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Blair, Herbert S., House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

“Ludwig was a native of the Province of Alsace, France. Each of these brothers married and had seven sons.”
History of Crawford County and Ohio (1881). Machine-read text.

one of 25 National Register listings in Crawford County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 212 S. Lane St., Bucyrus, 44820
When was it listed? 1980-03-24
Category. building
Township. Bucyrus city
Architectural style. Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
National Register reference number. 80002969 - 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.

The ground it stands on

83,308 words

The chapter on Bucyrus Township in History of Crawford County and Ohio : Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Crawford County ... Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc, published 1881 names Bucyrus. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

Township. They were the parents of fifteen children, and eleven are yet living. The mother died in 1872. and the father two years later. Mr. Morrow was a stone-cutter and a mason, and followed these occupations throughout life. A family of four children has been born to Jlr. and Jlrs. Holmes. Mary E. and William W. are living, and Ella Beatrice and Oliver H. are dead. "Lizzie" and "Willie" have been educated at the country schools, where their parents formerl}' resided, at the Crestline schools, and. finally', at the fine schools in Bucyrus. They are both living with their parents at the countv seat.

Passage source: History of Crawford County and Ohio : Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Crawford County ... Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc, published 1881.

December, however, they came to Canaan Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, where his father bought a farm and there lived until his death. Young Howald remained on the farm assisting his father until he was 19, when he commenced learning his trade of carriage- making with a man near Millersburg, learning the department of wood-working. He was here a sliort time and also spent a short time at Wooster, completing his trade at Tallmadge, Summit Co. He worked there three years after the end of his apprenticeship, and at that time it was the largest carriage-shop in the West. Mr. Howald was the first foreigner employed in these shops, which emplo)ed about sixty men. He then traveled until 1843, working at his trade in different places in Ohio and New York. In 1853, he settled in Ashland, and worked there until 1S57, when he removed to Bucyrus in March. He here became a workman for Jefferson Norton, remaining in his employ about two j'ears. He tlien commenced business for himself as partner with David Lindsay, the business union lasting tvvo years with success. He then sold out his interest to Mr. Lindsay and located on Walnut street. Mr. Howald and John Schaber, the present Sheriff, were together in the business, but Schaber withdrew at the end of six months ; since when, Mr. Howald has conducted the business himself Since 1861, he has built a fine frame residence and a two-story carriage and blacksmith shop, in which he employs from eight to ten firstclass workmen. He has a wide reputation for making carriages, buggies and spring wagons, and enjoys a handsome patronage. He started without capital, and is a self-made, substantial business man, of whom the city might be proud. He is a member of Crawford Lodge, F., & A. M., and has always been a Democrat. He was married, July 31, 1852, to Miss Louisa Rappold, of Upper Sandusky. There are two children of this marriage - Julia and William.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Bucyrus Township - 83,308 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 147 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 147 specimens collected within 10 miles of Blair, Herbert S., House between 1842 and 1973: 126 Animalia, 14 Plantae, 5 Fungi, 2 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Beal, L. E., Benjamin, J. R., Chase, H. (Hazel) 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.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Helodium paludosum (Austin) Austin ex Broth.	1842	William S. Sullivant
Peronospora sordida Berk. & Broome	1896	F.L. Stevens	Olentangy Valley
Septoria E.M.Fries, 1819	1896	F. L. Stevens	Olentangy Valley; 40.761724 -82.873517
Cirriphyllum piliferum (Hedw.) Grout	1842	W. S. Sullivant
Drepanocladus polycarpos (Blandow ex Voit) Warnst.	1842	W. S. Sullivant
Lophocolea heterophylla (Schrad.) Dumort.	1844	not recorded
Gymnoconia interstitialis (Schltdl.) Lagerh.	1906	Hieber Christina	Bucyrus
Lythrurus fasciolaris (Gilbert, 1891)	1927	Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.)	Olentangy River, within Whetstone township, near Martel, Whetstone township
Notropis photogenis (Cope, 1865)	1927	Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.)	Olentangy River, within Whetstone township, near Martel, Whetstone township
Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818)	1927	Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.)	Olentangy River, within Whetstone township, near Martel, Whetstone township
Carpiodes cyprinus hinei Trautman, 1956	1929	MB Trautman	Little Scioto River, west of village of Monnett, Dallas Township
Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820	1929	MB Trautman	Little Scioto River, west of village of Monnett, Dallas Township

All 147 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this property

60 of 95 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bucyrus, the town this property stands in, in 95 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 61 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 3 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	1 hurt, $2,000	Large limbs were downed. A 26-year-old man was hospitalized after lightning struck the street about 10 feet from where he was standing.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Bucyrus	$62,000,000	Heavy rain producing thunderstorms affected Crawford County during the late evening hours of August 20th and early morning hours of August 21st. Rainfall rates with the strongest storms exceeded three inches per hour. Trained spotters in Bucyrus measured storm totals of 8.68 inches and 8.5 inches respectively. About 5 inches of this total fell between midnight and 4 am. Runoff from this rain combined with ground already saturated from earlier rains led to catastrophic flooding across portions of Crawford County. Local officials stated that the flooding in the county was the worst ever! A total of 68 homes were destroyed with another 240 homes suffering major structural damage. Another 600 homes sustained minor damage with over 1200 additional homes affected (less than three feet of water in the basement). Many businesses also sustained significant damage. Some of the worst flooding occurred in Bucyrus were many people had to be rescued from flood cars. Hundreds of people had to be evacuated and including at least 30 that had to be rescued by boat. Crestline was also hard hit with water in some part of the town over waist deep. Significant damage was reported along Bucyrus Street and Thrush Ave. At least one business in Crestline was destroyed. Dozens of roads and streets had to be closed because of flooding. Damage to roads, bridges and culverts was extensive. Cleanup and overtime costs incurred by local government agencies was substantial. Finally, standing water and erosion from the runoff caused damage to agricultural interests in the county. \|
February 2011	Flood	Bucyrus	$1,500,000	Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to a rapid rise in the Sandusky River at Bucyrus, which reached a 100 year crest of 10.86 feet. The only official rainfall observation was in Galion where 2.38 was reported. Six to ten inches of heavy snow was on the ground at the onset of the rain. This snow rapidly melted as temperatures warmed into the 50s on the 28th. Up to an additional inch of water equivalent rainfall was released from the melted snow. Several people had be rescued from homes and vehicles as the water came up. About 30 homes in Bucyrus were flooded as the Sandusky River came out of banks. Countyline Road was one of the most affected areas where at least a dozen homes were damaged. Several dozen new cars were destroyed as flood waters inundated a car dealership.
April 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Bucyrus	$1,000,000	An EF1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 110 mph occurred in Bucyrus. The tornado began near the bend of Kerstetter Road and West Southern Avenue. The tornado yielded 80 mph winds with damage to the roof of a home on West Southern Avenue. The tornado tracked northeastward and produced scattered damage in the form of broken tree limbs. The tornado continued northeastward across the Sandusky River and intensified with winds up to 100 mph. Several large hardwood trees were uprooted, a garage was destroyed, a small trailer rolled, three chimneys were blown down, several large trees were uprooted, and a shed was destroyed near the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Wise Street. The tornado continued northeastward with maximum winds of 110 mph while moving a house off its foundation. The tornado also caused roof damage to the post office and a roof collapse at a convenience store in and around downtown Bucyrus. In addition, an abandoned plant wall was blown out and several antennas were bent. The tornado continued northeastward, downed several large trees across a golf course, and damaged a storage shed. Several tree limbs were broken as the tornado tracked farther northeastward and weakened. The tornado finally ended along Beechgrove Road northeast of U.S. Highway 30.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$500,000	Trees and limbs were downed, some on power lines. A senior Citizen Complex was struck by lightning and caught fire. Residents had to be evacuated and six housing units were destroyed.
June 2011	Hail	Bucyrus	$250,000	Numerous reports of quarter, half dollar, golf ball, and hen egg size hail came in as a supercell thunderstorm tracked across the county. Numerous vehicles and homes were damaged as a result of the severe hail.
July 2003	Flash Flood	Bucyrus	$250,000	Thunderstorms dumped two to four inches of rain on Bucyrus during the late afternoon and early evening hours causing many streams and creeks to leave their banks. Two inches of rain was measured in 25 minutes during the peak of the storm. Widespread street and lowland flooding occurred, mainly on the east side of the city. Several streets had to be closed due to flooding. Flood waters up to three feet deep were reported and at least a couple vehicles became stranded in the high water.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$125,000	Two large barns and part of a house were blown down. Debris from these structures scattered as far as a half of a mile away.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$125,000	Severe thunderstorms moved across Crawford County during the afternoon hours of June 22nd. A 71 mph wind gust was measured at the Bucyrus Airport as the storms moved through. Numerous trees from Bucyrus to Galion were taken down, along with utility poles and wires. Four homes were damaged when trees fell on them and several mobile homes were blown off their foundations causing major damage. Also near Bucyrus, a barn was knocked down, a gas pump was blown over, and several cars at a dealership were damaged by flying debris. In Galion, several buildings sustained minor damage.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$100,000	A 69 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured on the east side of Bucyrus. The roof of an apartment building was blown off and dozens of trees nearby were downed.
May 2003	Flash Flood	Bucyrus	$100,000	Thunderstorms moved across Crawford County and dumped over two inches of rain on Bucyrus in a very short period of time. Widespread lowland and street flooding occurred. Many roads were closed with water up to two feet deep reported at some locations. A few homes and cars were damaged by the flood waters.
November 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$100,000	A thunderstorm downburst damaged buildings and downed trees along a mile and a half long path southeast of Bucyrus in Whetstone Township. Most of the damage occurred from Shearer Road north to near the intersection of State Routes 19 and 100. Three barns lost sections of roofing and a 30 foot tall corn dryer was toppled at a farm on Shearer Road. Around ten trees were also downed.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$90,000	A 59 mph wind gust was measured in Bucyrus. Several large trees were downed in Bucyrus and a tree fell on a house in Leesville. The house sustained major damage to a portion of its roof. Thirty to forty trees were blown down at a golf course in Galion. A sun porch on a house in Crestline was hit by a falling tress and destroyed. Flagpoles in the city of Crestline were bent by winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph and a fence at Crestline High School was blown down.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$85,000	Thunderstorm winds overturned a semi truck on U.S. Highway 30 near Knauss Road just went of Bucyrus. A few trees and a couple utility poles were also toppled in the area. A couple parked vehicles sustained damage from flying debris. No injuries were reported.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$50,000	A line of thunderstorms moved across Crawford County downing trees throughout the county. Power outages were also reported.
October 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph blew the roof off of a barn four miles south of Bucyrus near State Route 4. The barn roof struck a passing car and landed in the middle of the road. The car was severely damaged, but the driver was unhurt.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$35,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and a couple utility poles in the Bucyrus area. Scattered power outages were also reported.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$30,000	A barn suffered extensive damage after the roof was blown off. Numerous trees were also reported down.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$30,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs. A house and and at least one car were damaged by fallen trees.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$30,000	The roof was blown off of a house.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$25,000	A large tree fell onto a house. Also, a wall and a portion of a roof were blown off of a barn.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. A house was slightly damaged by a tree.
May 2021	Flood	Bucyrus	$20,000	Moderate rainfall on May 9th was reported up to 3.32 in the headwaters of the Sandusky River. At Bucyrus, the river came out of banks resulting in moderate flooding including the downtown district. Closed roads were Lane St., River St., and most notably N. Sandusky Ave. at River St. where some businesses were inundated. Both\|Aumiller Park and Harmon Park were flooded with several feet of water. There were three water rescues during the event.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$20,000	Thunderstorms produced downburst winds that downed a tree onto a car. Power lines were also knocked down and a large tree at the fairgrounds was downed.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines over the southwestern portion of Crawford County.
September 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds snapped a telephone pole.
October 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed toppled a large tree and some limbs. A home was damaged by the fallen tree.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds caused a large tree to fall on a car.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Several trees and power lines were reported down, especially on the south end of Bucyrus.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds destroyed a small building under construction.
September 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the Bucyrus area.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many large tree limbs.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees and a few power poles.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$12,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the county.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed five large trees, each measuring 18 inches in diameter.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$10,000	Several trees and power lines were downed.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$7,000	Trees and road signs were downed.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$5,000	Power lines and power poles were blown down on State Route 19.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$5,000	Thunderstorms downed a few trees in eastern Crawford County.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$5,000	Two trees and a few large limbs were reported down.
November 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees near Bucyrus.
June 2003	Hail	Bucyrus	$5,000	Quarter size hail was observed.
November 2002	Hail	Bucyrus	$5,000	Dime size hail was observed.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$5,000	Trees and power lines downed.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large Sycamore tree.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	A few large limbs were reported down.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	Several large limbs were reported down.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	A few large limbs reported down.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	A few large limbs were reported down.
June 2004	Hail	Bucyrus	$2,000	Quarter size hail was observed.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed one tree and one large limb eight miles northeast of Bucyrus in Liberty Township.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs near Bucyrus and in Galion.
April 2003	Hail	Bucyrus	$2,000	Dime size hail was observed.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed one tree in Bucyrus.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	no account filed
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Bucyrus	$2,000	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford County

Newspapers printed here

0 digitised pages

1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. 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.

Newspaper	Published
The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph	1894 to 1923

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

From the nomination file

2,417 words on record

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.

Description of the property

Located in a residential neighborhood east of the central business district, the In addition to the main house, a fifteen-feet wide by twenty-feet long shed with is likely of the same period as the house. A concrete block garage, built in 1960, is located Interior Wood Trim Company, a local firm which designed the interiors of such notable Condition unexposed ruins unaltered Check one and stained glass.The second-story level is supported by purlins and features windows The interior displays wood carved doors, staircases and fireplaces done by the Roehr stained glass transom looking out the south facade.The front parlor features a carved buildings as the Philadelphia Mint and Annapolis Naval Academy.The front entrance displays house has one interior brick chimney with terra cotta panels.
The west facade is two bays wide.The left side of the facade features a three-story entrance. The original base and posts of the portico have been replaced with a limestone beautiful double doors with wooden panels.Beyond a small foyer with a tile floor are a gabled projection. The first-floor level windows have multiple light transoms of leaded Herbert S.Blair House isa two-story irregularly-shaped building with a rock-faced forty feet from the house. been alteredby remodeling of the kitchen by the Priebes. featuringa second-story single sash window and decorative panels.
structure is 3l feet wide by 50 feet long and has an asphalt shingled hip roof.The -deteriorated An open porch with lattice- like base extends from the east facade.This rear facade has cherry wood.The second-floor landing ishighlighted by a single sash window with a - good aslar stone foundation and horizontal wood siding construction.T second pair of double doors with etched glass panels.The stairway is ornately carved in walnut fireplace with a mirror. The fireplace is highlighted by decorative tiles.

Read the complete 2,417-word case file.

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Bucyrus to take over the duties of treasurer of the firm and later became secretary and property from the widowed Mrs.Priebe in 1979 and converted it to accommodate his advertising The Herbert S. Blair House is an excellent local example of the Queen Anne style window patterns, different wall treatments (shingles in the gables and varying widths of politics/government in architecture because of its excellent craftsmanship and detailing.Built in 1890,it X1800-1899 clapboards),and massing (projecting bays and uneven roof lines) of the Queen Anne style, _economics military .landscape architecture Blair house was sold to Ethel Sterling, who sold it to John Q. Pfouts, a mailman, in purchasing agent, retiring from the industry in the 1950s.
Ben Anslow acquired the religion who operated a shop located on the southeast corner of the public square.In 1917,the Quadrangle name Bucyrus UMT References A12 333730 Being Inlot #266 and 12 feet in width off the north side of Inlot #277. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries . state street & number city or town The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service.
State Historic Preservation Officer signature date 3.17.80 Chief of Registration GPO 938 835 county code Northing Easting 10.

The whole case file for this property - 2,417 words, 29 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 80002969, 29 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Chesney, Dr. John, House	0.1 miles	1980
Harris, Stephen R., House	0.1 miles	1980
Scroggs House	0.1 miles	1974
McGraw House	0.2 miles	1975
Picking, D., And Company	0.2 miles	1974
Toledo and Ohio Central Depot	0.2 miles	1980

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 80002969 in Record Group 79.
Crawford County	All 25 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
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