National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
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NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number ——— Page ——— SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD NRIS Reference Number: 03001117 Date Listed: 11/08/2002 Property Name: Owensville Historic District County: Anne Arundel State: MD Multiple Name This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject to the following exceptions, exclusions, or amendments, notwithstanding the National Park Service certification included in the nomination documentation. Signature of the Keeper Date of Action Amended Items in Nomination: The registration form for the Owensville Historic District does not contain an acreage figure. The MD SHPO has confirmed that the district contains 160 acres. The form is officially amended to add this acreage figure. DISTRIBUTION: National Register property file Nominating Authority (without nomination attachment) NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and distncTsT~SBe^ft^t»Uc4iQ08J0 How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Owensville Historic District other names West River Post Office; AA-70 2. Location street & number Owensville Road (MD Route 255) and Owensville-Sudley Road not for publication city or town Owensville_____________________________ __ D vicinity state Maryland code MD county Anne Arundel code 003 zip code 20778 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this ^ nomination D request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ^ meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant D nationally D statewide |3 locally. (D See continuation sheet for additional comments). ure of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property D meets D does not meet the National Register criteria. (D See continuation sheet for additional comments). Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. NatjgTnal Park Service Certification I herepy, certify that this property is: 5J entered in the National Register. D See continuation sheet. D determined eligible for the National Register. D See continuation sheet. D Determined not eligible for the National Register. D removed from the National Register. D other (explain): ___________ Owensville Historic District (AA-70) Anne Arundel County, MD Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) IEI Private D building(s) Contributing Noncontributing D public-local 13 district 21 6 buildings D public-State D site sites D public-Federal D structure structures D object objects 21 6 Total Name of related multiple property listing number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) listed in the National Register N/A 2 (Christ Episcopal Church and Parish Hall) 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/single dwelling(s)/secondary structure(s) DOMESTIC/single dwelling(s)/secondary structure(s) COMMERCE/TRADE/specialty store_________ GOVERNMENT/post office________________ GOVERNMENT/Post Office_______________ AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE/agriculturalbuilding(s) AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE/agricultural building FUNERARY/cemetery____________________ RELIGION/Religious Facility/Church school/Parsonage FUNERARY/cemetery__________________ EDUCATION/school/schoolhouse 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) foundation Brick, stone and concrete »TH MID-19 1 " CENTURY/Gothic Revival walls Wood frame (weatherboard) LATE VICTORIAN/Folk Victorian/Italianate LATE 19 AND 201H CENTURY roof Metal, Slate, Asphalt REVIVALS/Colonial Revival other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets) Owensville Historic District (AA-70) Anne Arundel County, MD Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Area of Significance (Mark V in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for (Enter categories from instructions) National Register listing) AGRICULTURE ^ A Property is associated with events that have made a ARCHITECTURE significant contribution to the broad pattern of our COMMERCE history. RELIGION COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT n B Property associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. ^ C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, Period of Significance or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. 1791-1952_________ D D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Significant Dates Criteria Considerations (Mark V in all the boxes that apply) 1791; 1814; 1832; 1849-52 Property is: Q A owned by a religious institution or used for religious Significant Person purposes. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) n B removed from its original location. D C a birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation N/A D D a cemetery. D E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. D F a commemorative property. Architect/Builder William Peake, Jr., builder n G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Other unknown within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets) Previous documentation on files (NPS): Primary location of additional data: D preliminary determination of individual listing (36 D State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested D Other State agency D previously listed in the National Register D Federal agency D previously determined eligible by the National Register ^ Local government D designated a National Historic Landmark D University D recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey D Other #_______________________ Name of repository: D recorded by Historic American Engineering Record Anne Arundel County Office of Planning and Zoning # NPS Form 1 0-900-a OMB Approval No. 1 024-001 8 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places ____________, District Continuation Sheet Name of Property Anne Arundel County, Maryland Section 7 Page _J_ County and State Description Summary: Owensville is a small crossroads community located at the intersection of Maryland Route 255 (Owensville Road) and the Owensville-Sudley Road, both scenic country lanes in central Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Surrounded by undulating hills and cultivated fields, the crossroads is comprised of a concentration of historic buildings leading up to and clustered around the intersecting roads. Just beyond the intersection in all directions, small farms and remnants of farms punctuating the former tobacco fields contribute to the area's scenic and architectural beauty. The district consists of 27 primary resources (21 contributing, 6 non-contributing), including two church complexes; 16 contributing dwellings with their associated domestic outbuildings, and several agricultural buildings, including tobacco barns. Christ Church and three houses occupy the four corners of the intersection, while several other dwellings and small farm complexes are in close proximity. The buildings range in date from ca. 1800 to the present, though a significant concentration of the historic building stock dates between 1825 and 1875. The resources within the historic district reflect a variety of building forms and stylistic influences of the region. The non-contributing resources generally consist of small one-story rambler houses facing the main road, that occupy smaller parcels carved out of the once-larger tracts of land. Other non- contributing resources are set well off