M: 23-74 ACF..S SUMMARY FORM ,....,1. Name "Log Tenant House"/Antique House Property 2. Planning Area/Site Number 23/74 3. MNCPPC Atlas Reference Map 10 A-11 4. Address 21020 New Hampshire Avenue, Brookeville 5. Classification Summary Category building Ownership private Public Acquisition""--~N-A..._ __________~- S ta tus occupJed Accessible~-----n=o------~--------~--- Present use private residence Previous Survey Recording M-NCPPC Federal___ State_x_county_l_Local __ _ (Titls and date: ~nventory of Historical Sites - 1976 ) 6. Date 7. Original Owner 8. Apparent Condition a. ____=g_o_o_d _________________ c. _____m_o_v_e_d ______________ __ b. altered -Q. Description: This one and a half story l~; structure was moved to this location in 1938-39 and incorporated into a house which has served variously as a post office, tea room, and antique shop. The two bay log structure is at the north end of the building and faces east. The frame and log house faces east. The frame section has a lower gable roof than the log structure. There are six over six double hung windows flanked by louvered wooden shutters. The frame &ection has asbestos shingles. 10. Significance: This house is interesting for its log and frame construction, and for its variety of uses within the community. It is believed that the two story log cabin section of this house was moved to its present site about 1938, from "Roslyn", the home of Dr. Augustus Stabler, in Brighton. It was then used as an antique shop by owners of Gittings HaHa, Marian and Henry Brueninger, and as a lunchroom, and country store. Popular with Washingtonians until 1950 when the shop/store closed, it was sold in 1955 to Richard E. and Carolyn P. Altemus, who converted the cabin into a dwelling. The current owners bought it in 1974. Candy Reed . Date researched and researcher 11/78-Roberta W. Hahn Arch. Description 12. Compiler Gail Rothrock 13. Date Compiled 2/79 14. Designation Approval __ 15. Acreage 3 .135 acres M: 23/74- MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST MAGI# INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY 6NAME HISTORIC 11 Log Tenant House" AND/OR COMMON Antique House Property flLOCATION STR_EET& NUMBER 21020 N hi A iew Hamps re venue 8 CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Brookeville ..X.. VICINITY OF Brighton, Md. STATE COUNTY Maryland Montgomery llCLASSIFICATION - CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS PRESENT USE _DISTRICT _PUBLIC .XocCUPIED _AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM XBl,JILDING(S) :KPRIVATE _UNOCCUPIED _COMMERCIAL __ PARK _STRUCTURE _BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS _EDUCATIONAL XPRIVATE RESIDENCE /.""'"" -SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS _OBJECT _IN PROCESS _YES: RESTRICTED _GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC _BEING CONSIDERED _YES: UNRESTRICTED _INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATION XNo _MILITARY _OTHER: DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME George and Dale Obrecht Telephone #: unlisted- STREET & NUMBER 21020 New Hampshire Ave. CITY. TOWN STATE , zip code Brookeville, Md. _x v1c1N1TY0F Brighton, l•fd. 20'/29 llLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION Liber # : 4-54-3 COURTHOUSE. Folio #: 174- REGISTRY oF DErns,rn~1ontgomery County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER CITY. TOWN STATE Rockville Maryland 20850 D REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE M-NCPPC Inventory of Historical Sites DATE 1976 _FEDERAL -STATE .XcoUNTY _LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Park Historians Office CITY.TOWN STATE Rockville Maryland 20855 II DESCRIPTION CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE _EXCELLENT _DETERIORATED _UNALTERED -~ORIGINAL SITE :&ooD _RUINS LLTEAED XMOVED DATE c. 193t- _FAIR _UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE This one and a half story log structure was moved to its present location in 1938 and incorporated into a house which has served variously as a post office, tea room, and antique shop. The two bay log structure is at the north end of the building and faces east. A frame section with a gable roof lower than the gable roof _ of the log structure, and on the same north-south axis, is perpendicular to an east-west garage and kitchen wing. The log structure has V-notches and concrete chinking. The gable roof is covered by asbestos tiles. A massive exterior end chimney with stone foundations and a brick stack is set against the north wall. The east elevation has been covered by a modern brick and glass one story porch with a shed roof. A paneled door leads into the log structure. A six over six light window flanked by louvered wooden shutters completes the east facade. There are no windows on the north elevation. The log structure presently serves as a living room. The remainder of the house is frame, with asbestos siding and arranged in a T-plan. The frame section connecting the log structure to the rest of the house has a three-sided bay window with plate glass windows. A pair of twelve-light doors, facing north, on the south wing open into a two-car garage. The south elevation is five bays across: these are _ irregularly spaced modern windows flanked by louvered shutters. A bric1 chimney is built into the south section on the north side of the gable roof where it is intersected by the north-south frame and log wing. At the east end of the south wing there is a simple bell cut. The house is set into a hollow. New Hampshire Avenue is several hundred yards to the east. A large gravel parking area is east of the house. To the south is a large gravel driveway. A stone retaining wall stretches along the east elevation. CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY llJ SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW _PREHISTORIC --4.RCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _RELIGION _1400-1499 --4.RCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION _LAW _SCIENCE _ 1500-1599 --4.GRICULTURI;: _ECONOMICS _LITERATURE _SCULPTURE _1600-1699 XARCHITECTURE _EDUCATION _MILITARY' _SOCIAUHUMANITARIAN _1700-1799 --4.RT _ENGINEERING _MUSIC _THEATER JL 1800-1899 _COMMERCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY _TRANSPORTATION _ 1900- _COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) _INVENTION SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ARCHITECT M STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Although it cannot be documented, it is commonly believed that the 2-story log cabin section of this structure was moved to its present site from Brighton, Maryland, in 1938-39, from "Roslyn", the estate of Dr. Augustus Stabler.l The house was purchased from a man named Marshall and moved in 1938-39, with the assistance of neighbors.2 The log cabin was moved to the Gittings HaHa property for use as an antique shop by Marian and Henry Breuninger; the Breuningers purchased Gittings HaHa and 136 acres from Ober and Mary Dailey in 1938.3 Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Smallwood worked for the Breuningers, Mr. Smallwood farming the land and Mrs. Smallwood (who is Ober Dailey's daughter) running the antique shop. /'-- The business was operated as an antique shop, country store, and lunch room, and was a favorite stopping place for Washingtonians out for a drive in the country. Many of the antiques were purchased by Mrs. Brueninger in Pennsylvania. The country store featured such items as fresh cider, gingersnaps, pork sausage, butter, pickles, and other farm products. The lUJ:rch room served homemade soups, sandwiches, salads, and similar fresh items. It closed in 1950, and remained vacant until 1955, when the building ~nd 3.135 acres were purchased by Richard E. and Caroline P. Altemus, who converted the cabin into a dwelling, The property has changed hands several times since, and was purchased by the current owners .. in 197l+. FOOTNOTES: 1. Interviews with Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Smallwood, and Mr. & Mrs. Archie Gartrell, lifelong residents of the area. Mr. Smallwood helped move the building. 2. Ibid. 3. Land Records of Montgomery County, Md., 707/328. l+. Ibid., 2028/507. CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Land Records of Montgomery County, Maryland. Interviews: Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Smallwood Mr. & Mrs. Archie Gartrell CONTINUE ON SE~AR.ATE SHEET If NECESSARY II!JGEOGRAPHICALDATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 3 .135 acres VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE COUNTY STATE COUNTY mFORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE Candy Reed Roberta W. Hahn Architectural Description ORGANIZATION DATE Sugarloaf Regional Trails 11/29/78 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE Box 87 926-4-510 CITY OR TOWN STl.TE Dickerson Maryland 2075) The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory 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' informatioh and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ ment of individual property rights. SUGARLOAF REGIONAL TRAiLS RETURN TO: Box 87, Stronghold Dickerson, Md. 20753 (301) 926-4510 PS· t toe M,#23-74 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST /tr;0571520AI · INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY DNAME HISTORIC ANO/OR COMMON Log Tenant House i {next to Gittings Ha-Ha) 0LOCATION ;: _- __ ;,., __:.:~ • -''"";, •. ,::~"~ .,_" -_'_.'_* ..-~" ~ )' - .. - ' -~.....- ~ ·:'~·'""--~~--,:·~·'_,~~~-·-· STREET & NUMBER.< >: ''-'<:· t- • -• •.. •{ ••->-~:". · -'. -_ -'' 21.000 bloC::k -of Ne\,;- Hampshire Ave. extended CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - . "•' - STATE - t?f M~rylarid:'·: -'~~,,~: IJCLASSIFICATION :.. '"-"'~"-'-~ .- -- -:;. 2~~~~~~Ei<:: - .. _: :':'.• ---- - 0 ·'"-~1rt;;~' :~-~:-·> _ - c\>~ ----h~~:~;~_i"_-_-_~_'._.. _!' ,OWNERSitt -- :'J!:~!~os . <·.::JduseuM ----. -.• '" -~UtLDING(S) : - t:~:~~::;ti!t~- _UNOCCUPIED