Nomination for Huffman Covered Bridge

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Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) NAME MAR 4 1975 AND/ OR HISTORIC: Just south of SR 564 15 miles south of Middleburg.

Clarence E, Miller , (Check One)" TO THE PUBLIC * Unoccupied 4 Restricted - Preservation work - Comments * Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 31 1974 039 LOCATION Noble Court House Religious STATE Commercial 121 Government Transportation Military CLASSIFICATION ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY Museum Educational Agricultural CODE Entertainment Federal Site Park STATUS NATIONAL Both Huffman Covered Bridge REGISTER Being Considered OWNERSHIP Scientific Private Private Residence Industrial Public COMMON: Lower Salem Yes: Ernest J.

Huffman OWNER OF PROPERTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Structure REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS ENTRY DATE STREET AND NUMBER: DATA SHEET Public Acquisition: Ohio Building In Process FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: Object CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: #10 , for farming Rt. #1 ENTRY NUMBER MAR 4 DATE District RECEIVED still in use for PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) ctivitios DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed X] Unaltered - Moved X Original Site bridge spanning the Middle Fork of Duck Creek in Jefferson Township section 36, Noble County, Ohio. This bridge has vertical high- with a center post, called the kingpost. The kingpost is the tension Ohio's covered bridges. As far as we know, all of Noble County's The appearance of the Huftman Bridge is quite attractive. Mr.

Huffman DEC31 1974 CONDITION REGISTER RECEIVED Ruins The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss covered of the earliest known bridge trusses.It is in the form of a triangle boarded siding, a metal roof, stone abutments and projected portals. (Check One) much traffic. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Excellent the very popular multiple kingpost truss plan.The kingpost was one Fair keeps it painted a deep barn red with the metal roof painted green. Good The overall condition of the bridge is good as it has never carried panel multiple kingpost built of native white oak.It is 587" long, and ll'8" wide. PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian) .L 19th Century - Urban Planning Other (Specify) - Invention STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Barnesville, via Carlisle, Middleburg and Salem. The road later be- came SR 564 and in 1928 or 1929, it was relocated, by-passing the later became the property of Christian Huffman, an early settler in Tamilies owned much land in Jefferson Township and it was from this DEC31 1974 Conservation Transportation Commerce SIGNIFICANCE losophy Engineering Military Architecture pioneer Huffmans. Science REGISTER Theater itarian Communications Literature Music Agriculture Landscape NATIONAL Art Religion/Phi RECEIVED Industry Sculpture the only road in this township.It was the road from Marietta to Social/Human- Prehistoric Creek and used the rather steep hillsides for raising sheep.It is tion system.The Huffman Bridge is also one of the few covered Aboriginal pioneer Huffman Family that the covered bridge takes its name.

bridges remaining in Noble County out of over one hundred that once Education spanned its small streams. as a reminder of the days when Noble County was largely agricultural Political side overlooking the creek and it is the burial place of some of the same site that washed out in the l9i3 flood.For many years, this was v SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 1914 Today, most of this area of Noble County is being strip-mined and the Neptune owned the land where the covered bridge is located, and it 1914 said that an old Huffman Cemetary is located somewhere on the hill- this area who came here from Germany.Both the Neptune and Huffman The Huffman Bridge was built in l9l4 to replace another bridge on the The Huffmans farmed the fertile valley of the Middle Fork of Duck

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES History of Noble County, Ohio, I. H. Watkins and Company, Chicago, 1887, Ieader, April 14, 1966. Noble County Atlas, Wall, Mann and Hall, 1876, page 85. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINI OF A PHOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: less than one COUNTY DEC31 1974 FORM PREPARED BY 31, 1974 CITY OR TOWN: 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 * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-1 039 Local Degrees LONGITUDE Seconds DATE LATITUDE Minutes Columbus ORGANIZATION Name CORNER RECEIVED NATIONAL ATTEST: STATE CODE REGISTER Ohio Covered Bridge Committee Degrees Minutes Seconds Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation NAME AND TITLE: 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION National Register. 3155 Whitehead Road STREET AND NUMBER: Miriam F. Wood level of significance of this nomination is: UTM 7/468235 pages 531-544 Company, 1969, page N39 ° forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended W 81° Title Ohio Noble 1- 10-75 To HAER Re-submit _ OTHER KEEPER ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL Send-back Photos Maps HISTORIAN ACCEPT Review TECHNICAL State ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry BRANCH CHIEF United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Inventory gon 1/13 Entered MAR 4 IN T:2106- 74 Working Number / 2.31, 74. 2276 Ohia MAR41975 2-11-75 Cole 5-6-25 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: 1f miles south of Middleburg DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: 3155 Whitehead Road Columbus, Ohio 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. East side of bridge, north portal, looking west southwest. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - 1 039 DATE Noble NAME STATE IDENTIFICATION PHOTO REFERENCE COUNTY RECEIVED CODE Mary Ann Travis COMMON: Huffman Covered Bridge PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM June 1974 Ohio (7/72) NATIONAL (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) Just off SR 564 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PHOTO CREDIT: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER 121 DEC3:1974 Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOCA TION CITY OR TOWN: 15 miles south of Niddleburg Columbus, Ohio 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. North portal of bridge, looking south.

* US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - | 039 NAME Noble COUNTY DATE STATE Mary Ann Travis PHOTO REFERENCE Ohio NATIONAL CODE REGISTER RECEIVED PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) PHOTO CREDIT: (7/72) PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER June 1974 FOR NPS USE ONLY AND/OR HISTORIC: Just south of SR 564 STREET AND NUMBER: DATE OF PHOTO: 121 Huffman Covered Bridge COMMON: Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. 7-72 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUM BER: 15 miles south of Middleburg U.S.G.S. Stafford Quadrangle 1: 24000 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS DEC 31 1974 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE \ 1973-729-148/1441 3-1 1961 121 Noble 039 COUNTY STATE LOCATION DATE NAME CODE REGISTER REQUIREMENTS Ohio NATIONAL SOURCE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: ENTRY NUMBER PROPERTY MAP FORM MAP REFERENCE (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY Just south off SR 564 SCALE: RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE OF OHIO STAFFORD, OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC DEC3I 1974 UNITED STATES Bridge STAFFORD QUADRANGLE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Mr. Charles C. Pratt, Acting Director Hon. Clarence E. Miller Hon. Charles E. Mosher Columbus, Ohio 43211 Regional Director, Midwest Region Hon. Donald D.

Clancy Huron Location STATE 3-6-75 Marysville vicinity South Salem vicinity Rennert Mound Archaeological District Name MMott/cha Huffman Covered Bridge Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Union County Christ Episcopal Church Reed Covered Bridge Hamilton County South Salem Covered Bridge Middleburg vicinity The Ohio Historical Society Also Notified Elizabethtowm vicinity Erie County Noble County State Historic Preservation Officer Ross County Hon. william H. Harsha Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Hon. Clarence J.

Brown OTHER NAMES: -COUNTY city/ town 12)SOURCE OF NOMINATION - LOCAL - deteriorated 17) features: Oexcellent Omoved 2C NOT INTACT-O Ounexposed - Unknown Ounexcavated - No Access AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : - RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain "first'O -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - ARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS - 7 - EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' D - AGRICULTURE-3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL-30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - TRANSPORTATION 3) functions major alterations : 2architectural style(s): landscape architect / garden designer: @ interior decorator: fabled metal Frame, vertical siding; multiple king post truss of 58#' 7#" single span, 11#' 8ff" wide, IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE CONDITION ASSOCIATION STATE FEDERAL builder/contractor: ENTERTAINMENT-26 artist: Noble CURRENTLY: INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: EVENTS: multiple king post truss bridges in county.

COMMERCE-6 dates of initial construction: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: URBAN PLANNING-31 master builder: PHILOSOPHY ADMINISTRATOR: SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER(SPECIFY) NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP BACCESS Covered Middle.burg RNATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Oruins SAVED? YES Coriginal site Ofair Bridge NOT APPLICABLE -9 -C NOT APPLICABLE - Wo date. 2EAEBSTANTIALLY INTACT -3 9unaltered C LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT." 21 ETHNIC projected portals, gabled metal roof, stone abutments. One of few remaining covered GROUP 3-4-75 reviewers initials UNKNOWN-4 Huffman 564 give role & date ister: IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?yeSn Bartisan: Daltered 9ADAPTIVE USE YES NO 121 Just Midwest