Nomination for Hizey Covered Bridge

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev.

10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE APR 2 3 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM OCT 8 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HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT X VICINITY OF PRESENT USE _WORK IN PROGRESS PRIVATE RESIDENCE RELIGIOUS - YES: RESTRICTED SYES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR 039 DATE Lancaster CODE COUNTY UNOCCUPIED LOCATION COMMERCIAL Pickerington STATE AGRICULTURE TITLE CATEGORY GOVERNMENT ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION CLASSIFICATION HISTORIC SCIENTIFIC PARK MILITARY MUSEUM PRIVATE SITE EDUCATIONAL STATUS INDUSTRIAL RECEIVED ENTERTAINMENT OWNERSHIP Ohio DATE ENTERED DISTRICT NAME DATA SHEET Hizey Covered Bridge Fairfield County PUBLIC ACQUISITION IN PROCESS SURVEY RECORDS Court House _BEING CONSIDERED XSTRUCTURE Clarence E.

Miller BUILDING(S) OBJECT Township road 235 Creek Road) Fairfield -OTHER: FOR NPS USE ONLY % PUBLIC -FEDERAL - STATE COUNTY -LOCAL %_ORIGINAL SITE LRUINS XALTERED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

CONDITION DATE MOVED UNALTERED EXCELLENT DETERIORATED DESCRIPTION FAIR The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss covered bridge XGOOD Burr of New England.Mr. Burr was a well-known bridge-builder who built many portals are painted white. kingpost truss and then anchored into the masonry of the abutments.Mr.Burr's metal roof, cut-stone abutments and projected portals. Township section 5,4 and one-half miles east northeast of Pickerington in We do not know what the original paint job was on this bridge any),but CHECK ONE early 196ois, the county painted over Mr.Buchanan's name when they gave this Buchanan of Basil, Ohio (now known as

Buchanan used the Burr _UNEXPOSED wiath is l9'.The height of the trusses is ll'.The floor is one layer x12.The end posts are 10x 8#;the truss members measure 9x 8 on the end panels,8# x 8# on the second panels and 8ux 7 on the center panels.All idea was not entirely new as wooden arch covered bridges had been built in concrete at its base.One wooden post has been added under the northwest the first truss vertical and between the lower chord sections.This steel is rivers there. The Burr truss features wooden arches fastened to basic multiple truss plan for this bridge.The Burr truss was patented in l8ol by Theodore bridge a coat of red paint with white trim on the portals.The bridge still undoubtedly a later strengthening addition.The bridge measures 83' long over- for the original shingle.This old bridge is still in good condition today.

spanning Poplar Creek on township road 235 Creek Road) in Liberty This is known as the Hizey Covered Bridge and was built in l89l by James W. name and the date were stenciled above each portal.In the late l95o's or There is a I steel rod running from the top of the end posts down beneath Eurppe for many years. The Hizey Bridge isa 6 panel Burr truss with an open corner of the bridge. We feel that the metal roof is probably a replacement AREAS OF

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SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (:SCULPTURE C 2SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN X TRANSPORTATION -OTHER (SPECIFY) INVENTION SPECIFIC DATES STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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state. Liberty Township, where the Hizey Bridge stands, had 14 of these roofed 1872 and learned his trade well. Like Mr. Brandt, he preferred the Burr or 1500-1599 1891 Historic 1600-1699 PHILOSOPHY PERIOD ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC CONSERVATION 1700-1799 COMMERCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT X1800-1899 LAW ARCHITECTURE THEATER EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT POLITICS/GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC SCIENCE SIGNIFICANCE ART RELIGION LITERATURE MUSIC March on Atlanta.After spending his summers building bridges, Mr. Buchanan -1400-1499 problem in Fairfield County. caped some of this vandalism which has made covered bridge maintenance such a multiple kingpost truss plans and built many covered bridges of this type.

known as Baltimore):Mr.Buchanan was a master bridge-builder who learned his _COMMUNICATIONS as one of the few roofed spans remaining in an area once so rich with them and AGRICULTURE X.ENGINEERING The Hizey Covered Bridge is one ofa fst-vanishing breed in Fairfield County James W. Buchanan which was once the home of more covered bridges than any other county in the -EDUCATION as a fine example of the Burr truss and the building skills of James W. Buchanan The Hizey Bridge is named for a T. Hizey who once owned land near the bridge.

crossings in the 195o's and today the number has dwindled to 5.There were hind the braces to produce a camber to the truss, giving his bridges a hump- trade from old Jacob "Blue Jeans" Brandt.He worked for Mr.Brandt from 1865- out 2 of these bridges in the past l0 years.The Hizey Bridge has so far.es- - MILITARY _1900- E ECONOMICS enlisted in Compnay K, 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was in Sherman's The old span is in a scenic setting over Poplar Creek and is significant to us Mr. Buchanan's covered bridges were distinguished by use of wedges driven be- taught school in the winters. In 1897 he was appointed postmaster at Basil. The Hizey Bridge was built in l89l by James W. Buchanan of Basil, Ohio (now back appearance. Mr. Buchanan, like Mr. Brandt, was a Civil War veteran.He

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Ketcham, Bryan Bo, 0 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY Less than one VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION - 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE * October 29, 1975 STREET & NUMBER 3155 Whitehead Road 61h-279-9576 CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: LOCAL - STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 CODE ORGANIZATION DATE NORTHING STATE COUNTY TELEPHONE ZONE EASTING Ohio UTM REFERENCES hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.

Covered Bridges of the Northeast, Stephan Greene Press,1957, ZONE Allen, Richard S., Covered Bridges on the Byways of Ohio, Oxford Printing Co., Miriam F Wood As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Law89-665),1 Pages 13 and ll. Covered Bridges of the Middle West, Stephan Green Press, 1970, 196% page 53. NATIONAL - page D IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ohio Covered Bridge Committee ATTEST: Columous S.H.P.O. 4/19/76 Photos - To: HAER Inventory C2, He Re-submit - OTHER Entered TECHNICAL Maps Send-back ARCHEOLOGIST OHIO Property KEEPER HISTORIAN Hizey Covered Bridge National Register Write-up BRANCH CHIEF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN REVIEW UNIT Federal Register Entry 12-2-26 State REVIEW UNIT CHIEF 4.23.76.3211 CONTROL Working Number United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 Form No.

10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 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 MICINITY OF TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464 - 75 COUNTY Pickerington STATE LOCATION Fairfield REQUIREMENTS Quadrangle HISTORIC Ohio Hizey Covered Bridge NAME MAP REFERENCE DATE ENTERED FOR NPS USE ONLY SCALE 1:24000 DATE 19658 RECEIVED APR 2 3 1976 OCT 8 SOURCE-U.S: GaS. Pataskala Hizey Covered Bridge PATASKALA, OHIO PATASKALA QUADRANGLE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Higey Bridge OCT 8 Brown County Wyandot vicinity Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge Hon. James V. Stanton Hon.

Tennyson Guyer Regional Director, Midwest Region 880 Location STATE Marietta vicinity Washington County Director Pickerington vicinity Wyandot County Vinton County Date Entered Name Shinn Covered Bridge Cleveland Lorain-Carnegie Bridge Swartz Covered Bridge Fairfield County Cuyahoga County Georgetowm Rinard Covered Bridge Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Ohio Historical Society Allensville vicinity Bartlett vicinity State Historic Preservation Officer Hizey Covered Bridge Dr.Thomas H.Smith Hon.Clarence E.Miller Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Hon. Robert Taft, Jz. INT: 2950-75 Watertown vicinity Harra Covered Bridge Hon.John H. Glenn,Jr. OCT 8 CITY. TOWN OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) ADMINISTRATOR (underline) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : SOUTHWEST.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST _ not applicable : 8 -Interior, exterior, environs not intact-o ORIGINAL SITE CONDITION - _ Reconstructed "only" YES IF YES, NAME: Saved ? FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE --entertainment SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _urban & commun -OTHER (SPECIFY) "first" YES "oldest"' YES EXTERIOR INTERIOR OTHER COUNTY DATE: planning DOE CONSERVATION Claims MOVED COMMUNICATIONS COMMERCE MIDWEST SCIENCE Unknown SIGNIFICANCE: EXPLORATION FEATURES: AGRICULTURE LOCATION: ARCHITECTURE Yes-unrestricted 045 LENGINEERING ECONOMICS DETERIORATED ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC historic district? ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _Unexcavated WEST.PACIFIC NORTHWEST -settlement WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? _UNEXPOSED -socio/cultural MUSIC LTRANSPORTATION ADAPTIVE USE: WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?

-health _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT -recreation Substantially intact-l No access ENVTRONS -LAw/Gov't/politics _PHILOSOPHY INITIALS: SRR -LITERATURE _FAIR GOO EDUCATION - unknown.-5 SOUTHEAST now- RELIGION UNALTERED LEXOELLENT PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV'T MUNICIPAL INVENTION NR Data Sheet Reviewer LALTERED _RUINS 3/76 (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: builder/contractor: architect/m.builder: NAMES: artist/artisan: COUNTY OTHER MUNICIPAL institutional ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: N.A.

interior decorator: PRIVATE appropriate date) FEDERAL AGENCY: landscape/garden designer: ETHNIC GROUP: LOCAL GOV"T engineer: Buchawam HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : events SOURCE: STATE (OF NOMINATION) 4 county code: Fairfield Midwest (12) SOURCE OF NOMINATION - deteriorated 17) features: Dexcellent Oruins 9O NOT INTACT-O Dunexposed - Unknown Ounexcavated 3O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access YES -Unrestricted AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : SENGINEERING -11 -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric -2 'first'O C LAW- 16 C RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 -EXPLORATION-12 - LITERATURE- 17 - SCIENCE- 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3] - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH - 27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 C ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY-13 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL-30 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 C INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 [TRANSPORTATION - 25 ) functions 2) dates of initial construction: major alterations : a master builder: ) engineer:2 I interior decorator: *artisan: FEDERAL ASSOCIATION vicinity of CURRENTLY: LOCAL builder/contractor: landscape architect/garden designer: architectural style(s): cut stone abutments l reinforced with concrete.

891 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 ENTERTAINMENT-26 URBAN PLANWING-31 ADMINISTRATOR: historic events: Coriginal site if state who prepared form? SAVED? YES Omoved CNPS REGION: State oj federal register: 2) OTHER NAMES: 5O UNKNOWN -6 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?

Dyes Qno 'only' O (Poplar Creek Road) Oreconstructed - LANDSCAPE ARCH.- 15 -POLITICS / GOVT.- 21 CONDITION EVENTS: PERSONAL: INSTITUTIONAL: UNKNOWN-5 CPRIVATE ORGANIZATION artist: COMMERCE-6 NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET it appears Frame with vertical siding, 6-panel Burr Truss of 77 single span, Bridge .date ) county code: NPS REGION Midwest (12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - STATE - deteriorated Dexcellent Druins EO NOT INTACT-O > C UNKNOWN-6 5O UNKNOWN-6 - excavated - No Access 21) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 OCLAIMS: explain - LAW - 16 'first'O - ENTERTAINMENT-26 C RELIGION- 22 - SETTLEMENT-29 - ARCHEOLOGY - historic-1 - LITERATURE- 17 - SCIENCE- 23 - URBAN PLAMNING-31 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE -3 - CONSERVATION - 8 C HEALTH-27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 - MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 TRANSPORTATION - 25 8 functions @dates of initial construction: major alterations : Bmaster builder: -landscape architect / garden designer: S interior decorator: )builder/contractor EVENTS : ETHNIC ASSOCIATION CONDITION GROUP INSTITUTIONAL: vicinity of PERSONAL: FEDERAL ENGINEERING-11 artist: artisan: historic events: CURRENTLY: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 architectural style(s): WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: ADMINISTRATOR: if state who prepared form?

LOCAL Criginal site NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP YES -Unrestricted Dunexposed 9/2 8 SAVED? YES O INDUSTRY-13 Mfeatures: Fairfield ) OTHER NAMES: DNAMHizey Covered Bridge /ess than / J O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 B ACCESS - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 Oreconstructed CARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 - COMMUNI - EXPLORATION - 12 engineer: Brid se NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET Ounaltered 9ADAPTIVE USE YES NO Dfair ONS-7 YES.NAME Valtered E Pickering on SR 235