Nomination for Martinsville Road Covered Bridge

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LX State (Rev.

6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) SEP 1 0 1974 AND/OR HISTORIC: (Check One) - Structure In Process - Preservation work E Transportation A E Comments Commercial APR 2 3 1974- OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: October 1970 - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: NAME 039 Government Religious Wilmington CLASSIFICATION County LOCATION DATE ACCESSIBLE District Military Site CATEGORY Agricultural Restricted Educational REGISTER Private OWNERSHIP STATUS Both Entertainment Building Museum Scientific CODE Columbus Yes: Unoccupied Private Residence Public Being Considered Park COMMON: Industrial Ohio Court House Public Acquisition: OWNER OF PROPERTY ENTRY DATE 1982 Velma Avenue Survey of Historical Features of Southwestern Ohio STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES TO THE PUBLIC CITY OR TOWN: Clinton Object CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: #6 PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) 027 Martinsville Road Covered Bridge Federal Clinton County The Ohio Historical Society ENTRY NUMBER William H.

Harsha DESCRIPTION Excellent Good - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered west of Martinsville, in Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio. The siding is vertical, the roof is metal, the portals are 78- long overall with a68' 7" clear span. It is 15'3" wide panel, adding strength to the trusses. APR 2 3 1974 CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTER the diagonals become the compression members and the kingpost The Mar- The structure under consideration is a one span wooden truss east abutment was completely rebuilt of concrete. The Martinsville Road Covered Bridge is an outstanding ex- Fair straight and the abutments were originally stone.The east The Martinsville Road Covered Bridge is in excellent condition abutment is now concrete and the west is faced with concrete.

It is painted a pleasing dark red with white trim on the por- a triangle and with the addition of the center of king post covered bridge spanning the east fork of Todd's Fork one mile floor is 2"wooden planks laid crosswise with raised runners (Check One) Et Good tinsville Road Bridge is a 7 panel multiple kingpost. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

earliest wooden bridge trusses and the multiple kingpost was This basic triangular kingpost truss Original Site ample of the multiple kingpost.The kingpost was one of the was extremely popular with ohio bridge builders. is the tension member. /system and steel gussets were added to the apex of each truss PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 15th Century - Urban Planning Other (Specify) STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

from county records. In 1872, Zimri Wall, his brother Jona- dents of the county. It is an attractive, well-built bridge APR 2 3 1974 Communications Conservation Commerce losophy Aboriginal Architecture Engineering Transportation SIGNIFICANCE Theater REGISTER NATIONAL Literature Prehistoric Landscape Music Science itarian Agriculture Industry Social/Human- Invention multiple kingpost truss type of construction so popular in Political Education The Martinsville Road Bridge is an excellent example of the for years to come. still carrying daily traffic and should be capable of serving Martinsville Road Bridge to be their oldest bridge still in The Martinsville Road Covered Bridge takes its name from the last such structure wholly within Clinton County.

Military Sculpture Religion/Phi- RECEIVED SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) 1871 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Art other information on the building of this bridge are missing the nation's oldest bridge-building companies still in busi- existance today.In addition, this covered bridge is the early Ohio.This bridge is a source of pride to the resi- in l87l by Zimri Wall.It is unfortunate that the costs and Wilmington, ohio, 1972, pages 6-9. 1, Clinton County. DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PKOPERTY W8 3° 50- 05 - APR 2 3 1974

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

FORM PREPARED BY March 22, 1974 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law NATIONAL REGISTER 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set GP O 931-894 Seconds Degrees LONGITUDE LATITUDE Local Name Minutes COUNTY ORGANIZATION DATE Title ATTEST: CODE STATE CORNER Columbus REGISTER National less than one Ohio Covered Bridge Committee Degrees Minutes Seconds MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 3155 Whitehead Road 039 Miriam F.

Wood Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation in the National Register and certify that it has been LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- STREET AND NUMBER: level of significance of this nomination is: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Keeper of The National Register CITY OR TOWN: NAME AND TITLE: OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES N39° Ohio Greene Press, 1970, pages 7 & 8.

APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association's Record Books, Volumn forth by the National Park Service.The recommended 4357000 "Covered Brodges of the North East", stephan Allen, Richard S., PHOTOS 3 CONTROL REVIEW HISTOR IAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN TO HAER Send-back _ SEP 10 1S74 INT: 1538-73 KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST Re-submit MAPS Federal Register entry Entered WORKING NUMBER BRANCH CHIEF REVIEW UNIT CHIEF TECH REVIEW 4.26. 9 -6-74 National Register Write-up JCT the write up, please indicate them below.

PRESENT CONDITION (altered, covered, ruins, deteriorated--archeological): SIGNIFICANCE (specify paragraph or line): SHEET COMMENTS: DESCRIPTION: NAME: LOCATION: WRITE-UP COMMENT STYLE OR CULTURE: (leave attached to nomination) If there are comments (negative or positive)which will affect SURVEY RECORDS form correct?): DATE AND INSTIGATOR (builder, architect, group, engineer, etc.): UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) NAME 2. LOCATION 1 mile west of Martinsville STREET AND NUMBER 3. PHOTO REFERENCE NEGATIVE FILED AT Datid H. Miars Columbus, Ohio 43204 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

West portal, north side of the bridge, looking southeast APR 2 3 1974 GPO 932-009 Bridge TOWN COMMON DATE COUNTY REGISTE Martinsville Road Covered STATE Ohio County road 14 PHOTO CREDIT January 1974 AND/OR HISTORIC PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM 3155 Whitehead Road Clinton NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (6/72) SEP ED+MoLE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) SEP 1 0 1974 LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE January 1974 Columbus, Ohio 43204 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

APR 2 3 1974 GPO 932-009 Bridge TOWN REGIST NATIONA COMMON DATE COUNTY STATE Clinton PHOTO CREDIT Ohio Martinsville Road Covered County Road 14 AND/OR HISTORIC East portal, south side of bridge looking northwest PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NEGATIVE FILED AT PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER STREET AND NUMBER 3155 Whitehead Road (Type all entries -attach to or en close with photograph) 1 mile west of Martinsville (6/72) David H. Miars RECEIVED #2 33 FORM 10-301 A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME AND/OR HISTORIC 2. LOCATION 1 mile west of Martinsville 3. PHOTO REFERENCE 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

APR 2 3 1974 GPO 932-009 Bridge TOWN DATE STATE COMMON COUNTY NATIONAL January 1974 Interior view of the truss from west portal Clinton county road 14 Martinsville Road Covered PHOTO CREDIT NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) (6/72) David H. Miars SEP REGISTER Ohio RECEIVED NEGATIVE FILED AT #373 Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY COMMON:Martinsville Road Covered Bridge STREET AND NUM BER: 1 mile west of Martinsville APR 2 3~1974 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. *U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729 148/1441 3-l NAME 027 039 LOCATION REQUIREMENTS DATE COUNTY REGISTER STATE NATIONAL CODE SOURCE: Clinton NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAP REFERENCE PROPERTY MAP FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: Ohio County road 14 (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) CITY OR TOWN: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS U.S.G.S. 7' Martinsville Quadrangal 1:24000 SCALE: MARTINSVILLE CHIC MARTINSVILLE QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF HICHWAYS 83° 50° 051 Bus Route ROAD CLASSIFICATION 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DODSON DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY State Route SEP 1 0 1974 Mr. Daniel R. Porter Bon. Clarence E.

Miller PR MMOTT: p1 9/12/74 STATE Location Stonelick Covered Bridge Fairfield County Name Also Notified Lockville vicinity Director ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Perry County Date Entered Perintow vicinity Lockville Canal Locks Norwich vicinity Muskingum County Chalfont vicinity Clinton County Salt Creek Covered Bridge Clermont County Martinsviile vicinity Interstate #7l at 17th Avenue Hartinsville Road Covered Bridge Parks Covered Bridge Regional Director, Midwest Region The Ohio Hietorical Society