40CH213 (THC Number CH-98) UTM Zone: 16S N4021071 E490383 Cultural Affiliation: ca. 1880 Post-Contact Site Type : House Site Size : 50 m N-S by 22 m E-W Elevation: 593 ft. AMSL NRHP Recommendation: Not Eligible
under Criterion D (information potential). Under Criterion D, an archaeological site must be able to generate data that can address specific research questions that are important in reconstructing or interpreting the past (Savage and Pope 1998). Post- bellum historic house sites are common throughout the Southeast and this region of Tennessee. The overall disturbed nature of the site, low density of artifacts, and absence of subsurface cultural features and diagnostic materials suggests that 40CH213 has limited potential to further contribute to our un- derstanding of the history of the region. Therefore, the site is recommended ineligible under Criterion D. Brockington recommends Site 40CH213 not eli- gible for inclusion on the NRHP, and that no further management consideration of the site is warranted.
Site 40CH213 is a ca. 1880 unknown house type located between Shovel Tests 1157 and 1158 (Figure 5.10 and 5.11). The house was first recorded in 1983 as part of a THC survey and is now being recorded as an archaeological site associated with a structure due to the presence of two wells. The house is in severe disrepair with multiple locations that have collapsed in on itself. The house form cannot be determined from the remaining standing structure. It appears to have had a metal roof with multiple gables, a wood frame, and clad in a mixture of weatherboard and as- bestos shingles. It has a rock pier and concrete block foundation. The windows are missing or damaged to the point where no pattern can be determined. In addition, the house features two covered porches, two covered wells, a brick chimney, exposed electri- cal wiring, and an attic. Shovel tests generally exhibited a profile consist- ing of a light olive brown (2.5YR 5/4) clayey loam underlain by a dark grayish-brown (2.5YR 4/2) clay subsoil and reached an average depth of 10 cmbs. Artifacts observed on the surface included wire nails, undated glass jars, and pop tab aluminum cans. Site vegetation included beech and shagbark hickory trees, grasses, and brambles. The site was last documented in 1983 and was recommended ineligible for listing on the NRHP (NRHP 2020). The wells are covered and appear not to be filled in with archaeological materials. Likewise, we found no evidence of sheet midden, trashpits, or privy features which could contain significant archaeological deposits. We assessed Site 40CH213 for NRHP eligibil- ity based on the criteria specified in Department of Interior Regulations 36 CFR Part 60. Site 40CH213 is not associated with events that have made a sig- nificant contribution to the broad pattern of his- tory, nor is it associated with significant persons or designs. Therefore, we recommend it ineligible under Criteria A, B, and C. We also assessed the site
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