WO-499

Eunice Yvonne Morris House

Architectural Survey File

This is the architectural survey file for this MIHP record. The survey file is organized reverse-

chronological (that is, with the latest material on top). It contains all MIHP inventory forms, National

Register nomination forms, determinations of eligibility (DOE) forms, and accompanying documentation

such as photographs and maps.

Users should be aware that additional undigitized material about this property may be found in on-site

architectural reports, copies of HABS/HAER or other documentation, drawings, and the “vertical files” at

the MHT Library in Crownsville. The vertical files may include newspaper clippings, field notes, draft

versions of forms and architectural reports, photographs, maps, and drawings. Researchers who need a

thorough understanding of this property should plan to visit the MHT Library as part of their research

project; look at the MHT web site (mht.maryland.gov) for details about how to make an appointment.

All material is property of the Maryland Historical Trust.

Last Updated: 09-16-2019

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR-ELIGIBILfl'Y REVIEW FORM

Property Name: __ ........;E;:.u;:.n;;;1;.;;· c...:.e...;Y;;..v..;;.o..;;n;;;n;.;;e...;M=-"o;;..rr;.;;i;;..s ;;..H;.;;o...;u...;se~( c.;...o_m_m_o_n"")'---- Inventory Number: W0-499

Addre~: _____ ~10~3~0~7~D~o~e~D~ri~ve~,~B~e~r~lin~(~~·c~.~),~M~D:;;_~2~1~8~11;_ _____________ _

Tax Parcel Number: _...:.7.;;;2;...._ _______________ _ Tax Map Number: __ 2_0 ____ _

Project: US 113 - North of US 50 to MD 589 (Worcester County, MD) Agency: Maryland SHA

Site vi.sit by MHT Staff: __ x __ no __ yes Name---------- Date-------

Eligibility recommended __ Eligibility not recommended ----x

Criteria: A B x C D Considerations: A B C D E F --- --- --- ---G --None -- -- --

Is property located within a historic district? x no _yes Name of district NIA ______ ........;:.=..~-----

Is di&rict listed? no yes --- --Documentation on the property/district is presented in: Additional Phase I Archeological Surve}' and Historic Structures Survev Alon" US 113 From North o ~US 50 to South o MD 589, Worce5ter Couniv, Marv/and ( ' 1eveland et a 1998)

Description of R-operty and Eligibility Determination: (Use rontinuation sheet if necessary· andattach mtp and pl1oto)

The Eunice Yvonne Morris House is a detached, single-family dwelling located on the west side of Doe Drive, approximately 810 feet south of Deer Park Road. The one-story bungalow, constructed in ca. 1950, features an asymmetrical east facade with five bays. The balloon-frame structure is covered with asbestos shingle siding and exhibits a front-gabled roof clad with composition asphalt shingles. The foundation is constructed of concrete block and is covered by wood and metal pressed to resemble stone. See Continuation Sheet #1.

The Eunice Yvonne Morris House is recommended ineligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the criteria of eligibility in 36 CFR 60.4. Its integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and feeling has been compromised by alterations. It has no known associations with significant historical events (Criterion A) or persons (Criterion B), it is not significant for its architectural style or design characteristics (Criterion C), and further research of it would not appear to yield infor1nation important in prehistory or history (Criterion D).

Prepared by: Mark D. Chancellor/Preservation Planner/TRC Garrow Associates Inc./ 28 Sep 98

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST REVIEW F!ligiGlity recommended __ _ Criteria: A B ,,; C D Considerations:

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Eligilility not recommended --,1-

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MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST NR-ELIGIBIIl'l'Y REVIEW FORM

CONTINUATION SHEET #1

W0-499

Description of Property and Eligibility Determination (continued):

The east facade is notable for its infilled, one-story porch exhibiting a half-hip roof, awning windows, and a wooden front door featuring nine lights over two vertical panels. A large hip-roofed addition is attached to the south side of the house. A small concrete block chimney protrudes from the south slope of the roof near the ridge. The dwelling exhibits both two-over-two and six-over-six double-hung sash windows and one-over-one modem windows. The west (rear) side of the building is notable because of a large gabled addition. The north side of the dwelling features exposed rafter tails and a small canopy over a side entrance.

To the west/northwest of the dwelling are the property's outbuildings, consisting of a frame dog house and a one-story, front-gabled shed with Tl-11 siding and rolled asphalt roofing. Both outbuildings appear to be nonhistoric. In addition to the outbuildings, a small, aluminum, nonhistoric trailer is located directly west of the shed. A gravel drive provides access to and from Doe Drive, and the property features a number of ornamental trees and shrubs.

Alterations to the buildings include the infilled front porch, the large side and rear additions, the covering of the foundation with wood and pressed metal, and the modem awning and one-over-one windows.

The Eunice Yvonne Morris House is a representative example of the front-gabled bungalow type. Its presence signifies the historic introduction of early-twentieth-century architectural types into an agricultural area developed during the nineteenth century, and it illustrates the continued development of Worcester County and the local area into this century.

The dwelling was constructed in ca. 1950, according to deed and tax assessment records. In 1975, Eunice Yvonne Morris became the sole owner of the property and dwelling (WCCC Deed Book FWH 471:35). She and her husband received the property containing the dwelling from Harry D. and Annie Morris in 1959 (WCCC Deed Book FWH 121:96), who had purchased the property in 1949 (WCCC Deed Book CWN 24:552). It is unclear whether Harry and Annie Morris or the property's previous owners constructed the dwelling. The 1975 deed references a 1952 survey of the property. It is possible that this survey was conducted prior to the construction of the house. Tax records place the date of construction at 1950 (WCTA 1998). Because the actual date of construction is unknown, an assumed date of ca. 1950 has been chosen, with the understanding that the structure may already be or may soon be 50 years old.

Using the periods from the Maryland Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan Data, this date would place the resource in the Modem Period (A.D. 1930-Present). The current legal tax parcel containing the house, outbuildings, and trailer encompasses .39 acres.

Major Bibliographical References:

Worcester County Clerk of Court (WCCC) 1887-1996 Property records on file at the Worcester County Courthouse, Snow Hill, Maryland.

Worcester County Tax Assessor (WCT A) 1998 Tax assessment records on file at the Worcester County Tax Assessor's Office, Snow Hill,

Maryland.

PRFSF:RVA TION VISION 2000; THE MARYLAND PLAN STATEWIDE msTORIC CONTEXTS

I. Geographic Region:

Invent>ry No. ____ W_0;;....._4;.;;..9..;...9 __ _

x Eastern Shore Western Shore

(all Eastern Shore counties, and Cecil)

--- Piedmont ---___ Western Mary land

(Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's and St. Mary's) (Baltimore City, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery) (Allegany, Garrett and Wa5hington)

II. Chronological/Developmental Periods:

___ Rural Agrarian Intensification A.O. 1680-1815 ___ Agricultural-Industrial Transtion A.O. 1815-1870

Indu&rial/Urban Dominance A.O. 1870-1930 --x- Modem Period A.O. 1930-Present ___ Unknown Period ( prehistoric _ historic)

ID. Historic Period Themes:

---- Agrirulture x Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Community Planning

____ Economic (Commercial and Industrial) GovemmentLaw ----

---- Military ---- Religion

SocialJEducationa1Cultural -------- Tran!'portation

IV. Resource Type:

Category: Building Hi&oricEn-vi~'~ro~nm~e~n~t-:--,.;R~u-r~,..------------------------------

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