Application to Remove Historic District Designation from Locust Inn Historic District

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING & BUILDING INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

TO: Planning Commission VIA: J. Mark Willis, Directoqii - VIA: Mary Beth Cook, Deputy Director FROM: Kirsti Uunila, Historic Preservation IfiL-Ittr DATE: March 31, 2017 SUBJECT: April 11, 2017 Joint Public Hearing: Application to Remove Historic District Designation from Locust Inn Historic District

Background: The Calvert County Code, Chapter 57 Historic Districts, specifically §57-8.C. and §57-9.A., together with the Maryland Annotated Code, Land Use Article, § 8-101 et seq., sets forth the criteria and procedures for the removal of designation for Historic Districts.

Discussion Jeannie-Cousineaux Stone, on behalf of PAR Limited Partnership, property owner, submitted a petition to Historic District Commission (HDC) to remove historic district designation from the Locust Inn. The historic district located at 14478 S Solomons Island Road in Solomons, Maryland, is shown on the Tax Assessor's Map 46A as parcel 21, and is zoned as Historic District Overlay. The property was designated a Calvert County Historic District by the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners by a County Resolution in 1988 under case number HD 88-01.

The HDC reviewed the application at their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The HDC voted 6-0 to deny the request to remove the designation and to forward that recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission. The findings on which the HDC was based are attached along with other supporting documents.

In accordance with the Zoning Ordinance, the HDC has forwarded their recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission.

Recommendation/Conclusion Staff recommends the Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission hold the public hearing, accept public comments, close the record, and take action.

Attachments: 1. Historic District Commission Findings 2. Application from Jeannie Cousineaux-Stone 3. Staff Report with November 2016 photos 4. Letter from Nell Ziehl, Maryland Historical Trust 5. Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form and addendum Attachment 1— Historic District Commission Findings Concerning the application to remove historic district designation from the Locust Inn Historic District

The application of Jeannie Cousineaux-Stone to remove the historic district designation from the Locust Inn Historic District is before the Historic District Commission in compliance with Chapter 57 of the County Code, specifically: §57-8: Criteria for designation C. Should an Historic District no longer meet the above criteria and the specific criteria for which it was originally designated, the Historic District designation may be removed by legislative action of the County Board of Commissioners after receipt of a recommendation from the Historic District Commission §57-9: Procedures for petition for designation or removal. A. Petitions for Historic District designation or removal of an Historic District designation shall be filed with the Historic District Commission or its designated representative. The petitions concerning Historic District designation shall include a completed Historic District application form and additional information as required by the Commission or its designated representative to enable the Commission to make a well informed decision. The HDC found that primary structure in the Locust Inn Historic District still meets the criteria under which it was designated as described in Resolution 55-88, creating the Locust Inn Historic District: WHEREAS, on November 15, 1988, the Board of County Commissioners made a careful review of the application and found that Locust Inn is a significant structure and should be Historic Districted because the structure has significant value as part of Calvert County's heritage and that it exemplifies the economic development of Solomons Island and Calvert County. The HDC found that the language of the Resolution, quoted above, does not correspond verbatim to the language of the criteria in the County Code but can be inferred to invoke the criteria listed in the Code, specifically: §57-8.A. (1) Historic and cultural significance. The historic resource: (a) Has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the county, state or nation; and (d) Exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, political or historic heritage of the county and its communities. Three documents were submitted as evidence and supporting the finding that the Locust Inn still meets the criteria under which it was designated and are attached: 1 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties forms, CT-973, addendum dated July 15, 2015 and the form dated August 26, 2002. 2. Letter dated February 8, 2017 from the Maryland Historical Trust, signed by Nell Ziehl, Chief, Office of Planning, Education and Outreach 3. Staff report prepared by the Historic Preservation Planner, including photographs dated November 2016 prepared for review of owners' application to demolish the structure

Conclusion: On February 8, 2017 at their regular meeting, based on the evidence cited, the HDC voted 6-0 to recommend denial of the application by Jeannie Cousineaux-Stone for removal of the historic district designation from the Locust Inn. Attachment 2 - Application to remove historic district designation from Locust Inn Historic District 88-01

CALVERT COUNTY HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION APPLICATION'

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As provided by the Calvert County Ordinance for the Designation and Preservation of Historic Districts, adopted June 21, 1983 by Resolution 2541 'May be aUatted 'Such as photos, de vac. historical document, plats, etc.

Q Thomas M. Pelagatti, Attorney at Law File No. 19683 PG 0316 Tax ID # 01-017462 / 01-007211 B( 816

1b65 J111 ceb, made this 28th day of October, 2016, by and between Robert Lee Siemon as surviving Joint Tenants with Pearl L. English who died on March 6, 2009, party of the first part, Grantor; and PAR Limited Partnership, party of the second part, LR - Deed (v, Taxes) Grantee, Reccrdiup Fee no CT 2%.0 , Name: tan o - PAR lid Ref: 4876/276 • ♦ LR Surcharge - -a linked 4173. itnetqietb - LR Recordation Tax linked 8,500. LR - State Transfer Tax - linked 4,250.0 'Pat for aub in rons'iberation of the sum of Eight LR - NR Tax - ltd 0.0 Hundred Fifty Thousand And 00/100 Dollars ($850,000.00), which SubToial: 12,810.0 includes the amount of any outstanding Mortgage or Deed of Trust, Total: 12,825.2 if any, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said 11/01/201£ 02.37 Grantor does grant and convey to the said PAR Limited CC04-5 Partnership, in fee simple, all that lot of ground situate in the #7215450 CC0702 - Calvert County of Calvert, State of Maryland and described as follows, that CovniynC07,01.02 - is to say: ReVisier 02

Tax Map 46A, Parcel 20 known as 14474 $ Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688 more particularly described on attached legal description by Collinson, Oliff & Associates Inc entitle "Description of 3,892 Square Feet, more or less The Property of Robert Lee Siemon Located in Solomons First District, Calvert County, Maryland"

AND

Tax Map 46A, Parcel 21 known as 14478 S Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688 more particularly described on attached legal description by Collinson, Oliff & Associates Inc entitle "Description of 14,310 Square Feet, more or less The Property of Robert Lee Siemon Located in Solomons First District, Calvert County, Maryland"

Robert Lee Siemon as surviving Joint Tenant with Pearl L. English who died on March 6, 2009 BEING the fee simple property which, by Deed dated May 21, 1999, and recorded in the Land Records of the County of Calvert, Maryland, in Libor 1174, Folio 616, was granted and conveyed by Edgar Jenkins and Virginia N. Jenkins unto Robert Lee Siemon and Pearl L. English.

AND

Robert Lee Siemon BEING the fee simple property which, by Deed dated April 13, 2012, and recorded in the Land Records of the County of Calvert, Maryland, in Liber 3909, Folio 180, was granted and conveyed by Robert Lee Siemon and Thomas Axley, Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Pearl English unto Robert Lee Siemon. BK14 87 6PG03 77

COLLINSON, OLIFF & ASSOCIATES, INC SURVEYORS • ENGINEERS • LAND PLANNERS P.O. Box 2209 • Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678 410-535-3101 • 301-855-1599 • FAX 410-535-3103

DESCRIPTION OF 14,310 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS THE PROPERTY OF ROBERT LEE SIEMON LOCATED IN SOLOMONS FIRST DISTRICT, CAL'VERT COUNTY, MARYLAND

BEGINNING for the same at an iron rod set in the easterly right-of-way line of Maryland

Route 2 (variable width right-of-way shown on State Roads Commission Plat No. 17550), said iron rod being at the southernmost corner of the conveyance from Edgar Jenkins and Virginia N. Jenkins, husband and wife, to Robert Lee Siemon and Pearl L. English by deed dated May 21, 1999 and recorded among the Land Records of Calvert County, Maryland in Liber K.P.S. 1174 at Folio 616 and said iron rod also being at the westernmost corner of the herein described,

THENCE leaving the point of beginning, so fixed, and the easterly right-of-way line of

Maryland Route 2 (variable width right-of-way) and running with the southeasterly outline of said conveyance to Robert Lee Siemon and Pearl L. English the following three (3) courses and distances as now surveyed and referenced to the meridian of the herein described, i.e.;

1) North 550 28' 17" Fact — 66.53' to an iron rod set;

2) North 27° 49' 13" West — 27.70' to a pipe found, and;

3) North 53° 09' 17" East — 120.28'to a point where the approximate mean high water line of

westerly shore of The Narrows intersects a wooden bulkhead;

THENCE running with said wooden bulkhead and westerly shore of The Narrows the following four (4) courses and distances, i.e.;

4) North 45° 48' 36" East — 7.21'; Description of 14,310 Square Feet, More or Less Page 2 BK4816K 0318

5) South 41° 08' 51" East — 78.97';

6) North 47° 39' 00" East — 5.62', and;

7) South 42° 29' 03" East — 5.67';

THENCE leaving the wooden bulkhead and westerly shore of The Narrows and running with

northwesterly outline of the conveyance from Edward R. Harrison and Evelyn J. Harrison, his wife, to

the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland by deed dated November 29, 1989 and recorded among the aforesaid Land Records in Liber A.B.E. 502 at Folio 482 as now surveyed and referenced to the meridian of the herein described, i.e.;

8) South 54° 54' 17" West — 211,77' to a nail set in the top of a concrete wall in the above

mentioned easterly right-of-way line of Maryland Route 2 (variable width right-of-way);

THENCE running with said easterly right-of-way line of Maryland Route 2 (variable width right-of-way) as shown on State Roads Commission Plat No. 17550 as now surveyed and referenced to the meridian of the herein described, i.e.;

9) North 350 22' 10" West 51.81' to the point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 14,310 square feet, more or less, as surveyed, described and shown on a plat entitled, "BOUNDARY SURVEY OF TWO PARCELS, THE PROPERTY OF ROBERT LEE

SIEMON", by Collinson, Oliff and Associates, Inc., Registered Professional Engineers and Land

Surveyors in September 2016.

BEING all of the conveyance from Robert Lee Siemon and Thomas Arley, Co-Personal

Representatives of the Estate of Pearl English, to Robert Lee Siemon by deed dated April 13, 2012 and recorded among the Land Records of Calvert County, Maryland in Liber K.P.S. 3909 at Folio 180.

BEING subject to a title search. Description of 14,310 Square Feet, More or Less Page 3 Bit 1+876PG0319

THE bearings in the above described being referenced to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate

System (NAD 1983). 1 hereby certify that this description was prepared under my responsible charge and is in compliPnoP with requirements set forth in Chapter 06, "Minimum Standards of Practice,"

COMAR, Title 09, Subtitle 13, Maryland Department of Licensing and Regulation for Land Surveyors, as currently in effect.

John S. Oliff Maryland Professional Land Surveyor No. 10865 License Expiration: April 18, 2018 80876PG0380 COLLINSON, OLIFF & ASSOCIATES, INC. SURVEYORS • ENGINEERS - LAND PLANNERS P.O. Box 2209 • Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678 410-535-3101 • 301-855-1599 • FAX 410-535-3103

DESCRIPTION OF 3,892 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS THE PROPERTY OF ROBERT LEE SIEMON LOCATED IN SOLOMONS FIRST DISTRICT, CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND

BEGINNING for the same at an iron rod found by a pipe in the easterly right-of-way line of

Maryland Route 2 (variable width right-of-way shown on State Roads Commission Plat No. 17550),

said iron rod being at the southernmost corner of Parcel 2 of the conveyance from C. Edward Hartman,

III, Substitute Trustee, to Tidewater Investment Group, LLC by deed dated July 25, 2012 and recorded among the Land Records of Calvert County, Maryland in Liber I.P.S. 3977 at Folio 319 and said iron

rod also being at the westernmost corner of the herein described.

THENCE leaving the point of beginning, so fixed, and the easterly right-of-way line of

Maryland Route 2 (variable width right-of-way) and running with the southeasterly outlines of Parcel 2

and Parcel 1 of said Tidewater Investment Group, LLC property as set forth in the Deed of Agreement

by and between Robert Lee Siemon and Pearl L. English and Gribble and Dodson, Inc. dated July 2,

1999 and recorded among the aforesaid Land Records in Liber K.P.S. 1188 at Folio 528 the following

three (3) courses and distances as referenced to the meridian of the herein described, i.e.;

1) North 52° 50' 57" East — 67.78' to an iron rod found by a pipe;

2) North 52° 23' 04" East — 46.09' to an iron rod found by a pipe, and;

3) North 47° 44' 17" East — 80.00'to an aluminum bulkhead at the westerly shore of The

Narrows, passing over an iron rod found at 78.50' along said course;

THENCE running with said aluminum bulkhead and westerly shore of The Narrows, i.e.; Description of 3,892 Square Feet, More or Less Page 2 81{4816PG 0381

4) South 04° 22' 15" West — 6.46' to the end of said bulkhead;

THENCE leaving the bulkhead and running with the approximate mean high water line of the westerly shore of The Narrows the following two (2) courses and distances, i.e.;

5) South 06° 02' 49" Fast — 3.33', and;

6) South 46° 32' 35" East — 10.04';

THENCE leaving the approximate mean high water line of the westerly shore of The Narrows and running with northwesterly outline of the conveyance from Robert Lee Siemon and Thomas Axley,

Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Pearl English, to Robert Lee Siemon by deed dated April

13, 2012 and recorded among the aforesaid Land Records in Liber K.P.S. 3909 at Folio 180 the following three (3) courses and distances as now surveyed, i.e.;

7) South 53° 09' 17" West— 120.28' to a pipe found;

8) South 27° 49' 13" Fast— 27.70' to an iron rod set, and;

9) South 55° 28' 17" West — 66.53' to an iron rod set in the above mentioned easterly right-of-

way line of Maryland Route 2 (variable width right-of-way);

THENCE running with said easterly right-of-way line of Maryland Route 2 (variable width right-of-way) as shown on State Roads Commission Plat No. 17550 the following two (2) courses and distances as now surveyed and referenced to the meridian of the herein described, i.e.;

10)North 35° 22' 10" West — 25.73', and;

11) North 28° 16' 53" West — 8.12' to the point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 3,892 square feet, more or less, as surveyed, described and shown on a plat entitled, "BOUNDARY SURVEY OF TWO PARCELS, THE PROPERTY OF ROBERT LEE Description of 3,892 Square Feet, More or Less Page 3 BK 14816PG 0382

S1EMON", by Collinson, Oliff and Associates, Inc., Registered Professional Engineers and Land

Surveyors in September 2016.

BEING all of the conveyance from Edgar Jenkins and Virginia N. Jenkins, husband and wife, to Robert Lee Siemon and Pearl L. English by deed dated May 21, 1999 and recorded among the Land

Records of Calvert County, Maryland in Liber K.P.S. 1174 at Folio 616.

BEING subject to a title search.

THE bearings in the above described being referenced to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate

System (NAD 1983). I hereby certify that this description was prepared under my responsible charge and is in compliance with requirements set forth in Chapter 06, "Minimum Standards of Practice,"

COMAR, Title 09, Subtitle 13, Maryland Department of Licensing and Regulation for Land Surveyors, as currently in effect.

John S. Oliff Maryland Professional Land Surveyor No. 10865 License Expiration: April 18, 2018 BK 4816PG "83 trOptbtr with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, made or being; and all and every, the rights, alleys, ways, waters, privileges, appurtenances and advantages thereto belonging, or in anywise appertaining.

To g9alle anti @LD DUi the said tract of ground and premises above described and mentioned, and hereby intended to be conveyed, together with the rights, privileges, appurtenances and advantages thereto belonging or appertaining unto and to the proper use and benefit of the said PAR Limited Partnership, in fee simple. ataf the said party of the first part hereby covenants that he has not done or suffered to be done any act, matter or thing whatsoever, to encumber the property hereby conveyed; that he will warrant specially the property hereby granted; and that he will execute such further assurances of the same as may be requisite. a5s vitnesz the hand and seal of said Grantor, the day and year first above written.

WINES :

eal) Robert Lee Siemon

STATE OF MARYLAND, COUNTY OF CbaitU , to wit: I hereby certify that on this 28th day of October, 2016, before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State and County aforesaid, personally appeared Robert Lee Siemon, the Grantor herein, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged the same for the purposes therein contained, and further acknowledged the foregoing Deed to be his act, and in my presence signed and sealed the same, giving oath under penalties of perjury that the consideration recited herein is correct. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

AliSa Tucker NOTARY PUBLIC Notary Public Charles County, Maryland My Commission Expires February 9, 2020 My commission expires:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the within Deed was prepared by, or under the supervision of the undersigned, an Attorney duly admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals o aryl

CAINEF(T COLKTY-GOVERNMENT dA7E;i s,L.1.4orcir)tte$ 1C)„,. Thomas Pelagatti 11-1-149

This Is to Certify that the Taxes on Property AFTER RECORDING, PLEASE RETURN TO: Descripa, • •t it: r ,• 2 een p0 to and Thomas M. Pelagatti Including --(- i P.O. Box 790 Calvert County Treasurer Prince Frederick, MD 20678 BK4816PG03 814

CERTIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FROM WITHHOLDING UPON DISPOSITION OF MARYLAND REAL ESTATE

AFFIDAVIT OF RESIDENCY OR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE

File Number. 19683

Property; 14474 S Solomon Island Road, 14478 S Solomon Island Road, $0101311:111S, MD 20688

Based on the certification below, Transferor claims exemption from the tax withholding requirements of § 10-912 of Maryland's Tax General Article. Section 10-912 states that certain tax payments must be withheld when a deed or other instrument that affects a change in ownership of real property is recorded. The requirements of § 10-912 do not apply when a transferor provides a certification of Maryland residency or certification that the trankfeered property is the transferor's principal residence.

I.TraukterrclOrng#04„, Name of Transfemr Robert Lee S1emon _ - .. .. Irloy_F4omplibto . I, Transferor, am a resident of the State of Maryland, Sitilcis • 1:1 Transferor is a resident entity under § 10-912(A)(4) of Maryland's Tax General Article. I am an agent of Transferor, and I have authority to sign this document on Transferor's behalf. Ttio , 0 Although I am no longer a resident of the State of Maryland, the Property is my principal residence as defined in IRC § 121.

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE IS ZERO.

Under penalty of perjury, I certify that I have examined this declaration and that, to the best of my knowledge, it is true, correct, and complete. 7i- 8-pgoor35rsokr—

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19683 Attachment 3 - Staff Report Locust Inn, HD 88-1 February 8, 2017 — Staff Report and Sample Motion:

Philip and Jeannie Stone, on behalf of PAR Limited Partnership, property owners, have submitted a petition to remove historic district designation from the Locust Inn. The historic district is located at 14478 S Solomons Island Road in Solomons, Maryland and is shown on the Tax Assessor's Map 46A as parcel 21 and is zoned as Historic District Overlay. The property was designated a Calvert County Historic District by the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners by a County Resolution in 1988 under case number HD 88-01.

Description and significance of Locust Inn:

The building at 14478 S. Solomons Island Road was constructed as a two-story dwelling in 1886, shortly after the property was purchased by Catherine Condiff. The Condiffs operated a boarding house there as early as 1906, In 1910 the Condiff family enlarged the building and converted it to an inn. They added a third story, along with the first of two additions projecting west from the rear of the main block. It is likely that the Italianate styling of the facade was added at the same time. The inn stayed in the family until 1968.

The Locust Inn was a rooming house when it was designated in 1988. The application was made by Pearl English, who purchased the property in 1971. She and her partner, Robert Siemon, ran the Locust Inn as a rooming house and as a bed and breakfast, until her death in 2009. Mr. Siemon operated the business for a time afterward, then continued to live in the building until 2016.

A number of inns were built in Calvert County during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as tourists began to come for recreation to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the rivers in increasing numbers. The Locust Inn is the oldest known surviving example in Solomons, and rare survivor from that period in the entire county.

. ; • _ . r A, Guests at the Locust Inn, in the 1920s Photo courtesy Calvert Marine Museum Locust Inn, HD 88-1 February 8, 2017 — Staff Report and Sample Motion:

This application is before the Historic District Commission in compliance with Chapter 57 of the County Code, specifically:

§57-8: Criteria for designation C. Should an Historic District no longer meet the above criteria and the specific criteria for which it was originally designated, the Historic District designation may be removed by legislative action of the County Board of Commissioners after receipt of a recommendation from the Historic District Commission §57-9: Procedures for petition for designation or removal. A. Petitions for Historic District designation or removal of an Historic District designation shall be filed with the Historic District Commission or its designated representative. The petitions concerning Historic District designation shall include a completed Historic District application form and additional information as required by the Commission or its designated representative to enable the Commission to make a well informed decision

Relevant references for review (members may wish to cite others):

Calvert County Resolution 55-88, creating the Locust Inn Historic District indicates that criteria from the ordinance that were applied by the Historic District Commission were, using sections and numbers from current ordinance:

§57-8. (1) Historic and cultural significance. The historic resource: (a) Has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the county, state or nation; and (d) Exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, political or historic heritage of the county and its communities.

The most important question is: does the Locust Inn still possess these characteristics for which it was designated in 1988?

SAMPLE MOTION :

"I move that the Historic District Commission makes the following findings of fact and conclusions pursuant to Article IV., Sections §57-8 and §57-9 of the Calvert County Code, Chapter 57, Historic Districts, and based upon testimony and evidence presented: That the applicant has demonstrated, through testimony and exhibits that the application submitted by Philip and Jeannie Stone FOR REMOVAL OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION FOR THE LOCUST INN at 14478 S. Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Maryland, be APPROVED/DENIED for the following reasons:

Cite each of the CRITERIA:

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Deny the petition of Philip and Jeannie Stone, representing PAR Limited Partnership, for removal of the historic district designation of the Locust Inn Historic District. Attachment 3, photos HAWP 201643, Locust Inn, CT-973 •

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Main Elevation Robert Hurry photo

From southwest Robert Hurry photo HAWP 2016-13, Locust Inn, CT-973

miacue wing, from south Robert Flurry photo

View from southwest Robert Hurry photo HARP 2016-13, Locust Inn, CT-973

View from east Robert Hurry photo

View from northeast Robert Hurry photo HAWP 201643, Locust Inn, CT-973

Robert Hurry photo

Views under building:

Above from east, Right from north Attachment 4

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF

Larry Hogan, Governor Wendi W. Peters, Secretary PLANNING Boyd Rutherford, Lt. Governor Ewing McDowell, Deputy Secretary MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST

February 7, 2017

Ms. Kirsti Uunila, RPA Historic Preservation Planner III Calvert County Department of Community Planning and Building 150 Main Street Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678

Dear Ms. Uunila:

Thank you for your recent inquiry requesting the Maryland Historical Trust's perspective on the eligibility of Locust Inn in Calvert County for continued designation as a Calvert County Historic District, pursuant to Title 8 of the Land Use Article, §205(b), which enables a commission to "designate the Maryland Historical Trust to analyze and make recommendations on the preservation of sites, structures, or districts of historic, archaeological, architectural, or cultural significance within the area the commission serves."

Local Criteria for Designation

According to Chapter 57, Article III of the Calvert County Code, the designation of historic resources as a Calvert County Historic District must consider the following criteria:

"(1) Historic and cultural significance. The historic resource: (a) Has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the county, state or nation; (b) Is the site of an historic event; (c) Is identified with a person or a group of persons who influenced society; or (d) Exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, political or historic heritage of the county and its communities. (2) Architectural and design significance. The historic resource: (a) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, style or method of construction; (b) Represents the work of a master craftsman, architect or builder; (c) Possesses high artistic values; (d) Represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or

Maryland Historical Trust " 100 Community Place Crownsville * Maryland 21032

Tel: 410.697.9591 0 toll free 877.767.6272 * TTY users: Maryland Relay * MHT.Maryland.gov (e) Represents an established and familiar visual feature-of the county, due to its singular physical characteristics or landscape."

A resource that meets any of the criteria may be eligible to be classified as an Historic District. For a resource to be removed from designation, "the Historic District must no longer meet the above criteria and the specific criteria for which it was originally designated."

Locust Inn

Locust Inn (CT-973) in Solomons Island is included in the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties, a repository of information on districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects of known or potential value to the prehistory and history of the State of Maryland. The building was constructed as a two-story dwelling circa 1886 and enlarged to its present configuration by the early twentieth century. As early as 1906, the dwelling functioned as a boarding house, beginning its century-long function housing boarders and guests of the seaside community.

The rare surviving inn reflects the increased tourism and recreational opportunities promoted along the Chesapeake Bay and adjoining rivers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Locust Inn is the oldest known, extant example of this property type in Solomons Island. It is a community landmark in an area of the county which is losing many of its historic resources to development.

In 1988, the property was determined to meet criteria (1) (a) and (d) by the Calvert County Historic Preservation Commission and designated a Calvert County Historic District by the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (HD 88-01). We note that, based on the rarity and the type of resource, the Locust Inn could also merit consideration under criteria (2) (d) and (e); this evaluation would require additional research by Calvert County staff and review by the Historic Preservation Commission. Based on the Maryland Historical Trust's review, the Locust Inn property continues to meet the criteria for which it was designated therefore does not meet the threshold required for the removal of designation.

If you have any questions about these comments or wish to request further information from the Maryland Historical Trust, please contact me at [email protected] or (410) 697-9592.

Sincerely,

Nell Ziehl Chief, Office of Planning, Education and Outreach

Cc: Heather Barrett, Administrator, Research and Survey, Maryland Historical Trust Attachment 5

CAPSULE SUMMARY CT-973 Locust Inn 14478 S. Solomons Island Road Solomons, Calvert County Ca. 1886 Private

Locust Inn, one of the oldest and most well known inns on Solomons Island, is located at 14478

South Solomons Island Road in Solomons in Calvert County. Situated on the main road in

Solomons Island, the Italianate-style building was constructed as a two-story dwelling circa 1886.

It was enlarged to three stories in 1910 and converted to an inn by the Condiff family, who retained ownership until 1968. In 1971, Pearl English, the current owner, purchased the property and continues to operate it as the Locust Inn.

Rising three stories in height, the five-bay-wide building features a slightly projecting central tower and a full-width front porch. The wood-frame building has been reclad in aluminum siding and the shallow-pitched, front-gabled roof has asphalt shingles. An interior-end brick chimney rises from the southwest corner of the building. Two brick chimneys rise from the rear ells of the inn. There are two rear additions built in two distinct stages during the fast half of the 20th century. The westernmost of these two ells rises two stories in height and features a gable roof, while the rear addition rises one story in height and is capped by a hipped roof with standing seam metal cladding. Additionally, there is a two-story shed roof addition on the rear of the main block in 1910. At the time of this substantial alteration, it appears possible that the façade of the building was embellished with Italianate-style detailing. Two non-historic sheds, a non-historic workshop and pump house, two piers, and an in-ground swimming pool further augment the property.

Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. CT-973 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic Locust Inn other 2. Location

street and number 14478 S. Solomons Island Road not for publication city, town Solomons vicinity county Calvert

3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners)

name Pearl L English street and number PO Box 233 telephone 410/326-9817 city, town Solomons state MD zip code 20688-0233 4. Location of Legal Description

courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Calvert County Courthouse tax map and parcel: M46A, P21 - — city, town Prince Frederic Tiber J1.3 folio 389 5. Primary Location of Additional Data Contributing Resource in National Register District Contributing Resource in Local Historic District Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryfand Register Recorded by HABSIHAER Historic Structure Report or Research Report Other 6. Classification

Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count agriculture landscape Contributing Noncontnbuting district public commerce/trade recreation/culture 1 3 buildings X building(s) _X_ private defense religion sites structure both 3 structures site X domestic social education transportation objects object funerary work in progress 6 Total government unknown health care vacant/not in use Number of Contributing Resources industry other previously listed in the Inventory - 7. Description Inventory No. CT-973

Condition excellent deteriorated _X_ good wins _ fair _ altered

Prepare both a one paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as It exists today.

The Locust Inn is located at 14478 South Solomons Island Road in Solomons, Calvert County. Set along the main road on Solomon Island, the circa 1886 Italianate-style inn fronts close to the road with landscaping and two prominent locust trees at the front. Rising three stories in height, the five-bay-wide building features a slightly projecting central tower and a full-width front porch. The wood-frame building has been reclad in aluminum siding and the shallow-pitched, front-gabled roof has asphalt shingles. An interior-end brick chimney rises from the southwest corner of the building. Two brick chimneys rise from the rear ells of the inn. There are two rear additions built in two distinct stages during the first half of the 20th century. The westernmost of these two ells rises two stories in height and features a gable roof, while the rear addition rises one story in height and is capped by a hipped roof with standing seam metal cladding. Additionally, there is a two-story shed roof addition on the rear of the main block in 1910. At the time of this substantial alteration, it appears possible that the façade of the building was embellished with Italianate-style detailing. Two non-historic sheds, a non-historic workshop and pump house, two piers, and an in-ground swimming pool further augment the property.

EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION

The façade or west elevation of the Locust Inn is five bays in width with the central bay marked by the slightly projecting tower and main entry. The entry consists of a single-leaf wood door framed by a three-light transom and three-light sidelights. Flanking the entry at the first story are two 212-vinyl replacement windows. Square-edged surrounds frame all of the windows on the main block. These openings are symmetrically located at the second and third stories, also containing 212 vinyl replacement windows. The central bay features paired 2/2 vinyl replacement windows at the second and third stories, further delineating the slightly projecting tower. The tower is capped by a shallow gable roof. Extending across the façade of the inn is a one-story, full-width front porch supported by square wood posts. The porch, which has been rebuilt, features a shed roof and, in the 1970s, it was enclosed with screening.

The south elevation of the inn features three distinct building phases, including the main block, the two-story rear ell, and the one- story rear ell with the hipped roof. The main block of the inn is two bays deep with two symmetrically placed 2/2 vinyl replacement windows at the first, second, and third stories. The two-story rear ell is clad in aluminum siding and is pierced by irregular door and window openings. The first story of this addition features three 6/6 windows and a single-leaf panel-and-light wood door. On the second story of this ell are three 6/6 windows, although they are not symmetrically spaced above those on the first. story. The south elevation of the one-story rear ell features four window openings and a single-leaf entry. There are both 2/2- vinyl replacement windows, like those found on the main block, and 6/6 windows.

The rear of east elevation is comprised of four separate building phases, including the main block, the two rear ells, and a one- and two-story rear shed roof addition. Much of the main block is obscured by the various additions, leaving only sections of the original building visible from this vantage point. Remaining visible on the east elevation of the main block are five window openings, all containing 2/2 vinyl replacement windows. There is one window visible on both the first and second stories and three at the third story. Likewise, the two-story rear ell retains only one visible opening from this elevation, containing a single 6/6 window. Dominating this elevation of the one-story rear ell is the centrally located exterior end chimney with stretcher-bond brick construction. A single 2/2-vinyl replacement, window and a single-leaf door flank it. Additionally, this elevation features a one- and two-story addition with a shed roof. A single-leaf door pierces the one-story section of the addition and the two-story section features a 2/2-vinyl replacement window.

The four separate building phases are also evident from the north elevation. The north elevation of the main block has no window openings, unlike the south elevation, which is two bays deep. The shed-roof addition is pierced at the first story by a single 2/2- vinyl replacement window. On the two-story rear ell, there are three window openings, one at the first story and two at the second story. All of these openings contain 6/6 windows. The one-story rear ell is pierced by four openings, the westernmost of which Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. CT-973 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

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contains a triple 6/6 window. Adjacent to this opening is three unevenly spaced 2/2-vinyl replacement windows.

INTERIOR DESCRIPTION

The interior of the Locust Inn reflects the Victorian era in stylistic embellishments on both the window and door surrounds and the stair. The inn features a center hall, single-pile plan, with two rear ells. A number of alterations have been made to the interior of the dwelling, resulting in the covering of the original floors with wall-to-wall carpeting, and the partial replacement and repair of plaster walls and ceilings with wallboard and simulated-wood paneling. These alterations primarily date to the 1970s.

The center hall features a straight, open-stringer stair with a large turned newel post and turned balusters. Five wood-paneled doors lead from the center hall, all of which are framed by reeded surrounds with bull's eye corner blocks. The entries lead to the front porch, the two side rooms, a closet beneath the stair, and the rear addition. The entry that leads to the south room has been altered, with the removal of a door and the conversion of the double-leaf opening to a single-leaf opening.

The north room, which serves as a bedchamber for the inn, was accessed through a single-leaf entry with a needed surround. The paneled door features a rim lock and a porcelain knob. There are two window openings in this room, with needed surrounds and bull's eye corner blocks. A modest bathroom was installed in this room, including a stall shower, a toilet, and a sink. It is not partitioned by a wall, but rather by a drawn curtain on a track set within the ceiling.

The remaining rooms on the first story of the inn were not accessible at the time of the survey.

The second floor of the inn features four bedchambers that were accessible at the time of the survey, a bathroom, and a hall. Three of the bedchambers are located in the main block of the inn, while one is situated in the two-story rear addition. There is a single step down into this bedchamber. On the east wall of this room is a single-leaf wood-paneled door that leads to additional living quarters for the owner of the inn. These rooms were not accessible at the time of the survey. Like the rust-floor rooms, those on the second floor feature needed wood door and window surrounds with bull's eye corner blocks. Some of the door surrounds were replaced by square-edged wood surrounds. Alterations made in the 1970s are also visible at this floor, including wall-to-wall carpeting, and repaired and replaced plaster walls. The bathroom is located in the second story of the shed roof addition.

OUTBUILDINGS

To the rear of the Locust Inn are two non-historic sheds, a workshop, a non-historic pump house, an in-ground swimming pool, and two piers, all of which were constructed after 1971, when the current owner purchased the property. The outbuildings, all constructed of particleboard, feature gable roofs and concrete block foundations. The two wood-frame piers extend to the northeast of the house, into the bay at the rear of the property. The southernmost pier is 110 feet long with ten boat slips and the other pier is forty feet long. A concrete deck and metal fencing surround the in-ground pool. 8. Significance Inventory No. CT-973

Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below 1600-1699 agriculture economics health/medicine performing arts ___ 1700-1799 __ archeology education industry philospohy _X 1800-1899 architecture ._ engineering invention politics/govemment .X 1900-1999 art entertainment/ landscape architecture religion 2000- _X commerce recreation _ _ law science communications ethnic heritage literature ..X social history community planning exploration/ maritime industry — transportation __ conservation settlement military _ other.

Specific dates 1886; 1910 Architect/Builder Unknown Construction dates c1886; c1971

Evaluation fon

National Register Maryland Register X not evaluated

Prepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria, followed by a narrative discussion of the history of the resource and its context. (For compliance reports, complete evaluation on a DOE Form - see manual.) Locust Inn, one of the oldest and most well known inns on Solomons Island, is located at 14478 South Solomons Island Road in Solomons in Calvert County. Situated on the main road in Solomons Island, the Italianate-style building was constructed as a two- story dwelling circa 1886. It was enlarged to three stories in 1910 and converted to an inn by the Condiff family, who retained ownership until 1968. In 1971, Pearl English, the current owner, purchased the property and continues to operate it as the Locust Inn.

HISTORY OF INNS IN CALVERT COUNTY

A number of historic inns and boarding houses were constructed in the resort towns of Calvert County, particularly in such towns as Chesapeake Beach and, more recently, Solomons Island. Associated with entertaining visitors were nearby restaurants, pavilions and piers, arcades and carousels, theatres and inns.

As opposed to Chesapeake Beach, Solomons Island remained primarily a fishing community until the seaside tourism industry took off during the second half of the 20th century. Calvert County residents would go to Solomons Island to spend their days fishing, while evenings could be spent at the Evans Dancing Pavilion, built in 1919, which later featured a water slide off the roof. (1) Visitors to Solomons could stay in one of a number of inns, the grandest of which was Rekar's Hotel, built in 1922, a large, three- story wood-frame structure with a wide two-story wrap-around porch to catch the sea breezes, or the Hotel Northampton, built in 1902 and more or less a Victorian boarding house. (2) Two of the oldest extant and most well-known inns on Solomons Island are the Locust Inn and Bowens Inn (CT-988).

HISTORY OF THE LOCUST INN

The Locust Inn was constructed shortly after the purchase of the property by Catherine A. Condiff in 1886. Catherine Condiff, the wife of George W. Condiff, purchased Lot 3 in the village of Solomons for $400 on May 24, 1886. Prior to her purchase of the unimproved Iot, the parcel of land was owned by Robert T. and Nettie Allison, who had acquired the property in 1885. During the ownership of the property by the Condiff family, the two-story single-family dwelling was enlarged to three stories. According to the Calvert Journal in May 7, 1910, "Mr. George Condiff, Sr. is putting an addition to his home, the work being done by Mr. W.T. Carey."(3) The Calvert Gazette elaborated on May 14, 1910, "Mr. George Condiff is rebuilding his house and when completed will be three stories and contain twelve rooms. Mrs. Condiff is preparing to take summer boarders at which she has been successful for many summers." (4) In 1911, rates for the Locust Inn were recorded at six dollars per week arid the inn could accommodate up to twenty guests. (5) Early newspaper accounts state the inn was know as "The Locust," but changed by 1914 to "Locust Inn." The Italianate-style inn was named for the large black locust trees that used to be located in front of the building. Infected by disease, these black locusts were replaced in the 1980s by honey locust trees, which stand in the same location. In June 1920, the inn was Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No CT-973 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

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modernized, "being improved by installation of water works, gasoline engine and force pump system." (6)

In the 1890s, shortly after the Locust Inn was constructed, Solomons was a bustling town at the southernmost tip of Calvert County. Named for Isaac Solomon who established a cannery by 1868, Solomons received official recognition as a community when a post office was opened in 1870. Benefiting from its deep-water location where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay, Solomons grew into one of Calvert County's most important commercial centers. According to a report in the Calvert Gazette on November 12, 1892, "There are about one hundred houses upon the island, including some stores which do an active business in the oyster season, and three shipyards...It is chiefly occupied by oystermen and fishermen." (7)

Solomons thrived as a commercial center through the first decades of the 20th century. During the 1920s, the community was in an economic decline due to decreased oyster and fish harvests and the resulting decrease in shipbuilding. Despite the economic decline, which was further impacted by the Great Depression, the community began to attract visitors, becoming a resort area with summer boarding houses and charter fishing vessels. It was during this time that the Locust Inn began to thrive, attracting visitors from outside of the Solomons community.

Following George and Catherine Condiff's deaths, the property was transferred to William H. Condiff. He owned the Locust Inn until his death in 1960, when the property was conveyed to his wife Marie Condiff. Her children, Margaret and George Condiff, helped operate the inn until Margaret's death in 1967, at which time her portion of the property was passed to George Condiff. Together with his wife, Clara, and his mother, Marie, George Condiff sold the Locust Inn in 1968 to James Leslie and Edith Langley. James Leslie Langley served for a number of years as the postmaster in Solomons and operated the Fisherman's Inn, and restaurant that stood adjacent to the Locust Inn until it was destroyed by fire in the last quarter of the 20th century. In 1971, Pearl English, the current owner of the property, purchased the Locust Inn. At that time, rooms cost eight dollars per night. English continues to operate the inn, renting out eight rooms on both a nightly and a weekly basis.

CHAIN OF TITLE

April 9, 1879:, Baltimore Permanent Building and Land Society to John S. Farren and Thomas Moore Land Records of Calvert County Liber SS 5 Folio 387

October 12, 1883:, John S. and Catharine I. Farren and Thomas and Margaret Moore to Elias C. Cecil Land Records of Calvert County Liber SS 6 Folio 223

February 28, 1885:„ Elias C. Cecil to Robert T. Allison Land Records of Calvert County Liber SS 6 Folio 473

May 24, 1886:, , Robert T. and Nettie Allison to Catherine A. Condiff Land Records of Calvert County Liber SS 7 Folio 268

April 27, 1964:, William H. Condiff, heir of Catherine A. Condiff, to Marie Condiff Will Records of Calvert County Liber GLH 2 Folio 489 Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No CT-973 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

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August 25, 1967:„ Margaret Condiff to George W. Condiff Will Records of Calvert County Liber GLH 3 Folio 300

April 8, 1968:, George W. and Clara B. Condiff and Marie Condiff to James Leslie Langley and Edith Langley Land Records of Calvert County Liber MB 98 Folio ea

June 18, 1968:, , James Leslie Langley and Edith Langley to Jean Crawford Land Records of Calvert County Liber ILB 101 Folio 79

June 18, 1968: Jean Crawford to James Leslie Langley, Edith Langley, James Edward Langley, and Lucille Lenora Langley Land Records of Calvert County Liber JLB 101 Folio 81

July 19, 1971:, James Leslie Langley and Edith Langley and James Edward Langley, and Lucille Lenora Langley to Pearl L. English Land Records of Calvert County Liber JLB 132 Folio 389

ENDNOTES

1.Richard J. Dodds, editor, Solomons Island and Vicinity: An Illustrated History and Walking Tour, (Solomons, MD: Calvert Marine Museum, 1995). 2. Dodds. 3. Calvert Journal, May 7, 1910. 4. Calvert Gazette, May 14, 1910. 5. Dodds. 6. Calvert Journal, June 26, 1920. 7. Dodds. 9. Major Bibliographical References Inventory No. CT-973

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10. Geographical Data

Acreage of surveyed property 0.28 Acres Acreage of historical setting 028 Acres Quadrangle name Solomons Island Quadrangle scale 1:24,000

Verbal boundary description and justification The Locust Inn has been associated with Parcel 21, as denoted on Tax Map 46A, since its construction circa 1886.

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The Maryland inventory of Historic Properties was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland. Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement.

The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

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Addendum to Inventory No. CT-973 Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

Page 1 of 11 Name of Property: Locust Inn Location: 14478 Solomons Island Road South (MD 2), Solomons, Maryland

Updated Owner Information:

Robert Lee Siemon P.O, Box 233 Solomons, MD 20688-0233

Property Description:

Overview and Site

In April 2015, the Calvert County government identified ten properties that are in a floodplain, are likely to be affected by a storm event that raises water up to five feet, or are along shorelines that are susceptible to erosion and intrusion from rising water table. The Locust Inn is one of these properties; however, there does not appear to be any environmental damage to the property.

The Locust Inn is located in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland. The five-bay, three-story structure sits in the floodplain on a narrow, man-made causeway that connects Solomons Island to the peninsula at Johnstown. The property is located on a flat, level site that is bounded to the east by The Narrows, a tributary of Back Creek, to the west by Solomons Island Road, to the south by a parking lot, and to the north by an adjacent property. Two prominent locust trees, for which the building is named, are located in front. The large grassy side/rear yard (northeast) is bordered by a metal chain-link fence. East of this area is a swimming pool surrounded by a higher metal chain-link fence; several small outbuildings are located south of the in-ground swimming pool.

The Inn is in fair condition and retains a high degree of integrity of location, setting, feeling, and association. It retains a moderate degree of integrity of design, materials, and workmanship, as there have been several additions and alterations to the dwelling.

Prepared by: C. Leggin, D. Litowitz, and S. Wieczorek, Date: July 15, 2015 Johnson Mirmiran and Thompson Addendum to Inventory No. CT-973 Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

Page 2 of 11 Name of Property: Locust Inn Location: 14478 Solomons Island Road South (MD 2), Solomons, Maryland

Exterior

The original, frame three-story Locust Inn building, constructed circa 1886, measures five bays wide by two bays deep (Photograph 1). Today, the Inn and its additions are clad with aluminum siding. The building has a very shallow, front-gabled roof (material not visible) with slightly overhanging boxed metal eaves and vinyl soffit panels. An interior brick chimney pierces the roof on the south side. The peak of the gable is adorned with a turned wood finial. The central bay of the facade (west elevation) projects slightly from the front of the dwelling and consists of the entryway below paired windows on the second and third stories (Photograph 2). All windows on the façade are two-over-two vinyl replacement windows. The main entryway consists of a single-leaf wood door flanked by two-light sidelights over a single panel and surmounted by a three-light transom (Photograph 3). Fenestration on the rest of the façade consists of windows aligned symmetrically on the outer two bays. A full-width, screened porch with a shed roof of standing seam metal spans the first story. It is wood-framed and sits on a poured concrete slab. It is accessed via two poured concrete steps that lead to an aluminum screen door in the enclosure.

The south elevation of the inn features three distinct building phases, including the main block, the two- story rear ell, and the one-story rear ell with the hipped roof (Photographs 4 and 7). The main block of the inn is two bays deep with two symmetrically placed two-over-two vinyl replacement windows at the first, second, and third stories. The two-story rear ell is clad in aluminum siding and is pierced by irregular door and window openings. The first story of this addition features three six-over-six windows and a single-leaf panel-and-light wood door. On the second story of this ell are three six-over-six windows, although they are not symmetrically spaced above those on the first story. The south elevation of the one-story rear ell features four window openings and a single-leaf entry. There are both two-over-two vinyl replacement windows, like those found on the main block, and six-over-six windows.

The rear (east) elevation is comprised of four separate building phases, including the main block, the two rear ells, and a one- and two-story shed-roofed addition (Photographs 6 and 10). Much of the main block is obscured by the various additions, leaving only sections of the original building visible. Remaining visible on the east elevation of the main block are five window openings, all containing two- over-two vinyl replacement windows. There is one window visible on both the first and second stories and three at the third story. Likewise, the two-story rear ell retains only one visible opening from this elevation, containing a single six-over-six window. Dominating this elevation of the one-story rear ell is the centrally located exterior end chimney of stretcher-bond brick construction. A single two-over-two

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vinyl replacement window and a single-leaf door flank it. Additionally, this elevation features a one- and two-story addition with a shed roof. A single-leaf door pierces the one-story section of the addition and the two-story section features a two-over-two vinyl replacement window.

The four separate building phases are also evident from the north elevation (Photographs 5, 9, and 11). The north elevation of the main block has no window openings, unlike the south elevation, which is two bays deep. The shed-roof addition is pierced at the first story by a single two-over-two vinyl replacement window. On the two-story rear ell, there are three window openings, one at the first story and two at the second story. All of these openings contain six-over-six windows. The one-story rear ell is pierced by four openings, the westernmost of which contains a triple six-over-six window. Adjacent to this opening are three unevenly spaced, two-over-two vinyl replacement windows.

Interior

A number of alterations have been made to the interior of the dwelling, resulting in the covering of the original floors with wall-to-wall carpeting and the partial replacement and repair of plaster walls and ceilings with wallboard and simulated-wood paneling.

First Floor

The main entrance of the Locust Inn opens onto a central hall which provides access to the kitchen in the rear and bedrooms on either side (Photographs 12-14). A straight, closed-stringer stair is positioned against the rear and north wall and provides access to the second floor (Photograph 15). The staircase is of mahogany wood and features simple turned balusters and a large turned newel post. All interior woodwork and trim documented in the 2002 inventory form was found to still be extant.

The kitchen is accessible via the rear door in the central hall. It occupies the lower story of the two and one-story shed roof additions located in the rear of the main block (Photograph 16). Wood clapboard siding is still extant on the east-facing wall and corresponds to the rear wall of the original block.

The easternmost addition is accessible via a door off the kitchen; however, this area was not accessible at the time of survey.

Second Floor

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On the second floor, three bedrooms and a hallway occupy the original block of the house (Photographs 17-18). A large bedroom with two front windows and one rear window occupies the northernmost third of the block, while two bedrooms situated in the front of the house and a stair hall and hallway occupy the remaining two thirds (Photograph 19). The bathroom is located in an addition off the central bay of the rear of the house, and a shotgun style arrangement of three bedrooms occupies the second floor of the ell addition (Photograph 20). The easternmost of these rooms contains a staircase leading to the first floor of the addition that was temporarily covered at the time of the survey (Photograph 21).

Third Floor

The third floor consists of the original block of the building (Photographs 22-24). As on the second floor, a large bedroom occupies the northernmost third of the floor plan. A narrow bathroom occupies a single bay to the south, while the remainder of the floor is occupied by two small bedrooms and a hallway.

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CT-973 — Locust Inn — Photo Log Prints created using Epson DuraBrite Ultra Inks and Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper Data included on Verbatim® UltraLifeTM Archival Grade DVD-R with Proprietary AZO recording dye

Image Image File Name Image Description No. 1 CT-973_2015-05-25_01 Overview of the Locust Inn property, looking east. 2 CT-973_2015-05-25_02 View of the façade, looking east. 3 CT-973_2015-05-25_03 View of the façade, main entry detail_ 4 CT-973_2015-05-25_04 View of the south elevation, looking northeast. 5 CT-973_2015-05-25_05 View of the north elevation, looking south. 6 CT-973_2015-05-25_06 View of the rear elevation and additions, looking west-southwest. 7 CT-973_2015-05-25_07 View of the south and east elevations and large addition, looking northwest. 8 CT-973_2015-05-25_08 View of the south elevation of the easternmost addition, looking northeast. 9 CT-973_2015-05-25_09 I View of the north elevation of the easternmost addition, looking south-southeast. 10 CT-973_2015-05-25_10 View of the east elevation of the easternmost addition, looking south-southwest. 11 CT-973_2015-05-25_11 View of the central additions on the east elevation, looking south- southwest. 12 CT-973_2015-05-25_12 View of the front door, detail. 13 CT-973_2015-05-25_13 View of the central hall, facing east. 14 CT-973_2015-05-25_14 View of the south bed chamber door opening in the central hall, facing south. 15 CT-973_2015-05-25_15 Detail of the newel post and staircase in the first floor foyer. 16 CT-973_2015-05-25_16 View of the first floor kitchen addition, facing west. Note the original exterior wooden clapboards on the east-facing wall. 17 CT-973_2015-05-25_17 View of the second floor stair hall, facing west. 18 CT-973_2015-05-25_18 View of the second floor hallway, facing south. 19 CT-973_2015-05-25_19 View of a typical bed chamber, facing west. 20 CT-973_2015-05-25_20 View of the center room on the second floor of the rear ell, facing northwest. 21 CT-973_2015-05-25_21 View of the easternmost room on the second floor of the rear ell, facing northeast.

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22 CT-973 2015-05-25 22 View of the third floor stair hall, facing west. 23 CT-973 2015-05-25 23 View of the third hall, facing south. 24 CT-973_2015-05-25_24 View of the northernmost third floor bedroom, facing west. 25 CT-973_2015-05-25_25 View of the rear/side yard, facing southeast. 26 CT-973_2015-05-25_26 View of the outbuildings in the rear yard, facing southeast.

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Floorplans and Interior Photo Keys

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