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Is Name hlstorlc German Settlemen^ Properties-In- the.. Four Mile Creek Area^ofr Campbell County ,^ Kyr and/or common

2. Location street & number Immediate vicinity of Four Mile Creek not for publication city, town Alexandria Vicinity vicinity of « state Kentucky code 021 county Campbell code

3. Classification THEMATIC GROUP Category Ownership Status Present Use ___ district public __X- occupied __X agriculture . museum X building(s) X private __j{. unoccupied __X commercial . park X structure both work in progress educational . private residence -X_site Public Acquisition Accessible entertainment . religious object N/A. in process __X- y®s- restricted government . scientific beinp considered yes: unrestricted industrial . transportation no military - other:

4. Owner of Property name Multiple Ownership: See Inventory Forms street & number city, town . vicinity of state Kentucky

5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Recorder's Office, Campbell County Courthouse street & number Fourth and York Streets city, town Newport state Kentucky

6. Representation in Existing Surveys title Kentucky Historic Resources Inventoryhas this property been determined eligible? ___yes X no date 1979 ___federal ^ state ___ county ___local depository for survey records Kentucky Heritage Council, Capital Plaza Tower city, town Frankfort state Kentucky 7. Description

Condition Check one Check one —^ excellent deteriorated ___ unaltered __ original site — ruins x altered ___ moved date _unexposed

Describe the present and originai (if known) physical appearance

Campbell County is located in the extreme northernmost section of Kentucky, opposite Cincinnati and southwestern Ohio. Generally urban on the north and rural to the south, Campbell County has a hilly, often rugged terrain, well drained by numerous creeks that empty into the Ohio and Licking Rivers, the county's two largest watersheds. Most of Campbell County lies within a broad physiographic zone that geologists and soil scientists have classified as the Eden Shale belt. Characterized by thin limestone soils, deep ravines and rocky outcroppings, the Eden Shale belt is considerably less fertile and productive than the Inner and Outer Bluegrass regions of Kentucky. Hazard of erosion is generally too severe for cultivation of row crops and where hills are too steep to plow the land is left to scrub forest or pasture.

Four Mile Creek, a tributary of the Ohio River and so named for its location upstream from the Little Miami River, is the largest watershed in the northeastern section of Campbell County. It is situated between the Licking River divide to the west and the relatively narrow Ohio River Valley immediately to the north and east. With the exception of the broad valley through which it flows at Camp Springs, the area around Four Mile Creek is generally hilly and unsulted for intensive agriculture. Like most of the Eden Shale region. Four Mile^ is a rural area, dominated by small owner-occupied farms. But unlike other exurban areas, the pastoral landscapes and historic built environment remain largely unaltered, a remarkable if somewhat fortuitous fact when one considers Four Mile Creek's close proximity to Cincinnati and Newport.

Four Mile Creek's natural beauty and quiet. Isolated setting near the Ohio River and Cincinnati helped attract the influx of German settlers (Photo #1), The nature of the landscape, the character of its farms, and the architectural detailing of its structures all reflect a development quite different from the rest of the region. The population, and by extension the social customs and material culture of the immediate area, was overwhelmingly German in character by 1870. All twenty nine properties Included in this thematic nomination have significant architectural and/or historial associations with the German settlement along Four Mile Creek. The most visible expression of this German material culture is contained in the arrangement and stylistic qualities of their vernacular architecture. Ethnic association and the distinctive character of the German architectural landscape are the unifying themes of the Four Mile Creek area.

Since agriculture constituted the basis of the local economy, it held a vital role in the development of the area. Twenty-two of the twenty-nine properties were constructed as farms or have historical associations with farm production. Five properites are defined as historic mixed commercial/residential structures and two are included for the religious context within the theme of German settlement. Except for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery (CP-74), all of the non-farm related properties are clustered along Four Mile Pike in the small community of Camp Springs. The most intensive period of development occurred during the period from 1850-1880, with some spillover into the first decade of the twentieth century.

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An important visual and structural characteristic that links a substantial proportion of the structures in Four Mile is the emphasis on hillside construction. Farmhouses and taverns, as well as detached outbuildings were customarily built along and into the steep Campbell County hillsides. Bank construction afforded the efficient German with ground level access on two elevations while separating farm and domestic activities. Examples of residential bank construction include the Leick House (CP-91), a double­ pile stone house; the John Faha House (CP-79), built c.1865; and the Nicholas Reitman House (CP-60), an imposing 2 1/2 story stone inn and tavern.

The bank arrangement is clearly articulated in the alignment of the German built bams, with the upper loft for hay and implements and the lower compartment for livestock. The most exceptional example is located on the Andrew Ritter farm (CP-92). Built by Ritter C.1890, this bank barn is the only stone barn still standing in the Four Mile Creek area.

Another distinctive trait of the bank type structures in Four Mile is the manner in which they incorporated a storage space or cellar within the structure itself. Two notable instances are the Andrew Ritter wine cellar (CP-92), which originally was built as a detached structure, and the Gubser-Schuchter vaulted cellar (CP-81), built under­ neath a smokehouse. The enduring utility of these spaces is reflected in the fact that in 1982 two local retailers used them for storing beverages.

In contrast to the dominant Anglo-American environment, German settlers along Four Mile Creek relied on stone as their primary building material. Traditionally acceptable and inexpensive, stone remained the favorate type of construction from the early stage of settlement in the 1850s up until the 1880s. Twenty-one of the twenty-eight primary buildings nominated were constructed of uncut limestone, in addition to over 15 major dependencies and outbuildings. Stone fences and retaining walls also enhance the area and reinforce the cohesive character of the farm settings. A significant number of the dwellings. Including the John Uebel House (CP-76) and the Frederick Kremer House (CP-80) have period one and two story stone service ells. Even the two log houses that survive are distinguished by stone additions and outbuildings (CP-81 and CP-109).

Given the relative smallness of the farms in the Eden Shale belt, it is not surprising that most of the stone farmhouses are stylistically unpretentious and exhibit a preference for the informal hall parlor or three room plans. Because of the local variations in detailing and form, the use of style labels is not appropriate. Collectively, the buildings are representative of the German vernacular building tradition. All of the log and frame and five of the stone houses are one and one-half stories in height while nearly half feature a three-bay front facade. In this regard the German farmhouses do not depart from the larger historic built environment. Two houses, the John Sauser House (CP-73), and the Charles Walter (CP-56) have five bay I plans and are more typical of the indigenous architecture found along the Ohio Valley. Fireplaces were seldom incorporated into the houses, instead rooms were commonly heated by cast iron stoves vented by openings in the walls or exterior flus. NPS Fomi KVMXFa 0MB No. 1024-0018 0«) Exp. 10-31-84

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Aside from these latter two structures, the more formal center passage,large double pile structures were reserved for higher density and mixed commercial/residential buildings. This, along with the Impact of Four Mile Pike is a transmitter of commerce, is manifested in the large massing of Uthe's Camp Springs House (CP-71), the Reitman House (CP-60), and Blau's Four Mile House (CP-61). Together, these buildings demon­ strate the engineering ability of the German builders.

An important subgroup which is quite different from the German vernacular stone house is found along the south bank of the Ohio River east of Four Mile Creek. Although four dwellings can be classified within this group, only two buildings, the Heinrich Trutschell House and the Tlemeyer House (CP-88 and CP-89), retain their original architectural integrity. These houses, clustered in linear arrangement along Kentucky Route 8, are atypical to the region and period, and will be discussed in more detail below.

Stylistically, the single most distinctive feature employed by the local German builders in the Four Mile Creek area was the use of the segmental arch lintel. Thirteen of the twenty-one primary stone buildings and a substantial number of outbuildings carry this regionally unusual and distinctive variation. The segmental arch is fully developed on the facade of the Ort-Heeb House (CP-51), a side passage structure built by Joseph Ort C.1885. Possibly because of its late construction date, the Ort House is the only German built house to have an ashlar limestone facade.

Whatever the reason, it is interesting that the segmental arch lintel was not employed by many of the earliest Germans to settle Four Mile Creek. All of the eight dwellings which retain the more domestic flat arch lintel, were built before 1870, and the two earliest buildings, the Reitman House (CP-78) and the Bauman House (CP-52) employ the flat arch. An intriguing variation appears on both the Trutschell and John Faha Houses (CP-87, CP-79). These two structures are unique in the way they incorporate both the flat and arched lintel on the same bay.

As stated earlier, the prototypical German house was almost exclusively built of rubble limestone. Wall surfaces are customarily rough textured and occasionally crude. Pattemwork that is often seen on stone houses in central Kentucky was apparently not practiced by the local German population. Aside from the arched lintel,the most note­ worthy design feature is the observance of stone cutters marks on the corner sections of many of the buildings. Pitted in appearance, these crude stone hammer markings accentuate the comers and suggest a common builder.

A notable instance of German workmanship appears on the John Braun House (CP-64). Built ca.l863 by John Braun, this two story stone I house is distinguished by its highly unique bush hammered window enframements and crandalled stone comer pilasters. The Braun House is the only structure observed in the area to have this distinctive variation. NPS Foiin 10-900-a 0MB No. 1024-0018 (M2) Exp. 10-31-84

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Within the brick house subgroup on Highway 8 exists a lintel variation similar in pattern to the German stone houses but unlike other vernacular buildings in Kentucky. The two representative houses nominated for their integrity of design exhibit arched segmental brick lintels in relief (see photo # 93). Moreover, the houses all have stretcher bond wall treatments Instead of the customary common bond surfaces. Though subtle, these traits are anachronistic and reflect the preferences of their German owners.

The Four Mile Creek area is also distinguished by an important collection of masonry outbuildings and dependencies. Their nuclear arrangement around the primary structure is an important component of the Four Mile cultural landscape. Collectively there are eleven stone smokehouses and three stone poultry structures of significance. The most distinctive example is the round smokehouse, of which there are three remaining in the area of Four Mile Creek (CP-58, CP-60, CP-65). In addition to the round structures there exists numerous rectangular plan stone and brick outbuildings. A particularly stylistic example is the Peter Barth stone storage building (CP-109).

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

The historic sites survey of Four Mile Creek and Campbell County, Kentucky, was initiated and conducted by the staff of the Kentucky Heritage Commission during the Spring of 1979. Edward Chappell, architectural historian, supervised the field survey phase of the county. Carolyn Torma, senior historian, provided the mapping and back­ ground research. Mr. Chappell received a Masters Degree in Architectural History from the University of Virginia and now serves as Director of Archival Research at Colonial Williamsburg. Ms. Torma was graduated from Emory University with a Masters in American Studies and is presently the Survey Director of the State Historic Preservation Office in South Dakota. Both Mr. Chappell and Ms. Torma had accumulated extensive field experience before engaging in the survey of Campbell County.

National Register criteria were applied to all German settlement properties in the Four Mile Creek area. Those meeting the National Register criteria are included in the nomination and those not meeting the criteria are omitted. Many properties known to have been built by German immigrants and still standing were excluded because of their extreme structural and architectural alterations. Others thought to have been built by Germans were excluded for lack of supporting documentation or conjectural evidence. All of the information collected during the survey was recorded on Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory Forms.

The manuscript U.S. Census ranked among the most important primary sources used in compiling the background research. They provided statistics on population and agriculture, as well as information on nativity and wealth. Though of lesser importance, the Campbell County tax lists yielded supplemental data on property ownership and commerce. NPS Fonii 10-900^1 0MB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NPS USB only received National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form date entered German Settlement Properties in the Four Mile Creek Area Continuation sheet Item number Page Five

Regrettably, secondary sources, of which there are extremely few available, yielded little Information on German settlement in rural Campbell County. Discussion of Four Mile Creek and Camp Springs was conspicuously absent from the standard state and local histories. Background information on Campbell County was provided by the census and Collins' definitive History of Kentucky. The 1883 historical atlas map of Campbell County was the single most important source for determining historical ownership and building location.

Local informants were consulted as part of the background research. These individuals, many of whom owned the German properties are descendents of the original owner, pro­ vided oral information on the Four Mile Creek area. JIargaret Kopp Knable, whose forebears settled Tug Fork in the 1840s, was the single greatest source of historical research and oral information. Mrs. Knable was instrumental in having the records of St.John Lutheran Church copied for translation.

During the Fall of 1982 additional field survey and historical research was conducted by Stephen Gordon, Kentucky Heritage Council staff member. Analysis of the sites was supervised by Robert M. Polsgrove, Hlstorice Sites Program Manager. 8. Significance

Period Areas of Significance—Check and justify below ___ prehistoric ___ archeoiogy-prehistoric ____community planning . landscape architecture—X_ religion 1400-1499 . archeoiogy-historic snservation . law ___ science 1500-1599 __X agricuiture __ economics . literature sculpture __^1600-1699 X architecture __ education . military ------social/ humanitarian 1700-1799 X art __ engineering . music _JL 1800-1899 ___ commerce JL exploration/settlement. . philosophy __ theater _JL 1900- ___ communications __ industry . politics/government __ transportation __ invention JL other (specify) Ethnic History Specific dates Builder/Architect

Statement of Significance (in one paragraph)

The German settlement properties in the Four Mile Creek area of Campbell County are significant for their historical context within the cultural development of Kentucky and as a manifestation of nineteenth and early twentieth century German settlement in Kentucky and the Ohio Valley. Settling the area during the latter half of the nineteenth century, the German immigrants Introduced several distinctive tranditions into the area, among which was a form of architecture that can be distinguished from the predominantly Anglo-American environment. In almost all cases stone was the favored building material and from 1850 until 1890 it was widely employed in the construction of their dwellings, commercial buildings and dependencies. The method of hillside siting, with relatively direct access on two floors, is another distinctive feature of the Four Mile Creek German settlement properties. Agriculture occupied an important position in the local economy and is reflected in the arrangement and form of the built environment. Collec­ tively, the German settlement properties represent a significant deviation from the dominant expressions of material culture in northern Kentucky and the Ohio Valley.

Created as Kentucky's nineteenth county in 1794, Campbell County was originally settled by people of Anglo-American extraction, many of whom migrated westward from Virginia. Growth occurred slowly, though, as other, more agriculturally productive and commercially prosperous areas along the Ohio River and central Kentucky dominated the regional economy. By 1830, Campbell County's population was still less than 10,000 and it wasn't until 1840 that the state legislature partitioned the western half of Campbell and created Kenton County.^

Beginning in the 1840s, areas along the mid-Ohio Valley received their first substantial influx of German immigrants. Ethnic migration into the region was due in large measure to the influence of the Ohio River as a transmitter of culture and Cincinnati's emerging status as an ethnic port of entry. This, coupled with the political unrest in Germany during the late 1840s, helped increase dramatically the German migration into the Ohio Valley. Campbell County's population increased almost three-fold during the 1840s and by 1850 one fourth of its population was foreign born. In 1860, with 30 percent of its population composed of immigrants, Campbell County ranked second behind Jefferson County [Louisville] in the number of non-Americans. This compared to a 6.4 percent foreign population living in all Kentucky counties in 1860. Approximately 85 percent of all the state's German immigrants lived in Mason, Jefferson, Kenton, and Campbell Counties, all of which border the Ohio River. Moreover, Kentucky's three largest cities, Louisville, Covington, and Newport, were located in the latter three counties.2

By 1860, the German immigrants had replaced their Anglo-American predecessors as the dominant population group in the Four Mile Creek area. Yet, the rural nature of the Four Mile settlement represented an important deviation from the urban concentrations that characterized most incoming Germans. Census records show a substantial number of the rural Germans were from Prussia, Bavaria, and Rhenish Germany, and had journeyed to Kentucky by way of New Orleans during the 1848 political crisis. Since large tracts of prime farmland around Cincinnati had already been claimed by 1840, German farmers were 9. Major Bibliographical References Buchanan, Robert. The culture of the Grape and Wine Making. Cincinnati, 1851.

Collins, Richard. History of Kentucky. 2 Vols., Covington: Collins & Company, 1874.

10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property See Individual Inventory Forms Quadrangle name See Individual Inventory Forms Quadrangle scale___1; 24000 UMT References

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11. Form Prepared By name/title Stephen C. Gordon. Senior Historian

date organization Kentucky Heritage Council November 1982 street & number Capital Plaza Tower telephone 502/564-7005 city or town Frankfort state Kentucky

12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification

The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: ______nationalstate______local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated accoroingaccording loto inothe cnieriacriteria andana proccaureaprocedures set forthlurin ayby theme naiiuiiaiNational raiivPark oeiviae.Service. ^

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left to locate on hillier, less fertile ground. As a result, a small population of German farmers settled within a narrow band of hills along the Ohio River in Ohio and Campbell and Bracken Counties in Kentucky.

Admittedly, the Four Mile settlement was a comparatively small one; the 1880 census recorded only 827 persons in the Indian Springs magisterial district.^ Of the approxi­ mately 130 heads of households listed in the Indian Springs district in 1880, roughly two-thirds were German immigrants. Yet by this time Germans had dropped to less than one-fifth of Campbell's total population, while only 2% of all Kentuckians were bom in Germany.^

The historical dominance of the German population in Four Mile is best embodied in the historic architecture of the area. The large proportion of buildings constructed during the 1860-1870 period, almost all of which are stone, reflect the peak stage of German immigration, while their middle and late nineteenth century provenance suggests a strong adherance to traditional enclavlng at this relatively late period. Such a close con­ centration of stone buildings is anachronistic to the region, as are the architectural variations that distinguish many of the structures. Several of the individual buildings are of exceptional significance. William Uthe's Camp Springs Tavern (CP-71), with its three story, five bay stone construction; the Reitman House (CP-60), with its hillside setting and double-pile plan; and the Ort-Heeb House (CP-51), with its side passage plan and ashlar facade all reflect a distinctive type German craftsmanship and design. Equally significant by virture of their rarity and ethnic associations are the round smokehouses, the vaulted stone storage cellars, and the subsidiary collections of bank barns and outbuildings. Although the fenestration and stone construction suggest a common builder, local informants recall that a number of Germans, including Nicholas Reitman and John Braun, were instrumental in erecting structures along Four Mile Creek. The Peter Barth House (CP-109) is significant as an example of log construction in the area and for its early association with German Immigration. One of the few surviving German built stone bams in Kentucky still stands on the Andrew Ritter farm (CP-92) , while two houses (CP-88 and CP-89) represent a departure from the traditional form of stone construction. Although both houses adhere to the use of the segmental arch lintels, the formal, two story I plan and brick construction indicate greater accultur- ative pressures from the dominant built environment. This same fenestration & unusually late date of construction are also found on a group of German built I houses in Mercer County, Ohio.^

Since most of the earliest German immigrants were Roman Catholics and Lutherans, the establishment of churches were early orders of business. St. Joseph'Church (CP-62), founded by local Germans in the early 1850s, is Campbell County's oldest rural Catholic Church. The interior sanctuary is an exceptional product of local German artisans, and demonstrates the importance of the church within the German community. Many of its stained glass windows were donated and carry the names of local German families. St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery (CP-74), located on land owned by John Sauser, is significant as a place of interment for local German Protestants. It also contains a unique instance of German funerary folk art. St. John's Lutheran Church was established in 1860 and also served as a place of worship for German Lutherans living in southern Ohio.6 NPS Fonn 10-900-« 0MB No. 1024-0018 Exp. W-31-84

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Agriculture, and how it manifested itself in the built environment, is a major component of the Four Mile German settlement. With its immigrant German population and close proximity to the Cincinnati market, Campbell County developed an agricultural economy quite different from the remainder of the state. In 1850 Campbell County ranked as Kentucky's fourth largest producer of vegetable products and was the state's largest producer of wine. Building on the achievements of Cincinnati's Nicholas Longworth, the Ohio Valley had by mid-century emerged as the nation's premier wine producing region. In 1860, Kentucky was the third largest producer behind Ohio and California, and Canqibell County accounted for two-fifths of the state's total output. Campbell and the three southwestern Ohio counties of Hamilton, Clermont, and Brown accounted for one-third of the nation's entire wine output in 1860.

The wine producing region followed the exact lines of the Ohio Valley German settlements, and it is widely known that many of them, including the Four Mile Creek Germans, tended the grapes and processed wine. According to a government report issued in 1860:

For forty years succeeding the introduction of the Catawba grape, the large emigration of Germans into the Valley, many of them from the wine districts on the Rhine, furnished practiced and willing vine-dressers, who were glad to have the opportunity of trying their skill in this new country with the grape so promising.

While only a few of the existing structures in Four Mile are believed to have been associated with the wine industry, it seems more likely that the original wine cellars were either in an adjacent area or have been lost to demolition. It is conceivable that the local Germans merely tended the vines while any processing was done at nearby river towns such as Cincinnati, Ripley, and Augusta. An important vestige of the wine industry can be found on the Andrew Ritter farm (CP-92, Photo # 49), where a limestone wine cellar was attached to the main dwelling.

As a result of an uncontrollable blight, the Ohio Valley wine Industry was practically abandoned by 1880. The exterprising German farmers along Four Mile Creek subsequently raised a wide variety of root crops, vegetables, and orchard products, a good portion of which was sold in the Cincinnati market.Pork was reserved for home consumption as reflected in the wide distribution of smokehouses. In more recent years vinegar was processed on the farms and sold by the Sandfos Grocery (CP-63).

During the mid-twentieth century Campbell County assumed an increasingly metropolitan stature; by 1980 it had grown to become Kentucky's sixth largest county. Recently two interstate highways were completed through the county, and a third major artery, the Alexandria-Ashland (AA) Highway, is scheduled to begin construction in early 1983. With Route 27 now four-laned to Alexandria, it is clear the Four Mile Creek area is no longer immuned to urban encroachment. Listing in the National Register will help give recognition to an area unique in all Kentucky. NPS Focm 10-900-a 0MB No. 1024-0018 «M2) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NPS use only Hi ijneceived National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form ate entered

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- Footnotes - ^ Rich. Collins, History of Kentucky (By the Author, 1874), pp. 110-112.

2 J.D.B.DeBow, Statistical View of the United States; Being a Compendium of the Seventh Census. (Washington: Beverley Tucker, 1854), pp. 236-247; U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860: Population, Vol. 1, pp. 183-185; Mary K. Jones, History of Campbell County, as Read at the Cen­ tennial Celebration of 4th July, 1876. (Newport, 1876), p.l2. 3 Until the late nineteenth century the small settlement presently known as Camp Springs was called Indian Springs. 4 U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880: Population, pp. 507-508.

^Ohlo Historic Inventory forms MER 132; 633-638; 642-647.

^Margaret Kopp Knable, Comp., Record's of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Tugfork Road, Melbourne, Kentucky, 1981.

^Seventh and Eighth Census of the United States, 1850, 1860; Only six miles from Four Mile Creek, along Ten Mile Creek Is Clermont County, Ohio, exists a large stone house and winery. The 1860 and 1870 censuses listed a group of Germans living there and along the creek, all were described as "tending the vineyards." See National Register nomination, Roas-Ilhardt Farm and Winery.

g "Vineyards and Wine Making In the U.S." Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Agriculture, 2:clx.

9 See National Register nomination. Wine Cellar, Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky.

Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Agriculture, vol. 3, pp. 279-280. In 1880 Campbell County ranked first In the value of orchard products sold or consumed. NPS Fom 10-900-a 0MB No. 1024-0018 0^ Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places mcelved Inventory—Nomination Form German Settlement Properties in the Four Mile Creek Area Continuation sheet Campbell County, Kentucky Item number Nine Page Two

Griffing, B.N., An Atlas of Boone. Kenton and Campbell Counties, Kentucky. Philadelphia: D. J. Lake and Company, 1883.

Higgins, William J., "Stone Finishing Marks" Bulletin for the Association for Preser­ vation Technology. 11 (Fall 1979): 11-34.

Kentucky Historical Society. Microfilm Census and Tax Records, Campbell County, 1850- 1880.

Knable, Margaret Kopp., Comp., Records of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Tugfork Road, Melbourne. Kentucky. 1981.

. Private research and oral interviews. May 1979; October 1982.

Soil Survey of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties. United States Department of Agriculture, 1973.

United States. Department of Interior. Bureau of the Census. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Census of the United States, 1850 - 1880. Ught ^ ^ V F R GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES IN THE FOUR MILE CREEK AREA OF CAMPBELL COUNTY, KY.

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18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Early to mid-nineteenth century [bJ Single Pile XX farm complex comprised of log NA 33. ATTACH PHOTO house, stone smokehouse, and Double Pile____ stone storage building. Dwelling Floor Plan is a 1 1/2 story log and frame structure covered with board and Structural Fabric batten siding. From the exterior Log Decorative Fabric the house appears to be either X. [Kj a saddlebag or double pen. The Board/Batten tenant told the surveyor that

originally there were two rooms Roof Form separated by^a fireolace in the TContinue on B'ackI Gable: Metal 19. History Roll No._ In 1857 Peter Barth, a native of Wallertheim, Germany, Picture No. purchased 77 acres of land along lower Tug Fork from Direction _ Charles Zennick. Bath's father, Jacob Barth, was among the first Germans in the area, having settled Tug Fork 34. Prepared by: in 1842. Peter Barth received his naturalization papers Steve C. Gordon 20. Significance Significant for its historical association with early 35. Organization German settlement in the Tug Fork/Four Mile Creek area. Kentucky Heritage Council The Barths were one of the first German families to 36. Date October 25, 1982 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Kopp Knable Campbell County Courthouse: Deed Book 28, Page 185| Book X, Page 431* Court Book 5, Page 249. ♦ r * center. Log unit measures approximately 21' x 36'; an early frame addition with monitor type attic measures approximately 12' x 25'. Small two bay porch at frdnt entrance, late nineteenth century porch at side (south) elevation. Other features include six-over-six sash, rubble limestone foundation, and small attic windows on south elevation. Eave beaiffS and log sills are exposed. Side porch has adzed rafters. Stone wall circ\imscribes the hillside to the rear. Stone smokehouse, approximately 15' x 15', and six feet north of the house, has a shake hip roof and small openings. South of the house is a one story stone storage building with raised basement. It exhibits arched segmental lintels, 6/6 windows, and tooled cornerstones. Large limestone steps provide access to the raised first floor. There is a well between the storage building and the house. A worn flagstone walk is barely visible in the yard area. A large deteriorating barn far removed from the dwelling space is not included in this nomination.

at Alexandria in July, 1847. His first child, William Barth, was, depending on the source, born either in Cincinnati or Campbell County in 1856. Barth was one of many German farmers who regularly marketed his produce in Cincinnati. In 1866 a German farm laborer and young girl from Mecklenburg also lived with the Barths. His farm was valued at a relatively high $4,000. Following Barth's death in 1907 the property was sold to Andrew Keppler. Peter Barth was Mrs. Knabel's great-grandfather.

settle Tug Fork. Jacob Barth's house, a log structure still standing nearby on Tug Fork Road, was not surveyed because of substantical structural alterations.

Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Campbell County.

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Historic Property Name IT- RaT-t-Vi P;: Site # CP-109 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties in four-Mile Creek Area of Campbell County, Kentucky. U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A- 1fi 726970 4320240 D*

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 1 ^

Beginning at a point on the east side of Lower Tug Fork Road, being approximately three-fourths of a mile south of St. John's Church Cemetery, proceed east 300', then proceed south 200' along the base of the hill, then proceed west 300' to the eastern edge of Lower Tug Fork Road, turning north and proceeding 200' to the point of origin. The boundaries include the log dwelling, stone smokehouse, and stone storage building. The deteriorating barn is not included.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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Official Courthouse Property Reference;

County Book: Page 25, Parcel 68, Part of 75.5 acre tract. CP-52 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1 Historic Nameisi ^ Baxomann House 22. ADD/County panrn'K^l 1 Original Owner I . Baumann 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant (15’/75’l G.I.S Mo(J.

2. Present Name New Richmond______Martz House 24. UTM Reference |l i6 I |7 i2 i8 i3 i6 lO I |4 |3 il |8 |6 |4 |0 | 3. Location Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Mr. s Mrs. George Martz Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure Box 201, Four Mile Road, Melbourne ^i^ldin^^Historic Site Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership X Yes No X Yes X No Private...... 27. National Register District Name; t « Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES ' State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1 . Architect Date 29 Status 12. Builder National Landmark . . National Register . . . 13. Date Landmark Certificate B. C.1852* Kentucky Survey May 9. 1979 14. Style Local Landmark . ^ Vernacular LvJ HABS/HAER...... B. 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture______|c t FAHkoK 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnic Hjstory c c Farm Dwelling Other_ . f-l-C /I 1 6. Present use 31.Endangered Dwelling Yes . XX 1 7. Condition No. Good 32. Preservation Project Status

1 8. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Two story, asymmetrical plan three-bay stone -house situated NA 33. ATTACH PHOTO in Four Mile Creek Valley. Double Pile . Exterior walls were either Floor Plan painted or whitewashed. As is Hall-parlor customary to the earliest stone Structural Fabric A. 1_^ B. IdJ houses, all bays have the flat Decorative Fabric wooden or sandstone lintels. A. [Hj Two wrought anchor irons on the front elevation. Stone portion B. LtJ is a hall-parlor plan. No fire­ Roof Form places, small stone chimney on Gable: Metal (Continue on Back) 19. History Roll No. Built bff Isadora Baxomann ca.l852. Born in Prussia, Picture No. ?-R Baumann came to Camp Springs sometime before 1850. It mm is possible the house was built prior to 1850 since the Direction ______1850 census appraised Baxjmann's real estate holdings 34. Prepared by: at a relatively high figure. A farmer by occupation. Carolyn M. Torma Edward A. Chappell 20. Significance An early example of German vernacular architecture in 35. Organization the Four Mile Creek area. Kentucky Heritage Council 36. Date 1 Q7Q 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38 Staff Review Margaret Knable* 11-82 Mrs. George Martz S. Gordon Seventh & Tenth Census of the U.S.; Campbell County. south gable end. Attached to the rear is a two story frame ell with riibble limestone foundation.

A single story frame summer kitchen with raised limestone cellar and six-over-six windows was attached to the rear of the ell by the previous owners.

Property also includes a large bank barn with stone foundation, vertical sided shed, brick smokehouse, two cisterns, and one well. The smokehouse (approximately 15' x 20') has a nibble limestone foundation, wood lintels, and stretcher bond masonry.

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Baximann continued to reside here until the late nineteenth century. Leo Kramer subsequently acquired the property and owned it for almost fifty years.

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Historic Property Name _ Baumann House Site # <^^“52 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title Ge^n Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 728360 4318640 d.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 1.38 acres

Beginning at a point on the west side of Four Mile Pike, 750' north of Upper Tug Fork Road, proceed west 200' along shallow ravine, then proceed south 300', then proceed east 200' along south side of bank barn to the edge of Four Mile Pike, then proceed north 300' along west side of said road to the point of origin. Boundaries include the house, smokehouse, crib, and bank bam. Vegetable garden and pasture lands not include. •v

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site Ijoundary as described above.) shallow ravine I ij I I pasture cistern and I stone vegetable I smokehouse gardens I frame□ ANORTH I shed I bank I bam Upper Fork Road

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Official Courthouse Property Reference:

, ‘ CP-66 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Name(s) Bishoff HouSe ^ 22. ADD/County Cainphel 1 Original Owner Loulse Blshoff______C a ^ 23 u s e s. Quadrant (15’/75'l G.I.S. Mod. [1 i3 ,5 i 2. Present Name Withamsville Frilling House 24. UTM Reference I 1| 6| |7 ,2 |9 |6 |6|0| |4 .3,2,l,5i8i0 3. Location Upper Eight Mile Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Earl Frilling Object 5. Owner's Address 26 Prehistoric Site Structure Historic Site Box 75, Upper Eight Mile Road, Melbourne (Building Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership YesNo XX Private...... YesNo . 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA I . Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect Bocz-L. Ma t* T t LdJ Date 29 Status 1 2. Builder Unknown National Landmark . . National Register . 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate

C.1870 A B 1 1 Kentucky Survey 5/10/79 14. Style Local Landmark A. Vernacular IIJ HABS/HAER...... B. 1 1 30. Historic Theme Primary Arctli ______1 5. Original Use Secondary E^hnlc Historv c C Farm Complp'x' A 16. Present use Other -T Farm Complex 31 Endangered Yes 1 7. Condition No X Good/Altered PI 32. Preservation Project Status 18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in S1,000s Three bay, one and one-half story one & 1/2 PI stone dwelling with the characte­ Single Pile 33 ATTACH PHOTO ristic segmental arched openings. Double Pile XX Center passage plan features one Floor Plan Center Passage room on east elevation and double N pile on west. Louvered wooden Structural Fabric stone A [bJ shutters on the stone portion B. 1 1 appear to be a historic element. Decorative Fabric A A frame porch which occupied the Stone Asbestos

rear ell space was converted into CD a frame infill with asbestos Roof Form siding. Gable: Asbestos (Continue on Back) 19. History Roll No._ In 1883 Louisa Bishoff owned this farm and lived in Picture No. 17-26 residence. Bom in Bavaria c.1830, Bishoff moved to Kentucky prior to 1854. Her name was Anglicized into Direction _ Bishop on the 1883 Campbell County Atlas. Andrew Martz 34. Prepared by: Carolyn M. Torma owned the property before Earl Frilling purchased it in Edward A. Chappel 20 Significance iy56. Although altered, this house is a distinguishable exampls 35 Organization of the vernacular stone house types found in the Four Kentucky Heritage Council Mile Creek area of Campbell Countv. Kentucky.______36. Date R /In/7Q 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Tenth Census of the United States; 1880, Campbell Count] 10/30/82 Griffing, Atlas of Boone, Kenton, & Campbell Counties, Steve Gordon 1883. Earl Frilling 18. The historic front of the house faces a wooded ravine; today's entrance is through the frame infill which faces the gravel driveway.

NW and SW elevs., looking NE NE and NW elevs., looking SW KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name Louise Bishoff House Site // CP-66 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German S^fctlament Properties-Fettr--Mile

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 729660 4321580 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage .9 acre

Beginning at a point approximately 2500' NW of Upper Eight Mile Road, proceed SW 200', thence NW 200', then NE 200', thence SE 200' until reaching the point of origin. Boundaries include only the house.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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Official Courthouse Property Reference;

County Book: Page 33, Parcel 78. Part of 51.38 acre tract. CP-61 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Namels) Blau's Four Mile House 22. ADD/County 0 1 9 ------Camnbell*^'^------23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant 11 5 /75') G.I.S. Mod. Original Owner St'enTien Blau New Richmond 11.3,6| 2. Present Name Reitnfen House 24. UTM Reference ll i6 I l7 i2 i8 i3 i9 lO I l4 .3 ■! i9 i5 i3 lO I 3. Location Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Helen Reitman Object 5- Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure 163 Fender Road, Melbourne, Kentucky Historic Site Building Other 6. Open to Public 7 Visible from road 8 Ownership X Yes No X . Yes X No Private...... 27. National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA I , Campbell County Heritage League Federal 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1 Architect National Register Date 29. Status 12. Builder National Landmark . . Nicholas Reitman* National Register 13. Date c. 1850-1870 A lAJ B. Landmark Certificate Kentucky Survey Msy 1979 14. Style Local Landmark . , HABS/HAER A. Vernacular IIJ B. 30. Historic Theme Primary AynTiT Trap Hit•rra 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnic Settlement Tavern/Dwelling Other______1 6. Present use 31 Endangered Yes____ Rpsi dpn r*p NoJL 1 7. Condition good 32. Preservation Project Status

1 8. Description No Stories 2 Actual Cost in $ 1.000s Two and one-half story rubble Single Pile NA limestone dwelling built into 33. ATTACH PHOTO the side of a hill. Ground floe Uouble Pile ^ center passage is oriented towa loor Plan e four room plan Ui| Route 547 while a direct entrant to the second floor is located Structural Fabric stone B on the rear elevation. The two LU Decorative Fabric left-front, first floor rooms rubble limestone a [_□ have been used for storage, witl 9-U I the second and attic stories W, reserved for the main living Roof Form quarters. (Continue on Back) ___ Ga.bl6 : metal 19. History 19/20 Roll No._ The 1883 Campbell County Atlas indicates a building Picture No. 32— 35/1—5 known as Blau's Four Mile House existed at this loca­ Direction______tion. Tax records taken in 1874 assessed Stephen Blau of Indian Springs for holding a tavern license. These 34. Prepared by: records and the floor plan of the building support the Carolyn M. Torma Edward A. Chappell 20. Significance Significant as a distinctive example of German stone 35. Organization architecture and for its historical context within the Kentucky Heritage Council 36 Date commerce of Four Mile Creek. One of two early______Mav 10. 1979 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Kopp Knable* 10/82 Eighth and Tenth Census of the United States^ 1860, 1880, Steve Gordon Campbell County. Griffing, Atlas of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties, 1883. 18. Bedroom spaces in the attic are plastered and finished. Primary sash are double hung six-over-six with two small six pane attic windows in the gable end. The most distinctive features on this building are its hillside setting and segmental arched bays with stone voussolrs. Later alterations include an external stone chimney and canopy over the front entrance.

To the north of the house and adjacent to Four Mile Pike is a small bank barn with limestone foundation. A low dry limestone retaining wall links the house and the barn.

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19. fact that it originally operated as an inn. Stylistically the building is very similar to the Reitman House (CP-60); both buildings are said to have been built by Nicholas Reitman. The 1860 census lists Anna Blau, a native of Prussia, as the head of a household in Indian Springs. Her property was assessed at $1,500. Her two sons, Matthias and Peter, were born in Prussia while her 16 year old daughter, Barbara, was born in Louisiana. This would seem to indicate that the Blaus came to the United States c.1844. Also listed as a head of household and next to Anna Blau was Stephen Blau, a farmer and native of Prussia. His twenty year old wife Mary was also from Prussia, Perhaps Stephen and Mary Blau built and lived in this house.

20. taverns included in the nomination. I

21. Campbell County Tax Lists, 1874. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AI]D LOCATION INFORMATION

Blau's Four Mile House Historic PropeBty Name _ Site # CP-61 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four MLle Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. 16 728390 4319530 A. D.

B. E.

C. F. .4 acre Verbal Bovindary Description Acreage

Beginning at a point on the east side of Four Mile Pike where Cropenbaker prop­ erty intersects, proceed north 175' along east side of said road, then proceed east 100' to a point behind the barn, then proceed south 175' along fencerow until reaching Cropenbaker property, then proceed west along Cropenbaker prop­ erty line to the point of origin. Boundaries include stone house, stone wall, and bank barn.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.) house

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Official Courthouse Property Reference: KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No. CP-53

1. Historic Nema(t) Blenke House 22. ADD/County 0 1 9 Campbell Originel Owner 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant (1 5'/75'l G.I.S. Mod. New Richmond 1^ 1 2. Present Name Bezold House 24. UTM Reference |1 ,6 1 7, 2, 8 51 ^ 0 1 4. 3, b a 7, 80 1 3. Location Four and Eight Mile Road Zone Easting Northing 4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy ^ ^ J. William Bezold Object 5. Owrter’s Address 26. Prehistoric Site Box 215, Melbourne, Kentucky Historic Site Structure ^uildir^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes _ No XX Yes XX No Private...... 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... State ...... Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Wen »vith North Arrow 11. Architect 29. Status Date 12. Builder National Landmark . National Register . . 1 3. Oite Landmark Certificate A. 1^ MAY 9, 1979 C.1870 Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark ... A. Vernacular hd HABS/HAER...... B. U 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture c 1 5. Originel Use Secondary Fthni r .9p.111 p.mpnt c c L= Dwelling liJ /;■ Other 16. Present use Dwelling 31. Endangered 17. Condition good 32. Preservetion Project Status

18. Descriptiort No. Stories lis Actual Cost in $ 1,000s One and one-half story rubble \1 Single Pile XX limestone dwelling situated in 33. ATTACH PHOTO a narrow ravine near Camp Springs Double Pile Extremely simple fenestration: Floor Plan two bay front elevation characte rized by cellar entrance and Structure! Fabric Stone A. LU B. U small second story windows. It Decorative Fabric is interesting that there is no rubble limestone a. LS. front door, instead the entrance 'p. is in the rear elevation. Window B.U bays consist of six-over-six Root Form double hung sash with wooden (Continue on Beck I Gable: Metal 19. History Roll No. The 1883 Campbell County Atlas indicates Mrs. C. Blenke 9-14 Picture No. owned this house. The sequential listing of the 1880 Direction _ census confirms Catharine Blenke as the head of this household. A native of Prussia, she was fifty years old 34. Prepared by: Carolyn M. Torma in 1880. All eight of her children were born in Kentucl ■y Edward A. Chappel 20 Significance 35 Organiiation Important example of vernacular stone architecture Kentucky Heritage Council Camp Springs and Campbell County. 36. Data Mav 9 1 Q79 21- Souret of Informotion 37. Revision Ostes 38. Staff Review Griffing, Atlas of Boone, Kenton & Campbell Counties, 10/19/82 1883. Steve Gordon Tenth Census of the U.S., Campbell County. 18. lintels. Louvered shutters are probably later additions. Stone leanto at left rear appears to be original. Frame infill at right rear.

19. It is possible that other Blenke's living-nearby may have been related.

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Historic Property Name Blenke House Site # CP-53 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties ______Four Mile Creek Area______U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 728920 4318780 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage .9 acre

Beginning at a point on the north side of Four and Twelve Mile Road, being 1900' southeast of Four Mile Pike, proceed northeast 200', crossing small creek, then proceed southeast 200', then proceed southwest 200', crossing small creek, to Four and Twelve Mile Road. Then proceed northwest 200' along said road to the point of origin. Boundaries include stone dwelling and domestic yard area.

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Official Courthouse Property Reference;

County Book: Page 25, Parcel 34. Part of 15.5 acre tract. CP-64 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Name(s) / Johll,^ra^ HoUSe 22- ADD County Campbell h Original Owner John BraUU jo S^r.Ays- 23- U S G-S- Quadrant (15'-75') G-l.S- Mod- h 1 ii "s i 2. Present Name ✓ V Withamsville Braun-Kort House 24. UTM Reference |1 ,6 I |7 .2 i9 il i7 lO I |4 .3 i2 ,0 ,4 i3 lO I 3. Location Eight Mile R©«^. Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Mr. Ralph Giar

Object 5. Owner's Address 26- Prehistoric Site Structure Box 60, Upper Eight Mile Road, Melbourne Historic Site ^uilding^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownershio ___ XX XX X3 Private...... Yes No Yes No 27, National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization German Settlement Properties State Four Mile Creek Area I , Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register Date 29. Status 1 2. Builder National Landmark . John Braun National Register . . 13. Date C.1863 A !_□ B. U Landmark Certificate Kentucky Survey Nnv. 17, 1982 14. Style Local Landmark . . A Vernacular 1^1 HA8S/HAER ,

B. 30- Histone Theme LJ Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnic History Farmhouse 1 A| Other 1 6- Present use Farmhouse 31. Endangered ^ Yes NoJffi 1 7. Condition Good 1 32. Preservation Project Status 18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1.000s I I Two story, three bay single pile Two |c| stone farmhouse sited on a high Single Pile — 33. ATTACH PHOTO hill overlooking Eight Mile Road Double Pile Center passage flanked by two Floor Plan Center Passage small rooms on both first and 1^1 second floors. Two story frame Structural Fabric ell attached to the right rear Stnnp A B iDl ^Decorative Fabric was added prior to 1900. Eighteei tS.’... h Rubble and a inch walls constructed of rubble 1 -eg Cut Limestone limestone. Distinguishing featu B. |Jl on this house are the bush ham­ Roof Form mered limestone door and window (Continue on Back) Gable; Slate 1 9. History Roll No _ Stone house and frame bam believed to have been built 0-18/27-34 Picture No. by John Braun ca.l863. Born in Prussia in 1823, Braun Direction _ began acquiring land along Eight Mile Road during the 34. Prepared by: mid and late 1850s from Washington and Taylor Berry. Braun, also spelled Brown, was a farmer, school teacher. Stephen Gordon 20. Significance Significant for its historical association with German 35 Organization settlement and as a distinctive example of stone vernac­ Kentucky Heritage Commission ular architecture built by a German immigrant. 36 Date November 18, 1982 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38- Staff Review Research and papers provided by Ralph Giar Mrs. Mary Kort Giar Tenth Census of the United States; 1880, Campbell Count}^ r -

18. enframements and the hammered stone pilasters at the corners of the main block. The'flat cornerstones are raised and appear to have been laid over the rubble limestone. In addition to this unique variation, the comers are accentuated by horizontal stone keepers with a pecked finish. Since the corners are painted white, the building appears to have frame pilasters when viewed from a distance. Another unique variation Is the basement entrance on the gable end, which has an arched stone lintel with keystone. The foundation on the front elevation projects outward about tw o Inches and Is pierced by two small windows. Originally, a large flagstone served as the front stoop but It was rem oved when Jack Powell built the small open porch.

Other features Include small attic vents In the gable ends and a slate gable roof supported by common rafters and board struts Identical to the Reltman House (CP-78). Although there are two Interior end chimneys, there Is no visible evidence of Interior fireplaces. A recent brick flu marks the north gable end. Sometime during the 1950s the present care­ taker of the house. Jack Powell, replaced the small wooden porch to the rear with a glass enclosed room. At the same time he Installed one-over-one^ replacement windows and built a limestone retaining wall'along the rfxonl?^^ of the house. The house was tuck pointed In 1975. i

Approximately 200' south of the house Is the original bam built by John E Braun. Measuring 30' x 45', this bam differs from most of the otl^p bqjnk type structures In the Four Mile Creek area. Rather than having 'the entire lower level devoted to the feeding of livestock, this symmetrical plan barn has two slightly raised feeding areas that flank the center passage. This Interesting plan enables the hay to be passed down from the loft space above and through a series of small rectangular bays that face the center passage. These bays offer easy access to the livestock mangers below. Broadly speaking, the plan of the barn Is somewhat similar to an I house except that the.rooms flanking the center passage are one-half story above and 1/2 story below the plane. The manger area on the east side of the center passage was originally for horses while the space on the west side Is still used cattle. Both feed- boxes are carved from tree-trunks. Like the house, the barn has tooled lime­ stone corners.

and stone-mason. Family members living today claim that Braun and his son- in-law, Nicholas Kort, were Instrumental In building St. Joseph's Church (CP-62) In Camp Springs and other stone houses along Four Mile Creek. Jacob Kort, a native of Prussia, built a stone house In a nearby ravine that has recently burned. Nicholas Kort married Elizabeth Braun and raised his family In this house. One of his graddaughters, Elizabeth Kort, lived In this house until her recent death. The farm Is presently owned by Ralph Glar, a direct descendant of John Braun. Members of both families are burled In St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Stylistically, the house Is the only one recorded to have the bush hammered window enframements and comer pilasters. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name _ John Braun House Site # CP-64 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 7291704120430 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage .56 acres

Beginning at a point approximately 25' northeast of NEC of Braun farmhouse, pro­ ceed SE 250' along east side of limestone wall, then SW 100', then NW 250', then NE 100' until the point of origin. Boundaries include house, bam, and out­ buildings.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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Official Courthouse Property Reference: CP-71 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Name(s) i^Canip Spring House *5 t"«- ^ 22. ADD/County Campbell *' Original Owner William Uthe______U ^ Sp r < 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant |15'/75'l G.i.S. Mod. *1 5 S u c 2. Present Name Wi rhflmsvi lip.______Herb and Pat's Four Mile Inn 24. UTM Reference Ili6l l7 i2i8i0i4i0l l4 i3.2■0■6121Ol 3. Location Four Mile Pike Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Charlie Johnson Object 5 Owner's Address 26 Prehistoric Site Structure Route # 1, Box 36, Melbourne Historic Site (^Building^ Other 6 Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes XX Yes XX ,0 Private...... 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA J Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 11. Architect National Register Lb Date 29. Status cellar 12. Builder National Landmark underneath National Register . July 1, 1980 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate c. 1860-1870 A. B. U 5/15/79 Said to: Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark be a : iT7V 1 HABS/HAER dance - A. Vernacular floor B 1 1 30. Historic ThemArcliltecture Primary 1 5. Original Use Tavern/Res. bJ Secondary Ethnic History Other Commerce First floor as described by 16. Present use 31 Endangered Yes_____ Charles Johnson Tavern /Re.si dence 1 7. Condition No XX Good 1^1 32. Preservation Project Status 18. Description No Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s 1 I Imposing 3 1/2 story stone tavern Three bJ Single Pile------residence located jsut north of 33. ATTACH PHOTO Camp Springs. All of the Double Pile W characteristic German features ar ^loor Plan employed on this building, iki Structural Fabric particularly the segmental arch A. 1 p1 R 1 1 bays, the tooled cornerstones, Decorative Fabric and the rough, rubble limestone A wall surfaces. The ground floor l!j ally, B. remains a tavern as It was origin 1 1 while the upper two floors are Roof Form double pile. {Continue on Back! Gable: Ribbed Metal 19. History Roll No._ Built as a tavern and residence by William Uthe circa 2-16 Picture No. 1860-1870. Uthe, born In Prussia In 1817 as Friedrich Wilhelm Uthe, was a member of St. John's Evangelical Direction . Church. Like many Germans who came to Four Mile Creek, 34 Prepared by: the Uthe's first settled In Cincinnati. Son August Uthe Carol37n M. Torma Edward A. Chappel 20 Significance Along with the Reltman House (CP-60) , this Is 35. Organization one of the largest, most Impressive German built stone Kentucky Her!tagp. rniinr11^^1 buildings In the Four Mile Creek area. In terms of massli^§6. Date ^/1R/7Q f oKt-T n 3T1 H > t“Tvn T t T 23 f" 1 / mg p066ft66^6- 21. Source of Information 37 Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Kopp Knable 11/2/82 Griffin, Atlas of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties, Steve Gordon 1883 18. According to the tavern keeper a large dance hall occupied the north space of the first floor, today it is partitioned. Attached to the rear is a single story stone kitchen with porch on the north side. Underneath this porch is a vaulted cellar that opens into the rear of the tavern space. The ' building has sustained remarkably few alterations. A small stone smokehouse to the rear has been converted into a garage.

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19. was born in Cincinnati in 1846. The earliest record of the Uttie’s in {"our Mile Creek was 1871, when they were listed as sponsors at a baptism. , William Uthe was then described as a farmer, blacksmith, and Innkeepet.,of Four Mile. Tha. 1874 Campbell County Tax records indicate Uthe owned six hogs, two houses, cme cow, 200 bushels of corn, and 20 tons of hay. His impressive hdldi^s also included a tavern license and an estate worth $4,000. Uthe's son August later operated a post office in this building. In recent years the building was ^ known as VonStein's Grocery and Pelle's Cafe. Charles Johnson^has‘operated * a tavern here since 1952.

20. statewide significance.

21. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Campbell County.

Campbell County Tax Lists, 1874. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name Camp Spring House Site If CP-71 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties

Vfn* 1 Q U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 728040 4320620 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage .23 Acres

Beginning at a point on the eastern right-of-way of Four Mile Pike, which is approximately 900' south of the intersection with Lower Eight Mile Road, proceed east 100', then south 100' along rear of said property, then west 100' until reaching Four Mile Pike. Then proceed north along the east side of road to the point of origin. Broundaries include stone building and stone garage. Non­ contributing buildings in immediate vicinity excluded from nomination.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

Lower Eight Mile Road 900 feet

1 stone garage A NORTH

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County Book: Page 25, Parcel 83.

V ■ CP-79 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1 ■ Historic Name(s) j Johl:^^^ah^\ HouSe ^ )y 22. ADD/County 0 1 q riampK^I 1 G.l S Mod. Original Owner 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant H5'/75') I 1,3, 6| Alexandria y 'g-. 2 Present Name 24. UTM Reference PeXle House li 6| |7|2,7|2|7,0| |4,3,1,8|3|8,0| 3. Location Zone Lower Tug Fork Raad. Easting Northing 4. Owner's Name 2 5 Coordinate Accuracy David C> Pella Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure North Carolina 27609 Historic Site 7901 Vauxhill Drive, Raleigh, f Building^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes X No Private...... X YesNo . 27. National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... Federal...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA Campbell County Heritage League 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register TTnVnnun Date 29 Status 1 2. Builder National Landmark , Unknown National Register 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate B. May 15, 1979 :. 1860-1870 Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark A Vernacular Lxl HABS/HAER...... B U 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnic Settlemen 1C Dwelling Other_____ 1 6. Present use Dwelling 31 Endangered Yes Nn XX 1 7. Condition m [AJ 32. Preservation Project Status 18. Description Two-story, thtee-bay No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s I ] stone dwelling built into hillsild jingle Pile NA Front elevation exhibits a raise 33. ATTACH PHOTO center passage & two rectangular Double Pile basement windows. One of the mo ri loor Plan interesting features on this house is the use of arched stone Structural Fabric voussoirs over the flat wooden \i::m Decorative Fabric lintels. Other details include a small attic vent in the gable en d and original stone leanto at the right rear elevation. Frame Roof Form room in corner appears to be an addition. (Continue^oVi BacK)______Gable: Metal 19. History Roll No.______The 1883 Atlas of Campbell County Indicates a dwelling Picturem No. H ~__^ Q_ ^ on this site owned by J. Faha. John Faha is listed as the head of a household in the 1880 census. The sequenc ,,Direction ______of his listing practically confirms he lived at this 34. Prepared by: location. He was bom in Prussia c.1823; his wife and Carolyn M. Torma 20. Significance An important embodiment of stone vernacular Edward A. Chappell architecture along Four Mile & Tug Fork Creeks. The 35. Organization massing and fenestration of this house is very similar Kentucky Heritage Council 36. Date to the main block of the Riemer House (CP-SS).______May 15, l-»79 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Oates 38. Staff Review Griffing,Atlas of Boone, Kenton, & Campbell Counties, 10/82 1883. Steve Gordon Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Campbell County i 19. 19 year old son were also born there. The fact that his 17 year oldr daughter was born in Kentucky suggests Faha came to Four Mile Creek c. 1861-1863. Stylistically the house is similar to other buildings constructed during the 1860-1870 period.

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18. Six-over-six windows appear to be original features^ Unusually deep gable roof has ribbed metal surface.

Between the house and Upper Tug Fork Road is a rectangular barn with raised limestone foundation. However, unlike most German bank barns, the main entrance is not on the upper level.

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Historic Property Name John Faha House Site fr CP-79 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. _167272704318380 D. ______

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 1.55 acres

Beginning at a point on the south side of Lower Tug Fork Road which is 425' west of Poplar Ridge Road, proceed south 300' along the rear of Faha house and barn, then proceed west 300' to the Tug Fork Creek, then proceed northeast approxi­ mately 300' along said creek until reaching Lower Tug Fork Road. Then proceed 150' east to the point of origin. Boundaries include the stone house, bam, and yard area.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

f Lower Tug Fork Road Poplar Ridge Road 425 feet^

bam

site of stone Faha NORTH s'house House

yard area

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County Book: Page 25, Parcel 128. Part of 6.1 acre tract. CP-81 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

22. AOD/County 1. Historic Namels) Gubser-Schuchter Farm I ampnfa i i Original Owner Andrew Gubssr 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant (15775'! G.I.S Mod. III! New Richmond 2. Present Name Mincey Farm 24. UTM Reference |1,6| 17,2,8,4,2,01 14 i3,l,8,0,6,01 3. Location Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25- Coordinate Accuracy Mr. & Mrs. Donald Mincey Object 5. Owner's Address 26- Prehistoric Site Structure Historic Site Box 197, Melbourne, Kentucky ^uMdin^) Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes No X Yes X No Private...... 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... GER^IAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State FOUR MILE CREEK AREA _l Campbell County Heritage League Federal ...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect Date u 29. Status 12. Builder National Landmark National Register 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate C. 1850-1860 A liJ B May 16. 1979 1 1 Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark A. Vernacular [VJ HABS/HAER...... 8. 1 1 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnic Settlement Farin Coitipl px Other____ 1 6. Present use Farm Complex 31 Endangered Yes . 1 7. Condition No. IBI 32. Preservation Project Status

18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in S 1,000s Important hillside sited farm |cl Single Pile------complex immediately south of 33. ATTACH PHOTO Camp Springs. Complex consists Double Pile X of log and stone house, smoke­ Floor Plan house, summer kitchen, bam and ancillary outbuildings. Two Structural Fabric A 1 a1 8. story, double pen log house Decorative Fabric characterized by a 1 1/2 story, A LU stone unit attached to the rear elevation. The simple, three-bay R |H1

log house has clapboard wall Roof Form siding whereas the northern (Continue on Back) Gable end: ribbed metal 19. History 25/26 Roll No _____ Double pen log house appears to have been built by Picture No 2 7—36/9 — 1 3 Andrew Gubser (Kupser) about the time he purchased-the property in 1850 from Daniel Ware. Ware had owned the Direction ______property since 1813. Gubser, also spelled Kupser in 34. Prepared by: the census, had immigrated to Kentucky from Switzerland Carolyn M. Torma Edward A Chappell 20. Significance A Significant farm complex associated with ethnic 35. Organization settlement into the Four Mile Creek Valley. The Kentucky Heritage Council Gubsers were part of a small Swiss enclave that 36. Date May 16. 1979 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Mr. & Mrs. Mincey 10/20/82 Seventh Census of the United States; 1850, Campbell Steve Gordon County. 18. (Continued) portion of the ’stcne section is whitewashed. Flat wood lintels over windows in stone section. Foundation of front porch is stone and has ground level entrance that leads into a cellar. V

A vaulted cellar space is below the smokehouse. ^

19. sometime between 1844 and 1849. A farmer by occupation, Gubser had eight children in 1850, the youngest having been born in Kentucky in 1849. In 1883 Frank and Katherine Schuchter purchased the 30 acre farm for $2,300. The Schuchters were large wine producers and stored wine barrels in the vaulted cellar space below the smokehouse. The frame summer kitchens were widely used in the Four Mile area before gas and electricity was made available in the early 1930s.

20. immigrated into the area along with the Germans.

GUBSER-SCHUCHTER HOUSE

Two room log section and stone foundation under porch

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Historic Property Name Gubser-Schuchter Farm Site # CP-81 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek. Area______

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 7284204318060 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 2.52 acres

Beginning at a point on the east side of Four Mile Pike, 1100' south of Upper Tug Fork Road, proceed east 400', then proceed south 250' to the edge of a small creek, then proceed west 400' following said creek to the edge of Four Mile Pike. Then proceed north 300' along said road to the point of origin. Boundaries include the house, barn, and all contributing outbuildings.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

Upper Tug Fork Road 1100 feet smokehouse

house

summer kitchen NORTH

stone chicken NOT TO SCALE house

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County Book: Page 25, Parcel 7. Part of 71 acre tract. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No. Cp-65

1. Historic Name(s) Helert Farm 5 22 ADD/County Campbell 0 19 Original Owner Karl Helert ______Sfir ~ 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant l15'/75') G I.S. Mod. h i3 i5 i 2. Present Name Withamsville BarbIan Farm 24. UTM Reference |1,6| |7 i3i0i0i2i0| I4.3.2,0i4i8i0l 3. Location Upper Eight Mile Pike Zone Easting Northing 4. Owner's Name 25 Coordinate Accuracy Joe P. and Lillian Barbian Object 5 Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure Box 58, Upper Eight Mile, Melbourne Historic Site ^BuHdin^ Other 6 Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership XX Private...... 2 7. National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization State GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES FOUR MILE CREEK AREA Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register LdJ Date 29. Status ■I h 12. Builder National Landmark ^ Kitchen and National Register 13. Date Landmark Certificate T sitting room C.1870 a. lAJ B. IT 5-10-79 Kentucky Survey % addition 14. Style Local Landmark . . . now D. R. now kitch.v A. Vernacular LZJ HABS/HAER B 11 ■'V 30. Historic Theme Mother's Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use Secondary _Ethnic Settlemen :c B. R. [AJ B. R. Farm Complex /2r!^ 1 6. Present use Other _ 10' 10" >6' f now L. R, 31.Endangered ir ^ I------U J- Farm Complex Yes . 1 7. Condition No . ^_____30' 10"^ Good 32. Preservation Project Status 18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1.000s Important farm complex sited LU ^pgle Pile _ high above Four Mile Creek Valle NA . 3a. ATTACH PHOTO One and one-half story stone hous ©ouble Pile . has a three-bay front facade anc Floor Plan stone ell on the left rear. Stc ne ell makes that side of house Structural Fabric Stone double pile. Frame kitchen addi tion to right rear. The present Decorative Fabric rubble limestone a center passage is the result of an early twentieth century

partition. Segmental arches Roof Form distinguish the exterior bays, (Continue on Back) 1 9. History Roll No._ Karl Helert (1831-1907) came to the United States in Picture No. 5-16 1848 from Wasserknoten, Bavaria. In 1854 he married Dorothy Reidel. He was a farmer and member of St. Direction _ John's Lutheran Church. John Helert (1866-1952), 34. Prepared by: Carolyn M. Torma” Karl's son, remembers the house being built when he was Edward A. Chappell 20. Significance 35. Organization Important farm complex associated with German settle­ Kentucky Heritage Council ment in Campbell County. 36 Date May in. 1 979 21. Source of Information 37 Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Knable 10/29/82 Mrs. Joe Barbian ■ Steve Gordon 18) although small lunette windows enhance the gable ends. These lunette windows have radiating stone voussnoirs. Other features include a small Victorian entrance porch, stone chimney, standing seam metal roof, and six-over-six windows.

Complex consists of round smokehouse, bank barn, stone chickenhouse, and various frame buildings. The smokehouse is structurally unsound and in danger of collapsing. Bank bam has impressive stone foundation with large six-over-six windows and wood lintels. Small frame house and outbuildings contribute to the importance of this complex. A worn flagstone walk runs from the house to a well near the bam.

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19) four years old. He lived here until 1940. The Barbians, who purchased the property in 1940, added the frame Infill addition to the rear elevation in 1965. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Site # CP-65 Historic Propei>ty Name Heiert Farm Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile creek

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 730020 4320480 d.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 3.68 acres

Beginning at a point approximately 500' from Upper Eight Mile Road, proceed SE 400', then proceed SW 400', then proceed NW 400', crossing farm pond, then proceed NE 400' until reaching the point of orgin. Boundaries include house, bank bam, stone smokehouse, and frame outbuildings.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

Upper Eight Mile Road, 500 feet

Heiert House

round smokehouse f rame outbuildings

chicken house ^ NORTH bank' bam

non- NOT TO SCALE con t rib . shed

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County Book: Page 33, Parcel 61. Part of 19.58 acre tract. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.__Cp__58_

1. Historic Nameis) Hilbert Farm 22. ADD/County 0 1 9 r.pTrmVipl 1 Original Owner C 1-T.i /t> ^ p ' ' n r? 3

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Mrs. Dora Martz Object 5 Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure Historic Site Box 68 Gimkel Road, Melbourne, Kentucky ^uilding^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership YesNo XX Yes XX No Private...... 27. National Register District Name; Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERT' ps• 1 1 Campbell County Heritage League State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register Date 29 Status 1 2. Builder National Landmark . Unknown National Register 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate r.1825-1875 ^ —. 8. LJ Kentucky Survey . 1/9/79 14. Style Local Landmark ... A. Vernacular \n HABS/HAER...... B. 1 1 30. Historic Theme Primary —Architecture 1 5. Original Use |A| c Farm Complex Secondary FfbTVit^ gf-rvry /Ir r Other tK 1 6. Present use 31. Endangered /7 Farm Complex Yes . 1 7. Condition No. Fair to poor |C| 32. Preservation Project Status

18. Description No. Stories 1 & 1/2 |B| Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Farm complex sited on high ridge I \ L , I Single Pile XX NA that overlooks Four Mile and the 33. ATTACH PHOTO Ohio Valleys. Dwelling is a 1 l/i Double Pile Floor Plan story, possibly log, five-bay structure with leanto. Surveyor Structural Fabric was unable to determine the A. 1_ 1 R original construction. Right 1 1 Decorative Fabric side has stone cellar and six- A. f-mr. over-six double hung sash, left Asbestos Siding B. mn.. side exhibits two-over-two sash i 1 Roof Form too wide to,^,i^,fJ^^S^ot, but th« Gable: Ribbed Metal

1 9. History Roll No House appears to have been built prior to the smokehouse and bam. An Austrian farmer named Anthony Hilbert, con­ Picture No structed the outbuildings between 1860 and 1870. It is Direction known that he came to Kentucky sometime between 1860 34. Prepared by: and 1870. The 1880 census indicates a German farm Carol}7n M. Torma Edward A. Chappel 20. Significance Significant for its historical association with German 35- Organization settlement in the Four Mile Creek area. Dwelling, bam Kentucky Heritage Council 2^. . Date and round smokehouse are mid-nineteenth century structur 1 Q7Q 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Griffing, Atlas of Boone, Kenton, & Campbell Counties, 10-82 1883. S. Gordon Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Campbell County Mrs. Dora Martz bays on the right side appear unusually deep, Ribbed metal roof topped by three small lightning rods.

The most significant outbuilding is the round, dry laid limestone smokehouse. It also has a ribbed metal roof and finlal. The doorway has-a crude wooden lintel. Immediately east of the smokehouse is a large bank bam with stone foundation. The small wooden sheds and garage were built by the present owner's father. A large greenhouse, which stood in the front yard where only the foundations remain, blew down on March 19, 1948. When re-surveyed in October, 1982, the smokehouse was in deteriorated condition.

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laborer named Henry Randell also lived on the proeprty with Hilbert. Mr. Martz, a blacksmith by trade, acquired the property in 1922. His daughter continues in residence.

Round smokehouse is one of only three in the area and the only recorded group of round German smokehouses in Kentucky. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Propexty Name Hilbert Farm Site // CP-58 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 730460 4321160 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 2.7 acres

Beginning at the intersection of Upper Eight Mile and Gunkel Roads, proceed NE 400', then SE 300' along rear slope of bank barn, then proceed SW 400' until reaching the right-of-way of Gunkel Road, then proceed NW 300' until the point of origin. Nomination includes all structures and domestic spaces.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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Official Courthouse Property Reference: CP-63 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

22. ADD/County 1. Historic Nameisi Kort Grocery Campbell 0 19

Original Owner 23. U.S.G.S Quadrant (15'/75') G.I.S. Mod. P

18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost In $ 1.000s One and one-half story stone Two EJ Single Pile XX NA commercial store and dwelling 33. ATTACH PHOTO built along the hillside. Five Double Pile_____ bay front elevation faces Four Floor Plan Mile Pike, and is characterized by entrances to both the store Structural Fabric B. space and dwelling. The store Stone Decorative Fabric runs the depth of the building Rubble Limestone a ULI and at the rear there is a door to a vaulted cellar that is 8. f,.m' built into the hillside. Both Roof Form doorways have deeply set two (Continue on BacRl Gable: Ribbed metal

19. History guilt as a grocery by Peter Kort in 1880. He Roll No 20 - 33 was a native of Prussia and brother to Jacob Kort. Picture No. Peter Kort married John Brown's daughter and subsequently built this stone grocery. In 1908 Clem and Mary Sandfos^ 34. Prepared by: purchased the store and continued to operate the grocery Carolyn M. Torma They removed a partition wall in the left hand first Edward A. Chappel 20 Significance Significant for its association with German 35. Organization settlement along the Four Mile Creek Valley and as an Kentucky Heritage Council example of mixed use stone vernacular architecture. 36 Date

21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review 10/82 Mary Kort Glar Grifflng, Atlas of Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, Steve Gordon 1883. Mr. & Mrs. Sandfos. 18) pane transom windows and paneled soffits and all bays have the distinctive segmental arch lintels and stone lugsills. The majority of windows are six- over-six. The second floor spaces on the front and rear elevations are defined by the small arched windows. The vaulted cellar is covered by a gable roof without a superstructure.

19. floor and relocated the stairwell on the rear wall. Present owners purchased the property in 1945. Mr. Sandfos was born in an upstairs room, Mrs. Sandfos' parents emigrated from Germany circa 1905 and were married in the United States. The Sandfos' bought vinegar from local farmers and kept it in wine racks in the vaulted cellar.

Stone cellar (rear) Rear elevation iraiT' ^

Fenestration and detail KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Site # CP-63 Historic Property Name _ Peter Kort Grocery Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek.

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres, A. 16 728310 ______4319900 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage .35 acres

Beginning at a point on the east side of Four Mile Pike, proceed east 200', thence proceed south 75' along rear of parcel, then proceed west 200' until reaching Four Mile Pike, then proceed north 75' along the east side of said road until reaching the point of origin. Boundaries include the stone grocery, cellar, and rear yard area.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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County Book: Page 25, Parcel 42. CP-80 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Name(si/‘ Fredericty^eme^ House(j3r ■? ‘ > 22. ADD/County nU 1 Q Campbell 1 y Original Owner Kremer Brothers 23. U S G.S. Quadrant 115775') G.l S. Mod. 111 3 I 61 2. Present Name New Richmond______Stony yista 24. UTM Reference I 1, 6| I 7, 2, 7, 4, 9, q I 4, 3, 1, 7, 9, 6, 0| 3. Location 317 Poplar Ridge - Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25- Coordinate Accuracy Roy and Jean Neiser Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure 317 Poplar Ridge Road, Alexandria Histnrif Site Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership YesNo _XX Yes XX No Private...... 27. National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization German Settlement Propert; .es State ...... Four Mile Creek Area , . 1 Federal...... Campbell County Heritage League 28. Significance Evaluation |D| 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register Date 29. Status 1 2. Builder National Landmark . . Unknown National Register . , . 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate ------i 1 / 1 May 16, 1979 Kitchen Porch I c.1870-1875 * ' B. 1 1 Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark HABS/HAER...... c A Vernacular m Bed­ B. 30. Historic Theme ]| Parlor u Primary Architecture c room 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnic Hjstory Farmhouse IaJ c c /I 1 6. Present use Other C Dwelling 31.Endangered Original floor plan 1 7. Condition No. Good |B| 32. Preservation Project Status

1 8. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Sited on high hill that has a 1 and 1/2 [bJ commanding view of the Tug Fork Single Pile 33. ATTACH PHOTO and Four Mile Creek valleys. One Double Pile and one-half story rubble lime­ Floor Plan stone dwelling with stone ell Hall-Parlor 1^1 addition. Symmetrical three bay Structural Fabric Stone A. LbJ B. 1 1 fenestration characterized by Decorative Fabric center entrance and small attic A. [H] £' windows on the upper story. Rubble Limestone ^ m Larger window and door bays have R 1 1 the characteristic segmental Roof Form stone lintels, the attic bays IContinue on Back) Gable 1 9. History On 29 May 1871, three brothers, Mathias, Nicholas, and Roll No. ?S/26 Frederich Kremer purchased a 95 acre tract on Poplar Picture No. 21-26/19-20 Ridge from Mr. Crigler. Nicholas and Mathias had built Direction _ houses on Four and Twelve Mile Road (CP-50, CP-55). On 34. Prepared by: 12 March 1874 the Poplar Ridge property was divided Carolyn M. Torma Edward Chappell 20. Significance Significant as an example of vernacular ston 35. Organization architecture and for its historical association with Kentucky Heritage Council German settlement in the Four Mile Creek area. 36. Date May 16. 1979 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Knable 10/82 Brochure on Stone Vista S. Gordon Tenth Census of the United States; 1880, Campbell County ,A have flat wood lintels. The 11/2 story, single room stone ell appears to be an early addition. At the time it was added the inside stairs were moved from the front parlor to the kitchen. The house has 18" stone walls and the joists supporting the first floor are hewn. There are no fireplaces, chimney flues are along side of the end windows.

Immediately behind the ell is a rectangular stone fruit cellar and storage building. The bank barn is structurally unchanged, but the original stone smokehouse was torn down for the kitchen expansion which filled in the corner of the ell.

among the three brothers, Frederlch acquiring 31 acres on this site. Frederich was a native of Prussia and had come to Four Mile in the late 1840s. It is ' said the man who did the masonry work on the barn was paid a barrel of cider foi his efforts. The property remained in the Kremer family until it Was pur-' ' chased by John and Anna Neiser in February, 1919. Upon John Neiser’s death in 1955, his nephew Roy Neiser, acquired the house and farm. "I J » t:3- KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name Frederick Kremer House Site # CP-80 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties ______EmrcL-Mlli U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. _____ H. _____

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 1.6 acres

Beginning at a point on the east side of Poplar Ridge Road, which is approximately 1500' south of Upper Tug Fork Road, proceed northeast 400' along fencerow, then proceed south 200' along hillside behind barn, then proceed southwest 300' until reaching Poplar Ridge Road, then proceed northwest 200' along the east side of said road to the point of origin. Boundaries include stone house, bank bam, and dependencies.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

stone ANORTH cellar

Kremer House

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Official Courthouse Property Reference;

County Book: Page 25, Parcel 166.. Part of 31.24 acre tract. CP-59 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No. .

1. Historic Name(s) rMT^ias^Ureme^ House 22. ADD/County Oil T9 Campbell OrigiitsI Owner 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant (157751 G.I.S. Mod. New Richmond 11.3,6| 2. Present Name Camp' Springs Tavern 24. UTM Reference |l ,6 I t7 g |8 |4 |2 lO I l4. 3. L 9| li Q d 3. Location Four and Twelve Mile Road Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Frank and Bertha Enzweiler Object u 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Historic Site Structure 218 Four & Twelve Mile Road, Melbourne ^uildif^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Viaible from road 8. Ownership Yea XX No Yaa XX No Private...... 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... — GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA I i Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation National Register 10. Sits Plan with North Arrow 11. Architect 29. Status Date 12. Builder National Landmark . . TT.r-.1^r-.r^r■r^ National Register . . . 13. Date Landmark Certificate May 10. 1979 1 RftA Kentucky Survey 14. Style u Local Landmark . . . . A. Fed. Vemac. \n HABS/HAER...... 8. 1 1 30. Historic Theme Primary. Architecture IS. Original Use Residence lAj Secondary Ethnic History. Other______16. Present use Tavem/Residence 31. Endangered Yes. XX 17. Condition No. Good [BJ 32. Preservation Project Status u 18. Description No. Storita Actual Cost in $ 1,000s ■Je-.rr l£j • 111] Three bay, two-story brick dwel Srngli Pile------situated at major crossroad in 33. ATTACH PHOTO Double Pile XX Camp Springs. Evidence suggests Floor Plan a center passage plan with two double pile room depth under the gable roof Structural Fabric on right half of building. brick A. 1 cl B. 1 1 - Originally a single pile on lef Dacorative Fabric it appears that a two-story common bond A. EJ porch was converted into an enclosed addition. External B. features include common bond Roof Form u Gable: Metal (Continue on Beck) 19. History 19/26 Roll No.. Originally built c.1865 as a six-room house and expandefi Picture No. 13-15/14-18 into a grocery and tavern during the 1880s. Census records and the 1883 county Atlas seem to suggest the Direction house was first owned and occupied by Matthias Kremer 34. Prepared by; Born in Prussia c.1807, Kremer was listed in the 1850 Carolyn M. Torma Edward A. Chappell 20. Slanifictnee Significant as an example of brick Federal vernacular 35. Orgenizitlon architecture in Camp Springs. Stylistically the buildin KeTit"iirlcv flniinril is anachronistic to the predominant form of German 36. Date May 10. 1979 21. Source of Information 37. Ravitlon Detee 38. Staff Review Griffing, Atlas of Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, 11/1/82 1883. Steve Gordon Seventh & Tenth Cenuss of the United States; 1850, 1880>, Campbell County. («^V r if V .. . ‘i - .-?• . ." .

-r. . 18. masonry, jack arch lintels, stone lugsills, and six-over-six_windows.__Star anchox. irons evenly spaced on three elevations. Dwelling rests on rubble limestone- foundation. Attached to the basement level of the south elevation is a single story brick, common bond structure built as a tavern in the 1880s. •

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19. census as a shoemaker by trade.-' Sometime-between 1844 and 1846 Kremer moved to Kentucky. This can be drawn from the fact that his son was born in Germany in 1842, a daughter in Louisiana in 1844, and another son in Kentucky in 1846. By 1870 Kremer's property was valued at a high figure of $3,500. It would appear that Matthais Kremer was closely related to Nicholas Kremer (CP-55). ' '-V

20. vernacular buildings in the area.

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. II t ■ • . . 7 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Propeisty Name Matthias Kremer House Site // CP-59 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area ______

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 728420 4319100 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage One Acre

Beginning at a point at the northeast comer of the intersection of Four Mile Road and Four and Twelve Mile Road, proceed north 200' along the east side of former road, then proceed east 175' along side of hill, then proceed south 300' along rear of nominated building until reaching Four and Twelve Mile Road. Then proceed northwest 175' until reaching the point of origin. Boundaries include house and tavern only.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

GRASSY HILL

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Official Courthouse Property Reference:

County Book; Page 25, Parcel 177.

' .y ■ KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No______CP-55 1 Historic Name(s) /^jchola^'^'^me^'jHouse (&- ^ 22. ADD/County 0 1 9 rarnnKoll . U C ' Original Owner 23, U.S.G.S. Quadrant 11 5775') G.I.S Mod. |1,3,6| New Richmond 2. Present Name Williams House 24. UTM Reference Ili6l I7i2i9ili2i0l l4 .111 i8i6iqinl 3. Location Four and Twelve Mile Pike Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy John Williams Object 5. Owner's Address 26 Prehistoric Site Structure Historic Site ^uMng^ 211 Four and Twelve Mile Pike, Melbourne, Kentucky Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes No XX Yes XX No Private 2Q 27. National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA [__l Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation National Register 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect [dJ Date 29. Status 12. Builder National Landmark . National Register 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate C. 1868 A. I_^ B. U Kentucky Survey May 1Q7Q 14. Style Local Landmark HABS/HAER...... A. Vernacular B. 1 1 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture c 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnic Settlement c c Farm Complex lAi Other____ 1 6. Present use Dwelling 31 Endangered Yes 1 7. Condition No XX good 32. Preservation Project Status

1 8. Description No. Stories [C| Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Two Story, three-bay stone dwell­ Single Pile ing with attached one-story kit­ 33. ATTACH PHOTO chen wing. Entire house construe Bgpble Pile Floor Plan of rubble limestone dressed with center passage tooled cornerstones. Six-over-six Structural Fabric sash characterized by wooded lin­ stone A. LbJ b U tels, although the basement win­ Decorative Fabric dows have segmental arches. Sing rubble story kitchen was added to the limestone .JM. original house, which is a three- room plan with center passage. Roof Form Gable: metal (Continue on Back) 18/19 19. History Roll No._ According to a local historian, this house was built by 16-19/11-12 Picture No. Nicholas Kremer circa 1868. Kremer, bom in Prussia c.l84tL direction _ was a farmer by occupation. He immigrated to Kentucky prior to 1868. In 1880 he had eight children, all of whom 34 Prepared by: were born in Kentucky. Also living in the farmhouse was Carol)7n M. Torma Edward A. Chappel 20. Significance 35. Organization Important representation of stone vernacular architectur in Camp Springs and Campbell County, Kentucky. Kentucky Heritage Council 36. Date ^ 9 1979

21 Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Knable 10/25/82 Mrs. Williams Steve Gordon Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Campbell Counter A Complex consists of a stone wall along the east side of house, a limestone smoke­ house (18' X ^1'), and limestone chicken house. To the rear of the smokehouse is a small shed with rubble limestone foundation and adzed beams. Only the foundations remain from the original bank bam. Smaller barns to the southwest are included in the nomination. *

19. John Benninghouse, a farm laborer from Prussia.

stone smokehouse and braced frame shed KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name ____Nicholas Kremer House Site ^ CP-55 t Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title (CPT-man Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 729120 4318690 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 4.6 acres

Beginning at a point 150' NW of the gravel driveway and Four and Twelve Mile Pike, proceed northeast 500', then proceed southeast 400', crossing shallow ravine, then turning southwest proceed 500, crossing shallow hollow until reaching Four and Twelve Mile Road, then proceed northwest 400' to the point of origin. Boundaries include the stone dwelling, smokehouse, chicken house, frame shed, and small bams.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.) /s hills ^ chick.^ house ys. frame smokehs shed

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Official Courthouse Property Reference: KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY CP-91 Site No.

1 - Historic Name(s) Leick House U 22. ADD/County ramphtfs 1 1 Original Owner St. Joseph's Church 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant I15775’) G.I.S. Mod. Il,3,6l 2. Present Name New Richmond Leick House 24. UTM Reference ll .6 1 I7i2i8i5i 7i Ol Ui 3ili 9i 3i 4i ol 3. Location ^----- Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs Zone Easting Northing 4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Albert M. Leick Object u 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure Historic Site Four Mile Pike, Melbourne, Kentucky ^uildiri^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership YesNo___ ^ Yes______No ^ Private...... X 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local...... GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA I i Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register [Dj Date 29. Status 1 2. Builder National Landmark . National Register 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate c.1865-1870 lAJ Kentucky Survey , , _May, 1979 14. Style Local Landmark HA8S/HAER...... ^ Vernacular

B. - 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use c C Dwelling Ethnic History c 1 6. Present use c^r-----Religion------31.Endangered Dwelling Yes . 1 7. Condition No _ Good 32. Preservation Project Status 18. Description Two-story, five-bay No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s double pile stone dwelling built LcJ Single Pile NA onto the side of the hill. Like 33. ATTACH PHOTO many of the other stone building fiouble Pile XX in Camp Springs, this structure Floor Plan has a rear entrance onto the second floor. Distinguishing Structural Fabric features include rough, rubble Stone LbJ Decorative Fabric limestone wall treatment, seg­ A. LhJ mental arched bays with stone voussoir and arched, six-over- Stone

six windows in the attic story Roof Form of the gable ends.„ ° (Continue on Back) Gable 1 9. History Roll No.___ Reputed to have originally been built as a convent for 20-29 the teachers at St. Joseph's Church. Apparently the Picture No. building was never used for that purpose and was sub­ Direction _ sequently sold to Michael or Edward Leick. The 1883 34. Prepared by: Campbell County Atlas indicates one named "F. LEIR" [si ] Carolyn Torma Edward A. Chappel 20. Significance Important representation of stone vernacular architecture in Camp Springs and Campbell County, 35. Organization Kentucky. Significant for its historical (over) Kentucky Heritage Council 36. Date 18, 1979 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review 10/82 Margaret Enable Mrs. Melrow Guthier Balbina Enzweiler Alberta Franzen Steve Gordon 18. Present occupant Indicated the interior features a center passage with two rooms on each side of both floors. Ten foot ceilings downstairs and eleven feet upstairs.

Also located on the immediate property is a bank barn, stone garage(altered), and brick and stone chlckenhouse.

19. was in residence. It is very possible that this surname was misspelled, for a Frederich Leix [sic?], a forty year old farmer from Wurtternberg, Germany is listed in the 1880 census. It is known that members of the Spltzelberger family, including Father Spitzelberger, lived in the house. Edward Lelck lived here until his dath in 1947.

20. Association with St. Joseph’s Church and German settlement in the Four Mile Creek area.

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east elevation bank bam and garage

detail of stone front elevation KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Propeuty Name ____ Leick House Site # CP-91 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties T^rmf Ml Ar^fl,

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 728570 4319340 D. ______

B. E. I.• « C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 4.6 Acres

Beginning at a point approximately 600' east of Four Mile Pike and 100' east of St. Joseph's Church Cemetery, proceed east 500', then proceed south 400', then proceed west 500', then proceed north along gravel driveway until the point of origin. Boundaries include stone house, bank bam, garage, and frame sheds.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

Small creek \ \ I I ‘ I I \ 500' St. Joseph's Cemetery House □ wall o bam o AKl

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Official Courthouse Property Reference;

County Book: Page 25, Parcel 36. Part of 44.5 acre tract. CP-51 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Nameis) Ort-Heeb Farm (5 F fl til) 22. ADD/County " aJLi.. Campbell V. y ■'<- Original Owner ______23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant I15’/75'l G.I.S. Mod.

2. Present Name New Richmond Sandftfs Farm 24. UTM Reference 1 I el I7i2i8i0i8i0l Ui.lil I7i8i8inl 3 Location Four Mile Pike Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25 Coordinate Accuracy Mrs. Louise Sandfos Object 5. Owner's Address 26 Prehistoric Site Structure Box 195, Melbourne, Kentucky HisLoric Site I^Buildin^ Other 6 Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes No XX Yes XX Mo X Private...... 2 7. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA j_ Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect Date 29. Status 1 2. Builder National Landmark Joseph Ort National Register . 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate H /] R /RQ k. 1^ B. U C.1885 Kentucky Survey 5/9/-V»- 14. Style Local Landmark . . HABS/HAER...... A. Vernacular IvJ B. 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnjc Settlement Farm Complex 16. Present use Other ____ 31 Endangered ^ Farm Complex Yes . 1 7. Condition No _ 32. Preservation Project Status

18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s significant farm complex locatetl [£J Single Pile on a hillside that faces Four NA . 33. ATTACH PHOTO Mile Creek. Primary building Double Pile is a two-story, three-bay side Floor Plan passage stone dwelling. This particular floor plan and rough Structural Fabric ashlar wall treatment on the A. B. front elevation are atypical to Decorative Fabric the type of German built stone IIJ houses in the Four Mile Creek

area. Yet the side and rear Roof Form elevations still employ the {Continue on BackI Gable End: 1 9. History Roll No According to the present owner, this house was built Picture No. 1 n-Tt; by Joseph Ort circa 1885. Ort, born in Camp Springs in 1850, is listed in the 1850, 1860, and 1880 census. Direction _ His father, listed as both George and Joseph Ort, 34. Prepared by: Senior, was born in Prussia in 1822 and moved to Carolyn M. Torma Steve C. Gordon 20. Significance Important embodiment of traditional German stone 35. Organization vernacular architecture in the Four Mile Creek area. Kentucky Heritage Council 36 Date With its coursed ashlar facade and side passage plan May 9. 1979 21 Source of Information 37 Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Mrs. Louis Sandfos 10/30/82 Margaret Kopp Knable Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth U.S. Census; 1880, Campbell County. rubble limestone wall surfaces. The dominant stylistic feature is the use of segmental arch lintels on all window and door bays. The majority of windows are 'two-over-two. This double pile house also features small attic vents and a bracketed cornice. Roof supported by roughly cut common rafters that rest directly on the joints. Rafters supported by short ports with purlin at left front only.

Various outbuildings and sheds on this property, including a bank barn (32' x 34' and stone bank-type springhouse and meathouse (9 1/2' x 12'). Present owner built the concrete walls, bridge and folk art like alligator in relief.

Campbell County prior to 1850. Joseph Ort was listed as a farmer in the 1880 census. During the 1880s he built this stone dwelling for himself with Peter Ensweiler assisting with the carpentry. Ensweiler's father is reputed to have built the stone outbuildings. In 1909 John Heebpurchased the farm; he was also a native of the Four Mile Creek area and member jftf- St. Joseph's" Church.Heeb's parents were born in Switzerland. In addition bo cattle an(j hogs, the Heebs raised grapes, turnips, cabbage, and potatoes on the farm.'A ■

Vinegar and cider were stored in the cellar. Mrs. Louise Heeb Sandfos’'.!^ i John Heeb's daughter. . ■< ip ' 1

20. the house represents a slight departure from the more typical stone buildings.

? KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name _ Ort-Heeb Farm Site # CP-51 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 7280804317660 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 2.7 acres

Beginning at a point 800' west of the intersection of gravel driveway and Four Mile Road, proceed south 300' along base of small knoll, then west 400', then north 300' along rear side of smokehouse, then east 400' until the point of origin. Boundaries include main house, bank bam, sheds, and stone smokehouse.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

400' Four Mile Pike 800 feet —>

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Official Courthouse Property Reference;

County Book, Page 25, Parcel 30. Part of 19 acre tract..

' " ' ...J ■ CP-78 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

(historic Name(si Rgitman House 22- ADD County o f 9 Campbell Original Owner NicholaS Reltman 23. U.S.G S- Quadrant (15''75') G.I.S Mod 1/ 3 A 2. Present Name Alexandria y ■ . Reitman House 24. UTM Heterence m 3. Location /f>\ y,S,/,y,3,yt>l Reitman R»€Ki Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Mrs. Stanley (Emily) Reitman Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site 339 Reitman Road Hismy^ite Structure r Building 1 Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Private...... X Yes No Yes XX No c 27. National Register District Name; Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization German Settlement Properti,es State ...... Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... Four Mile Creek Area 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1 Architect Date 29. Status 12. Builder National Landmark . N. Reitman National Register . , 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate A 13 1 B. 1 1 c.1840-1850 Kentucky Survey Ma5LJ.J5^JL919_ 14. Style Local Landmark .... A Vernacular LU HABS/HAER . . B 30. Historic Theme u Primary Architecture_____ 1 5. Original Use Dwelling Secondary Ethnic Hjstory

1 6. Present use Other ______31.Endangered Varanl" Yes . 1 7. Condition No . Poor: needs renal 32. Preservation Proiect Status 18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Three bay, two story stone I Two 1111 Single Pile XX house overlooking the Four Mile NA____ 33. ATTACH PHOTO Creek Valley. Original front Double Pile may have faced east, but now Floor Plan oriented to the west. Two doors , Center Passage 1^1 one to center passage and one Structural Fabric to left room. Stairwell has Stone a.M 6. 1 1 diagonally set square spindles Decorative Fabric A. [HJ and chamfered newelpost exactly Rubble Limestone like the John Braun House (CP-64 ' • B. 11 Trim appears to have been Greek Rqof Form Revival, but much has been strip^#atle (Continue on Back) 1 9. History Roll No. Believed to have been built prior to 1850 by Nicholas 3-11 Reitman. A native of Rhenish Bavaria, Reitman immigrat g picture No. to the United States prior to 1855. After first building Direction _____ a log house on this site, Reitman replaced it with the 34. Prepared by: present stone dwelling. Reitman owned several tracts Carolyn Torma 20. Significance Edward A. Chappel Significant as an example of stone vernacular architec­ 35. Organization ture and for its historical association with German Kentucky Her'itagp. Gminn'1 settlement in the Four Mile Creek area of Campbell 36. Date May 15, 1979 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Kopp Knable 11-82 Stephen Gordon Ninth Census of the United States; 1870, Campbell Count 18. Cellar space is whitewashed. Exterior bays have flat wooden lintels - - and simple stone lugsills, and the first floor bays feature the radiating voussoirs over the lintels. A wooden porch attached to the west elevation is a twentieth century addition. A large bank bam with raised limestone foundation stands approximately 750' north of the house.

19. of land in the area and is supposed to have built the St. Joseph's House in Camp Springs (CP-60). The present owners purchased the property in 1947 and are the sixth generation of Reitman's to reside here. Although the house is vacant, Mrs. Reltman is concerned about vandalism and would like to see the building rehabilitated.

20. County. The Reitmans were instrumental in developing the area, and this house is believed to be among the oldest German stone houses still standing. Because of its Importance to the Four Mile Creek community, the house is Included in the thematic nomination. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name Reitman House// CP-78 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 727330 4319340 D.

B. E.

C. F. one acre approximately Verbal Boundary Description Acreage ______•'

Beginning at a point on gravel road approximately 900' northwest of Reitman Road, proceed east 200' along rear of barn, then proceed south 300' along brow of hill, then proceed west 75' to gravel driveway, then proceed north- northwest 300' to the point of origin. Boundaries include stone house and bank barn.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

Modem ^ house

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Official Courthouse Property Reference: CP-60 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

^ 1. Historic Name(s) Reitman's St. Joseph House ^2^ADD/County Campbell 0 1 9 Original Owner NicholaS Reltmail 23. U S G.S. Quadrant 115775') G I S Mod. Lli3x6| 2. Present Name New Richmond Helen Reitman House 24. UTM Reference 7 12 I R 1.31.51 n I k i3ili9i3i 6i Ol 3. Location LJj^ Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Helen Reitman u Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure 163 Fender Road, Melbourne Historic Site Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes NO XX Yes XX Private...... [X 27. National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA | . Campbell County Heritage League Federal 28- Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 11. Architect [Dj Date 29. Status 1 2. Builder probably N. Reitman National Landmark . . National Register . . . 13. Date Landmark Certificate C.1868 > CD Kentucky Survey . . . 5/iQ/ia. 14. Style Local Landmark . . . . A.Vernacular HABS/HAER......

B. LJ 30- Historic Theme Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use c Dwelling/Tavern L. 1 Secondary Ethnic Historv £. G Other Commerce 1 6. Present use -E Dwelling/Apartments 31. Endangered Yes . 1 7. Condition No. Good 32, Preservation Project Status 18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Unusually large stone building 2 1/2 Ld located in the core of the Camp Single Pile NA 33. ATTACH PHOTO Springs settlement. Front eleva­ Double Pile X tion practically abuts Four Mile Floor Plan Pike while a road to St. Joseph's Catholic Church borders the rear Structural Fabric u Stone A . 1 B| e 1 \ or east elevation. This five bay, —LHr ^ 2 1/2 story stone edifice was Decorative Fabric A. Ul constructed into the side of a i't hill, thus allowing a direct Stone B.U entrance into the second floor Roof Form rear. The front entrance was (Continue on Back) Gable: Ribbed Metal 1 9 History Rnll No 1 9 According to local sources, this building was built by 16-31 Picture No. Nicholas Reitman circa 1868. Reitman, a native of Bavari 1, Direction came to the U.S. prior to 1855. By the early 1870s Reitman (also spelled Wrightman) had acquired multiple 34 Prepared by: holdings around Indian Springs. In 1874 his 54 acre trac ;Carolyn M. Torma Edward A. Chappel 20. Significance Significant as a physical manifestation of German 35- Organization settlement into Four Mile Greek Valley. Along with the Kentucky Heritage Council Camp Springs House (CO-71), this is one of the largest 36. Date 5/10/79 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Elizabeth Reitman 11/2/82 Balbina Enzweiler Steve Gordon 18. shifted one bay to the south, thus altering the original symmetrical fenestration. Side elevations are impressive; being three bays deep and three stories tall. Roof exhibits comice returns. As was customary, all bays feature the handsome segmental arch,openings with stone voussoirs. The majority of the windows are six-over-six sash with a few metal casement replacement. The interior is said to have a vaulted cellar originally used to store beer.

Across Four Mile Pike and to the northwest is one of three round stone smoke­ houses included in this nomination. Evidence indicates it was associated with a farmhouse that is no longer standing.

19. on Four Mile Creek was valued at $1,900 with the improvements assessed at $5,000. The 1880 census indicates that in addition to the Reitmans many German farm laborers lived in this building. A souvenir program for the 1888 Alexandria Fair contains a listing for Four and Twelve Mile Hotel. Local sources suggest the building was probably built by Peter Ensweiler and Nicholas Reitman. in II "s. , mmn

Round stone smokehouse/icehouse North elevation and masonry detail across from Reitman House on Four tiile Pike

20. stone buildings in the area.

21. Eighth and Tenth Census of the United States; 1860, 1880, Campbell County. Campbell County Tax Lists, 1874. Alexandria Fair Program, 1888. Grlffing, Atlas of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties, 1883. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name Nicholas Reitman House Site if CP-60 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 728350 4319360 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage @1.6 acres

Beginning at the intersection of Four Mile Pike (Route 547) and St. Joseph's Church Road, proceed south 400* along the west side of latter road, then turning west proceed down hill 175' along fencerow to Four Mile Pike, then proceed north 250' along said road, crossing Four Mile Pike so as to include round smokehouse, then return to east side of road, proceeding north 150' to the point of origin. Boundaries include large stone Reitman House, domestic yard space, and round smokehouse on opposite side of Four Mile Pike.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described ove.) Cemetery drive

round smokehouse

St. Joseph's Cemetery Auto ^ garage

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Official Courthouse Property Reference: KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No. C7-92 ^ Andrew^ittei^jFarm'^ 1. Historic Name(s) S 22. ADD/County 0 ll9 Campbell Original Owner /h/ ■(’oi.a. X <1 r i/'e. 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant (15'/75') G.l.S. Mod. New Richmond 11.3.61 2. Present Name RitUer Farm 24. UTM Reference li 6l l7 i2 i8 i8i5i0 l4 i3 il 181O161OI1 3. Location •T----- .1/2 mile eagf Four Mile Pike Zone Easting Northing 4. Owner's Nsme 25. Coordinate Accuracy Mr, & Mrs. Edwin Ritter u 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Object Historic Site Structure Box 196, Melbourne, Kentucky 41059 ^uildin^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes . No XX Yes No XX Private...... u 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local...... GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA | , Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 11, Architect 29. Status Date 12. Builder National Landmark . Andrew Ritter National Register . . S/18/R1 13. Date Landmark Certificate c.1880-1891* 1 B. 1 Kentucky Survey 5/18/7-9- 14. Style Local Landmark ... HABS/HAER...... A. Vernacular tvj B. U 30. Historic Theme>eme Primary Architecture 1S. Original Use Farm Complex A 1 Secondary 16. Present use n,h«r Agriculture Farm Complex 31. Endangered Yes. 1 7. Condition No |B| 32. Preservation Project Status

1B. Description No. Stories Actuai Cost in $ 1.000s Important farm complex situated ic 1 Single Pile in a ravine approximately 1/2 33. ATTACH PHOTO mile east of Four Mile Creek Double Pile Floor Plan 1^ ' L Valley. Multiple buildings com­ |A| prised of stone house, stone Structural Fabric barn, stone smokehouse, stone stone & log ^ |B| g chickenhouse, and two additiona Decorttivt Fabric frame barns. House is a frame A. bd and stone structure built in rubble stone metal siding stages. Original one room log B.aj house is now encased in metal Roof Form siding on t:j^^^ut^elevation. Gable: Metal 19. History 28/29 Roll No------Log structure, now encased by later additions, appears Picture No. sn-ss/1-sn to have been built by H. J. Bell prior to 1880. During the period from 1880 to 1891 Andrew Ritter purchased Direction _ this 58 1/2 acre parcel from Bell and Charles Greis. 34. Prepared by: Carol37n M. Torma These conveyances suggest the stone buildings were Edward A. Chappel 20. Sigrtifiesnes 35. Orgtniiition Among the most significant German farm complexes in the Four Mile Creek area. The Ritter farm features the Kentucky Heritage Council 36. Data May 18, 1979 21. Source of Informetiofi 37. Revision Dates 3B. Staff Review Mrs. Edwin Ritter 11/1/82 Steve Gordon 18. Attached to it on the north is a single cell, two-story stone wing built by Andrew Ritter c.1883. At the same time Ritter apparently added another one room ell to the rear (east) and a detached stone building with vaulted cellar and wine pres&. The wine press occupies a higher elevation and was later connected (c.l891?) with the ell by constructing a narrow stone kitchen'hyphen between the two structures. A porch, now enclosed, extended along the south facade of the ell and kitchen. -

Although some of the stone houses and taverns in the Four Mile Creek area incorporate a vaulted cellar in the main block, this is the only observed example of connecting an agricultural building to the dwelling unit. Both structures feature the distinctive segmental lintels and hammered cornerstones.

Outbuildings Include, built by Andrew Ritter, a large stone bank barn (23' x 28'), the framing done by Joseph Blenke, a friend of Ritter's; a stone chicken house (14' X 14') built into the hillside with floor for hogs above; stone smokehouse on north side of house (10' x 10') with vaulted cellar below containing spring- house where butter and milk was stored in crocks (cheese, wine and vegetables were stored in main cellar). A frame crib (17' x 20') and large frame barn (35' X 27') are probably late nineteenth century and contribute to the utility and importance of this complex.

/ 19. probably built by Ritter between 1880 and 1895.

20. only observed stone bank barn in the area and one of the few wine cellars still extant. Collectively the buildings represent an important vestige of late nineteenth century German agricultural activities in Campbell County. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Andrew Ritter Farm Historic Property Name Site t Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Pour Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 1 fi79««snATI snfin D.

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Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 5.5 acres Beginning at a point on gravel driveway 1200' east of Four Mile Pike, proceed north 400', crossing small creek, then proceed east 600', then proceed south 400', again crossing small creek, then proceed west 600' along gravel driveway until reaching the point of beginning. Boundaries include all structures on the Ritter farm complex and provide a buffer zone.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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Official Courthouse Property Reference: KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No. CP-68

1. Historic Namelsl Roth Farm (o > 22 ADD/County Campbell Origirtal Owner Ca trt 23- U-S-G.S. Quadrant n5'/75’) G-I.S. Mod. ntS ^ . <- Il.3i5i 2. Present Name Withomsvil 1 e Bezol*d Farm 24. UTM Reference li 6l I 7i 2| 8i 9i li d I 4i 3, 2, 1, 3, a Ol 3. Location — TBoad and lane off Lower Eight Mile Re^d- Zone Easting Northing 4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Mr. & Mrs. Ray Bezold 5 Owner s Address 26. Prehistoric Site Object Structure Historic Site Box 28B, Melbourne, Kentucky 41059 <^uildin^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes No X Yes Nn X Private...... JL 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... German Settlement Properties in the' State ...... Four Mile Creek Area I | Campbell County Heritage League Federal ... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1 Architect National Register Unknown Date 29. Status 12. Builder National Landmark . . Unknown L£AMTo National Register 1 3. Date ca. 1860 A lAJ B. Landmark Certificate 1 1 Kentucky Survey May 1979- 1 4. Style Local Landmark . .T HABS/HAER...... PAKLOK, A. Vernacular o r* B. 1 1 30. Historic Theme Primary _Architecture c 1 5. Original Use |A| Secondary Ethnic Settlement Residential Farm c C Other, 1 6. Present use r Residential Farm 31 Endangered Yes 1 7. Condition No SL Good [3} 32. Preservation Project Status 18. Description Xwo-story, three-bay No. Stories Two |c| Actual Cost in $ 1,000s single pile stone dwelling with­ I I I (Single Pile)_jyC out center passage. Simple 33. ATTACH PHOTO fenestration consists of six- Double Pile over- six and two-over-two windowtsFloor Plan Extremely narrow doorway. All Hall/Parlor Structural Fabric bays have wood lintels. Other Stone V LbI details include small rectangulaje Decorative Fabric

attic windows in the gable ends ^Rubble lij and an asbestos gable roof. Sing[l story frame leanto addition to Limestone rear. Roof Form (Continue on Back) Gable: Asbestos 1 9. History Roll No 21 /?? Evidence suggests this house was built by Z. Roth circa 33-35/1-12 Picture No 1860. Bom in Prussia ca.l826, Z. Roth came to Four Direction Mile sometime before 1860. Little else is known about this property except that the Kremer family owned it for 34. Prepared by: C.M.T. many years. E.A.C. 20. Significance Significant variation of stone architecture 35. Organization in the Four Mill Creek area. Although it retains the twc Kentucky Heritage Council story, three bay qualities of neighboring buildings, it 36. Date 5/11/79 21. Source of Information 3 7 Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Personal Observation 10-82 Steve Gordon Mrs. Mary Kort Giar Tenth Census of the United States; 1880, Campbell Co. Griffing, Atlas of Boone, Kenton, & Campbell Cos., 1883. 1 '■

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18. Complex also Includes two outbuildings: A stone smokehouse to the rear of the dwelling and a stone summer kitchen to the front right of the house. The Slimmer kitchen has a vaulted cellar similar to the Gubser-Schuchter smoke- ^ house (CP-81). Since metal siding has been added to the bam it is not included in the property being nominated.

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20. (continued) does not have the distinctive segmental arched lintels or bank type construction. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Site it CP-68 Historic PropeBty Name Z. Roth Farm Multiple Resource/rnematic nomination Title German Settlement Propertiea Four Mile CrfeSR

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 7289104321300 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage •46 acres

Beginning at a point on gravel road 1600' SE of Lower Eight Mile Road, proceed southeast 100' along west side of road, thence proceed SW 200', thence NW 100', the NE 200' until the point of origin. Boundaries include main house, summer kitchen, and dependencies. Metal sided barn is not included.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

metal Lower Eight Mile sided Road, 1600 feet bam

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Official Courthouse Property Reference;

County Book: Page 32, Parcel 65. Part of 20.06 acre tract. CP-73 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Nameisi Sauser Farm 22. ADD/County Campbell I f f

Original Owner John SaUSer ____ at t'p <-• »!. Jy 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant (15'/75'i G.I.S. Mod.

2. Present Name Newport John Causer Farm 24. UTM Reference 1, 6| |7,2,6|5| 2| 0| 14,3,2,1,5, 6, 0 3. Location Upper Tug Fork Zone Easting Northing 4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Mr. St Mrs. John Sauser Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure Box 270, Route #1, Melbourne His;ori£ Site ^Building J Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes XX Nn Yes No XX Private...... 27. National Register District Name: ^ Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization State ...... Ca- A^eA. I i i Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register Date 29. Status 1 2. Builder National Landmark . National Register 13. Date Landmark Certificate A. C.1865 U 8. U Kentucky Survey 15 May 1979 14. Style Local Landmark . . HA8S/HAER A Vernacular hd 8. Primarv Archltectute c 1 5. Original Use Secnndarv EthuiC HlStOty Farm Complex c c Other ^ /) 1 6. Present use Farm Complex 31 Endangered " Yes 1 7. Condition No XX 32 Preservation Project Status

1 8. Description No Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Five-bay, two-story stone I house Single Pile XX NA sited on a gently sloping hill­ 33. ATTACH PHOTO side overlooking Tug Fork Creek Double Pile a tributary of Four Mile Creek. Floor Plan This single pile house exhibits six-over-six sash and small Structural Fabric attic windows on the gable ends Stone All bays have wooden lintels anc Decorative Fabric sills. Stone chimney on right Stone IHJ interior partition wall. Two bay frame porch and single stor> Roof Form leanto are later additions to Gable: Asbestos (Continue on Back) 1 9. History Roll No. On 9 May 1857, Richard Southgate sold 112 acres of land 21-31 on Tug Fork Creek to Abraham Uhle for $900. His step­ Picture No. daughter, Katharine Uhl, who inherited the farm, was Direction _ bom in Ichenheim, Baden, in 1830. Her first husband, 34. Prepared by: Peter Schrier, was born in Prussia in 1824 and died at Carolyn M. Torma Edward A. Chappel 20 Significance Significant for its historical association with German 35. Organization settlement in Campbell County and as a distinctive type Kentucky Heritage Council of stone vernacular architecture. 36. Date 5/15/79 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38 Staff Review Margaret Knable 10/82 Margaret Kopp Knable, Comp., Records of St. John's Steve Gordon Lutheran Church, 1981. 18) the house, Large bank bam with limestone foundation contains loose bundles of hay.

Tug Fork in 1863. Katharine Uhl Schrier subsequently married John Sauser in 1864. Tradition states that Sauser (1833-1918), a native of Germany, built the house soon after the marriage. When his son, Elias Sauser, was baptised at St. John's Lutheran Church in 1871, John Sauser was listed as a "farmer and miller of Tug Fork." John Sauser was the present owner's grandfather while Mrs. Sauser's family were the Hecks, having come to Tug Fork from Prussia. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name Sauser Farm Site if CP-73 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title Cprnian pmpnf~ P'rr>pp^r^^g>g ______Four TT11 p CTeelc U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A.. 16 726520 4321560 jj.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 1.8 acre

Beginning at a point approximately 400' NW of the intersection of Sauser driveway and Lower Tug Fork Road, proceed west 400' along said driveway, then proceed north 200' up a cleared hillside, then east 400' along side of side hill, then proceed south 200' down the hill to point of origin. Boundaries include stone house, bank barn, well, and outbuildings.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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County Book: Page 24, Parcel 44. . Cp-74 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Nameisi John’s Lutheran’'s Cemetery (o S 22. ADD/County Campbell n 1 9 Original Owner SaUSer^ r . ^ . 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant l15'/75') G.I.S. Mod. Newport 1 1 |3 i5 1 2. Present Name St. Joljn's Lutheran Cemetery 24. UTM Reference ll i6 l7 i2 i6 i6 lO lO 1 l4 l3 i2 il i4 lO lO 3. Location Upper Tug For/(RQ^, Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church ^Object^ 5. Owner's Address 26- Prehistoric Site Sit^ Structure Building Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes XXmo X Yes XX No _ Private...... 27. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA Reverend Otto Emmelhainz Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register Ln Date 29. Status 12. Builder National Landmark . National Register 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate

1847-present* . U B. U Kentucky Survey . May 1979 14. Style Local Landmark . HABS/HAER...... A.

B. 30. Historic Theme PrimarvF.thm'c Hi.Rtorv ] , 1 5. Original Use Secondary Religion____ 1 cemetery Art ) 1 6. Present use Other _ 31.Endangered cemetery 1 7. Condition No XX excellent 32. Preservation Project Status 18. Description Church Cemetery locatqdo. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s in a bend of the Tug Fork Creek 1 1 1 valley. Situated immediately Single Pile _ NA XX 33. ATTACH PHOTO west of the church on a small Double Pile . knoll. Approximately 275 burials Floor Plan among which is a tree trunk cemer t marker constructed by Jacob Wittii§n4Pturai Fabric «. V ^ It is clad in a variety of nine­ teenth century funerary symbols, Decorative Fabric most notably the three link chair squirrel, dove, and cross and anchor. The only Anglo-American ' -4i» Roof Form known to be buried here is a Continue onor Back)

19. History Although the first burial is believed to be as Roll No _23- early as 1847, the cemetery was not organized until Picture No. 32 — 33 1860. On August 25, 1860, the trustees of the Lutheran Church purchased one acre of land from Peter Schrier. Direction ______A handsome stone church was built adjacent to the 34 Prepared by: Edward A. Chappel cemetery in 1866 on land purchased from John Sauser. Carolyn M. Torma 20. Significance Significant for its historical associations 35. Organization with German settlement and worship in Tug Fork-Four Mile Kentucky Heritage Council Creek area. The Whittman tombstone is important as an 36. Date 1 R 1 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Kopp Knable 10/25/82 Mrs. John Sauser S. Gordon Deed Book 32, Page 343 18. woman named Elizabeth Driver.

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19. Church demolished in 1961 and replaced by existing contemporary building. The cemetery contains the burials of many German settlers who came to Tug Fork and Four Mile Creek. Of the approximately 275 gravestones, perhaps the singularly most artistic is the tree trunk tombstone executed by John Wittman (1827-1884). Mrs. Sauser (CP-73) related the tradition that Wittman was a blacksmith in Camp Springs and that it took three horses to move it to the cemetery.

20. express of German funerary sculpture. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Proper.ty Name St.John’s Lutheran Cemetery Site # CP-74 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 726600 4321400 D.

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C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 1.4 acres approximately

Beginning at a point at the southwest comer of St. John's Lutheran Church, proceed east 50' along rear of said church, then proceed south 100', then proceed west 200' along south side of burial ground, then proceed north-northeast 400' along east side of Lower Tug Fork Road, then turn and proceed south 200' to the point of origin. Boundaries include the burial ground and mowed grassy area adjacent to it.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, and the site boundary as described above.)

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County Book: Page 24, Parcel 40. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No. CP-62

Historic Name(si St. Joseph's Catholic Church 22. ADD/County / and Cemetery Campbell Original Owner 23. U-S.G.S. Quadrant U5 /75-I , . G.I.S. Mod. 2. Present Name ±mm St. Jdseph's Church 24. UTM Reference I ii el 17 I?.IsIs11 in 3. Location 4i3lliqi2l2in Northing Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs Zone Easting 4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Diocese of Covington Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site 1140 Madison Avenue, Covington Structure Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership Yes XX NO Private...... XK Yes No 27. National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect Date 29. Status 12. Builder National Landmark . . National Register 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate A. 1864 Kentucky Survey May 10, 19-79 14. Style Local Landmark HABS/HAER A.

B. 30 Historic Theme Primary Ppl 1 gi nn 1 5. Original Use Secondary Church [HJ .Art. Other Ethnic History 16. Present use Church 31 Endangered 1 7. Condition No. Excellent 32. Preservation Project Status

18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Situated on promontory that ovei Single Pile _ NA looks Camp Springs and the Four 33- ATTACH PHOTO Mile Creek Valley. Brick nave Double Pile . Floor Plan plan church building measures approximately 40' x 70'. Major Structural Fabric external features include belfr> l_c| steeple, arched stained glass Decorative Fabric windows, and seven stretcher course common bond masonry. Low gable roof exhibits muted return on the gable ends. Small stone Roof Form dateplate orffa9Rt facade Gable: Asbestos 1 9. History St. Joseph's Catholic Church Parish, the first rural Roll No Catholic Church in Campbell County, was established Picture No. here c.1854. The original log church was located on Direction the brow of the hill in the cemetery. Visitation to M. Torma Camp Springs by Newport Catholic Priests had started Edward A. Chappell 20. Significance Organization St. Joseph's Church is significant as the first Catholi Church established in rural Campbell County and for its y

Interior is exceptionally detailed and rich in iconography. Altarpieces and murals are unaltered. Murals painted by Leon Lippert, a student of the important Covington artist Frank Duveneck. Marbeling in sanctuary the work of Bert Moriconl and painted during the 1940s.

St. Joseph's Cemetery, located on the brow of the hill to the southwest, contains the graves of many German Catholics who settled Four Mile and surrounding areas. It is Included in the nomination.

as early as 1844; in August 1853 Bishop Spaulding came to Four Mile Creek and was instrumental in the establishment of this parish. By 1858 there were 109 families in the parish, most of them having come from Germany. In 1865 the new church was completed, the bricks having been baked on Neltner's Farm. During the pastorship of Father Woestehen (1909-1926), the interior of the church was embellished with a remarkably rich collection of religious details. From 1910 to 1912 the stained glass windows were donated by various members of the church, including the Ritters and the Korts. In 1912 the plastering and molding were performed by Anthony Schuchter and the DeJaco Brothers of Newport. The Sorrowful Mother Statue was donated by Emma Ritter in 1926 in memory of her late husband. Additional painting in the sanctuary was executed in the twenties by Leon Lippert. The original stone school (1868) and teachers cottage (1888) have been replaced by modern buildings. Today there are approximately 200 families in St. Joseph's parish.

20) historical associations with German settlement and artistic expression in the Four Mile Creek area. St. Joseph's is the mother church for St. Philip's, Melbourne; St. Joseph's, Cold Spring; St. Mary's, Alexandria; and St. Peter and Paul, California. Historically the church served as a religious focal point for German families settling the surrounding area. The importance of the church is clearly manifested through the artistic details and murals employed on the interior. It remains a center for catholic worship and education. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

St. Joseph's Chruch & Cemetery c,-*-- ik CP-6 2 Historic Property Name ______1 bite Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties ______Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. 728510 4319220 A. D.

B. E.

C. F. Acreage approx. 4.5 acres Verbal Boundary Description

Beginning at a point on Four Mile Pike, being the northwest corner of St. Joseph's Church Cemetery, proceed east 300' along the north boundary of said cemetery, then proceed southeast approximately 1000' to a point on the church playground. Then proceed west-southwest 300' along the north said of paved driveway, turning north-northeast proceed 100' to a point between the church and the parish house. Then proceed horthwest approxi­ mately 250' to the corner of the cemetery, turning west 250' to the western edge of said cemetery. Then proceed north 400' to the point of origin.

The area nominated includes the church, cemetery, and a non-contributing church owned building. Three adjoining buildings are not included because they are non-contributing twentieth century elements. Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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official Courthouse Property Reference; CP-89 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Nameis) Tiemeyer House (c— 22. ADD/County Campbell o / 9 Original Owner 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant l15'/75') G.I.S. Mod. Withamsville 2. Present Name Tiemeyer House 24. UTM Reference |l i6 I |7 0. Q ,0 ,1 ,0 I |4,3,2,3,0,0,01 3. Location ; c /g Highway-8, MpI bnnrnp ^^^ul-noTcy . Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy George W. and Agnes Tiemeyer Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site JliatOQcSite Structure Highway 8, Melbourne, Kentucky ( Building \ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership X YesNo XX Yes XX__No Private...... 27, National Register District Name; 9. Local Contact/Organization Local ...... GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA j_ Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect Date 29 Status 12. Builder National Landmark . T Kill Qon National Register . . . 1 3. Date C.1906 Landmark Certificate A 1979 Ill B U Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark HABS/HAER...... A. Vernacular y B. LJ 30. Historic Theme PrimaryArchitecture c 1 5. Original Use Secondary Ethnic History c c Farm Dwellina y Other /V 16. Present use 31.Endangered Dwelling T Yes_____ Nn X 1 7. Condition Excellent |A 1 32. Preservation Proiect Status

1 8. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in S 1,000s Two story, single pile brick I y Single Pile_XX_ NA house with two story brick ell. 33. ATTACH PHOTO Except for the depth of the ell Double Pile this house is almost identical Floor Plan in plan and appearance to the LxJ Trutschell House (CP-88). Structural Fabric A. 1 c| B 1 J Symmetrical, five-bay front Decorative Fabric elevation, transomed entrance vM and ashlar limestone foundation Stretcher Bond Windows are two-over-two with

the distinctive segmental arch Roof Form lintels. Stretcher bond wall (Continue on Back) Gable: Asbestos 19. History Roll No.___ Built circa 1906 by William Tiemeyer. Tiemeyer, born in Picture No. Germany in 1864, came to Cincinnati in 1883 when he first was employed in a stone quarry. He subsequently Direction _ worked for a man named Yatze in Cold Springs and then 34. Prepared by; married Mr. Tiemeyer in 1896. Mrs. Tiemeyer and her Carolyn M. Torma Edward A. Chappell 20. Significance Significant as an example of a brick I house and for 35. Organization its association with German settlement in Campbell Kentucky Heritage Council 36 Date County. Original log house, built by previous owners. May 17, 1979 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review George Tiemeyer 11/6/82 Tenth Census of the United States; 1880, Campbell Co. S. Gordon 18. treatment. New asbestos roof replaced slate roof in early 1982. Colonial style porch probably added.

Outbuildings include a square stone smokehouse and combination barn-garage. The smokehouse, situated only 15' from the east elevation of the house, has a segmental arch door lintel and metal hip roof with cupola. Immediately west of the house is a frame barn with raised stone foundation. Reputed to be between 100-125 years old, the barn has been considerably altered. Garage doors and aluminum siding comprise the most obvious changes.

19. first husband, Mr. Gwesink had purchased the farm c. 1890 and lived in a temporary frame house while the brick house was being built. William Tiemeyer, who quarried and hauled the stone for the house, married Mrs. Gwesink after her husband was killed in a farming accident. Joe Ritter (see CP-92) stayed with the Tiemeyers as he cut and laid the foundation. Pat O'Brien was the carpenter and Isaac Ellison of Melbourne fired and laid the brick. Ellison is listed as a "brick mason" in the 1880 census. Original slate roof put on by Slate Rust of Monmouth Street in Newport. Stair newels and balusters were turned by Nealy Willison of Brent. The present owner, George Tiemeyer (William's son), was an artist and illustrator by occupation. From 1915-1917 he trained at the Cincinnati Art Academy and subsequently entered his first job as an illustrator for U.S. Lithography in Cincinnati. Mr. Tiemeyer celebrated his 84th birthday in 1982.

20. was demolished by William Tiemeyer many years ago. This house is one of four along River Road built by Isaac Ellison. L KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name Tiemeyer House Site # CP-89 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek Area

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 729010 4323000 D.

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C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 3.6 acres

Beginning at a point on the south side of Kentucky Route 8, being 1900’ northwest of Lower Eight Mile Road, proceed south 400', then proceed west 400', then proceed north 400' until reaching the right-of-way of Kentucky Route 8, then proceed east 400' along the south side of said highway until reaching the point of origin. Boundaries include house, stone smokehouse, and bam.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

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County Book: Page 24, Parcel 4. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

22. ADO/County . 1. Historic Namels) TrUtSChell HOUSe Campbell ^ 0 1 9

Original Owner LOuiS TrutSChell 23. U.S.G S. Quadrant (15’/75'l G.I.S. Mod. Withamsville |1.3,5| 2. Present Name Roth House 24. UTM Reference I li el I7i2i9i4i0i0l Ui3i2i2i7i4i 0 3. Location ^ ^ ^ P, Melbourne i/ * ^ ' Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Roth Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure River Road, Melbourne, Kentucky Historic Site ^^ilding"^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership r—I Yes No Yes XX No Private...... JL 2 7 National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA I , Campbell County Heritage League Federal 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect jlI Date 29 Status 12. Builder National Landmark Ike Ellison ^ National Register . 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate B. May 11. 1979 C.1905 A- 1 1 Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark HABS/HAER A. Vernacular [vj B. 30. Historic Theme 1 1 p„mary Architecture 1 5. Original Use Dwelling Secondary Ethnic Hjstory 1^1 Other___ ft-flA<. 16. Present use Dwellina 31 Endangered u Yes No^ 1 7. Condition Good 32. Preservation Project Status

18. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Commanding view of the Ohio River FI Single Pile NA Valley. Two story, five bay brick 33 ATTACH PHOTO I house with two story brick ell Double Pile on the north rear. Distinguishing Floor Plan center passage features include stretcher bond ll 1 wall treatment and segmental arch Structural Fabric B brick lintels. House rests on Brick A 1 1 ^Decorative Fabric ashlar limestone foundation. Two stretcher Bond A, over-two windows have sandstone lugsills, and the louvered shutte :s B. 1 1 appear original. Asbestos shingle Roof Form roof. Original Eastlake porch (Continue on Back) Gable: Asbestos 1 9. History Roll No., According to George Tiemeyer (CP-89), this house was Picture No. 22-28 built in 1905 by Ike Ellison, a local brickmason. Genera] Direction _ Mercer owned the property prior to the Trutschells and built a house that was subsequently demolished. Louis 34. Prepared by; TrutSChell, a brother of Heinrich Trutschell (CP-87) Carolyn M. Torma 20. Significance Edward A. Chappell 35, Organization A distinctive variation of brick I house design. Kentucky Heritage Council Associated with German settlement in the Four Mile 36 Date ^ yi, 1979

21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Mr. & Mrs. George Tiemeyer 11/7/82 Mary Ann Brown, Ohio Historic Preservation Office S. Gordon altered. Small glass enclosed porch to rear. Barn and outbuildings have been altered. Round brick smokehouse and blacksmith forge were demolished by the previous owners. » V A k';4

purchased the land and erected this house. Sons Henry and Edward also farmed the property. Isaac Ellison built the Tiemeyer House (CP-89) and two other houses in the vicinity that have been substantially altered. The Roths purchased the property in 1955.

20. treatment and segmental brick lintels are seldom observed on Kentucky I houses. It is interesting that this house and CP-89 are almost identical to a group of 10 German vernacular I houses built in Mercer County, Ohio, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They are classified as the Schwieterman "I" because of the family that popularized the style. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Property Name Louis Trutschell House Site // CP-88 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties Four Mile Creek

U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 729400 4322740 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 1.15 acres

Beginning at a point on property 200' south of the intersection of gravel drive­ way with Kentucky Route 8, proceed NW 250', then proceed southwest 200', then proceed southeast 250', then proceed northeast 200' until reaching the point of origin. Boundaries include primary dwelling and well. Altered outbuildings and barn excluded.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features ------and the site boundary as described above.)

------Kentucky route 8

elevation

well NORTH

altered shed and bam

HILLSIDE NOT TO SCALE

Official Courthouse Property Reference;

County Book: Page 24, Parcel 1. Part of 31.99 acre tract. CP-76 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

1. Historic Nameisl Usbel HoUSe ^ ) 22. ADD/County lo b. l9 I Campbell Original Owner Johll Usbel ^ t'n it " i'r'C . 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant (15775’) G.I.S. Mod. 11 ,3 ,6 I 2. Present Name Alexandria_____ Stephen's House 24. UTM Reference 1,6| I 7, 2, 6, 4, 3, 0| I 4, 3, 1, 9, 0, 2, 0| 3. Location Upper Tug Fork R< Zone Easting Northing 4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy James & Mary Stephens Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure JHistoric Site ^uil'din^ t* 11 r* V T7 Other 6. Open to Public 7 Visible from road 8. Ownership YesNo XX Yes XX No Xi Private...... 2 7. National Register District Name: 9. Local Contact/Organization Local . . GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State . FOUR MILE CREEK AREA I , Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register 29.,5tPtus Date

12. Builder National Landmark . Unknown National Register . 5/15/80 1 3. Date Landmark Certificate B 11/In/7Q C.1870 A 1^ 1 1 Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark HABS/HAER A. Vernacular n B. 1 1 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use Ethnic Settlement Farmhouse Secondary ______PI Other /2-fpZ 16. Present use 31 Endangered ^ Yes . TVt.to T 1 t m rr 1 7. Condition Need of Repairs No. |c| 32. Preservation Proiect Status

1 8. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Two story, three-bay stone I PI

house with single story stone Single Pile X__ NA 33. ATTACH PHOTO ell. All bays carry the distinc Double Pile tive segmental arch lintels. Floor Plan Dressed cornerstones. Windows LlJ are six-over-six. Small transom Structural Fabric over the front doorway. Frame A. PI B. PI infill addition attached to the Decorative Fabric comer of the stone ell. A A, liLl deteriorating Queen Anne porch B. |J| 1 marks the south elevation. All Roof Form of the outbuildings have been Gable (Continue on BackI 1 9. History Roll No______Little is known about this stone house. The 1883 county Picture No. 34—32 atlas indicates John Uebel in residence. The 1880 census lists John Ebal [sic] as a fifty-five year old farmer Direction ______from Bavaria. St. John's Lutheran Church records show one 34. Prepared by: named Maria Uebel was a sponsor for a Weber child Carolyn M. Torma Edward A. ChappellSI 20. Significance 35 Organization Important manifestation of German settlement in Kentucky Heritage Council Campbell County and Four Mile Creek area. 36 Date ^ ^979

21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Margaret Knable 10/29/82 Grifflng, Atlas Boone, Kenton & Campbell Counties, 1883. Steve Gordon Tenth Census of the United States; 1880, Campbell Count 18) altered. A potentially damaging crack has developed on the right side of the front elevation. Gable roof with sheet metal surface. Attic story marked by small three pane window In the gable ends. A stone retaining wall Is located at the rear of the domestic yard space.

southeast elevation detail, southeast elevation

19) baptism In 1874. Stylistically the house appears to have been built c. 1870. KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Propenty Name John Uebel House Site # CP-76 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Properties ______Four Mile-Creek Area U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 726430 4319020 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage . 9 acres Beginning at a point on Upper Tug Fork Road, which is approximately 800' south­ east of said road's intersection with Lower Tug Fork Road, proceed southwest 200', then turn and proceed southeast 200' along the rear of domestic yard space, then proceed northeast 200' until reaching Upper Tug Fork Road, then proceed northwest 200' along edge of said road to the point of origin. Boundaries include the Uebel stone house and stone retaining wall at the rear. The non-contributing outbuildings are excluded.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.) Lower Tug Fork Road 800'

NORTH

\ stone wall \ lOO' Stone Culvert

chicken non- NOT TO SCALE house contib.

Official Courthouse Property Reference:

County Book: Page 25, Parcel 47. Part of 46 acre tract. CP-56 KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Site No.

22. ADD'County 1 1, Historic Namels) Walter House In 1 Q nampbpl1 Original Owner Charles Walter 23. U.S.G.S. Quadrant 11 5'<'75'l G.I.S. Mod. New Richmond Il ,3 ,6 i 2. Present Name Walter House 24. UTM Reference lli6l l7 i3ili5i4i0l I4i3il i9,6,9,0 3- Location Gunkel « Zone Easting Northing

4. Owner's Name 25. Coordinate Accuracy Ervin & Hilda Walter Object 5. Owner's Address 26. Prehistoric Site Structure Box 138, Melbourne, Kentucky Historic Site (^uildtnT^ Other 6. Open to Public 7. Visible from road 8. Ownership X Yes No X Yes X No Private...... 27. National Register District Name: Local...... 9. Local Contact/Organization GERMAN SETTLEMENT PROPERTIES State ...... FOUR MILE CREEK AREA ° I ■ Campbell County Heritage League Federal...... 28. Significance Evaluation 10. Site Plan with North Arrow 1 1. Architect National Register ----- .Date 29. Status 1 2. Builder National Landmark rb;qr1ps Walter National Register 13. Date Landmark Certificate C.1869 A IJlJ B U May 9. 1979 Kentucky Survey 14. Style Local Landmark A Vernacular [xj HABS/HAER......

WAS B. 1 1 30. Historic Theme Primary Architecture 1 5. Original Use K |A| Secondary Ethnic Settlement 'a» C.t90o Farm Comnlex Other, 1 6. Present use Farm Complex 31. Endangered Yes . to r 1 7. Condition No . Excellent |B| 32. Preservation Project Status

1 8. Description No. Stories Actual Cost in $ 1,000s Imposing two-story, five-bay |c| stone I house sited on hillside Single Pile 33. ATTACH PHOTO that overlooks Ten Mile Creek Double Pile Valley. Distinctive features Floor Plan 111 front facade with center passage Structural Fabric b and characteristic segmental A. 1 1 B 1 1 arched bays. Even the small Decorative Fabric basement windows carry the arche d A Ul or splayed stone lintels. Window s B. 1 1 are nine-over-six on the first Roof Form floor and six-over-six on the (Continue on Back) enable end.! metal 1 9 History Roll No. Built by Charles (Charlie) Walter c.1869. Current Owner claims Walter was born in Germany; however, the 1880 Picture No. census reports Walter was bom in Louisiana 1848 after Direction his parents had emigrated from Wurttemberg, Germany. 34. Prepared by: In 1869 and immediately prior to his marriage, the then Carolyn M. Torma Edward A. Chappell 20. Significance An important and largely unaltered example of a German built I house in Campbell County. It carried 35. Organization a close resemblance to the John Sauser House (CP-73). Kentuckv Herltaee Council 36. Date May 9, 1979 21. Source of Information 37. Revision Dates 38. Staff Review Mrs. Ervin Walter 10/18/82 Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Campbell Co. Steve Gordon 18. (Continued) second floor, geble ends characterized by single bay fenestration and lunette attic vents. Aplater fram ell on the right rear incorporates a summer kitchen, which was moved forward to the rear elevation. Original house is single pile with center hall passage. Alterations include an exterior stove flu and aluminum entrance canopy. "

Simple interior woodwork except for the center hall staircase, which consists of a turned newelpost and balustrade.

The Walter property also includes a rectangular bank barn immediately west of the garage, a samll bank-type stone fruit cellar, and a recessed stone storage cavity presently used to store galvanized garbage cans.

19. 21 year old Walter built his handsome stone I house. He had grown up in a two-story, one-room log structure located on his father's (George Walter) nearby farm. Walter, a blacksmith by trade, had two children and a farm*, laborer living in the house in 1880. The stone blacksmith's shop was 1 demolished approximately 20 years ago. This farm has remained in the family. . J Ai A 0 ( KENTUCKY HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY SUPPLEMENT BOUNDARY AND LOCATION INFORMATION

Historic Propei>ty Name __ Walter House Site # CP-56 Multiple Resource/Thematic Nomination Title German Settlement Propertii ______Four Mile Creek Area U.T.M. Coordinates - List multiple UTMs if property is ten or more acres. A. 16 731540 4319690 D.

B. E.

C. F.

Verbal Boundary Description Acreage 1.36 acres

Beginning at a point on the east side of Gunkel Road, being approximately 1800' N\V of intersection of said road and Ten Mile Road, proceed east 200' along south side of yard area, then proceed north 300' along rear of yard area, then proceed west 200' until reaching Gunkel Road. Then proceed south along east side of Gunkel Road to the point of origin. Boundaries include house, bank barn, modern garage, stone fruit cellar, and related outbuildings. Yard area included as a buffer.

Sketch of Site Plan (Showing outbuildings, structures, landscape features and the site boundary as described above.)

bank bam

garage

fruit cellar

NORTH

Ten Mile Road sheds & 1800 feet coops NOT TO SCALE

official Courthouse Property Reference: L >-1

«J- - NPS Fomi 10-900-a 0MB No. 1024-0018 CM2) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form date entered

Coptinuation sheet Item number Page f^2> Multiple Resource Area dnr-11 Thematic Group

Name German Settlement, Four Mile Creek Area Thematic Resources State Kentucky

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature Entered In the Keeper " 1. Braun, John, House National Register 3AA 3 Attest Entered In the iiteeper 2. Reitman House National Register ■^AA-3

Attest Entered In the 3. Gubser-Schuchter Farm Register fiteeper y

Attest Entered in th9 tfi^eper 4. Tiemeyer House National Regist-^- Attest Entered In th® IflTeeper 5. Heiert Farm National Register

Attest

Keeper St. Joseph's Catholic Church ,, fp-AJuuJmk and Cemetery fiuhstaativa Review Attest t^eeper V 7. Barth, Peter, Farm Entered In the 3AA5 National Register Attest ^^eeper 8. Uebel House Entered in the 3/9 A3 National Register Attest if'^eeper 9. Leick House j.;nijred in the National Register Attest

•peeper 10. Blenke House National Beglster 3AA^

Attest NPS Foflll 10-900-a 0MB No. 1024-0018 CM2) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NFS use

National Register of Historic Places received Inventory—Nomination Form date entered

Continuation sheet Item number Page ^ 3 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

Name German Settlement, Four Mile Creek Area Thematic Resources State Kentucky

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature

11. Roth Farm Entered In the -t^eeper National ^ Attest Entered In the 12. Baumann House National Eegist-- flteeper 3/f/f.3 Attest Entered In tRg National Eegistei -H^eper 13. Ort-Heeb Farm l/ Attest Entered In the 14. Faha, John, House National -Hteeper sA/e3

Attest Entered In tEe '15. St. John's Lutheran Cemetery National Rc^’ —ilteeper 3/‘r'A^^ f j ~ Attest

- 16. Kremer, Matthias, HouseReview Keeper

Attest^ i/?M^

17. Trutschell House (DeMoss Ho^se) BuEetantlva fie'^j^^Per ^ DOE/OWNER OBJECTION .„es.

18. Reitman's St. Joseph House ^tion^l'Lg^^

Attest ^tio^^Lgister ^ 19. Camp Spring House Attest 20. Kremer, Frederich, House f^eper sAA^ National Begister —^^ Attest NPS Form 10-900-a 0MB No. 1024-0018 (3^ Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NPS us« only

National Register of Historic Places received Inventory—Nomination Form date entered

Continuation sheet Item number Page 3 U 2> Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group

Name German Settlement, Four Mile Creek Area Thematic Resources State Kentucky

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature Enterea In tfis "21. Bishoff House

Attest 22. Trutschell House (Roth House/iCeeper K 11 onal Regl ater Attest Entered In tfia Kremer, IJicholas, House National Register ^h^eper ’i/f A3

Attest Entered in the' "24. Ritter, Andrew, Farm National Register feeper s AA >

Attest 25. Blau's Four Mile House NationalEntered InRegister tSa ^^I^eper S^AA^

Attest . 26. Hilbert Farm Bfflatotlve FevU, Keeper

Attest n/j:s^ RitMj.i- Entered in fF» 27. Sauser Farm National Register HTeeper s/fA3

Attest Entered in f.% ^ 28. Kort Grocery National Register <*Tteeper ^/‘f/S3

Attest feibStiftntiVQ Uetermln® 29. Walter House Keeper ^2 f)ii£/0WNER OBJECTION Attest Ittii'Ad'clm s/o/S^

30. Keeper

Attest ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION / RETURN SHEE

States Ospartmawt ml » atioMl Parti Ssrrtcs

feubetaatlva Havlen German Settlement, Four i-tile Creek Area TR Campbell County K^TTurxv Working No. JftM 2 4 '983 Fod. R«g. Da to Dua: ^/yd/i'J Action: -t^T^CCEPT

____ rasubmission ___ RETURN ____ nomination by parson or iocal govarnmant ___ REJECT ____ ownar objactlon Faderal Agancy:------____ appaal Substantiva Ravlaw: ___sample ____raquest .. appeal .NR decision

Reviewer's comments:

']kt^aX^ Of\ Racom. /Criteria V^ a^vCu^u£/J ^ ' Re view#r T?ufat^V^ ^i'cL.LL<}

macipllna ______nata j/?/(j^3 .sea continuation sheet

•Nomination returned for: .technical corrections cited below .substantive reasons discussed below

/ 1. Name

2. Location l/ ij 3. Classification

J 4. Owner of Property

J 5. Location of Legal Description

6. Representation in Existing Surveys

7. Description

Osocb ewe ___ on9foef i . 9004 . foe l(«ka

summary paragraph - ^ completeness clarity y alterations/integrity / dates 8. Signrficanc#

l/ summary paragraph Clarity*^*"*** 'L^u^ Q^p/cUrf^JL\^ij ckoAXi^JUt^

l2_ -applicable criteria d iljtXJjL^ iyiadJJ^u Jch^J. '/ justification of araas D, ' [) checked iv, '/U» tv^ci \/ relating significance to '' the resource -y context relationship of Integrity Z to significance justification of exception other

i/9. Major Bibliographical References y 10. Qooaraphical Data

ipupinv.

Form Ptgrared By

/Xl2. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification

at «< M 9m mm • ___mmm hsca

13. Other Maps Photographs . Other

Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to

Phone: 202 272-350- Signed Date

Comments for ?!nv Item may be continued on an attached sheet Restricted Properties

The following properties are restricted and not included in the German Settlement, Four Mile

Creek Area TR cover sheet.

Property Name, County, State Reference Number Reason

Trutschell House, Campbell, KY 83004583 Owner Objection Post Initial Nomination Entries

See individual property file within German Settlement, Four

Mile Creek Area TR for any entries completed after the original nomination.

Resource Name County, State Reference Number Weber, John, Farm Campbell, KY 07000672

WAIVER t ^ 1982 (by Property Owner)

Mrs. Mary Cronan Oppel, Director Kentucky Heritage Council, and State Historic Preservation Officer Education and Humanities Cabinet Nineth Floor, Capital Plaza Tower Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Dear Mrs. Oppel:

This will confirm that I am fully aware of the effects of listing a property in the National Register of Historic Places. I recognize that, under the National Historic Preservation Act, I am entitled to object to the proposed listing of my property by a notarized, written statement. If I am the sole owner and I object, my property will not be listed. If there are multiple owners of this property and a majority of the owners object, the property will not be listed.

Following is the name and address of my property.

Faha-Pel 1 p. Hnnsp. Historic Name of Property

3559 South Upper Tug Fork Road Street Alexandria Kentucky 41001 City State

I hereby waive my right to object to the proposed listing and notify you that I request that my property be listed in the National Register at the earliest possible date.

David C. Pelle 7901 Vauxhill Dr. Raleigh, NC 27609

STATE OF NORTH CAR0L^^lA OOUL'JTY OF >^KE

David C. I'elle came before me on this date and sigied his name above.

-»<4- ____ Carol A. Thrasher, Notary Cotimission Expires June 11, 1984 u WAIVER

(by Property Owner)

Mrs. Mary Cronan Oppel, Director Kentucky Heritage Council, and State Historic Preservation Officer Education and Humanities Cabinet Nineth Floor, Capital Plaza Tower Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Dear Mrs. Oppel:

This will confirm that I am fully aware of the effects of listing a property in the National Register of Historic Places, I recognize that, under the National Historic Preservation Act, I am entitled to object to the proposed listing of my property by a notarized, written statement. If I am the sole owner and I object, my property will not be listed. If there are multiple owners of this property and a majority of the owners object, the property will not be listed.

Following is the name and address of my property.

Histomc Name Prc^perty

street

uA.4jLnyrtJi^ City state

I hereby waive my right to object to the proposed listing and notify you that I request that my property be listed in the National Register at the earliest possible date.

Sincerely,

. - Q /Vr- HERITAGE

January 18, 1983

Mr. Jerry Rogers, Keeper National Register of Historic Places National Park Service U.S. Department of Interior A... Washington, D. C. 20240

Dear Mr. Rogers;

The German Settlement Properties in the Four Mile Creek Area of Campbell County, Kentucky, nomination to the National Register of Historic Places was approved at the state level by the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board on November 30, 1982.

This thematic nomination is composed of twenty-nine historic properties. Of twenty-eight owners of property in the nomination, two submitted notarized letters of objection which are attached. I am requesting that the Heinrich Trutschell House (CP-87) and the Walter Farm (CP-56) be Determined Eligible for listing pursuant to 36 CFR 60.6(5). As State Historic Preservation Officer, I recommend the approval of all properties in the aforementioned nomination except for the Heinrich Trutschell House and the Walter Farm.

Your early consideration of this nomination will be appre­ ciated.

Sincerely,

Mary Cronan Oppel, Director Kentucky Heritage Council and State Historic Preservation Officer

MC0:SG:bsc

Enclosures

THE KENTUCKY HERITAGE COUNCIL THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OmCE FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY 40601 (302)564-7005 German Settlement Properties in the Four Mile Creek Area of Campbell County Kentucky

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

National KejiisUer Form /

Continuation Sheets

Photographs

Maps

JJL Letters of Support Correspondence

Letters of Objections

Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory Forms and Boundary & Location Information