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United States Department of the Interior United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 The attached property, the Howard Pyle Studios, in New Castle County, Delaware, reference number 78000911, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the Keeper of the National Register on 3/8/1978, as evidenced by the FEDERAL REGISTER/WEEKLY LIST notice of Tuesday, February 6,1979, Part II, Vol.44, No. 26 (Book 2), page 7444. The attached nomination form is a copy of the original documentation provided to the Keeper at the time of listing. Keeper of me National Register of Historic Places S:/nr_nhl/jjoecke/archives/inventoriesandfrc/certificanletter/certifyletter I M I M)S! \(1 .-. 1-1 l'.\!< I.& .£T~M Oh I (II 'N; _Ci FOHNCiUSCOFJLY TiArtOMAl. I'AHKSLIiVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OFIiitSTOiLtcPliACES RECEIVED INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM DATEENTCRED ' SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOWTO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS :' TYPE ALL ENTRIES --COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS NAME HISTORIC Howard Pyle Studios AND/OH COMMON ®j LOCATION STREET & NUMBER ' 13DS and 1307 Morth Franklin Street NOTFORPUBLICAIION CltY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Wilmihgton VICIMITYOF One STATE CODE COUNTY , CODE Delaware 10 Hew Castle 002 120 CLASSIFICATION . CATEGORY OWNERSHIP . STATUS . PHESENTUSE ..niSIRlCT. _PUDUC , X OCCUPIED .AGRICULTURE -.MUSEUM X UUIlDIKniSI J?HHIVATE _ UNOCCUPIED -COMMERCIAL ...PARK ..StdUCIUHC _BOTH -WORK INPflODHESS X.IOUCAHOK1L X.PRIVAIE fltSmt NCE - 5" IE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE .(KttRTAKJMCNT _HEUGIOUS ..OBJECT : INI'nOCCSS _GOV£HNUtNt _SClENTiriC __0»ihG CONS)D£R(D _YE3 UNRESTRICTED -_INOUS1HIAL _TRANSPOnTAIION WO -.MILITARY X.01HER Art . E30WNER OF PROPERTY Studio Group, Inc. STBEET* NUMBER 1305 Horth Franklin Stroot CITY. TOWN STATE Wilmington VICINITVOF Delaware {^LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, »ir,i3TntofDtto*ETc. Public Du filling SIWttT A NUMBER 10th and King SLrcota CIIY.10WN 5TAII Wilnington Delaware E51 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Tlltt Supplempntory liob of Heritage Buildings OAIE 1962 ..,rinniAL ..STATE _COUNTY AOCAL L - suflvtY RCCORDS gr,.atBr Hiini iK/t£n _Doyoloi-.nfjnt ^oujnnil^^ STATE Wilnimiton______ (Flt*ar;e nno Continuation Shunt) J ^^.,,,^..;'^ r,. „ ,,^ ' • ' 0 O UNH l ;.1> SI A riiS I)I:I'AK IMl-NI Ol IIII: IN M.K IOK ron NPSUSEO^LV NATIONAL PAHK SERVICE flECEtVED NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY-- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED 1 CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 6 PAGE 1 of 1 Delaware Cultural Rosourco Survey, H-2671 1976 Stnto Survey Divioion o£ Historical nnd Cultural Affairs Hall of Records Dover, Delaware 19901 'AS SUBMITTED TO O.AKP. - L - OKSCKtl'TION o O CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE —EXCEUENT _DtTERIORAttO _UNALHRED XCOOD —RUINS _-MDVrO —FAIR DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Howard Pyle Studios consist of two buildings. They nra located on North Franklin Street in the densely populated area between Delaware Avenue and Orandywine Park. i\ Howard Pyle reflected his intense interest in English history, when, in 1883, he built.his studio in the tudor cottage style. The building was constructed mainly of brick^and was set back eighty feet from the street. The roof of the building is steeply pitched extending to the first floor level. One of the gable ends forms the main facade of the studio. Heavy brackets support the haif-timbored gable which projects somewhat over the first floor level. Beneath it is a large triple casement window and an entry porch. An engaged chimney stack protrudes from the roofline. The roof was originally slate with skylights. In 1969, asphalt shingles of similar color replaced the slate and the original north skylights were reset in copper. Inside are an entrance hall, Pyle'a own large studio and a smaller one, each with a fireplace. They appear today much as they did originally. A second rectangular brick studio-school building built in 1900 along the south side of the property and fronting on the street is included. The gable end facade wns quite similar to the earlier studio. Large windows and skylights fire found on the north side of the building. Presently, the original studio is used by the Studio Group for member classes and individual member use. The school building is rented to two artists, each of whom use it for a residence as well as a studio. - L - O 1 PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE - CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW ...PHEHlSTUfllC - AHCHFULUIJY —COMMUNITY PLANNING —LANDSCAPE AflCHIIECTUHE —RELIGION _1400 U99 _AHCHIOIOGY HISTORIC ^CONSERVATION — LAW —.SCIENCE _1600-1599 ~J*GfllCULTUPE — ECONOMICS —LITERATURE —SCULPTURE _160O-I69S ^ARCHITECTURE —EDUCATION —MILITARY —SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN ~17D0.1J9» —ENGINEERING _MUSIC _THEATER X.1800 1B99 —COMMERCE — EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT —Pi tOSOPHY — IRAttSPORTATlON — COMMUNICATIONS —INDUSTRY — POLHICS'GOVfHNMEMr —OTHER ISPECIfYI —INVENTION SPECIFIC DATES 1883, 1300 BUILDEtVAHCHIUCT Howard Pyle STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Around the turn of the century, Wilnington, Delaware waa a center of American illustration with forty professional artists living horo. Tha attraction was Howard Pylo (1853-1911), recognized in 1890 not only as the foremost illustrator in the United Skites, but also as a man unusually generous in his desire to help other Illustrators, both encrg/Lwg and established. Between 1876 and 1311, Pylo wrote 34 books, some of which ho illustrated, made illuDtrations for 1GO volumes vHtten by others, created 2200 drawings and paintings reproduced in periodicals,and p/iinked murals for several public buildings. Dissatisfied with fornal nrt schools, in 1895 Pylo taught his first class at the new Drexel Institute. In 1900, ho built throe studios next to his own Cor tha most gifted young people in the nation. Twelve worn chosen from 500 applicants in the first year; 75 attended during the ten years of operation, in 1907, ho changed his Monday night classes to Saturday afternoon to nllow professionals from Phila­ delphia and Hew York to attend the classes. Pylo charged no fees for his Wilmington instruction. From Pylc's school, H»C. Hyeth, Frank Schoonovor, Harvey Dunn, Stanley Arthurs, and George Harding aro still recognized in the field of illustration in art schools. After Pylo's death, the two buildings continued as studios under Stanley Arthur's ownership (1912-1950), and then under Ellen duPont Wheelwright's (1950-1964). Since 19G4, the Studio Group has operated the studion and has invested over 525,000 in their preservation. The architecture of,the Howard Pylo Studios is important for its design quality, belonging to the fir at''phase of the Queen Anne style in America. This was a style that Henry Russell HituhcocX referred to as "Shavian Manorial", becuase of ita direct association with its originator, tho mid-!9th century English architect, Richard Norman Shaw. - L - ::>rnR,;S.°" and Rcrtrudc, \t litriuklo 1921 Itovfard Pylo, A Kocort^ of his Abbott,; Chnrlcs D.^ 1925 Hqwai'd Pyia, A Chronicle* Pitz, Henry C. -.<-..\\w,..;\- 1969 Tho. Rranjjywine • Tradition. • Houghton, Hifflin A Co BJjGEdGRAPHliiAL DATA 1/4 ACREAGE OF NOMINATE!) WOPEHTY. UTMHEFCRENCES 14 J5 .2 |3 ,2 id I N ,4 |0,0 ]S .1,0 | aLJ U_._LL_U ZONE EASTING | , NORTHING ZONE EASTING NORTHING ci , i i iTU . i i.i.i.. ' °LlJ 1 I t I I . I 1,1 j I . VERBAL BOUNDARY. rji DESCRIPTION ... The city plot fronts, SO, foot on.the^wcst oido of .North FranJtlin Streot. Tho south boundary at right angles .extends 140 feet with^.a .3 story apartment building as nnlt Tho rear boundary of 90, feet adjoins, garden area; tho north boundary in a straight lino backs'on tho rijar gardens.of a diagonal strcot. LIST ALL STATES ftND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OF1 COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE . •' -' CODE COUNtY ' ' STATE CODE COUNTY ./ CODE UJFORM PREPARED BY o tO ° NW*' HAM£/Tt1tE . - ' . ' § ., «05!^° Vcra M. Austin, Secretary . ^0^ ^ OHGANI2ATION DATE Studio Group r Inc. October 25, 1976 STREET A NUMBER , TELEPHONE . 2327 West' 18th Street '. .. .302-652-0166 CITVOHTOWH STATE . Wilmington . , - Delaware 19006 HASTATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION ' THEEVALUATEDSIGNIPICANCEOFTHISPROPERTYWITHINTHESTATEIS: NATIONAL^- STATE __ LOCAL ___ As tho designated Stoto Historic Piatttrvation Officer (or tlio National Historic Preservation Actol 1060 (Puhlic L.iw 83-B65), I hereby nominate this property for Inclusion in the Nationalifogiitcr >irid curiify thnt it has been evaluated according to the criteria ontJ procedures sot forth by tho National ParV Scrvi/^ \. STATE MISTOHIC PflESEHVATIONQrFICtB Sir.MATURE (' TITLE Dlrectori Piv. of Historical & 'Cultural Affairs FOR NPS USE ONLY I HEREBY CEOVIFY THATTHIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER DATE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ~ L - ATTEST: . DATE KEEPER OFTHE NATIONAL REGISTER (Jt'0 '((.HI J (••-"•• •-' '"^ • . ' ....... ,.>- . ,--,. : /-•..',-/('' ' \ v ..-.v,'' •: '»;< ••^'>S-V y">^' 'n l^^S •t.':J' f ; , ! .-\vjiwv..-••/.*&a ff Howard Pyle Studios ••• *&'ktyJ&'£' Wilmington, Delaware UTM references: 18/452320/4400510 Koiiiu.-r. tlt.ty „„_„ _ Ummprovt'rf OT) ,. IVAL 10 FEET Q Intuntaio Routa Q U. S. Route Q 5 -iCAL DATUM OF 1929 WILMINGTON NORTH, DHL -PA. ACfillXACY MAHDAHUi .n liuijii*1 tn.ni|iilc(] UHVLY. RLS1UN.VIHGINIA 22002 AHD SYMOOLS IS AVAILAULE ON HtQUfST t'<;nnv/l'J*nifl A^cncifi', Ifdm .nir 19'/3, Ttir, tniotrr.jlion rot t,,.,ti . -•:• L • ,l -:!' ,; • '.a. ;:' J DELAWARE DIVISION OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL AFFAfRS DRAWN BY _ DATE _ .__ SCALE ~^. NONE sRetch map FILE N 2671 TITLE ~ STUDIOS. GILPIN AVE. 30 > z pyle stuios CO SHALLCROSS AVE. N 0 II 1 STATE Data Entarad MARg 1978 Kama Location Pyle, Howard, Studios { Wllmington New Castle County Melson House Atlanta vicinity Suiaex County » $£ P ?'' E" \ * i3 •£. Ci •* Alto Notified Hon. William V. Roth, Jr. Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Hon. Thomas B. Evana, Jr. !iff CQWffiCSiOiaL NOTiFICWlON - L - L ,'''*'''-'.'. "•'•/i- :- -;'"" '•''•• ','"•'*-•' .'•'•-'•'-' : ' v® ' ^^^^^.
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