HRAB 08-16-24 Meeting Agenda1.Introductions - New Member
2.Minutes
2.A.Meeting Minutes - June 21, 2024
3.Application Review
3.A.Review of Houdershell Rezoning Application
4.Historic Plaque Program
4.A.Historic Plaque Program Discussion: The Committee has expressed interest in
continuing the Historic Plaque Program, which from 1992-2024 awarded 40 plaques to
significant properties in the County (list of awarded plaques attached). In order to
continue, a funding source would need to be identified. Members have considered a
contest for a new design to raise awareness of the program and utilizing alternate
materials to lower the cost of the plaques. This item is one of the main focuses for this
meeting and staff would like to reach consensus on a path forward.
AGENDA
HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
10:00 AM
FIRST-FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
FREDERICK COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
HRAB08-16-24MeetingMinutesJune 21.pdf
HRAB08-16-24_REZHoudershell_Redacted.pdf
HRAB08-16-24HistoricPlaqueProgram.pdf
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Historic Resources Advisory Board
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: August 16, 2024
Agenda Section: Minutes
Title: Meeting Minutes - June 21, 2024
Attachments:
HRAB08-16-24MeetingMinutesJune 21.pdf
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Frederick County Historical Resources Advisory Board (HRAB)
June 21, 2024
First Floor Conference Room of the County Administra�ve Building
107 North Kent Street, Winchester, VA
Members Present: Lucas Cook, Gary Crawford, Jack Owens, and Robert Molden
Members Absent: Dana Newcomb, Nicholas Powers, Steve Cantu
Others Present: Maral Kalbian, Kayla Peloquin, Amy Feltner, Tyler Klein, Johanna Devon (DHR Brokerage),
Chris Mohn (Greenway Engineering), Richard Lanham & David Nichols (NVR, inc.) and David Frank
(Pennoni)
Agenda Items:
Call to order at 10:00 a.m.
Item 1: Minutes
Jack Owens made a mo�on to approve the May 17, 2024 mee�ng minutes with one correc�on under
item 5 to change “Historic Conserva�on Easement founda�on” to “VA Department of Historic
Resources”. Gary Crawford seconded the mo�on. The minutes were approved unanimously.
Item 2A: Review of Love Church Comprehensive Plan Amendment Applica�on
There was a discussion on the nature of the long-range land use designa�ons in the Comprehensive Plan
and the context of this area in the plan. The applica�on proposes changing the long-range land use to
high-density residen�al (6 dwelling units/acre). Members discussed the nearby Carysbrook Redoubt and
noted that although the 1992 Study of Civil War Sites in the Shenandoah Valley did not iden�fy this
property within core batlefield, it is likely ac�vity occurred there given the proximity to the redoubt,
warran�ng an archaeological study.
Jack Owens made a mo�on to recommend a Phase 1 archaeological study of the property be completed
and that the height and ligh�ng of any future residen�al structures be conscious of the impacts on the
surrounding viewshed. Gary Crawford seconded the mo�on. The mo�on passed unanimously.
Item 2B: Review of Appleland Proper�es Comprehensive Plan Amendment Applica�on
This applica�on proposes changing the long-range land use to age-restricted residen�al. The applicants
noted that if the project were to move forward, there would be roughly 250-275 age-restricted units on
the property. Boundary line adjustments may be necessary to not interfere with Appleland’s current
opera�ons. There was a discussion on a previous rezoning for this property, for which HRAB
recommended enhanced buffers and screening along Route 11. The applicants stated there are currently
no specific plans for the historic house on the property, Shady Oak.
Jack Owens made a mo�on to recommend a Phase 1 archaeological survey be done for the northern
por�on of the proper�es that are within the First and Second Batles of Kernstown. Addi�onally, the
HRAB recommended a Phase 1 architectural survey of the Shady Oak House (DHR #034-0129) and that
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its historic integrity be preserved and incorporated into any future residen�al development if feasible.
Lucas Cook seconded the mo�on. The mo�on passed unanimously.
Item 2C: Review of Pine Hill Comprehensive Plan Amendment Applica�on
The applicants noted these proper�es are currently vacant fields. The exis�ng long-range land use is
urban center, which is envisioned to be a walkable, mixed-use area. The proposed long-range land use is
high-density residen�al (6 dwelling units/acre). If these proper�es were to develop as high-density
residen�al, it would provide opportuni�es for walking to exis�ng nearby schools and provide both small
houses and townhouses. Members discerned no an�cipated impacts to the nearby historic resources,
and no recommenda�ons were provided for this applica�on.
Item 3: Western Frederick Land Use Plan (WFLUP)
Tyler Klein, a senior planner with the County, shared the progress of the WFLUP update. The new study
area was formed from three small area plans. Public engagement has been conducted at the front end of
the plan update, and the intent of presen�ng to HRAB is to gather any feedback, comments, and input
on the plan while it is s�ll in dra� format. Tyler Klein stated the main concerns stated from the public are
about the pace and loca�on of new development, par�cularly new residen�al development. The WFLUP
is not planning for growth beyond the exis�ng Urban Development Area (UDA) that runs along Route 37.
Tyler Klein discussed the no�on that although the County cannot prevent growth, it can be directed
within the UDA where the County is best equipped to provide services.
Tyler Klein discussed the historic resources, such as the Poor House, which is one of the best-preserved
poor houses in the county, that are within the study area. Many large landowners want their proper�es
to remain rural and be used for passive recrea�on. There are many opportuni�es to collaborate with
private landowners, the Shenandoah Valley Batlefields Founda�on (SVBF), and the County to enhance
recrea�on in the area and con�nue to focus on open space preserva�on.
Maral Kalbian men�oned that rural historic grants could provide tax incen�ves for landowners to
maintain their proper�es in the study area.
Item 4: Historic Plaque Program
Amy Feltner said she looked into the original $10,000 for the plaques from 1992 and found that all was
spent except for $1,000. The $1,000 was allocated to a different budget item, however it could be re-
allocated to the historic plaque program. The commitee discussed poten�al funding sources, including
pu�ng together a budget request for the next fiscal year to present to the Board of Supervisors. Amy
Feltner shared a cost es�mate to recreate the plaques with the same design as was previously used in
solid bronze of $500/plaque.
Members discussed other poten�al op�ons or materials to reduce the cost of the plaques. A design
contest with local schools could help raise awareness of the program. Kayla Peloquin pointed out
Chapter 79 of the county code includes guidelines for the historic plaque program as adopted in 1992.
Kayla Peloquin said she would email a list of the plaques that have been awarded to date as members
think about how to move forward.
The mee�ng was adjourned at 11:51 a.m.
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Historic Resources Advisory Board
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: August 16, 2024
Agenda Section: Application Review
Title: Review of Houdershell Rezoning Application
Attachments:
HRAB08-16-24_REZHoudershell_Redacted.pdf
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Item # 3
Houdershell Rezoning Application
The Historic Resources Advisory Board (HRAB) has been asked to provide a review agency comment
pertaining to a rezoning application of +/- 5.00 acres (Property Identification Number: 91-A-28B) from
the M1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District to the RA (Rural Areas) Zoning District. The property is located
at 8183 Valley Pike, just south of the Town of Middletown in the Back Creek Magisterial District. The
property across Route 11 is owned by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation and is in an easement held
by the Department of Historic Resources.
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 Cedar Creek.
The mapped sites identified within a half mile radius of the property according to the Virginia Cultural
Resources Information System are:
• 034-0014 – Monte Vista (Cedar Grove Farm) on VLR and NRHP listings (On 91-A-28B)
• 034-0082 – Heater House (Cedar Creek Battlefield Easement)
Please find the following attachments for your information:
• Location Map
• HRAB Application & Attachments
• Virginia 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: 034-0014
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
August 05, 2024 Page: 1 of 8
Property Information
Property Names
Name Explanation Name
Historic Cedar Grove Farm
Historic Heater House
Historic/Current Monte Vista
Property Addresses
Current - 8100 Route 11 South
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
NRHP Listing
VLR Listing
Additional Property Information
Architecture Setting:Rural
Acreage:12.43
Site Description:
Secondary resources are outbuildings and an oven.
Surveyor Assessment:
"Monte Vista (Cedar Grove Farm; Heater House), constructed in 1883 south of Middletown, Frederick County Virginia, is a rare and
exceptionally handsome lower-Shenandoah Valley example of a high-style, late-19th century country residence. Impressively sited
overlooking the old Valley Turnpike, the historic north-south route through the Valley of Virginia, it is remarkable both for its size and
for its architectural sophistication. Not only is it the major domestic building of its period in the countryside between Winchester and
Woodstock, but it also compares favorably with the best residential architecture of the Reconstruction era within these towns. The five-
acre property, once part of a prosperous 540-acre family farm, contains an unusually intact collection of well-preserved 19th and early
20th-century farm dependencies, some of which may predate the residence. The house was built for Charles W. Heater, a prominent
Frederick County farmer and businessman whose mother, Caroline Heater, achieved notoriety in this predominantly Confederate
community for her activities as a Union partisan during the Civil War. Monte Vista, particularly when viewed with the earlier Heater
house still extant immediately across the turnpike (now U.S. Route 11) on the site of the Battle of Cedar Creek, or Belle Grove, evokes
the complex history of the Valley during the second half of the last century, from pre-War days through the Reconstruction."
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:1883
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Other ID Number:No Data
Architectural Style:Victorian, Folk
Form:No Data
Number of Stories:2.5
Condition:Excellent
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0014
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
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Interior Plan:Central Passage, Double Pile
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "Monte Vista (Cedar Grove Farm; the Heater House), 8100 Route 11 South, Frederick County, south of Middletown,
Virginia, is a large, three-story, five-bay brick dwelling constructed in 1883. The boldly drawn, stylishly eclectic design incorporates Eastlake
and Queen Anne elements. The house is impressively sited on a five-acre lot, part of an earlier 540-acre farm called Cedar Grove, and the
property contains a number of well preserved 19th and early 20th-century dependencies. The nominated property consists of 5.0 acres. In
addition to the main house, there are five outbuildings and one structure which are judged to contribute to the architectural and historical
significance of the property: a large bank barn with cupola and weathervane, a scale house dating at least to 1907, a frame summer kitchen, a
two-level stone ice house, a smoke house, and a brick bake oven. The summer kitchen, ice house, smoke house and oven may predate the main
house. There are five non-contributing outbuildings and structures with construction dates that range from the 1920s through the 1970s: a frame
show barn, equipment shed, chicken house, granary, and garage/carport/storage shed. The house and dependencies are in excellent condition."
Interior Description: "The first, second and third floors of the main block are arranged in a center hall plan, with two rooms on each side. The
straight staircase to the second floor has a wooden handrail and simple, turned balusters; it ends in an intricately incised and carved Eastlake-
style square newel with floriated decoration. The newel is set at an angle. The staircase was apparently mail-ordered for insertion, and it partially
covers a transom at the rear of the hall. The double front door has recessed paneling and is flanked by narrow sidelights; a stained glass panel
has been inserted in the curved fanlight. The hall floors are laid in alternating stripes of light and dark woods, possibly chestnut and walnut.
On the northeast side of the ten-foot wide hall are a sitting room at the front and a dining room at rear; the dining room has a handsome three-
sided bay. On the southwest side, double parlors are separated by sliding pocket doors of paneled wood. Each of the four rooms contains a
round-arched fireplace with a slate mantel with a scrolled center; the mantels have been painted white. Tall windows in the front rooms extend
to the floor.
Throughout, the interior of the house features heavy, simple door and window trim, without corner blocks.
On the second floor of the main block, four bedrooms are arranged two on each side of the center hall of the main block. From the hall, a door,
apparently gained by enlarging an existing window opening when the porch was added in 1942, leads to the second floor porch at the front of
the house. Another door on the rear wall leads to the rear wing. Glazed, two-light, working transoms are over the doors to bedrooms. Each
bedroom contains a fireplace and simple wood door and window trim.
From the rear of the second story hall a narrow enclosed staircase rises to the third floor, where three rooms are arranged around a center hall. A
large double room on the right side is lighted by two large Diocletian windows, with sash divided into multiple lights. A ladder rises to a deck
on the main roof."
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Roof Hipped Slate Shingle
Windows Sash, Double-Hung Wood 1/1
Chimneys Interior End Brick Other
Porch 2-story, 3-bay Unknown Other
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Masonry Brick Other
Roof Other Slate Shingle
Foundation Solid/Continuous Stone Rubble, Random
Secondary Resource Information
Secondary Resource #1
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Ice House
Date of Construction:1883
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Excellent
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0014
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
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Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "This small dressed rubble stone building, two stories high at the front gable end (south side) and one story in the rear,
has been converted to a rental residence. There is a large one-over-one wood window on the upper level (formerly a door) and a ground-floor
entrance doorway with sash door at the left front."
Number of Stories:1.5
Secondary Resource #2
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Barn
Date of Construction:1925
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Excellent
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "Show Barn.... Approximately 290' southeast of house. This is a one-story, three-bay, gable-roofed, frame structure
with clapboard siding. The entrance is through a sliding horizontal wood door at one gable end. There are eight small windows along each long
side, plus one on each side of the entrance door. The roof is of sheet metal."
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #3
Resource Category:DSS Legacy
Resource Type:Shed
Date of Construction:1925
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "Equipment shed.... This is a one-story, one-bay, shed-roofed structure, open at one end and roofed and sided with
corrugated metal."
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #4
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Chicken House/Poultry House
Date of Construction:1925
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0014
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
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Condition:Excellent
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "This is a modern frame one-story building with clapboard siding and shed roof. It is in three bays of two double
windows each, with wood covers. A sliding vertical board door is at the east end."
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #5
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Granary
Date of Construction:1925
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Excellent
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "To the northwest of the barn is the granary, a long, one-story frame building with vertical board siding and a gable roof
of sheet metal."
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #6
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Smoke/Meat House
Date of Construction:1883
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Excellent
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "The smoke house is of frame construction with wood clapboard siding. In the front (southwest) gable end is the
entrance door of vertical board, with one small, single-light sash window on side. The roof is of composition shingles."
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #7
Resource Category:Other
Resource Type:Other
Date of Construction:1800
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Early National Period (1790 - 1829)
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0014
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
August 05, 2024 Page: 5 of 8
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: This is a brick oven. "This brick bake over with a stone foundation is believed to be at least as old as the house,
probably older. It appears to be similar to an oven presumed to have been in use prior to the Civil War at Belle Grove."
Secondary Resource #8
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Garage
Date of Construction:1925
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:World War I to World War II (1917 - 1945)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "Built in several stages, this is a recent construction of frame with lap siding. The two-bay garage has a gable roof
covered in composition roll roofing. The covered storage area to the left has a flat roof with composition roll roofing. To the right a one-bay
carport with gable roof is covered in composition shingle roofing."
Number of Stories:No Data
Secondary Resource #9
Resource Category:Agriculture/Subsistence
Resource Type:Barn
Date of Construction:1883
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Excellent
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "This unusually large barn, believed to be roughly contemporaneous with the house...is a two-story, five-bay frame
structure with clapboard siding, sliding wooden doors and a standing-seam metal main roof. A large center gable with one window is under a
four-sided, slate-covered cupola with gabled dormers, each containing a single window, on each side. It is topped by an old metal weathervane.
Circular ventilating stacks pierce the main roof on either side of the cupola. A ramp leads to the sliding doors, which open to a massive central
space. The ground floor is in stalls flanking a center aisle."
Number of Stories:2
Secondary Resource #10
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0014
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
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Resource Category:DSS Legacy
Resource Type:Shed
Date of Construction:1907
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Good
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: This is known as the "Scale House" or the "Cattle-Weighing Shed." "Of frame construction with vertical board siding
this utilitarian building contains its original cattle-weighing scale, with weight notations dating to 1907. It has a sheet-metal roof and hinged
double doors at the northwest gable end."
Number of Stories:1
Secondary Resource #11
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Kitchen
Date of Construction:1883
Date Source:Written Data
Historic Time Period:Reconstruction and Growth (1866 - 1916)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic
Architectural Style:No Data
Form:No Data
Condition:Excellent
Threats to Resource:None
Cultural Affiliations:No Data
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary: "The summer kitchen is of frame construction with clapboard siding and corner boards. It has a sheet metal roof. There
is one six-over-six double-hung wood window on the first floor, left of the vertical board entrance door on the long side; another vertical board
exterior door opens to the loft in the gable end. It has a stone exterior end chimney with plain brick chimney cap."
Number of Stories:1.5
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 I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Kalbian, Maral S.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0014
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
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Survey Date:2/1/1991
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Event Type: NRHP Listing
DHR ID:034-0014
Staff Name:NPS
Event Date:11/16/1987
Staff Comment
No Data
Event Type: VLR Listing
DHR ID:034-0014
Staff Name:VDHR
Event Date:4/21/1987
Staff Comment
No Data
Event Type: NRHP Nomination
DHR ID:034-0014
Staff Name:Massey Maxwell Associates
Event Date:2/6/1987
Staff Comment
No Data
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Newman, Eugene L.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:9/15/1985
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Event Type: PIF
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Newman, Eugene L.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:9/15/1985
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Lewis, John G.
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:3/1/1974
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0014
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: No Data
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Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Quinn, Michael
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:7/28/1973
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Event Type: Survey:HABS Inventory
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:VHLC
Organization/Company:Unknown (DSS)
Photographic Media:No Data
Survey Date:1/1/1968
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
No Data
Bibliographic Information
Bibliography:
No Data
Property Notes:
No Data
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Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources
Legend
Individual Historic District Properties
DHR Easements
Study Areas
County Boundaries
Title: Architecture Labels Date: 8/5/2024
DISCLAIMER:Records of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) have been gathered over many years from a variety of sources and the representation
depicted is a cumulative view of field observations over time and may not reflect current ground conditions.The map is for general information purposes and is not
intended for engineering, legal or other site-specific uses. Map may contain errors and is provided "as-is". More information is available in the DHR Archives located at
DHR’s Richmond office.
Notice if AE sites:Locations of archaeological sites may be sensitive the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act
(ARPA) and Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.7 (10). Release of precise locations may threaten archaeological sites and historic resources.21
Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0082
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0002, 034-0303-0004
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Property Information
Property Names
Name Explanation Name
Current Name Heater House
Function/Location Cedar Creek Battlefield Easement Parcels, 33229
Old Valley Pike (Route 11)
Historic/Current Heater House
Property Addresses
Current - 8437 Old Valley Pike Route 11
County/Independent City(s):Frederick (County)
Incorporated Town(s):No Data
Zip Code(s):22645
Magisterial District(s):Opequon
Tax Parcel(s):No Data
USGS Quad(s):MIDDLETOWN
Property Evaluation Status
Not Evaluated
This property is subject to an easement held by the Board of Historic
Resources
Additional Property Information
Architecture Setting:Rural
Acreage:158.16
Site Description:
1991: Sits in the middle of an open pasture off of the main road. [U.S. Route 11 South] Ruins of stone spring house are evident just
south of the house.
2013: The Cedar Creek Battlefield property incorporates the 18th century dwelling known as the Heater House, a log and frame
structure with a stone foundation, and the ruins of a nearby springhouse. The property is bounded to the north by the railroad tracks,
the south by Valley Pike Road, to the ease by Veterans Road and the aligned tree line and to the east by a tree line. The property is
currently used as cattle pasture and entirely open, with few trees and minimal fencing.
A branch of Meadow Brook nearly bisects the property, running on a north-south line. The creek is accessible to the cattle and flows
north from a spring near the southern border of the property. Meadow Brook runs along the northern property line west to join Cedar
Creek.
The property is visible to the public from Route 11 (Old Valley Road). The property is surrounded by post and wire fencing, with gates
along Old Valley Pike. There are no roads on the property and no parking areas.
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March 2023: The Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, owner of the property, has added a small pull-off area on Route 11, for viewing
the property.
Surveyor Assessment:
1991: The Heater House sits in the middle of Cedar Creek Battlefield and was here during that important battle. Property is being
purchased by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation.
2013: The property was originally part of land owned by Major Isaac Hite, grandson of Jost Hite, one of the largest landholders and
earliest pioneers in the Shenandoah Valley. On October 19, 1864, this parcel was the scene of the Battle of Cedar Creek, fought
between Union General Philip Sheridan and Confederate General Jubal Early.
This easement property is listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places for its historic
significance pertaining to the Battle of Cedar Creek. It was further elevated by the Secretary of the Interior to a National Historic
Landmark status in 1969. Due to the property’s established association with Jost Hite, it is closely linked with the history and
development of the Lower Shenandoah Valley. The property is also important as a core area of the Cedar Creek Battlefield, named for
the engagement that is considered the decisive battle of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley. The Cedar Creek Battlefield retains
an I.1 Class A Priority Rating according to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission (CWSAC). The easement protects the area from
development in perpetuity.
The property owners currently have no plans to change the use of the property or alter it in any way, except for installing protective
post and wire fencing around the Heater House. In future, the owners intend to restore the Heater House and open the site as an
interpretive history center.
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March 2023
Surveyor Recommendation:Recommended Eligible
Ownership
Ownership Category Ownership Entity
Private No Data
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0082
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0002, 034-0303-0004
August 05, 2024 Page: 2 of 5
Primary Resource Information
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Single Dwelling
NR Resource Type:Building
Historic District Status:No Data
Date of Construction:Ca 1763
Date Source:Dendrochronology
Historic Time Period:Colony to Nation (1751 - 1789)
Historic Context(s):Architecture/Landscape, Domestic, Military/Defense
Other ID Number:No Data
Architectural Style:Vernacular
Form:I-House
Number of Stories:2.0
Condition:Poor
Threats to Resource:Neglect, Vacant
Cultural Affiliations:Euro-American
Cultural Affiliation Details:
No Data
Architectural Description:
Architecture Summary, 1991: Original section is a two story three-bay portion with exterior end stone chimney and interior end stone chimney.
Two, four-light square attic windows in gable ends, three-light transoms over door, one story frame, three-bay on raised stone basement wing
with one-bay shed-roofed entrance stoop, interior end flue. Colonial Revival style porch, one story, one bay, pedimented portico and Tuscan
columns. Additions and alterations include the frame side wing (ca 1850-1870) and the windows are boarded up.
2013: The (18th-19th century) Heater House is a frame and log dwelling on a stone foundation, with two stone end chimneys and a smaller brick
end chimney on the frame wing. The central core is a formerly 1-1/2 storey log dwelling with a large stone chimney on the west side; the
chimney is massive, approximately ten feet in width and three to four feet in depth. The original dwelling was enlarged and the façade
regularized in the nineteenth century, creating a two-and-a-half storey, three-bay I-house clad in weatherboards with a Greek Revival pedimented
porch on the façade (south elevation). The house is in general fair to poor condition, with significant interior deterioration related to water and
animal intrusion prior to late 1980’s stabilization work. The standing seam metal roof is in good condition and there is no evidence of roof
leakage. The three chimneys were capped and repointed during 1980’s stabilization work and are in very good condition; the foundation was
also repointed at that time. There is currently no fence around the structure, and there is evidence that the cattle have damaged the building by
rubbing on it and entering the foundation. A makeshift gate has been laid across the basement/foundation opening and the owner intends to
build a more sturdy and permanent fence around the building in the near future.
The windows are not weather-tight, though they are boarded over, and there is noticeable rot damage in the window frames. Some of the frames
were partially rebuilt during 1980’s stabilization work and the historic trim and framing is stored inside the house. The floors are generally
intact, with some areas of failed boards, and the plaster walls are in poor condition with significant failure. The house has a single stair to the
west of the north door, but the flights show differences in construction and the lowest flight blocks an historic window; this stair most likely
generally dates to the early 20th century with late 20th century repairs based on construction evidence. The stair is in fair condition, though with
significant weakness and instability, particularly on the uppermost flight. The interior shows evidence of animal nesting on the upper floors and
there is daylight visible through the upper walls around the windows. Remnants of moulded woodwork are present throughout the ground floor
rooms and the second floor bedrooms, and include chair rails, baseboards, a tall fluted pilaster once part of a door frame, mantel shelf in the
west room, and a large mantel with late Federal detailing in the main hall (log, center section). The mantel features a wide, shallow moulded
shelf, doubled colonette pilasters, and sunburst carvings. A mantel of similar styling, but less elaborate, is present in one of the second floor
bedrooms; this mantel features narrow fluted pilasters, a shallow shelf, and a carved central panel. Historic paneled doors are present in several
locations, but many are off their hinges and stored in the rooms. Historic door hardware exists, generally consisting of doorknobs and hinges
that date to the early twentieth century. The main exterior door (on the south elevation) shows evidence of historic false graining on the interior.
The basement is currently unfinished and is open to the elements, but there is plaster extant on the walls indicating the basement was a finished
space at some point. The chimney breast in the basement was stuccoed over during 1980’s stabilization work. Significant biogrowth is visible
on the basement walls and on one of the principal sill plates; this sill plate is clearly a replacement dating to the stabilization work and the
existing biogrowth may indicate a persistent water problem that was responsible for rotting out the previous sill. There is also evidence of old
termite and powder post beetle damage in some of the basement framing members, though there is currently no visible evidence of active insect
infestation.
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April 2013
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March 2023: A 2015 dendrochronology report indicated that the logs were felled for the period I house c. 1755-56, c. 1758-59, 1761-62; and
1762-63. This concluded a c. 1763 date for the log section. The study also indicated the west side frame addition was built c. 1802; with its
roof replaced c. 1823.
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Chimneys Interior End Brick No Data
Roof Gable Metal Standing Seam
Windows Sash, Double-Hung Wood Other
Chimneys Other Brick No Data
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Log Wood Weatherboard
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0082
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0002, 034-0303-0004
August 05, 2024 Page: 3 of 5
Porch 1-story, 1-bay Wood Columns, Tuscan
Secondary Resource Information
Secondary Resource #1
Resource Category:Domestic
Resource Type:Spring/Spring House
Date of Construction:1790Ca
Date Source:Site Visit
Historic Time Period:Early National Period (1790 - 1829)
Historic Context(s):Domestic
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:
Architecture Summary, 1991: Stone springhouse. Accidentally demolished in 1990.
2013: The ruins of an 18th century stone springhouse are located west of the house, sited on top of the spring that runs away to the north to join
Meadow Brook. The springhouse was accidentally demolished during 1980’s site-clearing work. The ruins remain exposed and are open to the
cattle. The owner plans to fence off the area as part of the house site.
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April 2013
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March 2023: The ruins have been fenced off to keep cattle out.
Interior Plan:Undivided Space
Number of Stories:1
Exterior Components
Component Component Type Material Material Treatment
Structural System and
Exterior Treatment
Masonry Stone Uncoursed
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 Site Visit
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Elizabeth Lipford
Organization/Company:DHR
Photographic Media:Digital
Survey Date:3/30/2023
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0082
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0002, 034-0303-0004
August 05, 2024 Page: 4 of 5
DHR easement stewardship site visit
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
A - Associated with Broad Patterns of History, C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: DHR Staff Site Visit
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Gray O’Dwyer
Organization/Company:DHR
Photographic Media:Digital
Survey Date:4/23/2013
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
Site inspection by DHR staff for the purposes of drafting a Present Conditions Report designed to describe the character and condition of the
above property under historic preservation easement with the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. This report accurately reflects the character
and condition of the property subject to the easement referenced above as of the date of inspection. This report contains documentation that will
serve as reference in future monitoring of the easement.
Project Bibliographic Information:
Cedar Creek Battlefield
Frederick County
DHR Easement File No. 034-0082_ep
Prepared by:
Gray O’Dwyer, Easement Program Assistant
June 2013
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
A - Associated with Broad Patterns of History, C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: Easement: DHR
DHR ID:034-0082
Staff Name:DHR
Event Date:3/7/1996
Staff Comment
158.16 acres -
This easement was originally inventoried at DHR under the DHR file number of 034-0002, as part of the Belle Grove and Cedar Creek
Battlefield nomination. The easement is now filed under the more specific file numbers of 034-0082 for the Heater House parcels, and 034-0303-
0004 on the Cedar Creek Battlefield.
Event Type: DHR Staff Site Visit
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Calder C. Loth
Organization/Company:DHR
Photographic Media:Film
Survey Date:5/23/1995
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
Baseline photographic documentation of the Heater House property and adjoining parcel for DHR easement on the property, located within
Belle Grove and Cedar Creek Battlefield [034-0303-0004]
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
A - Associated with Broad Patterns of History, C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Event Type: Survey:Phase I/Reconnaissance
Project Review File Number:No Data
Investigator:Maral Kalbian
Organization/Company:Maral S. Kalbian, LLC
Photographic Media:Film
Survey Date:3/1/1991
Dhr Library Report Number:No Data
Project Staff/Notes:
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources DHR ID: 034-0082
Architectural Survey Form Other DHR ID: 034-0002, 034-0303-0004
August 05, 2024 Page: 5 of 5
No Data
Surveyor's NR Criteria
Recommendations:
A - Associated with Broad Patterns of History, C - Distinctive Characteristics of Architecture/Construction
Bibliographic Information
Bibliography:
Heater House Investigations and Conditions Assessment. Prepared for the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation. Maral S. Kalbian, Dennis J. Pogue and
David L. Weir. 11/23/2021
Oxford Dendrochronology Laboratory Report. The Tree-Ring Dating of the Heater House, Cedar Creek Battlefield, Middletown, Virginia. Dr. D.W.
H. Miles. 2015
Heater House Historic Finishes Comparative Analysis. Dennis J. Pogue. 5/31/2022
Heater House, Historic Finishes Analysis. Building Conservation Associates, Inc. 4/2022.
Property Notes:
No Data
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Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources
Legend
Individual Historic District Properties
DHR Easements
Study Areas
County Boundaries
Title: Architecture Labels Date: 8/5/2024
DISCLAIMER:Records of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) have been gathered over many years from a variety of sources and the representation
depicted is a cumulative view of field observations over time and may not reflect current ground conditions.The map is for general information purposes and is not
intended for engineering, legal or other site-specific uses. Map may contain errors and is provided "as-is". More information is available in the DHR Archives located at
DHR’s Richmond office.
Notice if AE sites:Locations of archaeological sites may be sensitive the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act
(ARPA) and Code of Virginia §2.2-3705.7 (10). Release of precise locations may threaten archaeological sites and historic resources.27
VA Cultural Resources Information System (VCRIS) Photos
DHR #034-0014 – Monte Vista (Cedar Grove Farm)
1995
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2013
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DHR #034-0082 – Header House (Cedar Creek Battlefield Easement
1991
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2023
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Historic Resources Advisory Board
Agenda Item Detail
Meeting Date: August 16, 2024
Agenda Section: Historic Plaque Program
Title: Historic Plaque Program Discussion: The Committee has expressed interest in continuing the
Historic Plaque Program, which from 1992-2024 awarded 40 plaques to significant properties in the
County (list of awarded plaques attached). In order to continue, a funding source would need to be
identified. Members have considered a contest for a new design to raise awareness of the program and
utilizing alternate materials to lower the cost of the plaques. This item is one of the main focuses for this
meeting and staff would like to reach consensus on a path forward.
Attachments:
HRAB08-16-24HistoricPlaqueProgram.pdf
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FREDERICK COUNTY HISTORIC PLAQUES ISSUED
Plaque Property Name Owner Location
1 Frederick County Courthouse 5 N Kent Street Winchester
2 Springdale Robert & Susan Claytor 4273 Valley Pike
3 St. Thomas Episcopal Church Town of Middletown
4 Monte Vista Farm William & Barbara Houdershell 8183 Valley Pike
5 Sunrise Margaret Chapin 975 Hollow Road
6 Springdale Flour Mill Louis Brim 124 Springdale Road
7 Hopewell Friends Meeting House Hopewell Meeting Lot 616 Hopewell Road
8 Poor House Fruit Hill Orchard 956 Poorhouse Road
9 Belle Grove Plantation National Trust 336 Bell Grove Road
10 Willow Shade Charles & Nancy Poole 6273 Northwestern Pike
11 Valley View James Hutton 303 Old Baltimore Road
12 Adelphi Mills Harry & Susan Harbaugh 202 Sir Johns Road
13 Springdale Flour Mill Louis Brim Springdale Road
14 Kenilworth Charles Orndoff 2897 Martinsburg Pike
15 Cleridge Martha Clevenger 1649 Old Charlestown Road
16 Lynn-Lodge House Robert Grogg 3641 Apple Pie Ridge Road
17 Rose Hill Farm Glass-Burnie Museum 1985 Jones Road
18 Springdale Thomas Keech 1663 Apple Pie Ridge Rd.
19 Cherry Row David & Jenny Powers 1389 Apple Pie Ridge Rd.
20 Old Stone Church Old Stone Church Off of Green Spring Rd
21 Carter Hall Homer & Doris Alexander 310 Carters Lane
22 Buffalo Marsh David & Elizabeth Moseley 697 Clark Road
23 Sulphur Springs Spa Greig Aitken & Toni Wallace 1160 Jordan Springs Road
24 Homespun R.J. & Mary Turner 949 Cedar Creek Grade
25 Ridings-McClung House Theodore & Bonnie Garrett 1271 Ridings Mill Road
26 Glass-Rinker House Marjorie Copenhaver 2463 Cedar Creek Grade
27 Winter Hill Jacques & Nancy Billmyer 5439 Cedar Creek Grade
28 Hedgebrook Farm Kitty Hockman 690 Shady Elm Road
29 Barrett-Fries House Gregory & Pembroke Hutchinson 2187 Apple Pie Ridge Road
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30 Glass Rinker Cooper Mill I. William Zartman & Marie Zartman 2431 Cedar Creek Grade
31 White Hall United Methodist Church same 3265 Apple Pie Ridge Road
32 Hites Chapel United Methodist Church same 150 Chapel Road
33 Ireson Springs Farm David & Kathy Holliday 4750 Cedar Creek Grade
34 Chrisman Springs John Lumpkin & Todd Lumpkin 6283 Valley Pike
35 Family Drive-In Catherine F. Dalke 5890 Valley Pike
36 Brightside (Pritchard House)Kernstown Battlefield Association 610 Battle Park Drive
37 Green Spring Mill Martha and William Shabb 617 Green Spring Road
38 Taylor Furnace Farm John Rosenberger 3616 Back Mountain Road
39 Long Green Joe Headley 498 Long Green Lane
40 Hackwood William Britz 534 Redbud Road
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