MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR-ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FORM

NR Eligible: yes _X_

no

Property Name: Ricker Frame House Inventory Number: AL-II-A-067

Address: 1/ 10 mile south of Route 40 City: Gilpin

County: ~A~l~le°"gF'a~n~v ______ _ USGS Topographic Map: FLINTS TONE

Owner:

Tax Parcel Number: Tax Map Number: ___ _ Tax Account ID Number:

Project: Agency:

Site visit by MHT staff: X no yes Name: Date:

Eligibility recommended ___X_ Eligibility not recommended

Criteria: A B C D Considerations: A B c D E F G None

Is the property located within a historic district? no __ yes Name of District: ---------------~

Is district listed? no yes Determined eligible? no yes District Inventory Number:

Documentation on the property/district is presented in: Inventroy Form AL-II-A-067

Jescription of Property and Eligibility Determination: (Use continuation sheet if necessary and attach map and phoco)

The Ricker Frame house was constructed during the Civil War era of the mid 1860's. All features on the house ·were made outstandingly large, including tall double hung wooden sash windows, 14 room in all, 11 foot ceilings on the first floor, and 10 foot ceilings on the second floor. A large winding staircase leads to the second level. Large French windows and doors decorate the fa;ade. Four corbeled brick interior chimneys add to the extravagance of the architecture.

Jason Hanks was the man responsible for having the home built. At the time of construction, he was a prominent businessman, owning three tanneries, and they were located in chaneysville, Gilpintown, and Everett. Meri\veather and Ladew were the contractors who actually built the home.

The Ricker Frame House stands out as an example of the type of home that deviated from the normal "L" shaped w·eatherboard frame structure found in the rural parts of Allegany County. These unique rural dwellings were usually only found among the more prosperous people of the county.

Prepared by: Emil Elinsky, DOT/FHWA Date Prepared: 02/14/1986

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST REVIEW Eligibility recommended _X_ Eligibility not recommended __

Criteria A B C D Considerations A B C D E F G None

MHT Comments: The Ricker House was Federally nominated for the National Register of Historic Places.

Reviewer, Office of Preservation Senices

Alice Crompton

Reviewer, NR Program

Date rt''.!\) March 03 1986 r; 1

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Date

DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBIUTY NOTIFICATION

National Register of Historic Places National Park Service

Name of property: R i ck er Hou s e (AL - I I - A 0 6 7)

Location: Allegany County

Emil Elinsky

State: MD

Request submitted by: DOT/FHWA

Date received: 2/14/86 Additional information received:

Opinion of the State Historic Preservation Officer:

~Eligible ONot Eligible D No Response

Comments:

The Secretary of the Interior has determined that th is property is:

Q Eligible Applicable criteria: 0 Not Eligible

Comments:

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D Documentation insufficient (Please see accompanying sheet explaining additional materials required)

WAS0-28

RICKER FRAME HOUSE

AL-II-A-067 .1 mile south of Route 40, Flintstone 1860 - 1870

The Ricker Frame House is a large,

two story, three bay wide frame house

that stands out as an example of the type

of home that deviated from the normal "L"

shaped weatherboard frame structure found

in the rural parts of Allegany County.

It features very tall six over six lights,

four original corbeled brick chimneys,

and French doors and windows on the fa-

cade. Jason Hanks, a prominent tannery

operator, had the house constructed around

1865.

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST c,1ol~l.1?r,C7\.\ AL-II-A-067

INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY

0NAME HISTORIC

Ricker Frame House AND/OR COMMON

IJLOCATION STREET & NUMBER

.1 mile south of Route 4J, CITY. TOWN

Flints tone .x_ VICINITY OF

STATE

Maryland

DcLASSIFICATION

CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS _DISTRICT _PUBLIC ~OCCUPIED -.X8UILDING(SI KPRIVATE _UNOCCUPIED

_STRUCTURE -BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS

_SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _OBJECT _IN PROCESS _YES RESTRICTED

_BEING CONSIDERED _YES UNRESTRICTED

!_NO

DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME

Frederick E. Ricker STREET & NUMBER

Route 2 CITY. TOWN

Flints tone _x_ VICINITY OF

llLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC Allegany County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER

30 Washington Street CITY. TOWN

Cumberland,

II REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE

DATE

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Sixth COUNTY

Allegany

PRESENT USE

_AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM

_COMMERCIAL __ PA;lK

_EDUCATIONAL x_PRIVATE RESIDENCl:

_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS

_GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC

_INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATION

_MILITARY _OTHER

Telephone #:

STATE , zip code Maryland

Liber #: Folio #:

E 8297 Record of Will

STATE

Maryland

_FEDERAL -5TATE _COUNTY _LOCAL

DEPOSITORY FOR

SURVEY RECORDS

CITY. TOWN STATE

B DESCRIPTION

_EXCELLENT

XGooD _FAIR

CONDITION

_DETERIORATED

_RUINS

_ UNEXPOSED

CHECK ONE

XuNALTERED

__ALTERED

CHECK ONE

_&RIGINAL SITE

_MOVED DATE ___ _

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

The Ricker Frame House is located .1 mile south of Route 40 in Flints tone.

The rectangular shaped house is two stories tall, three bays wide, and rests on a low brick foundation. There is a plain water table. Wall construction consists of clapboards with plain features. Windows include double hung wooden sash frames with six over six lights. The first story on the north end of the house features two French windows with 10 lights each. The main entrance faces north and has an original French door with a transom light. The roof is hipped and is covered with tin and tar. Square modi11ions approximately 18 inches long are spaced every two feet under the eaves. One bay hipped roof porches are found on the east, west and south sides of the structure. A balcony lies on top of the porch on the west side. The north end. of the house has a three bay front end porch with a hipped roof sup­ported by four tapered square columns. One gabled dormer lies in the center of the roof on the north side. The house also features four original corbeled brick chimneys to the interior of the structure.

The Ricker Frame House appears today as it did when built around 1865. It stands structurally sound and is in good condition.

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Ill SIGNIFICANCE

PERIOD

_PREHISTORIC

_1400-1499

_1500-1599

_1600-1699

_1700-1799

K1soo-1s99

_1900-

AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW

__ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC

--ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC

--AGRICULTURI;

~RCHITECTURE _ART

-COMMERCE

-COMMUNICATIONS

_COMMUNITY PLANNING

_CONSERVATION

-ECONOMICS

-EDUCATION

_ENGINEERING

-EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT

_INDUSTRY

_INVENTION

-LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

-LAW

_LITERATURE

_MILITARY

_MUSIC

_PHILOSOPHY

_POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

tL -JI /i-Cf: 7

_RELIGION

_SCIENCE

_SCULPTURE

_SOCIAUHUMANITARIAN

_THEATER

_TRANSPORTATION

_OTHER (SPECIFY)

SPECIFIC DATES 1860 - 1870 BUILDER/ARCHITECT Meriweather & Ladew

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Ricker Frame House was constructed during the Civil War area of the mid 1860's. All features on the house were made outstandingly large, including tall double hung wooden sash windows, 14 rooms in all, 11 foot ceilings on the first floor, and 10 foot ceilings on the second floor. A large winding staircase leads to the second level. Large French windows and doors decorate the facade. Four corbeled brick interior chimneys add to the extravagance of the architecture.

Jason Hanks was the man responsible for having the home built. At the time of construction, he was a prominent businessman, owning three tanneries, and they were located in Chaneysville, Gilpintown, and Everett. Meriweather and Ladew were the contractors who actually built the home. 1

The Ricker Frame House stands out as an example of the type of home that deviated from the normal "111 shaped weatherboard frame struc­ture found in the rural parts of Allegany County. These unique rural dwellings were usually only found among the more prosperous people of the county.

1 Interview with Frederick Ricker, September 29, 1976.

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IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

Allegany County Land Records, Cumberland, Maryland

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II!JGEOGRAPHICALDATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY __ 1_8_a_c_r_e_s __ _

'' VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCBIPTION

LIST ALL STATES ANO COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES

STATE COUNTY

STATE COUNTY

mFORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE

John Nelson, Joan Baldwin, & Steve Beale ORGANIZATION

Allegany County Historic Sites Survey STREET & NUMBER

507 National Highway CITY OR TOWN

LaVale 1

DATE

ll /3/76 TELEPHONE

777-8991 STATE

Maryland

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 The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438

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