National Register reference number.08000114- the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Then and now
1904 to 1994
The ground this property stands on, surveyed
90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are
United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Geographically, the township of Chardon is known as number nine, in the eighth range of townships of the Western Reserve. It is bounded on the north by Concord, Lake county, east by Hambden, south by Munson, and west by Kirtland, Lake county. The village of Chardon, the county seat of Geauga county, is situated upon a most pleasant, healthful and sightly elevation, near the southeast corner of the township, about four miles distant from the county line on the north, and four and one-half miles on thp west. That old and popular summer resort, the Little Mountain, is in the northwest corner of the township, and its new and delightful rival, "Bass Lake," (formerly Munson pond,) is about three miles distant from the court house by road, in a south-westerly direction.
The pioneer history of Chardon, so far as furnished for this volume, is mostly embraced in a series of articles written by Mr. E. V. Canfield, and published in the Geauga Democrat (now Republican ), in 1870-71. These are given below, with such notes and corrections as are necessary to show what deaths, changes of residence, etc., have since occurred. -
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. Museums hold 2,921 specimens
collected within 10 miles of Chardon Post Office Building between 1887 and 1975: 2,794 Animalia, 111 Plantae, 14 Fungi, 1 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded.
12 distinct Species records are shown.
Collected by A. F. Clewell, A.E. Daugherty, Aldritch, J W and others. Each is a
physical object with a catalogue
number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was
collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be
concluded from a species being absent.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists
3 workings within 5 miles of Chardon Post Office Building: 1 past producer, 1 plant, 1 producer.
2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the
map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring
settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The National Weather Service names
Chardon, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 46 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning.
No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office
filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date
opens the federal record of that event.
Slow moving thunderstorms dumped locally heavy rainfall on portions of Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties. Rainfall rates of between two and three inches per hour caused flash flooding. The worst flooding occurred in Chester Township in northwestern Geauga County. An automated rain gauge just east of Chesterland measured 3.62 inches of rain with most of this rainfall falling between noon and 1:30 pm. Flooding along several streams and small rivers was reported in Chester Township. Extensive flooding was reported in a neighborhood just southwest of the intersection of U.S. Route 322 and State Route 306. Homes along Marilyn Drive and Wyandot Road had up to two feet of water on their ground floors. Several people had to be rescued from their homes. A large portion of the downtown business district in Chesterland saw flood waters at least two feet deep. Extensive damage was reported to most of the businesses. Portions of U.S Route 322 and State Route 306 were washed out. Damage was also reported to several other state routes in the area. Significant flooding was also reported along County Line Road in Chagrin Falls. Dozens of streets had to be briefly closed because of flooding. An 18 year old had to be rescued from the Chagrin River in Russell Township. Flood waters reportedly toppled many trees along the river near where rescue occurred. The West Geauga School District had to cancel classes on June 1st because of flood damage. Hundreds of homes sustained flood damages during this event. Most of the damage was from basement flooding, but a few dozen buildings and homes did sustain major damage.
Thunderstorms produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail. Numerous vehicles were damaged by hail. Homes and crops were also damaged as a result of the large hail.
Thunderstorms produced a swath of hail ranging in size from penny to half dollar to golf ball. Numerous vehicles and homes were damaged by the large hail. Crops were also damaged as a result of the hail.
Many trees downed across the central portion of the county. Twenty four trees were reported down in Chardon with three homes sustaining minor damage from falling trees. One car was also damaged by a falling tree in Chardon.
Thunderstorm winds caused damaged in Munson Township. Several trees were snapped about 20 feet above the ground. Some roofs in the area were also damaged.
Chardon Fire Department reports trees and wires down across the city. Locations impacted include: US Route 6 at Auburn Road, Irma Drive, and Battles Court.
Tree down onto power lines in Chardon. Another tree down at 11291 Claridon Troy Road in Aquilla. Yet another tree down on house along Kile Road in Hambden Township. House suffered a hole in its roof.
3 papers published in this town,
digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be
looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
United States Geological Survey topographic
sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then
testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
When this property was proposed for the
National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is,
and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain.
It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the
occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s
typewriter's.
Statement of significance
Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of B Property is associated with the lives of persons 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 Period of Significance lack individual distinction. - D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history.
April 1, 1941 (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) -A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) - B removed from its original location. - C a birthplace or a 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. Taylor-Davis, Inc. Federal Works Agency/Public Buildings 9.
Quoted from the National Register nomination
for reference 08000114, 43 pages, held by the National Archives in Record
Group 79. See the
catalogue record.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 miles
Other National Register properties close
enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both
positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties
to their map sheets.
Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.
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