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DocuSign Envelope ID: 2DB235E3-0717-4035-B0B5-3FF91AF7EE2A Frederick County, Maryland Staff Report Concurrence Form To: Office of the County Executive Date: 05/07/2021____________________ Division Director: Steve__________________ Horn __ Approved: __________________________ From: Kimberly________________ Golden Brandt _____________ Division: Planning_________________ & Permitting __________ Phone #: 301-600-1144____________________ Staff Report Topic: : Proposed Listing on County Register of Historic Places – Beatty Cramer House (CR # 21-02) Time Sensitive? Yes □ (if yes, deadline for approval: ____________________) No □X Action Requested by Executive’s Office: Signature Requested □X OR Information Only □ Staff Report Review: This staff report has been thoroughly reviewed first by the appropriate divisions/agencies noted on Page 2 followed by those outlined below: Name Signature Date Budget Office Kelly Weaver 5/10/2021 Finance Division Erin White 5/10/2021 County Attorney’s Office Kathy L Mitchell 5/10/2021 Refer to County Council? Yes □X No □ (County Attorney’s Office to complete) Chief Administrative Rick Harcum 5/13/2021 Officer County Executive Jan Gardner 5/13/2021 Forward to Council? Yes □X No □ (County Executive to complete) Page 1 of 2 May 2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2DB235E3-0717-4035-B0B5-3FF91AF7EE2A Frederick County, Maryland Staff Report Concurrence Form Other Reviewers: Title Name Signature Date 3. Director, Livable Frederick Kimberly Golden Brandt 5/7/2021 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Comments: From Date Comment Page 2 of 2 May 2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: 2DB235E3-0717-4035-B0B5-3FF91AF7EE2A Jan H. Gardner FREDERICK COUNTY GOVERNMENT County Executive DIVISION OF PLANNING & PERMITTING Steven C. Horn, Division Director Livable Frederick Planning & Design Office Kimberly Golden Brandt, Director TO: Frederick County Council THROUGH: Jan Gardner, County Executive FROM: Steve Horn, Division Director Kimberly Golden Brandt, Director, Livable Frederick Planning & Design Office DATE: May 7, 2021 SUBJECT: Proposed Listing on County Register of Historic Places – Beatty Cramer House (CR # 21-02) ISSUE: Should the County Council add the property known as the “Beatty Cramer House,” located at 9010 Liberty Road, to the Frederick County Register of Historic Places? BACKGROUND: The Applicant, owner of the subject property, has made application to list the property known as Beatty Cramer House on the Frederick County Register of Historic Places (Attachment 1). The house is located on approximately 2.9 acres at 9010 Liberty Road, northeast of the City of Frederick (Attachment 2). The property consists of the house, a stone smokehouse, and a stone spring house. The property is listed on the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties under survey number F-8-35 and is currently seeking listing to the National Register of Historic Places. The Beatty Cramer House was built in two sections: a 1748 timber frame section built with Dutch H-bent construction and a log addition dating to the mid-19th century. Thomas Beatty, Sr. was the owner of the property when the 1748 original house was built, while Jeremiah Cramer was the owner when the house was expanded. According to the National Register nomination, Thomas Beatty, Sr. purchased the property from his brother James’ estate possibly in early 1743 and retained the property until his death in 1769. The property was sold out of the Beatty family in 1796 when Sebastian Graff purchased it. Graff is listed in U.S. census data as a slaveholder and the property is depicted on the 1808 Varle Map as a “farm or plantation.” Graff sold the property in 1829. It was owned by a couple of other families before Jeremiah Cramer purchased the property in 1855. It was during his ownership that the addition was built and other architectural changes were made to the house. The property changed hands a number of times before the Blake Construction Company conveyed the 2.9-acre lot to the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation in 1996. Members of the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation have researched the surrounding area for examples of similarly constructed houses. Their research has found that the Beatty Cramer House is the only known extant example of an 18th century dwelling with features not common to the region such as Dutch H-bent timber framing with Flemish bond brick nogging, beaded corner posts, molded plates, and brick chimneys. H-bent framing, Dutch doors, a granary door, decorated timber frame, and a split-level Frederick County: Rich History, Bright Future 30 North Market Street, Frederick, MD 21701 ● 301-600-1138 ● Fax 301-600-1645 www.FrederickCountyMD.gov DocuSign Envelope ID: 2DB235E3-0717-4035-B0B5-3FF91AF7EE2A Re: Proposed Listing on County Register of Historic Places – Beatty Cramer House Page | 2 May 7, 2021 floor plan are character-defining traits of the Beatty Cramer House. It is a mark of the diffusion of Netherlandic tradition in the Dutch material culture of the region. Moreover, the Beatty Cramer House represents one of several frame construction methods that once coexisted in Frederick County, Maryland: the Chesapeake articulated earthfast frame with interrupted sills, Fachwerk houses with their long braces from sill to plate, Dutch frame houses, and bastard frame houses with a stone chimney were all once present in early Frederick County. These early houses are no longer extant, making the first period structure of Beatty Cramer a rare architectural style displaying a merging of Dutch, English, and early American carpentry techniques. Although the house has deteriorated with vacancy, much of the original house and addition are in relatively stable condition because they have been preserved with the renovations that have taken place over time. In addition to its architectural significance, the property has important historical significance as well. Thomas Beatty, Sr. was noted in the nomination materials to have served as a Court Justice from 1748 until after 1765 in Frederick County. It was under his direction that the Court repudiated the Stamp Act. The applicants provided a copy of the Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1748-1751, Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 11, 1748, Volume 46 in which “No. 15 An Act to divide Prince George’s County, and to erect a new one by the Name of Frederick County” is written on pages 142 to 144. In this act, “Master Thomas Be[a]ttys” is listed as one of the Commissioners appointed for the newly created Frederick County. The Commissioners were authorized to purchase land to build a court house and prison in the county. Thomas Beatty, Sr.’s position as one of the first Commissioners to Frederick County had substantial influence over the development of the county. Further information that documents Thomas Beatty, Sr. and his role and influence in the county and State would further document the property meeting criteria 1-23-6B(1C). Additionally, during the ownership period of Sebastian Graff, he is listed in the U. S. census data to have a number of slaves at the property. While no additional information regarding Graff as a slaveholder or about the enslaved has been provided, it is known that slave labor produced the commodities on the farms which in turn provided the economic foundation for the county and even the state. While no aboveground resources associated with the enslaved exist on this property, there is potential for belowground resources to provide additional information about these people. Archeological investigations at the site have already uncovered materials related to both pre-historic and historic periods. Finally, the property illustrates mid-18th century farming development history in the extant dwelling, smokehouse, and springhouse. Historic Preservation Commission Review & Recommendation The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), in March 2021, (Attachments 3 and 4) voted to recommend that the historic site known as the Beatty Cramer House be listed on the County Register of Historic Places. In acting upon the application, the HPC determined, pursuant to Section 1-23-6 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance, that the property is eligible for listing on the County Register noting that the property should be designated based upon the following criteria listed in the Ordinance: The property has significant character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics of the County, state, or nation. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2DB235E3-0717-4035-B0B5-3FF91AF7EE2A Re: Proposed Listing on County Register of Historic Places – Beatty Cramer House Page | 3 May 7, 2021 The property is identified with a person, or group of persons, who influenced society. The property is a rare example of particular period, style, material, or construction technique. The property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or architecture. The HPC included the entirety of the property within the proposed County Register designation. Contributing structures include the house, smoke house, and spring house. The period of significance for this property is 1748 – 1855. Once listed on the Register, proposed changes to the exterior of any structure or the site (including any visible site improvements such as driveways, signage, or significant alteration of the landscape) must receive a Certificate of Appropriateness. Frederick County Register of Historic Places As of this date, there are fifteen (15) properties listed on the County Register (CR). Listing on the CR is a voluntary
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