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CONTACT PERMITS DEPARTMENT AT (301) 791-3065 VOICE/PDD TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS NO LATER THAN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. RECYCLEDPAPER .... _.a ..... - WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION County Administrative Annex 80 West Baltimore Street Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-6003 Telephone: 240-313-2430 FAX: 240-313-2431 Deaf and Hard of Hearing call 7-1-1 for Maryland Relay AGENDA HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND CONFERENCE ROOM 1A & B WASHINGTON COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE ANNEX 80 WEST BALTIMORE STREET May 4, 2005 7:00PM M A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. Minutes — April 6, 2005 D. Communications & Bills E. Unfinished Business 1. Demolition Permit # 2005-02780, 21101 Twin Springs Drive (follow-up)* F. Budget G. New Business 1. Demolition Permit # 2005-03008, 13722 Village Mill Drive * 2. National Register nomination — Ridenour Farm (for distribution only) H. Other Business I. Executive Session J. Adjournment * = written material enclosed \HDC\AMAY'05.DOC NOTICE IS GIVEN THATT E HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MAY MEET IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 10.508, STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ANNOTATED CODE OP MARYLAND, INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. CONTACT PERMITS DEPARTMENT AT (301) 791-3065 VOICEIIDD TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS NO LATER THAN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, RECYCLEDPAPER. Good From: Sent: To: Subject: Ct /761 di rinJ 7)aw, u u nIt' Don Brinser & Merry Stinson [merryland3@myactv.net] Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:08 AM Goodrich, Steve Re: Chewsville demolition Good morning Steve, The left-hand side of the house is log, perhaps circa 1810. The right-hand side is timber frame, perhaps circa 1830. The back kitchen section appears to date from the late 19th century, about 1870-90. These are estimates, though accurate. I toured the house from cellar to attic, and it appears to be in very good structural condition generally, despite some assumed termite damage to the logs. Significant woodwork , typical for the respective time periods, remains throughout the building. This is an excellant historical building that should be preserved and restored. Our HDC motion was correct. Merry original Message ----- From: "Goodrich, Steve" <SGoodrich@washco-md.net> To: <merryland3@myactv.net> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 2:02 PM Subject: Chewsville demolition BUILDING PERMIT Activity/IVR No: 2005-03008 Applied: Project No: Approved: Permit Type: DEMO Status: Inspector Area: B1 Job Address: 13722 VILLAGE MILL DRIVE MG Location: LOR 13722 VILLAGE MILL DRIVE Parcel No: 024-14-0516-00000 Zoning Dist: RS ?? Floodplain: C Applicant: FREEDOM HILLS LLC 10715 DOWNSVILLE PIKE HAGERSTOWN , MD 21740 Phone Number: 301-790-1191 Owner: FREEDOM HILLS LLC Phone Number: 301-790-1191 Contractor: Phone Number: Contractor Lic. No: 03/31/2005 PENDING Description: DEMOLISH AN EXISTING 40!X80BARN, TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION Code Enforced: ?? Valuation: $1.00 Construction Type: RES The signature below by the reviewer is an indication that the applicant has signed the permit application signature sheet and thereby agrees to perform the work in accordance with the conditions of this permit. REVIEWED BY: WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION County Administrative Annex 80 West Baltimore Street Hagerstown, Maryland 21740.6003 Telephone: 240-313-2430 FAX: 240-313-2431 Deaf and Hard of Hearing call 7-1-1 for Maryland Relay Apri127, 2005 Freedom Hills, LLC ATTENTION: Gene Albert 10715 Downsville Pike Hagerstown, MD 21740 RE: Demolition permit # 2005-03008, 13722 Village Mill Drive Dear Mr. Albert: You have applied for a permit to demolish a barn located at 13722 Village Mill Drive that is identified in the Washington County Historic Sites Survey as part of site # WA -I-257 (a copy of the information is enclosed for your use). In accordance with Washington County policies, the Historic District Commission (HDC) must have the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed demolition prior to the permit issuance. The Planning Commission may also be provided the opportunity to comment if the HDC is opposed to the demolition. This letter is to inform you that the application has been scheduled on the Historic District Commission's May 4, 2005 agenda. It was removed from the Commission's April 6 agenda at your request. The meeting begins at 7:00 Am in Conference Room "A" in the Washington County Administrative Annex Building located at 80 West Baltimore Street in Hagerstown. You and/or the owner are encouraged to attend. The Commission is likely to have questions regarding the need for demolition. If you are not able to attend you may provide written material that would explain and support the need for demolition or send a representative. If the Historic District Commission is opposed to the demolition it will be necessary for the Planning Commission to review the application also. The Planning Commission's next available meeting is scheduled for June 6, 2005 at 7:00 pm in the same location. Please feel free to call me at 240-313-2430 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. if you have questions. Since y rry Stephen T. Goodrich Chief Planner enclosure STG/me \hdc\200503008.DMO#2.doe RECYCLEDPAPER District 13 Map 24 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST Parcel 516 INVENTORY FORM 'FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY NAME HISTORIC AND/OR COMMON Horst Farm ' LOCATION STREET&NUMBER . Salem Road; just West of Maug ansville CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT North of CITY, TOWN . L. VICINITY OF Mau'ansville COUNTY Washington STATE Maryland CLASSIFICATION PRESENT USE CATEGORY OWNERSHIP �`;GRIcu LTURE—MusEUM _ _PUBLIC ' •occu FIED —COMMERCIAL- —PARK ,_.DISTRICT ,_.DISTRICT )i_STRUCN0ISI XPRIVATE' —UNOCCUPIED —EDUCATIONAL X PRIVATE RESIDENCE _STRUCTURE _BOTH ... _y./OR%IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE - __ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS PUBLIC ACQUISITION __SCIENTIFIC LSI_OBJECT —IN PROCESS _OBJECT —YES:ESTRITRED R __GOVERNMENT —INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATION —BEING CONSIDERED- — yE5: UNRESTRICTED _MILITARY ' -OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY Telephone . NAME. Joseph P. Horst STREET&NUMBER .STATE ZInp CO e Maryland _ 21767 CITY. TOWN - VICINITY OF Mauganeville LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, ' REGISTRY OF DE ED S; ETC. Washington C'.OUnty Court House STREET & NUMBER West Washington Street fl REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE SURVEY RECORDS Liber #: 396 Folio #: 346 _FEDERAL -STATE _COUNTY -LOCAL DESCRIPTION CONDITION x EXCELLENT -DETERIORATED _GOOD _RUINS _FAIR -UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE _UNALTERED X ALTERED C 50% CHECK ONE X ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE This farm is located north of Salem Road just west of Maugansville in Washington County, Maryland. The buildings are situated on high ground with the house and barn facing east. The house is a two story, five bay brick structure, painted white and resting on fieldstone foundations, The south four bays of the front elevation are recessed to contain.a double porch which is included under the main roof span, Set in the north gable end is a datestoz indicating that the house was built in 1864 by Joseph Horst, Exterior woodwork trim consists of narrow window and door frames. The double porch is supported by chamfered square posts between which runs a simple balustrade. The area between the first floor porch and the ground is enclosed with wooden lattice work. Windows have two over two pane -double hung sashes. Most windows have hinge pins in their frames indicating that shutters were present at one time. Entrances are located in the second and fourth bays from the south end wall. Another entrance is present in the north end wall of the porch. Doors are also located at the second story level. The entrances at the first story appear to have had transoms. The roof of the house is sheathed with modern asphalt shingles. Brick chimneys are loci: inside the end walls. A third chimney extends from the interior of the house. The barn is located north of the house. it is a large frame structure built into a bank. A wooden silo, smaller barns and agricultural outbuildings are located nearby. A stone outbuilding stands behind the house. The buildings appear to be in excellent condition and stand on a tract containing 63.26 acres. It is part of the land grant, "Salem." CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY flSIGNIFICANCE 0 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE-- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW PERIOD _ARCHEOLOGY -PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _PREHISTORIC -ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC -CONSERVATION -LAW _1400.1499 AGRICULTURE -ECONOMICS _LITERATURE _1500.1599 X -ARCHITECTURE _EDUCATION -MILITARY _1600-1699 ART _ENGINEERING _MUSIC - _1700-1799 X_1500.1899 -COMMERCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT -PHILOSOPHY _1900- -COMMUNICATIONS -INDUSTRY -POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -INVENTION SPECIFIC DATES Built 1864 BUILDER/ARCHITECT Joseph Horst STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE _RELIGION .SCIENCE -SCULPTURE _SOCIAUHUMANITARIAN _THEATER' -TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIFYI The Horst Farm is significant as an example of a dated farmstead from the mid 19th centu The house, a two story, brick structure with a recessed double porch was built inr1864 b Joseph Horst, its owner, Houses with recessed double porches along part are a prominent mid 19th century type in Washington County. The property has been in the Horst family since prior to 1862 when Joseph -Horst acquired the farm from John Horst, Sr. and Michael Horst in separate transactions. (IN16/233, IN1 246, 110/278, 172/127). CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Washington County Land Records, CONTINUE ON SERAR,ATE SHEET IF NECESSARY i GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 63, 26 acres VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE COUNTY .. STATE FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE Paula Stoner Dickey, Consultant ORGANIZATION DATE Washington County Historical Sites Survey February 1977 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE County Office Building, 33 West Washington Street 791-3065 -_ CITY OR TOWN STATE Happra own Maryland Z174O 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 infringe- ment of individual property rights. RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438 P!• 1106 SiM WASRINGTON COUNTY HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION County Administrative Annex 80 West Baltimore Street Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-6003 Telephone: 240=313-2430 FAX: 240 -313 -?431 Deaf and Hard of Hearing call 7-1-1 for Maryland Relay April 20, 2005 Richard and Nancy Bachtell 12742 Ailanthus Drive Hagerstown, MD 21742 RE: RIDENOUR FARM National Register Nomination Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bachtell : The Washington County Historic District Commission will consider the above referenced property for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 2005. The National Register is the Federal Government's official list of properties considered worthy of recognition for their significance in American history and culture. Listing in the National Register confers certain benefits which are outlined on the attached list. The meeting will be held at 7:00 pm in Conference Room IA in the Washington County Administration Annex located at 80 West Baltimore Street in Hagerstown. You are invited and welcome to attend and comment. Should you wish to submit written comments at this time, please address your comments to Michael Gehr, Chairman, Washington County Historic District Commission, 80 West Baltimore Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. Washington County is certified by the Maryland Historical Trust and the National Park Service to participate in the National Register nomination process. In its role as a Certified Local Government, Washington County is charged with evaluating the National Register eligibility of the resource. The Historic District Commission and the County Commissioners will make recommendations to the Maryland Historical Trust which administers the National Register program as the State Historic Preservation Officer for Maryland. If both the Historic District Commission and the County Commissioners oppose the nomination, the process will stop unless an appeal is filed with the keeper of the National Register, National Park Service. If either of these recommends nomination, the nomination process will continue. A copy of the effects of listing and the criteria used for evaluation are enclosed. If you have questions or want a copy of the nomination documentation, please contact me at 240-313-2430. For further information on the National Register, the nomination process, effects of listing, and the owner's right to comment or object, please contact the National Register Administrator at the Maryland Historical Trust, 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032, 410- 514-7649. Since y,, Stephen T. Goodrich Chief Senior Planner Enclosures STG/me cc: Peter Kurtze Merry Stinson. RECYCLEDPAPER Results of Listing in the National Register Page 1 of 2 Listing in the National Register honors a historic place by recognizing its Importance to its community, State or the Nation. Under Federal law, owners of private property listed in the National Register are free to maintain, manage, or dispose of their,property as they choose provided that there is no Federal Involvement. Owners have no obligation to open their properties to the public, to restore them or even to maintain them, if they choose not to do so. Some States and communities have enacted preservation laws or ordinances that apply to National Register listed properties. To find out about historic preservation laws that may apply to your historic property, follow these links for the address and phone number of your State Historic Preservation Office, Tribal Preservation Office, or Federal Preservation Office. In addition to honorific recognition, listing in the National Register results in the following for historic properties: • Consideration in planning for Federal, federally licensed, and federally assisted projects; Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires that Federal agencies allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment on all projects affecting historic properties either listed In or determined eligible for listing In the National Register. The Advisory Council oversees and ensures the consideration of historic properties in the Federal planning process. • Eligibility for certain tax provisions: Owners of properties listed in the National Register may be eligible for a 20% investment tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of Income -producing certified historic structures such as commercial, industrial, or rental residential buildings. This credit can be combined with a straight-line depreciation period of 27.5 years for residential property and 31.5 years for nonresidential property for the depreciable basis of the rehabilitated building reduced by the amount of the tax credit claimed. Federal tax deductions are also available for charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. • Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface mining permit where coal is located in accordance with the Surface Mining Control Act of 1977; and • Qualification for Federal grants for historic preservation, when funds are available. EXCERPTED FROM NATIONAL REGISTER BULLETIN #15 - HOW TO APPLY THE NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION II. THE NATIONAL • REGISTER.; CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR EVALUATIONS The quality of significance in American history, architecture, ar- cheology, engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess in tegrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and: • That are associated with events that have made a significant con- tribution to the broad patterns of our history; or • That are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or • That embody the distinctive char- acteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose com- ponents may lack individual dis- tinction; or •• That have yielded, or may be like- ly to yield, information important in prehistory or history. CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces, or graves of historical figures, proper- ties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, struc- tures that have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties primari- ly commemorative in nature, and properties that have achieved sig- nificance within the past 50 years shall not be considered eligible for the National Register. However, such properties will qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria or if they fall within the following categories: • A religious property deriving primary significance from ar- chitectural or artistic distinction • or historical importance; or • A building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for • architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most im- portantly associated with a his- toric.person or event; or • A birthplace or grave of a histc cal figure of outstanding impo: tance if there is no appropriate site or building directly as- sociated with his productive lil or • A cemetery which derives its primary significance from gray of persons of transcendent imp tance, from age, from distinctiv design features, or from assoth tion with historic events; or • A reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitabi environment and presented in dignified manner as part of a re toration master plan, and wher no other building or structure with the same association has s vived; or • A property primarily com- memorative in intent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic valu' has invested it with its own exc tional significance; or o A property achieving significan within the past 50 years if it is'o exceptional importance. 3The Criteria for Evaluation are found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Part 60, and are reprinted herein full. NPS Form 10-900 - OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1 990 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.' This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the. information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Ridenour Farm other names 2. Location street & number 11680 Hopewell Rd. ❑ not for publication city or town Hagerstown ❑ vicinity state MD code county Washington code 043 zip code 21740 3. State/Federal Agency Certification o„y„a.cl au,,,,,,,a UHUO, LUo rvauunal rnsronc rreservauon mcr or i uec, as amendea, I hereby certify that this LI nominaticn ❑ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ❑ meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant ❑ nationally ❑ statewide ❑ locally. (❑ See continuation sheet for additional comments). Signature of certifying officialfTltle Date State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property O meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. (O See continuation sheet for additional comments). Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby, certify that this property is: entered in the National Register. ❑ See continuation sheet. ❑ detefhilnea eligible for the National Register, ❑ See continuation sheet. ❑ Determined not eligible for the National Register. ❑ removed from the National Register. ❑ other (explain): Signature of the Keeper Date of Action WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm Name of Property Washington Co MD County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) private ® building(s) Contributing Noncontributing ` ❑ public -local ❑ district 3 0 buildings ❑ public -State ❑ site sites ❑ public -Federal ❑ structure structures Q object objects 3 0 Total Name of related multiple property listing number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property Is not part of a multiple property listing) listed In the National Register 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Domestic/Single dwelling Domestic/Single dwelling Agricultural/Subsistence Agricultural/Outbuilding 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from Instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Vernacular/German foundation limestone walls Log, brick, stone roof metal other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets) WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm Name of Property 8. Statement of Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark °x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) ❑ A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad pattern of our history. ❑ B Property associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. ❑ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply) Property is: ❑ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. ❑ B removed from its original location. O C a birthplace or grave. ❑ b a cemetery. o E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. ❑ F a commemorative property. ❑ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets) 9. Major Bibliographical References Washington Co., MD County and State Area of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Architecture Period of Significance 1790- 1920 Significant Dates 1790, 1835 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B Is marked above) Cultural Affiliation Architect/Builder (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used In preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets Previous documentation on files (NPS): Primary location of additional data: ❑ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested ❑ previously listed in the National Register ❑ previously determined eligible by the National Register ❑ designated a National Historic Landmark ❑ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey ❑ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record 0 State Historic Preservation Office ❑ Other State agency ❑ Federal agency ❑ Local government ❑ University ❑ Other Name of repository: Maryland Historical Trust WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm Washington Co. MD Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 2 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1 I I I( II I I I I I 1 1 3 I i I I I I I Zone Easting Northing Zonel Easting Northing 2 I I( L1 I I II 4 I I I 1 I I 1 I I 1 I I I I ❑ See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Merry Stinson, Architectural Historian Organization date Oct. 31, 2004 street & number 21412 Leiter St telephone city or town Hagerstown, MD state MD zip code 21742 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional Items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional Items) Property Owner (Complete this Item at the request of SHPO or FPO) name Richard and Nancy Bachtell street & number 12742 Ailanthus Dr. telephone city or town Hagerstown state MD zip code 21742 Paperwork Reduction Statement: This Information Is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et. sepi. . Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. RNPS Form 10-900-a (8-86} United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 7 Page 1 Description Summary: OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Name of Property WA -1-350 Ridenour Farm County and State The Ridenour Farm is located at the end of a long lane passing through rolling fields. The farm is situated on a slight rise above a small stream. The farmstead includes the north -facing - two-story brick farmhouse, the remains of a stone bank barn, and the stone rubble from a springhouse ruin. The 1790 log farmhouse was encased in brick and extended with a brick ell circa 1835. General Description: The Ridenour Farm is located at the end of a half -mile long lane leading west from Hopewell Road. The lane passes through rolling cornfields. The farm is situated on a slight rise above a small stream. Although the surrounding farms are being developed as an industrial park, the Ridenour farm is protected by a buffer of wetlands. The farmstead includes the north -facing brick farmhouse, the stone gable end of a collapsed barn and a concrete silo to the north, and stone rubble from a springhouse ruin to the east. The farmhouse was first built as a two-story log structure circa 1790. The three -bay long house faces north. In about 1835 the building was encased in brick and a two-story solid brick addition was built perpendicularly to the south. The four -bay long ell runs continuously from the west gable end of the original house. The east side of the ell is set back along the south wall of the main house, with a pent two-story inset porch. Stone piers supported the porch floor. The main house stands on a stone cellar. The ell is set on a stone foundation above a dirt -floored crawl space. The basic floor plan consists of two rooms, east and west, in the first structure and two rooms, north and south, divided by a boxed stair in the ell. The original house features a symmetrical facade with a central entrance. 9/6 sash light the first floor level, and 6/6 sash appear in the rest of the house. The original house measures two bays deep with a cellar entrance at the east gable end. The brick casing is laid in all -header bond. A belt course marks the level of the original front porch. This porch had been replaced and lately removed. A brick section that fell out has been rebuilt in concrete block, which will be covered by the restored porch. The ell is constructed in 5:1 common bond. The deteriorated eastern inset porch has been removed and will be rebuilt. A simple brick jack arch spans each window throughout the house. Chimneys appear in the west gable end of the main house and in the south wall of the ell. The gable roofs of the two sections were recently covered with metal. A molded boxed cornice finishes the edge of the roofline. RNPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 7 Page 2 OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Name of Property WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm County and State The brick -cased log house was divided into two parlors by a board partition, later destroyed by vandals. The entrance leads directly into the larger eastern parlor, which opens into the ell at the rear. A small fireplace heats the western parlor. A boxed stair runs along the south wall of this room, turning in the southwest corner. A small cupboard with a beaded -board batten door is situated under this corner. The ell's stair, enclosed by the wall of a room to either side, is accessible from the west end, where a short hallway opens between the northern parlor and the kitchen to the south. Here a doorway, now blocked, opened outdoors in the west wall. A large cooking fireplace is located at the south end of the kitchen. Each room has a transom -topped door that opens under the eastern porch. The woodwork includes splayed paneled jambs, beaded chair rails and baseboards, and beaded corner -block trim. The simple wide board architraves are cut to receive a separate plain block set into the corner. The majority of the doors are built with six panels. Several iron box locks remain on the doors. The similar woodwork of the log house is contemporary with the ell, replacing the original trim. The second floor plan resembles that of the first. A door leads from the south wall onto the porch. An original door built with six deep panels survives in the log house. The tightwinder stair continues to the attic. It is boxed with wide beaded boards. An original beaded batten door hung on strap hinges opens into the stairway. The undersides of wide floorboards are also beaded. Several peg rails are set into the walls. The ell's doorway, now blocked, opened from the top of the stair onto the porch. A fireplace is located at the south end of the ell. The pent roof of the porch survives intact, awaiting the rebuilding of the porch structure and balustrade. The roof structure of the log house is built with hewn rafters mortise -tenon -pegged at the apex. They are not tied with collar beams. The plate is set atop the joists in the 18th century manner. The brick gables are laid around the studs of the end wall. Other structural members of the original house are also hewn. The logs are joined by v -notched corners. The ell's rafters and joists are millsawn. Stone steps lead to the cellar. Here the puncheon joists supporting the first floor level are visible. The close -set bark -covered joists bear remnants of whitewash. The spaces between these heavy members are infilled with rocks. The puncheon joists rest on the stone wall of the cellar, but they receive additional support from a'central summer beam. Vents built into the north and south walls are set with hand -shaved vertical bars. The heavy original doorjamb is mortise - tenon -pegged and holds pintles from the missing door. A reveal for the door is cut directly on the jamb. The limestone walls of the cellar are whitewashed. Although the Ridenour farmhouse had been vandalized while it sat empty, only the mantels and board wall were removed. The damaged windows are being repaired or replaced with vintage sash, and the inset porch is being rebuilt. Otherwise the building remains in fairly sound, original condition. RNPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 7 Page 3 OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Name of Property WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm County and State Springhouse: A pile of stone at the edge of the hill east of the farmhouse marks the site of a ruined springhouse. No source of water is currently visible. Barn: The south gable end of the collapsed bank barn stands a few hundred feet north of the farmhouse. Half of the adjoining west wall also survives. The limestone masonry is laid with large quoins at the southwest corner and vertical ventilation slits. Hewn timbers sit in the collapsed rubble. The earthen bank led to a set of doors in the center of the west side, and doors for animal stalls were found below. A modern concrete block shed adjoins the west side. A circa 1920 precast concrete silo stands to the east. Exterior metal turnbuckles secure the sections. The owner may incorporate the remaining section of the bank barn into a new structure. Archeological Sites: In August, 2000, Archeological Testing and Consulting, Inc., of Silver Spring, Maryland conducted an archeological investigation of the Ridenour Farm. In an analysis of 5,398 artifacts recovered from ten test units, it was determined that the Ridenour Farm was a typical 19tH century Cumberland Valley farm. NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86J United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet 0MB Approval No. 1024-0018 Name of Property WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm Section 8 Page 1 County and State Summary Statement of Significance: The Ridenour Farm is significant as a typical farmstead of moderate size showing development from the late 18th through the early 20th century. The farmhouse, barn remnant, and springhouse ruin represent the growth of a farmstead during this time period in the Washington County region of the Cumberland Valley. The house was built in two sections by sons of German immigrants; in 1790 by Martin Ridenour, and in 1835 by Isaac Bear. The farmhouse is particularly significant as a substantially intact example of a late -18th century log dwelling house expanded and adapted for early 19th century use. The house today remains virtually intact as John Bear modified the structure circa 1835. Resource History and Historic Context: Genealogical notes obtained from the Washington County Historical Society indicate that the Nicholas Ridenour family arrived in America from Germany during the late 1730's via Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Several of the Ridenours, including Nicholas and George, migrated to the Hagerstown area by the 1760's. Nicholas Ridenour, born in 1695, married Rosina Kershner once he settled in Hagerstown. George Ridenour, born in 1733, also married a Kershner, named Barbara. Together they had two sons, Martin, born in 1754, and Benjamin. The Ridenours and Kershners amassed several thousand acres of land in the Conococheague District on which they established farmsteads. A 1777 deed states that a portion of the tract called Amendment to Trouble with Contentment was conveyed from Martin's grandfather, George Ridenour, to daughters, Margaret and Elizabeth, through his will (Liber A:5), Part of this tract would eventually be conveyed to Martin Ridenour, although a record of this transaction was not found. In addition, part of Martin's property may have come from the Kershner family. The 1783 Tax Assessment of Washington County states that Martin Ridenour owned an unnamed parcel of 116 acres of woods, 3 acres of meadows, 50 acres of arable land, 6 horses, and 7 black cows. This assessment does not provide a name for his property, although it does indicate that Martin Ridenour was a farmer. A tract called Whiteman's Prospect was also listed under Martin Ridenour's name in 1783. Martin's portion of the tract contained 135 acres of woods, 5 acres of meadows, 30 acres of arable land, 2 horses, and 10 black cows. George Ridenour is also listed as owning part of Whiteman's Prospect. A 1786 deed from Martin to George Ridenour indicates that he sold his portion of Whiteman's Prospect called Trofills Good Will (Liber D:721). Martin Ridenour purchased two parcels of land on a tributary of Conococheague Creek from Jonathan Hager in 1789 (Liber F:374). Ridenour paid 35 pounds and seventeen shillings for these parcels which totaled 11.25 acres, Ridenour's land was then composed of sections from three tracts, i.e. First Snow, Addition to Hager 's Delight, and Amendment to Trouble with Contentment, keeping in mind that these tracts were originally granted to Jonathan Hager and Martin Kershner (BC & GS #4 and #19). By the time of Martin Ridenour's death in 1795, his property contained a farmhouse and several outbuildings. C-. 0MB Approval No. 1024-0018 NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 8 Page 2 Name of Property WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm County and State No will was filed for, Martin Ridenour at his death. The 1795 inventory of his estate indicates that he had been raising cattle, horses, hogs, and sheep (Washington County Wills, Liber B:85). Agricultural products stored on the farm included potatoes, flax, wheat, rye, corn, and oats. The variety of produce cultivated at the Ridenour farm was typical of German farms within the region. Details regarding the extent and value of martin Ridenour's farm just after his death were documented in The Record Book of the Valuation of Yearly Rents of Real Estate (Liber A: 1). This source states that in the year 1800, the Ridenour property included the following assets, "one old log house formerly -a dwelling house, of no use, one two story square log house 25 feet by 18 with a cellar under the whole in good order, one old barn, 42 feet by 20 including the floor, thatched with straw, one cabin 18 feet by 14, one ditto, 15 feet and one old stable..." After his death in 1795, Martin Ridenour's property, consisting of approximately 1,300 acres, was divided among his children, with each child receiving approximately 160 acres. Martin Kershner was the executor of Martin Ridenour's estate. Land records and genealogical accounts indicate that the Ridenours had eight children. They included: Elizabeth Coss, Magdalena Ault; Dorothy Kugle; Susannah Bear; Catherine Deal; Barbara Ridenour; Martin Ridenour; and Benjamin Ridenour. The property was held in trust until each child came of age. Guardian accounts in the name of Adam Ault were reviewed for Martin, Susanna, Benjamin and Barbara (Liber A:65, 66, 67, 68, 109, 110, 137, 153, 160). Apparently Adam Ault, perhaps an uncle to the children, managed their trust. The account records indicate thatmoney was taken from the children's accounts to pay for their "part of annual rent to the plantation". The accounts also show that Martin Ridenour's personal estate was sold and that the proceeds were equally divided amongst his children. There is some contradictory information about the guardianship of the Ridenour children. An 1807 deed between Phillip Kershner and Elizabeth Coss suggests that property may have been held in trust by the Kershner family until the children were of legal age (Liber S:612). A genealogical history of the Ridenours, prepared by Edna Ridenour, states that the Kershner family raised the younger Ridenour children after their father's death (Ridenour 1972). It is entirely possible that the Kershners cared for the children, but the accounts were managed by Adam Ault. Martin Ridenour, Jr., sold his 169 -acre portion of the family estate to Isaac Bear for 100 pounds in 1807 (Liber 825:610). He sold another 9 acres and a farmhouse to the same individual one year later. Isaac Bear acquired additional property from Elizabeth and John Coss and other Ridenour family members (Liber 525: 612). By 1834, Isaac Bear owned two farms, one that he acquired from Abraham Hoetler and the other he purchased from the heirs of Martin Ridenour. Isaac Bear's 1834 will stipulated that his children would determine the value of his two farms., His five children, including Barbara, Mary, Isaac, Martin, and John, would receive equal shares of the property. However only his sons, John and Martin, "would have the privilege of electing to keep the aforesaid farms... at the agreed valuation." (Liber D:l 15-117). John exercised his privilege and he and his family took over the farm. On the 1859 Taggart Map of Washington County, Isaac Bear, John Bear, and Martin Bear are depicted as having adjoining parcels. Isaac Bear's parcel borders Martin Bear's land on the west. A stream divides Mnrtin'S nrooerty. John Bear's parcel, which contained the Ridenour farmhouse, borders Isaac's property to / NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Name of Property Continuation Sheet WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm Section 8 Page 3 County and State the northeast. The parcel owned by their sister, Mary Bear Sprecher, joins John and Martin's parcels to the south. In John Bear's will, dated 1859, he bequeathed his farm to his wife, Elizabeth. She also received one horse and two cows to be chosen from his stock, and household furniture. The remainder of his estate was equally divided among his three children, i.e. Magdalene Bear, Levi Bear, and Martin Bear. John Bear requested that Magdalene's portion eventually go to her children, in order to maintain family control over the property. At her death in 1874, Elizabeth Bear conveyed her personal property and real estate to her two sons, Martin and Levi (Liber E:662). The 1877 Lake, Griffing, and Stevenson Atlas of Washington County depicts Levi Bear's estate near the Schindel property, and was set back from the main road. Also depicted are two possible tenant houses situated southwest of the main house. This was Levi Bear's portion of Elizabeth Bear's estate. Martin Bear's estate is shown lying west of a tributary of Conococheague Creek. The area containing Bear's estates is shown as a wide expanse of farmland bounded by a road which corresponds with current Hopewell Road. Levi Bear conveyed an 67.07 -acre segment of his inherited land to Martin Bear in 1893 (Liber 100:186), The Lake, Griffing, and Stevenson Atlas depicts residential and commercial development between Hagerstown and Williamsport. The Town of Pikesville lies north of the Ridenour Farm site. New construction was concentrated along the Hagerstown -Williamsport Turnpike and near the Western Maryland Railroad Station in Salisbury. Numerous grist and sawmills were in operation along Conococheague Creek and its tributaries. Other local industries included a brickyard, a lime kiln, and a distillery. The 1913 Map of Washington Board of Forestry map shows the rapid development that occurred in areas west of Hagerstown after the turn of the century. Because of the placement of the Hagerstown and Williamsport Turnpike and the now Cumberland Valley Railroad, the town of Halfway became the stopping point between these two important commercial areas. This development had the effect of splitting up some of the larger farms into smaller tenant farms. According to the 1913 map, the Bear estates remained unchanged at this time. Parcel 3 remained in the Bear family until 1937, when it was conveyed to Lindsey and Jean McGruer. Parcel 3 was conveyed by the McGruers to the Bowder family. In 1964, the Litton family acquired Parcel 3 (Liber 406:147). The family also purchased Parcels 1 and 2, amounting to 118.36 acres. Several additions and modifications were made to the farm complex during the 20`h century. A cinder block addition to the barn was built on the south side of the turf ramp. A concrete silo was built approximately 50 feet southeast of the barn. A frame shed (now gone), possibly serving as a chicken coop, was built between the house and the barn during the twentieth century. Parcels 1, 2, and 3, previously acquired by the Litton family, were conveyed to the Hagerstown Washington County Industrial Foundation in 1996 (Liber 1256:303). (The foregoing history was written by Phillip J. Hill, et. al., Archeological Testing and Consulting, Inc; August 18, 2000, for the Washington County Coordinating Committee, Hagerstown, Maryland) In 2003 the Ridenour Farm was sold to Richard and Nancy Bachtell, who are restoring the farmhouse. They may also incorporate the remaining gable end of the early 19`h century bank barn into a new structure. NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 9 Page 1 Major Bibliographical References: OMB Approval No, 1024-0018 Name of Property WA -T-350 Ridenour Farm County and State Frederick Co, Maryland, Land Records Getty, Joe Carroll's Heritage Johnson Graphics, Westminster, MD 1987. Goodwin, R. Christopher and Associates: WA -I-350 Ridenour Farm; 1997. Hill, Phillip J., et. al., Archeological Testing and Consulting, Inc: A Phase II Archeolo ig cal Evaluation of the Ridenour Farm Site: Silver Spring, MD August 18, 2000. Lake, Griffing, and Stevenson: 1877 Illustrated Atlas of Washington County; Philadelphia. Maryland Board of Forestry; Map of Washington Co,, MD, 1913, Maryland Hall of Records: Washington Co. MD Records; Annapolis, MD. Maryland Historical Trust: Washington County Historic Sites Survey. Ridenour, Edna : letter, December 11, 1972: Washington Co. Historical Society, Hagerstown, MD. Scharf, J. Thomas History of Western Maryland Baltimore: Regional Publishing Co. 1968. Schooley, Patricia Architectural and Historical Treasures of Washington County. aryland The Washington County Historical Trust, 2002. Taggart, Thomas: A Map of Washington County, Maryland. L. McKee and C.C. Robertson, Hagerstown, 1859. Washington Co., MD: Land Records, Wills, Chancery Records, OMB Approval No..1024-0018 NPS Form 10-900-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 10 Page_U Verbal Boundary Description: Name of Property County and State wThe 2 -acre nominated property is described in Volume 1256 folio 305 of the Washington County, Maryland, Land Records. Boundary Justification: 'The boundaries for the nominated property comprise the current 2 acres containing all historically significant structures. F L -S C , • Vs O nNrgJ• � • v .' -J i` , 1 C -j11 i 1 l ' f / ;> , n it Hu ett I o' f °I EI; ' L s'tt RIDENOUR FARM/'— /° ail m ,/ 7 (' J SCALE 124000 MN 0 ih 1 MILE GN ll 0 2000 4000 FEET 7i' 0 y t KILOMETER IS3 MILS 148 - 32 MILS MARYLAND \ilR. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc. 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