Nomination for Parker Covered Bridge

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

6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) MAR 3 1 1975 AND/ OR HISTORIC: TO THE PUBLIC --In Process - Preservation work X Transportation E Comments Industrial * OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 LOCATION Wyandot Tennyson Guyer Site OWNERSHIP CLASSIFICATION Commercial DATE STATE Religious ACCESSIBLE 175 Entertainment Educational Federal Private Government NAME CATEGORY County District Yes: Restricted STATUS Private Residence Park Museum Both Parker Covered Bridge Unoccupied Agricultural CODE Being Considered Building Scientific Structure Ohio COMMON: Five miles northeast of Upper Sandusky Military Upper Sandusky CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Wyandot County Court House Public Acquisition: County road 40A OWNER OF PROPERTY REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Object DATA SHEET STREET AND NUMBER: Local (Check One) CITY OR TOWN: PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Publig Other (Specfy) DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated - Unexposed X] Unaltered - Moved E Original Site typical vertical, high-boarded siding found in most of Ohio's covered bridges, a shingle roof, projected portals and stone abutments.

DEC31 1974 CONDITION Ruins The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss covered bridge engineering and spelled the end of the all-wooden bridge truss. vertical siding and portals are finished with battens and painted a deep covered bridge red.A sign on the portal tells of the builder The Parker Bridge is a l6 panel Howe truss with an overall length of 172 Columbia. This bridge is in very good condition. (Check One) and a clear span of 16l'4".The overall width is 20'4" and the road way is 15'6" with a vertical clearance of 14'6". - Excellent X Good DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Ior which Mr. Howe was given a patent was the replacement of the wooden and building date. The stone abutments are the original foundations of RECEIVED NATIONAL REGISTER Fair or adjusted with turnbuckles.This was a very significant advance in County, five miles northeast of Upper Sandusky.This bridge has the bridge spanning the Sandusky River in Crane Township section 3, Wyandot the bridge and the roof is of wooden shingles imported from British once popular Howe truss plan patented in l84o by William Howe of Spencer, PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian! - 15th Century AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Political - Urban Planning Other (Specify) Industry - Science - Social/Human- of Tarhe the Crane, chief of the Wyandots. It was from this Indian tribe Conservation Engineering Architecture Communications Aboriginal Commerce Transportation DEC31 Military losophy Agriculture Prehistoric Theater SIGNIFICANCE Music Landscape Religion/Phi Literature itarian for nearby landowners.This bridge is located over a section of the the few covered bridges left in this area and it has given faithful Sculpture the bridge is the Indian Mill State Memorial, administered by the Ohio significant area.Just one-half mile south of the bridge is the grave Invention service for over a century now.The bridge was given a thorough reno- The Parker Covered Bridge was built in 1873.by J.C.Davis and is named attractive and in very good condition. Wyandots about l82l.

Education outstanding example of a well-maintained Howe truss. The bridge is SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) 1873 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

Art NATIONAL RECEIVED scenic Sandusky River that is included in the Sandusky River Scenic The Parker Covered Bridge is located in and is a part of an historically Goulder, Grace, This is Ohio, World Publishing Jompany, 1965, p. 177 to 180. Company, 1969, p. 164. Record Books of the Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association, Inc., Volume

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

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINI OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES W 83 FORM PREPARED BY Miriam F. Wood July 8, 1974 CITY OR TOWN: 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: * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973-729-147/1442 3-l 039 4530220 Seconds Degrees COUNTY ORGANIZATION National DATE Name LATITUDE LONGITUDE Minutes STATE Local CORNER Columbus CODE less than one Ohio 17.310930. 8,Wyandot County.

Degrees Minutes Seconds 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 3155 Whitehead Road NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION National Register. Ohio Covered Bridge Committee NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: N 40° APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Ketcham, Bryan Eo, Covered Bridges on the Byways of Ohio, Oxford Printing Title ATTEST: and Milling,Ohio Historical Society,1970,p.19 and 20. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN NEw SIDING. Re-submit . OTHER Inventory ARCHEOLOGIST TECHNICAL HAER CONTROL Send-back Maps HISTORIAN Photos BRANCH CHIEF State National Register Write-up REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Federal Register Entry 1-9-75 1.8.75 Wyandot TF ANY OTHER ALTERATIONS. 2-11-15 Working Number12,31, 74, 22 6 Colz To HAER INT:2106- 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No.

7 Entered ACCEPT OBVOUs THAT BRIDBE HAS PARKER BRIDGE BUILT 1873BJ.C.DAVIS Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR NPS USE ONLY TAR 3 1 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT: 3155 Whitehead Road Columbus, Ohio 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. North potal, west side of bridge, looking southeast * US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 - 1 Wyandot COUNTY DATE CODE NAME LOCATION PHOTO REFERENCE STATE Ohio ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Parker Covered Bridge 5 miles northeast of Upper Sandusky COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STREET AND NUMBER: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER IDENTIFICATION CITY OR TOWN: County road 40A (7/72) CUR 40A DATE OF PHOTO: April 1974 NATIONAL REGISTER Form No.

10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMMON: Parker Covered Bridge DATE OF PHOTO: April 1974 NEGATIVE FILED AT: 3155 Whitehead Road Columbus, Ohio 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. South portal, east side of bridge looking north * U.S.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1973-729-152/1446 III - I 175 039 NAME Wyandot DATE STATE COUNTY CODE LOCATION PHOTO REFERENCE NATIONAL PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM County road 40A REGISTER IDENTIFICATION ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Ohio 5 miles northeast of Upper Sandusky AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) STREET AND NUMBER: FOR NPS USE ONLY CITY OR TOWN: PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER (7/72) CR 40A MAR 3 1 1975 RECEIVED DEC3I 1974 SYCAMORE, OHIO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR N 4052.5 - W8307.5/7.5 1960 SYCAMORE QUADRANGLE ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Parker Covered STATE OF OHIO MAR 3 1 1975 Pike County Hon. John H. Glenn, Jt. Bon. Louis Stokses Hon, John M.

Ashbrook Location STATE Name Date Entered Also Notified Wyendot County Huron County ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Piketon vieinity Cuyahoga County copy to Mr. Crecco Acting Director Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Upper Senduaky vicinity Cleveland The Chio Historical Seciety MMott/bsh 43211 4/1/75 Hessler Court Wooden Pevement Regional Director, Midwest Region Parker Covered Bridge State Eistorie Preservation Ofricer Hon. Tennyeon Guyer Beltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot OMB Approval No. 29-RO218 BER B. APPLICANT TYPE | PREAPPLICATION 19 78 8 (Mark ap- 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. : State of Ohio : Ohio Historical Society b. Organization Unit c. Street/P.O. Box : 1982 Velma Avenue d. City : Columbus -. County : Franklin b. TITLE f. State 8. ZIP Code: 43211 h. Contact Person (Name Thomas H. Smith, SHPO, 614-466-1500 & telephone No.) 7.

TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT 8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT Parker Covered Bridge, near Upper Sandusky, Wyan- I- Higher Educational Institution -Indian Tribe F-Other (Specify) : Enter appropriate letter A 9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE Inter appro priate letter(s) | 12. TYPE OF APPLICATION States, etc.) 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: 17. PROJECT PROJECT START d. LOCAL 19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER $ 12,103 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE REQUEST (Name, City, State, ZIP code) 21. REMARKS ADDED duly authorized by tha governing body of b. SIGNATURE Thomas H. Smith, Director 24. AGENCY NAME 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT 27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Grants Adm. Div. 29. ADDRESS Wash., D.C. 31. ACTION TAKEN G &. AWARDED 33. ACTION DATE- B. REJECTED Stephen D. Newman DEFERRED B. FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL it has been or is being made.

STANDARD FORM 424 PAGE 1 (10-75) 02-006-041 IDENTIFICATION 31-4389673W 424-101 1976 THE ACTION Year ENDING 39-8B28 Federal DATE RECEIVED CERTIFIES BENEFITING HCRS GRAM PROPOSED FUNDING ASSIGNED SENTATIVE propriate CERTIFYING FIER AMENDMENT FUNDING attached Ohio Blank 50,000 STATE Wyandot County Leave District STARTING Catalog) Historic Preservation C-Revision F-School District Scenic Waterway Project.

(From Year month day 4,000 E-Augmentation C-Loan D-Insurance CANT'S dot County:Development (rehabilitation).This Howe truss bridge and is in an historically ESTIMATED DATE TO A-New H-Community Action Agency E-Cancailation FEDERAL AGENCY Ohio State Clearinghouse 202 523-5472 REPORT OF FEDERAL ACTION FEDERAL ASSISTANCE WITHDRAWN is an outstanding example of a well-maintained 8.103 B-Decrease Dollars the applicant and tha applicant will comply Same as #35 C-Increase Duration Reaponse Sandusky river that is part of the Sandusky River APPLI. B-interstate C.STATE SHPO and D-County a.To the best of my knowledgo and belief, A-Increase Dollars C.RETURNED FOR IDENTI. (Name and telephone no.) REPRE- PRO. 15.TYPE OF ance is approved. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT (OPt) C.DATE SIGNED A-State .Applicant Namo KX APPLICATION 11 22 10. AREA OF PROJECT IMPACT (Names of cities, counties, 11.

ESTIMATED NUM. Heritage Cons. & Recr. Serv., Dept. Interior, Wash., D.C. 20240 Yes ft No with the attached assurances if the assist- FEDERAL GRANT idered. If agency response is due under provisions of Part 1, OMB Circular A-95 A-95 ACTION - AUG 22 1978 pal : Preseribed by GSA, Federal Menagewent Circular 74-7 TOTAL D-Continuation E-City AGENCY A-Basic Grant C-Substato .TYPED NAME AND TI7LE data in this proapplicalion/application are B-Supplemental Grant E-Other G-Special Purpose ADDITIONAL INFORMA- D-Decrease Duration b.If required by OMB Circular A-95 this application was submitted, pursuant to in. TION and telephone number) day 2 OTHER NAMES: )daye of entry: - county code: city / town 12 SOURCE of NOMINATION - FEDERAL - deteriorated Loriginal site 17) features: .

Dexcellent Oruins -good - Unknown -unexcavated ZO NOT APPLICABLE - 9 YES -Unrestricted - No Access 21) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : ENGINEERING -11 -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain 'first'O -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - ENTERTAINMENT-26 - LAW - 16 - RELIGION - 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - ARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 DURBAN PLANNING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE-3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 C ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS -9 C INDUSTRY- 13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL- 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 TRANSPORTATION - 25 23) functions major alterations : ( architectural style(s): S) interior decorator: )artist: EVENTS : IF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER& PUT ON REVERSE CONDITION ETHNIC ASSOCIATION STATE GROUP PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: historic events: reviewers initials 3-31-75 CURRENTLY: COMMERCE-6 engineer: artisan: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 midwest landscape architect/garden designer: ADMINISTRATOR: WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed Caltered NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET master builder: LOCAL SAVED?

YES GNPS REGION: GLOCATION street & number vicinity of 1)CONGRESS. DISTRICT -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) Oreconstrueted Ounknown - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS/ GOVT.: 21 - COMMUNICATIONS-7 -EXPLORATION - 12 ©arohiteot UNKNOWN-4 NATONAL REGISTER WRITE-UF NAMES give role & date Saukusky River.