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Decorative drawing: a hillside burying ground with slate headstones and an iron gate. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 2,481 words across 19 pages, filed in 1996. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 96000116, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES This form is for use in nominating orrequesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional 1. Name of Property other names/site number 2. Location street & number N/AJ not for publication N/A D vicinity code - code 139 zip code 44865 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this LX nomination Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property Dept.

Head Signature of certifying official/Title State of Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. ([] See continuation sheet for additional 4. Natiopal Park Service Certification Date of Action - See continuation sheet. - determined not eligible for the FEB 22 1996 - removed from the National - other, (explain:) Date RECEIVED state Ohio Register. Plymouth Registration Form National Register Greenlawn Cemetery comments.) historic name National Park Service United States Department of the Interior Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel Ohio Historic Preservation Office National Register of Historic Places entered in the National Register.

city or town JAN 2 5 1996 request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of I hereby certify that the property is: entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. X meets L does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant countyRichland 12-21-95- Richland Co., Ohio 5. Classification Ownership of Property - private X building(s) -district - site - public-Federal - structure L object 6. Function or Use RELIGION: religious facility 7.

Description wood; concrete LATE VICTORIAN: Eastlake foundation slate roof Current Functions other Total Narrative Description Architectural Classification walls County and State Historic Functions Noncontributing Number of Resources within Property Vacant/Not in Use in the National Register (Enter categories from instructions) Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed Category of Property Name of Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) (Check only one box) Materials 4 public-local wood (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) "N/A"if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 JAN 2 5 1996 NAT REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Plymouth, Richland Co., Ohio Situated at the base of a sandstone ridge in a small cemetery, the Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel, Plymouth, Richland County, Ohio is located along State Route 98 at the southeast building inspired by the Eastlake style with a wrap-around porch, spindlework, and a building from the road; behind the chapel are large shade trees, a sandstone ridge with The dominant Eastlake features are the complex roofline and the large porch. The roof has gablets on the east and west sides do not project from the roofline. Each of these two gablets has a pair of small windows and roof cresting. The one room interior of the chapel has hardwood floors, plaster walls, the original cast iron stove, and a chair rail with vertical board paneling below. The woodwork around the windows and front door contains a bull's eye motif.

The chapel was built on a ridge overlooking State Route 98. It was moved circa 1910 to the following repairs were made to the building in 1994-1995: replacement of 2 panes of window glass, repair/replacement of rotted foundation latticework, replacement of rotted sections of the porch floor, and replacement of 2 rotted spindles. The replacement parts were made to match the originals based on historic photographs. sashes. Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places RECEIVED 2280 historic integrity. National Park Service was not changed nor were any architectural features altered as a result of the move. Because entrance with double doors is located on the south wall.A smaller secondary entrance is the front (south) entrance.

The higher tier is separated by a decorative cornice with dentils an complex slate roof with three dimensional ornament.A large open lawn separates the graves, and a stone mausoleum. The foundation consists ofrusticated concrete blocks with wood latticework.There is a two major sections. The lower portion is hipped containing a single pediment centered over a series of brackets. This section of the roof is highlighted on the north and south by located on the west wall. There are seven rectangular double hung windows with single United States Department of the Interior Society launched a campaign to raise funds for its restoration.The are constructed of horizontal clapboard wood siding and vertical board at the base. The main the chapel was moved to a site within the cemetery near its original location it has not lost why or precisely when the chapel was moved.

The orientation of the chapel facing the road The chapel was used for storage for many years until members of the Plymouth Historical border of the village. Built circa 1880,by an unknown architect, the chapel is a small frame wood porch floor which runs around the four sides of the building. The walls of the chapel projecting gablets with roof cresting, dentils, and supported bya pair of carved spindles.The NPS Form 10-900-a Section number _1 Page - bottom of the cemetery ridge, its present location. There are no existing records that indicate Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel Name of Property 8. Statement of Significance

Statement 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 a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) XX.A owned by a religious institution or used for [X B removed from its original location. - C a birthplace or grave. - D a cemetery. - E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. - F a commemorative property. -G less than 50years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years.

The rest of the file

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.) - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 - 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 X Local government - University - designated a National Historic Landmark * Other - recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey - recordedby Historic American Engineering Record # Architecture Bibilography Register Architect/Builder Criteria Considerations Significant Dates Plymouth Area Historical Society Cultural Affiliation Unknown religious purposes. Significant Person individual distinction. C.1880-1925 significant in our past.

Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel Narrative Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Period of Significance our history. Name of repository: Areas of Significance Property is: (Complete if Criterion Bis marked above) (Enter categories from instructions) Primary location of additional data: (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A Richland County, Ohio 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property - - See continuation sheet (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By October 23, 1995 street & number 1982 Velma Avenue city or town - state Ohio Submit the following items with the completed form: A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. Representative black and white photographs of the property.

(Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name Village of Plymouth street & number _ telephone . _ zip code 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.). instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503.

44865 Zone Northing Maps Photographs Plymouth Continuation Sheets UTM References Easting Additional Documentation organization Boundary Justification Additional items Ohio Historic Preservation Office Plymouth Greenlawn Cemertery Chapel less than one County and State Name of Property name/title_Sandra Davies Historic Preservation Office),Mary Ellen Henry (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) of this form to the Chief,Administrative Services Division,National Park Service,P.0.Box 37127,Washington,DC200137127;and the Oficeof _ zip code_43211 A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. 3 59640 date Columbus Ohio Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) L45|3 8 425 OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 National Park Service Plymouth, Richland Co., Ohio The Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel is being nominated to the National Register of in 1872. Buildings designed in this style feature three dimensional ornamentation, carved wood porch posts, knob-like beads, curved brackets, latticework and decorated wood trim. Eastlake houses were popular in Ohio between circa 1880-1905. The cemetery chapel is the only known Eastlake building identified in the village of - including 20 houses, a railroad depot, the public library, 7 commercial buildings, and the Revival, and vernacular. Based on the known distribution of properties, the chapel is the only example of Eastlake architecture in the village. historic photographs, obituaries, and oral histories, it is estimated that the building was built caretaker's cottage despite its residential appearance.

Little is known about the chapel's function between 1925-1950. From 1950-1994 the building was used as storage. Annual Memorial Day services were held on the porch until the 1970s when the porch was declared Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel around porch, spindlework, and a complex slate roof with three dimensional ornament. According to local newspapers the building was originally used as an interdenominational The Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery consisted of 23 acres when it was acquired by the village cemetery chapel.

The predominant styles represented are Italianate, Queen Anne, Gothic United States Department of the Interior Plymouth.Thirty-one village buildings have been recorded on Ohio Historic Inventory forms a cemetery chapel.Elements of this style present in the nominated property include a wrap- unsafe.From 1994-1995 a group of Plymouth residents raised funds and donated labor to restore the building and install security lighting to deter vandals.Memorial Day services 1910 to its present site at the bottom of the ridge. No information was found explaining the chapel where funeral services were held until the mid-1920s. The chapel was never used as a reason for this move. circa 1880. The chapel was first located at the top of the cemetery ridge.It was moved circa in 1874.No records exist which document the construction date of the chapel.Based on were re-established at the chapel in May 1994.

When the project is complete the chapel will again be used for funeral services. The Eastlake style was inspired by Charles L.Eastlake who wrote Hints on Household Taste (8-86) NPS Form 10-900-a Historic Places under Criterion C as a rare example of Eastlake style architecture applied to Section number 8 Plymouth, Richland Co., Ohio National Register Bulletin 16, U. S Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Interagency Resources Division, How to Complete the National Register Registration Boundaries), Past and Present. Complied by A. A. Graham, Mansfield, Ohio, A. A. Plymouth Area Historical Society, History of Plymouth, Ohio, Area. Compiled by Members of the Plymouth Area Historical Society, 44865, Printed by The Taylor Cemetery Board Minutes, 1960-1965, Red Book, Village Hall Safe, May, 1955, page 84.

Echelberry, Scrap book containing obituaries which make reference to Plymouth Personal Interviews of local citizens, Zella Ruckman Carter, Mary Moon Lewis, Harold Plymouth Area Historical Society, Pictures of Chapel. Cashman. Graham and Company, Publishers, 1807-1880, Chapter LV, page 561. (8-86) Continuation Sheet BIBLIOGRAPHY: National Register of Historic Places Form, 1991. PlymouthGreenlawn Cemetery Chapel Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas, 75235, Copyright, 1989, page 30. Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel being used for funeral services. United States Department of the Interior Graham, A.A.,History of Richland County Ohio 1880 (Including the Original National Park Service NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Page - Section number 9 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior Plymouth, Richland Co., Ohio to form a rectangle around the chapel.

The eastern bound ary line lies 10 feet chapel and runs parallel to that wall. The western boundary line lies 10 feet west of the westernmost wall of the chapel and runs parallel to that wall. The Page Continuation Sheet BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION: chapel and runs parallel to that wall. National Park Service The nominated property is bounded by a set of imaginary lines that intersect The boundaries of the nominated property are set to include only the chapel. VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: National Register of Historic Places Section number 10 east of the eastermmost wall of the chapel and rums parallel to that wall. The Plymouth Greenlawm Cemetery Chapel OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 (8-86) NPS Form 10-900-a Plymouth, Richland Co., Ohio Greenlawn Cemetery, Plymouth, Richland County, Ohio Date: August, 1995 Interior: double doors 5) Interior: Window treatment and vertical wood paneling 6) Interior: Cast iron stove Continuation Sheet Photographs Detail exterior looking north Exterior looking west Plymouth Greenlawn Cemetery Chapel (8-86) Section number PHOTOS Page. The following information is the same for all photographs: Negatives on file at Ohio Historic Preservation Office National Register of Historic Places Photographer: Sandra Davies United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 1) Exterior looking southeast OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Page Chapel Before Being Moved Present Location of Chapel Mother's Day WEDNESDAY MONDAY THURSDAY TUESDAY FRIDAY MAY SUNDAY Memorial Day SATURDAY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: NOMINATOR: STATE OTHER : N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N RECOM.

/CRITERIA DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N TELEPHONE DATE 3/10/96 RETURN MULTIPLE 1/25/96 2/22/96 DISCIPLINE REVIEWER DATE RECEIVED: VACCEPT NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES National Registor DATE OF 45TH DAY: N PDIL: REQUEST: N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : STATE & COUNTY: OHIO, Richland REJECT SAMPLE: Entered in the REASONS FOR REVIEW: UNITED STATES SHELBY QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SHELBY, OHIO RICHMOND RIPLEY Mapped, edlited, and published by the Geological Survey 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR N4052.5 - w8237.5/7.5 DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY