F-4-79

Doub-Routzahn Farmstead

Architectural Survey File

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Last Updated: 11-21-2003

F-4-79 Doub-Routzahn Farmstead Myersville vicinity Private

ca. 1840-1940

'Ihe Doub-Routzahn Farmstead was originally an agricultural canplex centered

on the main dwelling l::uilt about 1840, with several dcmestic outl:uildings, and

an agricultural group daninated by a large bank barn. '!he outl::uildings include

a brick smokehouse, a dairy, and a two-story stone and brick summer kitchen

which may have also been used as slave quarters. In the agricultural grouping

are a wagon shed/com crib, a garage, a possible shop, and several smaller

frame sheds. '!he bank barn was extended in the early 20th century to provide a

milking rCXJID and a concrete block milk house was also added. '!he domestic

buildings have been much altered since about 1945, but the spatial arrangement

of the original farmstead is fairly clear. 'Ihe agricultural l::uildings added in

the last quarter of the 19th century represent the transition of agricultural

technology and the extension of the barn for dairy operation reflects the

change from grain production to milk as the principal f ann product of the

region in the early 20th century.

F-4-79 Doub-Routzahn Fanrstead Myersville Frederick County

HISIORIC a:>NrEJIT:

MARYLAND cx:MPREHENSIVE HISIORIC PRESERVATION PIAN DATA

Geographic Organization: Piedm:>nt (Harford, Baltinore, carroll, Frederick, HC7.>lard, Montgc:mary Counties, and Baltinore City)

Clrronological/Developnent Pericxi: Agricultural-Irrlustrial Transition, A.O. 1815-1870 Industrial/Urban Dominarx::e, A.O. 1870-1930

Prehistoric/Historic Pericxi '!hemes: Agriculture Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Comnunity Planning

Resource TYPe:

Category: Building

Historic Envirornnent: Rural

Historic Function and Use: Domestic/single dwelling/residence Dornestic/secoooary structure/sroc>kehouse Domestic/seconjary structure/other deperrlencies Agriculture/sul::sistence/storage/granary Agriculture/sul::sistence/animal facility/barn Agriculture/sul::sistence/agricultural outl:uilding/wagon shed

Known Design Source: None

M38 Pl2 Survey No. F-4-79

~l C.RYLN;D l~lV~NTORY CF Maryland Historical Trust ~::s-~~~·: ~~J?:RT::s

Magi No.

State Historic Sites Inventory Form DOE _yes x no

1. Name (indicate pref erred name}

historic Doub-Routzahn Farmstead

and/or common

2. Location

street & number 10412 Church Hill Road __ not for publication

city, town Myersville ____.x_ vicinity of congressional district 6th

state Maryland county Frederick

3. Classification Category __ district _x_ building{s) __ structure __ site

_object

Ownership __ public __x__ private _both Public Acquisition __ in process __ being considered ~not applicable

Status ~occupied __ unoccupied __ work in progress Accessible __ yes: restricted ~yes: unrestricted __ no

Present Use __ agriculture __ commercial __ educational __ entertainment __ government __ industrial __ military

__ museum __ park ~ private residence __ religious __ scientific __ transportation __ other:

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

name Nicholas S. and Kristen N. Johnson

street & number 10412 Church Hill Road telephone no.:

city, town Myersville state and zip code Md. 21773

5. Location of Legal Description

courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Frederick County Courthouse liber 1306

street & number 100 W. Patrick Street folio 246

city, town Frederick state Md. 21701

6. Representation in Existing Historical surveys

title

date __ federal __ state __ county __ local

pository for survey records

city, town state

7. Description

Condition _excellent ~good

_fair

Check one _ deteriorated _ unaltered _ ruins ~ altered _unexposed

Check one ~ original site _moved date of move

Survey No. F-4-79

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

CONI'RIBUrING RESOURCE CX>UNT: 13

'!he Doub-Routzalm Farmstead is an originally agricultural cc:xnplex ncM used as a private residence, centered on a circa 1840 brick two-story dwelling with a mid-20th century, full -height portico and other recent alterations, and its asscx::iated domestic and agricultural outruildings rarging in date frcm about 1840 to 1940, including a brick snokehouse, a stone and frame dai:ry, a two-story stone and brick smmner kitchen and possible slave quarters, a frame privy, a frame and stone bank barn, two wagon sheds, and other agricultural outruildings. 'Ihree non-contributing mcxiern garages and sheds are also included in the group. 'Ihe fannstead is located on the west side of <lmrch Hill Road about one mile northeast of Myersville, Frederick County, Maryland. '!he main elevation of the dwelling faces south and the complex is visible from Church Hill Road at the end of a driveway passing a small pond east of the domestic grouping.

'Ihe dwelling's south elevation is laid in flenlish bond and is painted white. The portico has square columns rising to the cornice line of the wilding. 'Ihe porch platfonn is brick. '!he tq:::iography of the site slopes downward to the south with landscaped terraces on stone retaining walls. 'Ihe principal elevation has five bays with a center entrance and a mid-20th century Georgian Revival style door surround featuring a broken pediment. 'Ihe doorway has a four-light transom and ,, mcxiern replacement door. 'Ihe window openings have gauged brick arches and 6 sash. Replacement shutters flank the windows. '!he borrl pattern on the east ana west gable ends is 5:1 American and is repeated in the 1-1/2 story rear wing, with a corbeled cornice. 'Ihe roof of the entire house is slate. Interior end chimneys rise at the east and west gables. 'Ihe gable ends each have two bays of 6/6 windows on each floor level. 'Ihe rear wing has a m:xiern frame addition of one story on the west elevation with pressboard siding. An interior end chimney is located at the north end and the sash is 6/6 as on the main section. Replacement shutters are also present. A brick-paved patio is located on the east side of the wing. 'Ihe interior was inaccessible for this survey.

Domestic outbuildings:

Dairy: 'Ihe one-story frame and stone wilding is located inunediatel y northwest of the north end of the rear wing of the house. Its use is unclear, but its position, rectangular fonn, and lack of windows suggest that it may have originally been a dairy or cooling shed. Its raised foundation is partially stone, and some sections have been replaced with concrete block. '!he exterior is covered with gerrnan siding and a 5-panel door is located in the east elevation. '!he gable roof is covered with corrugated metal, possibly concealing original wocxi shingles. '!he date of the building appears to be at least about 1875-1900. Interior examination should reveal further infonnation on its use and date.

Smokehouse: The brick smokehouse is located north of the dwelling on the higher slope of the farmstead site. It is a rectangular one-story Wilding in 5:1 American bond with a vertical board door in the south elevation. 'Ihe gable in the ea:'

(Continued on separate sheet)

8. Significance Survey No. F-4-79

Period _ prehistoric - 140(}-1499

- 1 50(}-1599 - - 160(}-1699 - 170(}-1799 ~ 180(}-1899 ~ 190(}-

Areas of Significance-Check and justify below _archeology-prehistoric _community planning _landscape architecture_ religion _ archeology-historic _ conservation _ law _ science ~ agriculture _ economics _ literature _ sculpture x__ architecture _ education _ military _ social/ _ art _ engineering _ music humanitarian _ commerce _ exploration/settlement _ philosophy _theater _ communications _ industry _ politics/government _ transportation

_ invention __ other (specify)

Specific dates C. 1840 Builder/ Architect

check: Applicable Criteria: and/or

Applicable Exception:

Level of Significance:

...1S.....A _B _xC _D

A B c D E F G

national state _xlocal

Prepare both a sununary paragraph of significance and a general statement of history and support.

'Ihe Doul:rRoutzahn Farmstead exemplifies the transition of a mid-19th century farmstead from agricultural to private residential use in the mid-20th century. It retains features from its possible establishment as a typical farm of the period about 1840-1870 in the brick dwelling with domestic outl:uildinc:Js and the frame and stone bank barn, with the additions of late 19th century outl:uildings which reflect changes in agricultural technology such as the wagon shed/com crib, the garage, and the proliferation of various sheds in the agricultural grouping. 'The agricultural group also shows the early 20th century changes from grain cultivation to daily operations which predominated in Frederick County from about 1910 into the present, in the extension of the barn to include a milking rcx:m and the constJ:uction of a

lo and milk house. Architecturally, the fannstead is a fair example of vernacular architectural style in the period 1840-1940, as the principal domestic ruildings have been considerably altered and the integrity of the group as a whole is moderate.

Title research indicates that Abraham Doub purchased approxlinately 233 acres of the tract called "Hamburg" in 1840. It passed to his son Enos Doub in 1854 and to John H. Routzahn in 1866. Ezra Routzahn purchased the farm in 1870 and it was probably under his ownership that the agricultural group increased in numbers of structures. Routzahn was one of the founders and first president of the Myersville Savings Bank in 1899, a position of local prestige which reflected his prosperity and a level of general respect for his obvious success as a fanner. 'Ihe farm remained in the Routzahn family until 1944. 'Ihe possibility of slaves residing in the brick outruilding has not been researched; however, the size of the outruilding compared to other summer kitchens or wash houses in the region suggests that the outruilding may have been concurrently used as living quarters by domestic servants or slaves. Tax records may verify whether the Doub or Routzahn families were slaveholders.

9. Major Bibliographical References Survey No. F-4-79

Bond, Isaac, Map of Frederick County, 1858. Land Records of Frederick County Moser, Ira c., The History of Myersville, 1905. Reprinted with additional material by

Thomas Rose and Charles S. Martin by Myersville Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., 1971, p. 15. Titus, c.o. Atlas of Frederick County, 1873.

1 O. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property _5_a_c_r_e __ s ____ _

Quadrangle name Myersville, Md. Quadrangle scale __ l_: 2_4_0_0_0 __ _

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Verbal boundary description and justification

Approximately 5 acres centered on the main dwelling on Tax Map 38, Parcel 12.

List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries

state code county code

state code county code

11. Form Prepared By name/title Janet L. Davis, Historic Sites Surveyor

organization Frederick County Planning & zoning Dept. date June 1992

street & number 12 E. Church Street telephone 696-2958

city or town Frederick state Md. 21701

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory 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 MAf>':_," _, Shaw House D:-<.:.;:; iDHC, 21 State Circle .\~C corv,!vlUNlW ~;_.- ....... -_ Annapolis, Maryland 21401 CROW\:~\('.·::'.'~' 2'•_\:':'-'.:'C~-(301) 269-2438 - . - - -

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Doub-Routzahn Fann.stead Frederick County

7. 1 Description (Continued)

SURVEY No. F-4-79

elevation is plastered. '!he roof is covered with corrugated metal. '!he interior still has a "tree" with a wheel and hooks for han:Ji.n:J meats. '!he Wilding is somewhat deteriorated and is currently partially filled with wood debris. Its date is probably 1840.

SUmme.r kitchen/ slave quarters: '!he two-sto:ry stone and brick b..lilding is located east of the house and a non-contrib..rti.n;J concrete block garage. It has been considerably altered in the 20th centw:y, particularly its interior finishes, and its exterior is painted white. It is sited at a slight an;Jle from the house, with an exposed stone foumation on the southeast elevation, where a beaded vertical board door with mid-19th century hardware is located. A pair of 6/6 windows in this level are nn:lern alterations. '!he upper sto:ry has 6/6 windows and an exterior stone and brick chllnney are located on the east gable end. A secorxi interior chllnney is located at the west gable end. '!he roof is slate. On the north elevation is a nmern one-sto:ry porch with square posts. A replacement door gives access to the upper level through the porch. 'Ihe interior of the Wilding was inaccessible, rut its original use as a smmner kitchen and possible slave or servant quarters is apparent from the exterior features and siting. '!he date is less certain, rut may be contemporary with the house.

Privy: '!he frame privy is located west of the house at the end of a concrete walk through the garden on that side of the dwelling. It has beaded vertical siding and a corrugated metal shed roof, with a door in the west elevation. 'Ihe privy probably dates from about 1875-1900.

Agricultural outruildi.n:js:

Frame shed: Immediately west of the privy is a two-sto:ry frame Wilding possibly used as a shop or other agricultural outl::uilding. It has a concrete block fourxiation, gennan siding, and a corrugated metal roof. An exterior concrete block ehllnney is located on the north elevation. '!he south elevation has an irregular bay arran;Jement with three on the lower level and two on the upper level. 'Ihe centre entrance is a vertical board door. A missing door on the upper level of the west elevation shows an open floored space with 6/6 wind.CMS. 'Ihis 1:::uildi.n:j may date from the pericx:i 1875-1900.

Wagon shed: 'Ihe frame wagon shed is located on a concrete foumation north of the frame shed and a non-contriruting plywood shed. 'Ihe wagon shed has board and batten siding and a standing seam metal roof. 'Ihe shed may be a circa 1930's wilding.

Bank barn, silo, and milk house: 'Ihe large frame bank barn is located at the west side of the fannstead and has a stone fourxiation with the stall level on the south elevation. 'Ihe upper siding is vertical tongue-and-groove and plain vertical boards. 'Ihe roof is corrugated metal. 'Ihe stall level is walled with stone and an extension on the west end is enclosed with horizontal wood siding to form a milking rCXJlll. 'Ihis extension was probably made in the late 1920's or early 1930's. A brick silo base is located near the northwest corner of the barn and a concrete block milk house, Wilt at the same time as the milking room extension, starxis next to the west end of the barn.

Doub-Routzahn Fann.stead Frederick County

7. 2 Description (Continued)

SURVEY No. F-4-79

Wagon shed/com crib, frame tool shed, and garage: 'lhese three J:uildings are located south of the dwelling on a fann lane leading off the main driveway toward the agricultural grouping west of the house. '!he wagon shed/com crib, built probably in the period 1875-1900, has a single corn crib on the south side of the drive-through passage and a shed extension on the north side. '!he exterior is vertical board siding and the roof is starrling seam metal. '!he frame tool shed is located near the junction of the fann lane and driveway and has a stone foumation exposed on the south elevation. '!he ~ level is covered with vertical board siding and a vertical board door opens on the north elevation. Its original use is unknown, rut its location and general fonn suggests a possible blacksmithy, although there is no evidence of an exterior chimney or vent. 'Ihe roof is corrugated metal. '!he frame garage was probably built to shelter fann equipment during the period 1875-1900. It has a starrling seam metal gable roof and vertical board siding. Double swing doors are located in the east gable elevation.

.LE SAVINGS BANK .

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mnemeot cau be verified b) tht' followiug

Dec. 31. 1904 Deµosita $121.:33$.57

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