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i The National Register of Historic Places is a roster maintained by the National Park Service of buildings, sites, and objects deemed worthy of recognition and preservation. As a Certified Local Government, Orange County is required to conduct a public hearing when a site within its jurisdiction is nominated to the k National Register. The property is located in Eno Township on the north side of St. Mary's Road (SR 1002) 0.4 mile west of New Sharon Church Road (SR 1538) . The tract contains 63.15 acres and is currently zoned Agricultural Residential. Located on the property are a residence, a barn, and two (2) non- contributing structures. The house began as a single-pen log cabin built circa 1810. Approximately ten years later, a two- story, Federal style farmhouse was built as a separate structure south of the log cabin. A Greek Revival wing was added to the farmhouse circa 1855. In 1940, the farmhouse was connected to the cabin by an ell extending north. The last addition to Maple Hill was a dining room/kitchen wing built in 1946 east of the log cabin. A large log and frame barn is located in a pasture west of Maple Hill. The description contained in the nomination form estimates that the barn was built from 1855 to 1910. It contributes to the historic quality of the site. National Register nominations are evaluated based on the following criteria; a. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. b. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. c. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. d. Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Maple Hill and the accompanying farm qualify for listing on the National Register under Criteria A and C. The vernacular Federal style of the farmhouse is one of the best examples from the early nineteenth century that remain standing in Orange County. The farm is significant in that it illustrates the type of diversified subsistence farming that supported the agricultural economy of Orange County in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. During the review period, the Planning Staff solicited comments from interested agencies or groups. Because the property is located adjacent to one of the sites being considered for a future landfill to serve the county and municipalities, the