Decorative drawing: a plain country church with a tall steeple. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for St. Stephen Church

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,655 words across 12 pages, filed in 1977. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 77001052, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OPTHE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SEP 2 8 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM NOV 251972 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - VICINITY OF PRESENT USE AGRICULTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS PUBLIC ACQUISITION - IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED SCIENTIFIC _BEING CONSIDERED - YES: UNRESTRICTED OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY Most Rev. James A.
Hickey 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 035 039 TITLE CODE DATE LOCATION GOVERNMENT COUNTY EDUCATIONAL PARK HISTORIC CATEGORY ENTERTAINMENT ACCESSIBLE OWNERSHIP Cleveland Cuyahoga Ontario CLASSIFICATION TRANSPORTATION SITE DISTRICT PUBLIC STRUCTURE STATE MILITARY STATUS NAME RECEIVED MUSEUM Ohio DATE ENTERED XPRIVATE 1930 West 54th Street COURTHOUSE. PRIVATE RESIDENCE 1027 Superior Avenue XRELIGIOUS _INDUSTRIAL X-BUILDING(S) -COMMERCIAL - UNOCCUPIED -OBJECT PH0505111 -BOTH 20th James Stanton St Stephen Church 7 DESCRIPTION _MOVED DATE_ DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

1s a statue of St. Stephen. Set back angle butressing is used throughout the ediface. After the 1953 tornado, the slate roof was replaced. All dormers were removed at marble altar table. The sanctuary floor, like the aisles are made of marble tiling. Several of these were damaged during the tornado, but soon were restored to their original CONDITION UNEXPOSED DETERIORATED UNALTERED FAIR this time. The height of the interior is 75 ft.There are five columns separating the nave from doors are flanked by niches containing statues of the four evangelists.Above the center during the tornado and never replaced. found grouped symmetrically over the facade.There are three portals.The two smaller wooden statuary.An elaborate oak tabernacle complete with life-size rood stands above the Mexican onyx and brass are the materials used in the altar railing.A free-standing the side aisles.
The apse end once held three stained glass windows that were destroyed CHECK ONE ornate Gothic frames l6 ft. in height.The church contains 17 stained glass windows. dagger motif.All columns are surmounted by crocket capitals. The lancet motif is XEXCELLENT The exterior is made of amherst stone, which was sandblasted after the l953 tornado and XALTERED XORIGINAL SITE beauty.The choir loft contains an 1886 Johnson pipe organ.It was rebuilt in 1935 by are 4o ft.high.The style is Gothic and the floor plan is in the form of a Latin cross. There is a single tower l4o ft.in height. Four pinnacles at the top once had finials is just now turning black.The church is 165 ft.in length and 75 ft.in width.The walls -GOOD RUINS oak pulpit and canopy are located in the crossing of the church.
The pews, as well as, spaced throughout the tower.It also contains a blind colonnade and circular Gothic that were destroyed during the tornado.There are several varitties of string courses The sarntuary contains three oak baldachins. Above each one is a niche containing Holtkamp and is in the process of being rebuilt once more by his son. AREAS OF

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC SCIENCE MILITARY SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN THEATER X 1800-1899 POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

sanctuary; installed the following: three altars, pulpit, niches and canopies for statuary, few alterations made from its original design. Father Reichlin, the first pastor, made shows the Baptism of King Windukind, a great Saxon leader. Another window depicts the turn of the century. Proportions such as length and height of nave, placement of windows architectural design, such as domed and vaulted rooms, and Renaissance, Gothic and Islamic INVENTION SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD ECONOMICS EDUCATION ENGINEERING 1400-1499 LAW TRANSPORTATION PREHISTORIC AGRICULTURE RELIGION LITERATURE PHILOSOPHY sure that the church would reflect its' German parish.One of the stained glass windows INDUSTRY Holy Family with a fair complexioned blonde-haired Madonna. German saints fill niches _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT XARCHITECTURE _CONSERVATION throughout the church. Architecturally, St.
Stephen Church is one of Cudell and Richardson's best religious architecture.Figures and finishings add to the illusion of depth. Christ.Two other angels hold tools that represented the trades of the German immigrants; pinnacles.The most striking attributes of the church are its sculped statuary and St. Stephen Church was built specifically for the influx of Catholic German immigrants. the Stations of the Cross and the rest of the woodwork comprises some of the finest The structure is now the oldest standing German church in Cleveland and has had relatively examples of wood carving in the area. The church also has some of the most beautiful _COMMUNICATIONS and lighting system installed;1893 -frescoed second time; marble tiling in aisles and apse windows destroyed;1956 -outside statues added;1968-69-Church repainted.
_COMMERCE tower at each end of the gabled roof are two sets of unusual replacements for Gothic stained glass of its time.In almost every window, there is a great deal of attention XART was torn off, one section of the framework was shifted 3 ft. off edge of the North wall, Stations of the Cross, two stained glass windows, onyx and brass communion rail.
Most -1500-1599 -1700-1799 1905-tower completed; l9o7- stained glass windows installed Bavarian Art Institute -1600-1699 XSCULPTURE _MUSIC - 1900- Each statue has its own posture SPECIFIC DATES 1875-1893 BUILDER/ARCHITECT Cudell & Richardson 1873 (Sept.) - cornerstone laid; 1875 - roof completed; 1881 - Church plastered, frescoed statues and woodwork were made in Munich, Germany- Bernard Schildmacher, a Cleveland artist, structures.Cudell and Richardson designed many structures in Northern Ohio during the created the God the Father group, as well as, the statues of the Blessed Virgin and St. and the size of the tower, work together to complement the total structure. Flanking the woodwork.The finely crafted free-standing pulpit and canopy is like no other in this part of the country.Most of the statuary is wood.
of Munich),third frescoing; 1953 (June 8) -Tornado.Fabric of Church's sanctuary roof 1. St. Stephen's Golden Jubilee Anniversary Book 2. St. Stephen's Centennial Anniversary Book 3. Cleveland Museum of Art slide library 10

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY less than an acre. UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION STATE - 1 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE June 28, 1976 STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS NATIONAL - 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 National Park Service STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 631-9027 CODE DATE NORTHING ORGANIZATION ZONE LOCAL TELEPHONE COUNTY Cleveland ZONE EASTING Ohio MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Timothy H. Barrett 5215 Duke St.Stephen's Church occupies one city lot at 1930 W. 5th St. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES ATTEST: 11451911960 Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Inventory - REVIEW UNIT CHIEF NOV 25 1977 Federal Register Entry IN T:2106 -74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No.
7 OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST Entered KEEPER HAER Send-back TECHNICAL Re-submit Maps HISTORIAN Review State National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF 25/77 Cuyahoga CONTROL 1#123177 Property 11.23.77 SCHOOL SPEED LIM E. Johannesen SEP 2 8 1977 WRHS Ohio Cleveland CuyahogaCo East facade tower, looking Nw St. Stephen's Church PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NOV 25 (1)084 SEP 2 8 1977 NOV 25 1977 1975 Cuyahoga Ohio WRHS Cleveland St. Stephen's Church West end, looking NE E. Johannesen CROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NOV 25 1977 1976 WRHS Ohio Cleveland E. Johannesen St. Stephen's Church Cuyahoga Coy Nave, looking west. SEP 2 8 1977 Cuyahoga SEP 2 8 1977 NOV 25 1977 1976 Pulpit Ohio WRHS Cleveland St. Stephen's Church E.
Johannesen FROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OHIO-CUYAHOGA CO CLEVELAND SOUTH QUADRANGLE 439/530 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SÉP 2 8 1977 CLEVELAND SOUTH, OF 4591/960 UNITED STATES St. Stephen Church NOV 25 1977 Hon, Mary R. Oaker De. Thomas H. Smith 880 Location Mott/js STATE 12/5/77 Name Cuyahoga County Date Entered Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Regional Director, Midwest Region Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Cleveland State Historic Preservation Officer Interstate 7l at l7th Avenue Director, The Ohio Historical Society St. Stephen Church Hon. John E. Glenn, Jz. Columbus, Ohto 43211 OHIO OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: NOV 25 1977 * STATE 1930 W. 54th St. (11) CONGRESS.
DISTRICT )SOURCE of NOMINATION D deteriorated Oaltered Dexcellent Omoved 2O NOT INTACT-O -good Ounexposed - Unknown Dunexcavated EO NOT APPLICABLE-8 - No Access * AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 C COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 C SCIENCE - 23 DURBAN PLANMING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION- 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 3 functions ) architectural style(s): 1 interior decorator: date IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE county CONDITION PH0505111 20th Cuyahoga ASSOCIATION PERSONAL: ENGINEERING-11 INSTITUTIONAL: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION FEDERAL ENTERTAINMENT-26 SETTLEMENT-29 Cleveland builder/contractor: CURRENTLY: EVENTS: vicinity of artist: ADMINISTRATOR: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 master builder: WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: LOCAL historic events: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET landscape architect/ garden designer: major alterations: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Coriginal site if state who prepared form?
SAVED? YES as it appears on federal register: 3artisan: 4county code: Oruins GNPS REGION: city / town 17 features: 5O UNKNOWN-6 - - NOT APPLICABLE - 8 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT? DyesOno - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT. ' 21 CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 Breviewers initials. ETHNIC GROUP COMMERCE-6 dates of initial construction: St. Stephen Church give role & date Ofair YES.NAME