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HRAB 10-20-09 Meeting AgendaCOUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development MEMORANDUM TO: Historic Resources Advisory Board n1 o FROM: Candice E. Perkins, AICP, Senior Planner ' RE: October 2009 HRAB Meeting Agenda DATE: October 5, 2009 540/665-5651 FAX: 540/665-6395 The Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) will be meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors Executive Session Room* in the Frederick County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The HRAB will discuss the following items: AGENDA 1. June and September 2009 HRAB meeting minutes. 2. Graystone Corporation Office & Industrial Park Rezoning. Review of the Graystone Corporation Office & Industrial Park Rezoning proposal submitted by Greenway Engineering. Please contact this office if you will not be able to attend the meeting. Thank you. *PLEASE NOTE MEETING LOCATION Access to this building is limited during the evening hours. Therefore, it will he necessary to enter the building through the rear door of the Board Room. I would encourage Committee members to park in the County parking lot located behind the new addition (accessible off of Cameron Street). CEP/bad Attachments 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 • Winchester, Virginia 22601-5000 Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (ARAB) June 16, 2009 Board of Supervisors Executive Session Room of the County Administrative building 107 North Kent Street Winchester, VA Members Present: Rhoda Kriz (Chairman), Gary Oates, Stacey Yost, Mary Turner, Lauren Krempa, Robert Hess, Clint Jones Members Absent: Elizabeth Fravel, Claus Bader Staff Present: Candice Perkins, Maral Kalbain, Agenda Items: Election of Officers, Rezoning application for Bishop Amari (Route 50West) Call to order at 6:30 PM. Item One: Planner Perkins introduced the first item and asked for nominations. Ms. Krempa nominated Rhoda Kriz for chairman and the motion was seconded; all present were in favor. Ms. Krempa then nominated Libby Fravel for vice chairman and the motion was seconded; all present were in favor. Item Two: Planner Perkins introduced the second item which was a rezoning request submitted by Green-vvay Engineering for the Bishop -Amari Route 50 West Property. The proposal seeks to rezone two parcels of land that total 13.04 acres from RA (Rural Areas) District to the B2 (Business General) District for commercial uses. The site is located on the south side of Northwestern Pike (Route 50), west of the VDOT Winchester Office facility and north of Round Hill Road (Route 803). The Historic Resource Advisory Board members raised several concerns during their discussion of this application, including: Members expressed concerns over proposed site usage, site lighting and facade materials. Uses such as gasoline stations and associated canopies may not be appropriate; concerns over gasoline canopy lighting were also expressed. Concerns over the proposed 15' woodland strip were expressed and whether this is an adequate screen; 50' of preservation would be desirable. A civil war marker is located along Route 50 on the adjacent VDOT property that is inaccessible and needs to be refurbished. The HRAB discussed the possibility of this marker being relocated to the Bishop -Amari site and a pull -off provided for access. Action: Historic Resource Advisory Board was supportive of the Bishop -Amari Rezoning Application, provided that the application includes the following: 1. Proffer language addressing uses on the site and site lighting. 2. Additional woodland preservation should be included to protect the historic structure adjacent to the site; language regarding supplemental plantings should also be included. 3. Proffer language providing for a civil war marker (relocated from the adjacent property) that is refurbished and a pull -off area provided. Following this discussion, Maral Kalbian provided a brief overview and update of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Meeting was adjourned at 7:30pm. Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Boarel (HRAB) September 15, 2009 Board of Supervisors Executive Session Room of the County Administrative building 107 North Kent Street Winchester, VA Members Present: Elizabeth Fravel Rhoda Kriz (Chairman), Gary Oates, Stacey Yost, Claus Bader, Mary Turner, Robert Hess, Clint Jones, Members Absent: Rhoda Kriz (Chairman), Lauren Krempa Staff Present: Candice Perkins, Maral Kalbain Agenda Items: Revisions to the HA Overlay District and Proposed Proffer Amendment for Jordan Springs Call to order at 6:30 PM. Item One: Planner Perkins introduced the first item which was a proposed revision to the Historic Overlay (HA) Zone which was originally adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1991. Revisions included changes to the general regulations, addition of guidelines for construction or alterations and additions to the administration section. The HRAB discussed the changes and had minor additions including revisions to the "guidelines for new construction or alterations" to ensure that additions complement but not replicate historic features as well as text to discotirage franchise architecture. Revisions were also requested to the signage and parking lot surface material portions. Staff stated that the changes would be made and emailed to the HRAB and that the revised HA Overlay Zone would be sent to the Development Review and Regulations Committee (DRRC) for review. Item Two: Planner Perkins introduced the second item which was a proposed proffer amendment for the Historic Jordan Springs Property located on Jordan Springs Road. The proposal seeks to revise the proffers approved with Rezoning #10-01, which rezoned the property from the RA (Rural Areas) District to the B2 (Business General) District with a Historic Area Overlay with proffers. The property is located at 1160 Jordan Springs Road in the Stonewall Magisterial District. The applicant Toni Wallace provided an overview of the current Jordan Springs operation and discussed some of the uses that they would like to pursue in the future. However at that time Ms. Wallace was not ready to proceed further because they were still working on revisions to the proffer amendment. During the HRAB discussion the applicant was encouraged to look at the State and National Register. The applicant asked for a deferral for up to 120 days. Action: Historic Resource Advisory Board agreed that they could not provide a recommendation at that time and granted the applicants request to defer the application. Meeting was adjourned at 7:30pm. Item # 2 Craystone Corporation Office & Industrial hark Rezoning. The Historic Resources Advisory Board has been requested to review and provide comment on the Graystone Corporation Office & Industrial Park Rezoning proposal submitted by Greenway Engineering. The proposal seeks to rezone four parcels of land that total 292.87 acres from RA (Rural Areas) District to the OM (Office -Manufacturing) Park District for a campus style office and manufacturing park. The site is located near the Interstate 81 Exit 317 interchange and Martinsburg Pike (Route 11) and is bound by Redbud Road (Route 661), Milburn Road (Route 662), McCann's Road (Route 838) and the CSX Railroad and is in the Stonewall Magisterial District. Prepared by the applicant and attached for your information are a location map and a copy of the proffers for the project. The Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley published by the National Park Service, identifies a portion of the Graystone rezoning site as being within the Second Winchester Study Area and a large portion of parcel 44-A-25 is within the Core Battlefield. This core area is part of Stephenson's Depot (Second Winchester — Phase 9). The core area of the Second Winchester Battlefield (Stephenson's Depot) on this site is shown as having retained much of its historic integrity according the Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley_. Portions of the site are also within the study area of the Third Battle of Winchester (Opequon) and adjacent to its core. Portions of this site are designated as Development -Sensitive Area in the Northeast Land Use Plan of the Frederick County Comprehensive Policy Plan. See the attached maps for further information. The Rural Landmarks Survey Report for Frederick County Virginia identifies seven structures/sites within the immediate area of the subject site; one structure was located on-site. The sites that are listed in the survey are: • Carter -Hardesty House (#34-112) — was located on site but burned and was demolished • Byers House (#34-1124) • Godfries-Semples House (#34-135) • Helm -McCann Property (#34-703) • Rutherford's Farm (#34-727) — site consists of historical markers and foundations • McCann, Thomas House (#34-729) • Milburn Chapel & Cemetery (#34-950) The applicant has proffered the following: • Proffer C8 — The applicant proffers to establish a 50 -foot green space buffer area along the northern boundary of the property as depicted on the proffered GDP. This green space buffer area will be left in its natural state to provide viewshed mitigation for the Milburn Cemetery and the Helm -McCann springhouse. • Proffer C9 — The applicant proffers to provide for evergreen landscaping along the Redbud Road frontage of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation property indentified as a green space buffer area on the proffered GDP. The provision of this evergreen landscaping is to provide viewshed mitigation for this property and is conditioned upon a landscape easement being furnished by Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation property owner. Please find attached for your information a map of the site, the impact analysis and the proffer statement, GDP and information from the Department of Historic Resources provided by the applicant. Also included is information from the Battlefield Networks Plan and the Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley. Representatives of the applicant will be available at the HRAB meeting to provide additional information on the proposed rezoning. Staff will be seeking comments from the HRAB on the historical elements possibly impacted by the proposed development. The comments will be included in the rezoning application package for the Graystone Property rezoning proposal when it is submitted. HISTORIC RESOURCE ADVISORY BOARD REVIEW APPLICATION Frederick County 107 North Kent Street, Suite 202 MEETING DATE Winchester, Virginia 22601 Telephone: (540) 665-5651 Fax: (540) 665-6395 DATE STAMP ADDRESS OF PROJECT: 361 Milburn Road Winchester, VA 22603 (address for TM# 44-A-26) PROPERTY OWNERS NAME: Graystone Corporation I TELEPHONE NUMBER: (540) 665-3212 PROPERTY OWNERS ADDRESS: P.O. Box 2530 Winchester, VA 22604 ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: N/A I TELEPHONE NUMBER: N/A Description of Application: Please describe briefly the request of the application: (rezoning, master development plan, conditional use permit). Please be specific. Graystone Corporation is proposing to rezone four parcels totaling approximately 293 acres to establish a campus style office and industrial park that will be zoned OM, Office -Manufacturing District near the Interstate 81 Exit 317 interchange and the Martinsburg Pike (U.S. Route 11) corridor. This application is not complete until all of the following information has been provided to the Department of Planning and Development. Please check the materials that have been submitted. X Copy of required application as described in 1.1 (1.1.1-1.1.4) X Description of proposed development or construction project, including proposed uses and general timeframe for development (1.2) X Status of any identified historic or archaeological resources on the site or adjacent to the site (e.g., located in any identified historic area, survey area, or battlefield site or individually listed on a local, state or national historic register, relevant information on record with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources) and presence of other historic structures or significant landscape features or archaeological sites; (1.3) N/A Photographs (color) of all historic resources on the property (1.4) PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN): 43-A-158; 44-A-25; 44-A-26; 44-A-27 Name of Applicant: Greenway Engineering Telephone Number (540) 662-4185 Address: Street 151 Windy Hill Lane City Winchester State VA Zip 22602 Signature: Print Name: Date: Please note that the applicant or his/her appointed representative must be present at the meeting. __rJ!N GREENwr. ENGMEERING, Kp 151 Windv Hill Lane 7 2 3 209 Winchester, Virginia 22602 Founded in 1971 September 23, 2009 Frederick County Planning Department Attn: Candice Perkins 107 North Kent Street Winchester, VA 22601 RE: Graystone Corporation Rezoning Application — HRAB Comments Dear Candice: The purpose of this letter is to request inclusion on the Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) agenda in October 2009 to discuss the referenced rezoning application. The 292.87± acre Graystone Corporation property is located near the Interstate 81 Exit 317 interchange and Martinsburg Pike (U.S. Route 11) and is bound by Redbud Road (Route 661), Milburn Road (Route 662), McCann's Road (Route 838) and the CSX Railroad in the Stonewall Magisterial District. The property owners desire to rezone this property from RA, Rural Areas District to OM, Office -Manufacturing District to develop a campus style office and manufacturing park. Subsequent to rezoning approval, it is anticipated that the Master Development Plan (MDP) will be submitted for approval early in calendar year 2010 to allow the property to be actively marketed for office and industrial development. The four parcels comprising the 292.87± acre project site contain one residential structure (mobile home), which is utilized as a rental unit. The Frederick County Rural Landmarks Survey identifies the Carter -Hardesty House (#34-112) as a potentially significant structure located on the subject property. It should be noted that this structure burned prior to the date of the survey and has since been razed; therefore, there are no potentially significant structures on the properties proposed for rezoning. However, structures that are deemed to be potentially significant within proximity of this site are the Godfries- Semples House (#34-135) and the Thomas McCann House (#34-729). Both structures are located over 1,100 feet from the closest property lines on the subject properties, and neither house is visible from the project site. Both sites are utilized as private residences as evident by Frederick County real estate records. Additional potentially significant properties within close proximity of the subject properties include the Helm -McCann Property (#34-703) and the Milburn Cemetery (#34-950). These properties contain a springhouse (Helm -McCann) and a cemetery (Milburn Cemetery). Additionally, a portion of the Second Winchester core battlefield area defined by the National Park Service Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley is located in the northern portion of tax map parcel 44-((A))-25. A map exhibit entitled Graystone Corporation Property Historic Features has been created to provide a reference for these sites for review by the Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB). Engineers Surveyors Planners Environmental Scientists Telephone 540-662-4185 FAX 540-722-9528 Project #2760GC vnvw.greenwayeng.com The Frederick County Comprehensive Policy Plan identifies the four subject properties (including the portion of the Second Winchester core battlefield area) as being incorporated into the Sewer and Water Service Area (SWSA), which is necessary for future office and industrial park land use. The Graystone Corporation Proffer Statement provides for a green space buffer area along the northern boundary adjacent to McCann Road (Route 838), which will be left in its natural state to provide viewshed mitigation along McCann Road, the Helm -McCann Springhouse, and the Milburn Cemetery. Additionally, the Proffer Statement provides an opportunity for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation (SVBF) to have evergreen landscaping planted on their property by the Applicant if desired. Please find attached all applicable information for the October 2009 HRAB meeting. Please contact me to advise of the date of this meeting and if you need any additional information at this time. Sincerely, Evan Wyatt, AICP Greenway Engineering Cc: J. Donald Shockey John Good Project #2760GC 2 REZONING APPLICATION FORM FREDERICK COL ANT , V IRGINIEi T-� be completed by Planning S°t -f - Fee Amount Paid Z -A )rmg Amendment Number Date Receive FC, Heanrilg Date 1-3 . UVJ05 Hearing Date The following information shall be provided by the applicant. All parcel identification numbers, deed book and page numbers may be obtained from the Office of the Commissioner of Revenue, Real Estate Division, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester. 1. 2. 3. Applicant: Name: Greenway En ineering Telephone: (540) 662-4185 Address: 151 Windy Hill Lane Winchester, VA 22602 Property Owner (if different from above) Name: Graystone Corporation & MBC, L.C. Telephone: (540) 665-3212 Address: P.O. Box 2530 Winchester, VA 22604 Contact person if other than above Name: Evan Wyatt Telephone: (540) 662-4185 4. Checklist: Check the following items that have been included with this application. Location map ® Agency Comments Plat ® Fees —�— Deed to Property ® Impact Analysis Statement Verification of taxes paid ® Proffer Statement 5. The Code of Virginia allows us to request full disclosure of ownership in relation to rezoning applications. Please list below all nowners or parties in interest of the la A L%J— be rezoned: J. Donald Shocker John Good Mildred B. Cole 6. A) Current Use of the Property: Agricultural, Residential & Unimproved B) Proposed Use of the Property: Office & Industrial Park 7. Adjoining Property: Please refer to attached Adjoining Property Map & Property Owner Information Table 8. Location: The property is located at (give exact located based on nearest road and distance from nearest intersection, using road names and route number): North side of Redbud Road (Route 661); West side of CSX Railroad; East side of Milburn Road (Route 662); and south side of McCanns Road (Route 838) Information to be Submitted for Capital Facilities Impact Model In order for the Planning Staff to use its capital facilities impact model, it is necessary for the applicant to provide information concerning the specifics of the proposed use. Otherwise, the planning staff will use the maximum possible density or intensity scenario for the proposed Zoning District as described on Page 9 of the application package. 9. Parcel Identification/Location: Parcel Identification Number 43-((A))-158, 44- ((A))-25, 44-((A))-26, and 44-((A))-27 Magisterial: Fire Service: Rescue Service: 10. 11. Stonewall Clear Brook Clear Brook Districts High School: Middle School: Elementary School: James Wood High James Wood Middle Stonewall Elem. Zoning Change: List the acreage included in each new zoning category being requested. Acres Current Zoning Zoning Requested 292.87± RA District OM, Office -Manufacturing District 292.87± Total Acreage to be rezoned The following information should be provided according to the type of rezoning proposed: Number of Units Proposed Single Family homes: Townhome: Non -Residential Lots: Mobile Home: Multi -Family Hotel Rooms: The Continuing Care Retirement Community will have a mixture of independent living units, assisted living units, and skilled nursing units proffered at a maximum density of 8 units per acre. Square Footage of Proposed Uses Office: 1,749,000 Service Station: Retail: Manufacturing: 570,000 Restaurant: Warehouse: Signature: I (we), the undersigned, do hereby respectfully make application and petition the Frederick County Board of Supervisors to amend the zoning ordinance and to change the zoning map of Frederick County, Virginia. I (we) authorize Frederick County officials to enter the property for site inspection purposes. I (we) understand that the sign issued when this application is submitted must be placed at the front property line at least seven days prior to the Planning Commission public hearing and the Board of Supervisors' public hearing and maintained so as to be visible from the road right-of-way until the hearing. I (we) hereby certify that this application and its accompanying materials are true and accurate to the bet of my (our) knowledge. Applicant(s): G Date: 2f} Owner (s): Date: Owner (s): Date: Map Data Source: Frederick County, Va. GIS Department, May 2009 Data, Aerial Photos from March 2006 Virginia Department of Historic Resources Survey Form Exhibits ■n � File Number 34-112 File Number 34-135 ➢ File Number 34-703 ➢ File Number 34-729 r File Number 34-950 Carter -Hardesty House Godfries-Semples House Helm -McCann Property Thomas McCann House Milburn Cemetery Civil War Sites In The Shenandoah Valley Exhibits 11 Second Winchester Opequon or Third Winchester Io VIRGINIA I File no. 34-112 DIVISION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS Ne attve no(s .10082 ,10083 ' HISTORIC DISTRICT%BRIEF SURVEY FORM City/Town/ Village/ Hamlet Rural uoun-Ey—County krederick Street address or route number off of Rt. 662 U.S.G.S. Quad Stephenson Historic name Stottlemeyer House Commonname Carter -Hardesty House Present use abandoned (burned) Building Style Vernacular Greek revival Originaluse raciripnvinl BuildingDate(s) tQi,n_iprn 1. Construction Materials ❑ wood frame Erick bond: ❑ English ❑E [✓T 55 -course ourse American ❑ stretcher ❑ other ❑ stone ❑ random rubble ❑ coursed rubble ❑ ashlar ❑ dressed ❑ board & batten ❑ rock -faced ❑ log. ❑ cast iron ❑ squared ❑ unsquared notching: ❑ enameled metal ❑ V -notch ❑ half dovetail ❑ saddle ❑ full dovetail ❑ square ❑ diamond ❑ concrete block ❑ terra cotta ❑ steel frame ❑ other 2. Cladding Material ❑ weatherboard ❑ composition siding ❑ vertical siding ❑ stucco ❑ board & batten ❑ aluminum or vinyl siding ❑ shingle: ❑ cast iron ❑ wood - ❑ sheet metal ❑ asbestos ❑ enameled metal ❑ asphalt ❑ glass ❑ bricktex ❑ other 3. Stories (number) 2 Ellow basement Q 7led basement 4. Bays (number): front } side (church) symmetrical ❑ asymmetrical 5. Roof Type ❑ shed parapet? gable ❑ pediment? ❑ parapet? ❑ clipped end? ❑ cross gable? ❑ central front gable? ❑ other ❑ hipped ❑ pyramidal? ❑ mansard ❑ false mansard ❑ gambrel ❑ flat ❑ parapet? ❑ roof not visible 6. Roofing Material ❑ shingle ❑ composition (asphalt, asbestos, etc.) P wood 6? metal ❑nding seam M�terugated ❑ pressed tin (simulated shingles) ❑ the ❑ pantile ❑ flat ❑ glazed ❑ slate ❑ not visible 7. Dormers (number): front side ❑ gable ❑ pediment? ❑ shed ❑ hipped 8- Primary fgiiPacular style stories levels full height bays 3 materials wood description and decorative details chamfered columns, decorative brackets: porch sits on stone niers. 9. General supplementary description and decoration: 6/6 windows; wooden lintels w/corner blocks over winodws; 6 -light basement windows;2 interior end brick chimneys; 2,4-1i l . Major additions and alteratio ] Greek Revival door surroounc Had a rear 2 -story frame fluted�trimd corner bocke ell; part of the house 5-lighghts,4-light 8 ago m---_ _-_ [destroying the rear ell and creating a Many outbldgs: ----- large hole in the roof of tt including a frame garage; front.nortion of the house. cbiskr®n coop,shee�hed, f 12. Landscape Features -1 large frame bank barn w/ silo, 200 Mature trees, house century concrete tank for sprayir sits back off of roe brick springliouse (partially ri ' 4T- 13. Significance: Fine example of the Vernacular reek Revi Style of Antebellum Frederick County. House is vacant as it has not been fixed since it burned. Someone livt behind the house in a trailer. Surveyed by: M. Kalbian Date: 1/90 AG VIRGINIA HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION v SURVEY FORM 34-1I2 Pile [Number 1. County Frederick ",-own Winchester Street No. E. of fat, 662, N. Of At, 661. US3S Quad Name Stephenson Quad Date 1966 Original Owner John Carter Original Use Home Present Ow"r Harry L. McCann Present Owner Address Jerrerson St, Winchester, Va. 2. Historic Name ------- Present Name Carter—Hardesty House Date or Period (exact or estimate) ea. 1810 Architect ---- Builder, craftsman, ere. --- Source of Name Quarles, Old Homes Source of Date Gue s s 3. No. stories (dormers count as V2 story): 2_ Present Use I Wall construction Brick Home Acreage Unknown 4. Historical Significance (Chain of Title, Families and Events, etc., connected with the Property) See Quarles, Some Old Homes inFred. Co., Va. 5. Architectural Significance (Note interesting interior and exterior details, etc. cite significant alterations and additions) I believe 1810 is a fairly accurate date. Tire W. wing of the building is a Victorian addition, as all of the windows have been Victortanized. I did not gain entry into the house. 6. Physical Condition Excellent Good Fair Poor StructureX _ Grounds Neighborhood 7. State potential threats to preservation of structure None (over) ig �. VIRGINIA File no. 34-135 �G, DIVISION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS ve "e ° s .lo75a �,_ ��'��,,:.s°�" HISTORIC DISTRICT/BRIEF SURVEY FORM City/ Town/ Village/ Hamlet Rural County County Frederick Street address or route number off Route 661 U.S.G.S. Quad Winchester Historic name ne- hi ley House Common name Godfries-Sem eles House Present use Building Style Original use residential Building Date(s) Greek Revival r I. Construction Materials 3. Stories (number) 2 19iow basement ❑ raised basement C1 wood frame Cginck 4. Bays (number): front 3 side (church) bond: ❑ English ❑ symmetrical Eisymmetrical ❑ Flemish El'-5--course American 5. Roof Type ❑ stretcher ❑ shed ❑ hipped ❑ other ❑ arapet? Ell pyramidal? El stone (le ❑ mansard ❑ random rubble ❑ pediment? ❑ false mansard ❑ coursed rubble ❑ parapet? ❑ gambrel ❑ ashlar ❑ dressed ❑ clipped end? ❑ flat ❑ rock-faced ❑ cross gable? ❑ parapet? ❑ log: ❑ central front gable? ❑ roof not visible ❑ squared ❑ unsquared ❑ other notching. ❑ V-notch ❑ half dovetail 6. Roofing Material ❑ saddle ❑ full dovetail ❑ square ❑ diamond .❑ shingle ❑ concrete block ❑ composition (asphalt, asbestos, etc.) ❑ terra cotta ❑ wood ❑ steel frame [Imetal ❑ other f3 standing seam ❑ corrugated ❑ pressed tin (simulated shingles) 2. Cladding Materia ❑ file ❑ pantile ❑ flat ❑ glazed ❑ weatherboard ❑ composition siding ❑ slate ❑ vertical siding ❑ stucco ❑ not visible ❑ board & batten ❑ aluminum or vinyl siding ❑ shingle: ❑ cast iron 7. Dormers (number): front side Elwood ❑ sheet metal ❑ gable ❑ pediment? ❑ asbestos ❑ enameled metal ❑ shed ❑ asphalt ❑ glass ❑ }upped ❑ bricktex ❑ other 8. Primary Porch style Greek Revival stories 1 levels full he i ah bays 1 -t materials wnnrl description and decorative details Tuscan r-nlmmns-,pedimrnted part-Arn 9. General supplementary description and decoration: See attached sheet- _ 10. Major additions and alterations: i r Enclosed rear 2-story side porches, side 1 story r wing, rear 1 story win with basement entry. 11. Outbuildings: 2 bay brick meathouse, frame bank barn, 1r2 story log tenant house, brick springhouse. 12. Landscape Features: 1 �1 stone gateposts at road, tree-lined driveway sit �1 at a 90 angle to the road , Large spring to the 13. Significance: east of house. Mature trees and bushes Was once associated with Hackwood (34-134) was sold off. Tract is now the house and 5 acres. Surveyed by: Date: M. Kalbian 3/91 VIRGIlqA J,FGIN- i HISTORIC LANDAIARKS C0111MISSION l =E a SURVEY F0101 3 _� File Number 1. County Frederitk 12. Historic Name -------- Town Winchester Present Name Sempeles House Street No. S; side of 4 RT. 66) , near Date or Period (exactor estimate) ea, 1830 A t , 81, Architect ------ USGS Quad Name Winchester Builder, craftsman, etc. -------- Quad Date 1966 Source of Name Present owner Original Owner Unknown Source of Date Guess Original Use Home Present Owner Manuel Sempeles Present Owner Address Rt. 5 Box 358 3. No. stories (dormers count as '/z story): Winchester, Va. 2 W ll ot�struction Present Use loof Home Acreage 1;" fix 7-6 4. Historical Significance (Chain of "Title, Families and Events, etc., connected with the property) This property was connected with Hackwood (34-134) until 19301 so theearly history can be found in Quarles, Old Homes in Fred. Goy, Manuel Sempeles purchased the home in 1969 from Godfires, who had bought it in 1959 from a Mr. Stines, Prior to Stines a Shiley and before then&, a Mr. Dushane owned the property. Around 1910 it was owned by a William Myers, S. Architectural Significance (Note interesting interior and exterior details, etc., cite significant alterations and additions) The house seems to have been build ca, 1830. There is a bank barn to the NW, 6. Physical Condition Excellent Good Fair Poor. Structure X -- --- Grounds X Neighborhood X - --- ---- ---- 7. State potential threats to preservation of structure N one (Deer) Present use ruins Acreage unknown Foundation and wall constn part of the house was log, part was stone and part was frame. Rooftype cable State condition of structure and environs The house is no longer standing. The area is in very poor condition due to ne- Statepotential threats tostructureNeglect/development. gleet Note any archaeological interest In 1809 it was referred to as Fort Helm. Is included in the Stephenson's Deppt Battlefield. Should be investigated for possible register potential? yes O no til Architectural description (Note significant features of plan, structural system and interior and exterior decoration, taking care to point out aspects not visible or clear from photographs. Explain nature and period of all alterations and additions. List any outbuildings and their approximate ages, cemeteries, etc.) All that remains now of the Helm -McCann house is a stone springhouse. There are ruins! of the house, which burned in 1958, and the brick meathouse is alsmost completely collapsed. There are some stone ruins (foundation) of the bank barn as well. Across the road is what is left of Milburn Chapel cemetery. The old Milburn chapel, an 18th century Methodist church, was abandoned and torn down many years age. All that remains is a cemetery surrounded by a stone wall. Many of the local citizens are buiried in this cemetery including Col. Meredith Helm. I was able to find 2 historic photographs of the house; one taken in the 1890s and one in the late 1930s. The photos do not indicate from what view they were taken,ibut the 1930s view appears to be a southern one because of the faint out line of.the stone springhouse which is present in the lower left hand corner.. It appears that the house was partially log, stone and frame. The house's final configuration was an I house with a rear 2 story wing. The stone spring - house probably dates to the original house (c.1752) and is in fairly reasonablf condition. Interior inspected? Historical significance (Chain of title; individuals, families, events, etc., associated with the property.) From Quarles and others: 1752 Lord Fairfax to Col. Meredith Helm (died in 1804) 1809 appears on Charles Varle Map as "Fort Helm" 1872 to James McCann 1958 destroyed by fire DIVISION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS INegative no(s). IOU / / Y SURVEY FORM '59-703 Historicname Helm House, Bel levue,Fort Commonname THi=1m=F>CCann Proper y County/Town/City Rural Fred. Co. Helm. Street address or route number Rt- 662 USGS Quad Stephenson Date or period mid -late 18th C. mid 19th C., late 11 Original owner Col. Meredith Helm Architect/builder/craftsmen Original use residential unknown Present owner James K. McCann Source of name Quarles Present owner address Jefferson Ave. Source of date _ W -4 --pester, Va. .envois 2 Present use ruins Acreage unknown Foundation and wall constn part of the house was log, part was stone and part was frame. Rooftype cable State condition of structure and environs The house is no longer standing. The area is in very poor condition due to ne- Statepotential threats tostructureNeglect/development. gleet Note any archaeological interest In 1809 it was referred to as Fort Helm. Is included in the Stephenson's Deppt Battlefield. Should be investigated for possible register potential? yes O no til Architectural description (Note significant features of plan, structural system and interior and exterior decoration, taking care to point out aspects not visible or clear from photographs. Explain nature and period of all alterations and additions. List any outbuildings and their approximate ages, cemeteries, etc.) All that remains now of the Helm -McCann house is a stone springhouse. There are ruins! of the house, which burned in 1958, and the brick meathouse is alsmost completely collapsed. There are some stone ruins (foundation) of the bank barn as well. Across the road is what is left of Milburn Chapel cemetery. The old Milburn chapel, an 18th century Methodist church, was abandoned and torn down many years age. All that remains is a cemetery surrounded by a stone wall. Many of the local citizens are buiried in this cemetery including Col. Meredith Helm. I was able to find 2 historic photographs of the house; one taken in the 1890s and one in the late 1930s. The photos do not indicate from what view they were taken,ibut the 1930s view appears to be a southern one because of the faint out line of.the stone springhouse which is present in the lower left hand corner.. It appears that the house was partially log, stone and frame. The house's final configuration was an I house with a rear 2 story wing. The stone spring - house probably dates to the original house (c.1752) and is in fairly reasonablf condition. Interior inspected? Historical significance (Chain of title; individuals, families, events, etc., associated with the property.) From Quarles and others: 1752 Lord Fairfax to Col. Meredith Helm (died in 1804) 1809 appears on Charles Varle Map as "Fort Helm" 1872 to James McCann 1958 destroyed by fire LN-egative nss�110� 083DIVISION OF H1S1OR1CLANDMAZtS SURVEY FORM Historic name The Milburn House Common name Thomas McCann House County/lawn/City Rural Frederick County Street address or route number _ off of RE- 662 USGS Quad Stephenson Original owner Date or period 11 ca t-1,842, e.1890-1910 men Original use John Milburn Present owner residential Thomas McCann Present Unknown Source of name Quarles owner address Rt. 8 Box 491 Source of date owner, architectural evidence Stories Present use Winchester, VA 22601 2 Foundation and wall const'n Acreage residential Stone unknow Roof type gable-w/standing seam metal. State condition of structure and environs The house and outbuildings are in fair condition. State potential threats to structure Unknown Note any archaeological interest Unknown Should be investigated for possible register potential? yes ❑ no IX Architectural description (Note significant features of plan, structural system and interior and exterior decoration, taking care to point out aspects not visible or clear from photographs. Explain nature and period of all alterations and additions. List any outbuildings and their approximate ages, cemeteries, etc.) According to Quarles, this house i:as built around 1744-1760. Architecturally I was not able to verify this date. My findings lead me to believe that the house was built in the mid- 19th Cent 'rhe size of the windows, the type of chimneys, the window and door trim, as well as the config- uration of the house al;l seem to date from this period. Mr. Thomas McCann, now 92, has lived i this house his whole life. He says the house was built in 1842. A rear 2 story frame wing was added in c.1880-1910. The front stone portion is laid in a random rubble pattern with corner quoins. It is 2 stories, sits on a split-level basement, is 4 bays wide and assymetrical. It has a gable roof with standing seam metal roofing and 2 interior end brick chimneys. The windo are 2/2 and the front door has a transom light (unable to see number of lights). The door surro is a flat architrave trim with bull's eye corner blocks. A 2 -bay 1 story porch with square dori columns as supports is centered on the front (north) facade of the house. The east gable end i a blind one with no openings. On the other hand, the west gable end is pierced by windows on a levels; 2, 4 -light square attic windows; 6/6 windows on the first and seconds stories; and 3-li, windows in the basement. The rear 2 story frame wing was added in the late 19th -early 20th cen tury It has german lap siding, 6/6 windows, an interior end brick chimney, and a side 3 -bay 1 story porch. This property has many of its original outbuildings. They include a board and bat meathouse; a frame chicken coop; a frame shed; a frame barn on stone foundation and a fine fram, corn crib. The setting around the Thomas McCann house is exceptionally beautiful. It is locate on top of a knoll off of Lick Run. The house is architecturally significant in that it has had very few alterations since early it this century. Also, it is significant because of its connection with the Milburns and McCanns, two very prominent families in the history of Frederick county. Interior inspected? Just the rear frame section. Historical significance (Chain of title; individuals, families, events, etc., associated with the property.) According to Quarles: 1735 Governor of Colony of Virginia to John Frost 1744 John Frost to John Milburn I 1761 83 acres to son John Milburn II ? acres to grandson John Milburn III (son of Robert Milburn, brother of John Milburn II) John Milburn II built Milburn Chapel by 1786. It was one of the oldest Methodist churcbe: in the Valley. 1813 to William Hickman Harris nd to Jesse Wood 1854 to Thomas Brown 1856 to George Keen 1869 to Jonathen Keen 1888 to Elizabeth Mulvahill 1893 to James K. McCann 1918 to son, Charles R. McCarm 1966 to son Thomas Kemp McCann Date Name Town County Photographer Contents —W17 -;4 7Z9 —File No. - "`• i VIRGINIA File no. 34-950 d Negative nos . 10632 DIVISION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS '4J HISTORIC DISTRICT/BRIEF SURVEY FORM City/lown! Village/ Hamlet Rural County County Frederick Street address or route number Rt. 622 U.S.G.S. Quad Stephenson Historic name Milburn Methodist Chapel Common name Milburn Chapel & Cemetery Present use Abandoned Building Style vernacular Ori6nal use (:mirr ;n k t'emetery Building Date(s) ca.1788, ca.1887, ea.1945 i I. Construction Materials ❑ wood frame ❑ brick bond: ❑ English ❑ Flemish ❑ -course American ❑ stretcher ❑ other ❑ stone ❑ random rubble ❑ coursed rubble ❑ ashlar ❑ dressed ❑ rock -faced ❑ log: ❑ squared notching: ❑ V -notch ❑ saddle ❑ square ❑ concrete block ❑ terra cotta ❑ steel frame ❑ other ❑ unsquared ❑ half dovetail ❑ full dovetail ❑ diamond 2. Cladding Material ❑ weatherboard ❑ composition siding ❑ vertical siding ❑ stucco ❑ board & batten ❑ aluminum or vinyl siding ❑ shingle: ❑ cast iron ❑ wood ❑ sheet metal ❑ asbestos ❑ enameled metal ❑ asphalt ❑ glass ❑ bricktex ❑ other 3. Stories (number) ❑ low basement ❑ raised basement 4. Bays (number): front side (church) ❑ symmetrical ❑ asymmetrical 5. Roof Type ❑ shed ❑ parapet? ❑ gable ❑ pediment? ❑ parapet'? ❑ clipped end? ❑ cross gable? ❑ central front gable? ❑ other 6. Roofing Material ❑ hipped ❑ pyramidal'? ❑ mansard ❑ false mansard ❑ gambrel ❑ flat ❑ parapet? ❑ roof not visible ❑ shingle ❑ composition (asphalt, asbestos, etc.) ❑ wood ❑ metal ❑ standing seam ❑ corrugated ❑ pressed tin (simulated shingles) ❑ tale ❑ pantile ❑ flat ❑ slate ❑ not visible 7. Dormers (number): front side — ❑ gable ❑ pediment'? ❑ shed ❑ hipped 8. Primary Porch style stones levels bays materials description and decorative details ❑ glazed 9. General supplementary description and decoration: It is believed that Hilburn Chapel was built in 1788, making it one of the earliest Methodist Chapels in Frederica: Co. 10. Major additions and alterations: to a Mr. Schreck who used them to build a barn on his property (which no lon7– er stands). The money was used to help,build the re 11. Outbuildings: Stephenson. The cemetery still remains. Its stone wall was repaired by Mr. Paul Sternitzke, a German prisoner- of war staying in Winchester durin the early ;,inter of 1944. Some important families & 12. Landscape Features: figures are buried here including the Helms (Amelia 1803, Meredith 1804). It is also presumed that John Milburn was buried here. 13. Significance: Surveyed by: Date: Maral S. Kalbian 11/90 Landmark awaits restoration preachers, held regular services at the newly constructed church on ne of Frederick his property. County's oldest Of the many notable Methodist landmarks ` -- - ministers who preached at Milburn Milburn Cemetery, Chapel, the most. prominent was appears almost abandoned at its Francis Asbury, the first American quiet location beside a little, bishop of the Methodist church. travelled gravel road near __. " —Johnston 9Aid- thdrbefore -" - Stephenson. construction was completed at Its most ardent visitors these Milburn Chapel, Asbury stood on a days are the groundhogs that have work bench and preached in 1788. burrowed deep under the silent It was more than 11 years later graves and the cattle that graze when Asbury returned to Milburn beside the vine covered, limestone Chapel. The reason for his visit wall that defines the graveyard. was to honor Milburn's retirement To one side of the cemetery is a from itinerant preaching. rocky mound—all that remains of Although Milburn died in 1813, the once historic Milburn Method- services were held at the chapel ist Chapel. until it was severely damaged by According to "Milburn Method- Civil War battles fought in the ist Chapel in Frederick County, area. Virginia," by area historian Wilbur Sometime between 1882 and S. Johnston, the log church and its 1884, Milburn's congregation met cemetery were established around to decide whether to repair the old 1788 by John Milburn. chapel or rebuild at a new location. Johnson said that Milburn Church members opted for the Chapel is believed to have been the latter and in 1887 built Emmanuel first Methodist church to be built Methodist Episcopal Church South in Frederick County and was one (now the Emmanuel United Meth- of the oldest in the Northern odist Church) in Stephenson on Shenandoah Valley. U.S. 11. Its founder, who was a grandson At the time the congregation of the first Milburn to settle in the decided to relocate, the land Frederick County area, wasn't surrounding the chapel and cem- Methodist by birth. He was a etery was owned by James Kemp convert from Quakerism. McCann, who purchased_ the Milburn's grandparents, John property in 1872. and Elizabeth Milburn, moved to Johnston said that at about the the county between 1743 and 1747 time the new church was built, to settleon what is now Milburn McCann dismantled the old chapel rtgncl (Route 662), which was a and sold the logs to a farmer, who primary road in the late 1700s and -used them to build a barn near the the early 1800s, j I site of the former The Milburns Jordan Springs Hotel were members of the (By 1920) on Route 664. The Hopewell Quaker barn is no longer Meeting near even the standing. Clearbrook. McCann gave the In 1779, the paths and proceeds from the younger Milburn lanes sale of the logs to the was dismissed from new church. the meeting because became' There's no indica- be married his first- tion that Milburn cousin, Elizabeth. occupied was buried in the According to cemetery, but Johnston's book, the and the Johnston said it is marriage was reasonable to believe considered "contrary opening of that he was. to discipline." grave "If his grave Eight ears after marker were stone, it Milburn was dis- invariably is likely fallen and missed from the buried with subse- Quaker meeting, he struck quent plant growth became a traveling or, like many others, preacher and helped . Unmarked stolen," Johnston form the Milburn said in his book. Methodist Society in remains. Of the few remain- his community, -Arra historian ing grave markers Johnston said Wilbur S. Johnston only two date earlier that Milburn be- than Milburn's came an ordained death—Ann Amelia minister in 1789 Photos b Magruder in 1803, and, along with 0y and Meredith Helm other traveline Rick Foster See Graves, page E4 ,;j�uAnkul.,tuedwc `u �otn9 F from page E3 in 1804. Helm's grave is marked by a for complete restoration—is pro - vided by the Emmanuel church. full-length, horizontal sandstone slab on the ground. The stone's . Emmanuel's minister, the Rev. Mark Miller, said that the inscription says: "Sacred to the restoration of the cemetery has memory of Meredith Helm who been slow and costly. departed this life October 12, "It's slow partlybecauseofthe 1804 in his 51st year of age." Johnston said that Helm is economy and because the people at the church don't have an at - probably had the "most illustri- tachmenttothe cemetery,"Miller ous burial in Milburn Cemetery," said. Helm was a colonel in the Vir- Early this year, the church's ginia militia during the Revolu- Boy Scouttroop andyouth group tionaryWar. Helm's father, also began clearing away brush and Meredith Helm, was the sixth sheriff of Frederick County and undergrowth from the cemetery. The church has also estab- one of Winchester's founding fa- thers. lished a Milburn Cemetery fund Johnston said that burials and takes tip a collection three or four times ayear to help with the continued at the small cemetery restoration. until about 1920, "when even the and lanes became "Our objective is to raise paths oc- cupied and the opening of a new enough money toeventuallyhave the cemetery professionally grave invariably struck un- marked remains." cleared and maintained," Miller said. "So far, we have about $100 After burials ceased at the in the fund." cemetery, the McCann family "We would also like to put a• kept it weeded and mowed for historical marker at the cem- many years. The last professional repair to etery," Johnston said recently as he stood beside the cemetery the limestone wall around the wall. cemetery was during World War "Phis is such a beautiful spot." Il. The repairs were paid for by Anyone interested in making the McCanns, who hired several German prisoners of war from a a tax-deductible donation to the Milburn Cemetery Fund can call prison camp in Winchester lo- cated near Virginia Avenue. 662-1269. Copies of Johnston's book can be purchased at the Today, the site of the chapel is Winchester -Frederick County owned by the McCann family. Historical Society office at 401 Care of the cemetery—planned National Ave. in Winchester. 11. Outbuildings: Stennenson. Tile cemetery still remains. Its stone gall was repaired by Mr. Paul Sternitzke, a German prisoner ofwar staying in Winchester durin the early :Tinter of 1944. Some important families & 12. Landscape Features: figures are buried here including the Helms (Amelia 1003, Meredith 1304). It is also presumed that John Milburn ryas buried here. 13. Significance: Surveyed by: Date: Moral S. Ralbian 11/40 D Is CTVIt.WAJegtr" d11aCd_E_r&a Cotmty: Frederick -11A, and City or Winchester General Location: Valley Pike (US 11 at Abrams Creek), Apple Pie Ridge and "Louisiana Heights" W of town, West Fort, Fort Milroy, and Star Fort; S. of present day Stephenson's (US 11 S of 761). Size of Study/Core Areas: 22,274/3,113 acres GIS Integrity of Study/Core Areas: 48/52 percent; Poor/ Fair Fieid Assessment of Study AreaIntegrity: Poor USCS Quadrants: Winchester, Stephenson Campaign: Gettysburg Campaign Principal Comma-)ders: [c] Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell; [u] Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy. Forces Engaged: [c] Second Corps ANV, two divisions (Early and Johnson), about 12,500; [u] Three infantry brigades (Elliott, Ely, McReynolds), numbering about 7,000. Casualties: [c] 269 (47k/219w/3m); [u] 4,443 (95k/373w/ 3,975m&c). Significance: After the Battle of Brandy Station (9 June 1863), Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his plan for a second invasion of the north. He ordered the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, under Maj. Gen. Richard Ewell to attack the US force at Winchester and clear the Lower Valley of Union opposition. In the resulting three- day battle (13-15 June), Ewell's corps defeated, routed, and nearly destroyed a US division under Maj. Gen. Robert Milroy. This victory (the apogee of Ewell's career) offered high hopes for the success of Lee's second invasion of the North, hopes that were dashed on the battlefield of Gettysburg in July. In the words of Confederate artillerist Maj. Robert Stiles, "This battle of Winchester ... was one of the most perfect pieces of work the Army of Northern 71 Vir,&ia ever did.` The hauls wras won by cleft 6ankaing i-itan avers and Urldersco, e: fhe inadequacy of ivl-prol 019 entrepchmentsv oy b onfi.-�,nt..e11 :-, rnE^H1e a..r:,ab force. DEscki'TIOi,I OF TIE BATT1, Prelude (12 June): On 12 June 1863, the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia under Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, three divisions nearly 19,000 strong, entered the Valley at Chester Gap and pressed on to Front Royal. Two divisions under Maj. Gen. tubal A. Early and Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson continued north on the Valley Pike and the Front Royal Road to converge on the Union defenders of Winchester under Maj. Gen. Robert Milroy. Despite the superior forces that were rumored to be approaching, Milroy was confident that the strength of his fortifications would enable him to repel the Confederates or withstand a siege. The ridges west of town were heavily fortified and consisted of trenches linking central strong points or "forts". The strongest of these were Fort Milroy and Star Fort. West Fort, a redoubt of six guns, featured promi- nently in the action. Phase One. US dispositions (13 June): On 13 June, Milroy advanced elements of Elliott's brigade to Pritchard's Hill at Kernstown and sent elements of Ely's brigade to intercept any advance on the Front Royal Pike. McReynolds brigade was at Berryville. Phase Two. CS Advance o;i front Royal Pike (i3 June): Edward Johnson's Division of four brigades (Steuart, Williams, Walker, Jones) advanced on the Front Royal Pike driving back Union pickets. Approaching the intersection of Millwood Road about 1400 hours, Johnson deployed and swept forward, driving Union: skirmishers from behind stone fences. US troops withdrew to high ground north of Abrams Creels under cover of a battery and the heavy guns of Fort Milroy. Johnson brought up a battery and engaged Union field artillery, driving several pieces from the field. The CS guns lacked the range to reply to Fort Milroy's guns and eventually were forced to withdraw. Johnson's.advance was stalled, and he awaited the arrival of Early's division to the west on the Valley Pike. Phase Three. CS Advance on Valley Pike (13 June):. Early's division of four brigades (Hays, Smith, Avery, Gordon) nlaxched icvward- %Aanchesier on the Valley Pike in ccarijuu lion -,,fiflh johnson5s divicient oil the Font Royal s Road. Late afternoon, Early s column reached the outskirts of Iaernstown and drove back the US skirmish line encountered at Pritchard's Hill. US forces retreated to Cedar Creel, Grade and briefly counterattacked, but Early extended his line to the west, out -flanking successive Union positions. US cavalry attacked several times up the Valley Pike to ease pressure on the infantry. Eventually, the Union force retreated north of Abrams Creek under rover of the heavy guns from Bower's Hill and Fort Milroy. Phase Four. Milroy Withdraws into the Forts (13 June): After dark Milroy concentrated his forces inside a triangle defined by Fort Milroy, Star Fort, and West Fort. McReynolds' brigade reached Fort Milroy after marching a round -about route from Berryville, harassed by Confed- erate cavalry. Milroy's soldiers had fought well during the previous afternoon, and he was confident that he could withstand renewed Confederate assaults in the morning. In the meantime, Ewell ordered his third division under Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes to advance on Martinsburg via Berryville to cut off Milroy's retreat in that direction. Phase Five. Early's Flank March (14 June): At dawn of 14 June, one of Early's brigades (Gordon) swept forward to capture Bower's Hill with little resistance. Johnson extended his line to the right against very light opposition; there was fitful skirmishing in the streets of Winchester. Early and Ewell conferred on Bower's Hill and decided on a flanking strategy. Gordon's brigade and two batteries were left on Bower's Hill, while Early led his three other brigades back to Cedar Creek Grade, west beyond Apple Pie Ridge where it was out of view of US fortifications, then north over Cloverdale Plantation to Walnut Grove. His column was accompanied by 20 guns. While Early made this march, Johnson advanced a line of skirmishers on the right to occupy the Federals' attention. The CS batteries on Bower's Hill opened up, touching off a duel with the Union guns in Fort Milroy. By mid-afternoon, l:arly's force had gained a position opposite West Fort on Apple Pie Ridge. Eight guns were positioned on the lir ierly Farm northwest of the fort, while 12 guns were placed in an orchard southwest of the fort. By this time zhe Iteld had quieted, and the US forces believed that the t :onfederates had been repulsed from Winchester. 72 , Of,',' Me/➢�aall !6F, Phase se Si:-.Ackad"d on -VVest Fo; t (1 4 ) ,r e)— Al; u i 10400 a a a �`$€'+�ia-s, R �,rre; s a*�ta ery, ore -fled ii -re on Fest Fors, The twenoy guns fired for 45 minutes, while Brig. Gen. Homy a.Flays stealthily advanced his Louisiana brigade through the corn and wheat fields at the base of Apple Pie Ridge. On command, the brigade rushed forward across 300 yards of open fields and swept upward into the works. After a brief hand-to-hand struggle, US defenders aban- doned the works, retreatiuig to Fort Milroy. Hays was supported in the attack by two brigades (Smith and Avery). Early consolidated his line on West Fort Ridge, but darkness prevented further gains. An artillery duel continued until long after dark. After the battle, Ewell christened West Fort Ridge as "Louisiana Heights" in honor of I iays's brigade. Phase Seven. Johnson's Flank March (14-15 June): Ewell assumed that Milroy would retreat during the night and ordered Johnson to prevent his escape by cutting the Charles Town Road. About 2100 hours, Johnson (with Steuart's and Williams's brigades and 8 guns) marched north to Berryville Pike and west to Jordan Springs Road, where he turned north toward Stephenson's Depot. About midnight, the Stonewall brigade disengaged and joined the rear of the column, leaving one brigade (Jones) astride the Berryville Pike east of town. -Phase Eight. US Withdrawal (14-15 June): After confer- ring with his officers, Milroy made the decision to try to "cut their way through" to Harpers Ferry on the old Charles Town Road. All of the cannons were spiked and their carriages destroyed. Shortly after midnight, the Union soldiers left their works so quietly that Early's Confederates did not know they were gone until morning. The column massed in the low ground between Star Fort and Fort Milroy, then moved down the railroad and the Valley Pike toward the Charles Town crossroad, just south of Stephenson's Depot. Phase Nine. US Surrender at Stephenson's Depot (15 June): Near dawn, Johnson's skirmishers encountered the head of Milroy's retreating column near the intersection of the Valley Pike and old Charles Town road. Milroy faced his column to the right on the pike and prepared to fight his way out of a "murderous trap." Johnson deployed his regiments along Milburn Road as they came up and advanced to the railroad and placed two guns on either r • 0. is • �.,I",II VVA-P I"a� 8 VAILEY side of the Charles T#Ymn Rod railroad bridge. The s -est c) she artil eywas deployed on the heightf east of Milburn Road. As it grew light, US forces trade sevenA desperate but uncoordulated attacks against the bridge and sailrosd embankment. The Confederates were being steadily reinforced and repulsed each attempt, The Stonewall brigade now came up in he of battle north of the road and advanced to cut the Valley Pike. This was the final blow;.Union regiments hoisted the white flag. Between 2,500 and 3,000 surrendered. Milroy and his staff, and other small units escaped to the west. (Note: US casualty figures for Second Winchester vary widely. This is explained by the fact that about two thousand Union soldiers not belonging to Milroy's command were in field hospitals in the city and were often added to the number of captured and missing. Milroy, of course, played down his losses.) CURRENT CONDITION OF THE BATmEn D Contrary to popular perception, Second Winchester is not a "lost" battlefield. Because of the wide-ranging Confederate maneuvers involved, the battlefield covers a great deal of ground, but the major fighting and casualties occurred at five locations: Pritchard's Hill; the intersection of Millwood and Front Royal pikes (interchange 82 of I- 81); Abrams Creek and Bower's Hill; Apple Pie Ridge and West Fort; and Stephenson's Depot. Three of these locations retain high levels of integrity: Pritchard's Hill, Apple Pie Ridge and West Fort, and Stephenson's Depot. The parcel of ground at Pritchard's Hill figured promi- nently in both battles of Kernstown and in the rear guard actions of Opequon. The parcel of ground at Stephenson's Depot figured in cavalry actions during the battle of Opequon and in the engagement of Rutherford's Farm (20 July 1864). Although the field over which the Louisiana Brigade attacked West Fort has been divided by the rte. 37 bypass, the terrain is still intact and adds to the interpretation of the battle. Central to understanding the Union ring of fortifica- tions at Winchester are Fort Milroy, Star Fort, and West Fort. Of these, Star Fort is well preserved, while remnants survive of Fort Milroy and West Fort. Portions of related entrenchments survive on ridges north and west of Winchester, although the extent of survivals has not been measured. The view from Star Fort is essential for understanding the US position at Second Winchester. Access to Fort Milroy and creation of a viewshed among 73 trees world enhance roe. abIr y to iiite p:get dae �S]Ia situ7 timi1 The routes of CS flanking ma euvers (Early_ to the west and Johnson, .0 the east) can be followed. Early's route traverses wet a preserved rural tracts north from Cedar Creek Grade along Apple Pie Ridge. The exact route can only be followed on foot across private property. Johnson's route crosses a portion of the Opequon battlefield and follows rural roads past Jordan Spring to the intersection of rtes. 761 and i 1 near Stephenson. Much of this course is through scenic farmland, although the density of housing along segments of these roads is increasing. Driving this route offers an appreciation of CS strategy and of the final action at Stephenson's Depot. Many historic structures associated with the battle remain in and around the city of Winchester, including Taylor's Llotel which served as the US headquarters, and Cloverdale and Walnut Grove, which were passed by Early's flank march. PERCEPTION OF TREATS TO BATTLEFIELD The city of Winchester has grown up around the US defensive position, which was anchored by West Fort, Star Fort, Fort Milroy, and connecting entrenchments. In most cases, however, the ridge crests have been the last to develop as residential tracts have filled the valleys. As a result, Star Fort is well preserved; portions of Fort Milroy remain; and traces of West Fort can be located. Recently, housing has been built along West Fort Ridge ("Louisiana Heights") destroying or otherwise segmenting surviving earthworks. The northern portion of Fort Milroy was recently purchased for the purpose of development; the southern portion is owned by National Fruit Products. Seven acres of Star Fort are owned by a local preservation group, but the surrounding 50 acres are zoned commer- cial/business and are currently for sale; portions of earthworks at Star Fort are in need of stabilization; grounds would need to be cleared, planted with grass, and maintained to expand visitation and interpretation. Commercial and industrial development along rte. 522 intrudes somewhat on the viewshed. Of the five main engagement areas, Bower's Hill is a housing subdivision and site of a high school, elementary school, and water tower. A degraded portion of the field (also fought over during First Winchester) remains along railroad tracks west of US 11, but this land is scheduled for high density residential development. Johnson's position _),VTA I ,, esiI_€=E>�l�'fk r ki':ir-+11i��._ti: Gli,k° P�r7@/ttj G 31gi _ on June 130 14 at -die in€ersection Of Front Po-yal anJ 1' �;.dp1T,/{i(➢a...fi Okes lies beneath 1 -6 i 1!1!"t C1. qg1�� con ours ha'tfe 1- en cx Cerisi vely a"tered and 'viievishcuS Llocked by dense connmerciali7nduArial developfc- i i the vicinity. These two ,segnients for most ni -ner Ove activities have been lost. Pritchard's Hill is privately owned and remains in a relatively pristine state. The land between Pritchard's Hill and Bower's Hill has already been densely developed for residential and commercial purposes. The Apple Pie Ridge. -West Fort parcel across which the Louisiana brigade attacked West Fort is bisected by rte. 37 -bypass but is visually well preserved, maintained as pasture and apple orchards. Two historic stone houses survive adjacer_t to the highway, which runs through a ravine and is not particularly intrusive to the view from Apple Pie Ridge. An excellent vantage point for understanding this phase exists just south of the intersection of rtes. 522 and 679. The area south of Stephenson's Depot, site of the massive US surrender, is by far the best preserved parcel of Second Winchester. Except for power lines and towers, the land retains its Civil War appearance. This parcel covers much of the ground where the battle culminated, where the most desperate fighting occurred, and where nearly 3,000 Union soldiers surrendered; its significance should not be underestimated. The parcel is owned by a local developer, but is not currently serviced by sewage lines. 74 tk1D l�ftk Ili.11 6 SrVE'S 11 F fUt�lt 4o� Br HrffEIFrELL Abrams Creek Milburn Road Abrams Delight MilitovM Apple Pie Ridge National Cemetery Battery Hill Northwestern Pike Battery Heights Old Charles Town Road Berryville Pike Old Town Winchester Bower's Hill Parkin's Mill Camp dill Pritchard's Hili Cedar Creek Grade Star Fort Clever -dale* Stephenson's Depot Collier Redoubt Stine's Chapel (site of) Entrenchments Stone Houses Fort Milroy Stonewall Cemetery Front Royal Pike Taylor's Hotel Jonathan Smith douse Tidball's Spring Jordan Springs Tollgate (site of) Keckley Mills Valley Pike Kernstown West Fort Louisiana Heights Walnut Grove* Middle Road Willow Lawn* Milburn Cemetery Winchester & Potomac Railroad • • 2- ECOND WINCHIESTER WTEGR9TY -1991 C N ,til ValA_4C_.`aYYb ;If'T Gu 7FYi or r31 County: Frederick, VA and City of Winchester General Location: Area east of Winchester from 1-81 along Berryville Pike (VA 7) to Opequon Creek. Also combat north of Red Bud Run W to US 11. Stephenson's Depot. Star Fort. Collier Redoubt. Size of Study/Core Areas: 11,670/4,914 acres GIS Integ6ty of Study/Core Areas: 54/47 percent; Fair/ Poor i''reld Assessment of Study Area inte-grity: Poor USGS Quadranis: Winchester, Stephenson Campaign: Sheridan's Valley Campaign �'rincipal Cerrrrande-s: [c] Lt. Gen. Jubal Early; [u] Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan. Forces Ergaged: [c] Four divisions (Gordon, Rodes, Ramseur, Breckrnridge/Wharton), two cavalry divisions (Fitz Lee, Lomax), about 15,200; [u] Three infantry corps (Wright, Emory, Crook), cavalry corps (Torbert), about 39,236. Casualties: [c] 3,611 (226k/ 1,567w/ 1,818m&c); [u] 5,018 (697k/3,983w/338m). Sigrif can :e: Opequon or Third Winchester (fought 19 September 1864) was the largest and most desperately contested battle of the Civil �.Nar in the Shenandoah Valley, resulting in more than 9,000 casualties. The battle was a turning point of the war in the Valley, marking the rise of Sheridan and the decline of Confederate power. Sheridan defeated the Confederate army again three days later at Fisher's Hill (22 September), forcing it to reireat up the Valley to near Waynesboro. The CS army of Lt. Gen. Juba] A. Early suffered aboui 23 percent casualties. Casualties for the larger Union army under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan exceeded 5,000, nearly 20 percent. The Union XIX Corps sustained 40 percent casualties (2,074 93 oitlt_yfl� a lld 10s'. cv�ry r09if ,,.-t L-11 coidly.-flandcl'(JU ilia- iqs u _ ;ao3severe ftghting anc ras laltics occijrred in the large parcel east of 1-81, r forth of rte, 7, west oi4rte. 656, and south of rte. 661. The Middle Field ranks viiih some of the most sL;nguinary fields of the Civil War, witnessing more than 3,000 casualties. CS general Robert E. Rodes and US general D. A. Russell were both killed within a few hundred yards of the Dinkle Barn site at the entrance to Winchester Mall. DFscup. 710N Or Ti IE UAi M -r Phase One. US Advance (19 Sepiember): Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's army advanced from the vicinity of Berryville on the Winchester -Berryville Pike about 0200 hours, 19 Sepiember 1864. At earliest light, Brig. Gen. James Wilson's cavalry division crossed the Opequon at Spout Spring and advanced through a defile known as Berryville Canyon, followed by the US infantry (VI Corps, XIX Corps, and Crook's corps). At the canyon's mouth the cavalry met the first elements of Maj. Gen. Stephen Ramseur's CS division and drove them back on their supports. Johnston's brigade deployed across the pike and held back the Union advance, while the rest of the division came into line to cover the Berryville Pike and Senseny Road farther to the south. The US cavalry launched several mounted and dismounted charges, driving the CS infantry back about 150 yards to the vicinity of the Dinkle Barn. Here Ramseur stiffened his defense with artillery, and the US cavalry withdrew as its infantry began to deploy. Wilson's division moved to cover the US left flank where it remained for the rest of the battle. Phase Two. Cavalry Action: About 0200 hours Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt's cavalry division of three brigades (Custer, Devin, Lowell) advanced toward Seiver's and Locke's fords from the vicinity of Berryville. Their crossings were resisted by Brig. Gen. John vlcCausland's cavalry brigade dismounted behind barricades. The Reserve brigade (Lowell) pushed across at Server's Ford against fitfal opposition. Custer's brigade met heavier resistance at Locke's Ford and made several mounted charges before securing a foothold on the western bank. By 0800 hours both wings were across the creek, but the cavalry did not advance for several hours. About 1030 hours, McCausland's skirmishers withdrew, and Merritt's division moved cautiously forward. Waiting for them was b_Ir0 4iYR IS`I�I�I-�R sr4/9_�k k.6 h d ,ur a(�. n NI'I_NF; YItLi'ion's 111fantr y division about a mile west of Che foods, pki3rr,-d c]€ ycess clue roads in wioodr. and behind stone tctices. About 1100 hours, the US cavalrx began testing i6Co" deicases with skirmishers and artiller =. Custer 1.mnched one mounted attack but was quickly repulsed. About noon, Sheridan's main infantry attack was under- way, and Wharton's division withdrew to cover the CS left flank on the Valley Pike north of Winchester. Merritt continued forward along Charles Town Road. Custer followed the line of the Winchester & Potomac Railroad. About 1400 hours Merritt's division converged with Averell's cavalry division on the Valley Pike near Stephenson's Depot. (See phase seven.) Phase Three. Deployment of US Infantty. In the mean- time, the Union infantry bogged down in the narrow confines of Berryville Canyon, dashing Sheridan's hopes of quickly taking Winchester and defeating the CS army in detail. Maj. Gen. Horatio Wright's VI Corps of three divisions (Getty, Ricketts, Russell) emerged from the canyon in order. Getty's division deployed south of the pike with its left flank resting on Abrams Creek. Ricketts' division formed north of the pike on Getty's right and extending to Redbud Run. Russell's division was held in reserve. The XIX Corps of two divisions (Dwight and Grover) did not begin crossing until after 0900 hours and eventually deployed north of the pike into the First Woods, connecting with Ricketts' right. Sheridan established his headquarters near the Berryville Pike, probably south of the road on the Eversole Farm. As the US infantry deployed, the CS batteries opened a furious fire from behind the Dinkle Barn. Union batteries swung into action on both sides of the pike to engage the CS guns. In the meantime, Lt. Gen. Jubal Early concentrated his scattered divisions. Rodes' division, marching from near Stephenson's Depot, deployed to the left and rear of Ramseur's division in the West Woods. Gordon's division extended the line across the Hackwood Farm to Redbud Run. Wharton's infantry and Fitz Lee's cavalry division drew a line across the Valley Pike north of town near Stephenson's Depot. CS batteries deployed on high ground along Baker Lane north and south of the West Woods, and north of Redbud Run. Skirmishing contin- u-d along Ramseur's front. Phase Four. Fighting in ACddle Field: At 1140 hours, a t IS signal gun boomed and Grover's division of four 94 brigades (l,ia ia/doluie'u , Sharp-, and Shtn&) launa licca its attack from ohe First epcd ; across H'idc lc Fick-, toward the Second Woods behLnd ,ihich Gordon's Ali=vision warted. CS horse artillei l north of Red bud IUll played havoc with the flanks of Drover's attacking line. Birge's brigade reached the woods, driving back skirmish- ers, but then came up against Gordon's main line and were staggered. Sharpe's brigade came up on Birge's left, and the fighting became desperate. The Confederate line broke, falling back across the Hackwood property. Seven CS cannon in the Hackwood Lane fired canister pointblank into the US attackers, throwing them back. Gordon now launched a counterattack with two brigades, driving Birge and Sharpe out of the Second Woods and back across Middle Field. Grover ordered Molineux to advance and plug the gap that had opened between Birge and Sharpe. The firing was so intense that Mohneux's flanks seemed to "melt away." Shunk's brigade was thrown forward to bolster the wavering Union line, coming in on Molineux's right rear. Shunk closed to within sixty yards of the CS line in the Second Woods. The two lines delivered pointblank volleys into each others' ranks. Gordon again counterattacked, and the Union attack collapsed. The wreckage of Grover's division went streaming back across the Middle Field to the safety of the First Woods. The CS horse battery (Breathed) north of Redbud Run again worked execution among the retreating division. Every regimental com- mander in Grover's division was killed or wounded; casualties -totaled nearly 1,500.. -Beal's brigade of Dwight's division deployed in the treeline at the east end of the Middle Field and advanced into "that basin of Hell" to stem the retreat. Gordon's men waiting along the treeline of the Second Woods laid down a murderous fire. The Union brigade did not reach within 200 yards of the Second Woods before being pinned down. They ex- pended all of their ammunition before retreating back to the First Woods. The 114th New York suffered casualties of 60 percent (188 of 350 effectives). McMillan's brigade, personally directed by Corps commander Maj. Gen. William Emory, advanced. They reached a shallow ravine about 200 yards from the Second Woods, where two regiments (8VT and 12CT) clung on for nearly two hours. By 1300 hours, the main thrust of the XIX Corps attack was blunted and its ranks decimated. By 1400 hours, firing on this end of the field sputtered out from sheer exhaustion. • • �J • °,9`iiV �!I^,,�'�d@r hl,l ptiY.�;1Rf�,l`.�P �i4-�b.� �d""'�ir ?��rv�'gt•IG', Fhait, l':ive FighihYg Ne6x D dlc?� Banr° At 1140 iia o-aiatu cti rl with alp 'XV .s S' adva-vice oil the tl�aat, G rcy s and Rickaus s divisions of the V ',;orp5- laurpched tiseif attack against Ramsetif's Bose, vvilich was positione(A on high ground, stretching from the Dinide Barn south behind Abrarns Creel:. Picketts' division on the right was ordered to guide its attack on the Berryville Pike, which takes a sharp jog to the left in front of the Dinkle Barn. As they advanced, a gap videned between the VI Corps and the XIX Corps on the far right. Keifer's and Emerson's brigades ruptured the Confederate center at the Dinkle Barn and moved to capture a battery of artillery in front of the West Woods. Ramseur's left flank now gave way and Confederates began to drift back toward Winchester. Phase S>iy-. Ro 'es s Counterattacllc Just as Ramseur's left flank gave way from the Union attacks, Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes brought his division forward from its protected position in the West Woods. About 1330 he launched a devastating counterattack into the gap that had opened between the VI and XIX Corps. Battle's Alabama brigade "came out of the woods like a whirlwind," crushing Ricketts's division, which formed the right flank of the VI Corps. About this time, General Rodes was killed by shrapnel. He fell somewhere along the woods fine. Union soldiers streamed back along the Berryville Pike, while two US batteries astride the pike tried to slow the CS assault. From his command post on Eversole's Hill, Sheridan and Wright witnessed the disaster. Sheridan immediately committed his reserves to stave off certain defeat; this was David A. Russell's division of three brigades (CampbeL, Upton, and Edwards). Campbell advanced his brigade astride the Berryville Pike with Edwards' brigade to his right. General Russell, directing these maneuvers, was mortally wounded. The two brigades struck Battle's attackers head-on and stalled them in the ravine from which they had emerged and drove them back on their supports at the edge of the West Woods—the rest of Rodes' division. Upton's brigade came in on Edwards' right advancing from the edge of the Second Woods. The two divisions—Rodes' and Russell's—closed, exchanging murderous volleys. Upton's impetuous charge stopped the CS counterattack and drove it back into the West Woods. Russell's division was then withdrawn out of range to regroup. Wrigl-it called Upton's attack the turning point of the battle. 95 =lAAs2 S. -WI -i. C Aaciiof-u Coma' rew vji gh dt - abs : �91�t.�, 2�led E.`1',%il[') Lc,AL911h;ug �Jy w i d tie nor Eh of vVincliester. 46out 05001trs. the �l�tior CaeTalv.e. division of`VVilliain AvereL crossed the Opequion near Dar_kesville and moved to the Valley Pike, steadily pushing back the 23rd Virginia Cavalry, which fought a delaying action back to Bunker Hill. There the 23 VA were rein- forced by the 62nd Virginia mounted infantry. About 10 o'clock, Union cavalry attacked at Bunker Hill, forcing the CS cavalry to retire. Averch contLiaed pushing south or, the pike to link lip with Merritt's division about 1400 hours, near Stephenson's Depot. South of the old Charles Town road, the Confederate cavalry units were stiffened by Smith's infantry brigade (Wharton's Division). About 1330, Devin's brigade arrived on the road to the depot. About one mile south of the depot, it encountered McCausland's brigade drawn up in line of battle and attacked, driving the Confederates back in confusion. The 23VA cavalry and the 62VA mounted infantry attacked the Union flank disrupting the charge. McCausland and Smith retired one mile to the lightly entrenched line at near Collier Redoubt where they were reinforced by Fitz Lee's two brigades (Wickham and Payne) and Wharton's infantry division. Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee fell wounded, during the fighting south of Stephenson's Depot. The Union cavalry deployed five brigades in line of battle, stretching from the railroad west toward the ridge near the intersection of the Valley Pike and Welltown Road. Phase Eight. Crook's Flank Attack About 1300 hours, Sheridan directed Crook's corps of two divisions (Thoburn and Duval) to advance from its reserve position near Spout Spring. The divisions marched to near the "Factory" on Redbud Run, where they split up. Thoburn's division moved west on the south bank of Redbud into the First Woods to relieve the XIX Corps. 7uval's division crossed the run and turned west accom- panied by the artillery of Capt. Henry DuPont. Duval's division deployed near the Huntsbeny House. DuPont unlimbered 18 guns on what has been named DuPont Hill, opposite Gordon's flank in the Second Woods and opened fire. Crook now ordered Duval's division forward into a "wall of flame." They swept across Redbud Run at the Hackwood House, turning Gordon's flank. and advancing against Wharton's he, stretching from Collier Redoubt ease. About this time, Thoburn's division Sr 1r,faT p C' '! � tldE '"/ J7 p,iIlngC cd'`-m�3.tt ld➢'�t,.d G4,7`:.sC'n I,- atildk in -l1 sdy .s.2condWoods and ali:T i fiinasell hi'i h 1'ierkiDrijge'jo his i:_�t rear. The CS lune was now; di -awn into a compact r - shape, ancliored by cavalry at Stas Fort. VVha-rtoin's division faced north. Gordon's division niade the turn of the L and Rodes' and Ramseur's divisions extended the Bite south to Abrams Creek. Phase 114 -w. Collapse of CS bine: With the success of Crock's attack on the right, Sheridan ordered a general advance against the constricted CS position on the plateau just north and east of the town. The Confederates were posted behind stone fences, rail barricades, and in shallow earthworks constructed in 1862. They could retreat no farther without losing organization in the streets of Winchester. As the Union advance closed from east and north, firing became fierce and desperate. The massed artillery of both sides fired case shot and canister. General Sheridan rode forward to the battle lines to urge his troops forward. About 1530 hours, as the infantry fighting reached a crescendo, Averell and Merritt advanced their cavalry divisions astride the Valley Pike, first at a walk and then at a thundering gallop. They swept over the CS line at Collier Redoubt driving back the CS cavalry on the low ground below Star Fort. Schoonmaker's brigade of Averell's division repeatedly attacked Munford's cavalry at Star Fort, eventually overrunning the work. The CS infantry withdrew to another line about 150 yards to the rear but the damage was done. The sound of Union cavalry pounding in their rear spread panic all along the Confederate line, and soldiers began streaming to the rear and "whirling through Winchester." Wharton's and Gordon's divisions seemed to disintegrate. Seven Federal horseman captured Confederate battle flags, each earning a Medal of Honor. Rodes's division (commanded now by Grimes) performed the difficult maneuver of "changing front" to the north to stop the onrushing US cavalry. Early's army retreated in disorder. Phase Ten. Rear Guard Actions: General Early fashioned a defensive line at Kernstown (probably at Pritchard's Hill and behind Hoge's Run) which saved his wagons and most of his artillery. Cavalry and elements of the VI Corps probed this makeshift CS defense as night fell, but the US forces were too disorganized by success to mount an effective pursuit. After dark, the CS army withdrew up the 96 Valle l'Dl F to -k-lilil sow.fi of Sc-asbui'Ig Q1, x`9idan c� i?L1� "lt�o .� is ld�a� elu �r ��rE iz. ° ` ffi ids, t_ � �t ,y nine Nott, W' Lloyd Logan. C isil Atie? L1Tcm i� C _ rPYe that nearly every sizeable stricture in Winchester served as a Hospital of ter the battle.. CURRENT CONDITION OF THE BATTLEFIELD T he Opequon battlefield is large and sprawling, covering thousands of acres east and ,forth of Winches- ter. In general, much of the battlefield has been greatly degraded or destroyed by the expanding urban er_virors of Winchester, but several significant parcels currently remain, perhaps 800-900 acres: these include the Cavalry Field north of Collier Redoubt, the Hackwood Estate, northern half of Middle Field and First Woods adjacent to Redbud Run, and the heights (including DuPont's Hill) north of Redbud Run. Together, these parcels form a block of battlefield core that retains a high degree of integrity. Many historic structures remain in the vicinity, including Hackwood; Spout Spring (Wood House) on rte. 7 adjacent to a sewage treatment plant; an old house, mill site, and a dye house where rte. 656 crosses Redbud Run; an old log house where rte. 659 crosses Redbud Run; Brumley House; Valley Mill Farm; Jordan Springs; Tanquary House; and others. The Hackwood Estate dates from 1777 and is a historic treasure in its own right. Preservation of this house and parcel alone would allow substantial interpretation of the battle of Opequon. Other parcels, such as the Opequon Crossing and Spout Spring, Seiver's and Locke's fords, and the Second Winchester parcel at Stephenson's Depot (which was scene of cavalry actions during this battle) would expand interpretation. Star Fort and Collier Redoubt appear protected, although without sufficient buffers. Although -hemmed in by development and severely degraded, the Dinkle Barn site adjacent to the 1-81 entrance ramp off rte. 7 is key to understanding the attack of the VI Corps and Rodes' counterattack. A portion of the ravine down which Rodes attacked is intact northeast of I-81 interchange in front of the Dinkle Barn site at the entrance of Winchester Mall. The battery heights west of I-81 are being developed for business, industrial, and residential uses. The last surviving parcel of West Woods (adjacent to I-81) is currently being bulldozed for townhouses. r, • • • q_�@iVk V✓P,x uu 8 kh, j il; .l° N UFvP y k �. k _d_ f b_&'. I u:: HlS[i1vys if, cfil:F'i` Is the i"i°1'ise Oic, baii C-fil(d tha.i ejI,)im I � P is orICo cd by and P '_0,-,C. ` a r"sits ne =:! do thy. i oadl i1� l a he "iiia �st o1 idam oft Coffic_ _Uu,. te: si lfidusu iOl l- id y s5 Opti` "C -o f cr Redoubt. i �ii'by are the rernains of old scone fences and au old farm lane defended by CS troops in the battle's later phases. PERCEPTION OF THREATSTO BATTLEFIELD Threats are immediate and of large order. If contin- ued as planned, the residential development of Caleb Heights and associated development would destroy the last remaining intact parcels of the infantry fighting at the battle of Opequon. According to county -approved plans, construction would occupy most of the area south of Redbud Run with more than 600 single family homes, townhouses, and a commercial strip. A connector road would be pushed through from the north, separating Hackwood and DuPont's Hill. As of this writing, con- struction has not begun and has been held up by financial transactions. The Hackwood House and property (144 acres) was recently offered for auction but the sale was postponed. This property could potentially be subdivided. Regency Lakes subdivision was built several years ago on southern portions of Middle Field and First Woods. Further phases of housing development, if constructed, would cover the last portion of Second Woods, "Rodes' Ravine," and another segment of the First Woods. Star Fort itself is owned by a Civil War reenactment group but the sur- rounding 50 -acres is for sale and zoned commercial/ industrial. The Shenandoah Valley Civil War Foundation, a local preservation group, has negotiated to preserve a small portion of the Second Woods area as a park if develop- ment proceeds. The developer, Top of Virginia Corpora- tion, has agreed to set aside 63 acres in the area adjacent to Hackwood as a commemorative park. A forty -acre parcel of Middle Field next to Redbud Run is privately owned; the owner has stated in the past that he will not develop it. 97 JULD - �Jnrr'�Ii9_`) sn" (fI� BA'T?�L-r ;�1(7�, I i `✓tp� "� P�9 c HOUSE site J_11l Berryville Canyon l ,rx-yville Pike Brumley House Burnt Factory Farm C. Wood's Mill (site of") Carter House Cleridge Farm (Opequon inn) Collier Redoubt Dinkle Barn (site of) DuPont's Hill Eversole House (site of) First Woods Greenwood Church Hackwood flackwood Lane Hasting's Monument Hoffmann House (site of*) Huntsberry House (site of) 1. Wood House Jordan Springs Locke's Ford �pilolLia_1 �E�.9i9�:PF'y•t, Middle Field Morgan's h/lill (ruin) National Cemetery Old Town Winchester Opequon Crossing Ravine up which Rodes attacked Red Bud Mill (site of*) Rutherford House (site of) Second Woods Sewer's Ford Spout Spring (Wood House) Star Fort Stephenson's Depot (site or) Stonewall Cemetery Tanquery's Ford Thomas McCann House Valley Mill Farm Valley Pike West Woods Wood's Mill (site of ) Wright's Ford k eye Ro) 0 1� Greenway Engineering August 24, 2009 GRAYSTONE CORPORATION PROFFER STATEMENT REZONING: RZ # Rural Areas District (RA) to Office -Manufacturing Park District (OM) PROPERTY: 292.87± acres; Tax Parcels #43-((A))-158, 44-((A))-25, 44-((A))-26, and 44- ((A))-27 (here -in after the "Property") RECORD OWNER: Graystone Corporation MBC, L.C. APPLICANT: Graystone Corporation and MBC, L.C. (here -in after the "Applicant") PROJECT NAME: Graystone Corporation Office and Industrial Park ORIGINAL DATE OF PROFFERS: August 24, 2008 REVISION DATE: Preliminary Matters Pursuant to Section 15.2-2296 Et. Seq. of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and the provisions of the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance with respect to conditional zoning, the undersigned Applicant hereby proffers that in the event the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County, Virginia, shall approve Rezoning Application # for the rezoning of 292.87± -acres from the Rural Areas (RA) District to 292.87± -acres of the Office -Manufacturing Park (OM) District, development of the subject property shall be done in conformity with the terms and conditions set forth herein, except to the extent that such terms and conditions may be subsequently amended or revised by the Applicant and such be approved by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors in accordance with the said Code and Zoning Ordinance. In the event that such rezoning is not granted, then these proffers shall be deemed withdrawn and have no effect whatsoever. These proffers shall be binding upon this Applicant and their legal successors, heirs, or assigns. The Property, more particularly described as the lands owned by Graystone Corporation (formerly Crider & Shockey, Inc. of West Virginia), being all of Tax Map Parcels 43- ((A))-158, 44-((A))-25, and 44-((A))-26, and further described by Instrument Number 030025588, and the lands owned by MBC. L.C., being all of Tax Map Parcel 44-((A))- 27, and further described by Instrument Number 000013492. (Please refer to Rezoning Application Deed Information). File #2760GC Rezonint, Proffer Statement Greenway Engineering August 24, 2009 1 2 PROFFER STATEMENT A. Generalized Development Plan 1. The Applicant hereby proffers to submit a Generalized Development Plan (the "GDP") for the Property. The purpose of the GDP is to identify the general location of the OM, Office -Manufacturing District land bays, the general location of the future Route 37 corridor study area, the general location of the Snowden Bridge Boulevard urban four -lane divided collector road system with signalized intersection or roundabout design and limited entrance locations, the general location of on-site and off-site green space buffer areas, and the general location of the adjoining parcels that are within permanent protective easements. 2. The Applicant hereby proffers to develop the Property in substantial conformity with the proffered GDP, prepared by Greenway Engineering dated August 24, 2009. The GDP is recognized to be a conceptual plan and may be adjusted by the Applicant to accommodate final design and engineering constraints without the need of new conditional rezoning approval bytheFrederick County Board of Supervisors, provided that the adjustments do not eliminate or substantially relocate the areas described in Section Al of this proffer statement. B. OM. Office -Manufacturing District Land Uses 1. The Applicant intends to develop the Property to implement mixed-use industrial and office land uses that provide for research and development centers, office parks, and minimal impact industrial and assembly areas. In order to ensure that the Property is developed to its maximum potential under the OM District, the Applicant requests that in addition to the land uses currently permitted in §165- 821)(1) and §165-82D(2) of the Frederick County Code, the County agrees to allow the following land uses: Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Land Uses ➢ Dairy Products SIC 202 ➢ Canned, Frozen & Preserved Fruits & Vegetables SIC 203 ➢ Bakery Products SIC 205 ➢ Sugar and Confectionary Products SIC 206 ➢ Beverages SIC 208 ➢ Miscellaneous Food (excluding fish & seafood) SIC 209 ➢ Paperboard Containers and Boxes SIC 265 ➢ United States Postal Service SIC 43 File #2760GC Rezoning Proffer Statement Greenway Engineering August 24, 2009 3 ➢ Radio and Television Stations SIC 483 ➢ Cable Services SIC 484 ➢ Central Reserve Depository Institutions SIC 601 ➢ Savings Institutions SIC 603 ➢ Credit Unions SIC 606 ➢ Foreign Banks SIC 608 ➢ Depository Banking Related Uses SIC 609 ➢ Nondepository Credit Institutions SIC 61 ➢ Security and Commodity Brokers SIC 62 ➢ Insurance Carriers SIC 63 ➢ Insurance Agents, Brokers and Service SIC 64 ➢ Real Estate SIC 65 ➢ Holding and Investment Offices SIC 67 ➢ Tax Return Preparation Services SIC 7219 ➢ Advertising Services SIC 731 ➢ Consumer Credit Reporting Services SIC 732 ➢ Direct Mailing Services SIC 733 ➢ Personnel Supply Services SIC 736 ➢ News Syndicates SIC 7383 ➢ Dental Laboratories SIC 8072 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Land Uses ➢ Food Manufacturing (excluding slaughtering) NAICS 311 ➢ Beverage Manufacturing NAICS 3121 ➢ Converted Paper Product Manufacturing NAICS 3222 ➢ Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing NAICS 3391 ➢ Publishing Industries NAICS 511 ➢ Sound Recording Industries NAICS 5122 ➢ Broadcasting and Telecommunications NAICS 513 ➢ Information Services NAICS 514 ➢ Monetary Authorities NAICS 521 ➢ Credit Intermediation Services NAICS 522 ➢ Securities and Related Activities NAICS 523 ➢ Real Estate NAICS 531 ➢ Professional. Scientific and Technical Services NAICS 54 ➢ Management of Companies and Enterprises NAICS 55 ➢ Administrative and Support Services NAICS 561 ➢ Educational Support Services NAICS 6117 Additional Office and Industrial Land Uses ➢ General Business Offices No SIC or NAICS ➢ Research and Development Offices No SIC or NAICS ➢ Assembly Operations No SIC or NAICS File #2760GC Rezoning Proffer Statement Greenway Engineering August 24, 2009 4 2. The County further agrees to allow for the development of office and industrial land uses that are determined to be similar to the permitted land uses described in this section but are not specifically identified in this proffer statement. Additionally, the County agrees to allow future office and industrial land uses that are included within future amendments to the OM District to be developed on the Property without the need for conditional zoning amendments. C. OM, Office -Manufacturing District Design Standards 1. In order to ensure that the Property is developed to its maximum potential under the OM District, the Applicant requests that the County agrees to allow a floor area to lot area ratio (FAR) of 2.0 for the project. This FAR allowance will provide consistency with office building development currently permitted in the MS, Medical Support District as identified in §165-98D of the Frederick County Code. 2. In order to ensure that the Property is developed to its maximum potential under the OM District, the Applicant requests that the County agrees to allow a maximum structural height of 90 feet for office buildings within the project. This structural height allowance will provide consistency with office building development currently permitted in the MS, Medical Support District as identified in §165-101A of the Frederick County Code. 3. In order to ensure that the Property is developed to its maximum potential under the OM District, the Applicant requests that the County agrees to allow a maximum structural height of 70 feet for automobile parking structures within the project. This structural height allowance will provide consistency with automobile parking structures currently permitted in the MS, Medical Support District as identified in §165-1OIB of the Frederick County Code. 4. In order to ensure that the Property is developed to its maximum potential under the OM District, the Applicant requests that the County agrees to allow a maximum structural height of 100 feet for automated storage facilities within the Property. This structural height allowance will provide consistency with automated storage facilities currently permitted in the M1, Light Industrial District and the M2, Industrial General District as identified in §165-24(B)(4) of the Frederick County Code. 5. The Applicant hereby proffers to establish an Architectural Review Board (ARB) to oversee and approve all structural design exterior treatments for new construction and structural additions to ensure high quality development throughout the project. Additionally. the ARB will oversee and approve all He #2760GC Rezoning Proffer Statement Greenway Engineering August 24. 2009 5 monument signage and building mounted signage, to ensure consistency in the design of signage throughout the project. 6. The Applicant hereby proffers to establish requirements for outdoor green areas and/or outdoor plaza areas for the benefit of employees of the office and industrial park. These outdoor green areas and outdoor plaza areas will be located within each of the four OM District land bay areas identified in the proffered GDP. 7. The Applicant hereby proffers to establish internal asphalt trails for the benefit of employees of the office and industrial park. These asphalt trails will be a minimum of six feet in width and will be designed to connect land uses throughout the four OM District land bay areas identified in the proffered GDP wherever possible. 8. The Applicant hereby proffers to establish a 50 -foot green space buffer area along the northern boundary of the Property as depicted on the proffered GDP. This green space buffer area will be left in its natural state to provide viewshed mitigation for the Milburn Cemetery and the Helm -McCann springhouse. 9. The Applicant hereby proffers to provide for evergreen landscaping along the Redbud Road frontage of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation property identified as a green space buffer area on the proffered GDP. The provision of this evergreen landscaping is to provide viewshed mitigation for this property and is conditioned upon a landscape easement being furnished by Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation property owner. D. Transportation Enhancements 1. The Applicant hereby proffers to provide a corridor study area within the Property as depicted on the proffered GDP that is a minimum of 350 feet in width. The purpose of this corridor study area is to provide Frederick County with an opportunity to determine a final alignment for Route 37 through the completion of final engineering design throughout the limits of the Property. The corridor study area depicted on the proffered GDP shall be available to Frederick County for a period of three years from the date of final non -appealable rezoning approval. 2. The Applicant hereby proffers to provide for a 225 -foot wide right-of-way dedication for the Route 37 corridor that is consistent with the Route 37 western bypass typical section on the Property. This right-of-way dedication shall be provided to Frederick County within six months from the date of final engineering design approval for the section of Route 37 within the Property. In the event that final engineering design approval for Route 37 is not obtained within the time period specified in Section D(1), the Applicant shall determine the location of the File #2760GC Rezoninr Proffer Statement Greenway Engineering August 24, 2009 6 225 -foot wide right-of-way dedication area for Route 37 within the corridor study area depicted on the proffered GDP. In the event that Route 37 is not developed, or if an alternative alignment is approved for Route 37 that is not on the Property subsequent to the right-of-way dedication, the County agrees to have the right-of- way transferred back to the Applicant. 3. The Applicant hereby proffers to provide for right-of-way dedication sufficient for the development of up to a single point urban interchange (SPUI) in the general location depicted on the proffered GDP. It is understood that the SPUI identification on the proffered GDP does not mandate that this is the only type of interchange that could be developed within this area, provided that a different interchange design accounts for equal or less richt-of-way than that of a SPUI. The SPUI or other interchange design is intended to provide direct access to the Property through its intersection with Snowden Bridge Boulevard. The right-of- way dedication shall be provided to Frederick County within six months from the date of final engineering design approval for the SPUI or other interchange design serving Route 37 within the Property. In the event that Route 37 is not developed, or if an alternative alignment is approved for Route 37 that is not on the Property subsequent to the right-of-way dedication, the County agrees to have the right-of- way transferred back to the Applicant. 4. The Applicant hereby proffers to construct Snowden Bridge Boulevard between the Property and Martinsburg Pike (U.S. Route II North), including the CSX bridge crossing, prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit for the first office or industrial site plan approved on the Property. The Applicant shall design and construct Snowden Bridge Boulevard as an urban four -lane divided collector road section (U4D) throughout the limits of the Property, and shall develop the off-site segment of Snowden Bridge Boulevard consistent with the approved public improvement plan. Snowden Bridge Boulevard shall be initially developed as a two-lane road section, and shall be developed as the ultimate four -lane divided road section prior to the issuance of the occupancy permit for the site plan that exceeds 8.000 VPD. Frederick County agrees to provide for a resolution of support for industrial access funding for the segment of Snowden Bridge Boulevard between Martinsburg Pike and the limits of the Property if the Applicant submits an application for this funding source. 5. The Applicant hereby proffers to limit full commercial intersection access on Snowden Bridge Boulevard to the general location of intersections identified on the proffered GDP. An intersection has been identified on the proffered GDP that is intended to be developed as either a roundabout or as a signalized intersection. All full commercial intersections identified on the proffered GDP wily be developed with raised medians to provide for controlled left turn movement access to the Property. 6. The Applicant hereby proffers to prohibit direct commercial access from the Property to existing Milburn Road (Route 662). The County may determine that File 412760GC Rezoning Proffer Swemeni Greenway Engineering Au -Lust 24, 2009 7 emergency access from to the Property from existing Milburn Road is acceptable provided that it is designed to prohibit access for regular vehicular traffic. 7. The Applicant hereby proffers to prohibit direct commercial access from the Property to existing Redbud Road (Route 661). The County may determine that emergency access fi-om to the Property from existing Redbud Road is acceptable provided that it is designed to prohibit access for regular vehicular traffic. 8. The Applicant shall develop Snowden Bridge Boulevard as a public street; however, the Applicant shall have the ability to develop all internal streets as private street systems. All private streets shall be constructed to meet or exceed VDOT vertical base section standards. E. Fire and Rescue Monetary Contribution 1. The Graystone Office and Industrial Park has been demonstrated to provide a positive economic impact to County services by the Frederick County Development Impact Model. However, the Applicant intends to further support fire and rescue services through the provision of a monetary contribution in the amount of $0.05 per square foot of structural development for all land uses within the Property. This monetary contribution shall be provided to Frederick County prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy permit for each building permit issued within the Property. File #2760GC Rezoning Proffer Siaiement Greenway Engineering August 24, 2009 F. Signatures — Graystone Corporation The conditions proffered above shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and successors in the interest of the Applicants and owners. In the event the Frederick County Board of Supervisors grants this rezoning and accepts the conditions, the proffered conditions shall apply to the land rezoned in addition to other requirements set forth in the Frederick County Code. Respectfully Submitted: Commonwealth of Virginia, City/County of To Wit: Date: The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of 20_ by Notary Public My Commission Expires File #2760GC Rezoning Proffer Statement Greenway Engineering August 24, 2009 F. Signatures — l\IBC, L.C. The conditions proffered above shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and successors in the interest of the Applicants and owners. In the event the Frederick County Board of Supervisors grants this rezoning and accepts the conditions, the proffered conditions shall apply to the land rezoned in addition to other requirements set forth in the Frederick County Code. Respectfully Submitted: I� Commonwealth of Virginia, City/County of To Wit: Date: The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of 20_ by Notary Public My Commission Expires File #2760GC Rezoninc Proffer Statement C) Z LEGEND I R TOTAL SITE: 292.87± AC. Fe o PROPOSED ZONE: OM DISTRICT OlLu N d N o tztN OFFICE - MANUFACTURING DISTRICT LAND BAYS O`40 p 01,4 p�L6s LLI a °q ROAD RT. 7611 Z 0 ROUTE 37 CORRIDOR STUDY AREA x '� *SINGLE POINT URBAN INTERCHANGE W� GREEN SPACE BUFFER AREAS C 3 tiw D URBAN 4 - LANE DIVIDED COLLECTOR ROAD Z h D PARCELS WITH PERMANENT EASEMENTS P�� Lu SAe 4foC v qo o .ti 4Q�4JQ' g O z 0 E - cc A", d Q �\ O L H \ ' Ul M �D w W U o a Lu ® z a T(/RE W O a Q O a SNOwpFN eAl to W -+ G > z 0 cc OD �P 1� v� �DATE: 8/24/09 �c SCALE: 1" = 900' SVBF PROPERTY AFO eV�R 1300 0 1300 DESIGNED BY: WRS SCALE= V = 1300' SOB NO. 2760GC h Ir ' � SHEET 1 OF 1 IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT GRAYSTONE CORPORATION OFFICE & INDUSTRIAL PARK REZONING Tax Map Parcels 43-((A))-158, 44 -((A)) -25,44-((A))-26 & 44-((A))-27 Aggregate Area of 292.87± acres Stonewall Magisterial District Frederick County, Virginia August 24, 2009 Current Owners: Graystone Corporation AIBC, L.C. Contact Person: Evan A. Wyatt, AICP Greenway Engineering 151 Windy Hill Lane Winchester, VA 22602 540-662-4185 Greenway Engineering Graystone Corporation Rezoning The Municipal Solid Waste area of the Regional Landfill has a current remaining capacity of 13,100,000 cubic yards of air space. The projected 20 -year build -out of the subject site will generate on average 438 tons of solid waste annually. This represents a 0.02% increase in the annual solid waste received by the Municipal Solid Waste area of the Regional Landfill, which currently averages 200,000 tons per year. The complete build -out of the office and industrial park is projected to increase the solid waste received by the Municipal Solid Waste area of the Regional Landfill by 4.4% annually based on current averages. The office and industrial park will utilize commercial waste haulers for trash pickup service; therefore, tipping fees will be generated that will create a continuous revenue source for the Regional Landfill by the proposed project to mitigate solid waste disposal impacts. HISTORICAL SITES AND STRUCTURES The Frederick County Rural Landmarks Survey identifies the Caner -Hardesty House (#34-112) as a potentially significant structure on the 292.87± acre subject property, and identifies the Helm -McCann Property (#34-703), the Milburn Cemetery (#34-950), and the Thomas McCann House (#34-729) as potentially significant properties and structures within close proximity of the subject property. However, research of the survey forms does not identify these sites as properties that are potentially eligible for the state and national register of historic places. The National Park Service Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley identifies the southeastern portion of the Stephenson's Depot area (Second Winchester Battlefield — Phase 9) on the 292.87± acre subject property, and Phase 8 of the Third Winchester Battlefield across Red Bud Road (Route 661) immediately south of the subject site. The Carter -Hardesty House no longer exists of the subject property, and the remaining out buildings and barn are located within the Route 37 corridor study area; therefore, these structures will be eliminated when Route 37 is constructed by others. The Applicant's proffer statement provides for a green space buffer area along the northern property boundary that will provide for additional separation between the developed portion of the subject property and McCann's Road (Route 838). and will protect the existing vegetation along, McCann's Road as a mitigation to the Milburn Cemetery and the spring house located on the Helm -McCann property. Additionally, the Applicant's proffer statement provides for a green space buffer area on the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation (SVBF) portion of the Third Winchester Battlefield, which includes the offer to provide landscaping within this area if a landscape easement is provided by the property owner. Finally, the Applicant's proffer statement prohibits commercial access entrances along Milburn Road (Route 661) to protect the integrity of this roadway. These measures are being offered by the Applicant to mitigate impacts to adjoining properties that are identified by the Frederick County Rural Landmarks Survey and by the National Park Service Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley. File 412760GC 17 Map Data Source: Frederick County, Va. GIS Department, May 2009 Data 34-1124 C-, ?pend 'orporation Property idary irter-Hardesty House ers House Afries-Semples House ;Im-McCann Property itherford's Farm :Cann, Thomas House (burn Chapel & Cemetary !fields s Depot ester is z LU W z W usZ -LU ` w a_ 0 a L.1_ cQc G z (� 0 w F-0 0� �z 00 w IL � w LL 0 12- U 0 w 0 z F-- O U) F— T- U) a ry 0 0 U W 0 U_ o w g z Q U) J ter z U U Q > v o mow/ D z (C) N Q Q co ::) 0 dLwL Y 0 F- 0 U w LL U w U J U Q a o z w o I:w CO w w o CD i0 Q LL N V C U) N oD w 0 U