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APPENDIX D

HISTORIC STRUCTURES VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT

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SOVTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC di'c GAS CONPANYCayce, South Carolina

HistoricStructures Visual ImpactAssessmentReportfor the

Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray230kVLines

November 2013

Prepared for SCE&C by:

Pike Energy Solutions, LLCFacilities Planning &fan Siting Division

10101 Claude Freeman DriveSuite 100-lV

Charlotte, AC 28262(704) 51 0-3156

Note:Eifscttvs January 1, 2014, Pike Energy Solutions, LLC was merged with VC Synergetics, Inc., end the surviving company is now namedUC Synergelics, LLC, a subsidiary of Pike Corporation. The surviving company will retain the Federal Employer Identilicatkm Number ofPike Energy Solulions LLC. This report wes substsnlially completedin 2013; therefore, the tenner company name, Pike EnergySolutions,LLC, is used thmughoul this reporl and on all hgums herein.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Visual Impact Assessment Study Methodology

Figure 1 Culture Resource Visual impact Assessment Process

Graphic Interpretation of the Visual Probability Analysis.

Figure 2 TopographyFigure 3 Mature Vegetative CoverFigure 4 Resulting Surface

Graphic Explanation of View Analysis Profiles.

Figure 5 Profile Graph ExampleFigure 6 Profile Graph Example (Visualization)

Study Area Mapping Including Historic Resource Locations.

Figure 7Figure 6Figure 9Figure 10

Historic Resource Vicinity MapHistoric Resource Vicinity Map — Area 1

Historic Resource Vicinity Map — Area 2Historic Resource Vicinity Map — Area 3

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NRHP Listed Sites (3) ..

Logan SchoolNorth Columbia Fire Station No. 7Wardlaw Junior High School

NRHP Listed Districts (7) ..

Saluda Factory Histodc DistrictColumbia CanalRandolph CemeteryElmwood CemeteryElmwood Park Historic DistrictColumbia Historic District I

Bellevue Historic District

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VII. NRHP Eligible Sites (2).

Resource E 1

Resource E 2

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Vill. NRHP Eligible Disb icts (4).

Selwood (243-0126)Saluda Dam and Power House (243-0127)City Cemetery, Public Cemetery, Potter's FieldEarlewood

IX. NRHP Potentially Eligible Sites (23) . ..... 42

Resource PE 1 (243-0306)Resource PE 2 (243-0304) - Yninger CemeteryResource PE 3Resource PE 4Resource PE 5Resource PE 6Resource PE 7 (SG16)Resource PE 8Resource PE 9Resource PE 10Resource PE 11Resource PE 12Resource PE 13Resource PE 14Resource PE 15Resource PE 16Resource PE 17Resource PE 18Resource PE 19Resource PE 20Resource PE 21Resource PE 22Resource PE 23

X. Summary ..55

AppendicesAppendix A: ReferencesAppendix B: Visual Impact Assessment ChartAppendix C: View Condition Matrix

I. VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSIIENT STUDY METHODOLOGY

On behalf of SCE&G, Pike Energy Solutions, LLC ("Pike") conducted a visual impact

assessment study ("Study") to determine the degree of visual effects, if any, the future Lyles-Saluda

River-Lake Murray 230 kV Lines" will have on histodic resources (structures and districts) within two

kilometers (1.25 miles) of the lines'oute. This 4 kilometer wide zone is called the "study area"

throughout this report. The Study evaluated historic resources in the study area that had previously

been identified and located by Brockington and Associates, Inc. ("Brockington") on SCE&G's behalf.

Brockington, a nationally recognized culture resource consulting firm, identified the resources by

reviewing South Carolina Department of Archives and History records to determine historic

resources in the study area that are presently listed in the National Register of Historic Places

("NRHP"), eligible for listing in the NRHP or potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP. Additionally,

Brockington conducted a windshield reconnaissance survey throughout the study area to identify

and locate unrecorded resources which, in their opinion, are potentially eligible for listing in the

NRHP. Brockington's records review and windshield survey identified thirty-nine (39) historic

resources in the study area that were comprehensively evaluated by Pike during the Study to

determine the ones, if any, that may be affected visually by SCE&G's future Lyles-Saluda River-Lake

Murray 230 kV Lines.

The Study was completed by executing process methodology that includes the application of

highly structured computer modeling in conjunction with field evaluations of existing conditions at

each identified historic resource. Application of the methodology results in an accurate assessment

of the visual impact, or lack thereof, which could possibly result from the addition of the proposed

transmission line. Execution of the Study was completed by applying the methodology illustrated in

the flowchart diagram shown in Figure 1.

'he Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray 230 kV Lines will consist of two 230 kV circuits running together on common, double-

circuit 230 kV structures, which will be single steel or concrete poles with braced, horizontal post insulator assembliessupporting the conductors.

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Fi ure 1. Historic resource Visual Im act Assessment Process

The following four (4) tasks summarize the key steps that were executed to complete the

visual impact assessment study.

Task 1 — Gather Existin Information and Data

Pike collected and reviewed study area information and data that included a digital elevation

model raster (DEM), aerial photography, and historic resource locations that were provided by

Brockington and Associates, inc. ("Brockington"), a cultural resource consultant with several offices

throughout the United States, including Charleston, South Carolina. Brockington compiled the data

by completing background research at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

('SCIAA") and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History ("SCDAH") to determine the

locations of any previously recorded historic resources in the study area. Additionally, Brockington

conducted a "windshield survey" throughout the study area to verify that previously recorded historic

resources were still in existence and to identify any additional resources that in their opinion would

be eligible or potentially eligible for the NRHP.

Task 2 — Di ital Modelin

Using the information and data collected in Task 1, Pike created a digital model using

appropriate software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, GeoExpress, and ERDAS Imagine. First,

an existing grade terrain was created using topographical data (Figure 2). Aerial photography was

then used to locate and extract visual obstructions in the study area; primarily mature vegetative

cover (Figure 3). The obstructions in the form of ArcGIS polygons were extruded based on their

estimated height off of the DEM, conservatively determined to be 60 feet, creating a single surface

that now includes both topography and mature vegetative visual obstructions (Figure 4). This

modified surface will provide the basis for assessing visibility from historic resources to the proposed

line route.

To assure accuracy of the Study results, certain assumptions were made regarding 230 kV

transmission line structure height and spacing based on the final engineering of a recent SCE&G

230 kV line project that utilized structures similar to the ones that will be erected on this project.

Using SCE&G's recently completed VCS1-Killian 230 kV Line'or guidance, the Study assumed a

structure height of 100', spaced at 400'ntervals, for the Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray 230 kV

Lines. The top elevations of the structures were used to develop a viewshed, which delineated the

2 On SCESG's behalf, Pike recently completed line engineering for the VCS1-Killian 230 kV Line.

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areas within the study area where views of all or portions of one or more structures may be visible.

Also, multiple lines of sight in the form of profile graphs were created from each historic resource in

the study area to display any obstructions, or lack thereof, in the visual path from the resource to theline structure with highest probability of being visible from the resource.

Task 3 — Field Verification

Pike visited, photographed, and assessed every historic resource listed on the NRHP, eligiblefor the NRHP, or potentially eligible for the NRHP as determined by the background research andwindshield survey to verify the accuracy of the work products developed in Task 2.

Task 4 — Pre aration of a Visual Im act Assessment Re ort

Pike prepared a Visual Impact Assessment Report to predict and document the visual

effects to historic sites on the NRHP, sites eligible for the NRHP and sites potentially eligible for theNRHP that may result from construction of the Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray 230 kV Line.

II. GRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF THE VISUAL PROBABILITY ANALYSIS

This report includes literary evaluations, mapping, photography, and line of sight profile

graphs to cleaiiy display any signiTicant historic structures or places that may be impacted by a viewof the proposed Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray 230 kV Line. Figures 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are included

to graphically illustrate how Pike analyzed view probability from each historic resource by applyingfactors that included historic resource locations, transmission line structure locations (based on

engineering assumptions), topography and vegetation, if any, between the historic resource and 230kV transmission line structures. Figures 2, 3 and 4 illustrate how view analysis profiles aredeveloped using topography and vegetative conditions present between viewpoints (i.e., specific

historic resource locations) and proposed transmission line structures for the purposes of analyzinghow views from the historic resources in the direction of the proposed transmission line are affected

by the combination of landforms and vegetation. Figures 5 and 6 graphically depict how computeranalyses, based on line of sight from the resources to proposed transmission line structures, arecompleted using the information developed from analyzing the topography and vegetative coverpresent between the resource and proposed transmission line structures.

Fi ure2: To o ra h

Fi ure 3: INature Ve etative Cover

Fi ure 4: Resultin Surface (combined effects of topography and vegetation)

III. GRAPHIC EXPLANATION OF VIEW ANALYSIS PROFILES

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Top of Line Structure SeenTop of Line Structure Not Seen

IV. STUDY AREA MAPPING INCLUDING HISTORIC RESOURCE LOCATIONS

Figure 7 shows the project location, including the study area that extends outward 2

kilometers from the proposed Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray 230 kV Line, over United StatesGeological Survey topographic mapping. Overlaid on the mapping are the locations of the historic

resources that are evaluated in this report. Figures 8, 9 and 10 are enlarged segments of mappingshowing the locations of the historic resources in relation to area roads, railroads, county boundariesand major water bodies.

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V. NRHP LISTED SITES

Historic Site: Logan School~0':N Ofo Ch I M «I I O,l 1004.0 1 «10 I 0040,000t th Glyof Columbia to use for a school; Logan School was erected in 1913 and enlarged according to the architect'soriginal plans in 1915. In 1918, Logan had 925 students, the largest student body of the six Columbia schools.Designed by Wilson and Sompayrac, a Columbia firm, the three-story brick building was described as "ItalianRenaissance" in a contemporary account by the architect, Charles C. Wilson. The school represents a goodexample of a well-built early 20th century institutional building. The symmetrical fagade features design motifs

from earlier architectural periods. Facade material is red brick ornamented with colored tile. The belt-course,comics and copings are of limestone. A centrally located main entrance is flanked by limestone three quarterround columns and surmounted by a limestone arch containing the seal of the city in white marble. In plan,classrooms surround two open courtyards with an auditorium between the two. The site of the school is

significant, having been part of a larger tract used for the State Fair Grounds from 1859 until 1903. Listed in

the National Register March 2, 1979 t(Description from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History)

Current NRHP Status: Listed on the NRHP

Distance from Line Route: 1.11 miles /1.78 kilometers

Field Visit 8 Anal si: Due to heavy mid-ground screening and distance the proposed line route will not bevisible.

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Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit. No view

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Historic Site: North Columbia Fire Station No. 7

~De ~ri tion: The North Columbia Fire Station No. 7, built in 1948, is significant as an excellent example ofthe transition between the Art Moderne and International styles and also as a design of Heyward S. Singley, aprominent twentieth-century South Carolina architect well known for designing many public buildings acrossthe state from the 1930s to the 1950s. The fire station was designed in 1947 and constructed by the CroslandConstruction Company in 1948 at a cost of $62,000. The 1948 annual report of the City of Columbia FireDepartment described it as "completely fire resistant. It is two-story, brick, metal window frames, steel roofingsupports, forced air heat, 12-bed dormitory with no separate officers'leeping quarters, supply room, alarmroom, recreation room, bathing, sanitation, and kitchen facilities. Three companies can be accommodated."The building is an arfful, high-style example of the transition and overlap between the Art Moderne and theInternational style. The flat roof, clean lines, and spare detail are representative of the International style. Thehorizontal and lateral banding is characteristic of both styles, but the positioning of the ribbon windows at thecomers seems particularly reminiscent of a machine, such as the bridge of a ship, and so satisfied a trademarkof the Art Moderne style. Listed in the National Register June 1, 2005 (Description from the South CarolinaDepartment of Archives and History).



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~Di: iW Wl hliddl S h I) 0 g I D 0 11920 d pl t di S pt I 11927,Wardlaw's significance lies in the fact that it was the first junior high school building in the state. In addition, its

design by J. B. Urquhart is a good example of a 1920's collegiate Gothic building. The grounds, formerly afarm that was a part of a plantation, are accented by large magnolias. Built during the superintendentship of

Dr. William Harvey Hand, construction cost of the school was $220,000. The school was named for Dr.

Patterson Wardlaw, one of the foremost educators of the South, at the time, a member of the faculty of theUniversity of South Carolina. Before Wardlaw was built, schools in South Carolina were organized into

elementary schools, grades 1-7, and high schools, grades 8-11. It is a three-story brick structure built in a

rectangular plan with a central courtyard. The entrance is accented by a pointed arch and Gothic window

tracery above the doors. The flanking buttresses are infified with an engraved panel bearing the name of theschool, nine-over-nine double-hung windows, and a blind arcade with diapering brickwork at the terminus. Theremainder of the facade is highlighted by a cast stone belt course and a series of decorative stone panelsbeneath the three unit groupings of windows on the third floor. Projecting one-story porches serve as groundfloor entrances around the building. Listed in the National Register September 13, 1984 (Description from theSouth Carolina Department of Archives and History).

Current NRHP Statu: Listed on the NRHP


Field Visit & Anal si: Due to heavy mid~round screening and distance the proposed line route will not bevisible.

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VI. NRHP LISTED DISTRICTS

~Htdt d Sit:S id F tSHit i hit'd~pitt:Th it fSid F tS,C PS Sh d idStt R d P iPtPR f mi*that is linked together geographically and historically, its significance including industry, commerce, militaryand transportation. The Saluda Factory Ruins are part of the early history of textile manufacturing. Begun in1834, this factory was among the first textile firms in the state and as such was opposed by a number ofinfluential South Carolinians who preferred a wealthy agrarian society. The factory was burned in 1865 byGeneral Howard's column of Sherman's army. After the Civil War a wooden factory three stories high was builton the original granite foundation. This building burned on August 2, 1884 and was never rebuilt. All thatremains are the granite foundations which give a clear outline of the building's dimensions and the granitesluices used for diverting water to power the mill. The site of Camp Sorghum was one of a handful ofConfederate prison camps. 1300 Northern soldiers were confined there from the autumn of 1864 to February1865, when news of Sherman's approach prompted the Confederates to transfer the prisoners to an enclosedyard adjacent to the insane asylum in Columbia. When it became obvious that Columbia would be forced tosurrender, the prisoners were moved north to Charlotte, NC. The old State Road which bounded SaludaFactory and Camp Sorghum on the east was originally the Cherokee path. In 1820 the Board of Public Worksdesignated this road the State Road and thereby perpetuated one of the oldest and most traveled routes in thedevelopment of the South Carolina upcountry. Listed in the National Register May 25, 1973 (Description fromthe South Carolina Department of Archives and History). The Saluda Factory Historic District is nowencompassed and protected by the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.



Field Visit 4 Anal sis: The Saluda Factory Historic District is located in an area of low elevation on bothbanks of the Saluda River with limited views out due to heavy forest cover. Digital viewshed modeling showedthat portions of the district within the waters of the Saluda River will have potential views of the line route.However, the views in the direction of the line route are over 1.6 miles away and are highly modified by existinghigh voltage transmission that run along its western and northern boundaries. Views of the line route, if any,will be negligible due to the high degree of foreground and mid~round screening, elevation change, anddistance.

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Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit: Views, if any, will not be evident to

casual viewers.

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~pdl:Thdl hid Ih Plpd IPH t I lth II did t'Id IP tof Columbia. Historically significant for its influence on the city's growth, the Columbia Canal is also a notableexample of the engineering expertise of the nineteenth century. Completed in 1824, the canal was designedto enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia. It was part of thestate-sponsored system of internal improvements designed to create inexpensive and efficient transportationfacilities across South Carolina. Although its importance as a means of transportation significantly decreasedafter the amval of the railroad in Columbia in 1842, the canal continued to be used for local commerce andprovided water power for small industries. The Columbia Canal was the only canal project in the state thatremained in use afier the advent of the railroad. During the Civil War a portion of the canal was leased to theConfederate government. After the War, the canal passed through several owners before reverting to the state.In 1888, as part of the post-Civil War movement to industrialize the South, the State of South Carolina decidedto enlarge the canal as a means of providing a power source to aid in the industrial development of Columbia.The enlarged canal was completed in 1891. The canal subsequently served as an impetus to the establishmentof mills and factories in Columbia, thereby playing an important role in the growth of the city. In addition, theColumbia Canal was the site of one of the first power houses in the nation to utilize hydroelectric power to drivea large textile mill. Since its completion in 1891 the Columbia Canal has continuously served as a major powersource for the city of Columbia. Listed in the National Register January 15, 1979 t(Description from the SouthCarolina Department of Archives and History).


Distance from Line Route: Line route crosses resource

Field Visit 8 Anal sis: First created to provide efficient means of transportation and hydroelectric power forthe cities of Columbia, West Columbia, and Cayce, the Columbia Canal has recently provided a framework forestablishing scenic outdoor recreation areas. Recreation on the Columbia Canal includes running and bikingon the Three Rivers Greenway, as well as fishing and kayaking on the two parallel rivers. This resourceprovides a sense of visual relief from the contrasting urban landscape of the adjacent cities. While theColumbia Canal has largely been transformed into a public park, the historical integrity lies with the industrialcharacter of electric producing facilities, which are inherently associated with high voltage transmissioninfrastructure. The proposed line route will be utilizing existing right-of-way occupied by a number oftransmission lines. Digital viewshed modeling shows that large portions of the district will have potential viewsof the line route, most of which are from the waters themselves. Potential views from the waters, if any, shouldnot be discounted due its use for recreation.

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Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit. The line will be visible from anapproximate 1,500'inear segment of the resource, primarily viewable from the Three Rivers Greenway in thevicinity of the existing 300'ide right-of-way where multiple existing transmission lines cross the ColumbiaCanal and Broad River. Due to the replacement of an existing double-circuit 115 kV line with a new doublecircuit 230 kV line on single-steel poles, no change in the visual quality or historic integrity of the ColumbiaCanal is expected.

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Historic Site: Randolph Cemetery

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Cemetery Association in 1872 and expanded in 1899. Named for Benjamin Franklin Randolph (d. 1868), anAfrican American member of the South Carolina State Senate who was assassinated duding Reconstruction,

the cemetery reflects the political turmoil of the period when it was established. It is the final resting place of

eight other African American leaders who served in the South Carolina Senate or House of Representativesduring the era and contains the graves of numerous other leaders of Columbia's late nineteenth and earlytwentieth century African American community. Randolph Cemetery is also a fine example of a late nineteenthcentury and early twentieth century vernacular cemetery, for its markers and landscape illustrate the burial

customs of Columbia's African American community during this period. Gravemarker types and materials arevaried. Manufactured gravemarkers include aluminum mortuary markers, bronze or stone tablets, granite or

marble obelisks, brick crypts, granite headstones and footstones, ledgers, and table-top stones. Homemadegravemarkers include such elements as concrete blocks, ceramic bathroom tiles, piles of bricks, and concretetablets crudely inscribed or marked with marking pens or stick-on mailbox letters. Many graves are within

enclosures such as low brick walls, wrought iron fences, short white picket fences, or white metal gardenfences, Some gravemarkers have been lost to vandalism or neglect. Listed in the National Register January20, 1995 (Description from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History).


Distance from Line Rout: 0.87 miles /1.39 kilometers

Fi Id Visit 8, Anal sie: Due to heavy mid-ground screening, distance, and topography the proposed line route

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Historic Site: Elmwood Cemetery~8': El d 8 t C I 188.4!I- t ly I 8 I ltl t 88 8 dl 1884. El d

Cemetery is a good representation of the principles of the aesthetic traditions of both the rural and lawn-parkcemetery movements in its plan, landscaping and gravemarkers. Gravemarkers are varied, including flushstones, tablets, headstones, mausoleums, ledgers, and obelisks. The "old cemetery" or southern section ofElmwood Cemetery is an example of a "rural cemetery." The intent was to create a picturesque landscape.Elmwood soon became the fashionable place for Columbians to be buried. By 1921 the cemetery had becomeovergrown, and seemed out of step with current burial customs. The trustees of Elmwood Cemeteryrecommended the opening of a "new cemetery" or "lawn-park cemetery" section. The old section is visuallydistinct from the newer northern section. The former is more heavily wooded and with larger gravemarkers. It

also includes an area devoted to Confederate dead, taking on the appearance of a military cemetery. ElmwoodCemetery is a designed landscape. Cultural features include a drive, fencing, buildings, a rostrum, a wroughtiron archway, and markers. Listed in the National Register September 6, 1996 (Description from the SouthCarolina Department of Archives and History).


Distance from Line Route: 0.40 miles I 0.64 kilometers

Field Visit S Anal sis: Contrary to the digital view model, which displays all visual obstructions as genericand opaque forms, the existing transmission structures could be seen from the northwest boundary of thecemetery through an existing transmission structure in the foreground and across a residential neighborhoodin the mid-ground. However, the line route is so inferior to the surrounding landscape that it will only be seenby a viewer informed of its precise location.

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Conclusion Based on the Visual ImpactAssessment and Field Visit. Line route will not be visible to casualviewers.

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suburban growth in the Columbia area. The district is a collection of 279 primarily residential properties, 219of which are considered contributing. The district's resources date from the turn of the twentieth century to1940. Elmwood Park's southern boundary, Elmwood Avenue, was the northern border of the city of Columbia.There had been scattered settlement in the area since at least 1872, but no planned suburban growth until

1891 when the first part of the neighborhood was platted on land off Main Street. The bulk of what wouldbecome Elmwood Park was used as a fairgrounds until 1903. The area developed rapidly as land becameavailable. Many of the houses in the suburb typify the trend in architecture away from elaborate styles andtoward "the comfortable house." Styles range from the numerous Queen Anne, Four%quare, and gable-fronthouses, to a few Colonial Revival houses. One-story structures are predominantly Craftsman influenced. Brick

bungalows are evident as infill from the 1920s and 1930s. There are also a number of shotgun houses in theearliest developed part of the neighborhood. Two neighborhood schools in the district are typical of schooldesign of the day, being monumental in scale. Logan School is the work of well-known local architect, J. CarrollJohnson, chief draftsman for Wilson & Sompayrac. James Burwell Urquhart, another prominent Columbiaarchitect, designed Wardlaw Junior High School. As a nearly intact suburb, Elmwood Park illustrates the shiftin Columbia, and nationwide, to the suburbs. Listed in the National Register May 3, 1991; Boundary increaseMay 13, 2002 (Description from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History).


Distance from Line Route: 1.06 miles / 1.29 kilometers

Field Visit 8 Anal sis: Heavy foreground screening; line route will not be visible.

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26

Elmwood park Hicroric Diawic5

rx

C~240

220ttt

200

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Dfmaacc 00)lake kfoor. trwe 250 kr ltee

Conclusion Based on the Visual ImpactAssessment and Field Visit No view

27

Historic Site: Columbia Historic District I

~Oft': Th fth Cl bi Hat 'uitl tsbl'hd It fCI iti'evelopmentinto a center of government and trade between the upper and lower parts of the state. Also knownas Arsenal Hill, the area was a complex of fine mansions and attractive homes built before the Civil War. Thedistrict is politically significant as a center of state and nationally related affairs with the Governor's Mansionas the focal point. It is architecturally significant for the variety of architectural styles indicative or unique to thearea such as Greek Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival, and the "Columbia Cottage." Noteworthy landscapearchitecture in the district includes the Caldwell-Hampton-Boylston House gardens, a significant example ofevolving garden planning from the time the house was built ca. 1830 through its development formally in the1890s to the present. Arsenal Hill has retained stately tree-lined streets and a number of its original homes.Listed in the National Register May 6, 1971 (Description from the South Carolina Department of Archives andHistory).

Cu nt NRHP Status: Listed on the NRHP

Di tance from Line Route: 1.18 miles /1.90 kilometers

Field Vi it S Anal sis: Heavy foreground screening; line route will not bevisible

28

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1500 IIN 200 200 eQI NN 000 700 NN 000 120N 1,110 1200 IPN I,NN 1,500 INN I NN 1,000 1200

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29

Historic Site: Bellevue Historic District

~gi:Th ill ffit i Dit'ti igifi tf it high t ti fit t Pi f iftwentieth-century residential architecture placed among intact historic streetscapes. The district is a collectionof 233 residential properties, 177 of which are contributing properties. The properties date from the earlytwentieth century to 1945. Bellevue is an intact example of one of the earliest planned suburban residentialneighborhoods in Columbia whose appearance has been largely unaltered by the passage of time. As one ofthe earliest suburban areas annexed into the city of Columbia, Bellevue played an important role in the earlyexpansion of the capital city beyond its original northern boundary. Today, Bellevue is commonly known as"Cottontown," named for the cotton storage warehouses that once operated in the area. The neighborhood sitson land once owned by the Wallace family, who, in ca. 1893, sold to the state property which is now the S.C.State Hospital campus. Although several early twentieth~ntury house types are present, including TudorRevival and Colonial Revival, the Craftsman/Bungalow is the most prevalent type. In general, the homes retaintheir historic appearance and architectural integrity. The neighborhood's streetscapes are also largelyunaltered. Listed in the National Register September 30, 1997 (Description from the South CarolinaDepartment of Archives and History).



Field Visit S Anal i: Heavy foreground screening and dramatic elevation change; line route will not bevisible.

30

Bellevue Historic District

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Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit. ND view

31

VII. NRHP ELIGIBLE SITES

Historic Site: Resource E 1

~OH tO:8050 Ih OOO -tO Id

: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be eligible for the NRHP by theWindshield Survey.

Distance from Lin Route: 1.20 miles /1.93 kilometers

Heavy foreground screening, long distance, and dramatic elevation change; line routewill not be visible.

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Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit: No view

32

Historic Site: Resource E 2~O': 7140 II SI.O -IO ldC Cu nt NRHP: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be eligible for the NRHP by the

Windshield Survey.

D'ance from Line Route: 1.20 miles /1.94 kilometers

: Heavy mid-ground screening, long distance, and dramatic elevation change; line routewill not be visible.

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Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit No view

33

VIII. NRHP ELIGIBLE DISTRICTS

~HI torlc 'I~i: Selwood (243-0126)

~00 I ti:A t r lt I-H ith diff r; i 1840

Current NRHP Statu: Eligible for the NRHP

Distanc from Lin Route: 0.80 miles /1.28 kilometers

: Heavy mid-ground screening; line route will not be visible.

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35

~Hlhd I 91d D dP H (243.0127)

~D'ti:30220 tp dh d dP h pt tht tdLkM y1930Current NRHP Status: Eligible for the NRHP

Distance from Line Route: Line route crosses resource

Field Visit 4 Anal sis: The resource is composed of three distinct areas: the parking and lake access areato the north of the dam, the pedestrian walkway across the dam adjacent to SC Highway 6, and the spillway.The line route is situated on the northeast side and at a lower elevation than the dam; therefore, the view ofthe line route from the parking and lake access area will be blocked by the height of the dam itself. Thepedestrian walkway across the dam is used by visitors on a daily basis. While the line route will be visible, itis anticipated that views will be subordinate to those of the lake and dam. The spillway, located off Old RapidsRoad, will have an open view as the line crosses the resource. However, the spillway is not accessible to thepublic and no negative visual impacted is expected.

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36

Saluda Oam and Power House (Perkins and Lake Assess) -2434127

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Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit: Negligible visual impact will resultfrom construction of the future line due to extensive, existing visual modifications resulting from electricaltransmission and generation facilities. Any views of the line will be subordinate to those of the lake and dam.

37

~HI t 'lt: CIII C t S. P Il C t S, P tt I R Id

De~crt Cion: The cemetery is bounded between Interstate-126, the Columbia Canal, and a set of railroadtracks. While vehicular access is available, the cemetery is in poor condition due to apparent neglect andvandalism. Circa 1660 - 1955

: Eligible for the NRHP

Di nce from Line Route: 0.76 miles /1.23 kilometers

: Vehicular access was restricted at the time of the field visit. However, views fromInterstate-126 towards the line route were restricted by existing vegetation. Furthermore, existing high-voltagetransmission currently run through the site. Digital viewshed modeling showed areas on Interstate-126 withinthe historic district as having a potential view of the line route. However, further analysis showed that the areaof line potentially visible from the resource was over 3 miles away, confirming conclusions made in the field ofno view or visual effect.

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38

City Cemetery, Publlo Cemetery, Potter'0 Field

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1000 1,4N 10N

Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit: Views, if any, will not be evident tocasual viewers.

39

Historic Site: Earlewood

~D1 I:City g * ddt t dt t egi tgtg-tgdd: Eligible for the NRHP

Distance from Line Route: 0.21 miles/0.34 kilometers

: The vast majority of the district will not have a view of the proposed line due toscreening from urban tree cover and residences in the foreground. There is a view of the Lyles substationfrom the intersection of Darlington St. and Riverview Ct. However, the complexity of the infrastructure withinand around the substation will render any transmission reconstruction unnoticeable to casual viewers.

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Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Wsit: Views toward the line are probablebut will not be evident to casual viewers due to the complexity of existing electrical infrastructure between theline route and viewpoints.

41

IX. NRHP POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE SITE

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Historic Site: Resource PE 1 (243-0306)

~od 1:2070 k 4 Rd.R*d td tdd: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHP

by the Windshield Survey.

Distance from Lin Route: 0.98 miles/1.57 kilometers

Field Visit IL Anal si: Heavy foreground screening and long distance; line route will not be visible.

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42

Historic Site: Resource PE 2 (243-0304) — Yninger Cemetery

~D'art Ltfon: The cemetery is in a dense wooded area near the SCE&G training center and Saluda Damspillway. The site is largely inaccessible due to fallen trees and overgrown vegetation.


Di nc from Line Route: 0.35 miles/0.57 kilometers

Field Visit S An I si: Heavy foreground screening; line route will not be visible.

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43

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Current NRHP Status: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Dis nce fr m ine Route: 0.26 miles /OA1 kilometers

Field Visit & Anal sis: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening; line route will not be visible.

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D nc from Line Route: 0.32 miles /0.51 kilometers

: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening; line route will not be visible.

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45

~H1 t 6 St: R PE 5

~O'l .266MIIIRt Rd 7 — I oe 6

C S: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Distance from ine R e: 0.35 miles/0.56 kilometers

Field Visit & Anal sis: View in the direction of the line route is currently modified by existing high-voltagetransmission lines. However, heavy miduiround screening will screen views of the proposed line route.

35K

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sem

0 50 100

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250 300 350 400 450utatshca &m&

Conclusion Based on the Visual Impact Assessment and Field Visit No view

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~nd e:45350 tcyA 3 Rd. 0 — t ty td

Current NRHP Statu: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Distance f m Lin Route: 0.46 miles /0.74 kilometers

Field Visit 8 An I i: Heavy foreground screening; line route will not be visible.

3

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47

Historic Site: Resource PE 7 (SG16)

~oee 4 1:143 D lt dad. 0 gl t 0 g hl tt g th pl pl, edhyyh D lt,land owned by Congaree Land Trust; house appears to be abandoned, neglected, and overgrown withvegetation, 1865.



Field Visit 8 Anal sis: Heavy foreground screening; line route will not be visible.

Rasoa ron PE 7 (SG16)

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300

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48

Htstoric Site: Resource PE 8

~DI \:3761M 0 Rd.0 .Ily ld

: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Su7vey.


Field Visit tL Anal i: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

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49

~Hi tor~iittt: Resource PE g

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Current NRHP Statu: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.


Field Visit 8, An I sis: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

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5604.'60340X!0

a 300280

S 260S 240Ut 220

200180160

0 100 200 300

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400 500 ctu rso 800 OM 1 tcco 1,1 00 1 200 1 200 1,400 1 000 1 Jtco c,rco 1,800Dlslancs On)


50

~Hi boa~ J8Ltte; Resource PE 10

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NR t: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Distance from Lin Route: 1.06 miles /1.71 kilometers

I i: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

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280

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51

Historic Site: Resource PE 11

~O't:1122P P st.O - t Iy Is

: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Dis n from Line Rout: 1.06 miles /1.71 kilometers

Fi Id Visit S Anal i: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

2 0 tV

360310320

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52

Htstortc Site: Resource PE 12

~04 tl: 1116 P 4 6t. 0 — t 0 ld

Cur nt NRHP tu: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.


Field Visit 8 Anal sls: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

2'.,0cele 1jilt

1

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S0 00)10 2)0

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53

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~ett:41150 td t 4 .0 -te ld


Dl tance from Lin Route: 1.07 miles /1.72 kilometers

Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

4

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350340320

a 300«200

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54

~HI t 4 SI:R PE14

~ol tt:1039 P 9 St. 0 — I 0 Ie

Current NRHP u: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Di tance from Line Rout: 0.99 miles /1.60 kilometers

: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

360340330

a 300c 300-:Wl4 340IU 330

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55

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Field Visit 8 An I si: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

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56


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Cu nt NRHP Status: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Distance from Lin Route: 0.91 miles /1A6 kilometers

Field Visit 6 Anal si: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

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57

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Die n e from Line Rou e: 0.95 miles /1.52 kilometers

Field Visit a An I i: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

g 3'I!

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58


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NRHPS: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Distance from Lin Rou: 0.98 miles /1.58 kilometers

Field Visit & An I sis: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

fiYa

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59


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: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHP



Field Visit 8 Anal sis: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

947

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60


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Dis nce from Lin Route: 1.01 miles /1.63 kilometers

Field Visit tL Anal sis: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening coupled with topographicchange; line route will not be visible.

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Conclusion Based on the Visual impact Assessment and Field Visit No view

61

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C rrent NRHP Status: Resource is not presently recorded. Determined to be potentially eligible for the NRHPby the Windshield Survey.

Distance from Line Route: 1.22 miles/1.97 kilometers

: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening; line route will not be visible.

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200

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62


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Field Visit & Anal si: Scattered foreground and heavy mid-ground screening; line route will not be visible.

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P

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ssM

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900 1,000 I,DIS19990 (hl)

1,900 1,900 1200 1900 1,900 1800 1,000 2P90


63

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DI tance from Line Route: 1.24 miles /2.00 kilometers

: Heavy mid-ground screening and topographic change; line route will not be visible.

340320

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sms 240

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0 100 200 NS CN 000 SN

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teee etetted- lelee 230 4I/ uee


X. SUIIINARY

( Total Number of Historic Resources in Considered in the Visual Impact Assessment Study: 39

Total Number of Resources Listed in the NRHP with a Poten//al View of the Future Line: 3 (Columbia Canal,Elmwood Cemetery and Saluda Factory Historic District)

Total Number of Historic Resources Eligible for Listing in the NRHP with a Potential View of the Future Line: 3(Saluda Dam and Power House (243-0127), Earlewood and City Cemetery / Public Cemetery / Potter's Field)

A comprehensive analysis (i.e., Visual Impact Assessment Study) of all NRHP Listed, Eligible, and

Potentially Eligible historic resources was conducted using digital viewshed modeling coupled with site visits.

The analysis has yielded an accurate evaluation of the visual impact that could potentially result from

construction of the Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray 230 kV Line. The analysis concludes that only six historic

resources of the thirty-nine assessed within two kilometers (1.25 miles) of the line route will have a potential

view of the future Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray 230 kV Line. Of the six resources, two are predicted to have

open views, one will have a very slight view, and three wi(l have very limited to no views. Chart 1 summarizes

the predicted visual impact from the six resources that will result from construction of the Lyles-Saluda River-

Lake Murray 230 kV Line.

Chart 1: Viewshed Analysis Results from Historic Resources with Views of the ProposedL lesSaluda River-Lake INurra 230 kV Line

Resource NRHPClassification'

Predicted Visual Effect of the LyleaSaluda River&ekeIfurra 230 kV Line

Columbia Canal Listed on the NRHP No net change in visual quality of the resource due to the replacementof an existing line with the new line

ElmwoodCemetery

Saluda FactoryHistoric District

Listed on the NRHP

Listed on the NRHP

Minor view of future line that will not likely be recognized by casualviewers

Views of the future line will be very slight and not likely recognized bycasual viewers due to foreground/mid-ground screening snd distance

City Cemetery /Public Cemetery /Potters field

Eligible for I isting onthe NRHP

Views of the future line will be extremely slight and not likelyrecognized by casual viewers due to foreground/mid-groundscreening and distance

Saluda Dam andPowerhouse

Esrlewood District

Potentially Eligible forListing on the NRHP

Potentially Eligible forListing on the NRHP

Existing views in the area of the resource are highly modified by powergeneration and transmission facilities. The addition of the line, thoughit will be openly visible, will not measurably affect current views.

The future line will only be visible from a small area within the district.From the area, views of the line will not likely be recognized by casualviewers due to the complexity of foreground and mid-groundscreening and the presence of existing electrical infrastructure in theview

For further darification on the extent of the potential line visibility from individual historic resources,

refer to the detailed description of the resources in Sections V, Vl, Vll, Vill and IX of this report and to Section

5.9 (Cultural Resources) of the Siting and Environmental Report for the Lyles-Saluda River-Lake Murray 230

kV Line and Associated Facilities.

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APPENDIX A

References

Parker, Patricia L. "PIKE Lake Murray-Lyles Letter Final." Letter to Ralph Miller. Oct. 2013. MS. N.p.

"The National Register of Historic Places." Hffp:/twww.nationalregister sc.gov. N.p., n.d. Web.

Data Sources

Brockington &Associates, LLC. PIKE Lake Murray Lyles shapefiles NAD27.150ct.2013. Rawdata. N.p.

USDA. 10 Meter DEM. 2000-present. Raw data. N.p,

USDA Ortho Imagery. 2011. Raw data. USDA Data Gateway, n.p.

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