NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 1. Name of Property Historic Name: Butterfield Overland Mail Route Corridor Other name/site number: Butterfield Overland Mail; Overland Mail; California Overland Mail; Upper Road; Upper Emigrant Road; Upper El Paso Road; Highway 62/180 Name of related multiple property listing: NA 2. Location Street & number: Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 400 Pine Canyon Road City or town: Salt Flat State: Texas County: Culberson and Hudspeth Not for publication: Vicinity: 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination 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 does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following levels of significance: national statewide local Applicable National Register Criteria: A B C D ___________________________ Signature of certifying official / Title Date State or Federal agency / bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. _______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________ Signature of commenting or other official Date Texas Historical Commission_______________________________________________ State or Federal agency / bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: ___ entered in the National Register ___ determined eligible for the National Register ___ determined not eligible for the National Register. ___ removed from the National Register ___ other, explain: _____________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Butterfield Overland Mail Route Corridor, Salt Flat vicinity, Culberson and Hudspeth counties, Texas 5. Classification Ownership of Property X Private Public - Local Public - State X Public - Federal Category of Property building(s) X district site structure object Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing 0 1 buildings 49 5 sites 14 13 structures 15 0 objects 78 19 total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register: 1 (Pinery Station, 74000281) 6. Function or Use Historic Functions: Transportation/Road-related (vehicular), pedestrian-related Current Functions: Recreation and Culture/outdoor recreation 7. Description Architectural Classification: NA Principal Exterior Materials: limestone, sandstone, mortar, soil, asphalt, concrete Narrative Description (see continuation sheets 7-10 through 7-35) Page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Butterfield Overland Mail Route Corridor, Salt Flat vicinity, Culberson and Hudspeth counties, Texas 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria X A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. B Property is 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, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. X D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations: NA Areas of Significance: Exploration and Settlement; Transportation Period of Significance: 1849-1958 Significant Dates: 1849, 1850, 1855, 1858, 1859 Significant Person (only if criterion b is marked): NA Cultural Affiliation: European American, African American, American Indian Architect/Builder: NA Narrative Statement of Significance (see continuation sheets 8-36 through 8-53) 9. Major Bibliographic References Bibliography (see continuation sheets 9-49 through 9-52) Previous documentation on file (NPS): _ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested. x previously listed in the National Register (Pinery Station, 74000281) _ previously determined eligible by the National Register _ designated a National Historic Landmark _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # _ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Primary location of additional data: x State historic preservation office (Texas Historical Commission, Austin) _ Other state agency x Federal agency _ Local government _ University _ Other -- Specify Repository: Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): NA Page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Butterfield Overland Mail Route Corridor, Salt Flat vicinity, Culberson and Hudspeth counties, Texas 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property: 2401.3 Coordinates: UTM References (see continuation sheets 53-55) Verbal Boundary Description: (see continuation sheets 53-55) Boundary Justification: (see continuation sheets 53-55) 11. Form Prepared By NAME/TITLE: Julie McGilvray / Landscape Historian ORGANIZATION: NPS - MWRO CITY OR TOWN: Omaha STATE: NE E-MAIL: [email protected] TELEPHONE: 402 – 661-1926 DATE: February 2013 NAME/TITLE: Jim Steely/ Senior Historian ORGANIZATION: SWCA Environmental Consultants - Denver Office CITY OR TOWN: Denver STATE: CO E-MAIL: [email protected] TELEPHONE: 303-487-1183 DATE: February 2013 NAME/TITLE: Ramona Caplan/Historian CITY OR TOWN: Albuquerque STATE: NM E-MAIL: [email protected] TELEPHONE: 505-332-9873 DATE: February 2013 Additional Documentation Maps (see pages 61-69) Additional items (see pages 70-81) Photographs (see pages 5-9) Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.460 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 100 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Office of Planning and Performance Management. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1849 C. Street, NW, Washington, DC. Page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Butterfield Overland Mail Route Corridor, Salt Flat vicinity, Culberson and Hudspeth counties, Texas Photographs Butterfield Overland Mail Route Corridor Guadalupe Mountains National Park Salt Flat vicinity Culberson and Hudspeth counties, Texas (all photos taken in Culberson County except Photo 21) Photographed by Julie McGilvray Photo files at the Texas Historical Commission Photo location maps are on pages 79-81 Photograph 1 Pinery Station Ruins (1C) (NRIS 74000281; 41CU193) Historic District Segment 1 – Pine Springs Photo ID: GUMO_Butterfield_20121009_003 Date Photographed: October 9, 2012 UTM: Zone 13, 517279 E 3528701 N View facing NE: Ruins along NPS trail. NPS interpretive signage in foreground. Photograph 2 Pinery Station Ruins (1C) (NRIS 74000281; 41CU193) Historic District Segment 1 – Pine Springs Photo ID: GUMO_Butterfield_20121009_004 Date Photographed: October 9, 2012 UTM: Zone 13, 517279 E 3528716 N View facing SE: Pinery Station ruins in the foreground and US Military outbuilding in the background. Photograph 3 Pinery Station Texas Centennial Marker, 1936. Historic District Segment 1 – Pine Springs Photo ID: GUMO_Butterfield_20121009_001 Date Photographed: October 9, 2012 UTM: Zone 13, 517274 E 3528631N View N: Texas Centennial Historical Marker placed on the site to commemorate the Pinery Station in 1936. Photograph 4 Overland Mail Historical Marker 1858-1958 Historic District Segment 1 – Pine Springs Photo ID: GUMO_Butterfield_20121009_002 Date Photographed: October 9, 2012 UTM: Zone 13, 517268 E 3528631N View N: Historical marker commemorating the overland mail carriers and the first airmail pilots who used the same route by air. Page 5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Butterfield Overland Mail Route Corridor, Salt Flat vicinity, Culberson and Hudspeth counties, Texas Photograph 5 Polancio Park (Signal Peak Roadside Park) Ramada 2 Ruins (2A) Historic District Segment 2 – Guadalupe Pass and Guadalupe Canyon Photo ID: GUMO_Butterfield_20120111_010 Photographer: J. McGilvray Date Photographed: January 11, 2012 UTM: Zone