Nomination for Teegarden--Centennial Covered Bridge

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NPS Form 10-900 (Oct. 1990) United States Department of the Interior JUL I 0 2000 by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, 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 Name of Property other names/site number _ - not for publication 2 vicinity 3. State/Federal Agency Certification *meets does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant Signature of certifying official/Title State of Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification - See continuation sheet. - determined not eligible for the - removed from the National - other, (explain:) 44460 comments.) Date CATION National Register state Register.

Ohio entered in the National Register. Registration Form National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Dept.ttead street & number - city or town_ 029 zip code - request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of - nationally - statewide f locally. (- See continuation sheet for additional comments.) June 23, 2000 Historic Preservation Office -- OH SHPO I hereby certify that the property is: L nationally architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional . county Columbiana As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this xl nomination In my opinion, the property - meets - does not meet the National Register criteria.

( See continuation sheet for additional code RECEIVED City of Salem National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A).Complete each item by marking"xin the appropriate box or This form is for use in nominating orrequesting determinations for individual properties and districts.See instructions in How to Complete the Columbiana, Ohio Name of Property 5. Classification (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) - building(s) _ sites Structure - object _ Total Name of related multiple property listing 6. Function or Use 7.

Description Other: Covered Bridge foundation - Wood private Current Functions public-State Stone none Historic Functions Narrative Description other roof public-Federal walls public-local Wood Shingles Materials Transportation/Road Related Architectural Classification in the National Register Category of Property Noncontributing Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter categories from instructions) Ownership of Property Number of Resources within Property County and State (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) (Check as many boxes as apply) district (Check only one box) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Columbiana County, Ohio The Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge is a single span wooden truss covered bridge located beside Little Beaver Creek in Salem Township, Section 32.

The site is a beautiful woodland setting close to the south (photo #3). The old railroad bed, which lies approximately 400' south of the covered bridge is now part of the new Greenway Bike Trail currently under construction. This bridge is known as the Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge and was built in 1875-76. It is an 8 panel, 11'-4" by 10' high. It has vertical board, random width siding that extends from the bottom of the lower chord up to within 12" of the eaves, cut sandstone abutments and a wood shingle roof (photo #5). The joists run Drugs of C. R. Phillips" (photos #1-2). The bridge was in use daily from the time it was completed in 1876 until 1992 when it was bypassed immediately to the west by a more modern concrete deck span.

Alterations to the bridge include: Concrete facing, four feet high, was added to the lower portion of the north abutment in order to protect and reinforce against stream erosion, 1940s. Four vertical steel rods connected to the top and bottom chords near south end of bridge. Small steel plates added to top chords near south end of bridge, date unknown. Steel plates added to lower chord, west side, near south abutment for reinforcement due to a crack, 1987. Knee braces were added to the south abutment to help support the deteriorating ends of the lower chord, date unknown. Page Description 1992 (photo #5). Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge Eagleton Glenn Park, a city park, approximately four miles south of the city of Salem, Ohio (see topo map).

The Riprap was extended to the north abutment from the new bridge constructed alongside the covered bridge in transversely with a single layer plank floor running longitudinally (photo #4).The extended portal at the south "Teegarden Mill"which stood until 1904 just north of the bridge and the "Lewis Coal & Iron Mines" located to Section number 7 single span, multiple kingpost truss. The overall length is 67' with a clear span of 63'. The roadway width is bridge is on Eagleton Road, T-761 approximately 500' southeast of C-411 and crosses over the Middle Fork of Columbiana Co., OH 8. Statement of Significance

Statement of significance

Areas of Significance made a significant contribution to the broad Property is associated with the lives of persons X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period,or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses Period of Significance high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. information important in prehistory or history. (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) - B removed from its original location. - D a cemetery. - E a reconstructed building, object,or structure. - F a commemorative property. Jeremiah C. Mountz, builder David Reese, Stonemason significance within the past 50 years. (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9.

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

Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) L recorded by Historic American Engineering Record - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 Primary location of additional data CFR 67) has been requested - previously listed in the National Register State Historic Preservation Office - previously determined eligible by the National - Federal agency - designated a National Historic Landmark - Local government L recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey - University - Other 1875-1950 Register Bibliography Engineering Previous documentation on file (NPS) N/ A Criteria Considerations Property is: Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge A Property is associated with events that have Applicable National Register Criteria Architect/Builder religious purposes.

Cultural Affiliation Narrative Statement of Significance D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield significant in our past. (Enter categories from instructions) Other State agency Name of repository: patterns of our history. Significant Person Significant Dates A owned by a religious institution or used for for National Register listing) G less than 50 years of age or achieved Ca birthplace ora grave. (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property Columbiana Co., OH 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property Less than one acre (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1 17 514580 4518770 - See continuation sheet. (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11.

Form Prepared By _ date_ _ telephone_(330) 424-1740 city or town Lisbon Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets 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. (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name Columbiana County Commissioners telephone (330)424-9511 city or town_ state_OH zip code 44432 a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 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.0.

Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 3/10/2000 Lisbon Maps Photographs Additional items Boundary Justification Additional Documentation Property Owner Zone Easting Northing Verbal Boundary Description Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge UTM References name/title _ Tom Hutson, Bridge Inspector, with Steve Gordon, (OHPO) _ state_OH _zip code44432 Representative black and white photographs of the property. Paperwork Reduction Act 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 (Rev. 10-90) organization Columbiana County Engineers Office street & number 235 South Market Street street & number 105 S.

Market Street Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Columbiana County, Ohio Of the 3,850 identified timber truss canal, railroad and vehicular bridges known to have been built in Ohio, today (2000) less than 4 percent, or 135 bridges are extant, and of these only 61 are still in service (Wood bridges remaining in Columbiana County, and is one of only two on its original site. It is significant under Criterion C as it exemplifies the multiple kingpost truss design covered bridge in Ohio. Teegarden-Centennial Columbiana County's leading covered bridge builders during the third quarter of the 19t century. Americans began building covered bridges after the Revolutionary War.

Early builders were mostly farmers who were also skilled woodsman. They built the covered bridges similar to their barns, simple, yet strong with heavy timbers. Using basic hand tools, it took a crew of 6 builders approximately 5 to 6 weeks to build a 60° structure. The first covered bridges appearing in Ohio were largely designed and built by trial and error since little was known about their structural analysis. During the first half of the 19t century, several truss designs were employed on Ohio's timber truss bridges. A truss is the arrangement of timber beams and braces, usually triangular in layout, that forms a rigid framework to support its own weight plus the load of the exterior boards and the weight of the travelers.

The most common of these designs used in Ohio was the multiple kingpost truss, also known as the Buckingham truss, so named after Catherinus Buckingham, a bridge builder and Adjutant General of Ohio. The multiple kingpost consisted of a series of vertical posts and braces and was became known as a Buckingham in honor of its builder. abandoned, two have been moved to parks, and another, "The Shortest Covered Bridge in the U.S." (National Register, 1975) was moved to Elkton by the Elkton Historical Society. The bridge under consideration, known as Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge, was built towards the end of 1875. It was an important part of a small Salem Twp. built by J. C.Mountz. Order in full for $441." On December 6, 1875 a contract for $30 to paint the bridge was let to George W.

Akin, and by February 1876 the bridge was completed (Commissioner's Journal, immediate post-Civil War period. Born in 1839, he enjoyed a dual career as a farmer and for 47 years as a Significance 1875-1876). Page Covered Bridge is also significant under Criterion C as a representative work of Jeremiah C. Mountz, among Jeremiah C. Mountz appears to have garnered most of Columbiana County's covered bridge work during the Section number Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge Covered Bridges, pp. 167;188). Columbiana County holds the distinction of once having the most covered developed for longer spans. Buckingham's Y Bridge at Zanesville (1832) was so widely admired that the truss bridges in the state-an estimated 150 spans.The Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge is one of five covered early1800s.Journal entries for1875 and 1876 state"June 2,let the building of a covered bridge in Salem Twp.

to J. C.Mountz @ $441."A subsequent entry stated,"Nov.15 Examined covered bridge at Teegarden's Mill in Of the five remaining covered bridges in Columbiana County none are currently open to traffic. One is community that grew up around this site known as Teegarden Station, founded by Prussian immigrants in the carpenter, building covered bridges and assisting in the construction of the North Georgetown Lutheran Church. United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Township, Columbiana County (History Columbiana County, pp. 494-495). Near the bridge site at different periods in time was a sawmill, a gristmill, a post office, and just to the south their original site in Columbiana County.

It is the last covered bridge over the Middle Fork of the Little Beaver Creek and is an important part of local 19th century history displaying the craftsmanship and creativity of the people in Columbiana County's past. Page Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge National Park Service Section number Columbiana County, Ohio were coal and iron mines. All but the foundations of the former have been erased with time.The covered bridge For many years Mountz and his wife, Catherine Hocker Mountz operated the Pine Tar Farm in Butler was also located close to a line of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. The bridge is one of only two that remain on United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Columbiana County Commissioners Journal, 1868-1876. McCord, William B. History of Columbiana County, Ohio.

Biographical Publishing Company, 1905. Shaffer, Dale E. Salem As It Was, A Collection of Historical Articles and Photographs, 1989. Wood, Miriam The Covered Bridges of Ohio, 1993. Church Hill Road Covered Bridge. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. November, 1974. Bibliography Page Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge Section number Columbiana County, Ohio United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Verbal Boundary Description: The geographical boundary of the Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge would be one foot beyond the perimeter of the bridge structure including abutments. The structure is located on Eagleton Road, T-76 1.It is 2700 feet south and 1700 feet west of the north east corner of section 32, Salem Township, Township 15 North, Range West.

Said location also has UTM Reference of 17 168524 1480330 and is shown on the attached copy of the Lisbon, Ohio USGS Quadrangle map. Boundary Justification The justification for the boundary of the Centennial Covered Bridge is to include the timber structural elements of the bridge as well as the cut stone abutments. The boundaries include the historic Page Geographical Data Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge extent of the bridge structure.

Columbiana County, Ohio Section number United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge All photographs were taken by Tom Hutson, Bridge Inspector for Columbiana County Engineers View of bridge site, looking north east View of bridge site, looking west View into and through the bridge to the south Page Section number Photograph # 1 National Park Service Columbiana County, Ohio Office in June 1999.All negatives are on file in the Columbiana County Engineers Office.

Note: (ll) Photographs UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NAME : DATE OF 16TH DAY: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: COMMENT WAIVER: N ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : TELEPHONE DATE RETURN DISCIPLINE REJECT 8/24/00 8/10/00 7/10/00 MULTIPLE REVIEWER RECOM./CRITERIA EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET OTHER: DATE RECEIVED: National Register Entered in the DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N DATE OF 45TH DAY: APPEAL: N PROPERTY SAMPLE: REQUEST: Teegarden--Centennial Covered Bridge REASONS FOR REVIEW: LESS THAN 5O YEARS: VACCEPT BRIDCE GRPHLLIPS BRIDGE OHIO-COLUMBIANA CO. 17 514580 UNITED STATES LISBON QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Covered Bridgc UIM REFERENCE! 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ELEVATION END VIEW COL. CH.