Barrackville Covered Bridge History, 1850-1853, 1972-1999, undated (Includes facsimiles)

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highway’s project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. Includes reports, facsimile report drafts, handwritten notes, engineering drawings, facsimile and original correspondence, event programs, photographs, meeting transcripts, bridge measurement lists, clippings and facsimile book excerpts. Subjects include the restoration of the bridge and its history (including the designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth), Buffalo Creek (which the bridge spans), the efficacy of bridge building materials and Burr Truss covered bridges. Highlights include a NRHP nomination form for the Barrackville Covered Bridge. The following oversized materials were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 9: one engineering drawing (undated), two sheets of facsimile cost lists (1887), seven sheets of clippings (1972-1994 and undated), two sheets of facsimile court notes (undated).