Middlebrook Historic District 007-0236

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United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service

National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms T v ~ e all entr ies--com~lete a o ~ l i c a b l e sections -

1 Name historic Middlebrook H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t

andlor common N /A

2. Location

street & number I n t e r s e c t i o n of state r o u t e s 252 and 876. n $A - not for publication

city, town Middl ebrook Nf& vicinity of congressional district Six th (M. Caldwell Butler

Vi rg in ia state code County Augusta code 015

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3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use 2 district -public 1L occupied -x_ agriculture -. museum - building(s) private 2L unoccupied 2 commercial -. park -structure X both -work in progress - educational private residence - site Public Acquisit ion Accessible -entertainment religious -object - in process 2- yes: restricted -government -scientific

- being considered 2i yes: unrestricted - industrial - transportation N /A A no - militarv -other:

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4. Owner of property

name Multiple Ownership

street & number N /A

city, town N/A l l b v i c i n i t y of N /A state

5. Location of Legal Description

courthouse. reoistrv of deeds. etc. Augusta County Courthouse

street & number N /A

city, town Staunton state Virg in ia

6. Representation in Existing Surveys Virgin ia H i s t o r i c Landmarks Comiss ion

title Survey has this property been determined elegible? -yes - X no

date SUmmer 1980 -federal X state -county - local

depository for survey records V i r g i n i a Historic Landmarks Comiss ion , 2 2 1 Governor S t r e e t

city, town Richmond State Virg in ia 23219

7. Description

Condition Check one Cheek one -excellent - deteriorated X unaltered 2- original site X good - ruins -altered -moved date N /A

-fair -unexposed

Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Middlebrook i s located i n the southern portion of t he Valley of Virginia, t en miles southwest of Staunton. Situated amng low, ro l l i ng h i l l s a t the headwaters of Back Creek, the v i l l age is one of the e a r l i e s t and best-preserved ru ra l vi l lages i n Augusta County. The town prospered during the 19th century as the r e s u l t of its key locat ion along a major road between Staunton and Lexington. This road, well established by 1800, was a turnpike by 1851 and s t i l l continues a s one of the major county routes.

The v i l l age was p la t ted i n the l a t e 18th century on lands owned by Nancy and W i l l i a m Scott . On April 6, 1799, t he Scot ts sold twenty-seven l o t s . Like several other ear ly Valley towns, Middlebrook was planned a s a s e r i e s of contiguous l o t s along the main road, separated every three o r four l o t s by an a l ley . By the f a l l of 1805, Scot t had p la t ted and sold other back l o t s behind the s t r e e t l o t s on the southwest and northeast s ides of town. By 1885, a t t he time of the Hotchkiss Map and a t the height of the v i l l age ' s pros- per i ty , most of the l o t s had been s e t t l e d and the town had expanded beyond i t s or ig ina l p l a t t o include a black community west of town and an area t o the south which included some shops, a church, and the parsonage.

Nineteenth-century buildings s t i l l predominate on both s ides of the main s t r e e t , re- f lec t ing the character of the closely s e t t l e d s t reetscape by the end of t h a t century. Approximately thir ty-eight of the present buildings a r e i l l u s t r a t e d on the 1884 Hotchkiss "Plan of Middlebrook." The extant buildings a r e excel lent examples of loca l vernacular archi tecture . The t r ad i t i ona l cabin form, usually with the hal l /par lor plan and log construction t h a t characterized Augusta County, is found i n abundance here along the main road as well a s on the s i d e roads: it is also described i n several ear ly insurance records. Even one of the f i r s t br ick homes was constructed with t h i s plan. By the mid-century, the popular "I"-house design had been introduced in to the v i l l age , probably through John Randolph's imposing br ick dwelling. This form was soon repl icated i n the v i l l age preference for log and l a t e r , by the end of the century, frame construction. A s i n the county, the "IW-house, sometimes with the loca l var ia t ion of an enclosed cen t ra l s ta i rcase , was so pervasive t h a t it endured through the end of the 19th century: only two a syme t r i ca l Victorian designs were b u i l t during these years. The 20th century brought several bungalows. two brick neocolonial designs, and three brick ranch houses, re f lec t ing the v i l l age r s ' desi re for the new "popular" house designs over t r ad i t i ona l forms.

In addit ion to t h i s domestic archi tecture , several l a t e 19th-century commercial buildings survive, including f ive s to re s , a frame school building, two churches, an Odd Fellows Hall, and a shoemaker's (now beauty) shop. Except f o r the remodeled schoolhouse, a l l these s t ructures r e t a i n the famil iar gable-end rectangular block form, while the churches elaborate on t h i s form w i t h projecting f ron t towers and r ea r chapels. These two churches a r e excellent examples of 1880s ecc les ias t ica l a rch i tec ture i n the county--first, a brick parish church w i t h elaborate brick decoration, and second, a frame church, b u i l t f o r a black congregation and one of the few i n t h i s p a r t of the county which a re s t i l l i n use today.

The t i gh t ly k n i t v i l l age plan and vernacular houses and comnercial buildings c rea te a strong sense of cohesiveness i n the present-day vi l lage. The weatherboarded facades, huge exter ior stone and br ick chimneys, and l a t e 19th-century decorative-sawn porches b u i l t d i rec t ly along the old turnpike c rea te a steady rhythm of forms and designs enclosing the narrow road. I n the ear ly 20th century, the church on the h i l l overlooking the v i l l age

(See Continuation Sheet #1)

8. Significance

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

1500-1599 -agriculture -economics - literature - sculpture - 1600-1699 X architecture -education - military - social1 X 1700-1 799 - art -engineering - music humanitarian 3- 1800-1 899 1L commerce A explorationlsettlement - philosophy -theater A 1900- - communications -industry - politics/government -transportation

- invention - other (specify)

Specific dates N/A BuilderlArchitect Unknown

Statement of Significance (in one paragraph)

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Middlebrook i s one of the o ldes t and best-preserved rura l v i l l ages i n Augusta County. The v i l lage boomed throughout the 19th century a s the r e s u l t of its key locat ion along a major north-south route, and l a t e r turnpike, between Staunton and Lexington. In the 20th century, t he town declined, yielding t o t he growth and indus t r i a l development of neighboring Greenville. Consequently, l i t t l e new building o r even remodeling of old buildings has occurred during t h i s century, preserving an excel lent grouping of 19th- century vernacular a rch i tec ture s t i l l arranged i n the or ig ina l town p l a t . Two rows of closely spaced dwellings and s tores l i n ing the main road r e t a in t he character and sca le of the v i l l a g e during the height of its prosperity i n the 1880s'. Most of the ear ly 19th- century dwellings were vernacular rectangular log cabins o r more pretentious brick "1"- houses, both with Federal woodwork. By the l a t e 19th century, "IW-houses had become the most popular plan, constructed of log o r frame. The weatherboarded walls, l a rge ex te r ior chimneys, and decorative f ront porches s i t t i n g d i rec t ly along the o l d turnpike create a sense of continuity throughout t h i s small settlement. A var ie ty of archaeological s i t e s complement the a rch i tec tura l record. These document the his tory of the black sett lement a t the west end of t h e v i l l age and a r e capable of providing i n s i g h t in to black community l i f e following emancipation. Other s i t e s represent a record of t he comerc i a l and indus- t r i a l development of Middlebrook during the second half of t h e l 9 t h century.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The decades a f t e r t he Revolutionary War brought a f l u r ry of speculative town building i n the Valley of Virginia, i n response to increased population and f lour ishing t rade networks. During the war, Valley res idents had real ized the need f o r an improved road south of Staunton, and i n t he 1780s, two Indian paths were developed f o r t h i s use. Middlebrook, p la t ted on the western route i n 1799, was one of the f i r s t two v i l lages i n Augusta County. I n h i s his tory of Augusta County, Waddell claims t h i s name came from its locat ion "on, o r near, the r idge dividing the waters of the Potomac from those of the ~ a m e s . " ~ Oral history sources, however, claim the name came from John McCutchan, one of the town's e a r l i e s t s e t t l e r s , who i s - s a i d t o have named the cornunity a f t e r a New Jersey town where he had been s ta t ioned during the Revolutionary War.2

One of t he f i r s t regions s e t t l e d i n Augusta County, the Middlebrook area was se t t l ed by Scotch-Irish immigrants who came i n l a rge numbers t o the Valley during the middle of the 18th century. Toward the end of the 18th century, the Scotch-Irish were joined by the Genans. The s a l e records indicate t h a t t he town was a blend of both these ethnic groups, with some families of English background, l i k e the Randolphs, who came from eastern Virginia. Several of the e a r l i e s t county churches were located i n t h i s v i c in i ty and re- f l e c t the ear ly sett lement of t h i s area. These include North Mountain Meeting House (1740).


9. Major Bibliosra~hical References (See C o n t i n u a t i o n Sheet # l o )

Augusta Coun ty Deed Books. Augusta Coun ty Tax Records. Edwards, Richard, ed. S t a t i s t i c a l G a z e t t e e r o f t h e S t a t e o f V i r g i n i a .... Richimnd, 1855. H o t c h k i s s , Jed. H i s t o r i c a l A t l a s o f Augusta Countx. Chicago: Waterman, Watk ins & Co., 1885

10. Geoara~hical Data -- - --

Acreage of nominated property

Quadrangle name Va-

UMT References

A1117 1 1615161716101 14 i2 111312 14 i 0 ] Zone Easting Northing

C ~ 6 1 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 ~ 1 14 i2 1 1 1 3 ( 0 1 1 1 0 ]

E L d 1615161810101 1412111215 t5 101

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Quadrangle scale 1 .7Lnnn

16 (5 17 12 10 ( 0 1 14 12 11 13 10 i6 10 1 Zone Easting Northing

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H 16 IS 15 19 16 10 I 14 12 I1 12 17 14 l o ] -

Verbal boundary descr ipt ion and just i f icat ion district is bounded on the by a line ext. NE alor t h e N p r o p e r t y l i n e (Npl) o f town l o t 2-1, t h e n NE a l o n g N p l s o f 2-2 t o 2-7, t h e n S t o N p l o. 7, t h e n NE t o Wpl o f 55, t h e n N t o W s i d e o f VA876, t h e n N t o S p l o f 72-44C, t h e n W, N, and I

" i r l 1 4 - &&...-) Lis t a l l s ta tes a n d count ies for propert ies overlapping s ta te or county boundaries(See C o n t i n u a t i o n Sheet i/l:

state N /A code county N/A code

state N /A code county N/A code

1 1. Form Prepared By A r c h a e o l o g i c a l Research Center ,

nameltltle V i r g i n i a H i s t o r i c Landmarks Commission Sta f f , a n d James adi is on U n i v e r s i t y

organization V i r g i n i a H i s t o r i c Landmarks Commission date July 1 9 8 1

street & number 2 2 1 Governor S t r e e t telephone ( 8 0 4 ) . 786-3144

city or town Richmond state V i r g i n i a 23219

12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated signlficance of this property within the state is:

- national X state - local

As the desianated State Historic Preservation officer for the National ~ i s t o i c Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- 665), 1 here& nominate this property for inclusion in th National Register and certify that i t has been evaluated accordina to the criteria and procedures set forth bv tzner i taae Conservation and Recreation Service. - State Historic Preservation Officer signature - -

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National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form Middlebrook H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t , Auqusra Councv. Virqin ia . - - Continuation sheet #1 Item number 7

7. DESCRIPTION

was t o r n down and replaced by two l a r g e consolidated school bu i ld ings , with t h e type and s e t t i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of t h e d r ive f o r r u r a l school improvement dur ing those years . Rosen's garage and f i l l i n g s t a t i o n , b u i l t i n 1925 on t h e main road and v i r t u a l l y unal tered today, is one of t h e o l d e s t and best-preserved garages i n t h i s s e c t i o n of t h e county. Otherwise, t h e r e has been l i t t l e bu i ld ing a c t i v i t y i n the v i l l a g e during t h i s century.

Due t o decl in ing p r o s p e r i t y , Middlebrook has not spread beyond i t s l a t e 19th-century p lan . Several o l d e r houses i n t h e v i l l a g e have been replaced, but t h e s c a l e , s i t i n g , cha rac te r , and small number of these dwellings do no t d i s t u r b t h e cha rac te r of t h e 19th- century v i l l a g e .

While t h e s tanding a r c h i t e c t u r e c l e a r l y r e f l e c t s much of t h e h i s t o r i c a l development of t h e town, t h e archaeologica l components represent a spec t s o f t h e community no longer extant . The a tchaeologica l s i tes of t h e Middlebrook H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t f a l l i n t o four categories-- r e s i d e n t i a l , bus iness , c o m e r c i a l , and i n d u s t r i a l s i t e s . The si tes represen t a h i s t o r i c continuum beginning wi th t h e very l a t e 18th century and ending with t h e present . The r e s i d e n t i a l s i t e s a r e p r i n c i p a l l y loca ted along t h e turnpike , but seve ra l smal ler house s i t e s a r e located a t t h e back of t h e l o t s . Very few of t h e house s i t e s have m d e r n bui ld ing i n t r u s i o n s , and preservat ion s t a t u s appears t o b e good. The si tes represent ing t h e shops and co t t age i n d u s t r i e s a r e loca ted behind t h e row o f houses f ac ing t h e turnpike. In te r - spersed throughout t h e r e s i d e n t i a l a reas a r e t h e commercial s i t e s . The majori ty of t h e i n d u s t r i a l s i t e s a r e loca ted on t h e l a r g e r t r a c t s , b u t some a r e s i t u a t e d a t t h e back o f t h e small l o t s . The p r o b a b i l i t y of preservat ion is e x c e l l e n t , s i n c e many of the s i tes a r e loca ted wi th in lawn a reas o f t h e e x i s t i n g houses. Many of t h e sites have f l a t o r leveled a reas def in ing bu i ld ing loca t ions .

Of notable importance a r e t h e archaeological s i t e s a s soc ia ted wi th t h e black community t h a t developed on t h e w e s t s i d e of t h e town. m i l e mst of these u n i t s a r e r e s i d e n t i a l , they rep resen t a s i g n i f i c a n t component wi th in t h e d i s t r i c t which is r e l a t i v e l y i s o l a t e d from t h e remaining town.

The d i s t r i c t boundaries a r e roughly based on an 1885 v i l l a g e p lan showing t h e e x t e n t of t h e town a t t h e he igh t of i ts p rosper i ty . Since t h e town has grown very l i t t l e s i n c e t h a t time, t h i s boundary a l s o approximates the c u r r e n t v i l l a g e l i m i t s . The d i s t r i c t includes t h e well-preserved 19th-century r e s i d e n t i a l development along t h e main road and t h a t which occurs on t h e roads connecting t h e v i l l a g e t o Greenvi l le t o t h e sou theas t and Summerdean t o t h e northwest.

Ann McCleary / James Wood


United States Department of the Interior Heritage conservation and Recreation Service

National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form Middlebrook H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t , . Auqcsta County, Virq in ia . ~

Continuation sheet #2 (07 - Z Z ~ ) Itemnumber 7

7. DESCRIPTION - Inventory

The fol lowing is an inventory o f t h e p r i n c i p a l h i s t o r i c s t r u c t u r e s and archaeologica l s i t e s i n Middlebrook l i s t e d by t h e i r apparent l o t numbers. Of t h e s p e c i f i c a l l y named bu i ld ings , t h e underl ined names a r e those from the 1884 Hotchkiss Map. The d i s t r i c t inc ludes 58 s t r u c t u r e s

INVENMRY KEY: SR = Sur face Remains - SSR = Subsurface Remains PSSR = Probable Subsurface Remains ELU = Exact Location Unknown SE = Surface Evidence -# = UcWcVN?iR/Bb%N+ tLWMS

Lot 1-3A: John Manley House: Frame; 2 s t o r i e s ; e l l p lan ; qable r o o f ; Eas t l ake porch; 01-23b- \ ca. 1870-1884.

L o t 1-6: S i t e A: W. K. Clemmer House (Hotchkiss 1884) . PSSR.

OI -23b- 2- %Baldwin Rosen House: Brick; 1 s t o r y ; 4 bays; gable-roof ranch house; 20th century .

Lot 1-7: M. P. Goode House: Log with frame e l l a d d i t i o n s and weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; (07-m' 3 bays; gab le roof ; East lake porch; ca. 1820-1840.

07-23'0-'3 Lot 1-8: S i t e A: . D r . R. A . McChesnev House (Hotchkiss 1884) . PSSR.

Lot 1-10: David Rusmisel House: Log wi th frame e l l ; weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 2 bays; l a t e r (0l-bl2') hipped roof ; l - s t o r y e l l ; e a r l y 20th-century porch; ca. 1820-1850.

M t 1-11: (a) A l l e n ' s Shoe Shop: Frame; 1 s t o r y ; 2 bays; gabled b lock; pedimented r o o f ; r e a r room a d d i t i o n ; ca . 1890-1910.

@q -beB, tb) M r s . Maria Engleman House: Log wi th weatherboard: 1 s t o r y ; 2 bays; gable roof ; e a r l y 20th-century wooden porch; l o g k i t chen and frame e l l ex tens ions ; ca. 1830-1850.

L o t 1-12: Charles Armaroade Store : Frame; 1 s t o r y ; 2 bays; gable roof ; ca . 1870-1900;

(01 - 685' mid-20th-century frame add i t ion .

LO^ t-q > A T M C W O ~ h a s f'd-s L o t 1-12A: W i l l i a m S t e e l e House: Log wi th weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 5 bays; qab le roof ;

ca . 1830-1850; 20th-century e l l ; frame porch. - - - - -

Lot 1-13: John Randolph House (Rosen Funeral Home): Brick - Flemish bond; 2 s t o r i e s ; 4 bays;

01.~3b-$ g a b l e roof ; ca. 1820-1840; enclosed porch and e l l added mid-20th century.

Lot 1- 14A-15: S i t e A: "Brown House" (He ize r ) . PSSR, ELU.

01-23b-< S i t e B: T a i l o r Shop (Heizer ) . PSSR, ELU.

S i t e C: Dressmaking Shop (Heizer ) . PSSR, ELU.

(See Continuat ion Sheet 8 3 )


National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form Middlebrook H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t , Augusca County, Virgin ia Continuation sheet #3 Item number 7 Fase 3

7. DESCRIPTION - Inventory (Continued)

Lot 1- 14A-15: S i t e D: Harman Rosen Feed M i l l . PSSR.

(Cont. ) John Cale House: Frame; 1 s t o r y ; 4 bays; gable roof with shed dormer; ca. 1919

0 7 - ~ 3 b - ~ bunsalow. - 01-23b-(P

Lot 1-16: S i t e A: Oser Beard 's Garage: Area heav i ly d is turbed. SR. PSSR.

&ot 1- 17-17A: S i t e A: D r . R. A. McChesney's Of f i ce between houses on l o t s 1 3 and 17A. Of f i ce

b u i l d i n g a l s o used a s a s t o r e (Heizer). PSSR.

i Q l - ~ 4 ~ ~ o h n Randolph ( m s e n , House: Brick - Flemish bond; 2 s t o r i e s ; 5 bays; gable r o o f ; ca. 1836; 19th-century b r i ck e l l ; frame Eas t lake porch.

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Lot 1-18: S i t e A: Garr ison 's Shop (Hotchkiss 1884): Recent land f i l l i n g has probably 01-2%-7 des t royed archaeologica l component.

01 - 2 3 b - g Lot 1-19: S i t e A: Tanyard (Guy Rosen) . SSR.

S i t e B: Reardon B a r Room (Guy Rosen). ELU.

0 7 - ~ 3 b c q Rosen's S to re : Frame; 1 s t o r y ; 3 bays; pa rape t roof ; ca . 1916; 20th-century b r i c k facade and porch.

Lot 1-20A: Hogshead Store : Frame; 1 s t o r y ; 3 bays; pedimented roof ; ca . 1860-1880; remodeled

07-23b-l0 with b r i c k facade i n mid-20th century.

Lot 1-21:#F.osen's Garage: Brick - s t r e t c h e r bond; 1 s t o r y ; 5 bays; pa rape t and f l a t roof ; 01,t3b-i\ ca. 1925.

Lot 1-22: Miss M. W. D. Hogshead House: Log wi th weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 5 bays; qable / n l - h14' roof; 1820-1850; Eas t lake porch; e l l add i t ions .

Lot 1-24: James McCorklels Store : Stuccoed concre te block; 1 s t o r y ; 3 bays; parapet roof ; (07 - b@ ca. 1879; o r i g i n a l pent-roof porch and brackets ; s i d e add i t ions .

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Lot 1-25: John S. McCorkle House: Frame; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable r o o f ; ca. 1889; neo- ol.z.s(P-1Z c o l o n i a l w r c h : 1-s torv ell.

Lot 1-26: S i t e A: D r . Dunlop's Off ice (Hotchkiss, 1884). Located on t h i s l o t o r adjo in ing Lot 28. PSSR. ELU.

(01 - b9b) D r . J. C. Dunlop House: Log with weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof; ca. 1870-1890; frame e l l ; turn-of-the-centurv frame porch.

(See Continuation Sheet # 4 )

United States Department of the interior . . Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service

National Register of Historic Pllaces Inventory-Nomination Form Middlebrook H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t , Augusta County, Vi rg in ia Continuation sheet #4 Item number 7


Lot 1- 27 & 29: S i t e A: J. C. White's Blacksmith Shop (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR.

S i t e B: M i s s M. F i r t h ' s House (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR, ELU. 01.23b - i3

S i t e C: Swortzel/Engleman S t o r e (Lunsford). PSSR, ELU.

Mabel Lunsford House: Brick; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; hipped roof ; ca. 1938.

Lot 1-28: Stephen Law House: Log wi th a sbes tos s h i n g l e ; 2 s t o r i e s ; 5 bays; l a t e r shed roof ; 07-236-13 ca. 1820-1860; 20th-century porch.

Lot 1-30: Jacob Arehart Tavern: Log wi th weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 6 bays; gable roof ; (O'b13) ca. 1820-1860; new c inder block porch.

Lot 1-31: S i t e A: D r . Frank George's Of f i ce and Residence (Hotchkiss, 1884) . PSSR, ELU.

01-23bv''# Paul Hoshour House: Brick; 1% s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; f r o n t gable and shed dormer; ca . 1940-1941.

Lot 1-32: S i t e A: H e l m ' s Cabinet Shop (Heizer) . PSSR, ELU. . @l*kX' J. M. H.-Sandolph House: Log wi th a sbes tos sh ing le ; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable

r o o f ; ca. 1810-1860; e l l add i t ion ; frame porch. - Lot 1-33: S t . John's Church Parsonage: Log wi th German s id ing ; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable

(01- ~75) r o o f ; ca. 1840-1870; East lake porch; e l l add i t ion . . P

YO^ 1-34: S i t e A: Blacksmith Shop (Hotchkiss, 1884) . PSSR.

(Ol-MI) D. Eas t Beard House: Log wi th aluminum s i d i n g ; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof ; ca. 1850-1880; enclosed f r o n t porch; e l l a d d i t i o n . -

Lot 1-35: S i t e A: Morgan's Shop (Heizer) . PSSR.

Ol-'L3b.'b S i t e B: Morgan House (Heizer) . Poss ib le s i t e o f G. B. Rusmisel 's Store. (See Lot 37) . PSSR.

m t 1-36: S i t e A: Holy T r i n i t y Parsonage (Hotchkiss, 1884) . PSSR.

$1) Holy Trini , ty Lutheran Church: Brick - 7-course American bond; 1 s t o r y ; 3 bays;

(61.b . p r o j e c t i n g f r o n t tower with frame b e l f r v ; r e a r chapel ; pedimented roof; ca. 1884. - - -

Lot 1-37: S i t e A: G. B. Rusmisel 's House (Hotchkiss , 1884) . PSSR.

S i t e B: G. B. Rusmisel's S t o r e (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR.

S i t e C: Pa t i ence ' s House (Heizer) . Located on back of l o t fac ing a l l e y ; moved from f r o n t of l o t . PSSR. -

(See Continuation Sheet 6 5 )

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$3 -we) m t 37: G. B. Rusmisel House: Frame; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof; ca. 1860-1880; (Cont.) frame e l l ; wooden s i d e porch.

Lot 1-38: S i t e A: Mrs. W i l l i a m Talley House (Hotchkiss, 1884). Archaeological component destroyed during construction of Odd Fellows Hall.

07.23b - 17 Odd Fellows Hall: Frame; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; pediment roof with shingled gable; ca. 1904: frame w r c h .

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Lot 1-39: S i t e A: J. B. Fauver Shops (Hotchkiss, 1884; Heizer). S i t e includes two la rge buildings and a small shed used as a powerhouse. PSSX, SR.

(a ) John Fauver House: Frame; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof; ca. 1860-1880; wooden porch; e l l addit ion.

(b) John Fauver Shop: Frame; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; pediment roof; shingled gable; pent-roof porch; ca. 1890-1910.

Lo 1-40A: R. H. Helms House (Jones House): Log with weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable h - b l b ) roof; ca. 1830-1915; frame e l l addi t ion; 20th-century wooden porch.

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Lot 1-4lA: Vincent Sp i t l e r House: Frame with weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof;

07-z3b-\$ ca. 1870-1884; single-bay pent roof; kitchen shed addition. - -- - -- -

Lot 1-42: R. H. Helms House (Arehart House): Log with asbestos shingle; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; ol -i?~b-lq gable roof; ca. 1850-1870; 20th-century porch; frame e l l . - --- - pp -- --

Lot 1-43: Hess House: Brick - Flemish bond; 2 s t o r i e s ; 7 bays; gable roof; houndstooth C07-2s) cornice; segmental and transom-lighted doorways; ca. 1825-1835/1835-1840; porch

removed; kitchen e l l .

0?-Z3b*2U Lot 1-44: Garage and Animal Pen: 20th century.

Lot 1-45: H. T. Rosen House: Frame with asbestos shingles; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof; c-1.23b-U ca. 1870-1884; e l l addit ion; 20th-century porch.

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Lot 1-47: S i t e A: Bosserman Chair Factory (~eizer-

o 1 - z 3 ~ . ~ ~ George Bosserman House: Frame with asbestos shingles; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof; ca. 1880-1900; frame porch; 1-story e l l .

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Lot 1-49: William Shelton House: Log with weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof; (01*(plq' ca. 1850-1870; enclosed porch; new log e l l addit ion.

Lot 1-56 o r 56A: S i t e A: J. M. Argenbright's House (Hotchkiss, 1884). Alteration of Highway

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Lot 1-57: S i t e A: S. N. Dunlap's Shop loca ted on corner of l o t (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR.

01-23b.2' Sam N. Gi les House: Log wi th aluminum s id ing ; 1 s t o r y ; 3 bays; gable roof ; ca. 1830-1860; frame f r o n t Dorch; e l l add i t ion .

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Lot 1-58: S i t e A: G. T. P o t t e r House (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR, SE.

07-23wzb S i t e B: G. T. P o t t e r Cooper Shop [Hotchkiss, 1884) . PSSR, ELU.

(01 - 144%) M iddlebrook Cemetery. Mid-19th-century s tones .

Lot 1-59: ' S i t e A: Union Meeting House (DB 43:178). PSSR, ELU. - 01-23b-27 L o t 1-59A: S i t e A: Mary Blackburn House (Heizer; Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR. SR, SE.

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Lot 1-60: Middlebrook Schoolhouse No. 6: Frame wi th a sbes tos sh ing les ; 1 s t o r y ; 4 bays;

o,-23bzfi f r o n t gable ; gable roof ; ca. 1870-1880. h

Lot 1-61: S i t e A: Unknown s t r u c t u r e (Hotchkiss, 1884). ELU, PSSR.

07.23b.21 Char l i e Car ter House: Log wi th aluminum s id ing ; 2 s t o r i e s ; 2 bays; cabin with 2-story, gable-end add i t ion ; ca . 1890-1910; 20th-century porch. .

Lor 2-1: M t . Edward Colored B a p t i s t Church: Frame; 1 s t o r y ; 1 bay; p r o j e c t i n g f r o n t tower ( 01-(P.70) with entrance; pedimented r o o f ; ca. 1886. , -

Lot 2-2: P e t e r Johnson House: Log wi th aluminum s id ing ; 2 s t o r i e s ; 2 bays; gable roof ;

01..pb,30 ca . 1860-1880; l a te r 2-story e l l and frame f r o n t ~ o r c h . - Lot 2-3: S i t e A: Susan Black House (Hotchkiss, 1884). Located a t junct ion of turnpike

0 7 . 2 3 b . 3 I and l ane . SR, PSSR.

Lot 2-4: Charles Black House: Frame wi th weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s : 3 bays; gable rOOC; 0 7 , Z 3 b . 3 ~ i n t e r i ~ r s tove f l u e s ; ca. 1880-1890; e l l ; 3-bay f r o n t porch. - Lot 2-6: S i t e A : ~ One of t h e George R. Wiseman Houses. SR, PSSR, SE.

S i t e B: Tinner ' s Shop (Heizer) . PSSR.

Frank Argenbright House: ~ o g with aluminum s i d i n g ; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable (O1OY' r o o f ; ca . 1840-1860; l a t e r e l l add i t ions ; replaced 1-bay f r o n t por t i co . 1-F

Lot 2-7: S i t e A: Poss ib le house s i t e (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR, ELU.

01'23b.33 Clark Rosen House: Frame; bungalow; 1 s t o r y ; 3 bays; o r i g i n a l porch; b u i l t 1930s.

Lot 2-12: S i t e A: James Pryor House (may be John S. McCorkle's House, i d e n t i f i e d by 07327b .3* Hotchkiss , 1884) . SR, PSSR, SE.


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Lot 2-14: S i t e A: G. T. Po t te r Cooper shop (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR, ELU. 07-23b-% * Houston Perry' House: frame.with br ick addi t ion; 1 story; 4 bays; gable roof; 1930s.

L o t v S i t e A: A. M. Smith's Blacksmith Shop (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR. ELU.

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Tom Law's Garage: Frame; 1 s tory ; 2 bays; shed roof; ca. 1945.

Lot 2-18: A. M. Smith House: Frame with aluminum siding; 2 s to r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof; 01.23&.+ ca. 1860-1880; . frame porch; 2-story e l l .

Lo t 2-20: S i t e A: Probable s i t e of W i l l i a m S tee le House (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR. ELU.

07.236.37 John Evans House: Frame; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof; ca. 1890-1910; r ea r e l l r ebu i l t ; o r ig ina l frame porch.

Lot 2-24: S i t e A: Grace Church (German Reformed) (Hotchkiss, 1884). Modern school con- s t ruc t ion has probably destroyed archaeological component.

01'23b.* S i t e B: M. F: Fix ' wagon and blacksmith shop (Hotchkiss, 1884). Area heavily disturbed by house and road construction.

(a, Mlddlebrook Elementary School: Brick; 2 s t o r i e s ; 6 bays; hipped roof;

' a d ca.'1916; o r ig ina l neocolonial por t ico.

(b) Middlebrook High School: Brick; 2 s t o r i e s ; hipped roof; ca. 1923; o r ig ina l fram; porch.

(c) MiddleBrook School Agriculture Building: Frame; 1 story; 5 bays; ca. 1940-

Lot 2-25: S i t e A: J. W. Mish's Factory (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR. ELU.

@/.23~~$\ S i t e B: S. E. Tucker House (Hotchkiss, 1884). PSSR. ELU.

Mary Pryor Evans House: Brick - s t r e t che r bond; 1 story: 3 bays: hipped roof with shed dormer; ear ly 20th-century bungalow.

Lot 2-28:X~irehouse: Concrete block; 1 s tory ; 5 bays; ca. 1957; mid-20th-century basebal l

~ 7 . 2 3 b . 4 ~ diamond with wood and metal bleachers.

Lot 2-29: Grace Church Parsonage: Concrete block; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; asymmetrical form; o r ig ina l porch; ca. 1880-1890. Three frame outbuildings a r e located southeast

01'23b.CK of the main house.

(See Continuation Sheet $8)

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01.23L- 4q- Lot 72-22: S i t e A: Reuben Diggs House (Hotchkiss, 1884) . SE, PSSR.

S i t e B: D. A. Johnson House (Hotchkiss, 1884). SE, PSSR.

S i t e C: M. Doubt House (Hotchkiss, 1884). ELU, PSSR.

07.z3L-4-S S i t e D: Nestor Johnson House (Hotchkiss, 1884). ELU. PSSR.

S i t e E: Burial i d e n t i f i e d from Heize r ' s "Notes on the History of Middlebrook." ELU .

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J. W. Mish House: Log w i t h a sbes tos s id ing ; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gab le r o o f ; 67-bqq) b u i l t e a r l y 19th century; enclosed 20th-century porch. Frame barn, granary,

and chicken houses are c l u s t e r e d around t h e main house.

Lot 72-44C: W. N. Cale House: Log w i t h weatherboard; 2 s t o r i e s ; 3 bays; gable roof ; ca . 1800- (01 -@%' 1850; 20th-century frame porch.

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L o t 74-55: S i t e A: Middlebrook School House No. 6 (Hotchkiss, 1884). Located i n sou theas t co rne r o f t ract . ELU, PSSR.

b I , Z S l o . + b S i t e B: Methodist Evangelical Church (Hotchkiss, 1884). Located i n sou theas t co rne r of t r a c t . ELU. PSSR. --., .--- ~.

-41 Ln+ 1NE +k d m . 0 . - T ~ e . ~ n e r m w n t t s c (See Continuation Sheet #12)

8. SIGNIFICANCE

Bethel Presbyter ian Church (1779), S t . John's German Reformed Church (17801, and Mount Tabor Lutheran Church (1785). During t h e evange l i ca l movements o f t h e United Brethren ( o r German Methodists) beginning i n 1795, camp meetings were held on a r e g u l a r b a s i s a t Henry Menger's house near Middlebrook, one of only f o u r l o c a t i o n s i n t h e county. 3

H i s t o r i c a l records r evea l t h a t cons ide rab le town bu i ld ing a c t i v i t i e s occurred soon a f t e r William and Nancy S c o t t began s e l l i n g l o t s i n Apr i l of 1799. The Mutual Assurance Soc ie ty records descr ibe severa l l a r g e dwell ings and "storehouses" i n 1803 and 1805, valued between $800 and $1,250, inc luding one "storehouse" with an a t t ached "lodging room."4 A tanyard and an "English" schoolhouse had been added by 1805, and t h e town boasted s ix ty - s ix inhabi- t a n t s and t h i r t e e n occupied and improved lo t s f i v e years l a t e r . 5 In 1819 t h e S c o t t s deeded land t o t h e t r u s t e e s of Union Meeting House f o r a church t o be used by a l l denominations. 6 Mart in 's Gazet teer provides t h e b e s t index of t h e v i l l a g e ' s growth i n these f i r s t few decades, descr ib ing t h e town i n 1836 a s " t h r i v i n g , " wi th 150 r e s i d e n t s and conta in ing "30 dwel l ings , some of them handsome b r i ck bu i ld ings , one house of publ ic worship f r e e fo r a l l denominations, one common school , one tavern , t h r e e miscel laneous s t o r e s , one tanyard, two t a i l o r s , one cabinetmaker, one cooper, one house ca rpen te r , one wheelwright, and two hoot and shoe Eac- t o r i e s . " 7

(See Continuation Sheet #9 )


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8. SIGNIFICANCE

Local demands f o r i n t e r n a l improvements i n t h e county, e spec ia l ly i n t r anspor ta t ion , l e d t o t h e cons t ruc t ion o f seve ra l turnpikes , which brought increased p rosper i ty t o t h e v i l l a g e i n t h e mid-19th century. In 1848 t h e Howardsville and Rockfish turnpike from Nelson County was extended t o Greenvil le , and soon af terwards t o Middlebrook. The Middlebrook and Brownsburg Company was es t ab l i shed i n 1851 t o improve t h e Middlebrook road from Staunton t o ~ e x i n g t o n . ~ These improvements acce le ra ted t h e growth of t h e town, and by 1855 Middle- brook had doubled i n s i z e , containing s i x t y dwellings.9 The expanding commercial economy a f t e r t h e C i v i l War brought increased p r o s p e r i t y and i n d u s t r i a l development t o t h e v i l l a g e . Contemporary sources from t h e 1880s desc r ibe Middlebrook a s one o f t h e most "en te rp r i s ing and prosperous v i l l a g e s i n t h e county." The populat ion s t a t i s t i c s from 1882 l i s t 274 in- hab i t an t s , i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h i s was t h e l a r g e s t v i l l a g e i n t h e county,10 surpass ing neighboring Greenvi l le on t h e eas te rn Staunton-Lexington road. John S. McCorkle's very success- f u l mercant i le bus iness , e s t ab l i shed i n 1879, drew many people t o t h e v i l l a g e , and Jedediah Hotchkiss claimed t h a t t h i s was one o f the most " t h r i f t y , en te rp r i s ing , p leasan t and a t t r a c t i v e establishments i n t h e county."l l The Hotchkiss p lan ind ica tes t h a t t h e main s t r e e t l o t s had a l l been developed by 1885, and se t t lement had spread t o t h e back l o t s as w e l l .

During t h e second h a l f of t h e 19th century, a s u b s t a n t i a l black community developed a t the west end of t h e town. Hotchkiss 's map i d e n t i f i e s t e n black r e s i d e n t i a l u n i t s , one school, and a church. Several o t h e r b lack r e s i d e n t i a l u n i t s were a l s o i d e n t i f i e d on t h e north s i d e of t h e town. Today only two houses and a church remain s tanding, b u t surface evidence i d e n t i f i e s t h e l o c a t i o n of many of t h e missing un i t s . The s i g n i f i c a n c e of t h e s e archaeological s i t e s rests no t only i n t h e i r p o t e n t i a l t o provide i n s i g h t i n t o black mate r i a l c u l t u r e during t h e 19 th century, but a l s o i n t h e information they could provide r e l a t i n g t o the s o c i a l t r a n s i t i o n s of black soc ie ty fol lowing emancipation. Both of t h e s e t o p i c s have had l i t t l e coverage i n s t a t e o r na t iona l h i s t o r i c a l and archaeological inves t iga t ions . The f u l l s ign i f i cance o f t h e archaeologica l s i t e s remains t o be determined, s i n c e no subsurface t e s t s have been conducted. Surface survey, however, i d e n t i f i e d many of t h e s e sites a s having a t l e a s t p a r t i a l p rese rva t ion a s evidenced by t h e presence of complete foundations, l eve led a reas , foundation rubble, vegeta t ion d i f f e r e n c e s , and surface s c a t t e r s .

Although t h e p resen t v i l l a g e i s l a r g e l y r e s i d e n t i a l i n na ture , many of t h e commercial, r e l ig ious , and educational improvements of t h e 19th century and e a r l y 20th century s t i l l survive. During t h e 18805, seve ra l of t h e e x i s t i n g s t o r e s were es t ab l i shed a s w e l l a s t h r e e churches, inc luding two German congregations--German Reformed and Lutheran. The Lutheran and black Bap t i s t remain, although only t h e B a p t i s t church continues t o be used. Tdo e a r l y 20th-century consol ida ted schoolhouses su rv ive on a h i l l overlooking t h e v i l l a g e . Most of the i n d u s t r i a l s i t e s and some of t h e commercial s i t e s , besides t h e s t o r e s , now survive only i n the archaeological record. These s i t e s inc lude s t o r e s , profess ional o f f i c e s , blacksmith shops, cooper shops, a t i n shop, cabinetmakers' shops, l a t e r 19th-century f u r n i t u r e " f a c t o r i e s , " a shoe fac to ry , a tannery, and o the r smal ler cot tage-type i n d u s t r i e s . The s ign i f i cance of these components i s based, i n p a r t , on t h e f a c t t h a t t h e cornunity was not a water-powered i n d u s t r i a l town such a s P o r t Republic. Rather , it appears t h a t most mechanical opera t ions were done by hand and l a t e r by steam engines. L i t t l e photographic o r d e s c r i p t i v e information survives about t h e cons t ruc t ion and s t y l e of t h e i n d u s t r i a l s t r u c t u r e s , increas ing t h e importance of the archaeologica l record.

(See Continuation Sheet #lo)


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8. SIGNIFICANCE

By t h e t u r n of t h e 20th century , a s t h e Valley Turnpike became a more important Valley a r t e r y than t h e Middlebrook Turnpike, Greenv i l l e emerged a s t h e major commercial cen te r between Staunton and Lexington. Middlebrook began t o dec l ine , and l i t t l e new bui ld ing o r development occurred. G r e e n v i l l e ' s r i s e t o prominence over Middlebrook was f u r t h e r a ided by i t s l o c a t i o n d i r e c t l y e a s t o f t h e booming chalk and i r o n m i l l s and along two r a i l r o a d s constructed i n t h e 1880s. Although t h e 1887 Railroad Map s t a t e s t h a t Middlebrook was on t h e main rou te o f t h e Baltimore and Ohio (274), l o c a l r e s i d e n t s and h i s t o r i c a l sources from t h i s per iod i n d i c a t e t h a t t h i s t r a c k a c t u a l l y r a n through ~ r e e n v i l l e . l Z The Middlebrook road has continued a s a major county road i n t h i s century, s e rv ing more t h e immediate count rys ide r a t h e r than l a r g e r t r a d e networks. This t r end throughout t h e 20th century has been augmented by t h e cons t ruc t ion o f t h e i n t e r s t a t e highway through t h e Greenvi l le a r e a r a t h e r than Middlebrook.

Ann McCleary / James Wood

'~oseph A. Waddell, Annals o f Augusta County, V i rg in ia , 1726-1871 (Staunton, Va.: C. R. Caldwell, 1902) , p. 535.

21nterview with M r s . Jimmy Sproul , Middlebrook, Vi rg in ia , December 1980. 3 ~ l a u s Wust, The V i r g i n i a Germans ( C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e : W A Press , 1969) , p . 134. 4 ~ u t u a l Assurance Soc ie ty Records (Rll,V83,N4920; R2,V24,N2055; R9,V92,N2209; R4,V34, N122;

R3,V32,N15; Rll,V83,N4919). V i rg in ia H i s t o r i c Landmarks Comiss ion Archives. 5 ~ e d e d i a h Hotchkiss, H i s t o r i c a l A t l a s of Augusta County (Chicago: Waterman, Watkins,

and Co., 1885), p. 17. Augusta County Tax Records, 1810. G~ugus ta - County Deed Books 30, 33, and 43. 'Joseph Martin, A New and Comprehensive Gazet teer of Vi rg in ia and t h e D i s t r i c t of

Columbia ( C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e . Va., 1836). -- 8 ~ a d d e l l , pp. 442-3. g ~ i c h a r d Edmunds, ed . , S t a t i s t i c a l Gazet teer o f t h e S t a t e o f Vi rq in ia . . . . (Richmond,

1855). 1 0 ~ . Peyton, History o f Augusta County Virq in ia (Staunton, Va. : Yost and Son, 1882) ,

p. 209. l l ~ o t c h k i s s , p . 46. 1 2 ~ a n d - ~ c ~ a l l y County and Railroad Map, 1887.

9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

Interviews. December 1980, Middlebrook, Va. Mrs. Vernon Arehar t , M r . G. B. Rosen, M r s . Mabel Lunsford, Mrs. Jimmy Sproul , M i s s Le l i a E l l inge r , and M r s . Bobbie Arehart.

Martin, Joseph. A New and Comprehensive Gazet teer o f Vi rq in ia and t h e D i s t r i c t of Columbia. C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e . Va.. 1836.

Mi tchel l , Robert D. Comercia l i sm and F r o n t i e r : Perspect ives on t h e Ear ly Shenandoah Valley. C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e , Va.: U n i v e r s i t ~ P ress o f Vi rq in ia , 1977.

Peyton, John. History of Augusta County. Staunton, Va.: Yost and Son, 1882. Rand-McNally County and Railroad Map. 1887.

(See Continuat ion Sheet #11)


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9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

Richmond, Va. Vi rg in ia H i s t o r i c Landmarks Comiss ion Archives. Mutual Assurance Society Records; Heizer, Beulah. "Notes on t h e History of Middlebrook." MS, n.d.; Middlebrook Survey Reports, Augusta County: 07-238 Tavern

07-671 D. E. Beard House 07-672 D. Rusmisel House 07-673 Jacob Arehart Tavern 07-674 William Shelton House 07-675 Randolph-Buchanan House 07-676 Helms-Jones House 07-677 Helms-Smith House 07-678 Hyde-Clemmer House 07-679 Hogshead-Rusmisel House 07-680 John S. McCorkle's S tore 07-683 M. P. Goode House 07-685 Steele-Armaroade House and S to re 07-686 Middlebrook Schoolhouse 07-687 Holy T r i n i t y Evangelical Lutheran Church 07-688 Engleman-Clemmer House and Shop 07-689 Rosen-Lewis House 07-690 M t . Airy B a p t i s t Church 07-692 Middlebrook Cemetery 07-695 Randolph-Rosen House 07-696 Dunlap-Sweet House 07-697 Fauver-Rosen House and S to re 07-698 W. W. Cale House 07-699 J. W. Mish's Tenant House

Waddell, Joseph A. Annals o f Augusta County, V i rg in ia , 1726-1871. Staunton, Va.: C. R. Caldwell, 1902.

Wust, Klaus. The Vi rg in ia Germans. C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e , Va.: Universi ty o f Vi rg in ia P r e s s , 1969.

10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA (Verbal Boundary Descript ion)

then S t o Npl of 2-14, then E t o Wpl of 2-15, then S t o Npl of 62, then E t o Epl of 49, then S t o S s i d e of VA252, then E t o Epl of 2-18, bounded on the E by Epl of 2-18; bounded on t h e S by Spl of 2-18, SW t o Wpl o f 2-19, then SE, SW, NW t o encompass p t . of 2-20, then SW along Npl o f 2-23 t o Wpl of same, then SE t o Spl of 2-29, then SW t o VA 670, then W , then N t o Spl of 2-26, then W t o Wpl of 2, then NW t o Spl of 2-1, then SW t o Wpl of same a t VA252, then WNW ac ross N p t . of 72-22 & 72-21 t o po in t S of Wpl of 2-1; bounded on t h e W by a l i n e from l a t t e r po in t t o Wpl of 2-1.

Boundary J u s t i f i c a t i o n : The boundaries have been drawn t o inc lude t h e s e t t i n g s of those pro- p e r t i e s s i g n i f i c a n t t o t h e i n t e g r i t y of the h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t and t o preserve t h e r u r a l s e t t i n g of the western en t ry t o t h e d i s t r i c t . The c e n t e r p a r t of t h e nor thern boundary conforms t o the o r i g i n a l p l a t boundaries. The boundary conforms t o the o r i g i n a l p l a t boundaries. The boundary has been extended t o t h e nor th t o include t h e W . W . Cale House (Lot 7 2 - 4 4 ~ ) ~ which provides an appropr i a t e h i s t o r i c en t ry t o t h e nor thern s e c t i o n of town.

NPS Form 1 O W I Op)

OM6 NO. 1024-0018 Eip. 10-31-84

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form Mlddlebrook Historlc District, Augusta County, Vlrglnla

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7. DESCRIPTION - Inventory (continued)

The following structures were determined to be noncontributing elements because they did not conform to the rest of the district in style, scale, or materials:

Lot 1-6 Baldwin Rosen House

Lot 1-21 Rosen's Garage

Lot 1-31 Paul Hoshour House

Lot 2-14 Perry House

Lot 2-28 Fire House

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