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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06221993 - 1.115 STATE OF CALIFORNIA—THE RESOURCES AGENCY 1' PETE WILSON,Govemor OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION P.O.BOX 942896 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMFJ� SACRAMENTO 94296-0001 PARTME (916)653-6624 FAX:(916)653-9824 Chair, Board of Supervisors o June 3, 1993 County of Contra Costa City Hall 525 Henrietta Street Martinez, California 94553 o THE ROSWELL BUTLER HARD HOME Dear Sir or Madam: The above-named property (or property highlighted on enclosed list) will be considered by the State Historical Resources Commission for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the Federal Government's official list of historic buildings and other cultural resources worthy of preservation. Listing in the National Register provides recognition and assists in preserving our'Nation's heritage. Enclosed is a copy of the criteria under which properties are evaluated. Listing in the National Register provides the following benefits to historic properties: - Consideration in the planning for federally assisted projects. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 provides that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation be given an opportunity to comment on projects affecting such properties. - Eligibility for Federal tax benefits. If a property is individually listed in the National Register, or determined a contributing structure within a National Register district, certain tax provisions may apply. The Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 includes provisions regarding charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures, including archeological sites and private residences. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 contains provisions intended to encourage preservation of depreciable historic structures by allowing favorable Federal tax provisions for rehabilitation. Beginning January 1, 1987, the Tax Reform Act of 1986 replaces the rehabilitation tax incentives available under prior law with a 20% investment tax credit for rehabilitations of certain historic commercial, industrial, and residential rental buildings. - Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal is located, in accord with the Surface Mining and-Control Act of 1977. - Qualification for Federal grants for historic preservation when funds are available. Owners of private properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places must be given an opportunity to concur in or object to listing in accord with the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 and Federal regulations 36 CFR Part 60. Any owner or partial owner of private property who chooses to object to listing is required to submit to the State Historic Preservation Officer a notarized statement certifying that the party is the sole or partial owner of the private property, as appropriate, and objects to the listing. For a single privately owned property with one owner, the property will not be listed if the owner objects. In nominations with multiple ownership of a single private property, the property will not be listed if a majority of the owners objects to listing. If the property cannot be listed because the owner or a majority of owners objects prior to submission of a nomination by the State, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall submit the nomination to the Keeper of the National Register for a determination of the eligibility of the property or district for inclusion in the National RECEIVED =JLN8 CLEnK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ' CONTRA COSTA CO. Page 2 Register. If the property is then determined eligible for listing, although not formally listed, Federal agencies will be required to allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment before the agency may fund, license, or assist a project which will affect the property. If an owner chooses to object to the listing of property, the notarized objection must be submitted to Mr. Steade R. Craigo, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Office of Historic Preservation, Post Office Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, fifteen(15)days before the State Historical Resources Commission considers this application;it will be considered by the Commission on August 6. 1993 at 9 : 0 0 a. M. , in the SENATE HEARING ROOM 112, FIRST FLOOR, HISTORIC SIDE. STATE CAPITOL, SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA. (This Building Is Accessible To People With Disabilities. If you wish to comment on whether the property should be nominated to the National Register, please send your comments to the above address. A copy of the application has been included for your review. Sincerely, Steade R. Craigo, Deputy State Historic Preservation fficer Enclosure DPR 548b (Rev. 9/92) Local Government - Individual NATIONAL, REGISTER AGENDA ITEMS FOR TILE NEXT SHRC MEETING August 6, 1993 - Sacramento, CA CONTRA COSTA COUNTY The Roswell Butler Hard Home 815 West First Street Antioch, CA 94509 LOS ANGELES COUNTY Cedar Avenue Complex 44855 Cedar Avenue Lancaster, CA 93534 MENDOCINO .Hofman, Charles House 308 S. School Street Ukiah, Ca 95482 ORANGE Louis Plummer Auditorium 201 E. Chapman Avenue Fullerton, CA 92632 Olive Civic Center 3038 North Magnolia Avenue Orange, CA 92665 NATIONAL REGISTER AGENDA ITEMS Page Two - August 6, 1993 Sacramento, California SAN DIEGO COUNTY Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot 400 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Olivenhain Town Hall 423 Rancho Santa Fe Road Olivenhain, CA 92024 SANTA CLARA COUNTY 21-Mile House 15975 Monterey Road Morgan Hill, CA 95037 SONORA COUNTY Sebastopol Depot 261 S. Main Street Sebastopol, CA 95425 YUBA COUNTY Wheatland Masonic Temple 400 Front Street Wheatland, CA 95692 I NNS Fain 10-900 a ANd No. 102+0018 (Flev.&8B) a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service1 3 1993 National Register of Historic Plaices fM,i€i Registration Fo m This form is for use in nominating or;requesting determinations of align ility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Lomplete each item by marking"x" in the appropriate box or by entering the requested information.If an item does not apply to the property being dt2umented,enter"N/A"for"not applicable."For functions,styles,materials, and areas of significance, enter onlylthe categories and subcategories Isted in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. > 1. Name of Property The Roswell Butler ; Hard Home historic name The Hard House 88-07-001) other names/site number Historical 1 y: 1867 Si _e No Mock 6—int 1 -9-1 Parcel No 066-091-007 Serial No 4509-5-0 2. Location _ street & number 815 West First Striet LJ not for publica ton city, town m tioch LJ vicinity state California code CA county C onts9 ra Costa code 01 1 zip code ar,nq i - 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property I Number of Resources within Property ❑private building(s) Contributing Noncontributing public-local =district 1 buildings ❑public State site sites ❑public-Federal _structure structures _object objects Total Name of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously NA listed in the National Register 0 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic PresFrvation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this ❑nomination ❑request for determination of eligibility meet;, 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 dational Register criteria. ❑See continuation sheet. I I • Signature of certifying official Date State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property ❑meets ❑does not meet the National Register criteria. ❑See continuation sheet. Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby, certify that this property is: ❑entered in the National Register. ❑See continuation sheet. ❑determined eligible for the National Register. ❑See continuation sheet. _ ❑determined not eligible for they National Register. i _ ❑removed from the National Register. _ ❑other, (explain:) 1 ' signature of the Keeper Date of Action / I a 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) Domestic: Single Dwelling Vacant: Not in use Social : Meeting rooms Work in progress Landscape t 7. Description ± Architectural Classification I Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) j foundation Brick Italianate: 1 Italian Villa walls Wood with Plaster over Brick roof Cement shingles other Redwood, Oak and other hard woods Describe present and historic physical appearance. i See Continuation Sheets s: I r N—See continuation sheet r - ..��.�....r��................. ... ._.S._.__............. ....._._._. 8. Statement of Significance Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: ❑nationally ❑statewide ❑locally Applicable National Register Criteria ❑A tZB [Z C ❑]D f Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) ❑A ❑B ❑C ::]D ❑E ❑F ❑G Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Dates Architecture -;- R.B. Hard 1867-1888 Politics: Government Mrs. R.B. Hard 1888-1894 Property transferred 1894-1923 to the Four Hard Cu&AAAfApA& equally NA Significant Person Architect/Builder Hard, Roswell Butler c Hard, Roswell' Butler State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria cons derations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. See Continuation Sheets P 1 ZSee continuation sheet I 9. Major Bibliographical References i y t See Continuation Sheet 7 i Z See continuation sheet Previous documentation on file (NPS): ❑preliminary determination of,individual listing (36 CFR 67) ? Primary location of additional data: has been requested State historic preservation office ❑previously listed in the National Register :7]Other State agency ❑previously determined eligible by the National Register ::]Federal agency ❑designated a National Historic Landmark ❑Local government ❑recorded by Historic American Buildings University Survey # ❑Other ❑recorded by Historic American.Engineering Specify repository: Record k 10. Geographical Data Acreage of property Four acres originally-today_ less than one acre k UTM References `- A LTJ I I I I B Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing C DLII � I � I � � I ❑See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description Assessor ' s Parcel No. 066-091-0D7 The Hard House (88-07-001 ) I� Block Six (6) Lots One, two and three (1-2-3) g [-]See continuation sheet Boundary Justification The Lynn House i Prospects School E First Street, ., Santa Fe Railroad and T►ie San Joasuin River t LJ Sea continuati n sheet r 11. Form Prepared By name/title Dr. Chet Michaels Board of Directors organization The Antioch Historical 'Society__date _March 1993 street & number 4644 Country Hills D_riv°e telephone __._C510) 779-9637 city or town __Antioch __ — _state _Ca l i f orn i a zip code 94 509 ras F-�n tocuo-� i oua Maw Na �aaiaeu crew • f United States Department of the Interior National Park Service ' i National Register or Historic PlAces Continuation Sheet { s i' r� Section number . Page a THE H_rD HOUSE The Hard House has histo-ic significance for Antioch and California because it was the 4Dme of one of its most honored and distinguished '. citizens . r 1 Roswell Butler Hard built j it-; but did much more , he helped build Antioch' and establish its permanent place in - history. This report was prepared with the love , concern and respect that Antioch has for a firm and "Hard" f1foundation.. We appreciate the opportunity to be considered by your commission for the National Registry and trust your decisioZ will reflect our mutual time and effort on behalf of our historic Hard house . r s , . ...:..:.. ........:.:;. .yy yyw?^ i I i t it k fi oC.� r NPs Form 10.90" Ogre AA=VW Awa 1=+0018 t5m) • Y United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic P aces Continuation Sheet Section number 'Page S TIME ROSWELL BU'T'LER HARD HOUSE ' S PRIMARY PERIOD OF ARCHITEC'T'URAL SIGNIFICANCE IS THi LATE VICTORIAN PERIOD IN AMERICAN HIS'T'ORY . STYLISTICALLY IT TAKES', 014 THE APPEARANCE AND RESEMBLANCE TO AN ITALIAN VILLA, BUIL`1' IN 'T'HE" ITALIANA22 STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE. IT IS LOCATED -IN ANTIOCH , ON THE 'BANKS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER . THE APPROXIMATE PROPERTY SIZE -S 7000 SQ . FT . CONSTRUCTION WAS STARTED IN 1.86/7 AND WAS COMPLETED IN 1869 . IT REI4AINED IN THE HARD FAMILY UNTIL THE 1920 ' S . i AT THE TIMES THE HARD HOUSE 4AS BUILT , IT WAS THE ONLY SUCH DOMESTIC DWELLING MADE OF LOCAL HARD RED BRICK . IT WAS ALSO THE ONLY ITALIANATE STYLE OF ARCHITEC'T'URE IN ANTIOCH AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY . NOW; IT IS THE ONLY SUCH HOUSE OF THIS LATE VICTORIAN PERIOD AND STYLING STILI, IN EXIS'T'ENCE . THE BUILDING ' S HISTORY INCLUDES RESEARCH INTO HISTORICIL RECORDS , PHOTOGRAPHS , DRAWINGS AND MAPS . IT ALSO INCLUDES INVESTIGA'T'ION OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE , BOTH ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND IN THE BUILDING ' S MATERIALS THEMSELVES . THE HOUSEIS ONE OF THE MOST: SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC STRUCTURESIN THE CITY AS WELL AS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING LINKS TO IT ' S HERITAGE . IT IS IN RELATION WIT4 THE EARLY AND HISTORIC COLORFUL BEGINNINGS OF CALIFORNIA. THE HCUSE STILL EXISTS IN ITS ORIGINAL, i UNALTERED FORM, EXCEPT FOR WATEF DAMAGE , TIME , NEGLECT AND THE Y t 7 3 wa fw.100004 Ow Approval Oda 1024-WIS W") United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic P.aces Continuation Sheet fs Section number Page REMOVAL OF THE FIRST FLOOR PORCP , SECOND FLOOR VERANDA, THE REAR ADDITION, THE SUMMER KITCHEN ( NCT ATTACHED TO THE MAIN HOUSE ) AND A CISTERN , ITS OWN WATER SOURCE BURIED IN THE BACKYARD. THE CISTERN IS COVERED WITH A SHALLCW DOME OF MORTAR. IT WAS ONE OF ANTIOCH ' S FEW AT THAT TIME AND Ic THE ONLY ONE KNOWN TO EXIST. I IF IT APPEARS , IF UNEARTHED , WORK BLE . NO DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHS ' t APPEAR TO EXIST SHOWING THE ORIGINAL APPEARA14CE OF THE HARD HOUSE, EXCEPT. FOR THE EXTERIOR Or THE FRONT . THE ADDITIONS AND REMOVALS -LADE I14 THE 1920 ' S , WHEI1 THE HOUSE WAS CONVERTED INTO APARTMENTS AND NO LONGER BELONGED TO THE HARD I FAMILY HEIRS , MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE FACT THAT THE REAR IS UNDOCUMENTED . LIKEWISE EVIDENCE OF THE HOUSES ' S REAR WAS PROBABLY 1 DESTROYED WHEN THE ADDITION WAS 20NSTRUCT'ED AND THE FRONT PORCH ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THE VERANDA ON THE SECOND LEVEL WERE REMOVED. i A ONE—STORIED ADDITION EX'T'ENDED 17-CROSS THE REAR OI' THE BUILDING AND WAS CONSTRUCTED OF BRICK AND HAL' A HIPPED ROOF . THE ADDI'T'ION WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO SYMMETRICAL HALVES . THE CENTER OF THE ADDITION; OPER TO THE REAR , WAS ENCLOSED BY A I SON) 10-90" Cane Agoro.�l ha in ao�a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service ' National Register of Historic P=aces Continuation Sheet Section number _ "Page f WOOD FRAMED WAL WITH THE FLOOR AND WINDOWS OF WOOD TO MATCH THE f� ORIGINAL MAIN EXISTING STRUCTURE. THE SKIED ROOF WAS SURFACED WITH f' ASPHALT COMPOSITION ROLL ROOF'INC. ti THE BUILDING ' S MAIN ROOF IE SURFACED WITH LARGE LONG DIAMOND SHAPED CEMENT SIIINGLES . THESE ARE SIMILAR TO TIIE COMMONLY USED SHINGLES DURING THE LAST HALF CLNTURY . SHEET METAL WAS USED FOR THE FLASHING, GUTTERS , DOWNSPDUT AND RAINWATER LEADERS . THE ORIGINAL WOODEN PORCH , WHICH ONCE EXTENDED ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE BUILDING , SHOWS CONFIGURA'T'IONS AND PROFILES INDICATED BY TRACES OF POCKETS IN THE WALLS w41cH ORIGINALLY HELD THE BEAMS . A CONCRETE PLATFORM AND STEPS .WERE INS'T'ALLED LATER A`1' THE ENTRY DOOR . TWO BRICK CHIMNEYS ARE LOCA'T'ED DN THE ROOF . ONE IS ON THE MAIN POR`T'ION AND ONE ON THE SIDE PORTION . A .BOACKE'T'ED REDWOOD CORNICE ENCIRCLES THE ENTIRE: EXTERIOR . THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS WERE WELL MAINTAINED AND SHOW SIGNS SOME CONSIDERATION AND CONCERN ATS TO TIME AND PLACEMENT OF THE i GARDEN AND FLOWERS TO BENEFIT ALL THE SEASONS . PONDEROSA LEMONS , CEDAR TREES , PEPPER TREES , A CEPTURY PLANT AND A VARIETY OF NPS F.10-0Oa. QYB AAWO-W Na 1024-0010 (546) United States Departme t of the Interior National Park Service National Registgr of Historic Places Continuation Sf eet Section number _ Page EVERGREENS AND PLANTS STILL EXIST . A 13OT'ANIST FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF' CALIFORNIA nT BERKELEY INSPECTED THE YARD AND MADE A DRAWING OF THE HISTORIC oETT'ING . THE FI ,4DINGS WERE THAT THE HARD HOUSE GROUNDS WERE 17UST AS HISTORIC -�S THE BUILDING AND THE ORIGINAL OCCUPANTS . THE HARD sIOUSE IS ADJACENT ^0 THE LYNN HOUSE , ( BUILT IN 1907 ) WHICH HOUSES TqE CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION AND OFFICES . THE NEW CITY )L__LL , ( BUILT IN 1981 IS ONE BLOCK OVER . THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND T'H& SANTA FE RAIL,ROAD� TRACTS STILL EXIST TODAY BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE RIVER . THE INFERIOR OF' THE HOUSE APPEARS TO BE HISTORIC AND .INTACT AND RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FROM IT ' S ORIGINAL U CONDITION . T'FE INTERIOR PLASTER SURFACES' OF' THE BUILDING ARE i TYPICALLY FLAT AND UNORNAMENTAL . THIS IS NOT TRUE FOR THE CENTRAL HALL AND TWO EASTERN ROOMS ON T-1E FIRST F'LOOR . 'THESE AREAS HAVE "RUN-IN PLACE"" DECORATIVE PLAST'E3 CEILING CORNICES AND DECORATIVE 1 CAST-PLAS'T'ER CEILING MEDALLIONS . THE WALL, PLASTER WAS ORIGINALLY APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THE MASONRY WALLS AND ON WOOD LATH FRAMED i PART'IT'ION WALLS . THE FLOOR AND F INDOW CASINGS ARE HEAVY MOLDINGS . t SIMPLE PANELS ARE LOCATED BELOW THE SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS . THE FRONT WINDOWS IPHICH EXTEND TO THE' FLOOR , HAVE THE SAME HEAVY (O ., NPs Fwiv ,040" are A�,7prwyf No. ,a{t.•oo13 United States Department of the interior National Park Service ; National Register of Historic :laces continuation Sheet Section number Page r { ;r MOLDING, FRAMES AND ARE SHUTTERED . THE ORIGINAL WOOD TRIM IS 2. 2. REDWOOD, EXCEPT FOR THE OAK STAIRS , ORNAMENTAL OAK NEWEL AND BALUSTERS , AND THE THREE OAK : FIREPLACES . THE DOOR. FRAMES ARE EXCEPTIONALLYWIDE: THE CARVEDANNISTER, ORNAMENTAL NEWEL AND OAK . s � BALUS'T'ERS AND SUPPOR`T'ING RODS ALL COMMAND ADMIRATION . THEFILINGS ARE UNUSUALLY HIGTf . THE WALLS ARE THICK EVEN INSIDE THE STRUCTURE . ALL THE -LIGHTING FIXTURES ARE ORIGINAL AND i WERE CONVERTED FROM GAS IN T1 E➢; 1920 ' S . HISTORICAL AND ORIGINAL PERIOD WALLPAPER COVERS MOST F THE WALLS . ON ONE WALL OF THE SOUTHEAST SECOND STORY ROOM OFI;FERS A GOOD VIEW OF THE HISTORIC I WALLPAPER UNDERNEATH . ALL OF TITS IiiTERIOR WINDOWS HAVE ORIGINAL WOOD SHUTTERS ; INSIDE AND OUT . 'T'HE SMALL RAILINGS INSTALLED OVER THE BO'T'TOM HALF OF THE SECOND ISTORY WINDOWS ARE ORIGINAL . THE ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCE AND GATE /' WITH KNUCKLE TRIM, ENCIRCLES THE ENTIRE PROPERTY AND MATCHES THE JPSTAIRS WINDOWS . BOTH ARE STILL IN EXSISTANCE ON ,THE BUILDING AND ?ROPERTY TODAY . f i i W-5 Form 10400-* orae Meow Ma iatsaoie C United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet F' Section number Page I A11T'�nF17�T1c.m F:l`?ii PF(�PG�T (QVVNF�CSF PrnPO1 ZEI .��. F,; ___ �nK. ANf Pc,^cFa-IC'i�1F�PNIIP•�1FFP RF= �T ' N `,\�1,: .t-FK F_ -Tye ��=-- �;1c�JTOF - hA.T IC i 1D P=7r,, See 9 i See attached Resolution No. AIM/ 286. i ! i 1 _ �4 RESOLUTION 1O. ADA/286 RESOLUTION OF THE ANTIOCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE HARD HOUSE ,AS AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK WHEREAS, the City of Antioch is the property owner of the Hard House; I 1 Whereas, a Notice of Exemption has been filed according to CEQA guidelines; WHEREAS, the City of Antioch oversees the security of the Hard House; WHEREAS, the Hard House will be secured with financing while under restoration; WHEREAS, the local Historical Society will operate the Hard House under staff supervision; and 9 � WHEREAS, the Hard House will be under police surveillance. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Antioch Development Agency hereby authorizes: E 7 A. Number, registration and erection of the Hard House as an Historical Landmark; B. A plaque of Historical Landmark on the Hard House; and C. Reasonable protection of the Hard House as an Historical Landmark. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Antioch Development Agency held on the 9th .day of June, 1992 by the following vote: AYES: Agencx Members Stone, Price, Rimbault, Freitas and Chairman Keller. NOES: None. ' ABSENT: None. FLORENCE V. RUNDALL, SECRETARY NPs Form 104000 OW h[wa..+Mn 10244 01C (a1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page California Heritage Resource Data Base * * Office of Historic Preservation Single Property Print-out 06/26/92 HARD HOUSE, R B HARD BUILDING Prop-" : 9985 815 W 1ST ST ANTIOCH CA 94509 County: CONTRA COSTA Parcel Number: 066 091 07 Year of Information: 1980 Category of Property: BUILDING Universal Transverse Mercator: 10 603960 4208180 USGS Quadrangle: 4814 = ANTIOCH NORTi Construction Dates: .1867-1869 Architects: Builders: R B HARD Prop.Attributes: Owner: Use: Other Reg: SING. FAM. PROP. 'PRIVATE COMMERC=AL * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Actions and Evaluations by OHP: O1 3S Appears eligible for listing in NR as a separate property. Date of Evaluation: NR Criteria: Evaluator: UNKN ' = UNKNOWN of OHP Program and ID# : HIST. SURV. 4509-0005-0000 10 NP-'Fwm 10-00" GWG.ipptW�tNa 102+001# United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page THE HARD FAMILY , AND THEIR: ROLE IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIOCH AND EASTERN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, MAKE THEM A VERY HISTORIC FAMILY OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO ANTIOCH AND CALIFORNIA. IT IS AXIOMATIC THAT, IN REGARDS TO A HOUSE MUSEUM, THE STRUCTURE IS THE PRIMARY HISTORIC ARTIFACT BUT ITS IMPORTANCE IS SECOND TO THE EFFECTS THE HARD FAMILY, ESPECIALLY ROSWELL HARD, HAD ON THE EARLY FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIOCH AND ITS EARLY GOVERNMENT . ROSWELL B. HARD WAS ONE OF THE EARLY PIONEERS IN ANTIOCH. HE CARVED OUT A PLACE IN HISTORY FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH OF ANTIOCH WITH HIS CTVIC AND PUBLIC LIFE. FEW ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE HAD THAT MUCH RESPONSIBILITY IN THEIR POSITION. MR. HARD SHOWED THE CARING, NURTURING AND DEDICATION THAT MARKED HIS PUBLIC LIFE AND GROWTH OF ANTIOCH' S EARLY GOVERNMENT. MR. HARD WAS BORN AT JERICHO, VT . , ON AUG. 29 , 1829 . HE MARRIED LEONORA HUMPHREY AND THEY MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 1852 . ON JUNE 15 , 1865 , HE BECAME A CHARTER MEMBER OF TIE MASONS ' ANTIOCH LODGE NO. 175 . WHEN THE ANTIOCH LODGE HELD ITS CHARTER INSTALLATION NOV. 4 , 1865 , MR. HARD WAS INSTALLED AS THE FIRST JUNIOR WARDEN AND SERVED AS THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER THE NEXT YEAR; THOUGH A BUTCHER BY TRADE, HE LATER BECAME A BUILDER AND WAS A DEDICATED FREEMASON. MR. HARD WAS INFLUENTIAL IN COUNTY POLITICS AND SERVED AS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SUPERVISOR 1866 TO 1868. HE WAS ELECTED SHERIFF OF CONTRA we.FWM,oaow ore Aw ww Aw iaa*-=. P4M United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Registgr of Historic Paces Continuation Sheet Section number Page COSTA ON SEPT 5 , 1867 . ON OCT . 21 , 1868 , THE MARTINEZ COURTHOUSE AND JAIL WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BI AN EARTHQUAKE . THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED SHERIFF HARD ON OCT . 23 , 1868 TO BUILD A CALABOOSE ( JAIL ) IN ANTIOCH AND SET ASIDE FUNDS FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION . THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF PAID WELL FOR THOSE DAYS . TWO ENTRIES IN THE COUNTY ' S EXPENSE LIDGER SHOWED MR . HARD WAS PAID $991 ON NOV . 13 1869 , AND ON FEB . 12 1870 , HE RECEIVED $484 . 80 . HE WAS ELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM AS SHERIFF FROM 1869 TO 1870 . MR . HARD APPOINTED HIS BROTHER, DAVID TYLER HARD, DEPUTY SHERIFF AND WITH HIS HELP BUILT A CALABOOSE IN ANTIOCH . THE HARD HOUSE WAS THE HOME AND OFFICE OF ROSWELL BUTLER HARD, ANTIOCH ' S FIRST MAYOR. BY 1871 ANTIOCH WAS ABOUT TO BECOME INCORPORATED . A PETITION WAS CIRCULATED AND SIGNED BY 102 VOTERS . MR . HARD WAS ELECTED MAYOR BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER ANTIOCH WAS APPROVED FOR INCORPORATION IN 1872 BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE . THE FIRST MEETING, AND SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS, OF THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES TOOK PLACE IN THE FRONT .PARLOR AROUND THE FIREPLACE. THE HARD HOUSE , ALTHOUGH IT WAS PRIMARILY THE HARD i i W6 Form MOM).* LW9 AAND.M1 Np 1=6W11 .• IbMi United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number a Page FAMILY RESIDENCE , IT WAS ALSO AICONSTANT SITE FOR MEETINGS OF THE EARLY GOVERNMENT OF ANTIOCH AND '; MANY CIVIC, SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MEETINGS . THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE MASONIC ORDER USED ONE OF ITS ROOMS UPSTAIRS FOR THEIR MONTHLY FRATERNAL MEETINGS . ON FEB. 6 , 1872 , ANTIOCH BECAME INCORPORATED, AND, AS SUCH, THE TOWN COULD NOW PASS LAWS , COLLECT TAXES, AND HAVE POLICE PROTECTION ETC . THE FIRST BOARD OF TRUSTEES MET AT THE HARD HOUSE IN THE LIVING ROOM AROUND THE FIREPLACE , ON MARCH 2 , 1872 , AND ELECTED a ROSWELL BUTLER HARD ANTIOCH ' S FIRST MAYOR . ROSEWLL B. HARD SERVED AS ANTIOCH' S FIRST MAYOR IN 1872 AND WAS 1 REELECTED AND SERVED ANOTHER TERM AS MAYOR UNTIL 1874 . s ROSWELL BUTLER HARD BUILT HIS FAMILY HOME IN ANTIOCH ON LOTS 1-2-3 IN BLOCK 6 . HE OWNED SIX LOTS IN ANTIOCH, LOTS 9, TWO—THIRDS OF 14 , 15 , 18, 19 AND 20 IN SECTION B6 . IT WAS ALSO THE HOME FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AMY ELLA, (J .M. WILLITTS ) , ROSWELL BUTLER HARD,JR. , LOUISE (J.H. MERGUIRE) , AND RAYMOND A. HARD. THE HARD HOUSE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY DOMESTIC RESIDENCE TO. BE BUILT ENTIRELY WITH LOCALLY MADE BRICK AND LUMBER . IT WAS STARTED 13 rift fam 10-00" OW AWa.*hm 1024-00is United States Department of the Interior National Park Service ' National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page IN 1867 AND FfNISHED IN 1869 . THIS HOME IS ONE OF THE THREE MOST COSTLY AND BEAUTIFUL HOMES IN CONTRA COSTA, AS QUOTED FROM THE CONTRA COSTA GAZETTE PUBLISHED, t4AY 22 . 1869 . MR . HARD APPOINTED HIS BROTHER, DAVID TYLER HARD TO BE DEPUTY SHERIFF . THE OTHER TWO HOMES WERE "MARSH HOUSE" , BUILT BY JOHN MARSH IN 1856 IN BRENTWOOD . THIS HOME IS NOW AN HISTORIC SITE OWNED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THERE ARE PLANS TO TURN THE MARSH HOUSE AND GROUNDS INTO A STATE PARK. THE LAST HISTORIC HOME OF THE THREE SO DESIGNATED BY THE GAZETTE IS THE "FISH HOME" IN MARTINEZ . MR . HARD BUILT ANOTHER TWO-STORY BRICK BUILDING IN OCT. 1869 AS I REPORTED IN THE CONTRA COSTA GAZETTE OF THAT YEAR . THE NEWSPAPER REPORTED: "THE OCCASIONAL VISITOR TO ANTIOCH CANNOT FAIL TO NOTICE THE PROGRESS /OF IMPROVEMENT, �ND THE INDICATIONS OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY, WHICH DISTINGUISHES THAT PLACE FROM ALMOST ALL OTHERS IN THE COUNTY . MR. HARD WAS CONSIDERED A BUSINESSMAN AND RANCHER . HE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE AREA AND WAS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CONTRA COSTA FARMERS ' CLU IN 1870 . ANTIOCH ' S ASSESSMENT LIST OF 1872 TO 1873 SHOWED MR.� HARD AS HAVING $1 , 500 WORTH OF GOODS. ACCORDING TO A NEWS ARTICLE IN THE CONTRA COSTA GAZETTE IN 1896 , MR. HARD ALSO OWNED A SH EP RANCH NEAR DEER -VALLEY. IN ADDITION, HE WAS- ALSO PARTNER IIq R.B. HARD AND CO. WHICH OWNED STOCK IN THE ANTIOCH PREMIUM PETROLEUM CO. HE AND HIS PARTNER, /Zz /T W48 Fw"10a CAM tin ra2•Faara United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation S eet Section number Page SAM BROWN, DISSOLVED THE COMPANY JAN. 31 , 1868 . ANTIOCH CAN TRACE ITS GROWTH By THE PULSE OF INDUSTRY . THE FIRST INDUSTRY IN ANTIOCH WAS THE BUILDING OF BRICK KILNS IN 1852 BY J . C. MC MASTER AND BARKER. THE ANTIOCH LUMBER COMPANY WAS ALSO STARTED IN 1852 BY BOOBAR AND BEEDE. EARLY BUSINESSES WERE BUILT FROM THESE BRICKS BUT ONLY THE HARD HOUSE USED THE BRICK ENTIRELY. MOST OF THE HOMES USED WOOD FROM THE ANTIOCH LUMBER COMPANY . AND THE BRICKS WERE USED FOR CHIMNEYS . REMAINS OF THE KILNS HAVE BEEN FOUND AT WYATT AND EMMERSON ( SECOND AND E STREETS ) . THE ANTIOCH LUMBER COMPANY IS STILL IN EXISTENCE TODAY AT T_'iE SAME LOCATION . THE BRICK WAS MANUFACTURED WITH LOCAL CLAY , A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE SITE ON WHICH THE HARD HOUSE STANDS TODAY. THE TWO-STORY STRUCTURE HAS LOAD-BEARING RED BRICK EXTERIOR WALLS LAID IN COMMON BOND WITH A HEADER COURSE EVERY SIX COURSES . THE BRICK IS LAID WITH A SOFT LIME MORTAR . CLOSE SCRUTINY REVEALS THAT AT ONE TIME, THE ENTIRE RED BRICK SURFACE WAS PAINTED RED, OVER WHICH FINE WHITE LINES WERE PAINSTAKINGLY PAINTED TO SIMULATE MORTAR. SOME OF THE BRICKS MADE IN ANTIOCH WERE A LIGHT COLORED CLAY WHILE MOST WERE RED CLAY . SOME SAND BRICKS WERE MADE BUT SOON LOST OUT TO THE MORE USEFUL AND PRACTICAL RED BRICKS. LOCALLY MADE if. BRICKS WERE USED FOR EARLY PROMINUT BUILDINGS, SOME BUSINESSES AND THE ONLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE TO BE BUILT IN THIS AREA ENTIRELY MPS Farm 104=-* G1va Awrww ma TW4►w11 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation S�eet Section number o Page OF LOCAL RED BRICK . THIS WAS THE HOME OF ROSWELL B. HARD. THE OTHER PROMINENT AND HISTORIC BUILDING WAS THE HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH WHICH WAS BUILT WITH THE ; LIGHT COLORED CLAY BRICKS COVERED WITH STUCCO, THE RED BRICKS USEP BY MR, HARD WERE HARDER AND MORE PRACTICAL , THUS THE NICKNAME "T E HARD HOUSE" WAS GIVEN THE HOME BEING BUILT , MR . HARD SERVED Al ARCHITECT AND CONTRACTOR . THE LOCALLY MADE HARD RED BRICKSIAND OTHER BOOMING INDUSTRIES WERE ANTIOCH' S FIRST PULSE AND SPURT OF BECOMING A VITAL CITY FOR MINING, SHIPPING AND MANUFACTURING IN AN ALREADY AGRICULTURAL BASED COMMUNITY ANTIOCH SENT SHIPLOADS OF RED CLAY BRICKS TO SAN FRANCISCO TO HELP REBUILD THE CITY AFTER THE DEVESTATING EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE OF 1906 . AS LATE AS 1988 THE RIVERTOWN DISTRICT ' S GENERAL PLAN UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL SET ASIDE AND APPROVED THE HARD HOUSE AND T99 SURROUNDING BLOCK AS THE "CITY ' S HISTORIC THEME AREA" . ►+a r.Yr. osoo. ' -United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic P aces Continuation Sheet Section number ,Page BIBLIOGRAPHY ANTIOCH ASSESSMENT 1872-1873 E ANTIOCH CENTENNIAL ALMANAC 1872-1972 1 ANTIOCH LEDGERS 1870-1835 BENYO, ELSIE S . , ANTIOCH TO THE TWENTIES; ANTIOCH SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1972 BOHAKEL , CHARLES , LOCAL HISTORIAN CENTENNIAL EDITION ANTIOCH LEDGER , MAY 18 , 1972 ! a CONTRA COSTA GAETTE , MAY 22 , 1869 COON—COLLINS , JENNIFER , ASSOCIATED PLANNER , ANTIOCH , NOVEMB$R 28 , 1988 HISTORY OF CONTRA COST COUNTY 1882 , 1997 , 1926 HOHLMAYER , EARL J . , LOOKING BAT—TALES OF OLD ANTIOCH; JOSTENS , 1991 INCORPORATION PAPERS—CITY :.OF ANTIOCH , FEBRUARY 6 , 1872 JUDD, BRUCE D . , AIA, PARTNER—IN-CHARGE, ANTIOCH, NOVEMBER 28, 1988 MASON ' S ANTIOCH LODGE 175 HISTO'RY 1878 f REISS•, .RONALD B. , AIA, PROJECT MANAGER, ANTIOCH, NOVEMBER 28 , 1988 i TORNKEIM, WILLIAM, LOCAL HISTORIAN i WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO THE ANTIOCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1 'y r � The National Ak Register of Historic Places United States Department of the Interior National Park Service The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private ef- forts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. The Na- , .r"' tional a- tional Register is administered by the National Park Service under the Secretary of the Interior. Properties listed in the National Register in clude districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and cul- ture. These resources contribute to an under . ...... standing of the historical and cultural founda. tions of the Nation. The National Register includes: • all historic areas in the National Park Sys tem; 9 National Historic Landmarks which have been designated by the Secretary of the In- terior for their significance to all Americans; and properties significant to the Nation, State, or community which have been nominated by 4 the States, Federal agencies and others and have been approved by the National Park Service. 7_Zr. fff OW Dumbarton Bridge, District of Columbia, (Mary Randlett). I I r I , J The National Register of Historic Places Listing in the National Register has the follow- i ►'* ing results which assist in preserving historic properties: - • Recognition that a property is of significance - to the Nation, the State or the community. - 4_ ,,. r,... _ :. .. • Consideration in the planning for Federal or federally assisted projects. • Eligibility for Federal tax benefits. • Consideration in the decision to issue a sur- =` - face coal mining permit. Historic Hill District, St. Paul, MN(Charles W. . • Qualification for Federal assistance for historic Nelson). preservation, when funds are available. Listing properties in the National Register often changes the way communities perceive National Register properties are distinguished their historic resources and gives credibility to by having been documented and evaluated ac- efforts of private citizens and public officials to cpreserve these resources as living parts of our cording to uniform standards. The Secretary of the Interior's National Register criteria for eval- communities. Listing in the National Register, uation and documentation standards are used however, does not interfere with a private prop- by every State and Territory and by Federal erty owner's right to alter, manage or dispose of property. agencies to identify important historic and ar- Historical commissions, design review commit- cheological properties worthy of preservation tees, or special zoning ordinances are estab- and of consideration in making planning and lished by State legislation or local ordinances; development decisions. they are not a part of the National Register pro- The National Register program provides Fed- gram. Information on any State or local law eral, State and local governments and the gen- which may affect a historic property may be ob- eral public the following: tained from the State Historic Preservation Of- • National recognition of the value of historic (icer and the Mayor, City Council or other com- properties individually and collectively to the munity officials. Nation. • Eligibility for Federal tax incentives and other preservation assistance. Preservation Assistance • Assistance in cultural resource planning. Private preservation efforts, spurred by the honor of National Register listing and made National Recognition feasible by financial incentives, have resulted in a rise in the value of historic property and in Americans are proud of their heritage and are the creation of construction, business and honored when properties in their communities employment opportunities throughout the Na- and States are entered in the National Register. tion. Documentation used for evaluating and Historic properties in a community are tangible registering historic properties is the basis for links with the Nation's past that help provide a decisions about which properties merit tax in- sense of identity and stability. The National centives or available Federal assistance and Register, which recognizes the values of proper- how these properties should be treated to ties as diverse as a dugout shelter of an respect their historic character. Oklahoma pioneer settler, the Breakers Man- sion in Newport, and a 12,000-year-old prehis- Tag Incentives for Rehabilitation. Since toric site, has helped many to appreciate the 1976, the Federal Internal Revenue Code has richness and variety of their heritage. contained a variety of incentives to encourage capital investment in historic buildings and to spur revitalization of historic neighborhoods. - These incentives, including a 20% investment ' tax credit, encourage the preservation of historic commercial, industrial and rental residential buildings by allowing favorable tax treatments for rehabilitation and discouraging destruction f i r of historic structures. Preservation tax incen- Shadows-on-the-Teche tives are available for any project which the (National Trust for Historic Secretary of the Interior designates as a certified - Preservation), New Iberia, rehabilitation of a certified historic structure. A LA (Gleason Photography, certified historic structure is any structure, sub- ject to depreciation as defined by the Internal Sand Key Lighthouse, Revenue Code, which is listed individually in -;� ' Monroe, FL (JF. Brooks, the National Register or located in a registered HABS). historic district and certified by the Secretary of the Interior as being of historic significance to ; IIIIII the district. A certified rehabilitation is any 7. ;ear• 'i :, rehabilitation of a certified historic structure that the Secretary of the Interior has determined is consistent with the historic character of the property or the district in which the property is located. To To qualify for the tax incentives, prop- erty owners must complete a Historic Preserva- tion Certification Application and secure certifi- cation from the Secretary of the Interior. Further information on these incentives and the applica- tion procedures may be obtained from the Na- tional a tional Park Service Regional Office responsible for certification applications in your State, or by Castle Clinton National Monument, New York, writing: Preservation Tax Incentives, National NY (Richard Frear, NPS). Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, ;t o 13.0. Box 37127, Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 4 r. t-. Easement Donations. The Federal Internal ; Revenue Code also provides for Federal income, 'i'• r. p. estate, and gift tax deductions for charitable contributions of partial interests in real proper j;: , ;'a ^.'n; . •� ty (land and buildings). Taxpayers' gifts of 71 ' j qualified interests must be "exclusively for con- . r few servation purposes". One of these purposes is defined as "the preservation of an historically �\ r important land area or certified historic struc- ,t ture." Further information on easements may be obtained from the sources listed above in the tax incentives section. s; Federal Historic Preservation Grants. List- ing in the National Register qualifies a property for certain grants when funds are available. In- formation on this assistance should be obtained 1 by writing: Preservation Grants, c/o the State Administration Buildi 1g, (.ItlivetNity oP Historic Preservation Officer of the State in Notre Dame, Non-e Dame, IN. which the property is located. Cultural Resource Planning i The goals of the preservation programs are to r 1'•.,,, .�_ establish national standards for historic preser- .i�''►� vation, to identify and document significant pe,.* -._ ' • - -. , historic resources in the United States, to assist �..., --- ••,,•��••,, in preservation efforts by providing assistance : ;a.r�'�I to public and private preservation agencies and organizations, and to educate the general public concerning the value of historic preservation. ♦ ;� These program$are carried out for the Secretary r,} of the Interior by the National Park Service in cooperation with the State Historic Preservation s. Officers, the Federal Preservation Officers, local Timberline Lodge(National Historic governments and citizens. Information gathered Landmark), Mt. Hood National Forest, OR during identification, evaluation and registra- (Oregon State Highway Division). Lion 1e important in identifying preservation needs, in planning cultural resource protection listed in or eligible for the National Register strategies, and in carrying out these strategies. must allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment prior FedereA Activities. Federal agencies are re- to funding, licensing or granting assistance on quired by law to locata, inventory and nominate such projects. The purpose of this review is not to the National Register historic properties in to impede or halt development, but rather to Federal ownership or control. The Federal agen- assure that the value of historic properties is cies also are responsible for preserving historic given direct consideration in project planning properties under their ownership or control and decisions. Further information on the Advisory for assuring that any property that might qualify Council may be obtained by writing the Advisory for inclusion in the National Register is not in- Council on Historic Preservation, The Old Post advertently transferred,sold, demolished, sub- Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue 4tantially altered or allowed to deteriorate N.W., Room 809, Washington, D.C. 20004. significantly. If, as a result of Federal action or Consideration of historic values is also a part assistance, a historic property is to be substan- of the decision to issue a surface coal mining tially altered or demolished,records are to be permit, in accordance with the Surface Mining. made for deposit in the Library of Congress or and Control Act of 1977. other agency designated by the Secretary of the Interior, for future use and reference. Agencies State Activities. Most nominations to the Na- proposing projects which may affect a property tional Register are made by the States through State Historic Preservation Officers. State His- toric Preservation Programs must be approved by the Secretary of the Interior before the States nominate historic properties to the Na- ..�M ,, tional Register. In addition to nominating historic properties to the National Register, the State Historic `" +�• Preservation Officer prepares and implements a comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, administers the State program of Federal =i assistance for historic preservation within the State,conducts a statewide survey of historic properties, and cooperates with Federal, State and local officials and others to assure that historic properties are taken into consideration at all levels of planning.and development. The $ridgeuiato'r Woolen Mil! Bridgewater, VT' State Historic Preservation Officer also provides (David Avery). public information, education and training, and technical assistance relating to the Federal and qualify if they are integral parts of districts State Historic Preservation Programs. that do meet the criteria or if they fall within the following categories: Local Government Activities. The State Historic Preservation Officer also assists local a. a religious property deriving primary signifi- governments in becoming certified to participate cance from architectural or artistic distinc- tion or historical importance; or in the Federal Historic Preservation Program, b. a building or structure removed from its including the process for nominating properties original location but which is significant to the National Register. primarily for architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most importantly Criteria for Evaluation associated with a historic person or event; or c. a birthplace or grave of a historical figure of The National Register's standards for evaluat- outstanding importance if there is no other ing the significance of properties were developed appropriate site or building directly associated to recognize the accomplishments of all peoples with his productive life; or who have made a contribution to our country's d. a cemetery that derives its primary signifi- history and heritage. The criteria are designed cance from graves of persons of transcendent to guide State and local governments, Federal importance, from age, from distinctive design agencies, and others in evaluating potential en- features, or from association with historic tries in the National Register. events; or e. a reconstructed building when accurately ex- Criteria for Evaluation ecuted in a suitable environment and pre- sented in a dignified manner as part of a The quality of significance in American restoration master plan, and when no other history, architecture, archeology, engineering building or structure with the same associa- t and culture is present in districts, sites, build- ion has survived; or ings, structures, and objects that possess inte- f. t property primarily commemorative in in- workmanship, of location, design, setting, materials, tent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic workmanship, feeling, and association and: value has invested it with its own historical a. that are associated with events that have significance; or made a significant contribution to the broad g. a property achieving significance within the patterns of our history; or past 50 years if it is of exceptional impor- b. that are associated with the lives of persons tance. significant in our past; or Information on documentation of properties c. that embody the distinctive characteristics of and use of the Criteria for Evaluation may be a type, period, or method of construction, or obtained by writing: National Register of that represent the work of a master, or that Historic Places, National Park Service, U.S. possess high artistic values, or that represent Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. a significant and distinguishable entity whose 20240. components may lack individual distinction; or d. that have yielded, or may be likely to `l Yield, information important in prehistory or L ; history. m7. Criteria considerations: Ordinarily cemeteries, !!_ e,q x birthplaces, or graves of historical figures, prop- •�,�� erties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original locations, recon- - structed historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature, and properties that �I�III II`I IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIII���I���'r have achieved significance within the past 50 years shall not be considered eligible for the Na- Winterport Historic District, Winterport, ME tional Register. However, such properties will (Walter Smalling, Jr.). Nominations to the National Register State Nominations. State nominations are submitted to the National Park Service by State . Historic Preservation Officers. Ordinarily, Na- _ tional Register forms to nominate properties are - prepared by local citizens or by the staff of the State Historic Preservation Officer. These nomi- nation forms are then submitted to a State review board, composed of professionals in the fields of American history, architectural history, architecture, prehistoric and historic archeology, and other related disciplines and may include P, citizen members. This review board makes a = recommendation to the State Historic Preserva- tion Officer either to approve the nomination if ° in the board's opinion it meets the National d Register criteria or to disapprove the nomina- tion if it does not. During the time the proposed nomination is -r- reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Of- ficer, property owners and local authorities are notified. All property owners are given the op- Butler County Courthouse, Butler, OH(Pat portunity to comment on the nomination and Brown). owners of private property are given an oppor- tunity to concur in or object to the nomination. an opportunity to comment prior to submitting If the owner of a private property or the major- nominations to the National Park Service. The ity of such owners for a property or district with Federal Preservation Officer approves each multiple owners object to the nomination, the nomination and forwards it to the National State Historic Preservation Officer forwards the Park Service for final consideration. If the nomination to the National Park Service only nomination is approved by the National Park for a determination about whether the property Service, the property is officially entered in the is eligible for listing. If a majority of owners do National Register. not object, a State Historic Preservation Officer Information on Federal nominations to the may approve the nomination and forward it to National Register and other preservation pro- the National Park Service to be considered for grams of Federal agencies may be obtained from listing. If the nomination is approved by the Na- the Federal Preservation Officer for each agen- tional Park Service, the property is officially cy. A list of Federal Preservation Officers is at entered in the National Register. the end of this leaflet. Further information on the procedures to nominate properties to the National Register Nominations by persons and local govern. and the preservation program within your State meats. The National Park Service may accept a may be obtained by contacting the appropriate nomination directly from any person or local State Historic Preservation Officer listed at the government for inclusion of a property in the end of this leaflet. National Register if the property is located in a State where there is no State Historic Preserva- Federal Nominations. Nominations to the tion Program approved by the National Park National Register for Federal properties are Service. submitted to the National Park Service through Federal Preservation Officers appointed by the Appeals. Any person or local government may appeal to the National.Park Service the agency heads. Federal agencies prepare National Register nominations, notify local officials and nomination or listing of any historic property in the National Register. Appeals for nominations provide the State Historic Preservation Officer 4 • tor,Vermont Division for Historic Preservation,Pavilion Office Building,Mont- pelier,VT 05602 Virginia:Executive Director,Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission,221 Governor St,Richmond,VA 23219 Virgin Islands Planning Director,Virgin Islands Planning Board,Charlotte Amalie,St.Thomas,VI 00801 Washington:State Historic Preservation Officer,111 West 21st Ave, KL-11,Olympia,WA 98504 West Virginia:Commissioner,Department of Culture and History,State Capitol Complex,Charleston,WV 25304 Wisconsin Director,State Historical Society of Wisconsin,816 State St,Madison,WI 53706 Wyoming:Acting Historic Preservation Officer,Wyoming Recreation Commis- sion,604 East 25th St,Box 309,Cheyenne,WY 82001 National Trust for Historic Preservation President,National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts Ave,NW,Washington,D.C.20036 Federal Preservation Officers Director,Office of Rural Development Policy,Department of Agriculture, Room 4141,South Building,20250 Deputy Director for Program Develop. ment,Office of Administrative Services,Department of Commerce 20230 Direc- tor, irertor,Environmental Policy,Department of Defense,Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense(Manpower,Reserve Affairs and Logistics)20301 Assistant Secretary for Environment,Department of Energy,Room 4GO84,Forrestal Building,1000 Independence Ave,SW,20585 Deputy Director,Office of En- vironmental Affairs,Department of Health and Human Services Room 537F, 200 Independence Ave,SW,20201 Assistant Secretary for Community Plan. ning and Development,Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7100,20410 Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior 20240 Assistant Director,Cultural Resources Management,National Park Service,Department of the Interior 20240 Chief, Policy and Planning Group,Facilities Management Section,Property, 'management and Procurement Staff,Justice Management Division,Department of Justice 20530 Assistant Secretary of State for Administration,Depart- ment of State 20520 Office of Economics,Environmental Division,Depart- ment of Transportation,Room 10223,20590 Assistant Director(Environ- mental Programs),Office of Administrative Programs,Department of the . Treasury 20220 Independent Agencies Environmental Protection Specialist,Office of Environmental Review (A-104).Environmental Protection Agency 20460 Federal Communications Commission,20554 Director of Historic Preservation,General Services Ad- ministration 20405 Section of Energy and Environment,Interstate Com- merce Commission 20423 Facilities Division,NASA Hq.(NXB-9)20546 Chief, Historic Preservation Branch,National Capital Planning Commission,1325 G St,NW 20576 N.S.F:Historian,National Science Foundation 20550 Small Business Administration,1441 L St,20416 Special Assistant to the Secretary,Smithsonian Institution 20560 Director,Office of Real Estate, U.S.Postal Service.20260 Office of Construction,Veterans Administration, 811 Vermont Ave,NW 20420 Senior Staff Member for Historic Preserva- tion,Urban Affairs and Land Use,Council on Environmental Quality,722 Jackson PI,NW 20006 Regional Environmental Economist,Regional Im- pact Analysis Section,Nuclear Regulatory Commission,20555 Office of Natural Resources,Tennessee Valley Authority,219 Locust Street Building, Norris,TN 37902 International Boundary and Water Commission,U.S.and Mexico,4110 Rio Bravo,200 IBWC Building,El Paso,TX 79902 For sale by the Ruperintendent of Documents, U.S.Government Printing Office Washington.D.C.20402 Cover: Old Post Office.St.Louis,MO(Arteaga Photos):Piedmont Charcoal Kilns,Hilliard vicinity,WY(Jack E.Boucher.HABS):Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad,between Antonito,CO and Chama,NM(Ernest W.Robart); Reed Smoot House,Provo,UT(George R.Adams):Frederick Historic District, Frederick,MD(Jet Lowe);Champe-Fremont I Archeological Site,Omaha vicinity,NE(Nebraska State Historical Society). *U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1983-418-331 may also be made to the National Park Service State Historic Preservation if a State or Federal agency fails or refuses to nominate a property. Procedures for appeals are Officers and Federal found in the National Register regulations in 36 Preservation Officers CFR 60. State Historic Preservation Officers Alabama:Executive Director,Alabama Historical Commission,725 Monroe St, Publications Montgomery,AL 36104 Alaska:Chief of History and Archeology,Department of Natural Resources,619 Warehouse Ave,Suite 210,Anchorage,AK 99501 American Samoa:Territorial Historic Preservation Officer,Department of A list of properties entered annually in the Public Works,Government of American Samoa,Pago Pago,American Samoa 96799 Arizona:Chief,Office of Historic Preservation,Arizona State Parks, National Register is published in the Federal 1686 West Adams,Phoenix,AZ 85007 Arkansas:Director,Arkansas Historic Preservation Program,Suite 504,Continental Building,Markham and Main Register. These annual lists and early editions Sts,Little Rock,AR 72201 California:Office of Historic Preservation,Califor- of hardcover volumes of The National Register nia Department of Parks&Recreation,P.O.Box 2390,Sacramento,CA 95811 of Historic Places(1976 volumes I and In are Colorado,State Historic Preservation Officer,Colorado Heritage Center,1300 al , Broadway,Denver,CO 80243 Connecticut:Director,Connecticut Historical available from the Superintendent of DOcu- Commission,59 South Prospect St,Hartford,CT 06106 Delaware:Director, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs,Hall of Records,Dover,DE 19901 menta, U.S. Government Printing Office, Wash- District of Columbia:Director,Department of Consumer and Regulatory Af• ington DC 20402. Earlier out-of-print volumes fairs,614 H St,NW,Washington,D.C.20001 Florida:Director,Division of Archives,History and Record Management,Department of State,The Capitol, should be available in major libraries. Tallahassee,FL 32304 Georgia:Chief,Historic Preservation Section,Depart- 3033 of Natural Resources, St,SW,Room GA Federal regulations for the National Register Atlanta. 34334 Guam:Director,Department of Parks and Recreation, n,P.O P.O.Box 2950,, of Historic Places can be found in the Code of Agana,GQ 96910 Hawaii:State Historic Preservation Officer,Department of Federal Regulations under 36 CFR 60(National Land and Natural inato Resources,P.Q.Box Historical Honolulu,HI North J Naha:Historic Preservation Coordinator,Idaho Historical SOclety,610 North Julia Davis Dr, Register nomination procedures), 36 CFR 63 Boise,ID 83706 Illinois:Director.Department of Conservation,State Office Building,400 South Spring St,Springfield,IL 62706 Indiana:Director,Depart- (determination of eligibility procedures), and 36 ment of Natural Resources,608 State Office Building,Indianapolis,IN 46204 CFR 67 (certifications of significance and retia Iowa:Director,Iowa State Historical Department.Division of Historic Preserva. tion,East 12th and Grand Avenue.Des Moines,IA 50519 Kansas.Executive bilitation for Federal tax purposes). Director,Kansas State Historical Society,120 West 10th St,Topeka,KS 66612 Kentucky:State Historical Preservation Officer and Director,Kentucky Heritage Council,Capitol Plaza Tower,Frankfort,KY 40601 Louisiana:Assis- tant Secretary,Office of Program Development,P.O.Box 44247,Baton Rouge. Additional Information LA 70804 Maine:Director,Maine Historic Preservation Commission,55 Capitol St,Augusta,ME 04330 Maryland:State Historic Preservation Officer, Maryland Historic Trust,21 State Circle,Annapolis,MD 21401 Massachusetts: For more information about the National Executive Director,Massachusetts Historical Commission,294 Washington St, Register, contact the National Park Service, Boston,MA 02108 Michigan:Director,Michigan History Division,Department of State,Lansing,MI 48918 Minnesota:Director,Minnesota Historical Society, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, 690 Cedar St,St.Paul,MN 55101 Mississippi:Director,State of:Mississippi, D.C. Department of Archives and History,P.O.Box 571,Jackson,MS 39205 V20240, or any of the following National Missouri:State Historic Preservation Officer,State Department of Natural Park Service Regional Offices: Resources,P.O.Box 176,Jefferson Citv,\f0 65101 Montana:Director. Montana Historical Society,225 North Roberts St,Veterans Memorial Building, Alaska Regional Office Helena,MT 59601 Nebraska Director,The Nebraska State Historical Society. 1500 R St,Lincoln,NE 68508 Nevada:State Historic Preservation Officer,Divi- National Park Service sion of Historic Preservation and Archeology,Capitol Complex.Carson City,NV 2520 Cambell Street 89710 New Hampshire:Commissioner,Department of Resources and Economic Development,P.O.Box 856,Concord,NH 03301 New Jersey:Commissioner. Anchorage, AK 99503 Department of Environmental Protection,P.O.Box 1390,Trenton,NJ 08625 New]Mexico:State Historic Preservation Officer,New Mexico Historic Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Preservation Division.Office of Cultural Affairs,Villa Rivera,Room 101,228 E. National Park Service Palace Ave,Santa Fe,NM 87503 New York:Commissioner,Parks and Recrea- tion,Agency Building#I,Empire State Plaza,Albany,NY 12238 North 143 South Third Street Carolina Director,Division of Archives and History,Department of Cultural Philadelphia, PA 19106 Resources,109 East Jones St,Raleigh,NC 27611 North Dakota:Superinten dent,State Historical Society of North Dakota,Liberty Memorial Building, Bismarck,ND 58501 Northern Mariana Islands:Historic Preservation Officer, Southeast Regional Office c/o Department of Community and Cultural Affairs,Commonwealth of Northern National Park Service Mariana Isla-ids,Saipan,Mariana Islands 96950 Ohio:Director,The Ohio Historical Society,Interstate 71 at 17th Ave,Columbus,OH 43211 Oklahoma: 75 Spring Street, NW State Historic Preservation Officer,Oklahoma Historical Society,Historical Atlanta GA 30303 Building,Oklahoma City,OK 73105 Oregon:State Parks Superintendent,525 Trade St,SE,Salem,OR 97310 Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Of- Rocky Mountain Regional Office ficer,Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,P.O.Box 1206,Har. risburg,PA 17124 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico:Office of Cultural Affairs, National Park Service La Fortaleza,San Juan,PR 00905 Rhode Island:Director,Rhode Island P.O. Box 2527 Department of Community Affairs,150 Washington St,Providence,Ri 0'2903 South Carolina:Director,State Archives Department,1430 Senate St,Colum- Denver Federal Center bia,SC 29211 South Dakota State Historic Preservation Officer,Historical Denver, CO 80225 Preservation Center,University of South Dakota,Alumi House,Vermillion,SD 57069 Tennessee:Executive Director,Tennessee Historical Commission,4721 Western Regional Office Trousdale Dr,Nashville,TN 37219 Texas:Executive Director,Texas State Historical Commission,P.O.Box 12276,Capitol Station,Austin,TX 78711 National Park Service Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands:Historic Preservation Officer,Land Resources Branch,Department of Resources&Development,TTPI,Saipan, 450 Golden Gate Avenue Mariana Islands 96950 Utah:State Historic Preservation Officer.Utah San Francisco, CA 94102 Historical Society,300 Rio Grande,Salt Lake City,UT'84101 Vermont,Direc- STATE OF CALIFORNIA—THE RESOURCES AGENCY PETE WILSON,Govemor OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION P O BOX 942896 SACRAMENTO 942960001 (916)653-6624 FAX.(916)653 9824 HOW TO SUPPORT OR OBJECT TO NATIONAL REGISTER LISTING Under federal law, a privately owned property may not be listed in the National Register over the objection of its owner or, in the case of a property with multiple owners, over the objection of a majority of owners. A district may not be listed in the National Register over the objection of a majority of owners of private property within the proposed district. Each owner or partial owner of private property has one vote regardless of what part of the property that person owns. Within a district, each owner has one vote regardless of how many buildings he or she owns. If a majority of private property owners should object, the property or district will not be listed. However, in such cases, the State Historic Preservation Officer is required to submit the nomination to the Keeper of the National Register for a determination of eligibility for the National Register. if the property or district is determine eligible for listing, although not formally listed, it will be given the same protection as a listed property in the federal environmental review process. A property determined eligible for listing is not eligible for federal tax benefits until the objections are withdrawn and the property is actually listed. The laws and regulations regarding this process are covered in the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 and in 36 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations), Part 60. Supporting a National Register nomination: Private owners who seek National Register listing for their properties are not required to submit statements of concurrence. However, letters of support, from owners or any others, are welcomed and become a permanent part of the nomination file. Objecting to a National Register nomination: td If you object to the listing of your property, you will need to submit a notarized statement certifying that you are the sole or partial owner of the property, as appropriate, and that you object to the listing. Owners who wish to object are encouraged to submit statements of objection prior to the meeting of the State Historical Resources Commission at which the nomination is being considered. However, statements of objection may be submitted and will be counted up until the actual date of listing. Listing usually takes place 45 days after the nomination is mailed to the Keeper of the National Register following the State Historical Resources Commission meeting. Send letters of support or objection to: State Historic Preservation Officer Office of Historic Preservation P.O. Box 942896 Sacramento, CA 94296-0001 D-7582H 6/92 STATE OF CALIFORNIA—THE RESOURCES AGENCY PETE WILSON,aovwnor OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION P.O.BOX 942896 SACRAMENTO 94296-0001 (916)653.6624 FAX:(916)653-9824 NATIONAL REGISTER FACT SHEET The National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts worthy of preservation. The National Register was established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The purposes of the Act are: to ensure that properties significant in national, state, and local history are considered in the planning of federal undertakings; and to encourage historic preservation initiatives by state and local governments and the private sector. The following benefits are associated with National Register listing: 1. Listed properties may use the State Historic Building Code, a more flexible alternative to the Uniform Building Code. The use of this code may save owners money when repairing or rehabilitating their properties. 2. Under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, a privately owned building that is listed in the National Register or is a contributing building,in a National Register historic district may be eligible for a 20% federal income investment tax credit based on the costs of a qualified rehabilitation of the-building. These credits apply only to income—producing, depreciable properties, including residential rental properties. The credits do not apply to owner—occupied residential properties. Plans for the rehabilitation are reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service, and work on the building must meet federal rehabilitation standards. 3. The Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 provides federal tax deductions for preservation easements that result in a decline of fair market value when conservation restrictions are placed on the property by the owner. 4. All properties and districts listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register are considered in the planning of federal undertakings such as highway construction and Community Development Block Grant projects. "Federal undertakings" also include activities sponsored by state or local governments or private entities if they are licensed or partially funded by the federal government. "Federal undertakings" do n2l include loans made by banks insured by the FDIC or federal farm subsidies. National Register listing does not provide absolute protection from federal actions that may affect the property. It means that if a federal undertaking is in conflict with the preservation of a National Register property, the California Office of Historic Preservation will negotiate with the responsible federal agency in an effort to eliminate, minimize, or otherwise take into account the undertaking's effect on the historic property. This review procedure applies to properties that are determined eligible for the National Register in the day—to—day environmental review process as well as those actually listed in the National Register. 5. In California, a local tax assessor may enter into contracts with property owners for property tax reductions through the Mills Act. 6. Qualification for grants when funds are available. 7. Listed properties are recognized for their architectural or historic worth, an intangible benefit that is nonetheless valuable. Listing in the Register is primarily an honor, meaning that a property has been researched and evaluated according to established procedures and determined to be worthy of preservation for its historical value. (over) The following may sometimes be regarded as restrictions on National Register listed properties. I. A project receiving federal assistance such as Community Development Block Grant funds must be reviewed by the Office of Historic Preservation to determine and hopefully avoid or lessen any potentially adverse effects on National Register properties. Any work undertaken using federal funds must generally use the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation Projects. Please note, however, that if a property is not listed, but is eligible for listing, the same requirements apply. In other words, actual listing does not increase the owner's responsibility under the law. 2. If a.project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), then the National Register designation of a property (or the determination of its eligibility) would indicate its significance and the need to take into account any effects of the project on the. property. Note — this is not necessarily a drawback, depending on the point of view of the owner/local agency. Note also that significance can also be evidenced by other state or local designation, surveys, or other professional evaluation. The significance of the property is the standard to be considered, not simply the fact of actual listing. .3. A local agencypiay tie listing in the National Register to restrictions imposed locally, such as design review. This does not come automatically with listing, however, but must come about as a result of separate local action. Check with your local government. 4. If a property is listedinthe National Register, either individually or as,a contributor in a National Register district, the owner may not take the 10% federal investment tax credit available for rehabilitation projects on commercial buildings constructed prior to 19366 By following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, however, the owner may take the 20% incentive. 5. Listed properties damaged in an earthquake or other national. disaster may be subject to restrictions on their demolition or significant alteration. (See Section 5028 of the California Public Resources Code.) There are some common misconceptions about the implications of listing. 1. It is not true that the federal, state, or local government assumes any property rights in the building as a result of listing. Owners are not required to open their homes to the public or to make them accessible to anyone. If a project is not subject to CEQA, to local preservation ordinances, or to the other environmental regulations outlined above, owners are free to make any changes they wish to the property, including demolition. It is possible that the property could be so altered, however, that it would be removed from the Register. 2. Unfortunately, it is also not true that there are large sums of money available to assist owners and local agencies in rehabilitating National Register properties. Funds are very limited, with the federal tax credits being the most generally available financial assistance. If you would like additional information on any of the above, please phone the National Register section of the Office of Historic Preservation at (916) 653-6624. D-7581 H