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HRAB 08-21-01 Meeting AgendaFTL E COUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development TO: Historic Resources Advisory Board FROM: Eric R. Lawrence, Deputy Director RE: August Meeting Agenda DATE: August 14, 2001 540/ 665-5651 FAX: 540/665-6395 The Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) will be meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2001, at 7:30 p.m., in the first floor conference room of the Frederick County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The HRAB will discuss the following items: AGENDA Continuation of a Review of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Application for a School with Residential Component. The application will be represented by Greenway Engineering. The site is located within Phase 2 of the Battle of Cedar Creek, as identified in the National Park Service study 2. Review of a Historic Property Designation Application. The property is known as the Old Stone Church, and the application was submitted by Pat Swisher. The property is located at 477 Green Spring Road. 3. Other Please contact this office if you will not be able to attend this meeting. Thank you. Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will be necessary to enter the building through the rear door of the four-story wing. I would encourage committee members to park in the county parking lot located behind the new addition or in the Joint Judicial Center parking lot and follow the sidewalk to the back door of the four-story wing U:\Eric\Common\HRAB\August 21.2001.Agenda.wpd 107 Nortlh Kent Sireel • NNincllesler, Virginia 22601-5000 ITEM #1 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER During the July meeting of the HRAB, Mr. Mark Smith, of Greenway Engineering, presented an a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for a School with Residential Component. A CUP is necessary to permit the proposed Leadership Development Center. This project is located in the southern portion of the county, along Chapel Lane and Cedar Creek. During discussion of this issue at the July 17, 2001 meeting it was determined that no recommendation could be made at that time. HRAB members felt that more information was needed about the area surrounding the site of the proposed Leadership Development Center. In particular, what, if any, is the historical significance of nearby properties: Smith (Cedar Grove) Mill & House and Log House at Smith Mill. Attached is a summary of research staff conducted following the July 17' meeting and copies of relevant information found. Staff consulted the Rural Landmarks Survey Report and confirmed that the two properties in question had been surveyed by Maral Kalbian. In the Report the Smith Mill and House are listed with other properties under the heading "Potentially Significant Properties" but there is no other direct mention of the two properties in the Report. Enclosed is the USGS map showing these properties and the general area they are located. Copies of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources survey/brief form are also included. The files at DHR for these two properties only include the survey forms. Note the section marked "Significance", for the log cabin there is nothing stated under this section and for the house all that is mentioned is that its outbuildings include the Mill ruins. Maral Kalbian's book Frederick County, Virginia: History Through Architecture was also consulted. The Smith (Cedar Grove) Mill & House are found in the catalogue section of the book, a copy of this is attached. This section mentions briefly properties that are significant because of architecture or an event or person associated with it. Properties in the Catalogue section are not mentioned in the main text of the book. At the Department of Historic Resources office, the only information found was the survey forms and a nineteenth century map. On this 1885 Atlas, D.J. Lake & Co. map the two properties are documented as G&S Mill, M.P. & J. R. Smith house and M. E. & J. C. Affleck house. Mr. Bob Jolly was questioned as to possible archeological digs. There are none to date at the properties and there are none planned. Further research at the Handley Library Archives revealed what the initials on the Lake map stand for: Grist & Sawmill, Manson P. Smith & James R. Smith house, and Marion E. Gladstone & James C. Affleck. This information was contained in an Affleck Family biographical sketch (Cartmell) that is attached. No further information on these families was found. Some general information about mills was discovered at the Archives in a section of the book Historical Record of Old Frederick County. In the "Mill Owners in Old Frederick County"section there is some detail about grist and sawmills but the G & S Mill is not mentioned. Mills of this type would serve a radius of about 5-8 miles and would only operate 1-2 days a week. Grist mills used a grindstone and saw mills an up and down saw. They were powered by water. Wendy O' Sullivan of the National Park Service for the Shenandoah National Battlefield Historic District was consulted regarding Phase H of the Battle of Cedar Creek and could not provide any information that was not already discussed at the July 17 meeting. Calvary were staged there but no battles took place. The area of the proposed leadership development center is not include in the proposed new national park. Conclusions There is nothing to indicate that this area was the center of industry in the county. These types of mills were quite common in Frederick and surrounding counties in the nineteenth century. The mills ruins and house along with the log cabin contribute to the historical integrity of the area. The Leadership Development Center is low impact and a CUP, conditions to address the history of area could be placed on an approved CUP. U. T. i,ACon nnonM R A RAAugust 21 2001 Agenda wpd FREDERICK COUNTYRURAL LANDMARKS SURVEY CHAPTER 15: RECOMMENDATIONS 248 LIST OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES NUMBER NAME QUAD NUMBER NAME QUAD 34 5 Millbank Stephenson 34 330 Round Hilt Presbyterian Church Winchester 34 ' 9 Opp-quon Presbyterian Church Winchester 34 335 Wotring House Hayfield 34 16 Homespun Winchester 34 338 Clowser House Hayfield 34 18 Cather -Gla ze-French House White Hall 34 339 Larrick-Legge House Hayfield 34 20 McKay House Stephens City 34 345 Jobe House and Woolen Mill Inwood 34 25 Valley Stream Farm Winchester 34 348 Jenkins -Faulkner House Hayfield 34 27 Stoney Lonesome Farm Winchester 34 352 Miller's House at Hayfield Hayfield 34 28 Neill -Nuck House Winchester 34 354 Singhas House Winchester 34 48 Springfields White Hall 34 355 Homestead Hayfield 34 69 LaGrange Stephens City 34 357 House, Route 600 Hayfield 34 70 Bond House Winchester 34 360 Saint John's Lutheran Church Hayfield 34 71 Rice -Robinson House Stephens City 34 369 Fawcett, John House Hayfield Falls 34 75 Stickley House Stephens City 34 371 Mountain View Church Mountain Falls 34 76 Deerfield Acres Middletown 34 378 Zepp, Guy S. House Mountain Falls 34 77 Bauserman House Middletown 34 379 House, Route 604 Mountain Fat Ls 34 78 Marlboro Spring Farm Middletown 34 380 Himetright, Joseph House House Mountain Hayfield 34 79 Spring Hill Middletown Middletown 34 34 385 388 Schultz Gravel Srings Mill Mountain Falls 34 34 81 82 Green Hitt Heater House Middletown 34 390 House, Route 603 Mountain Falls 34 85 Aspen Shade Winchester 34 401 Anderson's Tavern Gore 34 86 Glass -Rinker House Winchester 34 410 567 Pioneer Drive Stephenson 34 88 Stoney Acres Winchester 34 417 Carper, John House Winchester Winchester 34 91 Braddock Heights Winchester Winchester 34 34 420 421 Carmen House Greenwood School Stephenson 34 34 92 93 Baker House Hodgson House Winchester 34 426 Carper's Valley Methodist Church Stephenson 34 94 Hodgson, Abner House Winchester 34 430 Rosenberger Farm Winchester Winchester 34 95 Gold House Winchester Winchester 34 34 431 433 Russell Place Evendale School Winchester 34 34 96 98 Manuel House Walnut Grove Winchester 34 443 "L.J.G." House Stephens City 34 104 Barrett House White Hall 34 444 Funkhouser Farm Armel School Stephens City Stephens City 34 34 108 109 Valley Mill Farm Highbanks Stephenson Stephenson 34 34 450 455 Fort Hill Farm Stephens City 34 112 Carter -Hardesty Nouse Stephenson 34 480 SmithDr. S.J. House Gore Capon Bridge 34 114 Zinn House Farm Stephenson Hayfield 34 34 485 487 Griffin, John House Tenant House at Brightside Winchester 34 34 117 118 Overhill Froman, Paul House Middletown 34 492 Larrick-Hatcher House Hayfield 34 120 Jenkins House Hayfield 34 496 Larrick, Julian House Gore 34 121 Hayfield Hayfield 34 500 Madia House Gore 34 122 Selma Hayfield 34 502 Old Gainesboro School Gore 34 129 Shady oak Stephens City 34 513 Log Complex Route 684 Gore Winchester 34 131 Kendrick House Middletown 34 524 Liberty Hail Winchester 34 132 Elm Shade Winchester Winchester 34 34 527 534 Martin House Sotenberger Orchard Winchester 34 34 133 135 O'Connell House Godfries-Sempeles House Winchester 34 546 Greystone Farm Winchester 34 136 Waverly Inwood 34 588 Steepy Creek Farms Ridge 34 138 Vaucluse Middletown 34 591 North Mountain Pines Winchester Ridge 34 139 Valerie Hill Middletown Middletown 34 34 593 602 Dick School Files Chapel Ridge 34 34 141 143 Wavetand Frederick Hall Stephens City 34 605 Howard's Chapel White Halt 34 144 Sullivan House Stephens City 34 612 Staub, L.H. House White Halt Winchester 34 145 Evendale Winchester 34 614 Ridge Quaker Cemetery White Hall 34 149 Barrett -Fries House White Hall White Hall 34 34 615 625 Pine's Store Stimmel-Milburn House White Hall 34 34 150 154 Bailey -Fries House Locust Level Inwood 34 630 Gainesboro School Gore 34 155 Pitzer House Inwood Inwood 34 34 631 632 Glendobbin Bungalow, Rt. 672 Winchester Winchester 34 34 156 157 Saspiritla Springs Northwood Inwood 34 639 Foxtrap Farm White Nall 34 172 Gardner House Stephens City 34 643 House, Rt. 739 White Hall White Hail 34 181 Stuart, Betty Meade House Stephenson 34 34 645 648 Reese House (barn) Shady Knoll Farm White Hatt 34 34 186 188 Anderson House Richards House Gore Mountain Falls 34 652 White Hall Grocery White Hall 34 189 Smith (Cedar Grove) Mill & house Middletown 34 657 White Hall Methodist Church White Hall White Hall 34 192 Fremont Church Hayfield 34 659 White Hall School White Halt 34 193 House, Route 600 Hayfield Falls 34 34 663 664 Brown House Smoke's, Dr. House White Hatt 34 194 198 House at Mountain Falls Friendship Church Mountain Stephens City 34 667 Conrad, H.F. House White Hall 34 34 213 Stone House near Belle Grove Middletown 34 669 Cook, C.R. House White Hall White Hall 34 215 Spiggle House Middletown 34 34 673 674 Griffith -Ritter House Welttown School White Halt 34 219 223 Kiln at Meadow Mills Idtewild Middletown Middletown 34 676 Wright -Teets House White Hall 34 34 236 Western View Farm Middletown 34 680 McClure House Brucetown Methodist Church Inwood Inwood 34 237 Dinges House Middletown Stephens City 34 34 685 687 Fraizer-Gteisner House Inwood 34 34 245 251 Rose Hill Hite's Chapel Middletown 34 690 Gleisner,Michael Inwood Inwood 34 256 Tabb House Hayfield 34 692 Jefferson,Mason House Inwood 34 258 Ridge School White Hatt Stephens City 34 34 695 702 Reid House Swimley, Samuel Sr. House Inwood 34 34 260 284 House at Vaucluse House at Kline's Mill Stephens City 34 703 Heim -McCann Property Stephenson 34 285 House at Ktine's Mill Stephens City 34 34 704 708 Brumley House Clearbrook Presbyterian Church Stephenson Inwood 34 34 286 296 Guard House Grim, 011ie House Stephens City Stephens City 34 711 Blue Ball Inn Inwood 34 315 Stone House at Bartonsville Stephens City 34 715 Bruce House Inwood Stephenson 34 316 House at Bartonsville Stephens City 34 34 717 726 Rose Lawn Swarthmore Stephenson 34 34 319 320 Carysbrook Carysbrook Redoubt Stephens City Stephens City 34 727 Rutherford's Farm Winchester Winchester 34 328 Dunlap, Donald R_ House Capon Springs 34 729 McCann, Thomas House -r nscn 248 H�j / C Mt Hope FFF {.�✓ 7 'r�� ¢Y. )tj �' �, I� i�\\`, �}IIrl1 Il - �i�8�� r•,7 j,,_v.� j.:- 1 I, �ii/� �:.,� __ � � d.;•j� c / /•. ��y_ ���t,-�� ( �l' �4��SSfj�;, ���{S�' l� }bill/. /I'� d�U���:_ ,I i ,(5°. 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Construction Materials O wood frame O brick bond: ❑ English ❑ Flemish ❑ -course American O stretcher ❑ other stone O random rubble ❑ coursed rubble O ashlar ❑ dressed ❑ rock -faced Cflog: O squared ❑ unsquared no c,hing: (TV -notch O half dovetail ❑ saddle ❑ full dovetail ❑ square O diamond ❑ rete block O tee ra cotta O steel frame O other County Frederick U.S.G.S. Quad Middletown Common name j,,,, Building Style Vernacular Building Date(s) ,, l q,)n_' 3. Stories (number) 9 ❑ low basement wised basement 4. Bays (number): front 3 side (church) O symmetrical L7asymmetrical 5. Roof 1pe O shed O hipped O parapet'? ❑ pyramidal? P"gable O mansard 0 pediment? ❑ false mansard O parapet? ❑ gambrel ❑ clipped end? ❑ flat 0 cross gable? ❑ parapet? O central front gable? ❑ roof not visible ❑ other 2. Cladding Material Gd weaffiPrOaUt and❑lMAA)sition siding O vertical siding ❑ stucco O board & batten` ❑ aluminum or vinyl siding ❑ shingle: O cast iron ❑ wood O sheet metal ❑ asbestos ❑ enameled metal O asphalt ❑ glass ❑ bricktex O other 6. Rooting Material O shingle 0 composition (asphalt, asbestos, etc.) ❑ wood C 111ctal. 2''standing seam ❑ corrugated ❑ pressed tin (simulated shingles), O tile ❑ pantile O flat ❑ glazed ❑ slate ❑ not visible 7. Dormers (number): front side ❑ gable ❑ pediment'? O shed ❑ hipped 8, Primary Porch style Vernacular stories I levels full hejgh_ bays 4 materials wood description and decorative details aanaT ra �a�inhnrt•_s and rafling,nide wall w/ window. 9. General supplementary description and decoration: Ext. end stone chimney(appears rebuilt),'appears to hal 2 front entrances, int. end flue, 6/6 windows,board& 10: L alterations: Side 2 bay 1 story addition. 11. Outbuildings: Several frame outbuildings, including chicken house, corn crib. 12. Landscape Features: Located near ruins of Smith (Cedar Grove) mill and ---hense...-...--- -- ----- __.-- --------- 13. Significance: Surveyed by: M. Kalbian --- Date: 12/88 DIVISION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS I Negative no(s)• 9481 HISTORIC DISTRICT/ BRIEF SURVEY FORM City/7own/ Village/ Hamlet Rural County County Frederick St► iddress or route number Rt. 627 U.S.G.S. Quad Middletown Historic name Common name Smith (Cedar Grove) Mill & Houst Present use residential Building Style Federal Oriminal use residential and mill Building Date(s) c. 1840-1860 1. Construction Materials ❑ wood frame [Arick bond: ❑ English M emish -5 ---course American ❑ stretcher ❑ other ❑ stone ❑ random rubble ❑ coursed rubble ❑ ashlar ❑ dressed ❑ rock -faced ❑ log: ❑ squared notching: ❑ V -notch ❑ saddle ❑ square C ncrete block CJ terra cotta ❑ steel frame ❑ other 2. Cladding Material ❑ weatherboard ❑ vertical siding ❑ board & batten ❑ shingle: ❑ wood ❑ asbestos Cl asphalt ❑ bricktex ❑ other ❑ unsquared ❑ half dovetail ❑ full dovetail ❑ diamond ❑ composition siding ❑ stucco ❑ aluminum or vinyl siding ❑ cast iron ❑ sheet metal ❑ enameled metal ❑ glass 3. St9ries (number) Iff low basement ❑ raised basement 4. Bqys (number): front - side (church) symmetrical O asymmetrical 5. Roof type ❑ shed parapet? gable pediment? ❑ parapet? ❑ clipped end? 0 cross gable? O central front gable? ❑ other 6. Rooting Material ❑ hipped ❑ pyramidal? ❑ mansard ❑ false mansard ❑ gambrel ❑ flat ❑ parapet? ❑ roof not visible ❑ shingle ❑ composition (asphalt, asbestos, etc.) P wood me •il Standing seam 0 corrugated 0 pressed tin (simulated shingles) 0 the Cl pantile 0 flat ❑ slate 0 not visible 7.' Dormers (number): front side ❑ gable, ❑ pediment'? 0 shed 0 hipped 8 Primary Porch style stories levels materials description and decorative details bays ❑ glazed 9. General supplementary description and decoration: 2 int. end chimneys, wooden lintels over windows w/ bull's eyes at corners, 9/6 windows, paneled door Major additions and alteiations: 11. Outbuildings: Board and batten shed, remains of a mill- mainly a random rubble shimney. 12. Landscape Features: House and mill sit off of Cedar Creek. 13. Significance: Site of a mill, appears on Scheel's 1974 map as Smith (Cedar Grove) mill. Surveyed by: M. Kalbian Date: 12/88 Primary Sources Interviews Name Address Phone Date Name Address Published Sources Phone Date Eugene M. Scheel, Map of Frederick County, Name 1974. 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Clowser House (34-338) mid -19th century, with later-adduions Located off Route 600 south of Hayfield, this is a fine example of a vernac- ular frame farmhouse. Built in the mid -nineteenth century, the I -house, with an exterior gable -end brick chimney, was Victorianized in the late nineteenth century. The two-story, three -bay Clowser House has a one- story front porch with Tuscan columns. A diamond-shaped attic window is found in the central -front gable. A two-story ell with a one-story addition extends to the rear Outbuildings include a large barn, corncrib, meat house, and chicken coop. Deerfield Acres (34-76) mid -19th century, with later addidons Although this house along Middle Road appears to be have been con- structed during the Victorian era, it is in fact a mid -nineteenth-century house that was extensively remodeled log in the Folk Victorian style during the late nineteenth century. The two-story, five -bay Iog house is unusually long and features a central -front gable, two -over -two -sash windows, inte- rior gable -end chimneys, gable -end returns, a broken transom and side- light around the doo; and a rear two-story frame ell. Outbuildings include a two-story frame summer kitchen with a large exterior -end stone chim- ney, a bank barn, chicken coops, and several frame sheds. J E. Fun"Ouser Farm (34-732) mid -19th century Located northwest of Middletown, the J. E. Funkhouser Farm contains the most complete collection of mid the farm outbuildings in the county. Its log outbuildings, including a bam, corncrib, and blacksmith shop, are exceptional. The main two-story, three -bay vernacular Greek Revival—style brick house is laid in five -course American bond. It has a shallow -pitched gable roof of standing -seam metal with two interior gable - end brick chimneys. The windows are six -over -six -sash with plain wooden lintels and the house is fronted by a one -bay Greek Revival—style porch with square Doric columns and a denticulated cornice. The rear two-story brick ell was built at the same time as the front of the house. Other out- buildings include a stone meat house, frame chicken coop, woodshed, coal shed, and privy, and a garage that was originally an icehouse. The buildings and setting are in pristine condition. Ell Q LEI 4 P, L V' 4 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES The Harmer Family While we may not claim this as one of the pioneer families of the Shenandoah Valley, Win- chester history points to many periods when the name was identified with her growth and pros- perity. Jacob Harmer, Sr., the old Revolution- ary soldier, first appeared in this section early in the r9th Century. This was perhaps merely a visit; for we find him subsequent to this period in Germantown, Penna., with his application to the court for license to conduct his line of business. Such applications had to be supported by affidavits of persons well-known to the court as to the character and fitness of the applicant. The Court announced that Mr. Harmer should produce such testimony. Then it was that the most distinguished member of the Bar addressed the Court—saying that he held in his hand a paper signed by Genl. Washington, which certi- fied to the character and faithful services of Jacob Harmer. This was his honorable dis- charge from the Continental Army. The lawyer asked if additional voucher would be required. The court immediately directed that Mr. Har- mer be granted such privileges as he desired. In 18o1, we find him in Winchester, when he witnesses Genl. Morgan's will. They were doubt- less comrades in the Northern campaign. He was a man of many parts. An architect of good reputation, he planned a number of the old buildings which still attest his skill. His son, Jacob Harmer, was born in Philadelphia Jany. 23, 1794. He married Eliza Tyson, daughter of Peter Ham. Jacob, Jr., had two brothers: Sam- uel and Joseph_ The latter became prominent as the editor and proprietor of the New York Citizen, a popular newspaper in its day. Jacob, Jr., raised the following named children: Ben- jamin Tyson, who went to Western Virginia and there reared his family. The Harmers of West Virginia, who were his sons, have been distin- guished men. Peter Ham Harmer, 2nd son, married and reared a small family in Front Royal. J. Albert was the well known tobacconist who died in Winchester, 1893, unmarried. Theoderick S., 4th son, married Mary daugh- ter of Simeon and Charlotte Hillman, so well- known as the Tollgate keepers who demanded 1 toll from General Jackson, Banks, and Sheridan's armies. Mrs. Harmer and her two sons, William and Tyson, were well-known figures at the old J toll -gate on the Valley Pike. William married Miss Chrisman, and is a farmer in Carpers Val- a ley. Tyson is at the old gate, receiving tolls. The father died when they were children. The J mother survived her husband John R Harmer, the 5th son, married Miss ri 459 Steele, and left two children: Marian, and John J., the well known young business man of this county. His father was called Captain Harmer, being at one time Captain of one of the Win- chester Fire Companies. He was a member of Company A, 39th Batt_ Virginia Cavalry. Edgar R. Harmer, the 6th son of Jacob, Jr., married Miss Groves, of Rappahannock County, Va. ; has four children: Lizzie A., Stanley E., Annie G., and Ivy L. Stanley has been connect- ed with the W. & P. and B. & O. Railroads, and has made the run from Winchester to Baltimore for many years. He is in the line of promotion, which he justly merits. His father Edgar R was a tobacconist in Winchester for many years. Since the Civil War, his health has been somewhat impaired. His outdoor life as Winchester's newsdealer, brought improved conditions. Many business men welcome his daily appearance. His fund of anecdote and narrations seems inexhaustible. Mr. H. often indulges his poetic vein. Several of his poems have been published. His father was engaged in several enterprises during the 19th Century. The beaver hats of his manufacture, and his un-. adulterated tobacco are well -remembered by the writer. The Affleck Family This family made its first appearance in Fred- erick in the early part of the 19th Century (1818). We find several brothers and sisters of this name living with their aged mother on what was known as the old Holmes farm in 1843. The mother evidently was the widow of James, who had married Marion Gladstone. James Affleck and Marion Gladstone were mar- ried in the County of Peebles, Scotland, July rg, 1799. (Extracts from the Session Record of Drumelzier). Children by this union were James Affleck, John G., Robert F., Christiana, Alex- ander Gladstone, Jean Twedeep, Betty, William, Nancy Glass, and Marion Holmes. After their arrival in America, a sister, Mrs. Jane Affleck Tait, husband and family came to this country and settled in Washington City. Their descendants still reside there. James Af- fleck, the emigrant, was born in Scotland 1776, and died Nov. 16, 1828. His wife was born 779 and died 1844. James Affleck, their oldest child, married Miss Hotzenpeller. Children by this union were: ohn H., James, Betsy J., Nannie, Margaret and Ellen. John married Miss Keckley; their children re James R., married Hannah, dau. of Thomas Cook, an Englishman. His sister Mary married aures R. Koontz. Her brother William married Mrs. Rosenberger; Sally, another daughter, mar - ed Mr. Hottle. Her sister Susan married 460 CART 1NIELL'S HIST OR's George W. Hillyard, Jr. J. Edward is married and lives in Winchester. Dick, the youngest, is at home with his mother. James Affleck, brother of John H., married Miss Baker, of Shenandoah County; lived and died in that county; left two children: Arthur who lives in South end of Winchester, and his sister who married a son of Wesley J. Carper. Both have children. Margaret Affleck, dau, of James and Catherine Hotzenpeller, married Jonathan M. Gibbons. They left several children. Nanny V., her sister, married Manson P. Smith in 1871. Mr. S. is a prosperous farmer and mil- ler on Cedar Creek; and is the father of Mary B., Catherine A., and James R. Smith. Ellen Affleck, sister of Mrs. Smith, married John Campbell, near Stephens City. He has one son living at that place. Alexander Gladstone Affleck, son of the emi- grant, married Ann E. Hoover, of Kernstown, Oct. 13, 1835. He was the father of six chil- dren, viz: Philip J. Affleck, married and lived in Berryville. He was a well-known bugler in the Confederate Army. Marion L.., Ann V., Scott A., married, and is the well-known farm implement dealer in Win- chester. John William, married, and associated with his brother. Francis R., unmarried. One of the daughters married Col. Solomon Pritchard; his daughter has his sword and vest. She lives with her aunt Miss Fannie Affleck (Francis R.), who has many interesting matters of history pertaining to their distinguished rel- ative, William E. Gladstone, Prime Minister of England under Queen Victoria. Ann Hoover mentioned in this connection, was a descendant of John Hendrick Hober, who came from Holland in 1766. His passport issued by that government, written in Dutch, and certi- fied under seal, is well preserved and shows he was a native of Switzerland. The Grant Family The progenitor of this family was William Grant. He first appears as general collector of quit rents for Lord Fairfax in 1762; executed his bond in Fauquier for 1,000 pounds sterling, and was empowered to collect the rents at any place in the Northern Neck .(See Fairfax's Court records). William settled on the `Bullskin," Berkeley County, about 177o. His sons were Stewart, Robert, Jacob and John. Stewart is mentioned elsewhere as one of the old mer- chants in Winchester, and a veteran of the War of 1812. He married Miss Fridley. Children by this union were: William, Sally, Susan, Charles and John L. Grant. William married Miss Gano; he had two sons William and Ward, who live in Ohio. Sally Grant married Wm. Heterick, who became the father of Rev. Edward Het- erick of Welltown, this county, and Robert M. Heterick, county clerk of Rappahannock County, 1859-87. His son Edward C. succeeded him for one term. Several children of William and Sally Iived in Ohio_ Susan Grant married William Lupton, second wife—no issue. Charles Grant married sister of George S. Pine near White Halt, this county. Stewart, one of the sons, operates a livery and sales stable in Winches- ter, where his brother Paul resides. Lee and William, two other sons, are non-residents. John I.. Grant, the youngest son of Stewart, married Miss Sarah E. Swartz. Their children are Fan- nie, wife of John Huntsberry. John G. is a physician; lives at Manassas, married Miss Smith. Robert R. is a physician; lives at Rosedale, La.; married Miss Talbot; they have two children: Rob. E. and Ed. T. Scott T. Grant is an extensive farmer and stock -dealer, near Kernstown, unmarried. Ed- ward is a farmer. James, the youngest son, lives in Winchester, manufacturer of fruit sprayers, etc. Bettie is single; lives with her father in his old Colonial home on Fort Hill. His wife died several years ago. Mr. Grant owns a large farm North of Winchester. The Kern Family It has been an accepted fact that Adam Kern gave his name to the village known to the pio- neers as Opecquon, and later on as Hoge's Tav- ern. The name has clung to the village for more than a century; but the "Kernstown" of to -day has none of the name as an inhabitant. Once the Kern family was numerous in the Lower Valley; now the lines are widely scattered, and difficult to trace. At this writing we can only briefly mention the Nimrod Kern family. The writer enjoyed the friendship of this gentle- man for many years. He owned a valuable mill property on Abrams Creek, and also a productive farm. His family was well known for their in- telligence. Mr. K. always encouraged a spirit of education, manifested by his children. The Rev. John A. Kern, D.D., mentioned elsewhere, is one of the family. Another son, Bentley R. Kern, the postmaster of Winchester, has been identified with Winchester business men in vari- ous ways. He married the daughter of Ben Brooke mentioned in connection with the M. E.. Church, as the orator and preacher. Their chil- dren are: Harry R., the lawyer; Hunter, assist- ant postmaster; John, connected with the same office; Asbury, the talented young lawyer, who has recently commenced the practice of law in Im Q r 0 U ITEM #2 HISTORIC PROPERTY DESIGNATION U:\Eric\Common\HRAB\August 21 1001_Agenda.wpd Frederick County Historic Property Designation Application p3„ �.. 1 HRAB USE ONLY Decision Date Signature FREDERICK COUNTY HISTORIC PROPERTY DESIGNATION APPLICATION Include with the application form a survey or site plan of the property showing the location/relationship of the structure(s), photographs of each side of the structure(s), and any relevant detail including interior features. (The applicant should note that the photographs submitted will become property of the County.) The fee for this application is $25.00, which covers the review process. The plaque will be issued following review and approval of the application. There is no additional charge for the plaque. ► Date of Application: ► Legal Name of Applicant: 0 o ---M, 4! ► Address: a Su.sA.g. /// o.v%is ✓-C W,W96esFex &. Lc IN. Telephone: -V0— 1.4v- 3.5 o,s Property Information Historic Name of Property (if applicable): (0 Id S o Ne Cly u r Tax ID Number: Stc — 6 0 •V 36 91 Date Structure(s) were built: 1640 —'?a 6,% 19 38 Acreage of Property: . S' 8 Ac R e s Original Owner (if known): :w C+ , Ries 0WIV41 �$,✓ Subsequent Important Information: Date of Purchase: Deed Book and Page Number: A a 3/0 Original Use of Property: C e 3LL s c,. T"t a w Ewa t Q ro"<L Current Use of Property: W. Q r; 3 +-A- 5 Nt,,, d Frederick County Historic Property Designation Application Pale 2 List and Briefly Describe All Structures on the Property. Note any Major Additions or Alterations. (Attach additional paper if necessary): X7-Rr,o9.u a-lls F btowiq 5TePJB 1 C.�ur2. % i3 i rl 0rtA', r4 a, 02>0c� T4 J IS02TWA M' ► List any significant events, personage and or families associated with property. Re -'I . 6".. _iTI'F' J S TR -'-r EA i IV IIT? r< d Qt- a . s. d , Historic Plaques awarded by the Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board acknowledge the architectural and historic integrity of the structure(s). Plaques remain the property of the County and will remain in the possession of the property owner as long as the structure(s) retain 75% of their historic fabric and configuration. I submit this application in good faith and understand that by signing this application that I have given the HRAB permission to visit my property while they are evaluating the structure(s) for the approval/disapproval of application for designation as Historically Significant. A 4- -e-z zl�xz� Signature of applicant/owner RECIEIVED AUG 1 IS 2001 COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA Department ©f Historic Resources James S. Gilmore, III 2801 Kensington Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23221 Governor John Pail Woodley, Jr. December 27, 2000 Secretary of Natural Resources Ms. Pat Swisher Old Stone Church Memorial Association 111 Montague Avenue Winchester, VA 22601 RE: Old Stone Church, Frederick County Dear Ms. Swisher: a Alexander wise, Jr - Director Tei: (804) 367-2323 Fa :: (804) 367-2391 TDD: (804) 367-2386 On behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, it gives me great pleasure to inform you that the Historic Resources Board has I A the Old Stone Church on the Virginia Landmarks Register. The State Review Board recommended the Old Stone Church for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Following final staff review, we will forward the nomination report to the National Park Service. I am hopeful that the Keeper of the National Register will approve the nomination and include the property on this official list of the nation's historic places. The Virginia Landmarks Register includes "historic landmarks, buildings, structures, districts, objects and sites which constitute the principal historical, architectural and archaeological sites which are of local, statewide or national significance." The Old Stone Church deserves this official recognition as one of the Commonwealth's historic resources and inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The responsibility for preserving Virginia's irreplaceable historic resources rests ultimately with interested citizens like you. While registration does not in itself protect the property, we hope this formal recognition will provide continuing encouragement to ongoing efforts to preserve this important part of Virginia's history. The continuing protection and preservation of registered Virginia landmarks is of immediate concern to this office. Many times our staff can offer technical advice on contemplated alterations or sensitive renovations to properties. We welcome the opportunity to serve, and it is our hope that you will inform us if we can be of any assistance to you. Sincerely, Kathleen S. Kilpatrick, Deputy Director Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Petersburg Office Portsmouth Office Roanoke Office 10 Courthouse Avenue 612 Court Street, 3rd Floor 1030 Penmar Avenue, SE Petersburg, VA 23803 Portsmouth, VA 23704 Roanoke, VA 24013 Tel: (804) 863-1620 Tel, (7.57) 396-6707 Tel: (540) 357-7585 Fax: (804) 863-1627 Fax: (751) 396-671:: Fax: (540) 857-7538 Winchester Ct£ce 107 N. Kent Street, Suit- A0:3 Winchester, VA 32601 Tai: (540) 3427 F;v.: ,: 407 5,5 KSK: cm James S. Gilmore, 1111 Govmwr John Paul Woodley, Jr. Swvtw9 of Natural Resowees COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA Department of Historic Resources 2801 Kensington Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23221 August 7, 2001 Old Stone Church c/o Pat Swisher 111 Montague Avenue Winchester, VA 22601 Dear Ms. Swisher: Kathleen S. Kilpatrick Director Teh (804) 367-2323 Fax: (804) 367-2391 TDD: (804) 367-2386 www.dhr.state.va.us Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you officially that Old Stone Church has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places. The property was listed by the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, on July 5, 2001. I am sure this news is gratifying to you and the Department of Historic Resources shares in your pleasure. Sincerely, Kathleen S. Kilpatrick, Director State Historic Preservation Officer Program Services Div. 10 Courthouse Ave. Petersburg, VA 23803 Tel: (804) 863-1b85 Fam (804) 862-66196 Petersburg Office 19-B Boilingbrook Street Petersburs, VA 23803 Tel: (804) 863-1620 Pas: (804) SW -1627 Portsmouth Office 612 Court St., 3rd F'1. Portsmouth, VA 23704 Tel: (757) 396.6707 Lax: (757),,D6-6712 Roanoke Office 1030 Peumar Ave., SE Roanoke. VA 24013 Tel: (540) 957-7595 Fam (540),357-7588 Winchester Office 107 N. Kent St., .1203 Winchester, VA =SDI ax: 540) -,.^,^-733.5 FIGURE 81: Hopewell rriencas 1'1CCLllly House 34-6, se view. FIGURE 82: old Stone Church 34-23, se vlew. 204 FR-DERICK C0UN77Riij?r1L L.li'IDi114;?.YS SURVEY CHAPTER 10: RELIGION is still in use. Hopewell was placed on the National Register in 1977 and is one of the oldest religious structures in the region. (Loth, p.159) There is also an early -nineteenth-century log Caretaker's House 34-10521, just west of the meeting house. According to Kercheval, the first Methodist religious worship in the Valley occurred in 1775 in Stephens City. John Hagerty and Richard Owen were two travelling Methodist preachers who stopped in Stephens City and stayed at the house of Major Lewis Stephens, founder of Stephens City. Many of the people who heard their sermon were so impressed by the Methodist faith that a small church was built soon thereafter. (Kercheval, p.66) Milburn ChaAel 34-950 was a log Methodist chapel built in 1788 and located near Stephenson. It was dismantled around 1887 and the logs were sold to help build the new church in Stephenson. The accompanying cemetery, where many important early families are buried, is still intact on Rt. 622, although it is in poor condition. The White Hall Methodist Church 34-657, was also identified from this time period. It is a simple one-story building with later frame additions and is one of the few log churches identified in the county. The Evangelical United Brethren (E.U.B.) were congregating in the area in the 1750s. Congregations formed throughout the county, and the services were held in German. (Lehman, Chapter 54:Farel) Other congregations were worshipping together in the area by 1789. These include: the German Reformed Church which was meeting in Winchester by 1753. (Cartmell, p.197); the Baptists who used the Lutheran and Presbyterian churches for their meetings; (Cartmell, p.208) ; and the Lutherans who first met in 1734. (Eisenberg, This Heritage, p.li) B. ANTEBELLUM FREDERICK COUNTY AND THE CIVIL WAR 1830-1865 Religious worship became more organized during this period. Many new congregations constructed churches throughout the county. The 1860 Census Records indicate that there was a total of 51 churches in Frederick County at that time: 5 Baptist, 2 Episcopal, 3 Friends, 1 German Reformed, 7 Lutheran, 25 Methodist, 6 Presbyterian, 1 Roman Catholic, and 1 Union. Eight resources were identified in the study region that were built during this period; 7 churches and 1 parsonage. FREDERICK COUNTYRURAL LANDMARKS SURVEY CHAPTER 10: RELIGION SITE NAME NUMBER Old Stone Church 34-23 Fremont Church 34-192 Round Hill Presbyterian Church34-330 Hayfield Church and School 34-349 Mountain View Church 34-371 Methodist Parsonage 34-700 Gravel Springs Lutheran Church34-736 Bethel United Methodist Church34-1517 The Old Stone Church 34-23 is located in the community of Greenspring. Constructed in 1838, the present stone church replaced an earlier building which burned. (Fig. 82) The simple church, originally constructed for a Lutheran congregation, has undergone very few changes and still has no electricity or running water. Part of the interior of the church was used as a school. The church is surrounded by a large cemetery. The Gravel Springs Lutheran Church 34-736, was constructed in 1849 and has been added to considerably during the twentieth century. It is of particular interest however, because of some interior murals that were painted by an unknown artist in the early 1930s. C. RECONSTRUCTION AND GROWTH 1865-1914 The greatest number of related resources, a total of fifty- one, were identified for this time period. Rural churches were found throughout the county, even in the most secluded areas. Church architecture during this era was related to the popular Gothic and Romanesque Revival national styles. In Frederick County, as in other neighboring counties, the Gothic Revival, on a vernacular level, was the popular style for the majority of the churches. This was usually expressed on a church with a three or four -bay nave plan, by the use of Gothic -arched windows and a rear 1 -story protruding chancel. Although the Gothic and Romanesque were the prevalent styles, several examples of churches with Colonial Revival details were also found. Of the fifty-one resources identified from this time period, the vast majority are still in use. Many have only yearly "homecoming" services. A few have been converted into other uses, such as commercial and residential. SITE NAME NUMBER Shockeysville United Meth. Church 34-4 Opequon Presbyterian Church 34-9 Friendship Church 34-198 Meadow Mills Union Chapel 34-214 201