Editor, Columbus, Ohio Division of Fire, 1822-1976. 1976. Columbus Register of Historic Properties, Nomination Form, 1983.

Jeffrey Darbee Benjamin D. Rickey & Co. 593 South Fifth St. Columbus, Ohio 43206 Photographer Date: and public architecture. Engine House #16 National Register of Historic Places September, 1994 Continuation Sheet Columbus, Ohio Bibliography National Park Service Verbal Boundary Description Central Ohio Fire Museum Location of Negatives: is the only one that retains its original appearance. recorded in the Franklin County map room. It is clear from the architectural design of these and other historic Columbus firehouses that Statement of Significance (continued) Lots #1,2and3of Calvin A.Platt Addition,Parcel #66802,measuring90'x187.5'as United States Department of the Interlor a sense of permanence and were a source of civic pride. Engine House #16,with its high level OMB Approvel No.

1084-0018 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME : DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: NOMINATOR: STATE OTHER : N PDIL: N PERIOD: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: RECOM. /CRITERIA DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N DATE REJECT TELEPHONE RETURN MULTIPLE National Register DISCIPLINE REVIEWER 4/10/95 5/25/95 EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET DATE RECEIVED: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REASONS FOR REVIEW: Entered in the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DATE OF 45TH DAY: 5.11.95 ENGINE HOUSE Nº 16 WAY ONE JIEW OF UWEST ELEUATTON UIEW OF SOUTH ELEUATION BUKLDINES UIEW OF SOUTH ELEUATION OF BOTH UIEW OF SOUTH ELEUATION COLUMBOS, FRANKUNCO., OHIO #4 0F#+2 VIEW OF EAST ELEUATION COLUMBUS, FRANKLIN CO., OHIO VIEW OF WEST ELEVATION MAINTENANCE BUDE. # 6 OF AIZ UIEW OF SOUTH ELEUATION #7 OFB1z MAINTENANCE BIDE.

COCOMBUS, FRANKLIN CO, OHIO IEAST COLUmBUS HISTORIC PHOTO C. 1910 No. 16 ENGINE HOUSE FRANKLIN Co., OHIO COLUMBUS ENGINE HOUSE #16 PHOTo C. 19405 ONE ENGINE HOUSE ##IL Cocumbus X31 FRANKLIN CO, OHO COLUMBUS COLUMBUS FRANKLIN CO. OHIO OHIO-FRANKLIN CO 75 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY E -329460 N -4425930 ROAD CLASSIFICATION SOUTHEAST COLUMBUS QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UTM ZONE 39082-HBTF-024 UNITED STATES NAVAL PORTCOLUMBUS 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 614/ 297-2470 Fax: 297-2546 April 4, 1995. SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief of Registration P. O. Box 37127 NEW SUBMISSION W. Ray Luce COUNTY SOCIETY enclosures HISTORICAL Franklin If you have questions or comments about this document, please contact this office. Engine House #16 INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION Dear Ms.

Shull: State Historic Preservation Officer Ohio Historic Preservation Office National Register of Historic Places Washington, D. C. 20013-7127 Enclosed please find one (l) new National Register nomination. All appropriate Ohio Historical Center notification procedures have been followed for this new submission. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED 413 OHIO Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Historical Center 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Fax: 297-2546 RECEIVE) National Register of Historic Places P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 Dear Mr. Lapsley: We have noticed an error on the weekly list of actions taken on properties for the week of 5-8-95 through 5-12-95, for the following property: Engine House No. 16, 260 N. Fourth St., Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (Reference Your list shows an Owner Objection for this property.

In fact, the property owner, the City of Columbus, has been very supportive of this nomination. I have enclosed a letter from Mayor Gregory Lashutka indicating the City's support for the nomination and the efforts of the Central Ohio Fire Museum, which leases the property from the City of Columbus. We are requesting that this property be listed in the National Register, rather than be determined eligible with an owner objection. Also, in reviewing our files, we have discovered that we are missing the nomination forms for the following property: Damascus Grade School, 14923 Morris St., Damascus, Mahoning County, Ohio (Reference # 89001456). We would appreciate it if you would send us a copy of this nomination. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you require any additional information, please contact me. Barbara A.

Powers Department Head Planning, Inventory, & Registration 614/297-2470 SOCIETY Sincerely, HISTORICAL #95000580). INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION Mr. Guy Lapsley NATIONAL PARK SERVICE September 12, 1995 SINCE 1885 SEP 1 81995 OHIO City of Columbus Mayor Gregory S. Lashutka City Hall Columbus, Ohio 43215-9014 FAX 614/645-8955 RECEIVED DEC 1 9 1994 December 15, 1994 Dr. Ray Luce 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, OH 43211-2497 The City of Columbus is pleased and honored by the most recent nomination of important role in the development of the City of Columbus. I support the work of the Fire Museum staff in their efforts to preserve the historic built environment of our community and this building's role in the development of the downtown. The City looks forward to the listing of this building on the National Register.

Diane Cole, the City's Historic Preservation Officer, should be contacted if you need any further assistance with nomination. Sincerely, Gregory S. Lashutka Barbara Powers, SHPO The City of Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer Mayor 614/645-7671 Office of the Mayor Diane Cole State Historic Preservation Office GSL:RAB Engine House #16 to the National Register of Historic Places. This building has played an Dear Dr. Luce: