Nomination for Nafzger--Miller House

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United States Department of the Interior in the appropriate box or 1. Name of Property other names/site number _ 2. Location street & number- city or tcwn code OH code 049 zip coce 43230 3. State/Federal Agency Certification Signature of certitying official/Title Ohio Historic Preservation Office -- OH SHIPO State of Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification - See continuation sheet. - determined not eligible for the C removed trom the National Register - other. (explain:) Gahanna comments.) Registration Form Date county Franklin National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Mary Miller Patton House entered in the Naticnal Register National Register NZAvicinity 1l0 Mill Street I hereby cenity that the property is: state 12-18-98 Ohio Date or Action It Beal Franklin, Ohio 5.

Classification (Check as many boxes as apply Check only one box X private & building(s) L public-local - district - public-State - site - public-Federal - structure U object - Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 6. Function or Use Current Functions COMMERCE/Specialty store 7.

Description OTHER: elements of Italianate, Queen (Describethe historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Noncontributing roof walls other WOOD Materials STONE (slate) Architectural Classification Narrative Description Category of Property Historic Functions Ownership of Property foundation_STONE DOMESTIC/Single Dwelling Anne, Colonial Revival (Enter categories from instructions) Nafzger-Miller House Name of Property County and State Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) NPS Form :0-900-4 United States Department of the Interior Section number - Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin Co., Ohio Upstairs, the by a low, hipped roof, covered in imbricated slate. documentation, a different front porch existed before the ca. 1910 axis.

Page pierced Continuation Sheet northwest corner of the property to its location a short distance The original structure of the Nafzger-Miller House is the National Register of Historic Places The Nafzger-Miller House is a two-story, wood-frame, single The house was built upon a roughly squared, quarried, ashlar The roof is entire three bay length of the facade, as did a rear room, perhaps Mill St.is a mixed commercial and residential district, with National Park Service is built of ashlar stone, and features a shallow hipped roof with of Mill St.,as well as the settlements of Gahanna and According to photo The house fronts west onto Mill St.,and is set back slightly from voting booth and 3),was moved around 1910 from the 2),and a small structure built ca.1880,formerly a butcher are double hung,2 over 2,the panes being divided on a vertical A ca.1920 garage is set at the south east corner of the lot (photo addition

(figure 3). in 1853, was platted with 45 lots, each 50 feet by 150 addition occurring ca. 1910 (photo 1). . rooms downstairs and two rooms upstairs, both divided by a frame Gahanna, Ohio, the house enjoys a prominent location on the primary per building. Due to twentieth century development, the character symmetrical facade and a low hipped roof. There were originally southern portion. Displaying rudimentary construction, The Nafzger-Miller House's property is elements of Italianate and Queen Anne architecture, the Nafzger- foundation and sheltered a full basement.The ca.1855 house isof first a dining room, now used as a kitchen. behind the northeast corner of the house 1). remains from Bridgeport's onset.The town of out existing in the ca. l910 addition.

National Park Service Section number - Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin Co., Ohio built upon a rock-faced, concrete block foundation (photo 5). The century. Continuation Sheet House. Page historic, nineteenth century hardware exists on interior doors. door surrounds. Revival formalism, a style commonly used in the early twentieth obscures exterior access to the basement, but is reversible. with the addition of a pantry.

Furthermore, openings were created This addition incorporated a three-sided, two-story, National Register of Historic Places access to a two-story, porch that was placed on the northeast, rear construction,presumably employing balloon frame technology.The addition's two-story, off center bay is an element derived from Although devoid of ornamentation, the original structure's United States Department of the Interior was later enclosed and converted into a small bedroom and bathroom, is reached by two stone steps that may projecting window bay on the facade, as well as a second front interior of the 1855 structure also retains its original window and with the addition of a large the kitchen was also altered Around 1910,there was a major addition to the Nafzger-Miller squared, rock-faced ashlar foundation, and is also of wood frame and the lower porch's posts have also been 6).

the ca. 1910 addition. in the east elevation of the ca.1855 portion for access to the It was also around 191o when the original portion of the NPS Form :0-300.a windows, are elements reminiscent of Italianate architecture. The The original floor plan is recognizable, and changes (figure 4). For example, the front parlor was shortened Most interior doors have four panels. The interior frames in stained wood of simple design. The doors in the later addition are entrance. the front parlor, new dining room, and "master bedroom", date from length porch was placed upon the facade, whose original balusters Both rooms have replaced a former porch, and a hood that was added over a southeast In addition, a one-story, full- may have been removed. The deck, This deck the ca.

191o addition, surrounding both windows and doors, are corner basement was excavated under this new wing, United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section number - Nafager-Miller House, Franklin Co, Ohio Page National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet a former butcher shop, constructed prior to 1880. The butcher shop is well maintained. CM8 Approval No 1024-0013 historicism, identification of the original structure's external form, and its and its addition are rudimentary in both spatial configuration and was moved from its original location at the lot's northwest corner and reversible alterations (historically incongruous panelling, of the property is a garage, constructed around 1920,as well as basic floor plan remains intact.In fact, both the original house the house retains a great deal of its historic fabric.

around 19l0.All outbuildings are in good condition, and the lot roof is in excellent condition, all windows are intact, and the Despite its size, the ca. 19l0 addition does not obscure 8-86) 8. Statement of Significance

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Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property XA Property is associated with events that have made Property is associated with the lives of persons - 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 ca. 1855-1948 (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) ca. 1855, 1884, ca. 1910 -A owned by a religious institution or used for Significant Person - 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 than50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance 9.

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Major Bibliographical References Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 X 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 - University - designated a National Historic Landmark -recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # religious purposes. Bibilography Register Commerce information important in prehistory or history. Exploration/Settlement Architect/Builder Property is: Significant Dates Criteria Considerations Cultural Affiliation individual distinction. Other D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, our history. Period of Significance significant in our past.

for National Register listing.) Applicable National Register Criteria Name of repository: (Cite the books.articles.and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Primary location of additional data: (Enter categories from instructions) (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) County and State a significant contribution to the broad patterns of (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Natzger-Miiier House NPS Form 10.900-d Section number - 8 Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin Co., OH Baughman used 45 lots sized 50 by 150 feet (figure 2). of city This depicted Later, Front Street was changed to Mill Street, apparently in Page proprietor. map. reference to the grist mill Jesse Baughman constructed in 1859.A National Register of Historic Places importance in the livestock trade.

Interestingly, the name Front Street does not appear on this 1856 The Nafzger-Miller House is historically significant under Continuation Sheet This gridiron plan of Bridgeport is analogous to the urban intersection of North St. and Mill St. attractive alternatives to the "artificiality and sordidness of the Furthermore, the former butcher shop of Isaac Miller played a vital United States Department of the Interior Town, High, and Walnut Streets in a simple grid pattern, along with National Park Service map of Gahanna from 1872 7) illustrates this change of a structure owned by Moses Nafzger 6). established or at least carefully planned" (Schultz, 12), thus 8-36) as Ohio's street from the village of Gahanna, a community of eleven lots laid In addition, although city planning in Ohio.

In fact, Mifflin township attained its boundaries in 1811 According to a map dated 1856, lot 10 in Bridgeport contained century. the This mid-nineteenth Like American Located in Mifflin Township, the village of Bridgeport was Bridgeport's and Gahanna's history. The Nafzger-Miller House is the sole, residential reference to the settlement of Bridgeport. Interestingly,Bridgeport was platted across the according to this survey of land west of the Ohio River of building corresponds to the location of the Nafzger-Miller House, preference for gridiron urban structuring"(Morris,262).Like Franklin.... Section number _& Page - In this instance, Miller's butcher shop played a key role in dropped in preference of Gahanna's since there was already a town the property on lot 23 (164: 546-47). Continuation Sheet his residence.

Nonetheless, National Register of Historic Places Robert Anderson, Isaac Miller is entitled "to the use occupation named Bridgeport. Society, 13).

In fact, beginning in the mid nineteenth century, Bridgeport's name was due to its many good roads and location directly east of the great St., thus enhancing the relationship between the butcher shop and Miller was a cattle driver who, along with his wife Elizabeth, records, on January 16, 1884 Isaac Miller paid Jonas Click $850 for From this date forward, maps only referred to Gahanna, such as Brand & Co.'s 1883 the north-west corner of lot lo, presumably the butcher shop of Moreover, the 1872 map identifies a small structure located'at Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin Co., OH Presumably, this "fattening" also occured in Gahanna, thus to market were held in Ohio for further fattening"(The Ohio Guide, between 1870 and 1880 Franklin 8),refer only to the name Gahanna driver was a traditional occupation in Gahanna, an area known for Gahanna's commercial development, as well as Gahanna's function in Gahanna 235.

incorporation Commissionersfor Franklin Page County cattle-raising states,"vast numbers of western cattle on the way In May 188l,55 people from Mifflin Township petitioned the According to the deed In addition, the lots of Eridgeport were renumbered northern Ohio map 9),a source that also lists Gahanna's population as example, lot 10 in Bridgeport was later referred to as lot 23 in purchased the house at llo Mill Street.

separate town, yet some maps, such as Caldwell's 1872 Atlas of United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section number - Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin Co., OH twentieth century development, much of Bridgeport's and Gahanna's community of Bridgeport, yet was built after Bridgeport became part The Nafzger-Miller House embodies all chapters of Gahanna's history, and remains a Miller House was one of the first residences constructed in Bridgeport, and remained an integral component in Bridgeport's and Gahanna's nineteenth century, commercial relationship between the Miller family's butcher enterprise and Gahanna's role as the century, the house was remodeled into a large family residence on Gahanna's main street, and continues to remain in the Miller family.

Furthermore, the Nafzger-Miller House's survival, in the midst of Gahanna's widespread, late twentieth century suburbanization and development, places it in a unique position, enhancing its Page Miller House. National Register of Historic Places National Register Property in Mifflin Township. Continuation Sheet original and later nineteenth century structures have been severely is the only National Register property located within the platted house, yet died in l9oo and granted his daughter Mary deed to the thoroughfare for cattle.Although the butcher shop ceased to operate around the tum of significance in a community that lacks many historical, contextual resources. Adell's daughter, Mary Miller-Patton, currently retains ownership and historic fabric is clearly identifiable, and presents itself as development.

The surviving complex of butcher shop and residence underscores the March of 1987,the Old Peace Lutheran Church is the only contextual subsequently used as a doctor's office and later as a voting booth. small gem in a town that has experienced unsympathetic development. The Nafzger- The Old Peace Lutheran Church at 78 N. High Although Isaac Miller died in 1892,the home remains in the In 1906, Adell Miller married Frank M. characteristics of laissez-faire growth" (Morris, 288). parking lots. Bridgeport's earliest inhabitation. However, the old Mifflin Inn, the exhibit house. from Gahanna a notable, contextual, historic complement to the nearby Nafzger- Miller family. numerous and extensive alterations, the Inn's original structure Miller's son Adelbert retained ownership of the Latta (Franklin County Probate Court, Marriage Record, vol. 4l, p.

36),and shortly after built the large addition to their home. ca 1853 the only other original structure that Section number g Marriage Record, 1905-1906: Vol. 41-42, Page 36. History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio, with Illustrations Schultz, Stanley K. Constructing Urban Culture: American Cities and City Planning, 1800-1920. Philadelphia: Temple University Stultz, Betty (friend of Mary Miller Patton). Phone interview. 8 May 1998 Page 1883. 1940. 1856. 1976. Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places Franklin County Records Office Section 9, Major Bibliographical References Franklin County Probate Court National Park Service Work Projects Administration. The Ohio Guide. New York: Oxford University Press, Caldwell's Atlas of Franklin Co. and of the City of Columbus Ohio. Revolution. London: George Goodwin Ltd., 1979. Morris, Anthony E.J.

History of Urban Form: Before the Industrial Map. 1872. Evansville: Unigraphics, 1973. and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Press, 1989. Nafzcer-Miller House, Franklin Cc., OH Land Plots for Bridgeport: Book 1,Page 6l,1853. Records of Deeds: Vol. 164, Page 546. Vol. 149, Page 88. Gahanna Historical Society. History of Gahanna: Includina Mifflin Pioneers. 1880. Evansville: Unigraphics, 1974. Map of Franklin County, Ohio. Map. Philadelphia: R.C.Foote Jr., Gahanna: Rocky Fork Printing Co. and Jefferson Townships. Nafzger-Miller House Franklin, Ohio Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) - See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11.

Form Prepared By name/title - Marc Perrotta, Research Associate/Form Preparer organization_Kathy Mast Kane, Hist. Preservation Consultatate May 1998 - state FL Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) Ms. Mary Miller Patton Photographs name Maps Zone telephone Easting Northing Additional Documentation Palm City city or town (Describe the boundariesof the property ona continuation sheet.) Acreage of Property less than one acre street & number 2595 Summit St. . zip code_43202 A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources.

street & number zip code 34990 a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) 4.4 3,114,8,0 CMB Approva No 102+-0013 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Continuation Sheet Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin Co., OH Section 10, Verbal Boundary Description Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin and City of Gahanna being lot 23 recorded in Deed Volume 164, Page 546, in the Boundary Justification includes the house, former butcher shop and garage. National Register of Historic Places Section number - at the northeast corner ot the sidewalk along Mill st. and the east-west alley, proceed north along the property's 50' westerr alleys. Then proceed 150' west to the point of origin.

Page turning south for 5o'to the northwest corner of the intersecting boundary.Then proceed east 15o'to the rear,north-south alley, property is a rectangular lot measuring 50 x 150 feet.Beginning United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section number Photes Page - Nafzger-Miller louse, Franklin County, Ohio 13 Photographs of House and Outbuildings Nafzger-Miller House. 110 Mill St., Gahanna, Ohio Photographer: Betty Stultz Negatives: Kathy Mast Kane 1. Façade; view East 2. Garage; view Northwest 3. Former butcher shop; view Northeast 4. Façade; view Northeast 5. Rear porch, detail; view West 6. Rear elevation; view Northwest 7. Door to rear porch, dining room 8. Built-in cabinet, dining room 9. Door, front bedroom 10. Door, rear bedroom 13. Fireplace mantle, living room Continuation Sheet 12.

Fireplace mantle, master bedroom National Register of Historic Places Date of photographs: December 1997. Photographs #1-13: 11. Door, master bedroom (ca. 1910) Nafzger-Miller House Former Butcher Shop not to scale Fig. 1. Site Plan Garage Franklin County 110 Mill St. House Gahanna,Ohio Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin County, Ohio (Book 1, Page 61, 1853). rear parlor conjectural window front parlor first floor plan ca. 1855 rear bedroom front bedroom second floor plan Fig. Nafager-ililler House, Franklin County, Ohio clos. Nafzger-!liller House, Franklin County, Ohio Fig. 4. new dining room -lobby ca. 1910-present - ca. 1910 front porch rear bedroom new master front bedroom ca. 1855 house 1910 porch enclosed pantry kitchen room first floor plan upper porch front parlor second floor plan 'new addition Bayou Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin County, Ohio Society, History of Gahanna..

(Gahanna, 1976) 116. Fig.5.110 Mill St.showing butcher shop in original position and 12.2 I Staly (Philadelphia, 1856). Map BRUDGEPORT Brilyoport. Nafzger-illller House, Franklin County, Ohio OHNERS. Hirum Hurris Fig. FESTER 36 Gao.Ridenhour 192a21 BRVafyr Nafzger-Miller House, Franklin County, Ohio Bk Chrysler Edmin WALNUT NORTH GRANVILLE TOWN School 1 Qr Line Airtterman History of Gahanna... (Gahanna, 1976) 10. Fig. 7. Map of Gahanna, GAHANNA TO GRANVILLE Barris COLYMBUS Nafzger-Hiller House, Franklin County, Ohio (Evansville, 1973). Fig. D. Shirl.- Win Rass A'rs of Map Burglinum Hugh Price (Columbus, 1883). Nafzger-Mliller Hlouse, Franklin County, Ohio Inna Saul Hobh Fig.9.Map of Mifflin Township from Map of Franklin County D.obetz Bobb Geo Nert Fig. 10. Mifflin Inn, ca. 1853. Photograph from Gahanna Historical Inn remains in similar condition, 1998.

I VILLAGE DRUGGIST NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET DATE OF 16TH DAY: 1-21-99DATE DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N N PERIOD: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: RECOM. /CRITERIA REJECT DATE RETURN TELEPHONE REVIEWER MULTIPLE PROPERTY DISCIPLINE 12/22/98 ACCEPT Nafzger--Miller House DATE RECEIVED: NAME : DATE OF 45TH DAY: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DATE OF PENDING LIST: N SLR DRAFT: N DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N 2/05/99 1/05/99 NATIONAL: SAMPLE: LESS THAN 5O YEARS: DEC.1997 DEC. 1997 Kodak PREMIUM DEC.

1997 Photo 3 - Faczde; view Northeast Nafzger Miller House PREMIUM DEC.1997 Kodak Nafeger Millr Hoose Nalager- Miller House OHIO-FRANKLIN CO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST COLUMBUS, OHIO SCALE 1:24000 10 Mill St Natzger-Miller Hse UNITED STATES COLUMBUS NORTHEAST COLUMBUS QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 East Hudson Street Columbus, Ohio 43211-1030 614/ 297-2470 Fax: 614/ 297-2496 Visit us at www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/ SINCE 1885 National Park Service National Register, History & Education Programs NEW SUBMISSION Brooke & Anna E. Martin House If you have questions or comments about these documents, please contact this office. Nº Amos J. Loveday, Jr. State Historic Preservation Officer COUNTY Stark Franklin Sincerely, SOCIETY enclosures HISTORICAL Dear Ms. Shull: Washington, D. C. 20240 Ms.

Carol Shull, Chief of Registration Nafzger-Miller House (Guy Tilden Thematic Resources) Enclosed please find three (3) new National Register nominations.All appropriate Waynesville Engine House & Lockup 1849 C. Street, NW notification procedures have been followed for these new submissions. December 16, 1998 Mail Stop 2280, Suite 400 Warren