Nomination for Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault

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(Oct. 1990) OCT 3 0 1995 INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional 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 Location N/AO not for publication U vicinity code 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this LX nomination -request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Signature of certifying official/Title State of Federal agency and bureau 4.

National Park Service Certification I hereby/certify that the property is: / Signature of the Keep - See continuation sheet. - determined not eligible for the - removed from the National - other. (explain:) Marion Date state comments.) Register. Registration Form National Park Service National Register 9-11-95- National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior zip code 43302 Ohio Historic Preservation Office entered in the National Register. NPS Form 10-900 Date of Action street & number Marion Cemetery (620 Delaware Ave.) RECEIVED historic name city or town _ Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant Dept.

Head county Ohio Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria.( See continuation sheet for additional by entering the information requested.lf an item does not apply to the property being documented,enter"N/A"for"not applicable."For functions, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form(National Register Bulletin 16A).Complete each item_by marking"x" in the appropriate box or Marion Co., Ohio Name of Property 5. Classification Ownership of Property x private LJbuilding(s) - district - public-State - site - public-Federal La structure -object Name of related multiple property listing 6. Function or Use 7.

Description foundation cement roof slate other - Noncontributing Current Functions Architectural Classification public-local Materials Narrative Description Historic Functions Total Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter categories from instructions) walls limestone in the National Register (Check as many boxes as apply) Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault FUNERARY/Receiving Vault (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) LATE VICTORIAN/High Victorian Gothic Number of Resources within Property Category of Property (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) (Check only one box) County and State OCT 3 0 1995 INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION Marion, Marion County, Ohio The Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault, Delaware Avenue at Vernon Heights Boulevard, Marion, Ohio, is a one story masonry building located in the center masonry construction, incised ornamentation, gabled roof, pointed arched entrance, and stone quoins.

rusticated limestone blocks trimmed with Berea stone along the cornice and cement vestibule floor was originally covered with black and white tile, since historic photographs. The semi-circular roofline of the vault, containing a protruding ventilation shaft, is covered by grass forming a steep hill. Continuation Sheet Page National Register of Historic Places Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault vestibule are yellow brick.The doorway is framed by stone quoins while the The vault area is noticeably plainer in comparison to the vestibule. The two windows have stone lintels and sills. The stained glass windows were use the vault would be decorated with carpet and curtains. This was the case elements of this style that are present in the Receiving Vault include its topped by a gabled roof with original slate shingles.The walls are made of arched ceiling is constructed of limestone and cement.

It contains a solid National Park Service parapet.A second wall where the vault area begins is constructed of smooth section of the original cemetery plat. Designed by Toledo architect David W. when President Harding and his wife were placed in the vault according to columns topped with stone corinthian capitals and a wrought iron gate.The iron double door with a combination lock.When the building was regularly in United States Department of the Interior owing to deterioration in 1993-1994. Gibbs in l879,it is an example of the High Victorian Gothic style.Common entrance with a vestubule and the larger vault area.The entrance section is Section number 7 The Receiving Vault is composed of two sections: a projecting center bay installed in 1993. They are protected on the exterior by wrought iron bars.

The center of the parapet contains a circular stone carving.The doorway removed.The paneled wood ceiling is made from ash.The interior walls of the limestone that has been painted.This wall has two wings that were rebuilt Marion Co., Ohio 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

XA Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) 1879, 1923 - B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) - C a birthplace or grave. - D a cemetery. L E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. - F a commemorative property. within the past 50 years. David W. Gibbs, Toledo 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books. articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) - State Historic Preservation Office - Other State agency - Federal agency previously determined eligible by the National - Local government - University [X Other - recordedby Historic American Buildings Survey C recorded by Historic American Engineering Record = 1879-1927 Bibilography Register Architecture Social History our history. individual distinction. Marion County Historical Soceity Criteria Considerations Architect/Builder Significant Person (Enter categories from instructions) Applicable National Register Criteria Period of Significance Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault Significant Dates County and State Areas of Significance religious purposes.

previously listed in the National Register Property is: Narrative Statement of Significance Primary location of additional data: designated a National Historic Landmark distinguishable entity whose components lack Name of repository: A owned by a religious institution or used for for National Register listing.) information important in prehistory or history. Cultural Affiliation Previous documentation on file (NPS): G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance CFR 67) has been requested B Property is associated with the lives of persons Name of Property D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, C preliminary determination of individual listing (36 (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 National Park Service Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault Marion, Marion County, Ohio The Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault is being nominated under Criteria A Massachusetts offered a $500 reward for information concerning "resurrection Hill, Ohio State University Press, 1989, p. 152] Some affluent families hired During the first half of the 19th century in the eastern states, a be placed when burial was not immediately possible. [Linden-Ward, p. 166] The committee composed of A.H. Kling, P.O. Sharpless, and George Crawford hired David W. Gibbs, the Toledo architect who had designed the new Marion County the desecrating hands of the resurrectionist, and are safe till they are of no of Marion County, 1883, p. 526] and placed in the new presidential mausoleum, now known as the Harding trespassers. Memorial. precaution.

constructed to serve as a temporary mortuary to house deceased persons during further use for dissection, when they are buried. The construction of this Continuation Sheet introduction of receiving vaults in cemeteries afforded a greater level of guards to stand over the gravesite for the first few nights after burial as a men"who provided Boston physicians with a constant supply of cadavers to The Marion Cemetery Association passed a resolution to construct a Infantry, 5th Division, was posted there twenty-four hours a day, seven days a the dead by deterring grave robbers. This practice was a common problem in communities throughout the country.

In 1823 the health commissioners of Boston heavy masonry walls and featured large iron gates which were locked against receiving vault also served a valuable function for the family and friends of protection and peace of mind to all local residents. Most were constructed of Jail and Sheriff's residence in l876, to come up with a design for the vault.

further medical research and City ona robbers:The bodies of the dead placed in this vault are free from danger of National Register of Historic Places The Receiving Vault was used to hold the body of President Warren G, vault has rendered the employment of watchers at graves unecessary."[ History vault in the 1883 History of Marion County reflected the local fear of grave United States Department of the Interior receiving vault in 1878.When funds became available in 1879 a building nineteenth century building type: the receiving vault.This building Harding upon his death on August 2,1923.The president's body was placed in winter months when the frozen ground was too hard for gravedigging.The the vault on August 10 and a military guard from the loth United States It was built in 1879 at a cost of $2,500.A description of the new receiving contributes to a modern understanding of 19th century funerary practices.

Page Section number which is vanishing from Ohio cemeteries due to deterioration and neglect, History) and C as an intact example of a mid-to-late was placed next to her husband in the vault. In l927 the Hardings were removed (8-86) MPS Form 10-0004 Marion, Marion County, Ohio The receiving vault is the only example of a cemetery building designed in 1874. He soon gained many government contracts. These included courthouses for Second Empire, High Victorian Gothic, Italianate, and Queen Anne motifs. Marion Cemetery Association three years after the completion of the county The Receiving Vault, having ceased to be used for its original purpose, is being nominated, not the entire cemetery grounds.

National Register of Historic Places Page Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault Section number 8 Continuation Sheet National Park Service institutional commissions.Gibbs opened his architectural practice in Toledo and Henry counties.His public commissions reflect the architect's preference which were used to stabilize the aging building.

was used for storage by the cemetery association.Its link to the Hardings United States Department of the Interior probably prevented the demolition of the vault.In l993 an Eagle Scout community service project intiated by Michael Schertzer resulted in donations by David W.Gibbs architect noted throughout Ohio for his Jail/Sheriff's residence 1969).He was retained by the in Butler jails in Delaware, Gibbs designed the Marion County Courthouse and the Marion County The Receiving Vault is located within the Marion Cemetery, but only the building jail. Marion, Marion County, Ohio Ohio Historical Society, 1992. History of Marion County. Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Company., 1883. Jacoby, J. Wilbur. History of Marion County, Ohio, and its Representative Citizens. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1907.

Linden-Ward, Blanche. Silent City on a Hill. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1989. Romine, Trella, ed. Marion County, Ohio. Marion County Historical Society, "Vault Holds History," Marion Star, July 9, 1993. Withey, Henry F. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased). Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970. 1979. BIBLIOGRAPHY Page Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault Ohio Historic Inventory, Ohio Historic Preservation Office. Section number Gordon, Stephen C.,How to Complete the Ohio Historic Inventory. Columbus: United States Department of the Interior OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 Marion Co., Ohio Name of Property 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property_less than one 11.

Form Prepared By name/title Sandra Davies, C-SC Regional Coordinator organization Ohio Historic Preservation Office - date June 30, 1994 street & number 1982 Velma Avenue city or town _Columbus -state Ohio - zip code 43211 Submit the following iters with the completed form: A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) - telephone - zip code 43302 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 seq.).

Easting Northing Maps Continuation Sheets Photographs See continuation sheet Additional Documentation County and State Boundary Justification Verbal Boundary Description Property Owner UTM References Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault name Marion Cemetery Association Estimated Burden Statement:Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for rev:ewing instructions.gathering and maintaining data.and completing and reviewing the form.Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect Additional items city or town Marion Representative black and white photographs of the property.

(Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) (Describe the boundariesof the property on a continuation sheet.) (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) 620 Delaware Avenue street & number properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain Zone Ohio telephone _(614) 297-2470 13120360 14.419,31650] United States Department of the Interior Marion, Marion County, Ohio to form a rectangle around the building. The eastern boundary line lies 10 feet east of the easternmost wall of the building and runs parallel to that wall. The southern boundary line lies 10 feet south of the southernmost wall Continuation Sheet vault.

National Register of Historic Places Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault National Park Service The boundaries of the nominated property are set to include only the receiving BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION: VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: of the building and runs parallel to that wall.The western boundary line lies The nominated property is bounded bya set of imaginary lines that intersect of the building and runs parallel to that wall. OMB Approvel No 1024-0018 wall. The northern boundary line lies 10 feet north of the northernmost wall 10 feet west of the westernmost wall of the building and runs parallel to that Section number 10 Page 1 OMB Approvel No.

1024-0018 Marion, Marion Co., Ohio Marion Cemetery, 620 Delaware Avenue, Marion, Ohio Photographer: Sandra Davies Columbus, OH 43211 Date of Photograph: February, 1994 Date of Photograph: April, 1994 3) Detail: Front elevation 4) Detail: Front entrance 5) Detail: East wall window 7) Interior wall with quoins 8) Interior: ceiling 9) Interior: Iron door 10) Interior: Vaulted ceiling Date: February, 1990.

Page Section number PHOTOGRAPHS: National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet National Park Service The following information is the same for all photographs: PHOTOGRAPH VIEWS: Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault Negative on file at Ohio Historic Preservation Office,1982 Velma Avenue, United States Department of the Interlor The following information is for photographs # l and #2: The following information is for photographs #ll through 13: 6) Wrought iron entrance gate Rear elevation looking NE 13) West elevation looking east The following information is for photographs #3 through #10: 1) Front elevation looking SW NPS Form 10-000 Rec. Vault Marion Cemetary 10 August 1923 - 21 December 1927 Billetea at YMCA -South State St. Guns-loaded Springfied Olo Honor Guard Detachment iotu.S. Infantry-5th Division Lt. walter Sherfy Commander from Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: NOMINATOR: STATE N PERIOD: ACCEPT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: TELEPHONE DATE 12/01/95 12/14/95 MULTIPLE RETURN REVIEWER 10/30/95 PDIL: OTHER: NAME: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 45TH DAY: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y DATE OF 16TH DAY: APPEAL: N N SLR DRAFT: Y COMMENT WAIVER: N STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Marion REJECT DISCIPLINE NATIONAL: LESS THAN 5O YEARS: 12-13.95 Date: 1994 Date: 1994 Date: April 1994 Dale: Feb.

1990 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MARION EAST QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) MARION EAST, OHIO OHIO-MARION CO - 83:00 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ARION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STATE OF OHIO 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497 Fax: 297-2546 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief of Registration National Register of Historic Places OCT 3 0 1995 P. O. Box 37127 Washington, D. C. 20013-7127 INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION NEW SUBMISSION Salem Downtown Historic District If you have questions or comments about these documents, please contact this office. W. Ray Luce COUNTY 614/297-2470 Sincerely, Columbiana SOCIETY Marion enclosures HISTORICAL Ohio Historical Center Ohio Historic Preservation Office State Historic Preservation Officer October 26, 1995 Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault National Park Service Dear Ms.

Shull: notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. Enclosed please find two (2) new National Register nominations. All appropriate RECEIVED 413 OHIO