Decorative drawing: a timber truss bridge spanning a river on stone piers, side elevation. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Kirker Covered Bridge

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,657 words across 11 pages, filed in 1975. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 75001309, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev.
6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) ACT 2 9 1975 AND/ OR HISTORIC: (Check One) - Building - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments - Other (Specify) LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: - CRECEIVED DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: AUG 19 1975 NATIONAL 039 HAER Court House Site STATE ACCESSIBLE Religious NAME Both CLASSIFICATION District Adams OWNERSHIP DATE REGISTER LOCATION CATEGORY Government Restricted Commercial Transportation West Union Agricultural Private Structure Federal Being Considered Entertainment Unoccupied STATUS Public CODE Park Educational Military Yes: Private Residence COUNTY: Museum Scientific Historic Site Kirker Covered Bridge Industrial STREET AND NUMBER: Public Acquisition: Adams County COMMON: Ohio William H.
Harsha NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CITY OR TOWN: OWNER OF PROPERTY Just off SR 136 OWNER'S NAME: DATA SHEET In Process TO THE PUBLIC Object 001 ENTRY NUMBER 7. DESCRIPTION Good- Fair - Deteriorated - Ruins - Unexposed - Unaltered X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

of SR 136 in Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio. This bridge nas a sheet metal roof, high-boarded, vertical siding, pro- extended through the bridge, probably to protect the trusses. and 1s being preserved as an historic site, open to pedestrian CONDITION Excellent Moved the diagonal members in compression and the center or kingpost, The siding and portals are painted white. The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss truss timbers are of untreated oak and the siding is yellow the development of many more sophisticated truss plans.It is The floor of the bridge I-beams.The steel guardrail on the approach to the bridge was traffic only. upper and lower chords which are in 3 sections.All of these The Kirker Bridge is a 6 panel multiple kingpost truss.
The The overall length of the Kirker Bridge is 64'3" and the clear the overall width is19'9".The vertical clearance is l2' and (Check One) ker Bridge 1s built on a skew, that is, diagonally across the span 1s 56'6". is of treated pine, laid lengthwise. original cut stone with concrete reinforcements at the bridge jected portals and cut stone abutments. The floor beams were replaced with steel stream. All truss timbers in this bridge are double except the the lower chords. covered bridge spanning the east fork of Eagle Creek just east Fair The roadway width of the bridge isl5'7"and PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Pre-Columbian| X] 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF

Statement of significance

AUG 1 9 1975 Commerce Conservation losophy Architecture Communications Aboriginal RECEIVED Transportation SIGNIFICANCE Religion/Phi NATIONAL REGISTER Historical Engineering Education Music Literature Landscape Industry Theater the former governor is buried. The Kirker Bridge is one of Sculpture Urban Planning Social/Human- nated separately to the National Register of Historic Places. Political Agriculture and is indeed an important part of the historic significance only two such spans left in Adams County and has been recently retired from the state highway system.A new bridge was built The exact building date of the Kirker Covered Bridge is un- The Kirker Covered Bridge takes its name from Governor Thomas has now reverted back to county ownership. This old roofed elosed to all but pedestrian traffic.It will be maintained Military as an historic site by Adams County.
just to the west of the old covered structure to carry SR 136 nor Kirker was a native of Ireland who came to this country over the east fork of Eagle Creek and the old bridge has been became a part of the state highway system in the l930's and Invention of this region. ship, Adams County, in l794 and is considered to have been the Kirker who served as governor of Ohio from 1807-l8o8. Gover- in 1779. He came to this area that later became Liberty Town- Art itarian The Kirker Home is a span has served this area well for over a century at least short distance south of the covered bridge and has been nomi- first permanent settler in the area!

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 1880, pages 23 & 25. Printing Company, 1969, page 12. Sheet on Kirker Bridge, 12/4/51. Volume 1, Adams Cou nty.
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES W 83° UTM 17 273840 4295830 APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: ILTST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES CODE COUNTY AUG 1 9 1975 FORM PREPARED BY Miriam F- Wood STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 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 National [ Local O * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 LONGITUDE LATITUDE Name DATE Title ATTEST: ORGANIZATION CORNER CODE STATE REGISTER Columbus RECEIVED Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association, Inc. Record Books, Less than one acre. Caldwell's Atlas and Historical Sketch of Adams County, Ohio, 3155 Whitehead Road CITY OR TOWN: NAME AND TITLE: level of significance of this nomination is: STREET AND NUMBER: Mug.1,1975 Ohio Covered Bridge Committee Nationa 1 Register. forth by the National Park Service.
The recommended Degrees Seconds Minutes Ketcham, Bryan E.,Covered Bridges on the Byways of Ohio,Oxford 12-8-76 State Ohio Photos 2 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN OCT 2 3 1975 National Register Write-up KEEPER OTHER ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNICAL HAER Send-back Maps Re-submit Review Adams HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 2-3-76 Working Number8. 19. 75. 151 9 INT:21 OOBRANCH CHIEF Inventory 3BA 9/4 Entered CONTROL 10:17.75 Adams County, Ohio NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER North Portal, west side,Loo Ring Southeast Southportal, west side, Loo king northeast 3/25 NPS Number ClooX PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND/OR HISTORIC: DATE OF PHOTO: March 25, 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT: 3155 Whitehead Road Columbus, oh1o 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.
South portal, west side, looking northeast 039 NAME DATE 001 REGISTER Adams NATIONAL COUNTY RECEIVED STATE PHOTO REFERENCE CODE IDENTIFICATION PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CITY OR TOWN: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) 5 miles southwest of West Union UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Ohio FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: just off SR 136 (7/72) OCT 2 8 1975 COMMON: Kirker Covered Bridge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: AUG191975 Miriam Wood PHOTO CREDIT: 876.167 Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with map) CT 2 9 1975 STREET AND NUM BER: SCALE: 1:24000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS AUG 1 9 1975 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING O 039 1973-729-148/1441 001 NAME RECEIVED REQUIREMENTS COUNTY DATE Kirker Covered Bridge CODE STATE Adams LOCATION MAP REFERENCE ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COMMON: AND/OR HISTORIC: SOURCE: 5 miles outhwest of West Union PROPERTY MAP FORM U.S.G.S.
West Union, Ohio Quadrangle Ohio CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY just east of SR 136 1961 WEST UNION QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AUG 19 1975 UTM 17 273840 4295830 NATIONAL UNITED STATES WEST UNION, OHIO RECEIVED STATE OF OHIO OCT 2 9 1975 Columbus, Ohio 43211 PR MMOTT: p1 11.13.75 INT: 2950-75 Location STATE Name Kirker Covered Bridge Cuyahoga County West Union Regional Director, Midwest Region Date Entered Gaskins-Malany House Clermont County State Historic Preservation Officer Berea ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Lyceum Village Square and German Wallace College Adams County Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Locust Corner vicinity Also Notified Hon.James v. Stanton De. Thomas H. Smith 3 date of entry: / Kirker Covered Bridge 5) LOCATION street & number vicinity of V SW of Union off SR 136 V West Union 8 ADMINISTRATOR: ONO 1)CONGRESS.
DISTRICT 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION D FEDERAL if state who prepared form? 3 WITHIN NATICNAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? 1S ACREAGE -YES NAME 1 CONDITION - deteriorated 17 features: Oruins Omoved ÇO NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed - Unknown Ounexcavated EM NOT APPLICABLE -7 - No Access (19 ADAPTIVE USE IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?
Dyes Lino 2 AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : DENGINEERING - 11 -RECREATION -28 CLAIMS: explain - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 DARCHEOLOGY - historic- 1 - COMMUNICATIONS-1 - LITERATURE - 17 C SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' D D AGRICULTURE -3 C CONSERVATION -8 C HEALTH-27 C MILITARY - 18 C ARCHITECTURE-4 C ECONOMICS-9 C INDUSTRY-13 C MUSIC- 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D CART-5 - EDUCATION-10 CO INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY -20 - TRANSPORTATION-25 3 funetions *dates of initial construction: major alterations: /950 2 architectural style(s): 3 landscape architect / garden designer: S interior decorator: @ artist: Sartisan: EVENTS : A IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSES Midwest county ASSOCIATION STATE Adams PERSONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 SETTLEMENT-29 historic events: NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET CURRENTLY: WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 INSTITUTIONAL: 3NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP V10-29-75 reviewers initials SAVED?YES Jaltered DNAME as it appears on federal register: Dexcellent 2OTHER NAMES: Doriginal site THIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT?
"first' GNPS REGION: 001 coursed 4 county code: Oreconstructed - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.* 21 -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 -EXPLORATION - 12 hestoric site S master builder: @builder/contractor: _date - Late 18603 Sengineer: ETHNIC GROUP LOCAL PRIVATE ORGANIZATION COMMERCE-6