PB

Item #10
2-10-2011
PLANNING BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES

The Planning Board’s responsibilities are to:

• Determine whether a potential historic resource merits designation on the Master Plan for
Historic Preservation and transmit such recommendations to the County Council; and
• Take action to update the Locational Atlas by adding resources to or removing them from
the Atlas, as appropriate.

For any resource recommended for designation, recommendations include:

• applicable designation criteria and a summary of the resource’s historical and/or
architectural significance;
• appropriate environmental settings and included appurtenances, with guidance for review
in case of subdivision or development;
• historic district boundaries and included tax parcels; and, as appropriate,
• categorization of buildings, structures, features and/or tax parcels as contributing or non-
contributing to the significance of the resource.

In evaluating resources, the Planning Board considers research forms, oral and written testimony,
designation criteria, staff recommendations, and other relevant material submitted for the record
to determine whether a resource meets any of the criteria for designation in Sec. 24A-3 of the
County Code. The Planning Board also considers other public interests, based on guidance in
the Master Plan for Historic Preservation (1979), which states:

Procedure for Adding Resources to the Master Plan

The [Historic Preservation] Commission should review additional sites on a periodic
basis, at scheduled meetings, so that interested parties and property owners can be
notified and attend. Sites should be evaluated against the criteria listed above. After
receiving the recommendation of the Commission, the Montgomery County Planning
Board would hold a Public Hearing to make its determination, using the same criteria,
considering the purposes of the ordinance, and balancing the importance of the historic
property with other public interests. (Emphasis added) (Page 22)

The purpose of the Historic Preservation Ordinance is as follows:

…to provide for the identification, designation and regulation, for purposes of protection,
preservation and continued use and enhancement, of those sites, structures with their
appurtenances and environmental settings, and districts of historical, archeological,
architectural or cultural value in that portion of the county which is within the Maryland-
Washington Regional District. Its further purpose is to preserve and enhance the quality
of life in the county, safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of the county,
strengthen the local economy, stabilize and improve property values in and around such
historical areas, foster civic beauty and to preserve continued utilization and pleasure of
the citizens of the county, state and the Unites States of America. (Sec. 24A-1 of the
County Code)

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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PLANNING BOARD

In this staff report, staff makes recommendations regarding the Public Hearing Draft
Amendment’s Context section and Appendix; the maps and environmental setting texts; and five
resources where the staff and HPC disagree on whether the resources merit designation. The
staff recommendations are summarized below and discussed in more detail subsequently in this
staff report.

Context and Appendix:

1. Two sections should be added to the end of the “Context” section of the Amendment:
“Agrarian Character and Zoning” and “Area Resources for Future Evaluation,” in that
order.
2. A comprehensive List of Resources Evaluated for Designation should be added to the
Appendix of the Amendment.

Maps and Environmental Settings:

3. A set of revised maps, including a revised Upper Patuxent Resource Map (locator map)
and certain resource maps, along with revised environmental setting texts, should be
adopted by the Planning Board. The revised maps and texts reflect additional resources
evaluated by the HPC, updated building footprints, minor corrections, and adjusted
environmental settings.

Resources Where the HPC and Staff Recommendations Differ:

4. One resource should be removed from the Locational Atlas and not designated on the
Master Plan for Historic Preservation:*

• 15/28 Luther Moore Farm

*Staff has revised its original recommendation to the HPC supporting designation.

5. Four resources should be designated on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation and if
not on the Locational Atlas, added to it:

• 15/1 Parr’s Spring

• 15/4 Alfred Baker House
• 15/27 Col. Lyde Griffith /Merhle Warfield Farm
• 15/117 Mt. Lebanon School/Site of Mt. Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church*

*Not on Locational Atlas

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AMENDMENT CONTEXT AND APPENDIX RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff Recommendation 1
Add Two Sections to the Amendment

First Section: Upper Planning Area 15 is predominantly rural in character. Staff recommends
adding the following section to the “Context” section in the Amendment to help explain the
connection between historic preservation and farmland preservation.

Agrarian Character and Zoning

The resources in this amendment are within the 106,000-acre portion of Montgomery
County that is zoned RDT (Rural Density Transfer), also known as the Agricultural
Reserve, or within adjoining land zoned RC (Rural Cluster), C-1 (Convenience
Commercial), or R-200/VDT (Residential/Village Overlay Zone). 1 These zones help
preserve the agricultural and rural character of the area and the limited commercial nature
of its small crossroad communities. Several of the resources are located on Rustic Roads
and Exceptional Rustic Roads, road designations that recognize and seek to preserve the
roads’ rural and historic character.2 The resources considered in this amendment – farms,
farmsteads, outbuildings, villages, churches, and former schools, crossroads gas stations,
stores, and blacksmith shops -- contribute significantly to the agricultural and rural
character of the area. They reinforce the purposes of the zoning and rustic road
designations and the intents of the master plans that proposed them.

The Preservation of Agriculture and Rural Open Space Functional Master Plan (1980)
first proposed the Agricultural Reserve and Rural Cluster zones to help preserve
farmland, rural open space, farming, and needed ancillary land uses that support farming.
This plan notes that one of the public purposes served by preserving farmland is the
preservation of rural lifestyles:

The County has a rich agricultural heritage, a blend of two cultural traditions, one
stemming from English planters who arrived in the 18th Century, the other from
Pennsylvania German and Quaker farmers of the 19th Century. These two
farming and cultural traditions are reflected in the blend of building materials and
types evident in the County. The entire agricultural scene describes a culture and
is …instructive. [Farmland] preservation encourages and fosters a rural lifestyle
important to Montgomery County. It is still possible today to see vestiges of
Montgomery County’s agrarian heritage in the rural villages as well as in parts of

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Upper Planning Area 15 (Upper Patuxent), where most of the resources evaluated in this amendment are located, is
about 5952 acres.
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Resources on Rustic or Exceptional Rustic Roads include: 10/18 Burdette-Riddle Farm on Purdum Road, an
Exceptional Rustic Road; 15/71 Chrobot House on Hipsley Mill Road, a Rustic Road; and 12/10 James Lauman on a
property bounded by Peach Tree Road and Barnesville Roads, both Rustic Roads, and West Old Baltimore Road, an
Exceptional Rustic Road.
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 the Study Area. It is a viable land use alternative for those who desire such a life
style.

Rural lifestyles are supported and instructed by a physical environment that preserves
elements of Montgomery County’s agricultural heritage – its landscapes, buildings,
structures, villages, and local landmarks. Farmland preservation alone is insufficient to
preserve these cultural resources: since the Locational Atlas was first published in 1976,
many resources have been removed from it due to demolition, decay, and fire. This
amendment, the first for the planning areas predominantly within the Agricultural
Reserve, 3 helps ensure the continuity and viability of Montgomery County’s rural
lifestyles. Because designation on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation does not
limit the uses to which buildings and structures may be put but only regulates exterior
additions and alterations, buildings and structures within the Agricultural Reserve and
environs may be put to new and innovative uses that sustain and invigorate Montgomery
County’s agricultural lifestyles and economy. The key elements that preserve
agricultural land and historic resources were created at least thirty years ago – and the
recommended designation of resources in this amendment, if adopted, will help fulfill
Montgomery County’s vision for preserving its rural heritage and farming lifestyles.

Second Section: The original survey that formed the basis for the 1976 Locational Atlas has
been described as a “windshield survey.” While surveying Locational Atlas resources for the
Upper Patuxent Area Amendment, staff noted several non-Locational Atlas resources that may
have potential architectural and historical significance. Three were included in this Amendment
because of their prominence and/or proximity to Locational Atlas resources under evaluation.
Others, however, merit future evaluation. Identifying them in the Amendment serves as a
reminder that they should be evaluated during any future amendment to the The Preservation of
Agriculture and Rural Open Space Functional Master Plan (1980) or other appropriate time.
Thus, staff recommends addition of the section below to the Context section in the Amendment,
following the recommended “Agrarian Character and Zoning Section.”

Area Resources for Future Evaluation

The following resources are not on the Locational Atlas and were not evaluated as part of
this amendment, but have potential significance and should be evaluated for designation
in the future:

• 13819 Penn Shop Road, Day Farm -- location of the headwaters of the Patuxent River
and two boundary markers: the Frederick County/Montgomery County and
Montgomery County/Howard County boundary markers
• East side of Ridge Road, near its junction with Penn Shop Road -- location of the
Montgomery County/Frederick County boundary stone
• All other boundary markers and marker sites discussed in the 1980 Frederick-
Montgomery-Howard County Resurvey conducted by the Maryland Geological

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Planning Area 14 (Goshen) and Planning Area 23 (Olney) each include portions of land zoned RDT, and
amendments to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation have been prepared for resources in these areas.
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 Survey at the request of the Maryland Assembly, including those outside of the Upper
Patuxent Area
• 26500 Mullinix Mill Road
• 26627 Mullinix Mill Road
• 8481 Gue Road
• Holsey Road/Friendship Area, including but not limited to 27509 Ridge Road, 27700
Ridge Road, and 9020 and 9032 Holsey Road, a historically black community
• Chrome Mines of Montgomery County, including those in Etchison

Staff Recommendation 2
Add a Comprehensive List of Resources to Appendix in Amendment

Staff recommends that the Appendix of the Amendment contain a comprehensive List of
Resources, with addresses, tax account numbers, all tax parcels including within Historic
Districts, and HPC, staff, and PB recommendations and actions. This table will provide clarity
and a record of determinations.

MAP AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff Recommendation 3
Adopt Revised Upper Patuxent Historic Resources (Locator) Map and for Certain
Resources, Revised Resource Maps and Environmental Setting Texts

As discussed in the staff reports for Worksessions #1 and 2, staff recommends that the Planning
Board adopt a revised Upper Patuxent Area Historic Resources Map (i.e., the overall locator
map), as shown in the Appendix. In addition, staff recommends that for resources recommended
by the Planning Board for designation, the Board adopt revised resource maps and environmental
setting texts to reflect updated building footprints, minor corrections, and adjusted environmental
settings. The revised environmental settings reflect the recommendations of Transportation staff,
as shown in their memo. The memo and a complete set of revised maps and environmental
setting texts are posted at www.montgomeryplanning.org/historic/upperpatuxent. Revised
environmental settings and texts ensure, generally, that Master Plan of Highways rights of way
are included in the settings only under limited circumstances and that important features are
preserved in the case of development or subdivision.

For resources under evaluation in Worksession #3, the revised maps also will be shown
subsequently in this staff report. Indication is made if resource maps and environmental settings
texts have been revised. Revision to environmental settings texts are shown as follows:
[brackets] mean deletions; underlining means additions.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOURCES WHERE THE STAFF AND HPC PRESENT
DIFFERING RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff Recommendation 4
Remove from the Locational Atlas and Do Not Designate on the Master Plan

Resource # Historic Name Street Address Tax District –

(Site) Tax ID

15/28 Luther Moore Farm* 7201 Damascus Road 01-01724548

*Staff has revised its original recommendation to the HPC supporting designation

15/28 Luther Moore Farm

(see 15/28 Research Form and page 69 of the Public Hearing Draft, both at
www.montgomeryplanning.org/historic/upperpatuxent)

Staff recommends to the Planning Board that 15/28 Luther Moore Farm be removed from the
Locational Atlas and not designated on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, contrary to
staff’s recommendation to the HPC, and contrary to the HPC’s recommendation.

In its recommendation to the HPC, staff found that the resource met criteria 1a (has character,
interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the county,
state or nation), 1d (exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, political or historic heritage of the
county and its communities), and 2a (embodies the distinct characteristics of a type, period or
method of construction), and thus recommended designation. HPC agreed with staff’s findings
and recommended designation.

In October 2010, staff learned from the owner of the resource that she had removed the domestic
outbuilding and rare log tobacco house that month for safety reasons because the structures had
been damaged by summer rain storms. Staff therefore asked the Planning Board on November 4,
2010 during Worksession #1 (Evaluation of Resources where the HPC and Staff Agree) for time
to re-evaluate the resource.

Upon re-evaluation, staff finds that the demolition of the tobacco house and domestic outbuilding
greatly reduces the significance of the resource. The tobacco house contributed to the resource’s
historic significance as an indicator of the County’s tobacco growing heritage and origins; the
frame domestic outbuilding (perhaps a summer kitchen, dairy house, or smoke house) was
representative of the domestic farm activities and structures on Upper Patuxent farms. The two
remaining outbuildings, an equipment shed and stable, are of modern construction and do not
contribute to the significance of the resource. The dwelling house, with an original section (the
southeast block) dating from around 1847 and the main section dating from between 1912 and
1918, is representative of vernacular architecture in the Upper Patuxent from the mid-1800s to
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early 1900s. Its original section may be one of the oldest dwellings in the Upper Patuxent, and
its first floor interior includes extremely wide floorboards, a box staircase, and large exposed
overhead beams. Its early 20th century section typifies the five-bay side-gabled dwellings that
became popular in the late 1880s in the Upper Patuxent. Nevertheless, the dwelling house has
insufficient integrity to warrant designation of the farm without its tobacco barn and domestic
outbuilding. The dwelling was moved back several hundred feet from its original location along
the road and has vinyl siding, replacement windows, replacement doors, a shed roof addition
along the rear façade, and a two-car basement garage underneath the southern portion of the
house. The mud and stone chimney was replaced by a brick chimney. Consequently, staff now
recommends that the resource be removed from the Locational Atlas and not designated on the
Master Plan.

Zoning: RDT

Note: If the Planning Board recommends the resource for designation, staff recommends the
following:

• Revised Environmental Setting: The setting is 5 acres, being parcel P49, minus the
Master Plan right of way within the parcel. The setting [and] is not to be reduced any
further.
• Revised Map: Revised to add detail, indicate demolition of tobacco house and domestic
outbuilding (labeled as “smokehouse

See the following pages for map and photographs.

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Note: Currently, staff recommends that the 15/28 not be designated and hence, contrary
to what is shown below, no buildings are contributing resources

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 Left: Luther Moore Farm,
Dwelling House, Main
(south) façade, 11-2007

Below Left: Luther Moore

Farm, Tobacco House, 11-
2007, demolished 10-2010
Below Right: Luther Moore
Farm, Frame Outbuilding,
11-2007, demolished 10-2010

Left: Luther Moore

Farm, View from
Damascus Road,
Double crib barn,
no longer standing,
Log tobacco house
in background,
1970, photograph
by Steven Hawkins

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Staff Recommendation 5
Designate four resources on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, and if not on the
Locational Atlas, add to it

Resource # Historic Name Street Address Tax District –

(Site) Tax ID

15/1 Parr’s Spring 4704 Baltimore National Pike 13-002061/

U-381018
15/4 Alfred Baker House 28901 Kemptown Road 12-00923364

15/27 Col. Lyde Griffith/ 7305 & 7307 Damascus Road 01-00010362
Merhle Warfield Farm
15/117 Mt. Lebanon School/ 26310 Mullinix Mill Road 12-00938503
Site of Mt. Lebanon
Methodist Episcopal
Church*
*Not on Locational Atlas

15/1 Parr’s Spring, 4704 Baltimore National Pike

(see 15/1 Research Form and page 107of the Public Hearing Draft, both at
www.montgomeryplanning.org/historic/upperpatuxent)

Staff Recommendation to the PB: Staff recommends that Parr’s Spring be designated on the
Master Plan for Historic Preservation because Parr’s Spring has statewide and local historical
significance, based on the following factors:

• Headwaters of the Patapsco River (not the Patuxent, as long thought)

• Long-established boundary point for various counties since 1726
• Montgomery County’s boundary point since 1776
• Illustrative of Maryland’s exploration and development – marked two jurisdictions in
1726; four in 1776 (Montgomery, Frederick, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel); a different
four in 1851 (Montgomery, Frederick, Carroll, and Howard)
• Reference point on early maps (1795 Griffith’s Map of Maryland, possibly the 1707
Franz Ludwig Michel Map of the Shenandoah Valley and Upper Potomac River)
• Identified in notable boundary surveys (1834 Frederick-Montgomery County Boundary
Survey, also 1980 Frederick-Montgomery-Howard County Resurvey conducted by the
Maryland Geological Survey at the request of the Maryland Assembly)
• Civil War stop for the Army of the Potomac’s Brigadier General David M. Gregg’s
cavalry on June 29,1863, while army was on its way to Gettysburg, PA (per map from
“Just South of Gettysburg” by Frederick Shriver Klein, at Carroll County Historical
Society)

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 • Newer marker (post) has distinctive design and placement -- four-faced design with
relevant county initial on each side, within pond. Design is similar to the 1902 Mason-
Dixon markers placed by the Maryland Geological Survey.
• Newer marker placed in 1951 by the state (Department of Natural Resources) in a
dedication ceremony attended by Governor McKeldin
• Original boundary stone remains, submerged in pond adjacent to newer marker,
according to recent staff conversation with owner Elaine Z. Howes, the aforementioned
1980 Frederick-Montgomery-Howard County Resurvey, and newspaper article in the
Baltimore Sun dated May 5, 2000 (“Beneath the pier, 4 counties meet; History: The
waters of Parr’s Spring near Mount Airy flow over a unique convergence”
• Original boundary stone is among the earliest boundary markers in the state
• The historic character and significance of the site have long been recognized, as noted by
or in the following:
o 1925 meeting of the Carroll County Historical Society, at which member Louis H.
Diehlman proposed that the government should establish a reserve a Parr’s Spring
(Carroll County Times article dated January 16, 2000 by Jay A Graybeal, “Carroll
Birthday 1925”)
o 1954 Montgomery County Board of Education Publication (Living in
Montgomery County: Maryland Picture Portfolio Series, Volume 15)
o 1965 Montgomery County Department of Economic Development Publication
(Montgomery County: Its History and Government)
o 1969 Proposed Amendment to the General Plan on Wedges and Corridors
(Historic Sites Identification Map)
o 1976 Daughters of American Revolution Plains of Damascus Chapter
Bicentennial Commemorative Monument (located on lawn near pond containing
the Parr’s Spring marker and stone)
o 1976 Locational Atlas Survey
o 1980 Frederick-Montgomery-Howard County Resurvey conducted by the
Maryland Geological Survey

Zoning: Montgomery County – RDT (Rural Density Transfer); (Portions of the Property in three
additional counties: Howard County – RC (Rural Conservation); Frederick County –
Agricultural; Carroll County – Conservation)
Criteria: 1a, 1d.
Environmental Setting: The setting is the extent of the boundary markers.
Revised Map: Revised to show that environmental setting is the extent of the markers, including
any underwater markers, not the parcel. (Map needs further revisions to show street names.)

HPC Recommendation: The HPC voted to recommend retaining Parr’s Spring on the Locational
Atlas, primarily because members were unsure whether the original boundary stone still existed.

Staff Response: Subsequently, staff contacted one of the owners, Elaine K. Howes, who, as
noted above, confirms that the boundary stone is still on site under the water next to the newer
marker. In addition, in 2000, a newspaper reporter from the Baltimore Sun viewed the stone and
wrote about it. Also, as noted in the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties form prepared by
staff for this resource, the Department of Natural Resources/ Maryland Geological Survey

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observed the original stone boundary marker (boulder) in place in 1980. The stone was located
underwater and visible from a pier (no longer standing). DNR’s findings are summarized in its
publication entitled Special Publication No. 1 Frederick-Montgomery-Howard County Boundary
Line Resurvey of 1980 (prepared in cooperation with representatives of Frederick County,
Montgomery County, and Howard County, 1985). The publication, produced for a resurvey of
the 1835 Frederick-Montgomery County boundary, is available in the Montgomery County
Preservation Office. The document includes a drawing of original stone boundary marker
flanked by two smaller stones, under the water (see next page). The publication notes:

Inscription and Condition of Stone

The [Parr’s Spring] stone is submerged several feet beneath the waters of the pond. The
poor vantage point, the cloudiness of the water, surface reflections and defraction of light
prevent one from seeing the presumed “P” reported to be on one of the faces. A deep
green coating of mud and/or organic growth masks the rock surface. The Stone has a
cement plaque on its top with an inscribed “14.” The significance of this number
designation was not fully investigated, but apparently has nothing to do with the 1835
Survey.

Dimensions of Stone
Not measured, but estimated to stand about four feet above mud line, and be three feet
wide by two feet thick.

Other
In order to properly document this Stone, it would be necessary to use an underwater
camera as well as physically measure it while submerged. A very slight agitation of the
water can stir up clouds of mud which obscures visibility. This Stone predates, and
therefore was not actually set as part of the Survey of 1835. Because its location and
authenticity is not questioned and is a matter of reliable historic record, it was decided
that no further documentation would be necessary at this time. (emphasis added) (pages
62 and 63)

As noted in the MIHP form, staff called the author of the study, Kenneth A. Schwarz, who is
now retired, who recalled a modern marker (post) near the pier (not the DAR commemorative
monument on the lawn). It is believed to be the current marker that also has a “14” on top of it.
Thus, staff has no information to suggest that the original stone boundary marker (boulder) under
the water has been removed. Because the pier has been removed, staff could not check.

The spring and markers are significant historically, and staff recommends designation. The
Montgomery-Frederick-Howard County Boundary Line Resurvey of 1980 found that a number of
boundary stones from 1835 were missing, and additional stones not placed in 1835 were located
as well. Designation could help bring recognition and protection to these markers, including
Parr’s Spring (Resource 15/1). Despite extensive documentation and recognition by the State of
Maryland and Montgomery County, representatives of other jurisdictions seemed unaware of
Parr’s Spring and its significance. There is a precedent for designating boundary markers as
historic sites. All eight District of Columbia-Maryland boundary stones (and one site where the
stone is missing) along the Montgomery County border are historic sites designated on the
Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation (#35/34). They are also listed in the
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National Register for Historic Places, have been nominated as National Historic Landmarks, and
are the subject of a current multi-jurisdictional transportation enhancement project to inventory,
document, evaluate, and protect the markers. Further, there is precedent for designating
landscape features. Montgomery County has already designated the Silver Spring and Sandy
Spring as sites on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation. A historic site need not be a
structure to merit designation. Other examples of landscape features that have been historically
designated include the Linden Oak and Martinsburg Road.

See the following pages for map and photographs.

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 1980 Resurvey of MC-FC-HC Boundary
by DNR Maryland Geological Survey –
examining submerged stone from opening
in pier, which is no longer standing; Inset
drawing of stones under the water also
from 1980 Resurvey. Text notes “This
stone predates and thus was not actually
set as part of the Survey of 1835. Because
its location and authenticity is not
questioned and is a matter of reliable
historic record, it was decided that no
further documentation would be necessary
at this time.” (Page 63)

Photo of original Parr’s Spring stone, date unknown, prior to 1951, when the newer marker
(post) was erected alongside. Photo was originally in possession of Motie Cuthbertson,
deceased, former owner of Four Counties Farm, now in possession of niece Elaine K. Howes,
one of the current owners of the property. Ms. Howes notes that the photo eventually will be
given to the Mt. Airy Historical Society.

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Photo (c1954) of newer Parr’s Spring marker (post) and original boundary stone. Newer
marker has M for Montgomery County on left face, H for Howard on right face (not discernible
in reprint)

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DAR Monument placed on lawn in 1976

Newer Parr’s Spring marker in

pond, showing M for Montgomery
County, F for Frederick County,
and on top “14” of unknown
significance, 2008

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15/4 Alfred Baker House, 28901 Kemptown Road
(see 15/4 Research Form and pages 86 and 87of the Public Hearing Draft, both at
www.montgomeryplanning.org/historic/upperpatuxent)

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Alfred Baker House be designated on the
Master Plan for Historic Preservation, because it is historically significant based on the
following:

• Residence from about 1850 to 1885 of Alfred Baker (b. 1812, d. 1885), early circuit rider
who was a Methodist Protestant minister for 45 years (1840 to 1885)
• Only identified historic resource in the Upper Patuxent known to be the home of a
Methodist Protestant minister and, in addition, the only known residence of a circuit-
riding minister
• Circuit-riding ministers helped disseminate the Methodist Protestant religion, a major
nineteenth-century cultural influence in United States, Maryland, and particularly the
Upper Patuxent
• Alfred Baker’s life is highly illustrative of nineteenth century circuit riders: long-tenure
as a minister, numerous circuit appointments, wide travels, dual occupation as
farmer/minister, with wife who farmed for him while he travelled the circuit
• Farmstead is representative of the circuit rider’s lifestyle, with farming necessary to
support the minister
• Alfred Baker was a minister serving Brown’s Chapel and Montgomery Chapel,
significant Upper Patuxent churches that played key roles in Methodist Protestant
religion in the county

Zoning: RDT
Criteria: 1a, 1c, 1d.
Revised Environmental Setting: The setting is parcel P900, being 11.84 acres, minus the Master
Plan right of way and the setback for the culvert, a shown on the map. Features to be preserved
include the dwelling house and dairy [spring] house with sufficient land to convey the historic
context of this resource.
Revised Map: Revised to add detail and exclude Master Plan right of way and setback for
culvert.

HPC Recommendation: The HPC voted 7 to 1 to recommend that the resource be removed from
the Locational Atlas and not designated on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, for several
reasons. Some members felt that the home and farm of a typical circuit-riding Methodist
Protestant minister was not culturally significant; others felt the resource did not have sufficient
integrity to convey the farming lifestyle of a circuit riding minister (too many changes to the
dwelling, too little land); and others were troubled by including the whole parcel in the
environmental setting. One member noted that Alfred Baker’s contributions to local, state, or
national history fail to distinguish him as a significant individual as defined by the National
Register of Historic Places. This member quoted a National Register of Historic Places Bulletin:
“a property is not eligible if its only justification for significance is that it was owned or used by

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a person who is a member of an identifiable profession, class, or social or ethic group. It must be
shown that the person gained importance within his or her profession or group.”

The HPC member who voted to support the designation did so because a circuit riding minister
had a congregation far and wide and would have ministered to hundreds of families in various
areas, and his home was his base, thus having cultural and religious significance.

Staff Response: In response, staff notes firstly that eligibility for the Master Plan for Historic
Preservation depends on Montgomery County criteria, rather than National Register criteria; and
secondly, staff finds that the resource meets several Montgomery County criteria (1a, 1c, 1d)
rather than only one. As explained in the MIHP form and prior staff report, Alfred Baker's
farmstead and life shed light on the development of Methodism in Maryland, the way of life of
circuit riders and their families in farming communities, and the spread of the Methodist
Protestant Church in the Upper Patuxent. The Upper Patuxent has a strong Methodist heritage --
no other denominations existed in the area in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the area is
strongly Methodist to this day. The Alfred Baker House is the only identified historic resource
in Upper Patuxent known to be home of a Methodist Protestant minister and circuit rider, and his
farmstead illustrates that circuit riders had to supplement their income with farming to support
themselves. In addition, Alfred Baker preached locally, at Brown's Chapel, the predecessor of
today’s Montgomery United Methodist Church in Clagettsville. Hence, in accordance with:
Criteria 1a, the Alfred Baker House has character, interest, and value as part of the Methodist
heritage and cultural characteristics of Montgomery County and Maryland; Criteria 1c, is
identified with a person or group of persons (Methodist Protestant ministers, Methodist circuit
riders) who influenced society; and Criteria 1d, exemplifies the Methodist/agricultural/extended
family cultural, social, and historic heritage of Montgomery County and its Upper Patuxent
communities.

Staff also argues that the resource does have sufficient integrity to convey that it was a farm and
farmhouse: the resource includes a dwelling house and domestic outbuilding (a dairy house)
from the 1800s, and over 11 acres of land, sufficient to indicate a farmstead. Further, it is
standard practice to include the entire parcel in the environmental setting, and designation of the
entire parcel does not preclude additions and changes. If the Planning Board wishes, it may
recommend a smaller environmental setting.

See the following pages for map and photographs.

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 15/4 Alfred Baker House, front
(southwest) façade, 2008

15/4 Alfred Baker House, side

(northwest) façade, with front-
gabled dairy house in front and
garage in rear, 2008

15/4 Alfred Baker House farmland

and view of side (southeast façade)
of dwelling, from Kemptown Road,
2008

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 1886 SURVEY PLAT – 15/4 ALFRED BAKER PROPERTIES, PER MC EQUITY CASE 618

1886 Survey Plat

of the properties
of Alfred Baker,
deceased 1885,
per Montgomery
County Equity
Case 618,
combined with
Equity Case 622,
T415-84, Equity
Papers, Box 87,
Location
3/55/8/82,
Maryland State
Archives

Note location of 15/4 Alfred Baker House to west of Fahrney Branch, along Kemptown Road, on The Widow’s Dower. The
house is pictured as a 3-bay, side-gabled building, with two end chimneys. The Widow’s Dower is the 12-acre and 4-acre lots
and right-of way; the balance of Alfred Baker’s property is the 83-acre tract to the right.

2010 BASE MAP -- 15/4 ALFRED BAKER PROPERTIES AS OF 1886

1886 properties
of Alfred Baker,
deceased 1885,
as shown on
2010 base map

Note location of 15/4 Alfred Baker House to west of Fahrney, along Kemptown Road

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15/27 Col. Lyde Griffith/Merhle Warfield Farm, 7305 Damascus Road
(see 15/27 Research Form and page 98 of the Public Hearing Draft, both at
www.montgomeryplanning.org/historic/upperpatuxent)

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends designation of the Col. Lyde Griffith/Merhle

Warfield Farm because it has historical and architectural significance, based on the following:

• Residence and farm of Col. Lyde Griffith (1774-1839), early settler of the Etchison area,
a grandson of patriot Henry Griffith, and a County Commissioner. Col. Lyde Griffith
patented the 1,196 acre tract known as Griffithsburg in 1826. He also served in the 44th
Regiment (Montgomery County) in the War of 1812
• Site of the Griffith family graveyard, including grave of Col. Lyde Griffith (headstones
no longer standing or visible) (listed in the Montgomery County Cemetery Inventory)
• Three-bay, log and frame dwelling house (now covered with vinyl siding), representative
of early 19th century vernacular architecture, likely built by Col. Griffith between 1797 to
1809
• Still functioning dairy barn, highly representative of 20th century dairy farming practices
and construction techniques, constructed by Merhle Warfield in 1930, with additions in
1937 and 1957, and per current owner, later alterations
• Site of, or in the near vicinity of, chrome mines dating from ca 1837 to at least 1865, thus
having archaeological potential to reveal early chrome extraction processes and activities
• Associated with leading American chrome mining and processing entrepreneur, Isaac
Tyson Jr., who operated the Tysons Chrome mines on or near the resource by the 1860s.
Tyson helped create the American chrome industry by establishing numerous mines in
Maryland and Pennsylvania and opening America’s first chrome processing plant (in
Baltimore)

Zoning: RDT
Criteria: 1a, 1c, 1d, 2a.
Revised Environmental Setting: The setting is 87.61 acres, being parcel P909, minus the Master
Plan right of way within the parcel. Parcel P750 is not included. In the event of subdivision, the
features to be preserved include the historic dwelling house (7305 Damascus Road), the dairy
barn, any remains of the Griffin family cemetery, the vista from Damascus Road, and any
archaeological remains of chrome mines.
Revised Map: Revised to show detail, new environmental setting.

Public Interest Factors: The property is one of five remaining dairy farms in Montgomery
County, and the owner objects to designation because he is already subject to many regulations.

HPC Recommendation: The HPC voted to remove the property from the Locational Atlas and
not designate it on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation. Members felt that given the
number of modern buildings on site, the lack of standing of the cemetery headstones, the
uncertain age of the historic dwelling, and the many alterations to the historic dwelling and dairy
barn, the resource was a scattering of disparate elements and not a cohesive farm complex.
Members also noted that given staff’s limited access to the site, there was a dearth of observed

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physical evidence of chrome mining. They were reluctant to designate based solely on the site’s
likely potential for archaeological evidence of chrome mining.

Staff Response: The resource should be designated. It is historically significant for its rare
association with chrome mining, a major 19th century industry in Maryland, and with chrome
mining’s leading 19th century entrepreneur, Isaac Tyson Jr. It is also historically significant for
its association with notable Montgomery County resident, Col. Lyde Griffith, an early settler,
veteran of the War of 1812, and County Comissioner, who along with other Griffin family
members is buried there. The headstones, though no longer standing, were laid flat and covered
over, per information provided by an owner in the Montgomery County Cemetery Inventory.
The resource also contains one of the County’s most notable dairy barns; and has a potentially
very early dwelling house. The primary source of information that the dwelling was the
residence of Col. Lyde Griffith was Jaynie Payne, a highly reliable Damascus historian. Finally,
Parks staff is seeking trail connectors in the area, and if one passes near the resource, interesting
interpretive signage could be developed.

See following pages for map and photos.

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 Left: Col. Lyde Griffith
Dwelling House, front
(southwest) façade, 2007

Below: Col. Lyde

Griffith Dwelling House,
side and rear facades,
2007

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Above: Col. Lyde Griffith Dairy Barn, northwest façade, 2007
Below: Col. Lyde Griffith Farm, view from Damascus Road, 2007

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15/117 Mt. Lebanon School and Site of Mt. Lebanon ME Church, 26130 Mullinix Mill
Road
Not Currently Listed on the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites
(see 15/27 Research Form and page 104 of the Public Hearing Draft, both at
www.montgomeryplanning.org/historic/upperpatuxent)

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Mt. Lebanon School and Site of the Mt.
Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church should be added to the Locational Atlas and designated on
the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, because the site is architecturally, historically,
socially significant as follows:

• Only remaining one-room school house (now dwelling house) in the Upper Patuxent area
• Closure prompted establishment of one of area’s earliest school buses – a horsedrawn
wagon, driven by J.H. Mullinix, which brought children to Damascus Road to catch
motorized school bus (the horsedrawn wagon has been restored and is still used for area
celebrations)
• Front-gabled form favored for non-residential architecture through the nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries in upper Montgomery County
• Site was center of community life in the Upper Patuxent area from 1822 to 1936. It
served as the site of the first church in the Upper Patuxent (Benton’s Church, founded
1822, later known as Mt. Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, forerunner of today’s
Damascus United Methodist Church, located elsewhere), and was later converted to Mt.
Lebanon School c.1872. The second Mt. Lebanon School building was built around 1901
adjacent to old church/school building. Manual training classes were given in old
church/school building to 1904, when the building was torn down. The Mt. Lebanon
Methodist Protestant Church probably organized itself in old school/church building
before moving to its own new building at 8115 Damascus Road (15/20) around 1902.
The second Mt. Lebanon School building was used as a school until 1936, when the
County closed all one-room school houses
• Mullinix Mill Road west (from church to Damascus Road), one of area’s earliest roads
(1840s), built to meet demands of old church’s parishioners
• Civil War connection -- Union and Confederate soldiers quartered in the old church and
watered their horses at nearby Scotts Branch, then known as Swan Harbor
• Notable local figures taught at the new and old Mt. Lebanon School – e.g. John T. Baker,
the first teacher (1872), later became first principal of Damascus High School and the
namesake for John T. Baker Middle School

Zoning: RDT
Criteria: 1a, 1d, 2a.
Environmental Setting: The setting is the one-acre lot on which the building is located (P017).
The setting is not subject to reduction.
Revised Map: Revised to show detail, correct environmental setting to include whole parcel.

HPC Recommendation: HPC recommended against addition to the Locational Atlas and
designation on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, primarily because they felt that the
resource had insufficient integrity to convey its historic and social significance. As noted in the

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discussion on architectural integrity in earlier staff reports, a property may have lost some of its
features but still be historic if the overall building still conveys its significance due to other
aspects of integrity such as location, setting, and historical association. Mt. Lebanon School was
recommended by staff for designation based on criteria 1a, 1d, and 2a, and staff feels its front-
gabled form (typical for non-residential buildings in the upper county) and overall massing is
sufficient to convey its social and historical significance. As noted in the prior staff report, this
site was the center of community life for over a century and the building is the only remaining
one-room school house (now dwelling house) in the Upper Patuxent area. There are very few
individually designated one-room school houses in the county. Staff recommends designation.

See following pages for map and photos.

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Aerial, with Mt. Lebanon School on left, now a residence

Mt. Lebanon School, now a

residence, southern (front) and
eastern (side) facades, 2008

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Mt. Lebanon School, 1929

Mt. Lebanon School, late 1800s

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APPENDICES

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APPENDIX 1: SUMMARY OF HPC AND PB STEPS TO DATE
Historic Preservation Commission Hearings and Worksessions -- The HPC completed its
consideration of the Staff Draft on April 28, 2010. The HPC ultimately evaluated 38 historic
resources, including 36 individual resources and two historic districts. The evaluated resources
were located primarily within Upper Planning Area 15, known as the Upper Patuxent, but also in
Planning Area 10 (Bennett), Planning Area 12 (Dickerson), and Planning Area 14 (Goshen).
Most of the resources were listed on the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites in
Montgomery County, Maryland, but a limited number of additional resources were evaluated as
well.

The HPC held a total of five meetings: two public hearings (on 1/20/2010 and 4/14/2010) and
three worksessions (on 2/24/2010, 3/10/2010, and 4/28/2010). The HPC recommended that:

• 15 resources (one historic district and 14 individual sites) be designated on the Master
Plan for Historic Preservation and that two of these not already on the Locational Atlas
be added to it;
• 22 resources (one historic district and 21 individual sites) not be designated and that 21 of
these be removed from the Locational Atlas (one was a non-Atlas property); and
• one resource be retained on the Locational Atlas.

At the request of the HPC, staff presented two options for a Clagettsville Historic District (15/8)
and three for an Etchison Historic District (15/29).

The HPC recommended against designating any historic district in Clagettsville and directed
staff to evaluate six properties within the district as individual sites. The six included a church
(15/8-1) and five residences (15/8-2, 15/8-3, 15/8-4, 15/8-5, and 15/8-6). Each property owner
received notice that his or her property was to be evaluated for individual designation.
Ultimately, the HPC recommended on 4/28/2010 that the church (15/8-1) and four of the five
residences (15/8-2, 15/8-3, 15/8-4, and 15/8-6) be individually designated and that the fifth
residence (15/8-5) not be designated.

The HPC initially voted on 2/24/2010 to recommend designation of a small Etchison Historic
District, which included four tax parcels, and asked staff to evaluate a church (15/29-1) and a
residence (15/29-2) as individual resources. These property owners received notice that their
property was under consideration for individual designation. On 4/28/2010, the HPC
recommended expanding the Etchison Historic District to include resource 15/29-2 as a
contributing resource. On that same date, the HPC also recommended against designation of the
church (15/29-1) as an individual resource. Thus, the Etchison Historic District, as finally
recommended by the HPC, consists of five tax parcels and includes 7010 Damascus Road, 7004
Damascus Road, 7000 Damascus Road, 24230 Damascus Road, 24220 Laytonsville Road,
24221 Laytonsville Road, and 6920 Damascus Road.

The Public Hearing Draft Amendment reflects the Historic Preservation Commission’s
recommendations on whether resources should be designated on the Master Plan for Historic
Preservation and added to, removed from, or retained on the Locational Atlas. See also the Final
List of Resources Evaluated by the HPC, in the Appendix of this staff report.
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Planning Board Public Hearing -- On October 14, 2010, the Planning Board held a public
hearing to take testimony on the Public Hearing Draft Amendment to the Master Plan for
Historic Preservation: Upper Patuxent Area Resources and associated updates to the Locational
Atlas and Index of Historic Sites.

Planning Board Worksession #1: Overview, Individual Sites where the HPC and Staff
Recommendations Agree -- During its regular agenda on November 4, 2010, the Montgomery
County Planning Board held its first worksession. The worksession addressed individual sites
for which the HPC and staff were in agreement on whether to designate. Staff gave an overview
of the historic designation process and the history of the Upper Patuxent area. After deliberation,
the Planning Board concurred with the staff recommendations in the staff report dated
10.28.2010 and thus:

• Removed 16 individual from the Locational Atlas and recommended to the County
Council that the sites not be designated on the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, as
follows: 10/3,10/5, 10/18, 12/10, 15/2, 15/3,15/6, 15/7, 15/9, 15/12, 15/14, 15/19, 15/21,
15/24, 15/26, and 15/30
• Added two individual sites to the Locational Atlas and recommended to the County
Council that those two individual sites and six others be designated on the Master Plan
for Historic Preservation, as follows, with asterisks indicating additions to the Locational
Atlas: 10/1, 15/5, 15/13, 15/16, 15/17, 15/20, 15/71*, and 15/73*. The staff
recommendations included revised resource maps, environmental settings, and
environmental setting text for certain of these resources, per the staff report dated
10.28.2010.

Three members of the public were invited to speak by the Planning Board. One member, Ms.
Donna Isaacs, spoke on behalf of the owners of 15/8-6 Ollie and Leila Moxley House, located at
28515 Kemptown Road. This resource was not scheduled for evaluation by the Planning Board
during Worksession #1. However, Ms. Isaacs wanted the Planning Board to note, among other
things, that there was a contract purchaser for the property and that the contract would lapse by
January 1, 2011.

Planning Board Worksession #2: Historic Districts and Related Individual Sites -- The
Planning Board held Worksession #2 on the Clagettsville and Etchison Historic Districts and
Related Sites on Monday, December 13, 2010. The worksession date was advanced in response
to the request of a property owner.

The staff report specified the properties and resources under consideration in Planning Board
Worksession #2. The Planning Board evaluated the resources to determine whether they should
be recommended to the County Council for designation on the Master Plan for Historic
Preservation. The Planning Board also updated the Locational Atlas as necessary.

Members of the public were encouraged to attend, particularly owners and representatives of
properties under discussion. Two members of the public spoke on the record.

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For Clagettsville, the Planning Board recommended designation of a 34 - parcel historic
district. (Staff had recommended designation of a 44-parcel historic district; the HPC had
recommended against designation of a historic district but for designation of 5 resources as
individual sites representative of the Clagettsville community). Because the Planning Board
recommended a historic district, it did not evaluate nor recommend any resources for designation
as individual sites representative of the Clagettsville community. The Planning Board-
recommended district excludes all parcels or parts of parcels north of Moxley Road (street
addresses: 28500, 28505, 28510, 28514, 28515, 28520 Kemptown Road and 9915 Moxley
Road), plus the three parcels south of Moxley Road (street addresses: 28130, 28218, and 28320
Kemptown Road). The Planning Board also acted to remove the excluded parcels at the above
addresses from the Locational Atlas. The Staff Report includes maps of the Staff-recommended
Clagettsville Historic District (page 7) and 5 individual sites recommended by the Historic
Preservation Commission (page 8). The Planning Board also asked staff to provide design
guidelines for the Clagettsville Historic District.

For Etchison, the Planning Board recommended a 5-parcel district that was the same as the 5-
parcel district recommended by the Historic Preservation Commission. (Staff had recommended
an 18-parcel district.) Because the Planning Board recommended a historic district, it did not
evaluate nor recommend any resources for designation as individual sites representative of the
Etchison community. The district recommended by the Planning Board (and the Historic
Preservation Commission) includes 5-tax parcels with the following addresses: 6920, 7000,
7004, and 7010 Damascus Road, and 24220 and 24221 Laytonsville Road. The Planning Board
acted to remove from the Locational Atlas those 13 parcels it did not recommend for inclusion in
the Etchison Historic District. See the Staff Report for a map of the Etchison Historic District
recommended by the staff (page 31) and by HPC (and Planning Board) (page 32).

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APPENDIX 2: SHORT LIST OF ALL RESOURCES IN AMENDMENT (NOT HD PARCELS)

FINAL LIST OF RESOURCES EVALUATED BY THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC) FOR THE UPPER PATUXENT AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER PLAN FOR HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, WITH HPC AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS TO PLANNING BOARD

Resource No. Resource Nam e Address Tax District- HPC Recom m endations to PB Staff Recom m endations to PB
Tax ID (advisory only) (advisory only)

Indvidual
Resources
10/01 [PDF] FRIENDSHIP 28110 RIDGE RD 12-00937190 Designate Designate

10/03 [PDF] JOHN MOXLEY HOUSE 28800 KEMPTOWN RD 12-0093792 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas

10/05 [PDF] JOHN D. PURDUM HOUSE 28814 KEMPTOWN RD 12-00937508 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
10/18 [PDF] BURDETTE-RIDDLE FARM 27100 PURDUM ROAD 12-00939837 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
12/10 [PDF] JAMES LAUMAN FARM 22000 PEACH TREE RD 12-00916302 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
15/01 [PDF] PARR'S SPRING 4704 BALTIMORE NATL PIKE 13-002061/ U- Retain on Locational Atlas Designate
381018
15/02 [PDF] MATTHEW MOLESWORTH FARM 13501 PENNS SHOP RD 09-295097/ 12- Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
00938638 Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
15/03 [PDF] REZIN MOXLEY HOUSE 3597 MEDD RD 12-00925795 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
15/04 [PDF] ALFRED BAKER HOUSE 28901 KEMPTOWN RD 12-00923364 Do not designate; Remove from Designate
Locational Atlas
15/05 [PDF] MOLESWORTH-BURDETTE FARM 28600 RIDGE RD 12-00923967 Designate Designate
15/06 [PDF] BECRAFT FARM 28500 RIDGE RD 12-01613937 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
15/07 [PDF] BROWN'S TOBACCO HOUSE 28601 RIDGE RD 12-00923717 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas

MONTGOMERY METHODIST 28201 KEMPTOWN RD 12-01876507

15/08-1 [PDF] PROTESTANT CHURCH & n.a. RIDGE RD 12-00936685 Designate Designate
CEMETERY 2 n.a. RIDGE RD 12-00936982

15/08-2 [PDF] IRA MOXLEY/HARVEY MOXLEY 28318 KEMPTOWN RD 12-00927247 Designate as individual resource Designate as individual resource
HOUSE2 only if not included in historic
district
15/08-3 [PDF] ROBERT B. & SUSAN MOXLEY 28322 KEMPTOWN RD 12-00937348 Designate as individual resource Designate as individual resource
HOUSE2 only if not included in historic
district
15/08-4 [PDF] LEWIS & LAURA EASTON HOUSE2 28408 KEMPTOWN RD 12-00928787 Designate as individual resource Designate as individual resource
only if not included in historic
district
15/08-5 [PDF] OTTIE & TRESSIE MOXLEY 28411 KEMPTOWN RD 12-01884688 Do not designate as individual Designate as individual resource
HOUSE2 resource; Remove from Locational only if not included in historic
Atlas district
15/08-6 [PDF] OLLIE & LEILA MOXLEY FARM2 28515 KEMPTOWN RD 12-00937304 Designate as individual resource Designate as individual resource
only if not included in historic
district
15/09 [PDF] CAPT. CLAGETT-HILTON FARM 28055 RIDGE RD 12-00931661 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
27211 LONG CORNER RD 12-00944300 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
15/12 [PDF] THOMPSON-WOODFIELD FARM
27217 12-00944297 Locational Atlas Locational Atlas

Designate; Tw o-door tenant house is Designate; Tw o-door tenant house

27001 non-contributing; modern dw elling at is non-contributing; modern
15/13 [PDF] SHIPLEY-MULLINIX FARM unknow n LONG CORNER RD 12-00937510
unknow n street number is non- dw elling at unknow n street number
contributing.5 is non-contributing.5

15/14 [PDF] MULLINIX STORE SITE MULLINIX MILL RD NEAR PATUXENT 12-00935976 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
RIVER Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
15/16 [PDF] CLAGETT-BRANDENBURG FARM 26360 MULLINIX MILL RD 12-00924585 Designate Designate
& TOBACCO HOUSE
15/17 [PDF] SARAH BRANDENBURG FARM 26301 MULLINIX MILL RD 12-00010180 Designate Designate
15/19 [PDF] WARTHAN-DAY FARM 8711 DAMASCUS RD 12-00927420 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
15/20 [PDF] MT. LEBANON MP CHURCH- 8115 DAMASCUS RD 12-00006405 Designate Designate
CEMETERY
15/21 [PDF] JOHN O. ETCHISON HOUSE 25611 LONG CORNER RD 12-03578743 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
15/24 [PDF] WILSON WARFIELD FARM 26725 MULLINIX MILL RD 12-00009330 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
15/26 [PDF] FRED WATKINS FARM 7373 DAMASCUS RD 01-02518631 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas

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 COL. LYDE GRIFFITH/MERHLE Do not designate; Remove from
15/27 [PDF] 7305 DAMASCUS RD 01-00010362 Designate
WARFIELD FARM Locational Atlas
7307
Do not designate; Remove
15/28 [PDF] LUTHER W. MOORE FARM 7201 DAMASCUS RD 01-01724548 Designate Designate
from Atlas
15/29-1 [PDF] MT. TABOR METHODIST 24101 LAYTONSVILLE RD 01-00006393 Do not designate as individual Do not designate as individual
EPISCOPAL CHURCH-CEMETERY 2 resource (and do not include as resource (but include as
contributing resource to historic contributing resource to historic
district); Remove from Locational district --see 15/29)
Atlas
15/30 [PDF] LOG BARN SITE 24899 HALTERMAN RD 01-009636 Do not designate; Remove from Do not designate; Remove from
Locational Atlas Locational Atlas
1
15/71 [PDF] CHROBOT HOUSE 24724 HIPSLEY MILL RD 01-00009374 Designate; Add to Locational Atlas Designate; Add to Locational Atlas

8201 DAMASCUS RD

8251 DAMASCUS RD 01-0010395

Designate; Add to Locational Atlas; Designate; Add to Locational Atlas;

15/73 [PDF] BASIL WARFIELD FARM1 Dw elling house at 8131 Damascus Dw elling house at 8131 Damascus
8131 DAMASCUS RD Rd. is non-contributing.5 Rd. is non-contributing.5
8251 DAMASCUS RD 01-205649
01-
00010407

15/117 [PDF] MT. LEBANON SCHOOL/SITE OF 26310 MULLINIX MILL RD 12-00938503 Do not designate Designate; Add to Locational Atlas
MT. LEBANON CHURCH1

Historic
Districts
15/08 [PDF] CLAGETTSVILLE HISTORIC VICINITY RIDGE RD & KEMPTOWN RD IN Do not designate; Remove from Designate a 44-Parcel
Designate
DISTRICT CLAGETTSVILLE Locational Atlas Historic District
15/29 [PDF] ETCHISON HISTORIC DISTRICT VICINITY DAMASCUS RD & LAYTONSVILLE RD IN Designate a 5-Parcel Historic District Designate an 18-Parcel Historic
ETCHISON as show n on the map in the Public District as show n on the map in the
Hearing Draft Amendment; Remove Staff Draft
all other parcels from Locational
Atlas

1
Historic resource that is not on the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites in Montomery County Maryland.
2
Historic resource that w as considered by the HPC first for inclusion in a historic district and then for individual designation.
5"
Non-contributing" m eans that the building or structure does not contribute to the architectural or historical significance of the individual resource.

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APPENDIX 3: CLAGETTSVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT RESOURCES
AND TAX PARCELS

Resource Name Address Tax District- HPC Recommendation

Tax ID (advisory only)

CLAGETTSVILLE HISTORIC VICINITY RIDGE RD & KEMPTOWN RD IN Do not designate; Remove

DISTRICT CLAGETTSVILLE from Locational Atlas
HISTORIC NAME OF MAJOR ADDRESS TAX DISTRICT- EVALUATED TAX PARCEL --
BUILDING OR STRUCTURE ON TAX ID HPC RECOMMENDATION
EVALUATED TAX PARCEL
Isaac Moxley Farm Building 9915 Moxley Road 12-00942788 No HD recommended

William Alfred Smith Hse 28520 Kemptown Road 12-00933831 No HD recommended

John Seipp Hse 28514 Kemptown Road 12-00940517 No HD recommended
Millie Moxley & Fuller Phebus Hse 28510 Kemptown Road 12-00938811 No HD recommended
Kaetzel Hse 28500 Kemptown Road 12-00932701 No HD recommended
Albert W. Baker Hse 28420 Kemptown Road 12-00929417 No HD recommended
Willie B. Moxley Store 28416 Kemptown Road 12-00929474 No HD recommended
John Robert Esworthy Hse 28412 Kemptown Road 12-00922713 No HD recommended

Lewis & Laura Easton Hse (see 28408 Kemptown Road 12-00928787, No HD recommended -- see
2
also 15/08-4) Part of 15/08-4 above
(small modern building) 28406 Kemptown Road 12-00922611 No HD recommended
John Burdette Hse 28404 Kemptown Road 12-00928606 No HD recommended
Robert (Jake) & Orida Moxley Hse 28332 Kemptown Road 12-01901762 No HD recommended

Robert B. & Susan Moxley Hse 28322 Kemptown Road 12-00937348 No HD recommended -- see
(see also 15/08-3) 15/08-3 above
Ira/Harvey Moxley House (see 28318 Kemptown Road 12-00927247 No HD recommended -- see
also 15/08-2)2 15/08-2 above
Harvey W. Moxley Store 28314 Kemptown Road 12-00934540 No HD recommended
28310 William & Agnes Haines 28310 Kemptown Road 12-00925740 No HD recommended
Hse
William & Ilda Moxley Hse 28230 Kemptown Road 12-00937350 No HD recommended
(Farmland) 28218 Kemptown Road 12-01628563 No HD recommended
(Farmland and driveway 28130 Kemptown Road 12-00937188 No HD recommended
associated with 10/1 Friendship)
Warfield-Moxley Service Station 28030 Ridge Road 12-00943098 No HD recommended

Samuel D. Warfield Hse 28020 Ridge Road 12-00943043, No HD recommended

(27902) Part of

Ollie & Leila Moxley Farm 28515 Kemptown Road 12-00937304 No HD recommended -- see
Dwelling Hse (see also 15/08-6)2 15/08-6 above
(Farmland) 28505 Kemptown Road 12-00929510, No HD recommended
Part of

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(1941 Vernacular Hse) 28419 Kemptown Road 12-00933170 No HD recommended
Ottie & Tressie Moxley House 28411 Kemptown Road 12-01884688 No HD recommended -- see
(see also 15/08-5)2 15/08-5 above
28409 Kemptown Road 12-00933204 No HD recommended
28407 Kemptown Road 12-00935271 No HD recommended
Evelyn Humerick Hse 28405 Kemptown Road 12-00932084 No HD recommended
Bowersox Hse 28403 Kemptown Road 12-00924200 No HD recommended
William Whitman Hse 28323 Kemptown Road 12-00928878 No HD recommended
28321 Kemptown Road 12-00923295 No HD recommended
28319 Kemptown Road 12-00929031 No HD recommended
28317 Kemptown Road 12-00934551 No HD recommended
28315 Kemptown Road 12-00927998 No HD recommended
(Empty parcel) 28313 Kemptown Road 12-00927987 No HD recommended
Harvey W. Moxley Hse 28309 Kemptown Road 12-00925818 No HD recommended
Winfred & Imogene Perkinson 28305 Kemptown Road 12-00923694 No HD recommended

Church Parsonage 28241 Kemptown Road 12-00936993 No HD recommended

Edmond & Joyce Warfield Rhodes 28235 Kemptown Road 12-00939713 No HD recommended
Hse

28201 Kemptown Road 12-01876507

Montgomery Methodist Protestant
n.a. Ridge Road 12-00936685 No HD recommended -- see
Church & Cemetery (see also
n.a. Ridge Road 12-00936982 15/08-1 above
15/08-1)2

William C. Clagett Hse 28015 Ridge Road 12-00931023 No HD recommended

John H. Clagett Hse 28001 Ridge Road 12-00925807 No HD recommended

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Historic resource that was considered by the HPC first for inclusion in a historic district and then for
individual designation.

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 APPENDIX 4: ETCHISON HD RESOURCES AND TAX PARCELS

15/29 ETCHISON HISTORIC DISTRICT -- EVALUATED PROPERTIES/TAX PARCELS, WITH HPC RECOMMENDATIONS

Resource No. Resource Name Address Tax District- HPC Recommendation

Tax ID (advisory only)

15/29 [PDF] ETCHISON HISTORIC VICINITY DAMASCUS RD & LAYTONSVILLE RD Designate a 5-Parcel Historic
DISTRICT6 IN ETCHISON District as Shown on Map
[15-29 MAP-HPC]
HISTORIC NAME OF MAJOR ADDRESS TAX DISTRICT- EVALUATED TAX PARCEL --
BUILDING OR STRUCTURE ON TAX ID6 RECOMMENDED
EVALUATED TAX PARCEL 6 3
STATUS /CATEGORY :
4

Walter & Ida Allnutt Hse 6920 Damascus Rd 01-0000157 Include in HD/Contributing to
(see also 15/29-2 above) HD (and do not designate as
an individual resource -- see
15/29-2 above)
Thomas F. Hawk ins Hse 7010 Damascus Rd 01-00000501 Include in HD/Contributing to
HD
Etchison-Hawk ins Hse 7004 Damascus Rd Include in HD/Contributing to
HD
Nettie Hawk ins Store 7000 Damascus Rd Include in HD/Contributing to
01-00002486
(Etchison Store) HD
Hawk ins Feed Store 24230 Laytonsville Rd Include in HD/Contributing to
HD
Hipsley-Hawk ins Hse 24220 Laytonsville Rd 01-00003253 Include in HD/Contributing to
HD
William & Pearl Moore Hse 24221 Laytonsville Rd 01-00007160 Include in HD/Contributing to
HD
Tom and Jane King Hse 24210 Laytonsville Rd 01-00005104 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Gertrude Bowman & Norman 24200 Laytonsville Rd 01-00004428 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Weber Hse
(Street Frontage only) 24124 Laytonsville Rd 01-02674452, Do not include in HD/n.a.
Part of
Bogley Hse 24118 Laytonsville Rd 01-00000716 Do not include in HD/n.a.
J. Ernest and Ruth Hawkins 24114 Laytonsville Rd 01-00003914 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Hse
Claudia and Luther Howard 24110 Laytonsville Rd 01-00004372 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Hse
Virginia Weber and R. 24211 Laytonsville Rd 01-00003663 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Washington Bowman Hse
James and Willie B. Gue 24201 Laytonsville Rd 01-00004406 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Hse
Marshall Hse 24125 Laytonsville Rd 01-0172847 Do not include in HD/n.a.
E. Dorsey Hawkins Hse 24119 Laytonsville Rd 01-00005764 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Church Parsonage 24115 Laytonsville Rd 01-00006770 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Mt. Tabor Methodist 24101 Laytonsville Rd 01-00006393 Do not include in HD/n.a.
Episcopal Church-Cemetery (and do not designate as
(see also 15/29-1 above) individual resource -- see
15/29-1 above)

2
Historic resource that was considered by the HPC first for inclusion in a historic district and then for
individual designation.
3
Tax parcels that are recommended for inclusion in a historic district have the status "Include in HD."
Tax parcels that have been evaluated but not recommended for inclusion in a historic district have
the status "Do not include."
4
"Contributing to HD" means that the tax parcel contains certain buildings, structures, or features that
contribute to the architectural or historical significance of the historic district.
6
Tax parcels in italics are recommended by the HPC for inclusion in the Etchison Historic District
(15/29).

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APPENDIX 6: DESIGNATION CRITERIA

Montgomery County Code, Chapter 24A. Historic Resource Preservation

Section 24A-3. Master plan for historic preservation; criteria for designation of historic sites or
districts.
(b) In considering historic resources for designation as historic sites or historic districts, the
planning board shall apply the following criteria:
1. Historical and cultural significance
The historic resource:
a. has character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural
characteristics of the County, State, or Nation;
b. is the site of a significant historic event;
c. is identified with a person or a group of persons who influenced society; or

d. exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, political or historic heritage of the County
and its communities; or
2. Architectural and design significance
The historic resource:

a. embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction;

b. represents the work of a master;
c. possesses high artistic values;
d. represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack
individual distinction; or
e. represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community,
or County due to its singular physical characteristic or landscape.

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