Ohio Historic The Network Preservation Office an E-Newsletter for Ohio Historical Society Ohio’s Certified Local Governments July/August 2010 Burton is Ohio’s 51st Certified Local Government Inside this issue: Burton - Ohio’s 1 he Village of Burton 51st Certified Local “Where History Lives” Governments in Geauga County is A Message From The 2 located about 50 miles CLG Manager east of Cleveland in T Round 1 FFY 2010 2 Ohio’s Western Reserve region. The earliest settlers arrived in CLG Grants Awarded 1798. One of the first settlers, Governor Announces 3 Titus Street, named the new Round Four HP Tax Credits community after his son Bur- Burton business district ca. 1950s ton. Burton was officially incor- Historic Preservation 4 porated in 1895 with a vestment. Can Be Green population of 721 (current popula- Two gentlemen that helped shape CLG Maps 5 tion is about 1450). Ohio’s oldest Ohio’s government in the mid 1800s county fair which began in 1823 and called Burton “home.” They were Bring the 5 the only municipally owned Sugar Seabury Ford, Ohio’s 20th Governor Building Doctor Camp (known and his uncle, Judge Peter Hitchcock Clinic in Your Community as the log who served 28 years on the Ohio cabin) in the Supreme Court with 21 years as Mark Your Calendar 5 world is lo- Chief Justice. They are both buried cated in Bur- in Burton Village’s Welton Cemetery. ton. The log Burton Village’s Historic District Old Sugar Camp log cabin cabin was takes up about one-forth of the Vil- originally lage and is listed on the National built in 1931 by the Chamber of Register of Historic Places. The Dis- Commerce and was rebuilt in the trict includes the Burton Park, Bur- 1950s due to a fire. This is where ton Public Library, the Village Office, the sap from nearby maple trees is Burton Congregational Church, turned into maple candy and syrup. Geauga Many come to Burton in March to County His- see the sap flowing from the trees torical Soci- and on Sundays enjoy a delicious ety and pancake breakfast with real maple many homes syrup produced locally. and busi- Alexander Graham Bell must have nesses. been familiar with Burton. The first The Queen telephone line in Ohio, erected in Anne style 1877, ran from the depot on the Burton Public Former high school, now Burton Painesville and Youngstown Railroad Library build- Public Library and Village Offices to the Boughton and Ford Bank, ing also then to Cleveland & Manley’s Gen- houses the Village offices and Coun- eral Store for a distance of two and cil Chambers. The wood frame with one-half miles. The station master, a brick and stone exterior was mod- Corwin Cook thoroughly studied Bell eled after an academy in River Falls, and his inventions and successfully Wisconsin. It was built in 1885 and convinced bank Trustees and the was Burton’s second high school. Cleveland & Manley’s General Store Classes met here until 1936 and in that the telephone was a smart in- The Network Page 2 1937 it became the Burton Public Library include a car show building. every Wednesday The Century Village, which includes a num- during summer ber of relocated historic buildings, attracts months, the Burton thousands of visitors each year. During Memo- Street Fair at the rial Day weekend, the village is the scene of a end of July, the Civil War battle reenactment with pitched “Great Geauga tents and authentically dressed men and County Fair” Labor women. Day weekend and Burton’s beautifully maintained park and the Apple Butter Burton business district nearby businesses make this Geauga County Festival/Ox Roast at the beginning of October. community a pleasant place to visit, relax, For the dates of these events and other infor- shop or just take in the history. Other annual mation about Burton, please visit www.bur- events enhance the visitor experience. These tonchamberofcommerce.org A Message from the CLG Manager I will be retiring from my position as Certified Local Government Manager for the Ohio His- toric Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society effective July 30, 2010. During my tenure as manager of the program, the number of Certified Local Governments increased from 34 to 51. I have enjoyed meeting and working with many of you and I appreciate your support for the program and your preservation leadership at the local level. A new manager will be an- nounced soon and we hope to make the transition as seamless as possible. Please do not hesi- tate to contact our office any time for information and technical assistance. Glenn Harper Round 1 Federal Fiscal Year 2010 CLG Grants Awarded The Certified Local Government (CLG) pro- grant to sponsor a Commission Assistance gram provides local governments an opportu- and Mentoring Program (CAMP) workshop to nity to be directly involved in the national provide historic preservation commission program to identify, evaluate, protect, pro- members, staff, elected officials, and others mote and enhance the educational and eco- with the tools to build strong local preserva- nomic value of local properties of historic, tion programs. This project will be adminis- architectural and archaeological significance. tered by Heritage Ohio. In Ohio, this program is administered by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office (OHPO) of Green – $15,272 – the City was awarded a the Ohio Historical Society. CLGs submit grant predevelopment grant to have architectural applications on an annual basis for funding to drawings and specifications developed for the assist their local programs. During the federal adaptive use of the Levi J. Hartong House & fiscal year $109,380 in matching grants was Farm. The property is owned by the city. Lo- available. cated in Southgate Park, it will be used as a State Historic Preservation Officer Burt park trailhead. Logan has announced the Round 1 awards: Medina – $11,706 – The city will conduct a Columbus – $13,943 – Columbus was feasibility and adaptive use study of the Med- awarded two grants; $6,450 for phase II ina Masonic Temple & Theater. restoration at the Green Lawn Abbey Ceme- tery Mausoleum for continued roof repair, ad- Shaker Heights – $8,900 – The City will dressing mortar issues and to replace the conduct a series of 5 seminars and workshops chimney , the grant will be administered by for residents and contractors on major issues the Green Lawn Abbey Preservation Associa- affecting historic homes including paint, win- tion. $7,493 was awarded for an education dow repair and restoration. A hands-on class The Network Page 3 addressing safe lead paint and glass removal, completed and the Ohio Historic Preservation epoxy repair, glazing putty application, Advisory Board will make their recommenda- weather-stripping, and sash re-installation are tions to the State Historic Preservation Officer key elements on how to repair and restore at their July meeting. $59,559 will be awarded historic wood windows. in Round 2. Round 2 solicitations of applications were held with applications due at the OHPO on June 1. An evaluation of applications has been Governor Announces Round Four Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Awards Governor Ted Strickland recently announced ment of Development’s Urban Development 13 Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Division with assistance provided by the Ohio awards to owners planning to rehabilitate his- Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Histor- toric buildings throughout the state. He an- ical Society and the Ohio Department of Taxa- nounced the awards at the Schofield Building tion. The program provides a tax credit for the in Cleveland. rehabilitation expenses to owners of histori- “Strong cities strengthen our state and cally significant buildings. strengthen our economy. And we are pleased The tax credit subsidizes 25 percent of quali- to announce a new round of projects that will fied expenditures for histroic rehabilitation transform several fading buildings across the projects. The expenditures represent hard state back into newly productive life,” Strick- construction costs generally consisting of im- land said. provements made to the building structure The Ohio Historic Tax Credit awards are part and interior. The work must meet the U.S. of the Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus Plan, Secretary Interior’s Standards for Rehabilita- which aims to create new jobs while laying the tion of Historic Properties. foundation for future economic prosperity. A building is eligible if it is individually listed $120 million was set aside for Ohio Historic on the National Register of Historic Places, is Preservation Tax Credits. located in a registered historic district, or is The state awarded $28.3 million in tax cred- listed as a historic landmark by a Certified its to 13 projects, completing the allocation Local Government. allowed under the Job Stimulus Plan. In total, To date, four rounds of applicants have been the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit pro- approved for $246 million dollars in tax cred- gram, which was launched in 2007, has its to 111 applicants in 27 different cities; the awarded $246 million to 111 projects leverag- program is projected to leverage $1.3 billion ing more then $1.3 million in expected total in private redevelopment funding and federal project investments. tax credits. The program has seen 20 projects The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit completed to date representing $149 million program provides recipients tax credits equal in project investments and $30 million in Ohio to 25 percent of qualified expenditures. Ohio’s Historic Preseration Tax Credits. These com- Historic Preservation Office determines the re- pleted projects have created more than 1,500 habilitation plans comply with the US Secre- full-time construction jobs, house more than tary of the Interior Standards for 1,100 permenant jobs and provide more than Rehabilitation.