Phase I Cultural Resource Survey Proposed Barnsley Gardens Development Site Bartow County, Georgia

A Phase I cultural resources survey of the proposed Barnsley Gardens Development site was conducted in July and August of2003. The interior portion of the project area is included in the National Register-listed Etowah Valley Historic District which encompasses the Barnsley Gardens Historic District.

A total of 68 archeological sites, 18 isolated finds, two cemeteries (Barnsley Family, United Methodist Church), two individual graves (Confederate grave and possible pet grave), and 16 historic structures/structural complexes were recorded. Early Archaic, Late Archaic, Early to Middle Woodland, Mississippian, Middle 19th century, and late 19th to early 20th century components are represented.

Sixty-one of the sites and all of the isolated finds are recommended ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). No further work is recommended for these locations. Of the remaining sites, two (Sites 9BR966 and 9BR964) are part of the Barnsley Gardens Historic District. Under the current project plan, these sites will be protected and avoided. Five archeological sites (9BR957, 9BR986, 9BR971, 9BR97 4, and 9BR977) are recommended potentially eligible for the NRHP. These sites are recommended for further work to ascertain their NRHP eligibility. Until that time, preservation and avoidance are recommended.

Six historic structures (S-1 through S-6) on the Barnsley Gardens property are recommended eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A and C. Under the current project plans, these structures will be preserved and protected, and continue to be an integral part of the Barnsley Gardens complex. There are six historic structures located within the project area (S-7, S-8, S-9, S-11, S-12, and S-15) outside the Barnsley Gardens Historic District. These six properties are recommended ineligible for the NRHP due to displacement (moved onto property) and/or severe modifications. No further work is recommended for these structures.

Four structures are located within30meters of the project boundary (S-10, S-13, S-14/BR-87, andS-17) and have the potential to be affected by indirect project impacts [i.e., within the area of potential effects (APE)]. S-10, the Archer property is recommended potentially eligible for the NRHP. Archival research and fieldwork indicates that the property has been in place since the early 20th century and remains an intact rural complex. S-1 0 has a partial view of the project area to the northwest and therefore may be visually impacted by development in that area. A buffer of fast growing native trees along the road on the development side would mitigate the impact to this property. The remainder of the historic structures are recommended ineligible for the NRHP since they are not considered good or unique examples of an architectural type and/or have been significantly modified.

The Barnsley Family Cemetery and the Confederate grave site are within the Barnesly Gardens Historic District. Under the current project plans, these burial grounds will continue to be preserved and protected. Since the possible pet grave is within an area to be impacted by development, dismantling the grave is recommended to confirm its purpose. Survey investigations indicate that United Methodist Church cemetery will not be impacted by the Barnsley Gardens Development Project. No further work is recommended at that location.