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

Nomination for Harshaville Covered Bridge

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,670 words across 12 pages, filed in 1976. 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 76001357, 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 No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCT 31 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DATE ENTERED MAR 16 1976 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN - VICINITY OF Will1am H.
Harsha PRESENT USE X STRUCTURE BOTH PRIVATE RESIDENCE - PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS - YES: RESTRICTED INDUSTRIAL BEING CONSIDERED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS DATE LOCATION TITLE ACCESSIBLE STATE Adams AGRICULTURE Columbus CATEGORY OBJECT UNOCCUPIED HISTORIC CLASSIFICATION MILITARY West Union OWNERSHIP DISTRICT SITE RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL GOVERNMENT PRIVATE SCIENTIFIC MUSEUM STATUS PARK at Harshaville _COMMERCIAL RELIGIOUS NAME DATA SHEET XRANSPORTATION County road #1 BUILDING(S) Harshaville Covered Bridge OTHER: Court House Ohio CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT #6 - ENTERTAINMENT XPUBLIC WORK IN PROGRESS I YES: UNRESTRICTED Adams County CODE COUNTY X_ORIGINAL SITE RUINS _MOVED DATE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

a metal roof, stone abutments reinforced with concrete, and 2 sets of 1s stil1 the original dry-laid stone, but the west abutment has been Intended it to last for many years. he sheet metal siding shows traces CONDITION DETERIORATED EXCELLENT UNALTERED CHECK ONE shows the sheet metal siding and roof, but no piers or abutment rein- extra brace and counterbrace in the center panel forming an x.The This is a very sturdy and heavily-built bridge, whose builder obviously covered with concrete. The structure under consideration is a one- span wooden truss cbvered photo (from the record books of the Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Assoc.) bridge, but two sets of concrete piers have been added. An old 1933 there are 10-ply laminated arches built on either side of the double -UNEXPOSED concrete piers. -FAIR X_GOOD the floor length is 88 and the overall length is 116'. to a stiverly gray.
the overall condition of this bridge 1s good. forcements. The east abutment XALTERED DESCRIPTION bridge spanning Cherry Fork at Harshaville in Oliver Township on county multiple kingpost braces and counterbraces.In the Harshaville Bridge, This was originally a one-span Burr truss features arches made rigid and sturdy by the addition of The one-layer floor is laid crosswise. The roadway The over- The truss uprights are 5"x 6" timbers and arches in this bridge.Ail truss members are double, and there is an width is l7' and the overall width of the structure 1s 21'.The over- head clearance is 12'. huge arches are 16x 5"each; the height of the trusses is l5'4"; AREAS OF

Statement of significance

1ts name to both community and covered bridge. -he town of Harsha once had a dry goods store, & blacksmith shop, and a shoe shop in addition 1700-1799 1400-1499 1600-1699 INVENTION ART ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC EDUCATION BUILDER/ARCHITECT POLITICS/GOVERNMENT PERIOD ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE ECONOMICS _COMMUNICATIONS AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY ARCHITECTURE LAW THEATER LITERATURE XTRANSPORTATION MILITARY 1900- _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT Historic _PHILOSOPHY _COMMERCE Harsha had excellent mills here.This prominent Harsha Family has given SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN however, that the Harshaville Covered Bridge is an outstanding example General John Morgan and his Raiders as they passed through Adams County According to Congressman William H. Harsha of the Ohio 6th District, to the Harsha Mills.Little of this activity remains in the area today. The old covered bridge is indicated in a sketch in the 1880 atlas.
This area was first settled in l8o6 and the first mill was built here on _CONSERVATION of the Burr truss and that is it now well into its second century of -1800-1899 Cherry Fork in 18l7 by a General Sam Wright who sold it in l846 to Paul _SCULPTURE service to the people of the Harshaville area. -RELIGION in 1863. Unfortunately, no records exist today as to the builder of this fine old structure or the exact date it was built. Harsha.Caldwell's 188o Atlas of Adams County mentions that a W.B. this covered bridge was built prior to the Civil War and was used by We do know, 9

The rest of the file

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 1957, pages 9, 13, 14. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Ohio, Oxford Printing Company, 1969, page 11.
10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY less than one UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE Ohio Covered Bridge- Committee May 11, 1975 STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN Col umbus 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: LOCAL - NATIONAL - As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National 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 *S SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER / 4309 CODE NORTHING 614-279-9576 STATE DATE EASTING COUNTY ZONE TELEPHONE ORGANIZATION ATTEST: 3155 Whitehead Road Caldwell's Atlas and Historical Sketches of Adams County, Ohio, 1880, Allen, Richard S., Covered Bridges of the Northeast, Stephan Greene Press, Miriam F.
Wood Ketcham, Bryan E., pages 26 and 112. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES criteria and procedures pet forth by thg National Park Service. LUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio Aoting 44.3100420 Photos - ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN ARCHEOLOGIST / REVIEW UNIT CHIEF MAR 1 6 1976 OTHER KEEPER HAER CONTROL Entered Send-back TECHNICAL Re-submit HISTORIAN State Accept Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up 12-12-75 12-30-75 BRANCH CHIEF OK~ 11.4.75 IN T:2106 Review 3-15-76 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASo No.7 Working Number /0. 31. 75. 1 93 7 4-6-26 West portal, north side, Lookinig southeast PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number . 3/16/76 Form No. 10-301a (Rev.
10-74) UNITED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OCT 31 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REG/STER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN _VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE DATE OF PHOTO NEGATIVE FILED AT 3155 Whitehead Road, Columbus, Ohio 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET LOCATION HISTORIC IDENTIFICATION COUNTY RECEIVED Adams STATE NAME March 1975 INT:2983-75 at Harshaville Harshaville Covered Bridge PHOTO NO. Ohio MAR 1 6 1976 DATE ENTERED PHOTO CREDIT Miriam F. Wood southeast. West portal, north side of bridge, looking NPS Number .. PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PHOTO CREDIT - MIRIAM F WOOD Harsha ville Covered Bridge Loc. Form No. 10-301a (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -IENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY, TOWN -VICINITY OF PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT Miriam F. Wood DATE OF PHOTO March 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT 3155 Whitehead Road, Columbus, Ohio 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET West portal, looking east. INT: 2983-75 COUNTY LOCATION HISTORIC IDENTIFICATION Adams STATE NAME at Harshaville PHOTO NO. Ohio Harshaville Covered Bkidge Form No.
10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED OCT 9 1 1975 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN VICINITY OF SOURCE U.S.G.S. Seaman, Ohio Quadrangle DATE 1961 TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464- 75 LOCATION COUNTY HISTORIC at Harshaville Adams REQUIREMENTS STATE NAME Harshaville Covered Bridge FOR NPS USE ONLY MAP REFERENCE DATE ENTERED (Rev. 10-74: Ohio SEAMAN, OHIO SEAMAN QUADRANGLE RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Harshaville Bridge OCT 31 1975 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey ROAD CLASSIFICATION MAR 1 6 1976 Clinton County Dr. Thomas H.
Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 INT: 2980-75 Location STATE Name Lorain County Date Entered Also Notified Grafton ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER McArthur Harshaville Trinity Epiacopal Church Harshaville Covered Bridge Regional Director, Midwest Region State Historic Preservation Officer Lynchburg Covered Bridge 3/22/76 Lumaculate Conception Church Arbaugh Lynchiburg Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Hon. Charles A. Mosher Hon. Clarence B. Miller Adans County Director, The Ohio Historical Society Eakin Mill Covered Bridge Clinton Coumty 2 OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: Harshav ille State (III)CONGRESS.
DISTRICT - FEDERAL 1 CONDITION - deteriorated Xoriginal site 2 E& SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT -3 Oruins OO NOT INTACT-O Ounexposed 5O UNKNOWN -6 Ounexcavated O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 ACCESS - No Access CAREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : X ENGINEERING -11 - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 - POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 -RECREATION -28 CLAIMS: explain 'first'O CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 -COMMERCE -6 - LAW - 16 C RELIGION- 22 C SETTLEMENT-29 -ARCHEOLOGY- historic-1 C COMMUNICATIONS-7 - EXPLORATION - 12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O D AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH -27 - MILITARY- 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - INDUSTRY -13 - MUSIC - 19 E SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY -20 XI TRANSPORTATION - 25 2functions gdates of initial construction: (pre-CIvil War)c.1804g60 CURRENTLY: Bridge @architectural style(s): @builder/contractor: in 1804 by Theodore Burr of Oxford, NY.
reviewers initials _date. TIF ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED, NUMBER & PUT ON REVERSE ASSOCIATION 4/12/78 historic events: INSTITUTIONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 engineer: vicinity of PRIVATE ORGANIZATION EVENTS: Xaltered ADMINISTRATOR: Dexcellent NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP artist: metal roof added URBAN PLANNING-31 master builder: county code: NAME as it appears on federal register: SAVED?YES 3artisan: GNPS REGION: 12SOURCE Of NOMINATION Adams CR 1 17features: - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) major alterations: c. 1933-piersbuilt; pre-1933, sheet ©landscape architeet / garden designer: ( interior decorator: X NO Bridge ETHNIC GROUP NAMES LOCAL give role & date Xgood OWNER PRIVATE OSTATE OMUNICIPAL LOCATION street& number City/town 3-16-76 9ADAPTIVE USE YES XNO