CT-895

Lore Tenement #1

Architectural Survey File

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Last Updated: 10-16-2012

CAPSULE SUMMARY CT-895 Lore Tenement #1 175 Langley Lane Solomons, Calvert County ca.1942 Private

The tenement house at 175 Langley Lane is one of two domestic buildings erected along South Solomons Island

Road to meet the growing housing needs of Solomons Island during the second quarter of the twentieth century.

Local oral history contends the two houses provided living space for four to eight civilian workers and servicemen

stationed at the Naval Amphibious Training Base (NATB) in Solomons and at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station

in St. Mary's County. Activated in the summer of 1942, the NATB was one of several installations established

during World War II to train soldiers for offensive amphibious maneuvers such as that executed in Normandy on D-

Day (June 6, 1944). The NATB, although short-lived, and the Patuxent River Naval Air Station both had a profound

impact on the surrounding community of Solomons, and redefined the character of the rural community. Erected

about 1942, the tenement houses at 175 Langley Lane and 14256 South Solomons Island Road (CT-896) are

excellent examples of the mass-produced adaptation of the bungalow to meet growing housing demands during the

World War II years. The houses were constructed for Kenneth Lore as rental property.

This modest wood-frame dwelling, originally identical in form and ornamentation to its Craftsman-style counterpart

at 14256 South Solomons Island Road, has been altered by the application of modern materials and Colonial

Revival-style elements. Standing one-and-a-half-stories high, the building is four bays wide; originally it was three

bays wide with a central entry. A one-bay-wide addition was added to the east elevation sometime between 1986

and 2004. The structure is clad with vinyl siding, and has a side-gable roof sheathed in asphalt shingles. The

slightly overhanging eaves have a boxed cornice that has been covered with vinyl siding. The replacement front-

gabled portico, one-bay wide, is supported by turned wood posts. The tympanum of the portico is clad with vinyl

siding. The facade fenestration is comprised of paired 1/1 vinyl-sash windows, with square-edged vinyl surrounds.

Originally, the window openings held 6/1 wood-sash. The renovations to the house took place between 1986 and

2004 as documented by a September 1986 photograph and the June 1988 MIHP form.

Maryland Historical Trust inventory NO CT-895

Maryland Inventory of

Historic Properties Form

1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic Lore Tenement #1

other

2. Location street and number 175 Langley Lane not for publication

city, town Solomons vicinity

county Calvert

3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners)

name Steven C. Halley

street and number PO Box 1243 telephone Unknown

city, town Solomons state MD zip code 20688-1243

4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Calvert County Courthouse tax map and parcel: 44B:24

city, town Pr. Frederick liber ABE 669 folio 726

5. Primary Location of Additional Data — Contributing Resource in National Register District

Contributing Resource in Local Historic District Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Determined ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Recorded by HABS/HAER Historic Structure Report or Research Report Other

6. Classification

Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count district MI agriculture landscape Contributing Noncontributing

Y k„iiHinn/c\ commerce/trade recreation/culture 1 buildings A Dunaingis; x private

structure both defense . „ „ religion . s i t e s X domestic social structures

site — — education transportation _ objects funerary work in progress 1 Total government unknown health care vacant/not in use Number of Contributing Resources industry other: previously listed in the Inventory

7. Description Inventory No. CT-895

Condition

excellent deteriorated X good ruins

fair JC altered

Prepare both a one paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

SETTING The house at 175 Langley Lane is located on the east side of South Solomon Island Road. It is located to the immediate east of the tenement house at 14256 South Solomons Island Road, which is on the same parcel of land and owned by the same person. The property consists of 13,962 square feet. The grassy lot has a gravel drive and mature trees.

PRIMARY RESOURCE This modest wood-frame dwelling, originally identical in form and ornamentation to its Craftsman-style counterpart at 14256 South Solomons Island Road, has been altered by the application of modern materials and Colonial Revival-style elements. Standing one-and-a-half-stories high, the building is four bays wide; originally it was three bays wide with a central entry. A one-bay-wide addition was added to the east elevation sometime between 1986 and 2004. The structure is clad with vinyl siding, and has a side-gable roof sheathed in asphalt shingles. The slightly overhanging eaves have a boxed cornice that has been covered with vinyl siding. The replacement front-gabled portico, one-bay wide, is supported by turned wood posts. The tympanum of the portico is clad with vinyl siding. The facade fenestration is comprised of paired 1/1 vinyl-sash windows, with square-edged vinyl surrounds. Originally, the window openings held 6/1 wood-sash. The renovations to the house took place between 1986 and 2004 as documented by a September 1986 photograph and the June 1988 MIHP form.

8. Significance Inventory No CT-895

Period Areas of Significance Chock and justify below

1600-1699 agriculture __ economics health/medicine performing arts 1700-1799 archeology education industry philospohy 1800-1899 X architecture engineering invention _.. politics/government 1900-1999 art entertainment/ landscape architecture religion 2000- . commerce recreation __ law science

communications . ethnic heritage literature social history community planning exploration/ maritime industry transportation conservation settlement _ military other:

Specific dates ca. 1942 Architect/Builder Unknown

Construction dates ca. 1942

Evaluation for:

National Register Maryland Register X not evaluated

Prepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria, followed by a narrative discussion of the history of the resource and its context. (For compliance reports, complete evaluation on a DOE Form - see manual.)

The tenement house at 175 Langley Lane is one of two domestic buildings erected along South Solomons Island Road to meet the growing need for housing on Solomons Island during the second quarter of the twentieth century. Local oral history contends the two houses provided living space for four to eight civilian workers and servicemen stationed at the Naval Amphibious Training Base (NATB) in Solomons and at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in St. Mary's County.(l) Activated in the summer of 1942, the NATB was one of several installations established during World War II to train soldiers for offensive amphibious maneuvers such as that executed in Normandy on D-Day (June 6, 1944). The NATB, although short-lived, and the Patuxent River Naval Air Station both had a profound impact on the surrounding community of Solomons, and redefined the character of the rural community.(2) Erected about 1942, the tenement houses at 175 Langley Lane and 14256 South Solomons Island Road (CT-896) are excellent examples of the mass-produced adaptation of the bungalow to meet growing housing demands during the World War II years. The houses were constructed for Kenneth Lore as rental property.

ENDNOTES (1) Information provided by current property owner Steven C. Halley to EHT Traceries, November 4, 2003. (2) See Maryland Inventory of Historic Places Form "Senior Officers' Quarters, NATB (CT-800), 14415 Dowell Road, Dowell, Calvert County."

9. Major Bibliographical References inventory NO. CT-895

See continuation sheet.

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of surveyed property 0.32

Acreage of historical setting Unknown

Quadrangle name Solomons Island Quadrangle scale 1.24,000

Verbal boundary description and justification

The Lore Tenement #1 is located at 175 Langley Lane, Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland. The historic house is one of a two (see the Lore Tenement #2, CT-896) located on Tax Map 44B, Parcel 24. The houses have been historically associated with Parcel 24 since their construction circa 1942.

11. Form Prepared By name/title Laura Trieschmann, Architectural Historian

organization EHT Traceries, Inc. date 10/25/2004

street and number 1121 5th Street N W telephone (202)393-1199

city or town Washington state DC zip code 20001

The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement.

The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

return to: Maryland Historical Trust

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Maryland Historical Trust inventory NO CT-895

Maryland Inventory of

Historic Properties Form Name Lore Tenement #1 Continuation Sheet Number 9 Page j

Interview with current property owner Steven C. Halley by EHT Traceries, November 4, 2003. Senior Officers' Quarters, NATB (CT-800), 14415 Dowell Road, Dowell, Calvert County. Maryland Inventory of Historic Places Form, November 2003.

USGS Solomons Island, MD Quad 7.5 Minute Series 1987 Scale 1:24,000

Calvert County Survey Update Phase 2

CT-895 Lore Tenement #1 175 Lang ley Lane Solomons, MD

Survey No. CT-8 95

Maryland Historical Trust Magi No

State Historic Sites Inventory Form D0E _ y e s _no

1. Name ( i n d i c a t e p re fe r red name)

historic __

and/or common L o r e T e n e m e n t #1

2. Location street & number D S t r e e t not for publication

city, town S o l o m o n s vicinity of congressional district

state Maryland county Calver t

3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use

district public X occupied agriculture museum X. building(s) v private unoccupied commercial park

structure both work in progress educational x private residence site Public Acqu is i t ion Accessib le entertainment religious object in process _X_ yes: restricted government scientific

being considered yes: unrestricted industrial transportation _X_not a p p l i c a b l e n o military other:

4. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of a l l owners)

name K e n n e t h L o r e

street & number te lephone n o . :

city, town S o l o m o n s s t a t e and z ip code M a r y l a n d 20688

5. Location of Legal Description

courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Calver t County Courthouse l i b e r

street & number Main S t r e e t (^p 765) f o l i o

city, town Pr ince Freder ick state Maryland

6. Representation in Existing H i s t o r i c a l Surveys

title

date federal state county local

X jpository for survey records

city, town _ _ _ state

7. DeSCriptiOII Survey No. CT-895

Condition Check one Check one excellent deteriorated unaltered x original site

-25L good ruins _x altered moved date o f move fair unexposed

Prepare both a summary paragraph and a genera l d e s c r i p t i o n of the resource and i t s var ious elements as i t e x i s t s today.

This mid-twentieth-century bungalow faces north onto D S t r ee t . Set on a low concrete-block foundation, i t i s a framed s t ruc tu re covered with asbestos sh ing les . The s t ruc tu re has a gable roof and i s two rooms deep. The three-bay facade i s composed of a cen t ra l doorway and flanking pa i rs of windows with six-over-one double-hung sash. The front doorway i s shel tered by a segmental-arched and gable-roofed stoop. An upper story i s i l luminated only by pa i r s of windows se t in to the gable-end wal l .

8. Significance survey NO. C T - 8 9 5

Period Areas of Significance—Check and justify below prehistoric archeology-prehistoric community planning landscape architecture religion 1400-1499 archeology-historic conservation law science

.1500-1599 agriculture economics literature sculpture _ 1600-1699 _ * _ architecture education military social/

1700-1799 art engineering music humanitarian 1800-1899 commerce exploration/settlement philosophy theater

X 1900- communications industry politics/government transportation invention other (specify)

Specific dates Builder/Architect

check: Appl icable C r i t e r i a : A B C D and/or

Applicable Exception: _A _B _C D E F G

Level of S ign i f i cance : n a t i o n a l s t a t e l o c a l

Prepare both a summary paragraph of s ign i f i cance and a genera l s tatement of h i s t o r y and suppor t .

Directed h i s t o r i c a l research would more firmly e s t ab l i sh the h i s t o r i c a l s ignif icance of t h i s s i t e .

9. Major Bibliographical References Survey No. C T - 8 95

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10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name S o l o m o n s I s l a n d . MD Quadrangle scale 1 : 2 4 0 0 0

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street & number C o u r t h o u s e A n n e x , Main S t r e e t telephone (301) 5 3 5 - 2 3 4 8

city or town P r i n c e F r e d e r i c k state M a r y l a n d 20 6 78

The Maryland H i s t o r i c S i t e s Inventory was o f f i c i a l l y c rea t ed by an Act of the Maryland L e g i s l a t u r e to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, A r t i c l e 4 1 , Sect ion 181 KA, 1974 supplement.

The survey and inventory a re being prepared for informat ion and record purposes only and do not c o n s t i t u t e any infr ingement of i n d i v i d u a l p rope r ty r i g h t s .

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