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RECEIVED 413 National Park Service National Register of Historic Places MAY 8 Registration Form NFS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) United States Department of the Interior RECEIVED 413 National Park Service National Register of Historic Places MAY 8 Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin rking " in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the jroperty applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter o llMalegones from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NFS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all hems. 1. Name of Property__________________________________________________ historic name Ashland Cemetery other names/site number 2. Location street & number East. Main Street and Mortnn S-hreet 3 not for publication city or town _____Ashland________________________ _N(j^ vicinity State ____Oregon_______ code OR county .Tanka on____ code 029 zip code 97520 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this HI nomination D request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property 0 meets O does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant D nationally'O statewide S locally; (D See continuation sheet for additional comments.) /<^^s^^t^> /£?£w^ i^ — May 4, 1995 Signature of certifying official/Title Deputy SHPO Date Oregon State Historic Preservation Office State of Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property O meets O does not meet the National Register criteria. (O See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: / Signature/ef the Keeper Date of Action r~J2-entered in the National Register. K O See continuation sheet. £2 D determined eligible for the National Register O See continuation sheet. Q determined not eligible for the National Register. D removed from the National Register. D other, (explain:) ________ Ashland Cemetery O TP gr Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) D private D building(s) Contributing Noncontributing S public-local D district 1 buildings D public-State [x] site D public-Federal D structure sites D object structures objects Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register Historic Cemeteries of Ashland, Oregon and Environs 1 R51-1925_____ 0 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) FTTNE RARY : ry 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) No Style: Cemetery foundation _________ walls WOOD: Weatherboard roof WOOD: Shingle other METAL: Sheet metal Monuments: Marble; Granite Sandstone Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Please see continuation sheets. Jackson Oregon Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria 'Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) Exploration/Settlement_______ H A Property is associated with events that have made Community Planning/Development a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. 13 B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. D C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1860-1910 D D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dates (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) 1873 ; Property is: 1880 D A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person D B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) Applegate, Lindsav D C a birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation G3 D a cemetery. N/A D E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. D F a commemorative property. D G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder N/A within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NFS): Primary location of additional data: D preliminary determination of individual listing (36 D State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested D Other State agency D previously listed in the National Register D Federal agency D previously determined eligible by the National S Local government Register D University D designated a National Historic Landmark D Other D recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: City Hall, Ashland, Oregon D recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # ____________ Ashland Cemetery Jackson Oregon Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 4.64 acres Ashland, Oregpn 1:24000 UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation s'heet.) 1 IliO I Isl 2i4Ui6 iOl I 4i6 l?i llli4iQ I i i Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 4 ___ ____ I . I i I , . D See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Katherine C. Atwood organization date April 30, 1994 street & number 365 Holly Street telephone (503) 482-8714 city or town Ashland state OR zip code 97520 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner _________________________________________ (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name City of Ashland street & number Ashland City Hal3/20 E. Main St. telephone 488-4305_____ city or town Ashland,_________________ state Oregon zip code 97520 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected (or applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to Ust properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act. as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 er seq.). Estimated Burden Statement Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response induding time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief. Administrative Services Division. National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington. DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget Paperwork Reductions Projects (10244018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10400* United States Department of the Interior RECEIVED 413 National Park Service National Register of Historic Places 81995 Continuation Sheet INTERAGENCY RESOURCES DIVISION NAnONALBttKSERVICE Section number Summary Description The Ashland Cemetery, first platted in 1880, is situated within the corporate limits of Ashland, Oregon in Jackson County. Approximately four and one-half acres in size, the graveyard is planned in a grid ^pattern and is orderly and cohesive in its main developed area. With monumentation of substantial range and variety, Ashland Cemetery contains simple headstones as well as prominent monuments which mark the graves of significant citizens. Many of the latter markers are the work of James Russell and Ann Hill Russell, long-time Ashland residents whose monument carving spanned a fifty year period in the community. Ashland Cemetery's overall integrity is retained in its location, plan, setting, monumentation, feeling and association. The burial ground successfully conveys its most important period of use, the years between 1860 and 1910, when many first generation settlers
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