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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) RECEIVED United States Department of the Interior 1 8 1999 NAT. REGISTER OF HISTORIC FL ACES 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 2. Location street & number N/A O not for publication city or town N/A O vicinity State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this XJ nomination Emeets does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant June 9,1999 Signature of certifying official/Title State of Federal agency and bureau 4. Natiopal Park Service Certification - See continuation sheet.

- determined not eligible for the - removed from the National L other, (explain:) - comments.) Date state National Register Register. Registration Form Ohio National Park Service request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Port Clinton entered in the National Register. Date of Action 214 East Second Street In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria.( See continuation sheet for additional other names/site number_St. Thomas Guild Hall, St.

Thomas Rectory This form is for use innominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts.See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places CU by entering the information requested.If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable."For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional code - nationally - statewide locally. (L See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Dept. Head I hereby certify that the property is: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking x"in the appropriate box or St. Thomas Episcopal Church Ottawa County, Ohio Name of Property 5.

Classification * private Lx building(s) U district - public-State Site - structure - object 6. Function or Use 7. Description Noncontributing Wood Historic Functions public-Federal other public-local Materials Architectural Classification Total foundation Limestone Narrative Description Late Victorian/Gothic Revival in the National Register County and State Current Functions Asphalt shingle Number of Resources within Property (Enter categories from instructions) Category of Property Name of related multiple property listing (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Number of contributing resources previously listed Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) roof MPS Form 10-9004 St.

Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION St. Thomas Episcopal Church is located at the southeast corner of Second and Jefferson streets, a busy intersection which is one block southeast of Port Clinton's downtown district and two blocks south of the Lake Erie shoreline. The church faces west onto Jefferson Street (see Photo 15). The rectory and guild hall, added in 1919, are attached to the rear of the church; there are separate entrances to both buildings on (see Photos 22 and 23) -- is a lawn and memorial garden, which are now part of the church grounds. An surrounding neighborhood is a mix of residential, commercial and office space. Port Clinton's old City The church is one story tall, and is built in the Tudor-Gothic Revival style. It is roughly rectangular in shape, and sits on a rusticated sandstone block foundation (see Photo 16).

Exterior foundation walls are three basement windows on the north and south elevations at ground level, each with rusticated stone sills THOMAS CHURCH + A.D. 1896 + CREDO (see Photo 3). The stone foundation sits four courses above grade. The walls above are constructed of red finish brick. Exterior walls extend nearly 9' from the foundation to the roofline. Gable ends are sheathed with wood shingle. At the peak of the west gable end are three lancet-arched stained glass windows (see Photo 2). The gable roof, originally wood shake, is now covered with asphalt shingles over felt paper. On the north and south gable slope are two triangular, gabled dormers with stained glass windows (see Fig. 3). On the west end of the gable ridge (over the front entry) is an open belltower. The gabled tower rests on four south.

Continuation Sheet Exterior description of church National Park Service United States Department of the Interior flanged posts; the bargeboard is chamfered in a trefoil patter. The whole is topped with a Latin cross. The alley and small parking area are located on the east property line, directly next to the rectory. The and lintels.A finished stone dedication block at the northwest foundation wall is inscribed as follows:ST. National Register of Hlstoric Places approximately12"thick;interior basement walls are 8" thick,making the total wall width 20".There are Second Street(see Photo 14).To the immediate south of the church --the site of the old Magruder house Hall is located less than one block to the east;the County Courthouse (NRHP,1974) is located one block same type of cross also stands on the eastern roof ridge, as well as the front porch roof. pointed arch configuration.

Vergeboards are slightly battered near the eaves. Like the belltower, the porch Approval No. 1024-0018 National Park Service Continuation Sheet St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio Heavy double wooden doors with stained glass panels lead into the vestibule (see Photo 5). Each door measures 3'x8' and is 2" thick. On the bottom half of each door, wood paneling carries the distinctive lancet arch with tracery motif. Above this is a stained glass window, inscribed within a Tudor arch with walls of the vestibule are single lancet-arched stained glass windows. windows in the front double doors, each window is inscribed within a Tudor arch with wooden tracery (see a dedication, in memory of the donor. A single stained glass window flanks the vestibule on the west elevation. All windows have rusticated stone sills.

Interior description of church The church interior plan is simple, consisting of a vestibule, nave, choir, chancel and sanctuary, in the traditional style of English parish churches of the Gothic era, well-adapted to the Episcopal liturgy. On the A set of double wood panel doors separates the vestibule from the nave. This larger room has open timber framing, with three original light fixtures still hanging from the cross-braces (see Photo 8). In the the baptistry area, containing a small portable altar given in memory of Sally Zeis (1929-1940) (see Photo baptismal font is made of white marble on a wooden pedestal, and is dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Scott J. Matthews (1871-1937). To each side of the single center aisle are twelve oak pews. On the north and south walls are paired stained glass windows (Fig. 1). Beneath the window sills is a chair rail and beadboard wainscotting.

pipe organ is located at the north end of the nave, ahead of the front pew. At the head of the room is the chancel area, which is elevated two steps above the main floor. To the south sides. north of the center aisle is the lectern, given in memory of Phyllis Wilson by Mr. and Mrs. G.L.Yingling wooden tracery (see Fig.4).

Centered in each window is a single golden cross.On the north and south north and south walls of the vestibule are single stained glass windows.Standing in the vestibule is a United States Department of the Interior northwest corner of the nave is a set of stairs leading to the church basement.In the southwest corner is 11).A foyer table placed there is in memory of Frederick Starr Neidecker (1892-1945).The octagonal National Register of Historic Places Fig.1).In the center of each window are circles that depict symbols of the church.Each window carries Section number_7 - Page - sits on two flanged posts, with Tudor-arched wood trim and railings set within the posts on the north and wooden guest registry, donated in the memory of Robert S. Sorensen (1903-1934). NPS Fom 10-00- Continuation Sheet St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio in 1916 (see Photo 10).

On the south side of the aisle is the Rector's prayer bench, presented in memory of G.L. Stevens by his wife Gaile Stevens on May 6, 1934. The ornate wooden pulpit on the gospel side was given in 1915 in memory of Burton W. Wilson by his wife and daughter (see Photo 9). The choir platform is raised another two steps above the chancel floor (see Photo 7). There are choir stalls on each side of the center aisle, with gold organ pipes behind each stall. The stall on the north side is dedicated to the memory of Julia Snyder, and the one on the south is in memory of William Webster. The communion rail extends from the north to south wall, with a sliding middle section (this becomes part of the rail for the Holy Eucharist). The communion rail was made possible by a gift from Drs. David and step from the choir area.

Wood detailing on the choir stalls, communion rail, lectern and prayer bench all Beyond the choir is the sanctuary (see Photo 6). The sanctuary is set back from the choir area within a large Gothic-arched recess. Flanking this opening on the east wall are double, wood-panelled doors. The a large, three-part Gothic arched stained glass window, moved here in the 1916 remodelling (see Fig. 2). This window was presented by Mrs. Bedell of New York City in memory of Rt. Rev. Gregory Thurston Bedell, Bishop of Ohio prior to 1896. In front of the window is the Bishop's chair, a gift of the Trinity Parish in Toledo. On the south side of the altar is the credence table and sedilia, and on that wall is a door The guild hall was added to the east end of the St. Thomas Church in 1919, and serves as a bridge to the rectory, which was constructed at the same time (see Photo 19).

The hall is a large, 2-story wood frame structure, with brick veneer on the north wall and a Dryvit finish on the south wall (overlooking the the juncture with the church, and hipped over the larger auditorium space. There are three multi-paned fixed windows on the upper wall of the north elevation. In 1996, new Pella double casement windows with transom were installed on the south wall (see Photo18). to the sacristy. National Park Service Guild hall description Church memorial garden, this elevation is not visible from any public right-of-way).The roof is gabled at windows and doors.

United States Department of the Interior feature the same decorative motif--a Tudor arch with tracery--as used elsewhere in the building on National Register of Historic Places Clara Gillard in 1916.Their generosity was also responsible for the sculpted oak high altar that rises one Section number _ Page _ 3 door openings are Gothic-arched, and lead to the sacristy and the guild hall. On the north sanctuary wall is NPS Form 10-600+ OMB Approvel No. 1024-0018 Sectlon number _ 7 St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio Like the rectory, the guild hall sits on a sandstone foundation. The rusticated sandstone blocks are twelve inches thick, and are built over a crawlspace. On the south elevation, the foundation was covered with Dryvit, but a stone veneer was applied to mimic the lines and texture of the historic material.

A covered walkway on the north side of the building serves as the main entrance (see Photo 17). Once an open, shed-roofed structure, the walkway was recently enclosed with plywood walls, and two restrooms were added. From the vestibule, there is access to the sacristy, the church basement, a storage room, and for social, religious, and athletic events.It has wooden floors (making it the ideal site for early Port Clinton High School basketball and volleyball games) and, at the west end of the hall, a small stage (see Photo 20). The stage is raised, and is accessed by stairs on one side. To the south of the stage is a sloping ramp which leads into the church near the pulpit. A single door at the southwest corner of the room leads outside to a concrete platform and ramp to the memorial garden.

At the eastern end of the hall is a full-service kitchen (14' x 12'), complete with serving counters with privacy enclosures. The kitchen has a street-level delivery entrance, and a stairway to the rectory basement. A stairway to the rectory office is located in the northeast corner of the guild hall. a rough-surfaced red brick, laid in a running bond with dark, recessed mortar joints. shed-roofed hood with knee braces, and lead to a single wood panelled door. The doorway is slightly recessed below the second floor. A bay window to the west of the door is likewise recessed, and features a cutaway corner. The bay window features two 15/1 double-hung windows flanking a single, horizontal stained glass window in the center bay. Elsewhere, windows are mostly 1/1 double-hung wood sash, with stone lintels and sills.

In the projecting gable wing, at first-floor level, is a single stained glass window (see Fig. 6). On the north roof slope is a short, multi-paned shed dormer window. Rectory description Continuation Sheet National Park Service the hall. United States Department of the Interlor building sits on a rusticated block sandstone foundation with a smooth dressed stone watertable.Walls are National Register of Historic Places The guild hall is a large, open, multi-purpose space (28'x 52'7") which has been and continues to be used Also constructed in 1919, the St. Paul rectory is an L-shaped, two-story building with hipped roof. The (8-86) National Register of Historic Places - Page _ St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio some Prairie elements are evident.

Once used as a residence, the rectory has four bedrooms on the second floor, now used for church school There has been little alteration of this rectory space, with lathe and plaster walls still intact throughout the hot water boilers here to maintain temperatures in the rectory, guild hall, and church. building. Continuation Sheet The church, guild hall and rectory are counted as one building since they were all connected United States Department of the Interior The small, north-facing gable end is sheathed with wood shingle and, like the front of the church, has The basement has a concrete floor, and several large storage rooms.In addition, there are five gas-fired National Park Service panel stained glass window with grape design is located on the north wall of the church office (see Fig. 5).

at the time of construction the period of significance) Sectlon number - classrooms and storage.The first-floor living space now serves as church offices and a lounge.A four- Name of Property Areas of Significance - A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of D 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 1896 - 1919 CD Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) - 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.

- F a commemorative property. G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Coburn, Barnum, Benes & Hubbell, Architects Bertsch, Edward 9. 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 E 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 - Other L recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey U recorded by Historic American Engineering Bibilography Architecture Register Significant Person Architect/Builder religious purposes.

Property is: A owned by a religious institution or used for our history. individual distinction. Criteria Considerations Applicable National Register Criteria Significant Dates Cultural Affiliation St. Thomas Episcopal Church for National Register listing.) (Enter categories from instructions) significant in our past. Narrative Statement of Significance

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Period of Significance Name of repository: County and State Previous documentation on file (NPS): N/A B Property is associated with the lives of persons 8. Statement of Significance Primary location of additional data: Ottawa County, Ohio Record # (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property National Register of Historic Places St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The St. Thomas Episcopal Church, built in 1896, is nominated to the National Register of Historic Places Episcopal churches in all of Ottawa County, this is the only one to exhibit the distinctive design Barnum, Benes & Hubbell, one of Cleveland's most accomplished and renowned 19th-century architectural outside of the greater Cleveland area. Moreover, St.

Thomas Episcopal Church was built during a brief nominated under Criteria Consideration A, as well. Port Clinton is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Portage River. To the east Recognizing the area's abundant water features, and its sympathetic geography, DeWitt Clinton proposed to the Ohio River in Cincinnati, the canal was to be known as the Sandusky-Scioto Canal. General William Lytle of Cincinnati, who was Surveyor-General of the Northwest Territory, embraced the Cincinnati speculators, including Lytle's own uncle, Ezekiel Smith Haines -- purchased additional acreage, and a town was platted in 1828. Haines named the town Port Clinton, probably for its association with early canal builder DeWitt Clinton.

With his wife, Charlotte, Haines remained in Port Clinton for several years, but left after the failure of the canal project.* Port Clinton nevertheless thrived as a result of its waterfront location, and its early history is closely bound to the lake and the marshes surrounding it. The first building constructed in the city, for instance, was a hunting lodge built by the Lytles at the southeast corner of Perry and Jefferson streets.S The Winous Point Shooting Club, the oldest duck hunting club in the United States, was likewise established here. of Ottawa County).

Historical Background National Park Service Continuation Sheet building a canal here in 18243.Extending from the mouth of the Portage River (then in Sandusky County) United States Department of the Interlor As a religious property deriving primary significance from its architectural distinction, the church is under Criterion C asan excellent and unusual local example of English Tudor-Gothic architecture.Of two is the Marblehead Peninsula and Catawba Island.² To the south is Sandusky Bay (see 1874 Hardesty map firms. While several examples of the firm's work are extant in that city, few have been documented notion, and soon began buying up large tracts of land in the area.

Other investors -- most of them Sectlon number 8 characteristics of the Tudor-Gothic style.The church is also significant as a highly intact work of Coburn, Page1 National Register of Historlc Places Continuation Sheet St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio Magruder Bank Building stood on the site of the church property at the corner of Second and Jefferson old bank building stood on that site behind the church for nearly 20 years, when it was demolished for construction of the parsonage and guild hall. History of the parish in Port Clinton from Huron and Sandusky. In 1880, an organization known as Grace Mission was formed and a lot on for a while, and plans were made to build a church at this site.

In fact, a church foundation was laid, but the work was again taken up, while occasional services were held in the Methodist Church and the Opera where a service was conducted by the Rev. Thomas Barkdull, a missionary priest from the Episcopal Diocese in Cleveland. The purpose of the meeting was to establish St. Thomas Mission in Port Clinton. founding. On March 8, 1896, 22 persons were baptized, and on March 10,1896, Bishop William A. Leonard, Bishop of Ohio, made his first visit to St. Thomas Mission and confirmed a class of 38 members. He also appointed an executive committee which, in effect, became the first vestry of St. Thomas. In December of 1896, Church Life offered the following report on the Port Clinton parish: In the spring of 1896 a lot was bought from Mrs.

Elizabeth Magruder, in a more prominent position than the old lot, and a subscription list was opened towards the erection of a new church. The mission was then favored with a gift from Mr. S.A. Magruder, who acts as lay reader, of his old bank building, which has been entirely remodelled and fitted up for a parish house by the ladies' guild. In the meantime, Messrs. Coburn, Barnum, Benes and Hubbell were instructed to prepare United States Department of the Interior the congregation dwindled, financial difficulties arose, and the lot was eventually sold. In 1889, however, East Fourth Street was given to the Mission by James H.

Magruder.The Mission enjoyed some prosperity also established further inland along Madison and Second streets.St.Thomas Church was located at the National Park Service Before 1896,Episcopalians in Port Clinton held occasional services in the area and were served bypriests building was temporarily moved to the rear of the church (see Photo 22).Converted to a parish house, the March 2,1896,a week-long mission and nightly services were held in preparation for the actual church streets Photo 23).This lot was donated to the parish by the Magruder family in 1896,and the bank On August 14,1895 about a dozen persons met at the home of Mrs.Lewis Cunningham on Fourth Street, Section number- Page _ southeastern fringe of this small commercial core (see 1874 Hardesty street map). Originally, the Services were subsequently held in various locations in town, and a Ladies' Guild was organized.

On House. St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio plans for a new church, the corner stone of which was laid by Archdeacon Brown last fall. The church is now nearing completion. legally the builder, with the financial responsibility for upkeep resting with the local communicants of the prominent Cleveland firm -- Coburn, Barnum, Benes & Hubbell -- to design the church. The architectural firm of Coburn and Barnum was active in Cleveland from 1878 to 1897. The principal partners, Forrest Coburn and Frank Barnum, were later joined by Dominick Benes (in 1895), one of the firm's assistants, and Benjamin Hubbell. During their 20-year association, the firm planned some of Cleveland's most distinguished buildings, including churches and commercial, institutional and residential St.

Thomas Episcopal Church was designed in 1896, in the brief period when the firm consisted of all four partners. Following Coburn's death in 1897, Barnum left to form his own company, and Hubbell and Benes formed their own partnership. The younger partners were greatly interested in city planning, and between 1905 and 1930, Hubbell and Benes were responsible for a number of important commercial and century better than Hubbell and Benes," wrote Eric Johannesen, "and paradoxically, this is precisely (Johannesen, p.

122) Bridging the Neo-Classical and Modernist ages, Benes & Hubbell's work was Among their many commissions, Benes & Hubbell designed the Cleveland Museum of Art (1916), Western Reserve Historical Society, Illuminating Building on Public Square (1915), Masonic Auditorium (1919), 1973)), the Medical School, Guilford College of Western Reserve University, the Electricity Building at Case School, YMCA Building (1913), Ohio Bell Telephone Building (1925-27), and many of Cleveland's fine residences. Church commissions included the Woodland Avenue Presbyterian Church, First Congregational Church on Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn Congregation and Euclid Avenue Congregational buildings. Church. characteristically eclectic.

Continuation Sheet Church design and construction United States Department of the Interior parish in Port Clinton.Bishop William A.Leonard and the Reverend Thomas Barkdull selected a because their work exhibits no common style. Their buildings represent the several strands which run National Park Service Because St.Thomas was first formed as a mission church, the Episcopal Diocese office in Cleveland was National Register of Hlstoric Places Section number - consistently through the period, and which come to the surface in varying degrees of intensity." Page Wade Memorial Chapel in Lakeview Cemetery (1900,NRHP in 1973),West Side Market (1912,NRHP in United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio The firm's eclecticism is illustrated in their design for St.

Thomas Episcopal Church. The church displays design features reflective of a rural English Gothic style church, not imitating any church in particular, but triangular roof dormers, tracery, pointed arched stained glass windows, use of natural materials (brick, stone, tower and entrance vestibule is reminiscent of English lych gates found in churchyards. Characteristic of the pulpit, communion rails, altar, and wainscoting. The beamed ceiling and wood doors, window trim all contribute to the intact, unified interior design. The builder of St. Thomas Church was Edward Bertsch (1847-1930). Mr. Bertsch, a member of the parish, was a county commissioner, a councilman, and the mayor of Port Clinton for four terms after retiring as a builder. Bertsch owned a brickyard in Erie Township and manufactured his own bricks.

According to his obituary, he built many of the town's residences, as well as the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, the Gypsum Canning Company, the Ottawa County jail/sheriff' s residence, "and most of the brick business buildings on Madison Street." (Port Clinton Herald and Republican, 14 November 1930) A number of Mr. Bertsch's buildings are still standing, including the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, the Hersberger Building (now Green's Drug Store) and the Graves Block (now Drynan Hardware). In the fall of 1896, the cornerstone of St. Thomas Church was laid by Archdeacon William M. Brown, and on January 17, 1897 Bishop William A. Leonard made another visitation, confirmed a class of fourteen persons, and blessed the new church building. At that time, the Rev.

Lennox Gload, Deacon in charge was advanced to A contemporary report of the dedication in Church Life magazine (December 1896) describes St. Thomas Church as follows: gable and roofs are covered with dipped shingles, stained a moss green tint and surmount in a front gable is a neat belfry, while a plain Latin cross, gilded, rises above the chancel roof. The porch gable is filled in with decorative gothic tracery. The church is entered through a roomy vestibule, lighted by small lancet windows. At the left on entering will be the baptistery, with a handsome memorial font, the gift of Mrs. J.F. Butterworth of Sandusky. A wide center aisle leads up to the chancel between two rows of substantial pews of oak, with antique finish, having a total seating capacity of over two hundred.

The choir platform is two steps above the main floor and will be arranged with choir-stalls on either side, priesthood. Page Section number 8 Significant English Gothic design features include its steeply pitched roof, battered vergeboard, steeply pitched period, the church displays an overall unity in its exterior details and interior. The interior repeats the use of drawing from a variety of design elements to convey its picturesque qualities. wood shingles), the use of tudor arches in the entrance vestibule and the bell tower. The treatment of the bell pointed arches through many of the doorways, the sanctuary, and incorporated into the design of the pews, width of twenty-eight feet. The exterior walls are of a dark red pressed brick, laid in black mortar. The United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET St.

Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio with accommodations for a choir of twenty-four voices. The pulpit and lectern stand on either side of Beyond is the sanctuary, divided from the choir by a pointed Gothic arch. Three steps above the sanctuary floor will stand the handsome altar, in carved antique oak, above which will be the beautiful memorial window to the late Bishop of Ohio, the R. Rev. Gregory Thurston Bedell. The window is a gift from Mrs. Bedell of New York City. The window on the south side of the choir will be in memory of Helen M. Rucker, and will be the gift of Mrs. Bradford of Cleveland. The altar will be furnished with cross, flower-vases and Missal-stand in polished brass. On the left of the altar will stand the Bishop's either side of the sanctuary will be the sacristy and the organ chamber.

The roof is of open timbered construction, all the beams and rafters being exposed to view and tinted a shade of Venetian red. The walls will be of plaster with sand-finish and tinted. The building is lighted by numerous windows, which will be filled with opalescent and cathedral glass in appropriate designs interior decorations, will produce an effect at once harmonious and beautiful. In addition to the side windows, light will be admitted through the roof by four triangular dormers, also in stained glass. The floor of the church is to be carpeted with "filling" of deep terra-cotta tint, affording a suitable background for the lighter color of the furniture.

The whole effect of the interior as contemplated by the design will be bright, warm and cheerful in the extreme, as well as Churchly and dignified, and well fitted to represent the time-honored historic Church whose services are to be held within its walls. During the time the Rev. M.W.H. Willard-Jones was rector (from February 1916 to April 1919), the chancel and the sanctuary were rebuilt and a new memorial altar, pulpit and lectern were donated, as well as a communion rail and credence table. At that time, the large stained glass window originally over the altar was 31, 1916, Bishop William A. Leonard visited St. Thomas Parish for the purpose of consecrating the new sanctuary, blessing the memorials and confirming the new members. Rev. Willard-Jones also designed and oversaw construction of the guildhall and adjoining rectory in 1919.

The rectory served as housing for various priests and their families until 1958, when a new rectory was built on Harrison Street. At that time, the old rectory was converted to church school classrooms, church offices and a meeting room. Adjoining it, the guildhall has served as a meeting place for activities related to the life of the church, as well as the larger community (see Photo 20). Along with the congregations, outside youth groups and community service clubs have held their get-togethers and meals in the guildhall, as well as bridge tournaments, dances, bazaars, antique shows, rummage sales and theatrical productions. It is still used today for Page the choir steps. those purposes. National Park Service Section number 8 chair, a gift of Trinity parish, Toledo, and on the Sedilia - the traditional triple seat for the clergy.

On moved to the north sanctuary wall (see Photo 21 for view of sanctuary prior to these alterations.). On December NPS Form 10-0004 National Park Service St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio County. A solid example of the Gothic Revival style, the church was built in 1865. Catawba was an island until the course of the Portage River was changed in the 1870s with the construction of a breakwall at the mouth of the river. With this, Catawba became a peninsula, although it is still referred to as Catawba Island. Known as the father of the Erie Canal, Clinton also served as Governor of the State of New York. was razed in 1963 for construction of a filling station. 6.The Matthews Boat Company and Lay Brothers Fisheries are examples of these early industries.

ENDNOTES Continuation Sheet United States Department of the Interlor The canal project was abandoned when a survey determined that the water supply was inadequate. St.Paul's Episcopal Church in Put-in-Bay is the only other church of this denomination in Ottawa National Register of Historic Places One block north of the church site, the hunting lodge eventually became the Lake House Hotel.It Sectlon number : Page CM8 Approval No.1024-001a Page _ 6 Approvel No. 1024-0018 National Register of Historic Places St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES "A Brief Historical Outline and Parish List of St. Thomas Church, Port Clinton, Ohio." 1921 (brochure). Bailey, Barbara, ed. The Heritage of Port Clinton, Ohio: A Collection of Writings of Port Clinton Church Life (publication of the Diocese of Ohio, Cleveland), October 1896. Church Life (publication of the Diocese of Ohio, Cleveland), December 1896. Crum, Rolfe. A Dictionary of the Episcopal Church. Baltimore, MD: Trefoil Publishing Society, 1950. Gaede, Robert C.. Guide to Cleveland Architecture. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Chapter AIA, 1990. Johannesen, Eric. Cleveland Architecture, 1876-1976. Cleveland, OH: Western Reserve Historical Niedecker, Elizabeth A.. A History of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Port Clinton, Ohio. 1991 "Order of Service on the Occasion of the Bishops Visitation to St.

Thomas Parish, Port Clinton, Ohio for the Purpose of Consecrating the New Sanctuary." 31 December 1916 (brochure). Ottawa County Geneaological Society. The History of Ottawa County. Ohio and Its' Families. Marceline, MO: Walsworth Press, 1985. Port Clinton Herald and Republican. 14 November 1930. Van Tassel, David D. and John Grabowski. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Univesity Press, 1987. National Park Service Society, 1979. (church publication). "Year Book:1924-1925. St. Thomas Church, Port Clinton, Ohio." (brochure) Hardesty,H.H..Illustrated Historical Atlas of Ottawa County. Ohio.Chicago:Lakeside Press,1874. Historians.Port Clinton Area Heritage Foundation and the Ottawa County Historical Museum. United States Department of the Interior Continuation Sheet Sectlon number - Page - Page _ 1 St.

Thomas Episcopal Church Ottawa County, Ohio Name of Property 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 city or town _ - zip code 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.) street & number 214 East SEcond Street city or town Port Clinton 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 of this form to theChief,Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of 43452 Zone name state Maps Northing Photographs Additional items Additional Documentation Port Clinton Continuation Sheets Boundary Justification UTM References organization Verbal Boundary Description Elizabeth A. Neidecker and Robert Mack name/title Representative black and white photographs of the property. Property Owner 214 East Second Street County and State (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 29 January 1999 Easting - telephone - A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources.

_ zip code 43452 properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain Acreage of Property - Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing 419/734-3404 date Less than one acre 3 3 8 19,0 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Plat of Port Clinton, Ohio.

Also included is so much of Lot 12, Block 10 as is contained within the Twelve (12) aforesaid, a distance of one hundred and thirty (130) feet, thence running south seven (7) feet to the south line of said Lot Twelve (12) aforesaid thence west on and along the south line of said Lot the place of beginning, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways." associated with the buildings at 214 East Second Street.

corner of Second and Jefferson Streets in Port Clinton.The boundary includes all property historically Verbal boundary description:The nominated property includes all of Lot 13,Block 10 in the Original United States Department of the Interior following metes and bounds:"Commencing for the same forty three(43) feet south of the north west National Park Service corner of said Lot Twelve (12) aforesaid, thence running east on a line parallel to the south line of said Lot to the south west corner thereof, thence north along the west line of said Lot Twelve(12) to Sectlon number 10 Boundary justification: The church, rectory, and guild hall are located on a corner lot at the southeast Page United States Department of the Interior Section number Photos Page _L Name: St.

Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio For Photos 1-13, the name and location of the property, name of the photographer, date of photographs, and location of site is the same and is therefore listed only once. Location: 214 East Second Street, Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio Photographer: Terry Easterwood Date: September 1997 2. View: West (principal) church elevation, looking southeast. 3. View: Detail of dedication block on north (side) elevation, west corner. 4. View: North elevation (rectory entrance), looking south. 6. View: Detail of altar and three-part stained glass window in sanctuary, looking northeast. 7. View: Church interior, looking east toward altar and choir pews. 8. View: Church interior, looking east down center aisle toward altar. Church pews, hanging lights 9. View: Detail of minister's pulpit, looking southeast. 10.

View: Detail of reader's lectern, looking northeast. 11. View: Church interior, looking southwest toward altar of the child, baptismal font, and single 12. View: Station of the cross, typical of those found on north, west, and south walls. PHOTOGRAPHS stained glass window. View: Church interior,looking west from nave towards vestibule and front doors. Continuation Sheet View: West (principal) church elevation, looking east. and timber framing also included. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places NPS Form 10-9004 National Register of Historic Places Name: St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio 13. View: Typical paired stained glass window.

For Photos 14-19, the name and location of the property, name of the photographer, date of photographs, Location: 214 East Second Street, Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio Photographer: Bill Gordon Date: January 1999 View: North elevation, showing church, side entry, and rectory. 16. View: South (side) elevation of church. Guild hall is visible at rear (right) of building complex. 17. View: North (principal) and east elevations of rectory. Enclosed entry at right. 18. View: South and east elevations of guild hall and rectory, looking northwest. Date: c. 1942 View: Interior view of guild hall. View faces southwest toward stage. Meeting of the Badminton Club, a community group. View: Interior view of church, looking west towards sanctuary and altar. The stained glass window on the rear wall was moved to the north sanctuary wall in 1916, when the chancel and sanctuary were rebuilt.

Photographer: Unknown Continuation Sheet National Park Service View:West (principal) church elevation. Rectory is visible at rear (left) of building complex. View:South elevation of church and guild hall. and location of site is the same and is therefore listed only once. United States Department ot the Interior NPS Form Sectlon number Photos Page - National Register of Historic Places Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio Location: 214 East Second Street, Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio Photographer: Unknown Date: c. 1915 View: Northwest elevation of church, prior to construction of guild hall and rectory. Visible on the right is the Magruder home. At the rear (left) is the old parish hall, once the Magruder Bank. Photographer: William N. Newton Date: c. 1876 home on right -- demolished in the 1970s -- is also visible in Photo 22. National Park Service Continuation Sheet Name: St.

Thomas Episcopal Church United States Department of the Interior View:Old Magruder Bank on left, current site of St.Thomas Episcopal Church.The Magruder Section number Photos Page _3 United States Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio STREET PARK JEFFERSON GARDEN Page Sketch map and first floor plan National Park Service MEMORIAL ALLEY Section number St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio A street map of Port Clinton, from Hardesty's1874 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Ottawa County, Ohio. Although the map pre-dates the construction of St. Thomas Church, it does establish the general location of the town center.

Madison Street, running north-south to the mouth of the river, has historically been the center of commercial activity in Port Clinton. Twenty years hence, St. Thomas Church will be located on Lots 12 and 13 at the southeast corner of Jefferson and Second streets. National Park Service PORT CLINTON,O. Page Additional information Continuation Sheet United States Department of the Interlor National Register of Hlstoric Places NPS Form 10-000-s J.Veilson PORTAGE Section number- St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio Map of Ottawa County, from Hardesty's 1874 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Ottawa County, Ohio. Port Clinton is located in Portage Township, at the neck of the Marblehead peninsula and the mouth of the REFERENCES Portage River.

Page Additional information National Park Service Continuation Sheet National Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior PublicRoud NPS Form 10-000- outline Map Orchards !:: Farm Iouse R. 16 E. R.17 E. E RIE USKY LUCAS FininishedR.R. Continuation Sheet Section number St. Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4 FIGURES Page Additional information National Register of Historic Places National Park Service NPS Form 10-000a United States Department of the Interior Section number _ Page _Additional information St.

Thomas Episcopal Church Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio FIGURE 5 FIGURE 6 FIGURES National Park Service Continuation Sheet National Register of Hlstorlc Places Page NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: OTHER : N PDIL: N PERIOD: N SLR DRAFT: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT ABSTRACT/ SUMMARY COMMENTS: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N TELEPHONE RETURN REJECT DATE MULTIPLE 6/18/99 7/15/99 DISCIPLINE REVIEWER 8/02/99 NATIONAL: RECOM./CRITERIA DATE RECEIVED: PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REASONS FOR REVIEW: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REQUEST: N SAMPLE: LESS THAN 5O YEARS: ST- THOMAS 214 E second e1. Port Clinton Port ciinton V. NEIL ROLLER CREDO Port clinton Port clinton Ohio Port Clinton At.

Thomas Episcopa Port Clinton Church 428-4 428-21 428-12 428-18 UNITED STATES STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ROAD CLASSIFICATION PORT CLINTON QUADRANGLE OHIO-OTTAWA CO PORT CLINTON, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 12342 W. SR 105 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 614-644-6011 Statehouse and Economic Development Ranking Member Veterans' Affairs February 19, 1999 Stephen C. Gordon Ohio Historic Preservation Office 567 East Hudson Street Columbus, OH 43211-1030 Dear Mr. Gordon: Thank you for advising my office of the nomination of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Port Clinton to the National Register of Historic Places.

I hope the 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43266-0603 Sincerely, Finance House District 53 COMMITTEES: State Representative Ohio Historical Society Subcommittee on Agriculture 419-898-3962 Home Printed on recycled paper 53rd House District Local Government 614-644-9494 Fax DARRELL OPFER rep53@mail.house.state.oh.us congregation has properly cared for the physical structure as well as provided recommend the inclusion of St. Thomas Episcopal Church on the National Agriculture & Natural Resources Register.This would help preserve an important local landmark. excellent service to the spiritual and civic needs of the community.I would highly This church has been a central feature of downtown Port Clinton.The Advisory Board meeting on March 5,1999 will favorably approve this nomination.

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/ June 10, 1999 SINCE 1885 Ms. Carol Shull, Chief of Registration National Park Service National Register, History & Education Programs Mail Stop 2280, Suite 400 1849 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Enclosed please find one new National Register nomination. All appropriate notification procedures have been followed for this new submission. NEW SUBMISSION St. Thomas Episcopal Church If you have questions or comments about this nomination, please contact this office. Amos J. Loveday, Jr. State Historic Preservation Officer COUNTY Ottawa Sincerely, enclosures SOCIETY HISTORICAL Dear Carol: