Phase I Cultural Resrouces Survey of the Calvary Church Road Sewerage Facilities Project in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia

TRC conducted a Phase I cultural resources survey of the Calvary Church Road sewer corridor in Hall County, Georgia, on December 30, 2006. The project area consists of approximately 18,480 linear feet (3.5 miles) of sewer corridor and two pump station sites near and along Calvary Church Road, in Gainesville. Prior to field investigations, a records review identified six historic structures within 0.5 miles of the project corridor (194, 195, 196, 196-A, 196-B, and 196-C), recorded in a 1975 survey sponsored by Gainesville Historic Districts Steering Committee. These resources were submitted by the Committee as part of a National Register nomination for a historic district whose boundary circumscribed the area planned and developed by the Gainesville Cotton Mill, including the industrial complex. However, an objection to the proposal, filed March 28, 1984 by the owners of the property, ended the nomination process. This historic district lies north of I-985, beyond the visual range of the project area, and therefore is outside of the Area of Potential Effects (APE). Whereas the APE for historic architectural properties includes the footprint of the project plus any areas within view of new construction or clearing of vegetation, the APE for archaeological sites is limited to the 50-foot-wide corridor in which ground-disturbing activities may take place. Because architectural properties include the land on which they sit, the APE included any historic resource immediately adjacent to the proposed corridor, even if the actual structure's viewshed will be unchanged by the project. No archaeological sites were identified during the survey, while five historic structures (HS 1-HS 5) and one historic resource (HP 1), a cemetery associated with Calvary Church, were recorded in the APE along Calvary Church Road. One of these, HS 5, is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. However, since the sewer line will be buried in an open area away from the structure, the project will have no effect on HS 5. In summary, the project will have no effect on historic properties, and TRC recommends no additional cultural resource investigations in advance of this project.