Nomination for Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge

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Form No. 10-300 (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT #10 Clarence Ee Miller PRESENT USE . X STRUCTURE -WORK IN PROGRESS _PRIVATE RESIDENCE PUBLIC ACQUISITION -IN PROCESS -YES: RESTRICTED _BEING CONSIDERED .

IYES: UNRESTRICTED OWNER OF PROPERTY MCArethur - VICINITY OF 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION 6 REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 039 DATE NAME CODE TITLE Court House ACCESSIBLE SITE COUNTY STATE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL CATEGORY AGRICULTURE CLASSIFICATION OWNERSHIP PH0369390 HISTORIC Vinton County SCIENTIFIC MILITARY GOVERNMENT STATUS INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE XPUBLIC _OBJECT DATA SHEET PARK BUILDING(S) COMMERGIAL DATE ENTERED - UNOCCUPIED TRANSPORTATION OCT8 Vinton _RELIGIOUS _OTHER: FOR NPS USE ONLY Mt. Olive Road _BOTH Ohio RECEIVED APR 2 3 1976 One-mile northeast of AllensvilleX VicINITy OF -FEDERAL STATE COUNTY LOCAL LOCATION 163 DESCRIPTION X ORIGINAL SITE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Known as the Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge, this old bridge was built in 1875 1low of the stream is against the east abutment. CONDITION DATE UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT UNALTERED RUINS DETERIORATED GOOD ment forming b oth floor beams and lower chords.The west abutment is the origi- tals. The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss covered bridge spanning pillars for piers under the west joist.Steel I-beams rgn from abutment to abut- layer floor laid crosswise, with raised runners. The Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge is very simply built.All diagonals are9 nal stone and the east abutment is the original stone with a concrete base. The mile northeast of Allensville in Vinton County, Ohio.This old span has vertical, long enough, the early builders developed the multiple kingpost. for a longer base for the truss, thus making it possible to bridge wider streams 9n.

Steel channels of varying heights have been applied to the outside of these using the simple queenpost truss plan, a variation of the simple kingpost.In the This bridge measures 5oi6" from portal to portal, which in this case, includes overhang of about 4t'.Steel channels have also been added to the truss diag- horizontal crosspiece.This is not a part of the top chord of the bridge, but.a the middle fork of Salt Creek on Mt.Olive Road in Jackson Township section 7, one are not covered by any extension of the siding as is usual with most of our CHECK ONE the entire truss, plus about a 4t' overhang on each end. It is ll'2" wide over- - MOVED queenpost truss, there are two triangular truss members separated at the top by & separate piece, running parallel to the top chord.

The queenpost truss allowed high-boarded siding, stone and concrete abutments, a metal roof and straight por- end posts and anchored with bolts to the concrete bridge seats.These end posts than could be done with a simple, single kingpost. When the queenpost was not AREAS OF

Statement of significance

Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge. due him, deducting $4. for two iron rods omitted. The old lit- Olive Road Covered Bridge has now given the area a century of faith- Iul service. 1700-1799 INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC RELIGION SIGNIFICANCE SCIENCE CONSERVATION EDUCATION PERIOD THEATER COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT ARCHITECTURE George Washington Pilcher BUILDER/ARCHITECT ART POLITICS/GOVERNMENT SCULPTURE Historic XENGINEERING INDUSTRY LITERATURE northeast on now impassable roads and down over the ridge in an easterly direc- foundations for Cutler Hall at Ohio University at Athens.One unconfirmed story SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN "Buffalo Trail". The contract for this bridge was originally awarded to a John Calvin for $6.per _1600-1699 well-known Vinton County stone mason and builder.Mr.

Pilcher was a Civil War came east from Chillicothe to Allensville and then northeast to the valley which veteran and was quite active as an itinerant lay preacher.He built the founda- staff Bridge. Today, the bridge is known only as the Mt. Olive Road Bridge. Both bridge and road take their names from the nearby Mt.Olive Church.The Mr.Pilcher obviously favored the simple Queenpost truss plan which he used here, lineal foot, and the masonry work was to be done by Mr.Pilcher.For some un- The Mt.Olive Road Covered Bridge was built in 1875 by George Washington Pilcher, known reason, Mr.Calvin made arrangements for Mr.Pilcher to do all of the work.

runs east from Mt.Olive Church east of the covered bridge)and thence Mt.0live Road Covered Bridge on November 9,1875 and paid Mr.Pilcher the balance - PHILOSOPHY -1400-1499 bridge is at the mouth ofa valley from the east down which an important trail - MILITARY tion toa ford across Raccoon Creek.Old timers used to refer to this as the AGRICULTURE' _ECONOMICS -LAW -MUSIC -1900- around the bridge site and the bridge quite naturally became known as the Grand- tions for many Vinton County bridges, and along with his brothers, built the 1875 ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC as we know of at least one other Vinton County covered bridge that he built using and road until about 1825 passed between Chillicothe and Marietta. This trail At the time this bridge was built, a family named Grandstaff owned much land this truss type.

The county commissioners inspected and accepted the completed COMMUNITY PLANNING

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

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Correspondance with Emmett Conway, Sr., Vinton County Historian. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA UTM REFERENCES VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE Miriam F. Wood November 3, 1975 STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - LOCAL - 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. STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATIGN OFFICER SIGNATURE FOR NPS USE ONLY CLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 888-445 CODE ORGANIZATION DATE NORTHING COUNTY TELEPHONE STATE Records Books of the Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association, Vol.

8, Vinton County ATTEST Ketcham, Bryan E., Covered Bridges on the Byways of Ohio, Oxford Printing Company, Ohio 1969, page 147. 614-279-9576 Columbus, ZONE EASTING Atlas of Vinton County, Ohio,1876, Titus, Simmons and Titus, page 9. 3155 Whitehead Road Ohio Covered Bridge Cormitteo S.H. P.o. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665).I ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY less than one I HEREBY CERTIF ZONE Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge Photos - 5.

7,76 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN To: HAER BRANCH CHIEF OCT 8 OTHER KEEPER Property Maps Entered CONTROL ARCHEOLOGIST Send-back Re-submit HISTORIAN Federal Register Entry State TECHNICAL Working Number 4.23.76.3222 National Register Write-up 6/23/76 Vinton DEFER To INT:2 1976 OHIO United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No. 7 REVIEW UNIT Vinton Ca, ohio APR 2 3 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER East portal, south side, doo king northwest Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES APR 2 3 1976 PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH CITY. TOWN X VICINITY OF DATE OF PHOTO August 14, 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT Columbus, Ohio 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO.

1 GPO 892.454 IDENTIFICATION LOCATION Vinton COUNTY HISTORIC STATE RECIEVED Ohio One mile northeast of Allensville PHOTO REFERENCE DATE ENTERED Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge NAME 3155 Whitehead Road East portal, south side, looking northwest SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS AND/OR COMMON FOR NPS USE ONLY Vinton Co., Ohio APR 2 3 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Allensuille West portal, south side koo king east northeast. - Form No. 10-301a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR APR 2 3 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM OCT 8 TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN X_ VICINITY OF one mile northeast of Allensville DATE OF PHOTO August 14, 1975 NEGATIVE FILED AT 3155 Whitehead Road Columbus, Ohio 43204 DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT, GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO.

2 West portal, south side, lo0king east, northeast. IDENTIFICATION COUNTY Vinton HISTORIC LOCATION STATE RECIEVED Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS DATE ENTERED NAME FOR NPS USE ONLY GPO 892.454 PHOTO CREDIT Miriam F. Wood Form No. 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY MAP FORM DATE ENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - ENCLOSE WITH MAP AND/OR COMMON CITY. TOWN XVICINITY OF MAP REFERENCE SOURCE U.S.G.S. Allensville Quadrangle TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 2. NORTH ARROW 3. UTM REFERENCES INT: 3464 - 75 Vinton NAME LOCATION REQUIREMENTS COUNTY HISTORIC STATE Mt.

Olive Road Covered Bridge SCALE 1:21000 One mile northeast of Allensville 00T81976 DATE 1961 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ALLENSVILLE, OHIO 15 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) UNITED STATES Covered Bridge ALLENSVILLE QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS STATE OF OHIO NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 17 362/930 4349/530 Mt. 0live Road U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (August 1971) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TIME OF CALL 2. ADDRESS (Tel. No. if needed) in the area, GPO 897-848 OFFICE TELEPHONE REPORT 9:45 WASO-166 6/23/76 Miniam F. Wood 4. DETAILS OF DISCUSSION NAME OF PERSON PLACING/RECEIVING CALL mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge TITLE DATE Nat. Reg. dge Grant, Ulysses S., Boyhood Hone Brown County Barra Covered Bridge Hon. John H. Glenn, Jr. Hon. Robert Tatt, Jr. Dr. Thomas H. Smich Hon. James V. Stanton Hon. Tennyaon Guyer Ion. Clarence E.

Miller Regional Director, Midwest Region 880 1976 Location 10/15/76 STATE MMott/row Vinton County Washington County Name Marietta vicinity Rinard Covered Bridge Date Entered Also Notified Hizey Covered Bridge Wyandot County Cleveland Wyandot vicinity Pickerington vicinity Director Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Watertown vicinity Swartz Covered Bridge Lorain-Carnegie Bridge ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Shinn Covered Bridge Cuyahoga County State Historic Preservation Officer Fairfield County Georgetowm Bartlett vicinity The Ohio Historical Society Allensvilie vicinity Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Mt.

Olive Road Covered Bridge INT: 2950-75 Hon.William l.Harsha OTHER NAMES: ADMINISTRATOR (underline) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : WEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST - Substantially intact-1 _ not applicable - 8 -Interior, exterior, environs not intact-o CONDITION - LORIGINAL SITE LRUINS - unknown -6 "only" YES IF YES, NAME: ADAPTIVE USE: FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) _LANDSCAPE ARCH!TECTURE _entertainment -SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _urban & commun _OTHER (SPECIFY) INVENTION "first" YES Saved? Claims FEATURES: INTERIOR OTHER CONSERVATION DATE: COUNTY planning COMMUNICATIONS SIGNIFICANCE: historic district? LOCATION: MOVED ECONOMICS AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC -socio/cultural No access _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _Reconstructed ARCHEOLOGY.HISTORIC WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT?

EDUCATION _EXCELLENT COMMERCE -health Yes-unrestricted - DETERIORATED -settlement -recreation Reviewer _Unexcavated _EXPLORATION -MUSIC -PHILOSOPHY -MILITARY _LITERATURE NAME AS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: mi.NE of Allensuille m STREET & NUMBER _LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE V NR Data Sheet EXTERIOR MIDWEST TRANSPORTATION _UNEXPOSED ENVIRONS INITIALS: SKR LALTERED - UNALTERED ~ART OCT8.1976 .artist/artisan: (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : LOCAL GOV"T FEDERAL AGENCY : builder/contractor: personal architect/m.builder: DATES: NAMES: institutional events COUNTY OTHER MUNICIPAL landscape/garden designer: interior decorator: appropriate date) ETHNIC GROUP: PRIVATE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: N.A. STATE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: N.A.

.artist/artisan: (label role DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS : HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : DATES: builder/contractor: personal events institutional NAMES: COUNTY MUNICIPAL landscape/garden designer: architect/m.builder: interior decorator: appropriate date) ETHNIC GROUP: FEDERAL AGENCY: LOCAL GOV"T PRIVATE (OF NOMINATION) OTHER STATE SOURCE: