Nomination for Chambers Road Covered Bridge

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - Delaware INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) NOV 2 I 1974 AND/ OR HISTORIC: Samuel L. Devine 3.

CLASSIFICATION In Process * Unrestricted , Object - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) X Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) - Scientific OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: SEP 3 0 1974 039 LOCATION STATE REGISTER Religious Commercial ACCESSIBLE NAME Government Site 041 OWNERSHIP Both Federal NATIONAL Agricultural CATEGORY CODE Educational Park Being Considered Entertainment Museum Yes: STATUS Military Private Residence District Delaware County Structure COUNTY: Building Unoccupied Chambers Road Covered Bridge Industrial COMMON: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Court House County road 63 Public Public Acquisition: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OWNER OF PROPERTY STREET AND NUMBER: TO THE PUBLIC ENTRY DATE (Check One) 1 miles northeast of olive Green Ohio CITY OR TOWN: DATE Private ENTRY-NUMBER DESCRIPTION - Unexposed - Unaltered Porter Township, Delaware County, Ohio.

The siding is vertical, high- by Horace Childs of Henniker, Wt. Mr. Childs was related to Col. Stephan from the top of one wooden vertical to the base of the next wooden vert1- steel channel, obviously a later addition. years ago and the west abutment is the original stone, in need of repairs. SEP 3 0 1974 CONDITION NATIONAL REGISTER Ruins The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss covered reinforced with steel and there is a steel I beam under the trusses on RECEIVED basically an improvement on the basic kingpost truss using iron diagonal stone laid with mortar. are here in Ohio in Delaware and Preble Counties.The Childs truss is section and vertical boards on the upper section.

rods for further strength.In a Chiids truss, an iron diagonal runs It is unpainted.The siding is missing in places and the metal roof is cal, passing through a hole in the wooden diagonal.The Chambers Bridge bridge using his own truss type.The only Childs trusses to be found agents in selling the Long truss.Mr. Childs was also a master carpen- layers, laid lengthwise and in need of repairs.The lower chords are ter.However, as far as can be debermined, Mr.Childs never built a The Chambers Bridge is built on the Childs truss plan patented in 1846 The lower chords are 2-7x12 dowelled together.The floor beams are (Check One) verticals are all 6"x7"and the wooden diagonals are all 4"x12". - Deteriorated - Moved 4 Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Excellent The outward appearance of this bridge has changed little over the years. bridge spanning Big Walnut Creek l miles northeast of olive Green in long overall;16' 6"wide overall with a 14'6"roadway.The wooden PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(s) (Il Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Prehistoric STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Evrett S. Sherman, who came here from New Hampshire. Mr. Sherman Later, Mr. Sherman Left Delaware County for Preble County, Ohio where 1874 Communications Commerce SIGNIFICANCE Architecture Conservation Engineering REGISTER Transportation losophy Military Agriculture Aboriginal Education Landscape Literature Theater Music itarian Industry Political Sculpture sponsibility for it. Religion/Phi- worked with other builders on several of the Delaware County covered Social/Human- roof, siding and abutments.The county is interested in preserving this Invention he built l5 Childs truss covered bridges. Other (Specify) bridges that we know of, but the Chambers Road Bridge seems to have Chilås truss.

While not in top condition at this time, the trusses NATIONAL Art The Chambers Road Covered Bridge is significant in that it is the last covered bridge in Delaware County and the first known example of the seem to be sturdy and in line, and all that is needed are repairs to been done on his own.This is the first known example of the Childs Press, 1970, p. 26. 1957, p. 41. River Valley Covered Bridge Society Bulletin, Vol. XX, #2, Fall 1973, p. 8. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES W 82° APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: SEP 3 0 1974

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FORM PREPARED BY March 23, 1974 T2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the 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 c-iteria and procedures set Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: Keeper of The National Register * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-1 039 Local Degrees DATE LATITUDE LONGITUDE STATE CORNER REGISTER ATTEST: COUNTY Name NATIONAL ORGANIZATION CODE MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Delaware County.

less than one GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Degrees Minutes Seconds 4466670 NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Record Books of the Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association, Inc.,Vol.2, Miriam F. Wood 3155 Whitehead Road Ohio Covered Bridge Committee STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: National Register. NAME AND TITLE: N 40 ° forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Wood, Miriam F., "The Covered Bridges of Delaware County, Ohio", Connecticut Seconds Minutes Title Ohio PHO TOS HISTOR IAN Send-back _ Re-submit _ NOV 2 1 1974 Entered KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST WORKING NUMBER MAPS 10.8 BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW Federal Register entry CONTROL REVIEW REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 9. 30.74.1561 2-4-25 Delaware National Register Write-up Form No. 10-301a COMMON: Chambers Road Covered Bridge LOCA TION DATE OF PHOTO: August, 19,74 SEP 3 0 1974 1982 Velma Ave.. Columbus, Ohio 43211 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

* US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - 1 039 NATIONAL COUNTY DATE Delaware CODE STATE County road 63 REGISTER ENTRY NUMBER 1974 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER STREET AND NUMBER: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: (7/72) West portal, north side of bridge looking southeast IDENTIFICATION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries- attach to or enclose with photograph) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY PHOTO REFERENCE 1 miles northeast of olive Green CITY OR TOWN: Ohio CHAMBSRS POAD COVERED BRIDGE NOV 2 1 PHOTO CREDIT: Jeffrey T. Darbee NAME 041 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a INOV 2 1 1974 SEP 3 0 1974 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

039 Delaware NAME LOCATION COUNTY STATE DATE CODE ENTRY NUMBER FOR NPS USE ONLY PHOTO REFERENCE Ohio County Road 63 IDENTIFICATION Ohio Historical Society STREET AND NUMBER: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CITY OR TOWN: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: 1 miles northeast of Olive Green (7/72) RIDGE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87 6-167 Chambers Road Covered Bridge View looking up at floor support members and south side REGISTER COMMON: August, Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Interior view of truss on south side of bridge, looking west.

039 COUNTY DATE CODE NAME NATIONAL STATE LOCATION REGISTER ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY COMMON: DELAWARE (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Chambers Road Covered Bridge PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IDENTIFICATION PHOTO REFERENCE AND/OR HISTORIC: (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: #383 NOV 2.1 SEP 3 0 1974 _1= miles northeast ef Olive Green PHOTO CREDIT: Jeffrey T. Darbee DATE OF PHOTO: August, 1974 Ohio Ohio Historical Society NEGATIVE FILED AT: BRIDGE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1. NAME AND/OR HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Aesigned by NPS) NOV 2 1 1974 2. LOCATION 3. MAP REFERENCE U.S.G.S. Olive Green Quad.

REQUIREMENTS: PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW SEP 3 0 1974 1961 Green Delaware DATE 1:24000 TOWN COMMON REGISTER STATE NATIONAL COUNTY SCALE SOURCE County road 63 PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 7.5 Series Form 10-301 Ohio STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (July 1968) Chambers Road Covered Bridge (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) 1 miles northeast of olive GPO932.010 RECEIVED UNITED STATES OLIVE CREEN QUADRANGLE .5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC SEP 3 0 1974 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OLIVE GREEN, OHIO STATE OHIO NOV 2 1 1974 Olive Green Hon. Howard M. Metzenbaum Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mr. Charles C. Pratt, Acting Director Hon. Samuel L. Devine Hon. Charles E.

Mosher Columbus, Ohio 43211 Regional Director, Midwest 12-9-74 Location Region Wellington MMott/cha Name Lorain County Date Entered Wellington Center Historic District State Historic Preservation Officer Chambers Road Covered Bridge ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Delaware County The Ohio Historical Society Also Notified Interstate #7l at 17th Avenue