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I-95/Delaware Turnpike Project New Castle County, Delaware I-95/DELAWARE TURNPIKE PROJECT NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL INVESTIGATION prepared for Delaware Department of Transportation Dover, DE by in association with John Milner Associates, Inc. Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP West Chester, PA Baltimore, MD July 2004 I-95/DELAWARE TURNPIKE PROJECT NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL INVESTIGATION prepared for Delaware Department of Transportation 800 Bay Road Dover, Delaware 19903-0778 by Courtney L. Clark Douglas C. McVarish Wade P. Catts, RPA John Milner Associates, Inc. 535 North Church Street West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380 in association with Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP 81 Mosher Street Baltimore, Maryland 21217 July 2004 ABSTRACT ABSTRACT John Milner Associates, Inc. (JMA) conducted a historic architectural investigation (including determinations of National Register eligibility) to assist with NEPA and Section 106 compliance associated with proposed Interstate 95 improvements in New Castle County, Delaware. The work was undertaken in association with Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP (RKK) and for the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). The area of potential effects (APE) extends to either side of Interstate 95 in New Castle County, Delaware and includes two separate project areas (Figures 1 and 2). The first, associated with proposed replacement of the existing toll plaza, extends from the Maryland-Delaware border on the west to the SR 896 interchange on the east (This portion of the APE originally extended into Maryland; however, due to design revisions, the proposed improvements are now expected to incur entirely within Delaware). The second extends from the SR 1 interchange on the west to the SR 141 interchange on the east. Land use includes suburban residential, agricultural, institutional, light industrial and commercial/recreational. Topography is relatively flat. Wetlands associated with several small streams and rivers dot the APE. Four properties within the APE were previously evaluated. The Welsh Tract Baptist Church and Parsonage (N-264) was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) in 1973. The Delaware-Maryland Boundary Monument #81 was listed in 1975. The bridge on Welsh Tract Road (NC-342; N-12612) was included in the statewide bridge survey and determined not eligible for the National Register. In August 1992, the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office (DE SHPO) issued an eligibility opinion for the Stafford Farm (N-6783). A draft National Register nomination was prepared for the property. However, soon after the draft nomination was prepared most of the farm buildings and structures were demolished, and the property no longer retained the integrity necessary for National Register eligibility. During the current historic architectural investigation, a total of 27 properties were surveyed. Thirteen of these properties had been previously surveyed (N-13328, N-13343, N-13319, N- 13340, N-13342, N-12868, N-12870, N-6783, N-12904, N-1603, N-12907, N-13341, and N- 13339), and revised survey documentation was prepared. Of the surveyed properties, two, the Henry L. Churchman House (N-1603) and 180 Welsh Tract Road (N-12868), were recommended as eligible for listing in the National Register. I-95/DELAWARE TURNPIKE PROJECT HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL INVESTIGATION Western Portion of the 14 Area of Potential Effects 13 12 4 8 11 1 10 9 7 8M 2 6 Welsh Tract Baptist Church and Parsonage 5 (National Register Property) 3 Area Not Surveyed Delaware-Maryland Boundary 1 Surveyed properties Monument No. 81 (National Register Property) 0 2000ft 0 500m Figure 1. Detail of Newark West, Md.-Del.-Pa. (USGS 1992) and Newark East, Del. (USGS 1993) 7.5-minute series quadrangles showing the western portion of the area of potential effects and surveyed properties for the proposed I-95/Delaware Turnpike project. 26 25 24 23 22 Eastern Portion of the 21 Area of Potential Effects 20 18 19 17 16 15 15 Surveyed properties 0 2000ft 0 500m Figure 2. Detail of Newark East, Del (USGS 1993) and Wilmington South, Del.-N.J. (USGS 1987) 7.5-minutes series quadrangles showing the eastern portion of the area of potential effects and surveyed properties for the proposed I-95/Delaware Turnpike project. LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Detail of Newark West, Md.-Del.-Pa. (USGS 1992) and Newark East, Del. (USGS 1993) 7.5-minute series quadrangles showing the western portion of the area of potential effects and surveyed properties for the proposed I-95/Delaware Turnpike project. .....................................................................................................After Abstract Figure 2. Detail of Newark East, Del (USGS 1993) and Wilmington South, Del.-N.J. (USGS 1987) 7.5-minutes series quadrangles showing the eastern portion of the area of the area of potential effects and surveyed properties for the proposed I-95/Delaware Turnpike project.......................................................................................After Abstract Figure 3. Detail of Newark West, Md.-Del.-Pa. (USGS 1992) and Newark East, Del. (USGS 1993) 7.5-minute series quadrangles showing the location and boundaries of the National Register Listed Welsh Tract Baptist Church and Parsonage. ........................4 Figure 4. Detail of the Roads of New Castle County (Heald 1820), showing the approximate location of the area of potential effects for the proposed I-95/Delaware Turnpike project. ........................................................................................................................16 Figure 5. Detail of the Map of New Castle County, Delaware (Rea and Price 1849), showing the approximate location of the area of potential effects for the proposed I- 95/Delaware Turnpike project. ...................................................................................17 Figure 6. Detail of the Atlas of the State of Delaware (Beers 1868), showing the approximate location of the western portion of the area of potential effects for the proposed I- 95/Delaware Turnpike project. ...................................................................................23 Figure 7. Detail of the Atlas of the State of Delaware (Beers 1868), showing the approximate location of the eastern portion of the area of potential effects for the proposed I- 95/Delaware Turnpike project. ...................................................................................24 Figure 8. Detail of the Map of New Castle County, Delaware (Hopkins 1881), showing the approximate location of the western portion of the area of potential effects for the proposed I-95/Delaware Turnpike project. .................................................................25 Figure 9. Detail of the Atlas of New Castle County, Delaware (Baist 1893), showing the approximate location of the Delaware portion of the area of potential effects for the proposed I-95/Delaware Turnpike project. .................................................................26 Figure 10. Detail of the Map of New Castle County, Delaware (Hopkins 1881), showing the approximate location of the eastern portion of the area of potential effects for the proposed I-95/Delaware Turnpike project. .................................................................27 Figure 11. President John F. Kennedy, and Governors Elbert N. Carvel of Delaware and J. Millard Tawes of Maryland at the ribbon-cutting dedication of the interstate expressway at the Delaware – Maryland State Line (November 14, 1963). ..............37 Figure 12. Recommended National Register boundary of 180 Welch Tract Road......................77 I-95/DELAWARE TURNPIKE PROJECT HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL INVESTIGATION LIST OF FIGURES Figure 13. Recommended National Register boundary of the Henry L. Churchman House. ....107 I-95/DELAWARE TURNPIKE PROJECT HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL INVESTIGATION LIST OF PLATES LIST OF PLATES Plate 1. Welsh Tract Baptist Church and Parsonage, Welsh Tract Road. North and west elevations toward south (Stewart 1936)........................................................................5 Plate 2. Stephen Ott House, 922 Otts Chapel Road. East and south elevations toward northwest.....................................................................................................................49 Plate 3. Dwelling, 1463 Otts Chapel Road. Northeast and northwest elevations toward southwest. ...................................................................................................................52 Plate 4. Dwelling, 1636 Otts Chapel Road. West and south elevations toward northeast.......55 Plate 5. Barber House, 123 Tall Pines Road. East and south elevations toward west. ............57 Plate 6. Dwelling, 357 Welsh Tract Road. North façade toward south. ..................................61 Plate 7. L. Walton House, 316 Welsh Tract Road. South and west elevations toward northeast......................................................................................................................64 Plate 8. Dwelling, 248 Welsh Tract Road. Southeast and southwest elevations toward north............................................................................................................................67 Plate 9. Toll Barrier, Delaware Turnpike. General view toward northwest. ...........................69 Plate 10. Toll Plaza Tunnel, Delaware Turnpike. General view toward northwest...................69 Plate 11. Administration Building, Delaware Turnpike. Southeast elevation toward northwest.....................................................................................................................71
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