20201640 Ver 1_15-12-0009SignedEffectsConcurrenceForm_20201202

Project Tracking No. (Internal Use)\
15-12-0009
e HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPES
ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS FORM
This form only pertains to Historic Architecture and Landscapes for this project. It
t is not valid for Archaeological Resources. You must consult separately with the
Archaeology Group.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No:
County:
Guilford
WBS No.:
17BP.7.C.17
Document
T e:
Fed! Aid No:
Funding:
X State Federal
Federal
X Yes No
Permit
Permits :
Typ e s :
ProiectDescription: Replace Pipe No. 40 2112 (stone and terra-cotta -block culvert) on
SR 2735 (Sockwell Road) over UT to Reedy Fork, 1.2 mile east of intersection with NC
61 off -site detour planned, no improvements).
SUMMARY OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPES REVIEW
Description of review activities, results, and conclusions: HPOWeb reviewed on 8 January 2016
and yielded one SS and no NR, SL, DE, or LD properties in the Area of Potential Effects (APE).
The APE for historic architectural resources extends 100 feet from either end of the proposed
1056-foot (0.2 mile) project length (E-W) and 100 feet to either side of the SR 2735 (Sockwell
Road) centerline (N-S) to encompass anticipated construction activities. Guilford County current
GIS mapping, aerial photography, and tax information reveal an APE of cleared and cultivated
parcels with some woodland in the vicinity of the existing culvert; Google Maps "Street View"
and other visuals confirm the proximity of several pre-1960s resources to the proposed
construction (viewed 8 January 2016). No National Register -listed resources are located along
the proposed detour route. The project will be reviewed for compliance with both GS 121-12(a)
and Section 106.
Standing pre-1960s resources include the previously recorded, late -nineteenth-century House
(GF0649) located approximately 700 feet south of SR 2735 (Sockwell Road) and 150 west of
the culvert to be replaced and a circa-1940 house located approximately 750 feet north of the
same road and 825 feet west of the culvert, both well beyond likely project impact. A 73.59-
acre parcel (PIN: 8838744721) on the north side of SR 2735 (Sockwell Road) contains a circa-
1960 house and outbuildings, most of which stand about 235 feet west of the existing culvert
and 100 feet and more north of the road; in addition, a small frame outbuilding is located about
28 feet from the SR 2735 (Sockwell Road) centerline and 70 feet west of the culvert. All of the
buildings are unexceptional examples of their types. No notable landscape features are evident
on any of the three properties.
The existing culvert, however, is one of very few known examples in North Carolina of a short-
lived construction method employed for such structures during the earliest decades of the
twentieth century. The masonry arch culvert is composed principally of segmental and
rectangular block (also called hollow building tile) manufactured by the Pomona Terra-Cotta
Company (1886-1975) near Greensboro, is framed by headwalls of more conventional stone
rubble construction, and carries the Reedy Fork UT beneath the width of SR 2735 (Sockwell
Historic Architecture and Landscaper F,l7rCTS ASSGSSMGNl'jarm jor Llina' Transportation Projects as ouatijied in the 2007 Progranunatic Agreement.
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Road). NCDOT—Historic Architecture evaluated the structure and recommended it as eligible
for listing in the National Register, a finding with which the State Historic Preservation Office
(HPO) has concurred (see attached memo from HPO). NCDOT—Archaeology also established
eligibility in consultation with the Office of State Archaeology (OSA); OSA has assigned the site
number 31GF561** to the culvert and agreed that it will be adversely affected by the proposed
project. Effects consultation for architectural eligibility is required as well.
National Register eligibility evaluation and recommendation (historic architecture), photographs, and
archaeological adverse effect determination materials on file
NCDOT—Environ mental Analysis Unit.
ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS
Property Name:
Sockwell Road Culvert
Status:
DE
Survey Site No.:
Forthcoming from HPO
PIN:
Between 8838744721 (north
of SR 2735) and
8838712517 (south of SR
2735
Effects
❑ No Effect ❑ No Adverse Effect X Adverse Effect
Explanation of Effects Determination: Maintenance options exhausted necessitating
replacement of existing culvert with corrugated metal pipe and headwalls. Existing
Pomona block culvert will be removed/demolished.
List of Environmental Commitments: Memorandum of Agreement will be prepared,
setting forth a mitigation plan including 1) photodocumentation; 2) terrestrial LiDAR
scans and production of 3-D renderings (NCDOT Photogrammetry Unit); and 3) partial
excavation, retrieval, and curation of representative Pomona blocks.
Pipe No. 40 2112
Sockwvell Road Culvert
WBS No. 17BP.7.C.17
Tracking No. 15-12-0009
Historic Arcliiiecnar and Lmulscapes E1=1-EC7S ASSESSMCsN7' form fo - Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Yrograniniaaic Agreement.
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SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
X Map(s) □Previous Survey Info. X Photos X Co1Tespondence Design Plans
FINDING BY NCDOT AND STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
Histori rchitecture and Landscapes -ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS
NCDOT Architectural Historian
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State Historic Preservation Office Representative
Federal Agency Representative
Sockwell Road Culvert
WBS No. 17BP.7.C.17
Tracking No. 15-12-0009
Date
Date
Historic Architecture and land,copes liFFIXT, ASSESSMENT fo rm for Minor li'ansportmion Projects as Qualified in /h e 200 7 Progm111111alic Agree111 e111.
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8/12/2019
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i GUILFORD
S.OM.,i RJ SR 2735 - ^'ALA LANCE
Pr j'[6ct Area
i Ossipee
Replacement of Pipe No. 402112 Guilford County
SR 2735 (Sockwell Road) Base map: HPOWeb, nts
NCDOT — Historic Architecture
May 2019
Tracking No. 15-12-0009

Area of Potential Effects (APE) — —
Pipe No. 40 2112 WBS No. 17BP.7.C.17 Guilford County
Base map: Current Guilford County GIS, nts
NCDOT — Historic Architecture
May 2019
Tracking No. 15-12-0009

Arch Culvert (Pipe #402112) SR 2735 (Sockwell Road) Guilford County
Looking north (above). Details of Pomona block and headwall at south end (below).
Photographed 13 January 2016.
NCDOT — Historic Architecture
January 2016/May 2019
Tracking No. 15-12-0009

Arch Culvert (Pipe #40 2112) SR 2735 (Sockwell Road) Guilford County
Looking south (above).
Detail of segmental and rectangular Pomona block at south end (below).
Photographed 13 January 2016.
NCDOT—Historic Architecture
January 2016/May 2019
Tracking No. 15-12-0009

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
Ramona M. Bartos, Administrator
Governor Roy Cooper
Secretary Susi H. Hamilton
June 6, 2019
MEMORANDUM
TO: Vanessa Patrick
Human Environment Unit
NC Department of Transportation
FROM: Renee Gledhill -Earley
Environmental Review Coordinator
Office of Archives and History
Deputy Secretary Kevin Cherry
SUBJECT: Replace Pomona Block Culvert on SR 2735 (Sockwell Road) carrying an Unnamed Tributary of
Reedy Fork under SR 2735, 15-12-0009, Guilford County, ER 19-1707
Thank you for your May 6, 2019, memorandum concerning the above -referenced undertaking and the
discovery of a Pomona -Block culvert used in road construction. Based on the information provided, we agree
that the culvert is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria C and D. While
we understand that the resource has been assigned the site number 31GF561** by the Office of State
Archaeology, we will assign it a structures number so that it appears on our HPOWEB map on-line.
We also agree that with the finding of adverse effect and look forward to reviewing your draft Memorandum of
Agreement and accompanying Data Recovery Plan as this is a federal action requiring a permit from the Army
Corps of Engineers and their compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR
Part 800.
Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment,
contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-807-6579 or
environmental.reviewQncdcr.gov. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the above
referenced tracking number.
Sincerely,
`1�
ll✓Ramona Bartos, Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer
cc: Mary Pope Furr, NCDOT, [e-mail]
Paul Mohler, NCDOT, [e-mail]
Location: 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address: 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: [phone]-6599