HRABAgenda2025February211.Introductions - New Members
2.HRAB Business - Election of Chair and Vice Chair
2.A.Bylaws
3.Minutes
3.A.Meeting Minutes - October 18, 2024
4.Vaucluse Springs
4.A.Review of Vaucluse Springs Conditional Use Permit Application
5.The 522 Plaza
5.A.Review of The 522 Plaza Rezoning Application
6.Historic Plaque Program Funding
6.A.Update on Historic Plaque Program Funding
AGENDA
HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
10:00 AM
FIRST-FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
FREDERICK COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
HRAB02-21-25Bylaws.pdf
HRAB02-21-25MeetingMinutesOctober18.pdf
HRAB02-21-25CUPVaucluseSprings_Redacted.pdf
HRAB02-21-25REZThe522Plaza_Redacted.pdf
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Historic Resources Advisory Board
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: February 21, 2025
Agenda Section: HRAB Business - Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Title: Bylaws
Attachments:
HRAB02-21-25Bylaws.pdf
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BYLAWS
FREDERICK COUNTY
HISTORIC RESOURCE ADVISORY BOARD (HRAB)
I. Purpose of the HRAB
1.1 Mission Statement - Provide guidance to the Planning Commission and Board of
Supervisors on issues concerning the County’s historic resources.
1.2 The HRAB was created in 1987 by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors to
consider the impact of a rezoning or development on historically and architecturally
significant sites and structures.
1.3 The HRAB will make recommendations of applications, either approval, approval
with conditions, or denial. The recommendation will be based upon the proposed
treatment of historic resources as well as the degree of their significance. If
conditions are placed on the application, they shall be based on attached document
“Formulating Good Recommendations”.
II. Membership
2.1 The HRAB consists of nine voting members, one member from each magisterial
district and three members at large. In addition to a Planning Commission Liaison, a
staff member from the Planning Department, as well as a historic preservation
consultant that advises the Board, also attend the meetings.
2.2 Members are appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
2.3 The Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be elected by the HRAB for a term of one
year.
2.4 The HRAB may have an annual training or orientation session.
2.5 HRAB members will be encouraged to attend outside training sessions and
conferences.
2.6 If a HRAB member has a conflict of interest with an application, it is expected that
they refrain from making recommendations.
III. Meetings
3.1 Meetings are held the third Friday of the month at 10:00 AM and shall be open to the
public. Start time may be amended as deemed necessary by the Chairman.
3.2 Special meetings may be called for by the Chairman and the Planning Staff.
3.3 The staff member for the HRAB may make site inspections for applications. The
HRAB members are also encouraged to make site visits.
3.4 Since the HRAB is an advisory Board and only makes recommendations, public
hearing and public notices are not required.
3.5 A majority of the members present is required for an approval or denial
recommendation; however, all recommendations will be recorded.
3.6 The HRAB will be courteous and respectful to each other and all applicants.
3.7 Regular attendance is expected of all members of the HRAB. If a member is unable
to attend, it is expected that he/she notify the staff. Once a member has missed three
(3) unexcused HRAB meetings, he/she shall be referred for replacement.
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IV. Powers & Duties
4.1 The role of the HRAB is to make recommendations for properties that are or may be
considered historic or potentially significant when land development applications are
submitted to the County.
4.2 Fulfill responsibilities as designated by the HA Historic Overlay Zone Ordinance
(Article XVI HA Historic Area Overlay Zone – Frederick County Zoning Ordinance).
4.3 Make recommendations utilizing the “Formulating Good Recommendations”
handout. (See attachment)
4.4 Encourage historic preservation in Frederick County by recognizing significant
historic resources.
V. Application Review Process
5.1 Complete applications (see HRAB submission requirements) must be received by the
1st of the month to be added to that month’s agenda. HRAB members will receive
the agenda one (1) week prior to a meeting. Once an application is received, the staff
member shall research the project and prepare an agenda for the HRAB Members.
At the HRAB meeting, the applicant is expected to be present to answer any
questions that the board may have.
5.2 The HRAB shall provide a recommendation to the applicant during the meeting
unless the applicant requests to bring the application back to the board at a later time.
5.3 Staff is responsible for notifying the applicant in writing of the HRAB’s action on the
application. The notification letter should include all reasons for approval, approval
with conditions, or denial.
VI. Bylaw Amendment Process
6.1 If a member of the HRAB desires to amend the bylaws, that member would need to bring
up the recommendation under the other portion of the meeting. A vote would then be
held with the members, and if a majority vote is given a discussion will be held as to how
to amend the bylaws. Once the changes have been discussed and agreed upon, staff will
provide the HRAB members with a copy of the amended bylaws to adopt at the next
scheduled meeting.
Adopted: March 15, 2005
Amended: January 17, 2006
Amended: May 15, 2012
Amended: May 17, 2024
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Historic Resources Advisory Board
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: February 21, 2025
Agenda Section: Minutes
Title: Meeting Minutes - October 18, 2024
Attachments:
HRAB02-21-25MeetingMinutesOctober18.pdf
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Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB)
Mee�ng Minutes
October 18, 2024
First Floor Conference Room of the County Administra�ve Building
107 North Kent Street, Winchester, VA
Members Present: Lucas Cook, Gary Crawford, Dana Newcomb, Nicholas Powers
Members Absent: Jack Owens, Robert Molden, Steve Cantu, and Elijah Filbert
Others Present: Maral Kalbian, Kayla Peloquin, Ty Lawson (Thomas Moore Lawson, P.C.), Chris Mohn
(Greenway Engineering), Jeremy Smith & Britany Vance (Thunderbird Archeology)
Agenda Items:
Call to order at 10:00 a.m.
Item 1: Minutes
Gary Crawford made a mo�on to approve the August 16, 2024 mee�ng minutes. Dana Newcomb
seconded the mo�on. The minutes were approved unanimously.
Item 2: Review of Winchester East at Opequon Creek Rezoning Applica�on
Staff provided informa�on on the proposed rezoning of +/- 91.70 acres from the RA (Rural Areas) Zoning
District to the RP (Residen�al Performance) Zoning District with proffers. The proper�es are located at
2737 and 2474 Senseny Road on the eastern side of the County near the Clarke County line (PINs 65-A-
195 & 65-A-194B).
Staff asked if the applicants were going to either try to avoid the area with that was found to have
ar�facts that warrant further inves�ga�on or conduct a Phase 2 study. Chris Mohn stated the area will be
avoided if possible, and the Phase 2 study would be conducted if it can no longer be avoided. HRAB
members discussed the findings of the Phase 1 Cultural Resources Inves�ga�on and the lack of context
on the architectural side for the house at 2737 Senseny Road. There was no informa�on in the report on
who built the house, who has lived in it since it’s construc�on, and if there are any �es to Millbank, the
historic property located roughly 1 mile north of the subject property. Maral Kalbian cau�oned that
while the typical American Foursquare dwelling perhaps was more common in the 1990’s, they are more
rare now as many have been demolished, so context in the report would be beneficial before this
resource is destroyed.
Dana Newcomb made a mo�on in support of the proffer as writen to follow the recommenda�ons of
the Phase 1 Cultural Resources Inves�ga�on for development of the property. Furthermore, the mo�on
recommends approval of the rezoning and that the Phase 1 Cultural Resources Inves�ga�on be updated
to include context on the property history, including a chain of �tle, for the house located at 2737
Senseny Road (DHR #034-1155). Gary Crawford seconded the mo�on. The mo�on passed unanimously.
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Item 3: Historic Plaque Program
Staff stated that the roughly $16,800 that is being transferred to the historic plaque line item as part of
this upcoming budget cycle would be available beginning July 1, 2025 should the Board of Supervisors
approve it. The funds would need to be spent soon a�er they become available to avoid the funds being
pulled back for lack of use.
HRAB came up with a new idea to u�lize the funds, rather than con�nuing the Historic Plaque Program,
to create a map/informa�onal resource with different types of routes (driving/walking) around the
County to visit various historic resources, including proper�es that have a plaque and can be seen from
the public right of way. The purpose of the ini�al plaque program was to raise awareness, and this would
lead to raising public awareness. Other jurisdic�ons have similar resources for people to explore historic
resources in different ways. Poten�al partners may include the Winchester-Frederick County Historical
Society and the Shenandoah Valley Batlefields Founda�on. Gary Newcomb made a mo�on to direct
staff to look into using the funding for this project and, if possible, consider how it may be accomplished.
Nick Powers seconded the mo�on. The mo�on passed unanimously.
The mee�ng was adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
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Historic Resources Advisory Board
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: February 21, 2025
Agenda Section: Vaucluse Springs
Title: Review of Vaucluse Springs Conditional Use Permit Application
Attachments:
HRAB02-21-25CUPVaucluseSprings_Redacted.pdf
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Item # 4A
Vaucluse Springs Conditional Use Permit Application
The Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) has been asked to provide a review agency comment
pertaining to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for a special event facility, a restaurant, and a
campground. The +/-44.25 acre property (Property Identification Number: 84-A-53A) is in the RA (Rural
Areas) Zoning District. The property is located west of Martinsburg Pike (Route 11) and south off Vaucluse
Road (Route 638) in the Back Creek Magisterial District. CUP #11-23 was approved by the Board of
Supervisors in January 2024 and was initially reviewed by HRAB. That application did not propose any
new structures on the property and proposed minor renovations to existing structures, as well as allowed
for special events up to 130 guests per event. The new proposal has expanded in scope to include new
cabins and buildings, and requires an updated CUP and HRAB comment.
The Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley published in 1992 by the National Park Service
does not identify the parcel as within the core area or study area of any of the major Civil War Sites.
The mapped sites identified within a half mile radius of the property according to the Virginia Cultural
Resources Information System (VCRIS) are:
• 034-0220/034-0138 – Inn at Vaucluse Spring
• 034-0262 – Mildred Kline House
• 034-5073 – 263 Vaucluse Road
• 034-5074 – 265 Vaucluse Road
• 034-5075 – Woodbine Farm
Please find the following attachments for your information:
• Location Map
• HRAB Application & Attachments
• Virginia DHR Surveys, Maps, and Photographs
• Previous CUP #11-23 HRAB Comment Letter
The Applicant will be available at the HRAB meeting to provide additional information on the proposed
CUP. Staff will be seeking comments from the HRAB on the historical elements possibly impacted by the
proposed use. The comments will be included in the CUP application package.
**If you have any questions prior to the meeting please forward them to me and I will relay them to the
Applicant.
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Item 12
The purpose of this CUP is to request additional uses and events to the recently approved CUP
#11-23, approved January 11, 2024.
Applicant requests to add a public restaurant in the Chumley House, gallery and spa, artist
studio, event hall, farm stand and cabins.
New structures would consist of 12 cabins, an artist studio, a party barn, a pavilion, equipment
storage facilities, and additions on 4 existing structures. The applicant would be shifting the
existing driving lane to provide access to all locations and providing additional parking at the
administrative building, farmstand, main house and cabins. The proposed new car park would
consist of 160± new spaces.
Applicant request to hold 40 events per year indoor/outdoor, with no more than 160 guest per
event. Outdoor events would end by 11PM and music will be cut off no later than 11 PM.
Hours of operation will vary by season. The property will be open seven days a week and serve
meals to both guests and the public. The applicant proposes there will be 45 employees on the
grounds with rotating shifts.
Additional septic will be required for the addition of the restaurant and cabins, new drainfields
have been located to suffice the additional uses on the property.
The plan is consistent with the County’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan.
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0138
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0220
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Property Information
Property Names
Name Explanation Name
Descriptive Inn at Vaucluse Spring
Function/Location House, 515 Vaucluse Spring Road
Historic/Current Vaucluse
Property Addresses
Alternate - Route 638
Number change - 231 Vaucluse Spring Lane
Alternate - 473 Vaucluse Spring Lane
Current - 515 Vaucluse Spring Road
County/Independent City(s):Frederick (County)
Incorporated Town(s):No Data
Zip Code(s):22655
Magisterial District(s):No Data
Tax Parcel(s):No Data
USGS Quad(s):MIDDLETOWN
Property Evaluation Status
DHR Staff: Eligible
Additional Property Information
Architecture Setting:Rural
Acreage:100
Site Description:
July 2008: The Inn at Vaucluse Spring is located on Vaucluse Spring Lane, which runs southwest from Vaucluse Spring Road. The
main house is sited at the end of the lane and faces south. A gravel parking lot is located directly north of the house. The property is
shaded by mature trees and the Vaucluse Spring, which includes a pond, is located east of the house.
The Inn at Vaucluse Spring includes six guest houses: "The Gallery", the "Chumley Homeplace", the Mill House Studio", the "Cabin
by the Pond", the "Manor House," and the "Cottage on the Hill". These buildings are sited along the north side of Vaucluse Spring
Lane. The non-historic "Cottage on the Hill" building is located northwest of the main house near the parking lot. The ruins of an
outbuilding, evidenced by a stone chimney, is located west of the cottage. A non-historic shed is located north of the mill house. A
pool enclosed by a stone wall is directly in front (south) of the gallery building and a non-historic outbuilding is located along the west
side of the pool.
November 2008: No changes to the setting have occurred since the previous survey. No changes to the secondary resources have
occurred.
June 2020: This dwelling is located at the end of Vaucluse Springs Road on a large rural property. The building rests on a slight knoll
at the center of an open grassy lawn. There is minimal vegetation around the building, although the clearing is bordered by woods to
all sides. The road which becomes a private driveway, approaches the house from the rear and terminates a parking area between it and
a modern guesthouse. Spread throughout the large associated property are additional guest cottages, a historic mill, and other
outbuildings, several of which were moved to the property to allow it to function as a bed and breakfast.
Surveyor Assessment:
July 2008: According to the PIF submitted in 1996:
"The original owners of the property were Lord Fairfax and Yost Hite. Between 1765 and 1778, it was part of a 775-acre tract owned
by Lewis Stephens, founder of the present day Stephens City. Between 1778 and 1782, it was owned by Isaac Zane, Revolutionary
War patriot and owner of the Marlboro Iron Works.
Between 1782 and 1785, the property was owned by Gabriel Jones, the "Vatley Lawyer," one of the first "King's Attorneys" for
Frederick County. According to Garland Quarles in his book “Some Old Homes in Frederick County, Virginia”, Jones was "one of the
best-known and most influential citizens of the Valley of Virginia during the Colonial period of its history." Jones served in the House
of Burgesses for several years and was a friend and political campaigner for George Washington. He served in the Virginia General
Assembly, the Continental Congress and the Virginia Constitutional Convention. Jones apparently never had a home at Vauscluse, but
is thought to have had a law office there, possibly in the building of which nothing remains today but a stone fireplace chimney.
Jones sold the 775 acres to his son Strother in 1785. Strother had been a captain in the revolutionary army. He built his home and
named it after a spring in Vaucluse France which was the country retreat of Petrarch, a 14th Century poet of courtly love. Strother
lived at Vaucluse until his death In 1790 and was the first person to be buried in the Jones family cemetery at Vaucluse.
The earliest description of Vaucluse that we have is the diary of Rev. Frederick Goodwin, who came to Vaucluse in 1827 as a tutor to
the Jones children (the grandchildren of Strother Jones). At that time there was no door on the south side of the house. The entrance
was on the north side where a portico was "supported by large round pillars, made rough and white thus presenting the appearance like
coarse sand stone." Rev. Goodwin's description of the house, other than the main entrance being on the north rather than the south,
seems clearly to fit Vaucluse as it stands today. Descendants of Gabriel and Strother lived at Vaucluse until shortly after the Civil War.
The story of the Civil War in the Northern Shenandoah Valley is recounted in the words of the Jones family and their relatives, the
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0220
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Bartons, in “Defend the Valley” by Margaretta Barton Colt. Vaucluse was occupied from time to time during the war by Union troops
and ultimately all of the livelitock and crops were destroyed. “Gabriel Jones (1724-1806) and Some of His Descendants”, by Brown,
Chappel and Myers contains a facsimile of a sales brochure for Vaucluse thought to date to the 1870's. At that time the "outbuildings
for servants, &c., are also built or brick, and are ample in character." These included two tenant houses equal to ordinary farmhouses,
stables, blacksmith's and carpenter's shops, a very large and comparatively new barn, and a grist mill "of capacity sufficient for the
farm and neighborhood."
From 1898 until 1963, the property was owned by the Rice Family of Winchester, first by John Rice and later by his son Warren. In
1963, the survivors of Warren Rice sold the property to John and Betty Chumley. The Chumleys added the building on the site of the
former mill as well as all of the buildings listed above that are not associated with the Vaucluse manor house. Mr. Chum1ey passed
away in 1984 and his widow sold 128 acres of the 234 acre parcel to the current owners in 1995. Since October 1995, the Chumley-era
buildings have been used as a country inn/bed & breakfast.”
In 2008, the entire site, including the large brick manor house, operates as a bed and breakfast.
In 1996, VDHR recommended Vaucluse as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C, architecture.
Although the manor house underwent a major renovation circa 1997, the house still retains its architectural integrity. All improvements
made to the house appear to be in keeping with the character of the original house and follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
for Rehabilitation. Since the Chumley-era buildings were extensively remodeled and are not original to the site, the surveyor
recommends that these buildings are included non-contributing resources.
November 2008: This property historically served as the site of a mill. However, it currently functions as a bed and breakfast. Since the
property has lost the integrity of its original function, and since no evidence could be located that supports historic significance, this
resource is recommended ineligible for listing under Criterion A. Although the artist John Chumley resided on this property and used it
as a studio, it is not the most significant resource associated with his life. As such, the Inn at Vaucluse Spring is not recommended
eligible for NRHP listing under Criterion B. The VDHR concluded that this resource is eligible for NRHP listing under Criterion C in
1996. The buildings associated with this property have not lost integrity, and continue to convey their architectural significance. In
addition, although some of the buildings on the property have been moved from their original locations, under Criteria Consideration
B, as long as these buildings are significant solely for their architectural value, they can still be considered eligible for listing on the
NRHP. As such, The Inn at Vaucluse Spring is still recommended eligible for listing under Criterion C. The proposed NRHP boundary
should encompass the contributing buildings and their immediate surroundings to approximately the extent of the existing tax parcel.
June 2020: This property is an excellent example of a late-eighteenth/early-nineteenth century rural manor house in the region. The
home is believed to have been built by Strother Jones, who had been a captain in the revolutionary army. He named it after a spring in
Vaucluse, France, which was the country retreat of Petrarch, a 14th century poet of courtly love. Also on the property throughout the
nineteenth century was a grist mill and a variety of other tenant houses and dependencies. In the 1960s, the owners relocated a number
of other nineteenth century buildings to the property to allow it to function as a bed and breakfast. In 1995, many of the buildings,
including the main Vaucluse house, were renovated, generally in keeping with their historic character. As such, the home and many of
the buildings were determined eligible for listing in the NRHP by the VDHR in 1996. The eligibility was confirmed in 2009, and at
this time, the complex continues to represent a good collection of representative architecture from the early-nineteenth century in the
region. As such, it continues to be considered eligible for listing in the NRHP for distinctive architecture.
Surveyor Recommendation:Recommended Potentially Eligible
Ownership
Ownership Category Ownership Entity
Private No Data
Primary Resource Information
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Single Dwelling
NR Resource Type:Building
Historic District Status:No Data
Date of Construction:Ca 1810
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:Early National Period (1790 - 1829)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Other ID Number:No Data
Architectural Style:Federal/Adamesque
Form:No Data
Number of Stories:2.0
Condition:Remodeled
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0220
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Architecture Summary: Vaucluse is a two-story, three-bay building on a raised stone basement. It is constructed of brick; Flemish bond on the
front a a 5-course American bond on the sides and back. It has 2 large interior brick chimneys. There are flat arches over all of the openings.
The building has louvered shutters, most of which have been used to board it up. The first floor windows are full length and have jib doors
which are paneled. The roof is hipped with a strong overhang. The eaves now have exposed rafters but appear to have originally been
concealed. There are vent windows with original wooden bars in the raised basement. To the rear of the house there is a 1-and-a-1/2-story brick
wing. This appears to have originally been the summer kitchen. It also appears that there was originally an open breezeway between the main
house and the kitchen which has been closed up with brick.
July 2008: This house underwent a major rehabilitation circa 1995. The house rises two stories above a uncoursed fieldstone foundation. It is
constructed of Flemish-bond brick on the south façade and five-course America-bond brick on the remaining elevations. The house is capped
with a hipped roof of standing-seam metal with overhanging eaves. It has two interior brick chimneys with corbelled caps. Windows are twelve-
over-twelve double-hung wood-sash with wood-paneled spandrels on first story of the side elevations (replacing what was jib doors) and twelve-
over-twelve triple-hung wood-sash windows on the first story of the symmetrically-fenestrated three-bay façade. The second story has twelve-
over-eight double-hung wood-sash windows. The centered single-leaf door on the façade features an eight-light transom. All window and door
openings have jack-arched brick lintels. A five-bay, one-story porch has been added to the house since the last survey and has an uncoursed
fieldstone foundation and wood posts and a simple wood balustrade. A one-and-half-story brick wing is located west of the house and is attached
to the main block along its northeast corner. A one-story wood-frame entrance vestibule and porch is attached to the south elevation of the
addition and the east elevation of the main block.
November 2008: No changes to this dwelling have occurred since the previous survey.
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June 2009
June 2020: No visible changes since previous survey.
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Windows Sash, Double-Hung Wood Other
Porch 1-story, 5-bay Wood Post, Square
Foundation Solid/Continuous Stone Rubble, Coursed
Roof Hipped Metal Standing Seam
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Masonry Brick Other
Chimneys Interior Brick Corbeled
Windows Sash, Triple-Hung Wood Other
Secondary Resource Information
Secondary Resource #1
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Workshop
Date of Construction:1960Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:The New Dominion (1946 - 1991)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Discernable Style
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: Three additional buildings are now on the property: 1) a two-story walnut log structure with additions; 2) a one-and-a-
half story Dutch Colonial reproduction house; 3) and a building on the old mill site.
July 2008: This building was most likely moved or built on the site circa 1963 by Chumley, who used the building as his first studio. The
building appears to incorporate a one-and-a-half-story house and a one-story barn. The barn is connected to the west elevation of the house. Both
buildings are clad in weatherboard and have side gable, wood-shingle roofs. The house has a steeply-pitched roof with overhanging, spayed
eaves that incorporated a full-width front porch. An exterior-end brick chimney is located on the east elevation. The house has six-over-six wood-
sash windows and gabled dormers that hold four-over-four wood-sash windows. The south elevation of the house has an off-set single-leaf door.
The barn has a triangular hay hood on its west elevation. The south elevation features a multi-light bay window.
November 2008: No changes to The Gallery have occurred since the previous survey.
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0220
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June 2020: No visible changes since previous survey.
Number of Stories:1.5
Secondary Resource #2
Resource Category:Archaeology Site
Resource Type:Archaeological Site
NR Resource Type:Site
Historic District Status:No Data
Not Observed:This resource was not observed during the last survey.
Date of Construction:Ca
Date Source:No Data
Historic Time Period:Early National Period (1790 - 1829)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:No Data
Threats to Resource:Deterioration
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: To the west of the house are the ruins of an outbuilding. All that remains is a large stone chimney with an interior
fireplace. This appears to date earlier than the main house.
July 2008: The stone chimney is still standing west of the guest house that was constructed circa 2007.
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June 2009
June 2020: This site was not investigated as part of this effort.
Secondary Resource #3
Resource Category:Industry/Processing/Extraction
Resource Type:Mill House
Date of Construction:1800Ca
Date Source:Site Visit/Owner
Historic Time Period:Early National Period (1790 - 1829)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: East of the main house, there was originally a mill.
July 2008: The “Mill House Studio” is sited on Vaucluse Spring. According to current owners, the building was rebuilt on the foundation of the
historic Vaucluse Mill house and used as Chumley’s second art studio. The building has a raised, uncoursed stone foundation. The two-story
building is clad in weatherboard and has a gable roof of standing seam metal with and ogee cornice and cornice returns. An interior brick
chimney with a corbelled cap rises above the roof. Windows are six-over-six double-hung wood-sash.
November 2008: No changes to the Mill House Studio have occurred since the previous survey.
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June 2009
June 2020: No visible changes since previous survey.
Number of Stories:2
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0138
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0220
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Secondary Resource #4
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Secondary Dwelling
Date of Construction:1820Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:Early National Period (1790 - 1829)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
November 2008: The Chumley Homeplace was built circa 1820 and was also moved to its current site in 1963 by John Chumley. It is a two-
story building that has been clad in weatherboard siding and topped with a side gable roof. Wood shingles comprise the roofing material, and a
stone chimney marks the gable end. The fenestration consists of 6/6 double-hung wood sash windows. A one-story screened-in porch with a shed
roof has been attached to the east elevation. Multiple one-story additions have been appended to the house on the north, south, and east
elevations.
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June 2009
June 2020: No visible changes since previous survey. Also recorded separately as 034-0220
Number of Stories:2
Secondary Resource #5
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Secondary Dwelling
Date of Construction:2007Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:Post Cold War (1992 - Present)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Discernable Style
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
July 2008: Built circa 2007, the “Cottage on the Hill” is a one-story wood-frame building set on a solid foundation clad in an uncoursed rubble
stone veneer. The building is clad in weatherboard and is capped with a side gable standing-seam metal roof with a louvered ridge ventilator. A
one-story bay projects from the south elevation. Windows are six-over-six wood-sash. The façade has two single-leaf doors.
November 2008: No changes to the Cottage on the Hill have occurred since the previous survey. Due to its construction date and lack of
historical significance, the Cottage on the Hill is a non-contributing building.
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June 2009
June 2020: No visible change since previous survey.
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #6
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Barn
Date of Construction:1850Ca
Date Source:Site Visit/Owner
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Historic Time Period:Antebellum Period (1830 - 1860)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Discernable Style
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: Three additional buildings are now on the property: 1) a two-story walnut log structure with additions; 2) a one-and-a-
half story Dutch Colonial reproduction house; 3) and a building on the old mill site.
July 2008: Constructed circa 1850, the one story “Cabin by the Pond” was a former tobacco barn, according to the current owners and was
moved to the site. It sits on an uncoursed stone foundation and is constructed of hewn logs. It has a side gable, standing-seam metal roof. A one-
story wood-frame bay projects from the west elevation and is clad in weatherboard. Windows are six-over-six wood-sash. A one-story shed
porch fronts the building and shelters a single leaf door. The porch has wood posts.
November 2008: No changes to the Cabin by the Pond have occurred since the previous survey.
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June 2009
June 2020: No visible changes since previous survey.
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #7
Resource Category:Social/Recreational
Resource Type:Pool/Swimming Pool
Date of Construction:1990Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:The New Dominion (1946 - 1991)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No discernible style
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
July 2008: This inground pool sits south of the studio.
Novemer 2008: No changes to the pool have occurred since the previous survey.
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June 2009
June 2020: No visible change since previous survey.
Secondary Resource #8
Resource Category:DSS Legacy
Resource Type:Shed
Date of Construction:1990Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:The New Dominion (1946 - 1991)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Discernable Style
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
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Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: Two modern storage sheds.
July 2008: Only one shed was visible at the time of survey. This shed is located north of the mill. It is a one-story, wood-frame building with a
concrete-block foundation. The walls are covered in what appears to be composition siding. It has a gambrel, asphalt shingle roof. A shed
overhang is located on its east elevation.
November 2008: No changes this shed since the previous survey.
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June 2009
June 2020: No visible change since previous survey.
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #9
Resource Category:DSS Legacy
Resource Type:Shed
Date of Construction:1990Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:The New Dominion (1946 - 1991)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: Two modern storage sheds.
Architectural description: Reproduction of a Williamsburg smokehouse.
July 2008: This one-story wood-frame shed is located adjacent to the pool, along its west side. It sits on a rubble stone foundation and its
exterior walls are clad in what appears to be composition siding. It has a pyramidal roof of wood shingles.
November 2008: No changes to the shed have occurred since the previous survey.
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June 2009
June 2020: This resource could not be seen at the time of this survey.
Number of Stories:1
Historic District Information
Historic District Name:No Data
Local Historic District Name:No Data
Historic District Significance:No Data
CRM Events
Event Type: DHR Staff: Eligible
DHR ID:034-0138
Staff Name:Adrienne Birge-Wilson
Event Date:12/18/2020
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Staff Comment
DHR Project No. 2020-0416
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:2020-0416
Investigator:Robert Taylor
Organization/Company:Dutton + Associates, LLC
Photographic Media:Digital
Survey Date:6/9/2020
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
Field survey and reporting prepared by D+A Architectural History staff.
Project Bibliographic Information:
D+A. Phase I Cultural Resource Survey of the Foxglove Solar Project in Frederick County, Virginia. October 2020.
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: Other
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:Kirchen, Roger
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:6/18/2009
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
DHR records show property recommended eligible under Criterion C in 1996, which appears to be still valid based on data provided for this
project; current Phase II data would be needed to confirm and determine whether other NRHP criteria apply, due to the passage of time. The
viewshed analysis data indicates no potential for visual effect - no futher work. No additional determination of eligibility made by DHR staff at
this time.
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: Kuhn, Patti
Record Type: DHR File Data
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: Other
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:Kirchen, Roger
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:3/16/2009
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
DHR records show property recommended eligible under Criterion C in 1996, which appears to be still valid based on data provided for this
project; current Phase II data would be needed to confirm and determine whether other NRHP criteria apply, due to the passage of time.
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: Kuhn, Patti
Record Type: DHR File Data
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:GAI Consultants, Inc.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:9/9/2008
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Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
Please note that GAI's eligibility recommendation was made in the context of this specific transmission line project only.
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: Kuhn, Patti
Record Type: DHR File Data
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:1/28/2008
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
Surveyors:
Patti Kuhn
Mike Yengling
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: Kuhn, Patti
Record Type: DHR File Data
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: DHR Staff: Eligible
DHR ID:034-0138
Staff Name:DHR
Event Date:3/19/1996
Staff Comment
Vaucluse, Frederick County, VDHR Number 34-138.
The resource was rated at the local level for significance in the area of architecture. It was found eligible with a score of 38.
Event Type: PIF
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Keeping Company, LLC
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:2/1/1996
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: Kuhn, Patti
Record Type: DHR File Data
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: Survey:Phase II/Intensive
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Kalbian, Maral
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:1/1/1989
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
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Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: Kuhn, Patti
Record Type: DHR File Data
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Quinn, Michael C.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:8/16/1973
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: Kuhn, Patti
Record Type: DHR File Data
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: DHR Board: Eligible
DHR ID:034-0138
Staff Name:State Review Board
Event Date:6/1/1966
Staff Comment
No Data
Bibliographic Information
Bibliography:
No Data
Property Notes:
No Data
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
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Property Information
Property Names
Name Explanation Name
Current Mildred Kline House
Property Addresses
Current - 236 Vaucluse Road
County/Independent City(s):Frederick (County)
Incorporated Town(s):No Data
Zip Code(s):No Data
Magisterial District(s):No Data
Tax Parcel(s):No Data
USGS Quad(s):STEPHENS CITY
Property Evaluation Status
DHR Staff: Not Eligible
Additional Property Information
Architecture Setting:Rural
Acreage:No Data
Site Description:
August 2008: This dwelling stands on a level grassy lot on the north side of Route 638. A weeping willow tree is located in the side
yard north of the house.
November 2008: No changes to the setting have occurred since the previous survey.
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Secondary resources are outbuildings.
August 2008: A gravel driveway leads past the house to a one-bay garage and a gable front shed. The secondary resources appear to
have not been altered since they were last surveyed; however, access to and the visibility of the secondary resources was limited since
the survey was conducted from the public right-of-way.
November 2008: In addition to the garage and shed, another wood framed shed is located northwest of the main dwelling, but has
begun to deteriorate.
Surveyor Assessment:
July 2008: It is the opinion of the surveyor that this two-story wood frame dwelling, built ca. 1840, is not eligible for inclusion in the
National Register. The house does not possess characteristics of demonstrable significance with respect to design, construction or use
of materials (Criterion C). It does not appear to be associated with significant broad patterns, events or persons (Criteria A and B). It
has not yielded, nor is it likely to yield, information important to history or prehistory (Criterion D).
November 2008: This resource does not possess any significant historical associations with events, trends, themes, or individuals in
local or regional history. As such, it is recommended ineligible for NRHP listing under Criteria A or B. The main house stands as a
heavily altered example of a common architectural form found throughout the region. Additionally, the outbuildings are unexceptional
and deteriorated examples of regularly found types. Therefore, this resource is recommended ineligible for NRHP listing under
Criterion C.
Surveyor Recommendation:No Data
Ownership
Ownership Category Ownership Entity
Private No Data
Primary Resource Information
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Single Dwelling
NR Resource Type:Building
Historic District Status:No Data
Date of Construction:Ca 1840
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Antebellum Period (1830 - 1860)
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Historic Context(s):Domestic
Other ID Number:No Data
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Number of Stories:2.0
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
August 2008: This two-story side gable house with a standing seam metal roof features an interior brick chimney, an extremely large exterior
brick chimney at the north end, vinyl siding, and and 4/4 and 6/6 vinyl windows. The house has a three-bay front porch with a half-hipped roof,
and a two-story three-sided addition at the south end.
November 2008: No changes to the house have occurred since the previous survey.
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Windows Sash, Double-Hung Vinyl 4/4
Windows Sash, Double-Hung Vinyl 6/6
Roof Gable, Side Metal Standing Seam
Foundation Solid/Continuous Stone Rubble, Coursed
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Frame Wood Siding, Vinyl
Chimneys Exterior End Brick Cap, Corbeled
Chimneys Interior Brick Cap, Corbeled
Porch 1-story, 3-bay Wood Post, Chamfered
Secondary Resource Information
Secondary Resource #1
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Garage
Date of Construction:1955Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:The New Dominion (1946 - 1991)
Historic Context(s):Domestic
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: timber-frame, horizontal siding, gable roof, shed-roof addition
August 2008: The secondary resources appear to have not been altered since they were last surveyed; however, access to and the visibility of the
secondary resources was limited since the survey was conducted from the public right-of-way.
November 2008: The wood framed garage is located north of the hosue and has a concrete block foundation, aluminum siding, a gable roof with
V-crimp metal, and an open shed roof addition.
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #2
Resource Category:DSS Legacy
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Resource Type:Shed
Date of Construction:1955Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:The New Dominion (1946 - 1991)
Historic Context(s):Domestic
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: The shed is timber frame, has vertical-board siding, and is very dilapidated.
August 2008: The secondary resources appear to have not been altered since they were last surveyed; however, access to and the visibility of the
secondary resources was limited since the survey was conducted from the public right-of-way.
November 2008: The shed is clad in aluminum siding and is topped with a standing seam metal gable roof.
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #3
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Barn
Date of Construction:1910Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Domestic
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Condition:Deteriorated
Threats to Resource:Deterioration
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: timber frame, shed roof, vertical-board siding
August 2008: The secondary resources appear to have not been altered since they were last surveyed; however, access to and the visibility of the
secondary resources was limited since the survey was conducted from the public right-of-way.
November 2008: This building is located northwest of the main dwelling. It is obscured by vegetation, but appears to be in a state of
deterioration.
Number of Stories:2
Historic District Information
Historic District Name:No Data
Local Historic District Name:No Data
Historic District Significance:No Data
CRM Events
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Event Type: DHR Staff: Not Eligible
DHR ID:034-0262
Staff Name:Kirchen, Roger
Event Date:3/16/2009
Staff Comment
TrAIL
Power Engineers
GAI Consultants, Inc.
385 E. Waterfront Dr.
Homestead, PA 15120
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:GAI Consultants, Inc.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:9/9/2008
Dhr Library Report Number:FK-114
Project Staff/Notes:
Please note that GAI's eligibility recommendation was made in the context of this specific transmission line project only.
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: GAI Consultants
DHR CRM Report Number: FK-114
Record Type: Report
Bibliographic Notes: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey VA State Line - Meadowbrook Substation and Meadowbrook Substation - Appalachian
Trail Segments of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) Project, Frederick and Warren Counties, Virginia.2008
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Record Type: DHR File Data
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:8/3/2008
Dhr Library Report Number:FK-114
Project Staff/Notes:
Surveyors:
Mike Yengling
Patti Kuhn
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: GAI Consultants
DHR CRM Report Number: FK-114
Record Type: Report
Bibliographic Notes: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey VA State Line - Meadowbrook Substation and Meadowbrook Substation - Appalachian
Trail Segments of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) Project, Frederick and Warren Counties, Virginia.2008
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Record Type: DHR File Data
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Kalbian, Maral
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:3/1/1989
Dhr Library Report Number:FK-114
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
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Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: GAI Consultants
DHR CRM Report Number: FK-114
Record Type: Report
Bibliographic Notes: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey VA State Line - Meadowbrook Substation and Meadowbrook Substation - Appalachian
Trail Segments of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) Project, Frederick and Warren Counties, Virginia.2008
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Record Type: DHR File Data
Bibliographic Information
Bibliography:
No Data
Property Notes:
No Data
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Property Information
Property Names
Name Explanation Name
Function/Location House, 265 Vaucluse Road
Property Addresses
Current - 265 Vaucluse Road
County/Independent City(s):Frederick (County)
Incorporated Town(s):No Data
Zip Code(s):No Data
Magisterial District(s):No Data
Tax Parcel(s):No Data
USGS Quad(s):MIDDLETOWN
Property Evaluation Status
DHR Staff: Not Eligible
Additional Property Information
Architecture Setting:Rural
Acreage:No Data
Site Description:
November 2008: This house is located on the south side of the road on a level grassy lot.
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November 2008: Access to this property was not granted and, as such, the survey was conducted from the public right-of-way. There
are no secondary resources associated with this house.
Surveyor Assessment:
November 2008: No evidence that conclusively ties this resource to any significant events in local history could be identified. As such,
this resource is recommended ineligible for listing under Criterion A. This property is not associated with any significant individuals in
local or state history and is therefore recommended not NRHP-eligible under Criterion B. This house located along Vaucluse Road has
been extensively modified with the application of asbestos shingle siding, new asphalt shingle roofing material, and the construction of
two new porches. As such, it no longer maintains architectural integrity and is recommended not eligible for NRHP listing under
Criterion C.
Surveyor Recommendation:No Data
Ownership
Ownership Category Ownership Entity
Private No Data
Primary Resource Information
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Single Dwelling
NR Resource Type:Building
Historic District Status:No Data
Date of Construction:Ca 1930
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Community Planning, Domestic
Other ID Number:No Data
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Number of Stories:1.5
Condition:Fair
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
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No Data
Architectural Description:
August 2008: The 1 ½-story, side-gable, wood-frame house, built circa 1930, features weatherboard siding, 2/2 wood windows on the primary
façade, a brick end chimney, a newly rebuilt front porch, and a rear porch with a shed roof. Roofing material was not visible. The house is in
fair condition at this time.
November 2008: Constructed circa 1930, this 1.5 story frame vernacular house stands on a continuous masonry foundation. The exterior walls
are clad in both weatherboard and asbestos shingle siding. This house features a side gable roof covered with asphalt shingles and 2/2 double-
hung wood sash windows. Decorative shutters flank some of the windows. A one-story, full-width porch has recently been constructed on the
facade and is built on a wood pier foundation. Square wood posts and balustrade support the shed roof. A similar shed roof porch has also been
appended to the rear. A shouldered brick chimney stack marks the west gable end.
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Roof Gable, Side Asphalt Shingle
Windows Sash, Double-Hung Wood 2/2
Porch 1-story, full-width Wood Posts
Foundation Solid/Continuous Unknown Not Visible
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Frame Wood Shingles, Asbestos
Chimneys Exterior End Brick Bond, Common
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Frame Wood Weatherboard
Secondary Resource Information
Historic District Information
Historic District Name:No Data
Local Historic District Name:No Data
Historic District Significance:No Data
CRM Events
Event Type: DHR Staff: Not Eligible
DHR ID:034-5074
Staff Name:Kirchen, Roger
Event Date:3/16/2009
Staff Comment
GAI recommends that this resource is not NRHP eligible and DHR concurs with this recommendation.
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:GAI Consultants, Inc.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:9/9/2008
Dhr Library Report Number:FK-114
Project Staff/Notes:
Please note that GAI's eligibility recommendation was made in the context of this specific transmission line project only.
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: GAI Consultants
DHR CRM Report Number: FK-114
Record Type: Report
Bibliographic Notes: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey VA State Line - Meadowbrook Substation and Meadowbrook Substation - Appalachian
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Trail Segments of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) Project, Frederick and Warren Counties, Virginia.2008
Bibliographic Information
Bibliography:
No Data
Property Notes:
No Data
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
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Property Information
Property Names
Name Explanation Name
Function/Location Farm, 829 Vaucluse Road
Historic Woodbine Farm
Current Woodbine Barn
Property Addresses
Current - 829 Vaucluse Road
County/Independent City(s):Frederick (County)
Incorporated Town(s):No Data
Zip Code(s):No Data
Magisterial District(s):No Data
Tax Parcel(s):84 A 50
USGS Quad(s):MIDDLETOWN
Property Evaluation Status
DHR Staff: Potentially Eligible
Additional Property Information
Architecture Setting:Rural
Acreage:197
Site Description:
November 2008: The Woodbine Farm is situated on the south side of the road and faces north. The house sits close to the road, while a
long gravel driveway leads to the barn, shed, and vehicle/equipment shed which are located farther out in an open field.
May 2009: A site visit with full property access confirmed that no changes to the secondary resources have occurred since the
November 2008 survey.
June 2020: This dwelling is located on the south side of Vaucluse Road on a large rural property. The building sits near the road in an
overgrown cluster of trees and other vegetation that screens its visibility from the road. A gravel driveway extends past the side of the
house to an agricultural complex to the rear. Just across the driveway from the house is a small deteriorated barn. Set on a ridge to the
rear of the house are a historic bank barn and a more recent pole barn. Set between the home and barns is orchard on one side of the
driveway and open pasture on the other.
February 2022: This property is located on the south side of Vaucluse Road and contains 197 acres of rural landscape. The home is set
along the road at the front of the property in the center of a grassy, overgrown yard. The driveway extends past the east side of the
home and extends towards the agricultural complex set centrally in the property. Just across the driveway from the home is a small
outbuilding. A patch of woods borders the homesite along Vaucluse Road to the west. Behind the wooded area, and extending nearly
to the western edge of the property and far back as the agricultural complex is a cultivated orchard. On the opposite side of the
driveway stretching to the east edge of the property is a fenced cattle pasture. A small, gravel pull off is located roughly four hundred
feet to the east of the house. The pull off is likely used for maintenance of the powerline that intersects the property at the northeast
corner.
Roughly 650 feet to the rear of the house along the driveway is an agricultural complex that consists of a large early-twentieth century
bank barn, a mid-twentieth century vehicle shed, a well house, and remains of a former silo. From the complex, the farm lane takes a
dogleg turn and then extends through an additional agricultural field and orchard to Hites Road along the west edge of the property. To
the rear of the complex is a treeline that separates additional cattle pastures occupying the rear of the property.
Surveyor Assessment:
November 2008: The main dwelling and agricultural outbuildings do not possess associations with significant events or themes. As a
result, Woodbine Farm is recommended not eligible for NRHP listing under Criterion A. No evidence linking this property to any
significant individuals in local history could be identified. As such, this resource is recommended not eligible for NRHP listing under
Criterion B. The buildings that comprise Woodbine Farm do not have sufficient architectural significance or integrity to warrant
NRHP listing. The house has undergone various alterations including application of new siding material, construction of a modern
porch, and multiple additions. Therefore, this resource is recommended not eligible under Criterion C.
May 2009: After full access to the property was granted, an additional site visit was conducted. However, this site visit did not reveal
additional information that would qualify the resource for NRHP listing. As such, there are no changes to GAI's November 2008
recommendation of not NRHP-eligible under Criteria A, B, or C.
June 2020: This property is an example of a typical late-nineteenth century rural dwelling and farm in the region. The home reflects an
I-house form with little architectural distinction. It includes a small collection of typical rural barns and outbuildings, including a
contemporary bank barn. Although the home remains a poor condition, overall, the property retains moderate historical integrity and
was therefore deemed potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP by the VDHR in 2009. At this time, the home and outbuildings
appear to retain similar integrity as at that time and as such, D+A recommends it continue to be considered potentially eligible for
listing in the NRHP.
February 2022: This dwelling is an example of a typical Vernacular farmhouse in the region built in the early-twentieth century. The
home was originally constructed in 1906 by Emily and Alexander Jones, descendants of the prominent Jones family of Frederick
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County. The property was once part of the larger Vaucluse estate, constructed by William Strother Jones, Sr., circa 1785.
The earliest known owner of the property on which the house now stands was Gabriel Jones (1724-1806), who settled in Frederick
County during the mid-seventeenth century. The son of Welsh immigrants, Gabriel lived in Williamsburg during the early years of his
life. In 1727, the Jones family moved to England due to financial difficulties. While there, Gabriel attended school and served as an
indentured apprentice for a lawyer, after which time he began practicing law himself. In 1745, Jones returned to Virginia and
eventually settled in Frederick County. In 1751, he purchased a 244-acre tract of land in Frederick and constructed a dwelling there,
known as Bogota. During the mid-eighteenth century, he served numerous terms in the House of Burgesses. In his later life, Gabriel
Jones worked as a lawyer.
By the time of Gabriel Jones’ death in 1806, he owned a total of 1,200 acres of land, which included the present farm. In 1785, he gave
a 775-acre tract of land, purchased from Isaac Zane in 1778, to his only son, William Strother Jones, Sr. (1756-1790). During the
American Revolution, William served as a captain in the Continental Army. After the war, he served as a colonel in the Virginia
Militia. Soon after acquiring land from his father in 1785, William built a house there, known as Vaucluse. The house, which still
stands today, is a two-story, Federal-style, brick mansion. It is located roughly one mile southeast of the present house and is currently
operated as a bed and breakfast.
When William Strother Jones, Sr. died in 1790, he left Vaucluse to his wife. His will stipulated that in the event that their son, William
S. Jones, Jr., married, the ownership of the house would pass to him. William Jr.’s mother would remain in the house with him for the
remainder of her life. In 1806, William S. Jones, Jr. was married to Anna Marshall, the niece of Chief Justice John Marshall. At this
time, he moved into the Vaucluse house. The house appears on an 1809 map of Frederick County. Together, William and Anna had
four children. Then in 1823, Anna died at the age of thirty-five. Two years later in 1825, William married Ann Cary Randolph. The
couple also had four children.
When William Jones, Jr. died in 1845, he willed the Vaucluse estate to his two sons, William S. Jones, III and Francis Jones. In 1849,
Francis Jones conveyed his interest in the property to his brother, William. William lived in the house with his stepmother, Ann Cary,
his wife, Mary, and their three children, William, Ann, and Beverly, through the Civil War. During the war, Francis Jones served as a
member of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s staff. In 1862, he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill in Hanover,
Virginia. During the war, numerous parties of Union soldiers in the area visited Vaucluse. During these visits, the soldiers stole items
from the house and took crops and livestock from the fields.
After the war, William Jones, III fell on hard times, as did many farmers in the South following the collapse of the Southern economy
and the loss of enslaved labor. Ann Cary Randolph Jones complained of the loss of enslaved workers on the farm, noting that “the
abolitionist measures [make] this a large place to cultivate and may compel a change” (quoted in Brown et al.). Unable to maintain the
estate and farm, William sold the Vaucluse estate to Guy Richards in 1865 in order to settle a debt of $16,000. The sale included the
house and surrounding 430 acres. Guy Richards owned Vaucluse until 1874, at which time the property was sold to John Miller in
order to settle Richards’ own debts. During his ownership, Richards had increased by size of the property by 40 acres, bringing its total
size to 470 acres.
After taking ownership in 1874, John Miller lived at Vaucluse for seven years. He operated a grist mill on the property during that
time. By 1881, the property came into joint ownership between John Miller J.M. Long. Then in 1884, Miller and Long agreed to divide
and consolidate their ownership of the Vaucluse property so that Miller retained consolidated ownership of the 2/3 share of the
property including the “mansion tract” while Long retained ownership of the 1/3 share of property that included 197 acres in the
northwest corner. This coincides with the property now identified as 897 Vaucluse Road. Long retained ownership of this property
until 1896. While the circumstances of the transaction are unknown, Long’s farm fell to the Shenandoah Valley National Bank in 1896.
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank later sold the property to Alexander Tidball Jones and Emily Whittier Jones in 1902. Alexander
was the grandson of William S. Jones, Jr. of Vaucluse. His father, Beverly Randolph Jones, was born at Vaucluse. While the Jones
family no longer retained ownership of Vaucluse itself, Alexander and Emily Jones had secured a portion of the original farmland.
Together, Alexander and Emily owned the property for five years, during which time Alexander likely cultivated the land and built the
present house. The Jones couple, along with their daughter, Frances McNeece Whittle Jones, resided in Winchester throughout their
ownership of the property and therefore the home was likely rented to a tenant farmer, however, according to the 1910 Census,
Alexander himself was identified as a farmer.
According to land tax records, the house was valued at $235.50 when it was built in 1906, demonstrating its modest scale as compared
to larger estates in the area such as Vaucluse. While not separately noted, it is likely that the large bank barn was built at the same time
as the house. The following year, the Jones couple sold the house and 197-acre farm to local farmer, Edgar Stickley. It is likely that the
Jones family never lived in the house, but instead constructed it in order to encourage a buyer to purchase the property or to serve as a
tenant house.
Upon taking ownership of the farm in 1907, Edgar Stickley likely cultivated the farmland surrounding the new house. It is unclear
whether he resided in the house during his ownership, as he owned additional land in Frederick County. During the same year that he
had purchased the Jones’ farm, Edgar owned three additional tracts of land, two of which included dwellings and other outbuildings.
According to the 1900 and 1910 Census, Edgar lived in Frederick County with his wife, Susan, and son, Claude.
In 1917, Edgar conveyed the house and farm to his twenty-seven-year-old son, Claude. Claude was known to have lived in the house
throughout his ownership of the property. According to the 1920 Census, Claude was designated as head of the household. His parents,
who were in their sixties, lived with him. At the time, he worked as a farm manager. Then in 1921, Claude married Pearl Haldeman.
By 1930, Edgar and Susan Stickley were living in a separate home. Claude operated his property as a working farm, while Pearl
worked as a teacher. The couple lived on the farm until 1933. During their ownership, local records suggest additional outbuildings
were constructed, possibly including the shed near the main house and the silo next to the bank barn that no longer remains.
Claude and Pearl Stickley sold the farm to Harman Brumback in 1933. Harman was the son of Isaac Brumback, a prominent doctor,
landowner, and Confederate veteran in Frederick County. His father owned numerous farms and operated a number of successful fruit
orchards in the area. Referenced in the deed of sale were the house, barn, and other outbuildings present on the property at the time.
During his ownership of the farm, Harman Brumback lived in the house with his wife, Frances (known as “Fannie”), and their four
children, Henry, Franklin, James, and Margaret. According to public records, Harman took on his father’s business of operating
multiple farms and running fruit orchards.
In 1952, Harman and Fannie gave ownership of the farm to their four children. The couple then moved to Winchester. Together, the
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Brumback children retained joint ownership of the property. Then in 1965, Henry Brumback founded Woodbine Farms Inc., an apple
orchard and commercial farming business that still operates in Frederick and Shenandoah Counties today. His father, Harman, served
as president of the company for many years until his death in 1980. When the company was first established in 1965, all four of the
Brumback siblings sold their interest in the property to the company. Throughout the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries,
Woodbine Farms cultivated the fields surrounding the house. Woodbine Farms, Inc. is still operated by the Brumback family today.
At this time, the property continues to be used agriculturally including an orchard, cattle operation, and cultivation of other crops. The
home is no longer occupied, although the bank barn and vehicle shed remain in use. Historically, the property was associated with the
prominent Jones family of Frederick County and was part of the grand Vaucluse estate throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries, although the present-buildings and configuration are not reflective of that period. The property was separated and developed
following a division and consolidation of the Vaucluse property in the late-nineteenth century. By the first years of the twentieth
century, this property came back into possession of Alex Jones, a descendant of the original Jones family of Vaucluse. While it does
not appear that this Jones resided on the property, he farmed it and was responsible for the construction of the home and bank barn.
While the home is not particularly architecturally distinct, the bank barn has been regarded as a good example of timber frame bank
barn construction in the region. At this time, the barn remains in use and continues to retain a relatively high degree of historical
integrity. As such, it has been determined potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP by the VDHR as part of several compliance
projects and continues to be treated as such.
Surveyor Recommendation:Recommended Eligible
Ownership
Ownership Category Ownership Entity
Private No Data
Primary Resource Information
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Single Dwelling
NR Resource Type:Building
Historic District Status:No Data
Date of Construction:1906
Date Source:Local Records
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Domestic, Subsistence/Agriculture
Other ID Number:No Data
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:L-Plan
Number of Stories:2.0
Condition:Deteriorated
Threats to Resource:Neglect, Vacant
Cultural Affiliations:Euro-American
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
November 2008: The main house of Woodbine Farm was constructed circa 1880. This frame vernacular dwelling with two-story rear ell stands
on a continuous stone foundation and is covered with aluminum siding. The house is topped with a side gable roof that is clad in standing seam
metal. 2/2 double-hung wood sash windows comprise the fenestration, and the first floor windows on the facade feature decorative shutters. A
modern shed roof porch has been attached to the facade. The porch is built on a pier foundation and features turned wood posts and a wood
balustrade. A one-story, shed roof addition has been appended to the east elevation upon which another one-story, gable roofed addition was
attached.
May 2009: The main dwelling has not undergone any changes since the previous survey.
June 2020: This single dwelling was built circa 1880 according to previous study and exhibits a Vernacular design. The two-story building has
an I-house front block with an offset two-story rear wing. The wood frame structural system is clad with vinyl siding and rests on a continuous
stone foundation. It is topped by a side-gable roof covered with standing seam metal that is pierced by an exterior end chimney at the ridge. The
main entrance is set centrally on the front and is sheltered by a full-width one-story porch. All fenestration on the building has been covered with
plywood. The building is plain and unornamented.
February 2022: This single-family dwelling was built in 1906 according to local land records. The building exhibits a Vernacular form with no
discernable style or applied embellishment. It was originally built as a two-story, three-bay residential structure with an offset two-story rear ell.
A one-story mass was later to the rear in the corner between the front block and ell and a later one-story addition was subsequently to the rear of
that addition, although this rearward-most addition has recently been demolished and all that remains is the concrete slab foundation. The
building is currently vacant and remains in poor condition. As such, interior inspection was not permitted.
The original core of building is two stories in height and has an I-house form with an offset rear ell. The front block is three bays wide and one
bay deep. Along the rear elevation of the front block is a two-story, rear ell, which is situated at the southwest corner of the front block. The rear
ell is two bays wide and two bays deep. The front façade of the house is symmetrical, with a central door flanked by two windows on the first
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story and three windows on the second story. A nearly full-width one-story porch extends along the front. The porch appears to be nonhistoric,
although it could not be determined if it replaced an older porch or portico.
The structural system of the house is wood frame, covered with vinyl siding, although it is unclear whether original siding remains beneath the
vinyl. The building rests atop a continuous stacked field stone foundation. It is topped by a side-gabled roof with a low pitch and no overhangs
that is covered with standing-seam metal. The rear ell is topped by a gable roof that ties into the rear slope just below the ridge over the front
block. An exterior-end, concrete block chimney extends up the west side of the front block at the ridge.
Fenestration is limited to the front façade, the rear of the main block, and inside wall of the rear ell. There is no fenestration on the sides of the
front block, the outside wall of the rear ell, or the rear of the rear ell. All doors and windows on the home are currently boarded over with
plywood, although recently conducted previous survey provides details on these features. The primary entrance is set centrally on the front and
consists of a paneled wood door, with four lights in the upper half of the door. An aluminum storm door has been inserted into the entrance. The
windows on the front façade appear to be original. On each side of the door, a two-over-two, double-hung sash window is evenly spaced
between the corner of the wall and the doorframe. Three windows of the same design are found on the second story, directly above the first
story openings. The windows on the first story are adorned by faux vinyl shutters, although one shutter has fallen off. A secondary entrance is
located on the side of the one-story rear addition adjacent to a hexagonal bay window.
The front porch is one-story and stretches nearly the full-width of the front facade. The porch has a wood deck floor supported by plain posts
that are wrapped in lattice panels. A set of plain wood stairs lead onto the porch in front of the main entrance. The porch is covered by a shed
roof supported by four turned wood posts. A simple wood railing and balustrade extends between the posts.
The one-story rear addition remains in deteriorated condition, although its basic form and fenestration remains evident. The mass is topped by a
shed roof that slopes down from the side of the original rear ell. The roof has an extended overhang that shelters the secondary entrance and bay
window on the outside wall. The second rear addition was previously appended to the rear wall of this mass, however, it no longer remains
standing. It was frame with a gable roof. Previous documentation reveals the walls were blank with no doors and windows, and the interior was
accessible only from an interior doorway from the adjacent one-story addition.
Overall, the building is simple in design and ornamentation. It is void of applied embellishment and does not reflect any discernable stylistic
influence. It has been wrapped in nonhistoric materials and additions. Further, it has been vacant for an extended period of time and now
remains in a poor condition.
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Frame Vinyl Siding
Roof Gable, Side Metal Standing Seam
Windows Sash, Double-Hung Wood 2/2
Foundation Solid/Continuous Stone Rubble, Random
Porch 1-story, 3-bay Wood Posts, Turned
Secondary Resource Information
Secondary Resource #1
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Shed,Vehicle/Equipment
Date of Construction:1940
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Domestic, Subsistence/Agriculture
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:Euro-American
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
November 2008: The vehicle/equipment shed stands one-story tall with metal siding and a gable roof. An open shed roof bay has been attached
to the north elevation.
May 2009: A site visit with property access confirmed that the one-story vehicle-equipment shed is clad with 3 V-crimp metal siding, and the
side gable roof is covered with standing seam metal. A total of eight eight open bays are located on the facade, including the shed roofed
addition on the northeast elevation.
June 2020: No visible change since previous survey.
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February 2022: Set further to the south of the bank barn, and on the opposite side of the farm lane is a mid-twentieth century one-story, frame
vehicle shed. The building consists of a main block that is four bays wide and one bay deep and a side addition along the north elevation that is
four bays wide and one bay deep. The main block of the shed has a side-gable roof, while the addition has a flat roof. The exterior walls are clad
in metal siding on the west and south elevations, while the north and east elevations are open. Each bay is divided by a wooden post. A total of
eight bays are located on the front elevation of the shed.
Number of Stories:1
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Wood Frame Metal Siding
Foundation Post-in-ground No Data No Data
Roof Side Gable Metal No Data
Secondary Resource #2
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Barn
Date of Construction:1906
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Subsistence/Agriculture
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Condition:Fair
Threats to Resource:None Known
Cultural Affiliations:Euro-American
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
November 2008: The heavy timber frame barn features a fore bay on the east elevation. It is clad in vertical wood siding and has a gable roof
covered with V-crimp metal.
May 2009: A site visit with property access revealed that this barn is constructed on a continuous stone foundation. Board and batten siding has
been applied to the exterior walls, and the side gable roof is clad in standing seam metal. An earth bank leads to large sliding wood doors on the
northwest elevation.
June 2020: No visible change since previous survey.
February 2022: Set on a knoll roughly 650-feet to the rear of the house is a large bank barn believed to have been built circa 1906 along with the
home. The building has a timber frame structural system that rests on a stone foundation. The timbers are roughly 10-inch square and circular
mill sawn. Many of the joints are pegged mortise and tenon. The stone foundation is stepped so as to extend the full-height of the lower-level
along the earth embedded elevation, but step down along the sides to where the rear of the lower-level is framed.
The building is oriented such that the earthen ramp to the upper-level faces west while the lower level opens to the east. The heavy timber frame
of the upper-level is clad in vertical wood board siding. The structure is topped by a side-gable roof covered with standing-seam metal. On the
west elevation a large just off-center bay provides access to the interior of the upper level from the earthen ramp. The bay is enclosed by a set of
sliding vertical wood plank doors suspended from a metal track. At the northernmost end of the west elevation is an open bay that leads into a
dogtrot through the lower level.
The north end of the building has two small window openings that illuminate storage rooms off the dogtrot passage and a small window set near
the peak of the gable. A similar gable window and two large openings with horizontal slats pierce the lower-level of the south end. The east
(rear) elevation of the building has a wide bay on the upper-level set directly across from the bay on the front and features similar sliding doors.
The upper-level is cantilevered over a recessed area that stretches the width of the lower level. A series of wood posts provides additional
support along the sill of the cantilevered area. This shelters a row of animal stalls that open into the lower level. The stalls have wood doors with
solid panels in the lower half and horizontal slats in the upper half. The dogtrot from the front elevation extends through and also opens out the
sheltered lower-level area on the rear. A fenced corral extends from the rear of the building.
The interior of the barn is divided primarily into livestock area on the lower-level and storage above. The lower level space is divided by posts
and railings that create a series of stalls and feeding areas, all with dirt floors. It is accessible by a flight of interior stairs from the upper-level as
well as a small hatch from the dogtrot. Several storage rooms line the outside (north end) wall of the dogtrot. The interior of the upper-level
contains a large open area that occupies much of the space with small enclosed workrooms in the southwest and southeast corners. The timber
structural frame divides the space into a series of bays which are open to the roof, although several integral ladders suggest there may have been
secondary floors or lofts in the past. The interior stairwell to the lower level is located adjacent to the central bay.
Number of Stories:2
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Wood Frame Wood Vertical Board
Foundation Solid/Continuous Stone Coursed
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Roof Side Gable Metal No Data
Secondary Resource #3
Resource Category:DSS Legacy
Resource Type:Shed
Date of Construction:1930
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Domestic, Subsistence/Agriculture
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:No Data
Condition:Fair
Threats to Resource:Neglect
Cultural Affiliations:Euro-American
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
November 2008: Adjacent to the dwelling stands a wood framed shed. This shed is clad in vertical wood siding and topped with a standing seam
metal gable front roof. The window apertures remain open.
May 2009: After property access was granted, a site visit confirmed that the one-story wood framed shed is clad in both vertical wood and board
and batten siding. The standing seam metal clad gable front roof is trimmed with exposed rafter tails. 1/1 double-hung vinyl sash windows
comprise the fenestration.
June 2020: No visible change since previous survey.
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February 2022: Set across the driveway just to the southeast of the house is a one-story, frame shed. The building has a rectangular form with a
post in-ground foundation. It consists of a three-bay, main block with a one-bay ell along the west elevation. The exterior walls are clad in wood
weatherboards on the north elevation, except for the portion of the wall above the roof eaves, which is clad in vertical wood boards. The
remainder of the building is clad in vertical wood boards. The front-gable roof is covered with standing-seam metal; most of the roofing has
fallen off, revealing the framework underneath. A central doorway leads into the shed along the north elevation, although no door fixture
remains in place. A broken, one-over-one, double-hung sash window flanks the door to the right. A small window opening is located along the
west elevation of the side ell, although there is no window fixture in the opening. The building is vacant and in poor condition.
Number of Stories:1
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Wood Frame Wood Vertical Board
Foundation Post-in-ground No Data No Data
Roof Front Gable Metal No Data
Secondary Resource #4
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Silo
Date of Construction:1930
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Subsistence/Agriculture
Architectural Style:No discernible style
Form:No Data
Condition:Demolished
Threats to Resource:Demolition
Cultural Affiliations:Euro-American
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
February 2022: Set near the south end of the bank barn is a poured concrete ring that was the foundation of a former silo.
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Historic District Information
Historic District Name:No Data
Local Historic District Name:No Data
Historic District Significance:No Data
CRM Events
Event Type: Survey:Phase II/Intensive
Project Review File Number:2020-0416
Investigator:Robert Taylor
Organization/Company:Dutton + Associates, LLC
Photographic Media:Digital
Survey Date:2/10/2022
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
This intensive-level documentation was prepared in partial fulfillment of the approved mitigation plan for the Foxglove Solar project. As part of
the project, this property will be partially developed with solar arrays and therefore result in an adverse impact to the property. Research, survey,
and reporting were conducted by D+A architectural history staff.
Project Bibliographic Information:
D+A. Phase I Cultural Resource Survey of the Foxglove Solar Project, Frederick County, Virginia. October 2020
Period Of Significance:1906
Level Of Significance:Local
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Phase II Intensive Survey Integrity
Recommendations:
Association, Design, Feeling, Location, Materials, Setting, Workmanship
Event Type: DHR Staff: Potentially Eligible
DHR ID:034-5075
Staff Name:Adrienne Birge-Wilson
Event Date:12/18/2020
Staff Comment
DHR Project No. 2020-0416
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:2020-0416
Investigator:Robert Taylor
Organization/Company:Dutton + Associates, LLC
Photographic Media:Digital
Survey Date:6/9/2020
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
Field survey and reporting prepared by D+A Architectural History staff.
Project Bibliographic Information:
D+A. Phase I Cultural Resource Survey of the Foxglove Solar Project in Frederick County, Virginia. October 2020.
Period Of Significance:1906
Level Of Significance:Local
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Phase II Intensive Survey Integrity
Recommendations:
Association, Design, Feeling, Location, Materials, Setting, Workmanship
Event Type: DHR Staff: Potentially Eligible
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DHR ID:034-5075
Staff Name:Kirchen, Roger
Event Date:6/18/2009
Staff Comment
GAI recommended that this resource is not NRHP eligible but DHR has asked GAI to conduct a complete Phase I survey with full access to the
property. GAI's request for property access was approved. The resource appears potentially NRHP/VLR eligible under Criteria A and C and the
barn should be considered the primary resource.
Event Type: Survey:Phase II/Intensive
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:GAI Consultants, Inc.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:5/13/2009
Dhr Library Report Number:FK-114
Project Staff/Notes:
Please note that GAI's eligibility recommendation was made in the context of this specific transmission line project only.
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: GAI Consultants
DHR CRM Report Number: FK-114
Record Type: Report
Bibliographic Notes: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey VA State Line - Meadowbrook Substation and Meadowbrook Substation - Appalachian
Trail Segments of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) Project, Frederick and Warren Counties, Virginia.2008
Period Of Significance:1906
Level Of Significance:Local
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Phase II Intensive Survey Integrity
Recommendations:
Association, Design, Feeling, Location, Materials, Setting, Workmanship
Event Type: Other
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:Kirchen, Roger
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:3/16/2009
Dhr Library Report Number:FK-114
Project Staff/Notes:
GAI recommended that this resource is not NRHP eligible but DHR has asked GAI to conduct a complete Phase I survey with full access to the
property.
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: GAI Consultants
DHR CRM Report Number: FK-114
Record Type: Report
Bibliographic Notes: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey VA State Line - Meadowbrook Substation and Meadowbrook Substation - Appalachian
Trail Segments of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) Project, Frederick and Warren Counties, Virginia.2008
Period Of Significance:1906
Level Of Significance:Local
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Phase II Intensive Survey Integrity
Recommendations:
Association, Design, Feeling, Location, Materials, Setting, Workmanship
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:2006-1202
Investigator:Otten, Megan L.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:9/9/2008
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
October 17, 2023 Page: 9 of 10
Dhr Library Report Number:FK-114
Project Staff/Notes:
TrAIL
Power Engineers
GAI Consultants, Inc.
385 E. Waterfront Dr.
Homestead, PA 15120
Project Bibliographic Information:
Name: GAI Consultants
DHR CRM Report Number: FK-114
Record Type: Report
Bibliographic Notes: Phase I Cultural Resources Survey VA State Line - Meadowbrook Substation and Meadowbrook Substation - Appalachian
Trail Segments of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL) Project, Frederick and Warren Counties, Virginia.2008
Period Of Significance:1906
Level Of Significance:Local
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Phase II Intensive Survey Integrity
Recommendations:
Association, Design, Feeling, Location, Materials, Setting, Workmanship
Bibliographic Information
Bibliography:
Alexandria Gazette. “Died.” August 11, 1845, 3. Accessed February 2022. Chronicling America: Historic American Newpsapers. Library of Congress.
______. “Died.” April 6, 1846, 3. Accessed February 2022. Chronicling America: Historic American Newpsapers. Library of Congress.
American Historical Society. History of Virginia, Vol VI. 1924.
“Anna Maria Marshall Jones.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
“Ann Cary Randolph Jones.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
Barr, C. Frederick. Alexander Tidball Jones with daughter Frances. Photograph. 1902-1903. Accessed April 2022. Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley
Regional Library, Winchester, VA.
Brown, Stuart E., Eileen M. Chappel, and Lorraine F. Myers. Gabriel Jones and Some of His Descendants: Notes on Bogota and on Vaucluse.
Berryville, VA: Virginia Book, Co., 1990.
“Capt. William Strother Jones.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
“Claude Benjamin Stickley.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
Fetzer. George W. “Bogota.” June 22, 1936. Works Progress Administration. Manuscript on file at the Library of Virginia.
“Florinda Taylor Jones.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
“Gabriel Jones.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
“Gabriel Jones and Bogota.” Massanutten Musings (blog). October 1, 2014. Massanutten Regional Library. Accessed April 2022.
http://mrlreference.blogspot.com/2014/10/gabriel-jones-and-bogota.html.
“Harman M. Brumback.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
“Maj. Francis Buckner Jones.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
“The Manor House.” Photograph. Retrieved from The Inn at Vaucluse Spring (website). Accessed April 2022.
https://vauclusespring.com/accommodation-type/the-manor-house/.
McCabe, Tom. “Many Variables Affecting Crop.” Winchester Evening Star. October 15, 1976. Accessed April 2022. Newspaper Archive (database).
“Our Story.” Woodbine Farm Market (website). Accessed April 2022. https://www.woodbinefarmmarket.com/about.
Powell, Mickey. “Massive solar power plant targeted for Stephens City area.” The Winchester Star. June 5, 2020. Accessed April 2022.
https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/massive-solar-power-plant-targeted-for-stephens-city-area/article_2eb9d69f-2452-514c-bb7a-
6c62cfb316ae.html.
Quarles, Garland R. Some Old Homes in Frederick County, Virginia. Winchester, VA: Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society, 1990.
United States Census Bureau. Federal Census, 1850-1940. Accessed March 2022. Family Search (website).
Varle, Charles, and Benjamin Jones. Map of Frederick, Berkeley, & Jefferson counties in the state of Virginia. Philadelphia: n.p., 1809. Accessed
March 2022. https://www.loc.gov/item/2008621756/.
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
October 17, 2023 Page: 10 of 10
Virginia. Frederick County. Land Tax Books, 1904-1926. Accessed April 2022. Library of Virginia.
Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). “Died at Vaucluse.” September 28, 1831. Accessed February 2022. Chronicling America: Historic American
Newpsapers. Library of Congress.
“William Strother Jones, Jr.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
“William Strother Jones, III.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
“Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg.” Find a Grave (website). Accessed February 2022.
Woodbine Farm Market. Photograph of Brumback Family. N.d. Accessed April 2022. https://www.woodbinefarmmarket.com/about.
Property Notes:
No Data
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Property Photographs from VCRIS & Pictometry
DHR #034-0220/034-0138 – Inn at Vaucluse Spring
2020 (VCRIS) – Mill House
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2020 (VCRIS) – Log Cabin
2008 (VCRIS) – The Manor House
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2008 (VCRIS) – The Gallery
2008 (VCRIS) – The Cottage on the Hill
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2008 (VCRIS) – The Chumley Homeplace
DHR #034-0262 – Mildred Kline House
2008 (VCRIS)
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DHR #034-5073 – 263 Vaucluse Road
2023 (Pictometry)
DHR #034-5074 – 265 Vaucluse Road - Address point not found on Pictometry
DHR #034-5075 – Woodbine Farm
2022 Woodbine Farm Bank Barn (VCRIS)
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2022 Woodbine Farm Bank Barn (VCRIS)
2022 Front Façade (VCRIS)
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2022 Rear Addition (VCRIS)
2022 Silo Foundation (VCRIS)
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Historic Resources Advisory Board
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: February 21, 2025
Agenda Section: The 522 Plaza
Title: Review of The 522 Plaza Rezoning Application
Attachments:
HRAB02-21-25REZThe522Plaza_Redacted.pdf
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Item # 5A
The 522 Plaza Rezoning Application
The Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) has been asked to provide a review agency comment
pertaining to a rezoning application of +/- 0.739 acres of a +/- 2.23 acre property (Property Identification
Number: 54-A-1E) from the RP (Residential Performance) Zoning District to the B2 (General Business)
Zoning District with proffers. The remainder of the property is currently zoned B2 and would remain
unchanged. The rezoning seeks to enable full use of the property for a 13,600 SF two-story mixed use
building containing offices and retail space. The property is located at the northwest corner of the
intersection of Fortress Drive and North Frederick Pike (Route 522 N) in the Stonewall Magisterial
District.
The Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley published in 1992 by the National Park Service
identifies the property as within the core area of the Battle of Second Winchester and the Battle of Third
Winchester.
The mapped sites identified within a half mile radius of the property according to the Virginia Cultural
Resources Information System (VCRIS) are:
• 034-0322 – Star Fort
• 034-0147 – Stine House (Glendale)
Please find the following attachments for your information:
• Location Map
• HRAB Application
• Proffer Statement & Impact Analysis Statement
• General Development Plan (GDP)
• Renderings (for illustration purposes only)
• VA DHR Surveys, Maps, and Photographs
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 use. The comments will be included in the rezoning application package.
**If you have any questions prior to the meeting please forward them to me and I will relay them to the
Applicant.
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0322
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 44FK0732
February 10, 2025 Page: 1 of 4
Property Information
Property Names
Name Explanation Name
Historic Fort Alabama
Historic Star Fort
Property Addresses
Current - Fortress Drive
Former - Route 522
County/Independent City(s):Frederick (County)
Incorporated Town(s):No Data
Zip Code(s):22603
Magisterial District(s):No Data
Tax Parcel(s):No Data
USGS Quad(s):WINCHESTER
Property Evaluation Status
DHR Board: Eligible
Additional Property Information
Architecture Setting:Suburban
Acreage:7
Site Description:
1989: Star Fort is located on the northwest outskirts of Winchester in Frederick County.
1999 nomination: Star Fort is located on Amblers Hill just north of Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County between U.S. Route 11,
Route 37,,and Interstate 81 in the lower end of the Shenandoah Valley. The Shenandoah Valley runs on a north south-axis formed by
the Allegheny Mountains to the west and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east. The Shenandoah River flows from south to north, and
empties into the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry.
Boundary Justification: The boundary includes the entire footprint that has been historically associated with Star Fort and that
maintains historic integrity.
Surveyor Assessment:
1989: Star Fort was one of two forts built by Gen. R.H. Milroy during the Union Occupation of Winchester in 1862. It was built over
and around the gun emplacements erected by Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson which Confederate forces called Fort Alabama. It is believed
that no more than one or two batteries of artillery and 300-400 men ever occupied it, but it played a very important role in the 2nd and
3rd battles of Winchester.
In the 2nd battle of Winchester, Gen. Milroy grossly underestimated the force of Gen. Ewells army and was forced to retreat into Star
Fort among others. When Milroy attempted to evacuate, 3826 of his men were captured, wounded,or killed. Milroy barely escaped to
Martinsburg, WV. In the 3rd battle of Winchester, Star Fort, now a Confederate holding, withstood attacks by the Union army long
enough for 3/4 of Early's Confederate army to escape.
1999 nomination Statement of Significance: Star Fort is the best remaining example of a Civil War-era earthen fort in the Shenandoah
Valley. The only earthworks larger than Star Fort that are in similar condition are those constructed during the Siege of Petersburg and
Richmond. Both Confederate and Union forces employed earthen fortifications in the defense of Winchester and modified them often
between 1861 and 1864. Winchester, which changed hands many times during the course of the war was the strategic key to the
Shenandoah Valley, which was known as the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy." Star Fort was initially constructed as a Confederate
defensive position. It was later used as a Union fortification during the Second Battle of Winchester on June 12-15, 1863 and again as
a Confederate defensive position during the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864.
Star Fort is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for military defense.
History: Star Fort was one of four forts built by Major General Robert H. Milory during the Union occupation of Winchester in 1862
(the others are Fort Collier, Fort Milroy, and West Lunette). It was built over and around gun emplacements erected by order of Major
General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, commander of Confederate forces and referred to as Fort Alabama.
See nomination for additional History.
2007: Before Robert E. Lee marched his army north into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863, he directed his subordinate, Richard S.
Ewell, to clear the northern Shenandoah Valley of Union troops. Ewell did just that in what became the Second Battle of Winchester,
a feat that required the Southerners’ to push the Federals out of the defensive forts surrounding the city. Remnants of one of these,
Star Fort, survive today thanks to the preservation of the site more than 20 years ago by a local reenactor group, the Middlesex
Artillery-Fleet’s Battery.
On September 5, 2007, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and the Middlesex Artillery--joined by representatives of
Frederick County and a trio of local developers--announced the transfer of the seven-acre site to the Battlefields Foundation. In
addition, 1.6 acres adjacent to the site were donated to the Battlefields Foundation by local developers Richard Hardison, Byron Brill,
and Carlin Smith to serve as a buffer between the fort area and the surrounding modern development.
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February 10, 2025 Page: 2 of 4
Star Fort is one of the many defensive forts constructed around Winchester during the American Civil War. It was built in late 1861 or
early 1862 by Confederates under Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and was garrisoned by March 1862. The fort—like all of the
defensive fortifications around Winchester—was enhanced and occupied by subsequent armies from both sides.Before the Second
Battle of Winchester (13-15 June 1863), Union troops occupied the city and its surrounding defenses. Over the course of three days,
the highly mobile Confederates managed to push the Northerners out of their fortifications. The battle ended in a complete rout of the
Union division stationed at Winchester and elevated Southern hopes for a successful invasion of the North by Lee’s army.
Surveyor Recommendation:Recommended Eligible
Ownership
Ownership Category Ownership Entity
Private No Data
Primary Resource Information
Resource Category:Defense
Resource Type:Fortification/Military Base
NR Resource Type:Structure
Historic District Status:No Data
Date of Construction:Ca 1861
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Civil War (1861 - 1865)
Historic Context(s):Military/Defense
Other ID Number:No Data
Architectural Style:No discernible style
Form:No Data
Number of Stories:No Data
Condition:Fair
Threats to Resource:Neglect, Vandalism
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: (From Brandon Beck and Charles S. Grunder, "Three Battles of Winchester," p 22-23) -- Star Fort is the largest
untouched Civil War site in Winchester. It is a massive earthwork fortification, well-elevated and with good fields of fire in all directions.
Confederates built the fort very early in the war. In years past it has been cleared on occasion, but it is now overgrown and wild. Paths lead up to
and over the ramparts, and it is still possible to distinguish a parade area and gun emplacements.
1989: Star Fort was a fortress during the Civil War, and the earthworks are currently in good to fair condition. The 1862 earthworks are
threatened by neglect and dirt bike riders.
1999 nomination Summary Description [excerpt]: Star Fort is an earthen military fortification begun in 1861 by Confederate troops under the
direction of Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson for the defense of Winchester. It original construction was as a lunette and was
significantly smaller than it extant footprint. IN 1862, when Union forces occupied Winchester, it was enlarged under the direction of Major
General Robert H. Milroy. Star Fort is oriented to the south, to the defense of the Martinsburg Turnpike, which runs north from Winchester.
Located atop a small bluff, the ramparts rise approximately 18 feet from grade and had a clear field of fire to the south and southwest. The saw-
tooth design along the east, west and southern walls allowed interlocking artillery and rifle fire in the defense of the fort. The northern wall,
running slightly southeast to northwest, was nearly straight at approximately 100 yards in length. A gate located on the south wall between two
gun emplacements allowed entry into the fort, while a rectangular earthen gun platform faced the entry to defend against intrusion. A munitions
bunker was located midway along the northern wall.
See nomination for additional details.
2007 SVBF press release: Today, Star Fort is one of the few intact fortifications remaining around the city. Like Fort Collier, its sister to the
east, it contains a system of extant earthworks that will help visitors understand the challenges of defending the northernmost city in the
Confederacy.
Secondary Resource Information
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 44FK0732
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Historic District Information
Historic District Name:No Data
Local Historic District Name:No Data
Historic District Significance:No Data
CRM Events
Event Type: NRHP Nomination
DHR ID:034-0322
Staff Name:Scott Brooks-Miller
Event Date:7/20/1999
Staff Comment
Historic Architect, Virginia Dept of Historic Resources
[Draft nomination - not submitted for formal consideration]
Written with assistance from Chris Mohn, Planner (Frederick County)
Event Type: DHR Board: Eligible
DHR ID:034-0322
Staff Name:State Review Board
Event Date:10/19/1993
Staff Comment
The State Review Board determined that the Star Fort appears to meet the criteria for listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the
National Register of Historic Places. The board concurs with the Department staff that this property appears to be eligible at the national level
for significance in the area of military history.
Event Type: DHR Staff: Eligible
DHR ID:034-0322
Staff Name:DHR Evaluation Committee
Event Date:8/16/1993
Staff Comment
Star Fort, Frederick County (DHR #34-322), was rated at the national level for significance in the area of military history. It was found to be
eligible with a score of 42.
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Maral S. Kalbian
Organization/Company:Maral S. Kalbian, LLC
Photographic Media:Film
Survey Date:4/1/1989
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
[form was undated and unattributed, but accompanying photographs date from April 1989, and were taken by Maral Kalbian]
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
A - Associated with Broad Patterns of History
Bibliographic Information
Bibliography:
The Story of Frederick County, Virginia. Ch. 33, 1989, Sam Lehman, ed.
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Jones, Annette
"$25,000 Grant will Help Star Fort In Its Battle for Preservation"
6/5/1999
The Winchester Star
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 44FK0732
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Star Fort Management and Interpretation Plan
Oculus, an association with John Milner Associates
2000
FK-135
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Igoe, Robert
"Board Seeks to Preserve Star Fort"
Thursday June 26, 2008
The Winchester Star
Property Notes:
No Data
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Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
February 10, 2025 Page: 1 of 3
Property Information
Property Names
Name Explanation Name
Historic Glendale
Historic Stine, Henry, House
Current Stine House
Property Addresses
Current - Route 522, Off Of
County/Independent City(s):Frederick (County)
Incorporated Town(s):No Data
Zip Code(s):No Data
Magisterial District(s):No Data
Tax Parcel(s):No Data
USGS Quad(s):WINCHESTER
Property Evaluation Status
Not Evaluated
Additional Property Information
Architecture Setting:No Data
Acreage:No Data
Site Description:
No Data
Surveyor Assessment:
This impressive Greek Revival structure is in extremely oriinal condition. No major alterations or additions have been made, and the
lesser changes hardly compromise the historic house's integrity. The building is presently used as an apartment house. (int. 8/90)
Surveyor Recommendation:No Data
Primary Resource Information
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Multiple Dwelling
NR Resource Type:Building
Historic District Status:No Data
Date of Construction:Ca 1859
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Antebellum Period (1830 - 1860)
Historic Context(s):Domestic
Other ID Number:No Data
Architectural Style:Greek Revival
Form:No Data
Number of Stories:3.0
Condition:Excellent
Threats to Resource:No Data
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: Rear 2-story brick ell.
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Roof Gable Metal Standing Seam
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Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Masonry Brick Other
Windows Sash, Double-Hung No Data 6/6
Chimneys Interior End Brick Other
Foundation Solid/Continuous Stone No Data
Secondary Resource Information
Secondary Resource #1
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Garage
Date of Construction:1950Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:The New Dominion (1946 - 1991)
Historic Context(s):Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:No Data
Threats to Resource:No Data
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
No Data
Number of Stories:No Data
Secondary Resource #2
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Smoke/Meat House
Date of Construction:Ca
Date Source:No Data
Historic Time Period:No Data
Historic Context(s):Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:No Data
Threats to Resource:No Data
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
No Data
Number of Stories:No Data
Historic District Information
Historic District Name:No Data
Local Historic District Name:No Data
Historic District Significance:No Data
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CRM Events
Event Type: Survey:Phase II/Intensive
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Velt, Tanya M.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:8/1/1990
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Quinn, Michael C.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:8/17/1973
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
On an intensive survey form.
Bibliographic Information
Bibliography:
No Data
Property Notes:
No Data
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Property Photographs from VCRIS & Pictometry
DHR #034-0322 – Star Fort
1989 (VCRIS) – Aerial Imagery
1989 (VCRIS) – Star Fort trench west view
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DHR #034-0147 – Stine Houe (Glendale)
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Historic Resources Advisory Board
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: February 21, 2025
Agenda Section: Historic Plaque Program Funding
Title: Update on Historic Plaque Program Funding
Attachments:
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