Nomination for Bright, John, Covered Bridge

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

6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) MAY 2 8 1975 NAME AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER - (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC M- Unrestricted - Preservation work X Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Lancaster FEB281975 045 039 LOCATION Religious Site Military Government District Both Commercial CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE Fairfield REGISTER Private Entertainment Educational STATUS OWNERSHIP Agricultural Unoccupied Museum Federal Private Residence Structure Yes: DATA SHEET Public CODE COMMON: Building Being Considered Scientific Park Fairfield County COUNTY: Clarence E.

Miller Industrial 2 miles southwest of Baltimore NATIONAL' Court House Public Acquisition: Object ENTRY DATE OWNER OF PROPERTY CITY OR TOWN: In Process Ohio PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: 1975 ENTRY NUMBER John Bright Covered Bridge Ohid DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed L Unaltered L Moved 4 Original Site 1s laid on the diagonal, and the upper is laid lengthwise. CONDITION FEB281975 truss. Ruins NATIONAL REGISTER RECEIVED The portals are straight and extend out beyond the truss giv- able covered bridge truss expert to describe, therefore,a foundations of this bridge and have concrete reinforcements lower chord and the double floor rests directly on these floor bridge in good condition. roof, stone abutments and straight portals.

in Liberty Township section 29-32,two and one-half miles cut back sharply about 2 from the ground.The roof beams The truss consists of the usual two wooden end posts that are (Check One) The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden and wkousht-iRow of the bridge is 74',the overall width is l7'5 with a 13'4w X Good usual covered bridge has typical high-boarded siding, a metal concrete reinforcements. Steel, rods extend from the top of DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Excellent These portals are detailed sketch of this truss is included. Fair paint on both sides and portals.The sides and portals are finished with battens. The John Bright Covered Bridge was unpainted for many years, ing it some protection from the weather. the wooden arch on each side of the verticals and extend down beams.x This truss is difficult for even the most knowledge- but recently it has received a coat of a rather bright red southwest of Baltimore in Fairfieid County, Ohio.This un- This is known as the John Bright Bridge and it has a very un- The stone abutments are the original

Statement of significance

the suspension bridges they built, or if they were ever FEB281975 Commerce Communications Architecture Conservation Theater Military Industry Literature Music Sculpture itarian Religion/Phi Education patented. RECEIVED John Bright Covered Bridge is an extremely attractive and Social/Human- losophy REGISTER The John Bright Covered Bridge is an outstanding example of Invention The John Bright Bridges take their name from the Bright of preservation. 19th century engineering skills.It was built in l88l by covered bridge as John Bright Bridge #2.Unfortunately, we NATIONAL' bridge is usually referred to as John Bright #l and the Landscape Agriculture Aug Borneman and Sons for a cost of $993.75.Mr. Borneman, Aboriginal Political SPECIFIC DATE(s) (If Applicable and Known) 1881 PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Art inverted arch suspension bridge just around the corner

of the land around both the covered and steel bridges. The at this time, or very soon thereafter, was owner of the Hock- know very little today about the Hocking Valley Bridge Works, ing Valley Bridge Works. Family who were early settlers in this area and owmed much This company built the unusual steel ion AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Science 8S

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Philadelphia, 1875, pages 84 and 89. Wiseman, C. M. Lo, 10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE LENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES N39 ° W 82 40 than one FORM PREPARED BY 3155 Whitehead Road 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 level of significance of this nomination is: Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation MAY 1 4 1975 * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 43204 039 Local DATE 328.

Degrees LATITUDE LONGITUDE Name ORGANIZATION ATTEST: CODE CORNER STATE Columbus NATIONAL Ohio COUNTY Title RECEIVED Degrees Minutes Seconds FEB281975 REGISTER NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Ohio Covered Bridge Committee Miriam Wood Record Books of the Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association, NAME AND TITLE: National Register. STREET AND NUMBER: Volume #2, Fairfield County. CITY OR TOWN: T2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Heer Printing Company, 190l, pages 327 and Greene Press, 1970, pages 48 and 49. Combination Atlas Hap of Fairfleld County, L. H. Everts, forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: LeSS 974 Keeperof The ational Register NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL Detail oF 9 21-724 COUNTY DATE Fairfield STATE John Bright Covered Bridge (Continuation Sheet) (Number all entries) Form 10-300a Ohio is not to scale. RooF panel REGISTER and floor panel 6"x10" 1"x3" Photos ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN REVIEW SEP 2 0 1978 National Register Write-up Re-submit . OTHER KEEPER TECHNICAL Entered ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Maps Send-back HISTORIAN Property Federal Register Entry 11-7-78 State BRANCH CHIEF Working Number 4.12. 28. 29 1l accept Tairfield Inventory x 8.7.78 HAEReue IN T:2106- 74 Ohio United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 3.

3.75 MAY 1 4 1975 OTHER Entered KEEPER Maps Re-submit CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back HAER Photos HISTORIAN Review Federal Register Entry TECHNICAL Cole BRANCH CHIEF 3-4-75 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 4.1115 LEBOVICA IN T :2106 - 74 Working Number 2.28. 25.3/5 Accept United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 Form No. 10-301a MAY 2 8 1975 NAME LOCA TION FEB2 8 1975 Jeffrey T. Darbee December, 1974 Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 045 039 DATE Fairfield COUNTY RECEIVED Ohio CODE NATIONAL STATE PHOTO REFERENCE West portal and south side, view looking northeast.

Township Road 263 REGISTER PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND/OR HISTORIC: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER STREET AND NUMBER: IDENTIFICATION PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PHOTO CREDIT: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE OF PHOTO: 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211 John Bright Covered Bridge 2-1/2 miles southwest of Baltimore Form No. 10-301a MAY 2 8 LOCA TION PHOTO CREDIT: Jeffrey T. Darbee NEGATIVE FILED AT: Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. 039 FEB281975 DATE COUNTY Fairfield NATIONAL NAME STATE Ohio CODE RECEIVED REGISTER PHOTO REFERENCE Township Road 263 IDENTIFICATION COMMON: West portal and south side, looking northeast from adjacent cornfield.

PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER AND/OR HISTORIC: 2-1/2 miles southwest of Baltimore NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY STREET AND NUMBER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 045 (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR John Bright Covered Bridge CITY OR TOWN: (7/72) PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211 Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAY 2 8 1975 LOCA TION FEB2 8 1975 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211 View looking west at east portal, showing north side truss. 039 045 DATE Fairfield COUNTY STATE CODE NAME RECEIVED Township Road 263 Ohio IDENTIFICATION December, PHOTO REFERENCE COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: John Bright Covered Bridge Jeffrey T.

Darbee NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) 2-l/2 miles southwest of Baltimore FOR NPS USE ONLY (7/72) PROPERTY OF THE NATIOKAL REGISTER CITY OR TOWN: DATE OF PHOTO: STREET AND NUMBER: NEGATIVE FILED AT: Historic Preservation Office, Ohio Historical Society DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Fairfield NATIONAL REGISTER #383 Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMMON: John Bright Covered Bridge STREET AND NUM BER: 2} miles southwest of Baltimore U.S.G.S. Carroll Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

039 045 LOCATION COUNTY Fairfield STATE REGISTER MAP REFERENCE REQUIREMENTS Township road 263 Ohio CODE PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES SOURCE: RECEIVED DATE: AND/OR HISTORIC: CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) NAME SCALE: 1:24000 * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-148/1441 3-1 1973ATE FEB2S1975 CARROLL, OHIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CARROLL QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES OHIO-FAIRFIELD CO. - RECEIVED Bloom Center vicinity Lagonda Club Building D.S. Rose Hound Brown, Charles, Gothia Cottage Wayne County Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mott/row Hon. Clarence E. Miller Hon, James V. Stanton Location 5/28/75 Name STATE Logan County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Clark County Also Notified Date Entered Huzon County Cuyahoga County Butlez County Springfiela Hon.Clarence J.

Brown North Bloomfield Bohomlan National Hall BcColly Covered Bzidge Hon. John M. Ashbzook CLavaland Fhoonix Mills MAY 2 8 1875 Mazshallville vicinity Hon. John H, Clenn, JE. Hon. Tennyaon Guyer Hon. J. William Stanton Fairfield County : Steuben vicinity, Greenfleld Hon. Thomas N. Kindness Baltinore vicinity Regional Director Township The Ohio Historical Society Tzmbull County ~ NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET 2 OTHER NAMES: 5) LOCATION street & number city / town GNPS REGION: 2.5 mi.

SW of Baltimore over Poplar Creek 12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL I CONDITION O deteriorated 17) features: Dexcellent Ounaltered Omoved 9O NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed Oreconstrueted > O UNKNOWN-6 Ounknown EO NOT APPLICABLE -7 - No Access @) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 CLAIMS: explain - LAW - 16 C RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY-historic - 1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - EXPLORATION - 12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANMING-31 "oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH- 27 C MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY - 13 - MUSIC - 19 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 @)funetions 2dates of initial construction: major alterations : ©landseape architect / garden designer: S interior decorator: EVENTS : IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE 045 Midwest Baltimore ASSOCIATION Fairfield ENTERTAINMENT historic events: 5-28-75 INSTITUTIONAL: CURRENTLY: artist: reviewers initials ZSTATE LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR: 1881 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: if state who prepared form?

Dexcavated county code: NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP Bright, John, Covered Bridge NAME as it appears on federal register: vicinity of 6architectural style(s): NAMES give role & date of entry: DENGINEERING SAVED? YES Ofair II)CONGRESS. DISTRICT @original site - SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-DSUBSTANTIALLY INTACT ES -Unrestricted - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 master builder: Sbullder/contractor: CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMERCE-6 - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) ETHNIC GROUP PERSONAL: YES-Restricted BACCESS PRIVATE ORGANIZATION IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?yes DaItered