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WA-HAG-094
Washington County Library Building (Garland Groh Foundation
Building)
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ABSTRACT (R. Andrews, 5-77)
21 Summit Avenue Hagerstown Washington County, Maryland
1900-1901
This Nee-Georgian masonry structure was designed by the noted late nineteenth century American architect Bruce Price (1845-1903). Erected between 1900 and 1901 for the Washington County Free Library, the building is two stories high and has monumental proportions. It was used by the library until 1965 when the library moved to its present location on South Potomac Street.
The facade or east elevation is one of the most sophisticated structures in the central area. Original in condition, the front is particularly significant for the symmetrical arrangement of and the interplay of shapes and lines formed by the Renaissance windows with pedimented entablatures and Roman Ionic columns in antis supporting a large semicircular pediment above the entranceway. The facade presents an interesting contrast to the 1872-1874 Second Empire style courthouse diagonally across the street.
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Old Washington County Library Building-AND/OR COMMON
21 Summit Avenue; Groh Foundation Building
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21 Summit Avenue CITY. TOWN
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c/o Garland E. Groh ,Foundation, Inc. STREET & NUMBER
l.51. West Washington Street CITY. TOWN
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(;ill LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS.ETC. Wqshinoton County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER
95 West Washinaton Street CITY. TOWN
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(Ifil REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE
DATE
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Sixth COUNTY
Washington CODE
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PRESENT USE
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_MUSEUM
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DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND OHIGINAL !IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Loca,teq a,t 2.i. ::>ll,I1Jl1ltt A.yenl..le tn Ha9e;r:-stOV.71lr Washington County, the Groh Founda,t.:i:.on bl!i!ldi-!l-9 stands on the west side of t~e street near the center of the block formed bX W~shi~gton (U!S, Route 40 East) and Antietam Streets, about. a block southviest of Public Square.
The building is a 1900-1901 Nee-Georgian stone masonry structure of roomunental proportions.• Actua)..ly tW-0 stories high, the building appear: to be one huge story from the facade or east elevation, Structurally sound, it is in fairly or!9inal condition except for the roof which was replaced in recent years following a fire. An ornate metal. gate wtth ornate lanterned arch resti!lg on two square masonry posts stands to the north with the sbuth post attached to the building.
The facade or east elevation has three bays, a single Renaissance-influenced window on each side of a large recessed entranceway with two Roman Ionic columns below a large. semicircular pediment. The front rests on a high foundation with a concave water table. The entranceway projects forward in two parts with a series of steps and a· landing leadj to the doorway. The first floor is terminated by a broad entablature surmounted by a high closed balustrade, actually the second story.
The single facade windows have heavy, pedimented entablatures supported by large scroll brackets and double-hung, wooden sash with ntne-overnine lights. The doorway has double, wooden doors with la~ge l~ghts, a rectangular transom.and wide arch:ttrave trim. Inscribed in the entablature above the entranceway is the date t1A. D. 1900 1' and the name of the current owner, Garland E. Groh Foundation, Inc. The closed balustrade is as high as the semicircular pediment and has a single panel of criss-cross pattern above the si~gle w~ndoW?. -
The north and south elevations ha.ve double,....,hung, wooden sash windows on the first and second floors. Those of the first floor h~ve nine-over nine lights and flat arches with raised keystones. The second story windows have six-over-six lights and are grouped in two sets of two on each side. Large decorative panels along the second floor do not correspond to the window arrangement indicating that if the panels are original, the windows of this- level are later· additions. Typical of many urban buildings, the side exterior walls are more plain than the facade.
A low, two-story wing, probably later, projects from the west side.
The interior has Renaissance decoration of a grand scale on the first f~oor. Photographs of the other rooms indicate that they are plain with simple architrave trim •
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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
_CONSERVATION _LAW
_ECONOMICS _LITERATURE
_EDUCATION _Ml UT ARY
_ENGINEERING _MUSIC
_EXPLORATION/SEITLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY
_INDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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This Neo7'Geo~·gia.n Jlia,sonry :;;tr:-uctu;r;-e wa,s des:igned by the noted la,te nineteenth centu~y A;rnertca,n architect ~ruce ~rtce "(l845~19~3}. Erected .. ~e~ween 1900 and 1901 for the Wash~ngton County Free Library, the b~~ld11 is two stories high, of monumental proportions. A good example of lLS
style, the structure remains largely unaltered with quality detailing. rt was used by the Library unttl 1965 when it moved to its present locat: on South Potomac Street9
The facade or east elevation is one of the most sophisticated structures in the centra1 area of Hagerstown. Original in condition, the front is particularly si9n;i.,f icant· for the s_ymmetrical arrangement of and the inte1 play of shapes- and lines formed by the Renaissance windows, with pedimeni ent<;iblatures and R,o;IT)an Ionic columns in antis supporting a large semicircular pedbnent above the entranceway. The facade presents an interesi contrast to the 1872~1874 Second Empire style courthouse diagonally aero~ the street. .
Born in Cumberland, All~gany County U~aryland}, Bruce Price was of Washi:nston Coqnty a.nce:;;ti:y. H;ts father was William Price (17 -1868}, a success~ul Hagerstown lawyer who moved to Cumberland about 1842. Williar ;I?;r-ice is believed to have erected the house at 135 West Washington Streei which is now known as the Miller House and is the headquarters of the Washington Co~nty Risto;i:-ical Society (National Register as the PriceMiller house).
The old libx:ary building $.s one of three Price-designed structures :in western Ma.ry1~nd. The· present ~irst National Bank and Enunanuel Church Parish Hall in Cu.mberla.nd were 13.lso designed by him. The library buildi1 :i::-ese:rnbles an une....~ecuted 1.902 des~gn of the National Commercial Bank for Albany, New york, and may have been part of the source of the later desi~ In his dissertation on B~uce Price, Samuel Graybill noted that by the tuJ
· o;e the centtJry, j?;i:-j;_ce was in a period of decline unmarked by the spectacl successes a.t Tqxedo Park (Graybill, pp. 205-218).
Although not l~~ted in G~a.ybill's study, the Price authorship of this building is ~ecorded in the minutes of the library trustees. Three en~ries .in the l.e~gers (pp. 4 9 and 65) indicate that the Trustees paid P~~ce ~ea.rly $900 over a three~year period, facts which contradict a version_ gi.ven in a 1906 county hi.story which sc.vs that Price donated the 0 "'a CW"ll' - "" "; .L ns · i . lams / I:, 4 .'.:13) • Samuel L. Lainkin of Hagerstm·ln is listed in Lhe minutes a,s the contractor.
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[~MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES L.jA---HAf;-~~ .~Gra.ybi.llr Samuel H. r Jr. "Bruce Price, American Architect, 1845-1903,'
disserta.tion. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University, 1957, Morgan, William. Notes on file at Maryland Historica.l Trust, Annapolis, Md. Washington County Free Library. Minute·s of Truste·e·s,1898-1'928. Hagerstown,!>· Washington County Land Records, Courthouse, Hagerstown, Md. Williams, Thomas J.C. The Hi.story of wa·shin·gto·n· County, Maryland, 2 vols.
Hagerstown, Md.:_ John M. Runk and L. R. Titsworth, 1906 (I, 453).
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~FORM PREPARED BY NAME/TITLE
;Rona.ld L. Andrews, Historic )?reservation Consultant ORGANIZATION
City of Ha9erstown STREET & NUMBER
c±ty Hall CITY OR TOWN
DATE'
Mav 17. 1977 TELE~HONE
(301) 731-3200 STATE
CODE
CODE
Hagerstown. Maryland 21740
~STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS:
NATIONAL_ STATE __ LOCAL __
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As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 8 9- 665). I
hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National R.egister and certify that it has been, evaluated according t~ the
criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE
TITLE State Historic Preservation Officer ~()R~~ USE.{)NLY ..
-'ez:1Ji£REsv cERTJfy THAT TH ls f'ROPERTY is INCLUDED .· :· ... :.: __ :.
DlRECTOR. OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ATTEST:
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INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY ~?,_ {f)t ,..:;:.----
6NAME HISTORIC old Washington County Library Building, Groh Foundation Building
AND/OR COMMON
21 Summit Avenue
flLOCATION STREET & NUMBER
21 Summit Avenue CITY.TOWN
Hagerstown VICINITY OF
STATE Maryland
DcLAsSIFICATION
CATEGORY _DISTRICT
x_BUILDING(S)
_STRUCTURE
-SITE
_OBJECT
OWNERSHIP _PUBLIC
X_PRIVATE
-BOTH
PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS
_BEING CONSIDERED
STATUS
_OCCUPIED
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_WORK IN PROGRESS
ACCESSIBLE _YES: RESTRICTED
_YES: UNRESTRICTED
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DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME
Garland E. Groh Foundation, Inc. STREET & NUMBER
151 West Washington Street CITY. TOWN
Hagerstown _ v1c1N1TY0F
llLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS,ETC. Washington County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER
95 West Washington Street CITY. TOWN
Hagerstown
II REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Sixth COUNTY
Washington
PRESENT USE
_AGRICULTURE
_COMMERCIAL
_MUSEUM
__ PAflK
_EDUCATIONAL _PRIVATE RESIDENCE
_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS
__ GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC
_INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATION
_MILITARY )LOTHER vacant
Telephone #:
STATE , Zl.p code Maryland 21740
Liber #: 440 :e'olio #: 649
STATE
Maryland
Maryland Historical Trust Inventory, No. WA-6039 DATE
1970 _FEDERAL }{_$TATE _COUNTY '._LOCAL .~·-"~""'.'.'--
DEPOSITORY FOR
SURVEY RECORDS Maryland Historical Trust CITY. TOWN STATE
Annapolis Maryl and
NOTE: One (1) Continuation Sheet attached,
II DESCRIPTION
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JLGOOD
_FAIR
CONDITION
_DETERIORATED
_RUINS
_UNEXPOSED
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-ALTERED
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)(_ORIGINAL SITE
_MOVED DATE __ _
DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Located at 21 Summit Avenue in Hagerstown, Washington County, the building stands on the west side of the street near the center of the block formed by Washington (U.S. Route 40 East} and Antietam Streets, about a block southwest of Public Square.
The building is a 1900-1901 Neo.-Georgian masonry library structure of monumental proportions. Actually two stories high, the building appears to be one huge story from the facade or east elevation. Structurally sound, the building is in fairly original condition except for the roof which was replaced i.n recent years following a fire. An ornate metal gate with ornate lanterned arch resting on two square masonry posts stands to the north with the south post attached to the building.
The facade or east elevation has three bays, a single Renaissance influenced window on each side of a large recessed entranceway with two Roman Ionic columns below a large semicircular pediment. The front rests on a high foundation with a concave water table. The entranceway projects forward in two parts with a series of steps and a landing leading to the doorway. The first floor is terminated by a broad entablature surmounted by a high closed balustrade, actually the second story.
The single facade windows have heavy, pedimented entablatures supported by large scroll brackets and double-hung, wooden sashes with nine-over-nine lights. The doorway has double, wooden doors with large lights, a rectangular transom, and wide architrave trim. Inscribed in the entablature above the entranceway is the date 11 A.D. 1900 11 and the name of the current owner, Garland E. Groh Foundation, Inc. The closed balustrade is as high as the semicircular pediment and has a single panel of criss-cross pattern above the single windows.
The north and south elevations have double-hung, wooden sash windows on the first and second floors. Those of the first floor have nine.,..over'-nine lights and flat arches with raised keystones. The second story windows have six-over-six lights and are grouped in two sets of two on each side. Large decorative panels along the second floor do not correspond to the window arrangement indicating that if original, the windows of this level are later additions. Typkal of many urban buildings, the side exterior walls are plainer than the facade.
A low two story wing, probably later, projects from the west side.
The interior has Renaissance decoration of a grand scale on the first floor. Photographs of the other rooms indicate that they are plain with simple architrave trim.
CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY
II SIGNIFICANCE
PERIOD
_PREHISTORIC
_1400-1499
-1500-1599
_1600-1699
_1700-1799
_1800-1899
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AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW
-ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
-ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION _LAW
-AGRICULTURI; _ECONOMICS _LITERATURE
X-...ARCHITECTURE -EDUCATION _MILITARY
-ART _ENGINEERING _MUSIC
-COMMERCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY
-COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
_INVENTION
_RELIGION
_SCIENCE
_SCULPTURE
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_OTHER (SPECIFY)
SPECIFIC DATES 1900-1901 BUILDER/ARCHITECT Bruce Price, architect
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
This Neo-Georgian masonry structure was designed by the noted late nineteenth century American architect Bruce Price (1845-1903). Erected between 1900 and 1901 for the Washington County Free Library, the building is two stories high and has monumental proportions, It was used by the library until 1965 when the library moved to its present location on South Potomac Street.
The facade or east elevation is one of the most sophisticated structures in the central area. Original in condition, the front is particularly significant for the symmetrical arrangement of and the interplay of shapes and lines formed by the Renaissance windows with pedimented entablatures and Roman Ionic columns in antis supporting a large semicircular pediment above the entranceway, The facade presents an interesting contrast to the 1872-1874 Second Empire style courthouse diagonally across the street.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany County (Maryland), Bruce Price was of Washington County ancestry. His father was William Price (17 -1868), a successful Hagerstown lawyer who moved to Cumberland about 1842. William Price is believed to have erected the house at 135 West Washington Street which is now known as the Miller House and is the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society.
The old library building is one of three Price designed structures in western Maryland. The present First National Bank and Emmanuel Church Parish Hall in Cumberland were also designed by him. This building resembles an unexecuted 1902 design of the National Commercial Bank for Albany, New York, and may have been part of the source of the later design. In his dissertation on Bruce Price, Samuel Graybill noted that by the turn of the century Price was in a period of decline unmarked by the spectacular successes at Tuxedo Park (Graybill, pp. 205-218).
Although cnot listed in Graybill 1 s study, the Price authorship of this building is recorded in the minutes of the library trustees. Three entries in the ledgers (pp. 49 and 65) indicate that the Trustees paid Price nearly $900 over a three year period, facts which contradict a version given in a 1906 county history which says that Price donated the plans (Williams, I, 453). Samuel L. Lamkin of Hagerstown is listed in the minutes as the contractor.
CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY
Williams, Thomas J. C. The History of Washington County, Maryland, 2 vols. Hagerstown, Md.: John M. Runk and L. R. Titsworth, 1906 (I, 453). 1 IL, .t1f"' qU
IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES LJ.J1' #H.o-"" 1 I Graybill, Samuel H., Jr. "Bruce Price, American Architect, 1845-1903,u
dissertation. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University, 1957. Morgan, William. Notes on file at Maryland Historical Trust, Annapolis, Md. Washington County Free Library. Minutes of the Trustees, 1898-1928.
Hagerstown, Md. Washington County Land Records, Courthouse, Hagerstown, Md.
CONTINUE ON SEJ.'AMTE SHEET IJ; NECESSARY
II!JGEOGRAPHICALDATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY-------
The property measures approximately 67.75 1 x 82'.
VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION
LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES
STATE COUNTY
STATE COUNTY
mFORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE
Ronald L. Andrews, Historic Preservation Consultant (mbe) ORGANIZATION DATE
City of Hagerstown May 17, 1977 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE
City Hall (301) 731-3200 CITY OR TOWN STATE
Hagerstown Maryland 21740
The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.
The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.
RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438
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MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST ~JORKSHEET
CONTINUATION SHEET
21 Summit Avenue Hagerstown Washington County, Maryland
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R. Andrews, 5-77
HISTORICAL CHAIN OF TITLE (Washington County Land Records)
Book 440, p. 649 23 June 1965 grantor: Washington County Free Library grantee: Garland E. Groh consideration: $52,000
Book 113 , p. 340 6 June 1900 grantor: Edward W. Mealey and wife Adelaide S. grantee: Washington County Free Library
Form 10-300 (Dec. 1968)
Hagerstown UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
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DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
The Garland E. Groh Foundation [Inc.] Building is an academic, somewhat dry, but nicely detailed Neo-Classical Revival building. The one storey (monumental) structure has a simple three bay facade -- a single Renaissance Revival, pedimented 9/9 window on each side of the large entrance area. There are two Roman Ionic columns i£ antis flanking the opening to an interior vestibule. Above the entrance is a large semi-circular pediment.
[Probably was a private library, charitable organization, etc., now appears to be empty.]
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ST AT EMEN T 0 F SI GNI Fl CANCE (Include Personages, Dates, Events, Etc.)
The Groh Foundation Building is an excellent example of the Neo-Classical-Roman~Renaissance Revival style that was
in vogue at the turn· of the century (McKim, Mead and White, Carrere and Hastings, Cass Gilbert - some of the architects who practiced in the style). Despite its one storey size, this stone building is monumental in effect and is notable
for its overall feeling of dignity. [Worthy of preservation, another example of 'goverment
alese architecture, represented in two other phases by the Washington County Courthouse and its 1960s wing, opposite the Groh Building.]
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NAME AND TITLE:
William Mor an ORGANIZATION
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Newark
As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na
tional 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. The recommended
level of significance of this nomination is:
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Delaware
I herebv certify that this property is included in the
National Register.
Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation
Date
ATTEST:
Keeper of ·The National Register
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Feldstein, Albert L. 1984 Feldstein's Historic Postcard Album of Washington County, Maryland. Commercial Press Printing Company, Cumberland, Maryland.
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