This Condition Report for the Fort Hill Rural Historic District of
Cape Cod National Seashore reviews previous documentation of the
cultural landscape and provides an updated evaluation of the
condition of the property as well as updated guidance for both
day-to-day and long-term landscape management and interpretation.
This report consists of a historical overview, an inventory of
existing conditions, and a review of the significance of landscape
characteristics and features. Based on this information, the report
revisits previous treatment recommendations for the site and
examines current issues and alternative solutions. With input from
property stewards, the report provides updated treatment
recommendations consistent with the Secretary of Interior's
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (1992). Located
in Eastham east of Route 6, the Fort Hill Rural Historic District
provides expansive views of the Nauset Marsh and Atlantic Ocean.
The 100-acre property includes Fort Hill rising 50 feet in
elevation, Skiff Hill to the north rising 48 feet in elevation,
Fort Hill Trail and Red Maple Swamp Trail. Notable features include
the long stone walls, stone boundary markers, a sharpening rock
used by Native Americans, and numerous archeological sites. The
area was once two large farmsteads, which were owned by the Knowles
family and their relatives by marriage, the Penniman family, from
the 1740s through the 1940s. Much of the land was farmed up until
the 1950s and acquired by the National Park Service in 1963. The
Fort Hill area contains three National Register listings and one
National Landmark designation. The Captain Edward Penniman house
and barn were listed in the National Register in 1976. A portion of
the Fort Hill area was included in the Nauset Archeological
District in 1991 and designated as part of a National Landmark in
1992. A 100-acre area was listed as the Fort Hill Rural Historic
District in 2001. The 100-acre area of the Fort Hill Rural Historic
District roughly corresponds with the boundaries of the former
Knowles and Penniman properties, extending to the edge of the marsh
on the south and east boundaries, to Hemenway Road to the north,
and the park boundary to the west. The district is significant in
the areas of architecture, agriculture and community development
during the period of 1786 to 1943. The district is located within
Cape Cod National Seashore but also contains two privately-owned
historic properties. The district contains four contributing
buildings (three homes and a barn), one contributing archeological
site, seven contributing structures (stone walls and foundations),
and six contributing objects (property markers, landscape features,
and the Native American sharpening stone). Non-contributing
resources in the district are primarily associated with Park
Service visitor facilities, which date to the 1960s. Maintenance of
the open landscape has been an ongoing challenge for the Park
Service. In 1995 the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
documented the site as part of the Cultural Landscape Report for
Fort Hill. The report contains guidance to inform the park's
General Management Plan and for the protection and long-term
maintenance of the Fort Hill landscape. Specific recommendations
relate to parking, removal of vegetation, additional plantings, and
maintaining the open landscape. In 1998 the park prepared the Site
Plan and Environmental Assessment for Fort Hill as well as the Cape
Cod National Seashore Prescribed Burn Plan, Fort Hill 1999-2004.
Both documents provide greater specificity for prescribed burn and
mowing areas. Several years have elapsed since the park began
implementing the recommendations from these reports. This Condition
Report will evaluate the effectiveness of these recommendations and
the existing historic character of the Fort Hill Rural Historic
District.
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