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4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL LANDMARK APPLICATION <br /> PART 2 DATE OF APPLICATION: September 15, 2017 <br /> 4. GENERAL DATA <br /> A. Date(s) of Building(s): <br /> Original construction: c. 1875-80. <br /> Subsequent additions, if applicable: House was remodeled in 2001-2002 to convert into bed and <br /> breakfast inn. Work included enlarging original rear wing from story-and-a-half to a full two stories <br /> in 2002, along with construction of a new one-story kitchen and screened porch. The original free- <br /> standing smokehouse structure was attached to the rear of the house by a simple roof connector. <br /> B. Outbuildings: Yes X No ; If yes, number: 3 <br /> C. Have any buildings on the property been moved? No <br /> If yes, please give the date, reason, and details of the move. Use an additional sheet if necessary. <br /> D. Approximate Acreage: Total farm consists of 62.17 acres: main parcel is 47.17 acres, plus 15 acre pasture <br /> E. Architect and/or Builder/Mason (if known):Not known <br /> F. Original Use: Residence <br /> G. Present Use: Residence <br /> 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: See attached National Register Nomination <br /> Please provide a brief statement or summary(on an attached 8 'h"x 11" sheet) outlining the historical, architectural, <br /> and perhaps landscape, elements that make the site significant—these are the features that are most important to <br /> preserve should you wish to make changes to the property in the future. For example, "This property was the Taylor <br /> homeplace from the 1850s to 1940s. The Taylors were an important Orange County family who operated the local <br /> sawmill in the St. Mary's Road community during the 1870s-1900s. While the house was covered with vinyl siding in <br /> the 1980s and a two-room addition was constructed in the back around 1990, the building still looks like a mid <br /> nineteenth-century farmhouse from the road. It sits on a slight hill, framed by several mature oak and pecan trees. <br /> The house retains its original roofline, chimneys and front porch, all of which are visible from the road. In addition, the <br /> property still reads as a farm;several outbuildings survive intact including the building which housed the sawmill, the <br /> dairy, sweet potato barn, and smokehouse." <br /> 6. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: See attached National Register nomination <br /> Describe in a narrative form, (on an attached 8 %2" x 11" sheet(s)), the architectural features of the main house and <br /> other buildings on the property. Please include information on any additions and/or remodelings to the buildings, <br /> particularly changes that that may not be apparent in photographs. Please also describe the setting, such as active <br /> farmland, wooded, rural community, urban neighborhood, etc. <br /> 7. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: See attached National Register nomination <br /> Discuss any significant events, personages and/or families associated with the property. (Detailed family genealogies <br /> are not necessary.) Please list any additional sources of information. Only material contained on the form will be <br /> used in the evaluation. <br />