Nomination for Parks Covered Bridge

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

6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) SEP 1 0 1974 Parks Covered Bridge AND/ OR HISTORIC: : Structure - In Process - Preservation work X] Transportation - Comments Commercial - Scientific : ÖWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: MAR 2 1 1974 039 Religious Site 127 NATIONAL LOCATION NAME CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE REGISTER Yes: DATE Government CLASSIFICATION Private Residence CODE STATE Restricted Agricultural Being Considered OWNERSHIP Unoccupied Private Educational District STATUS Both Entertainment Museum COMMON: COUNTY: Park Court House Public Public Acquisition: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Perry STREET AND NUMBER: Industrial New Loxington NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Perry County County road 33 TO THE PUBLIC Military (Check One) Clarence E.

Miller OWNER OF PROPERTY Ohio Object Somerset FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE OF SURVEY: Other(Specify) CITY OR TOWN: ENTRY DATE Building ENTRY NUMBER DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed X Unaltered - Moved Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

boarded almost to the eaves, the roof is metal and the abutments are x 8's; the bottom chorda are 2-6% x 12's spaced 32" apart with a steel length of the bridge is 66' 4" with a clear span of 55' 6"; the overall The flooring is laid crosswise. The siding is painted an MAR 2 1 1974 CONDITION NATIONAL siding and portals are finished with battens.The Parks Bridge is The structure under consideration is a one span wooden truss covered attractive red and the portals are white with some blue trim.Both of a neighborhood carpenter-bridge-builder. The truss of this bridge is a 5 panel multiple kingpost.The kingpost post. The diagonals are in compression and the center post or kingpost, Ohio, spanning a branch of Jonathon Creek.

The siding is vertical, bridge on county road 33 in Hopowell Township section 27,Perry County, a fine example of the multiple kingpost truss and the building skills REGISTER barn and mill buiidings.In the Parks Bridge, the top chords are 2-8 6x 8's; the second kingposts are 7 x 8's; the middle panel diagonals (Check One) device added at a later date.The height of the trusses is l4';the end posts are 8 x 8's;the end diagonals are 8 x 8's which taper top are8x8g tapering to 6x8'sand the center kingpost is12x8 at 1s the earliest formel bridge truss, the basic triangle with a center are obviously not a part of the original design, but a strengthening and bottom to 6 x 8's; the second diagonals are I 8's tapering to RECEIVED native sandstone laid with mortar.

tant carpenter to build as these simple trusses were commonly used in This bridge has a pronounced camber giving it a very graceful appear- tho bottom tapering to 9x8at the center and 7x8at the top.The width is15' and tho roadway is 12' 6". The clearance isll' 2". L 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Historic Religion/Phi. ( Industry - - Science - Literature - Military * Transportation STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

comes from the family that owned the land nearby when the bridge MAR 2 1 1974 1882 Communications losophy Commerce Conservation NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Theater Aboriginal Engineering REGISTER Landscape Agriculture Architecture Education itarian Music Political Pre-Columbian Social/Human- and bottom chords showing outstanding craftsmanship on the part of aspect of this well-cared for covered bridge. Invention RECEIVED and white portals with their blue trim also add to the pleasing truss so common in early Ohio wooden bridge-building.It is un- This old covered span is known as the Parks Bridge.The name Parks Sculpture name of Dean in Hopewell Township.Mr..Dean is not listed as a those skilled farmer-carpenters in which Ohio abounded in the l9th was built.The builder is said to have been a man named Dean, who The building date is 1882.

to the Perry County Atlas of 1875,there were landowners by the Other (Specify) PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) , the builder. The Parks Bridge is quite attractive with the pro- Art The Parks Bridge is a very good example of the multiple kingpost built at least two other Perry County covered bridges.According century.The native sandstone abutments were cut by Hugh Davis. usual in that the trusses are tapered and cleverly joined to the top bridge-builder in this atlas, so we can assume that he was one of AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 1957, p- 7 & 8. Press, 1970, p. 46. 1954, p. 96 & 97. Perry Gounty Atlas, 1875, Titus, Simmons, and Titus. Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association Record Books, Volum 6, Perry County LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES N 39° 51 W 82 MAR 2 1 1974 January 11, 1974 3155 Whitehead Road CITY OR TOWN: STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICAIION 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 Nationa 1 Register.

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 GP O 931-894 039 Local Seconds LONGITUDE Name LATITUDE DATE ORGANIZATION STATE Degrees CORNER Title COUNTY REGISTER ATTEST: NATIONAL Columbus Degrees Minutes Seconds CODE RECEIVED Miriam Wood Sloane, Eric, "American Barns and Covered Bridges", Wilfred Funk, Inc., less than one Ohio Covered Bridge Committee NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION GEOGRAPHICAL DATA FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: ILIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 390550 Minutes 4411930 STATE Ohio 3, 21.74.453 PHOTOS 2 - KEEPER Send-back _ Re-submit _ SEP 1 0 1974 INT: 1538-73 Entered ARCHEOLOGIST National Register Write-up MAPS WORKING NUMBER TECH REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF Federal Register entry REVIEW UNIT CHIEF HISTORIAN CONTROL REVIEW ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Perry 3.27.

OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Parks Covered Bridge, Chalfunts Vicinity, Perry County, Ohio. Parks/South Bridge built 1883 by William A. Dean for $7.85 per lineal foot. Stonework by J.T. Tracey for $3.70 per perch. Wood, Historian, Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association, August 1986. Inventory-Nomination Form Page Continuation sheet Item number Information from research in county commissioners journal provided by Miriam National Register of Historic Places National Park Service United States Department of the Interior SEP - 4 1986 NPS Form 10-600-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp.

10-31-84 National Park Service Perry County, OHIO Nomination/Type of Review ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Attest Keeper Date/Signature received Name State Inventory-Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places Page Continuation sheet date entered Item number United States Department of the Interior Parks Covered Bridge (3-82) For NPS use only NPS Form 10-900-a 9/4/86 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("'R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Date Due: - nomination by person or local government Federal Agency: _ -appeal J sample Jrequest -see continuation sheet _ technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys 7.

Description -unaltered -original site J excellent - moved summary paragraph yes Category Status deteriorated completeness dates alterations/integrity Condition Ownership REJECT unexposed Action: RETURN Perry County clarity Accessible resubmission boundary selection Public Acquisition Working No. owner objection Nomination returned for: Reviewer's comments: Present Use Parks Covered Bridge NR decision Substantive Review Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance Check one Has this property been determined eligible? Recom./Criteria SEP/41986 Fed. Reg. Date: 2/278 ruins fair SEP Discipline_ 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Jrelating significance to the resource Jjustification of exception - other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10.

Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: State Historic Preservation Officer signature Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to - Phone: GPO 918-450 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Date Builder/Architect completeness context Signed Period state title applicable criteria UTM References Maps Specific dates Photographs clarity _national summary paragraph local relationship of integrity to significance Quadrangle name justification of areas checked FORM 10-301 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME AND/OR HISTORIC INUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE October 5, 1973 4.

IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. GPO 932-009 Perry TOWN DATE Miriam Wood COUNTY STATE Parks Covered Bridge PHOTO CREDIT COMMON county road 33 (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Ohio NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1 southeast of Chalfont PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (6/72) 3155 Whitehead Road STREET AND NUMBER NEGATIVE FILED AT East portal, south side of bridge looking northwest. NATIONA UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FORM 10-301 A 1. NAME NUMERIC CODE (Assigned by NPS) SEP 1 0 1974 2. LOCATION 3. PHOTO REFERENCE October 5, 1973 4. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. MAR 2 1 1974 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 932-009 DATE Miriam Wood TOWN COMMON NATIONA REGIST Ohio STATE COUNTY county road 33 Parks Covered Bridge PHOTO CREDIT East portal of the bridge looking west.

1 southeast of Chalfont AND/OR HISTORIC 3155 Whitehead Road PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM STREET AND NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NEGATIVE FILED AT (6/72) (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Perry Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: 1f miles southeast of Chalfont 1: 24000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS MAR 2 1 1974 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 127 REQUIREMENTS 1961 039 DATE COUNTY NAME STATE NATIONAL REGISTER CODE Perry county road 33 LOCATION Ohio SCALE: SOURCE: ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES MAP REFERENCE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) PROPERTY MAP FORM CITY OR TOWN: Somerset Quadrangal * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-1 COMMON: Parks Covered Bridge SOMERSET, OHIO SOMERSET QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Regional Director, Midwest Region PR MMOTT: p1 9/12/74 STATE Name Date Entered County Director Stonelick Covered Bridge Salt Creek Covered Bridge Parks Covered Bridge Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGIS Somerset Martinsville Road Covered Bridge Parry County Lockville Canal Locks State Bictcric Preservation Officer SEP 101374 Fairfi . d County Hon, Clarence E. Miller Perint ation Interstacc 07l at 17th Avenue Ghailont vicinity The Ohio Fistorical Society 2le vicinity Ohio Historic Preservation Office 1985 Velma Avenue Columbus. Ohio 43211 August 28, 1986 SINCE 1885 P.O.

Box 37127 the assistance of Miriam Wood, the original form preparer, who has W. Ray Luce WRL/DAS: dwm 614/466-1500 Enclosures SOCIETY HISTORICAL recently conducted new research on these structures. State Historic Preservation Officer Enclosed are updates on twelve covered bridges currently listed National Register of Historic Places Sincer Department of the Interior Please add these continuation sheets to the appropriate files, Carol Shull Dear Ms. Shull: Washington D.C. 20013-7127 OHIO