Attachment_H-Archelogical-Report-Desktop-for-13121N-Tampa-St-2020-11-17_(1).pdf

November 17, 2020

Mike Callahan Planning and Design Coordinator City of Tampa 1400 North Boulevard Tampa, FL 33607

Re: Archaeological Desktop Analysis of the Parcel Located at 1312 N Tampa Street, City of Tampa

Dear Mr. Callahan, At the request of the City of Tampa, Janus Research conducted an archaeological desktop analysis of the parcel Located at 1312 N Tampa Street (project area) in the Tampa Central Business District (CBD). The project area is approximately 0.66 acres, and is bound by the parcel at 103 E Laurel Street to the north, E Fortune Street to the south, N Ashley Drive to the west, and N Tampa Street to the east (Attachment 1). The project area consists of a grassy, sandy parcel with a c. 1955 single-story commercial building1, paved parking fronting N Tampa Street, and an overhead utility pole. The parcel is in Section 13 of Township 29 South, Range 18 East, on the Tampa (1956 Photorevised [PR] 1981) United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle map.

This preliminary review was conducted to assist within compliance with the Tampa Downtown Development Authority’s ADA/DRI for the CBD, which specifies a project-by-project assessment by professional archaeologists to ensure that no adverse impacts to significant archaeological resources result from planned construction. These stipulations can be found on pages 29–30 and A5–A7 of the ADA/DRI, and in Section 4N (page 9) of the City of Tampa Ordinance 8249. The objective of this analysis is to provide a summary of land use and determine the potential for unrecorded significant archaeological sites within the project area.

Methods

An archaeological and historical literature review was conducted to determine the types, chronological placement, and spatial patterning of archaeological sites within the project area and determine the extent of previous archaeological investigations within the parcel. This included a review of Florida Master Site File (FMSF) data including previous cultural resource surveys and previously recorded archaeological sites.

This also included a review of survey reports pertinent to the Tampa CBD on file at Janus Research, that are not currently on file with the FMSF. General Land Office (GLO) plat maps and associated surveyor’s notes, County soil surveys, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, and aerial photographs were also analyzed to provide information regarding prior land use and help identify environmental variables typically associated with archaeological sites.

1 The c. 1955 structure located at 1312 N Tampa Street has been previously recorded as the Army and Navy Surplus (8HI14192), and was previously determined to be National Register–ineligible by the SHPO.

Exhibit D

Parcel Located at 1312 N Tampa Street Hillsborough County

Results

The search of the FMSF GIS data determined that the project area has not been comprehensively surveyed for archaeological resources. The project area is not located within or adjacent to the boundaries of any archaeological survey or monitoring efforts within the Tampa CBD on file at Janus Research. The project area falls partially within an area that was pedestrian surveyed during the CRAS Update, TIS SEIS I-275 from Howard Frankland Bridge to North of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd and I-4 from I-275 to East of 50th Street with New Alignment from I-4 South to the Existing Selmon Expressway and Improvements to the Selmon Expressway (Janus Research 2018; FMSF Manuscript No. 25713). Most of the project area was pedestrian surveyed in 2018 due to its partial location within one of many potential stormwater maintenance facility (SMF) locations, SMF 3C. The report indicated that most of the SMF sites exhibited pavement, structures, berms, landscaping, and buried utilities where no subsurface testing could be conducted (Janus Research 2018:28). No results specific to SMF 3C were provided and the resultant report generally noted that standard archaeological survey and subsurface testing would need to be conducted per FDHR standards after preferred SMF sites were selected (Janus Research 2018:22). A subsequent CRAS update addendum reporting the results of that recommended testing of the preferred SMF sites published in April 2020 indicated that SMF 3C was not chosen as a preferred SMF option, and therefore, the current project area has still not been subjected to subsurface testing (Janus Research 2020).

The search of the FMSF identified two additional surveys with archaeological components within 500 feet of the project area (FMSF Manuscript Nos. 12574 and 17475). An archaeological reconnaissance survey was conducted outside of the current project area to the north and east in 2003 as part of the Cultural Resource Assessment Survey Report Florida High Speed Rail Authority Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study from Tampa to Orlando Hillsborough, Polk, Osceola, and Orange Counties, Florida (Archaeological Consultants, Inc. [ACI] and Janus Research 2003; FMSF Manuscript No. 12574).

The limited shovel testing and pedestrian survey conducted as part of this survey identified no archaeological resources in close proximity to the current project area, and identified no significant archaeological sites in the downtown Tampa area (ACI and Janus Research 2003:7-1). During the 2003 survey, it was determined that the proposed Tampa Station, which was located within a large area across from the current project area to the east of N Tampa Street, exhibited low archaeological site potential due to existing environmental conditions and the degree of land alteration and modification (ACI and Janus Research 2003:6-18). No subsurface excavation was conducted within the Tampa Station during the 2003 survey as it was severely altered by development or other impacts and did not require survey (ACI and Janus Research 2003:6-1). The SHPO concurred with the findings of the 2003 report in a letter dated September 15, 2003 (Attachment 2).

Archaeological survey work was also conducted in the vicinity of the current project area in 1992 during A Cultural Resource Assessment Survey of the Tampa Interstate Study Activity A, Task II (EIS) Project Area including the Proposed Crosstown Connector and the South Tampa Crosstown Expressway Improvement Areas, Hillsborough County (Piper Archaeology and Janus Research 1992; FMSF Manuscript No. 17475).

Background research in 1992 initially suggested that a large portion of the I-275 corridor to the east and west of the Hillsborough River exhibited high archaeological site potential (Piper Archaeology and Janus Research 1992:46). However, these preliminary zones were based solely on predevelopment environmental conditions, primarily well drained upland soils near water, and did take current conditions or subsequent land modification and development into account. Much of the shovel testing in areas of high or moderate site potential was limited to judgmental placement due to the extensively developed nature of the corridor, much of which consisted of existing ROW (Piper Archaeology and Janus Research 1992:47). No archaeological sites were identified near the current project area as a result of the 1992 survey work. The closest site identified in 1992 was the Laurel Street Site (8HI4456), a single lithic flake fragment found in a mottled and clearly disturbed context, approximately 0.5 miles to the west of the current project area. The review of available Sanborn mapping in 1992 also found that the current project area would have been located outside of the historically African-American neighborhood known as “The Scrub” which was noted to the north of Tyler Street and east of Florida Avenue in 1889 and had expanded to the northeast in the area of Florida Avenue and Harrison Street by 1892 (Piper Archaeology and Janus Research 1992:82, 83).

Other later unnamed African-American neighborhoods described as a result of the 1992 Sanborn review, were not located within or adjacent to the current project area.

The search of the FMSF GIS data did not identify any previously recorded archaeological sites within or adjacent to the project area. The review of additional cultural resource surveys within the vicinity also identified no significant archaeological sites within the vicinity. The closest recorded archaeological resource is the Fortune Block Historic Scatter Site (8HI6760), which is located approximately 705 feet outside of the project area to the east. 8HI6760 was recorded as a result of the Cultural Resource Assessment Survey, Fortune Street Environmental Assessment (Hartline Northern Terminal Relocation) City of Tampa (ACI 2000; FMSF Manuscript No. 6109) as a variable-density historic scatter. The scatter consisted of construction debris and domestic refuse found primarily within a disturbed context of mixed rubble and sand within the top 50 centimeters below surface (cmbs) (ACI 2000). Out of the 51 shovel tests excavated within the lot, only three tests identified refuse material in the natural, predevelopment, white sand located beneath the disturbed context. The material recovered outside of the disturbed context was non-diagnostic and no intact features were identified (ACI 2000:6-5). The recorder indicated that the bulk of the material identified resulted from the demolition of the remaining structures located on the lot prior to 1971. Although the material was in a disturbed context, it was recorded as an archaeological site (8HI6760) and considered to be National Register–ineligible by the recorder due to the lack of integrity, subsurface features, or diagnostic artifacts (ACI 2000:7-2). The SHPO concurred with this finding in a letter dated May 4, 2000 (Attachment 2).

A review of the General Land Office (GLO) historic plat map and surveyors’ field notes (Florida Department of Environmental Protection [FDEP] 1852a, 1852b) was conducted to examine past environmental conditions within the project area. The project area is visible over 500 feet outside of the boundaries of the Tampa Land Grant to the northwest (Attachment 3). It is also located over 0.6 miles outside of the reduced military reservation boundaries on the 1852 plat map, to the northwest (Attachment 3). The area containing the project area was described as of 3rd rate scrub in the surveyor’s notes. No hammocks were illustrated on the plat maps or described on the surveyors’ notes. The review of the plat maps and surveyor’s notes did not identify any reference to roads, encampments, battlefields, homesteads, or historical Native American villages or trails within or adjacent to the project area.

The drainage characteristics of soil are important in the development of site location predictive models. The 1918 Soil Survey of Hillsborough County indicated that the project area was located entirely within the Norfolk fine sand detailed soil type, which was excessively drained and found in uplands through the central part of the county. The top 6 inches of soil is described as a light grey to yellowish grey fine sand followed by a pale yellow to bright yellow sand down to over three feet (Mooney et al. 1918:19). In lower lying areas, the top layer is darker grey sand to a depth of 12 inches. It is described as undulating to ridgy and hummocky, with some areas that are gently undulating to nearly flat. Numerous depressions or sink holes can be found in areas of this soil type, some of which contain ponds and lakes. Natural vegetation generally consisted of longleaf pine, blackjack oak, turkey oak, water oak, and live oak, with scattered saw palmetto and wiregrass (Mooney et al. 1918:17, 19– 21). The 1958 Soil Survey of Hillsborough County United States (Department of Agriculture [USDA] 1958) and the 1989 Soil Survey of Hillsborough County (USDA 1989) were reviewed to assess the level of modification associated with development of the project area during the mid-to-late 20th Century. However, the current project area falls within an area excluded from the 1958 soil survey and no soil data was provided in the 1958 report. While the aerial imagery visible in the 1958 soil survey was relatively low resolution, the area containing and surrounding the project area has clearly been developed by the mid- 1950s (USDA 1958:Sheet 47). The 1989 soil survey is consistent with this finding as it illustrates the project area within and surrounded by the Urban land detailed soil type, which is described as areas covered by concrete, asphalt, buildings, or other impervious surfaces that have obscured or altered the natural soil

(USDA 1989:48).

A review of Sanborn Fire Insurance maps from 1899, 1915, and 1931 (University of Florida, George A.

Smathers Libraries 1999–2016a), aerial photographs from 1938, 1957, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1991, and 1995 (Florida Department of Transportation [FDOT], Surveying and Mapping Office

1996–2019; University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries 1999–2016b), and more modern aerial imagery from the 2000s through 2020 available from Google Earth was conducted to determine predevelopment environmental characteristics and past land use within the project area. However, the Sanborn maps indicated that the project area had already been developed by the late 1800s, as evidenced by the absence of vegetation and the presence of five buildings within the project area in 1899 (Attachment 3). By 1915 one of the buildings has been removed and a larger building has been constructed in its place (Attachment 4). In addition, another new building has been constructed within the project area bringing the total buildings to six and additions are visible to several of the previously visible buildings. By 1931, it appears the building first visible on the 1915 Sanborn map has been demolished and another building with a different footprint and associated outbuilding have been built in a similar location (Attachment 4). The 1938 historic aerial is consistent with the density of buildings illustrated on the 1931 Sanborn map. By 1957, five of the six buildings have been demolished and additional buildings and/or outbuildings have been constructed at the southern end of the project area. Areas of clearing also appear within the project area at this time. The 1965 and 1973 aerial photographs indicate that another building has been constructed in the place of the former buildings, with parking visible fronting the building (Attachment 5). The same cleared areas within the western portion of the project area are visible on these aerials as well. The 1975 aerial indicates that with the exception of the extant building presently within the project area, all of the formerly historic buildings have been removed by the mid-1970s. An area of secondary growth or debris is visible in the southwest corner of the project area at that time. By 1976, the entirety of the project area outside of the building footprint has been cleared. A fenced area has been constructed to the west of the building by 1980.

The aerials from the 1980s and 1990s show the paved area is used for parking. A 2002 aerials shows additional clearing within the portions of the project area not containing the building or the fenced area and what appears to now be a grassy/sandy area is used for parking and access. This is consistent between 2002 and 2020. The former fence was removed by January 2019 (Attachment 5). The review of the Sanborn and aerial imagery shows that the area was developed early in the late 19th century and continued to be relatively densely developed until 1975. The remainder of the project area was cleared and used consistently for access and parking from the mid-1970s up until present day.

In summary, no known recorded sites have been identified within the project area but no previous subsurface testing has been conducted within the project area. Several transportation related surveys were conducted in the vicinity of the project area, and none identified significant archaeological sites nearby. The project area was confirmed to be outside of the recorded location of the main activity area associated with the Ft. Brooke Military Reservation (8HI13), as well as the Fort Brooke cantonment area. These areas would have been of particular concern as it relates to the identification of archaeological sites associated with the known and major precontact period occupation of the CBD and the fort and cantonment occupied by the U.S. Military from 1824 until 1883. It is also outside of the of the earliest settlement of Tampa, which is located to the south/southeast, and is located outside of the historic African American community known as “The Scrub”, which is located to the east. Based on this, and the history of development and demolition activities within the project area, the parcel appears to have a low potential for intact significant archaeological sites.

The review of the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps and aerial photographs indicates that the project area was developed as early as 1899. The history of development and demolition activities within the project area suggests that the project area may contain a substantial amount of building rubble and may have resulted in disturbance to any archaeological deposits present within the project area. If the presence or absence of intact natural soils associated with archaeological sites cannot be confirmed within the project area by future geotechnical studies, archaeological monitoring during the removal of the foundation associated with the extant building within the project area and/or limited subsurface testing to confirm the disturbed nature of any subsurface deposits and the low archaeological potential within the parcel may be warranted prior to future development. While there is the potential that evidence of a small lithic scatter or a small historic site could be identified beneath the expected disturbance as a result of monitoring or limited field efforts, the results of the desktop analysis still suggest that there is a low potential for encountering any intact significant archaeological sites.

The implementation of the following unanticipated finds plan is recommended during any future construction activities. If archaeological material is encountered during construction, activity in the immediate vicinity of the material will cease and the construction supervisor will immediately contact the Project Manager. The Project Manager will contact a professional archaeologist to evaluate the significance of the material and determine the appropriate level of any additional investigations. Notification of any finds will be provided to the Subdivision/DRI Section of the Planning, Design & Development Division of the City of Tampa, who will determine the appropriate level of coordination with the Florida Division of Historical Resources. If human remains are found during any activities on the property, Chapter 872.05, Florida Statutes (F.S.) will apply.

Chapter 872.05, F.S. states that, when human remains are encountered, all activity that might disturb the remains shall cease and may not resume until authorized by the District Medical Examiner or the State Archaeologist. The District Medical Examiner has jurisdiction if the remains are less than 75 years old or if the remains are involved in a criminal investigation. The State Archaeologist may assume jurisdiction if the remains are 75 years of age or more. Should human remains be found, the construction Manager will, therefore, immediately cease all activity that might disturb the remains and notify the Project Manager, who will take appropriate steps to ensure that the Subdivision/DRI Section of the Planning, Design, & Development Division of the City of Tampa and the appropriate authorities are notified.

Please feel free to contact me via email at adam@janus-research.com, or by telephone at (813) 255-2948, should you have any questions.

Sincerely, Adam M. Schieffer Archaeologist

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Archaeological Consultants, Inc. (ACI) 2000 Cultural Resource Assessment Survey, Fortune Street Environmental Assessment (Hartline

Northern Terminal Relocation) City of Tampa. Manuscript on file, Florida Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee.

Archaeological Consultants, Inc. (ACI) and Janus Research 2003 Cultural Resource Assessment Survey Report Florida High Speed Rail Authority Project

Development and Environment (PD&E) Study from Tampa to Orlando Hillsborough, Polk, Osceola, and Orange Counties, Florida. Manuscript on file, Florida Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) 1852a Survey Plat Map for Township 29 South, Range 18 East. Land Boundary Information System

(LABINS). Land Records. Electronic document, https://www.labins.org/survey_data/landrecords/ landrecords.cfm, accessed July 13, 2018.

1852b Surveyor’s Notes for Township 29 South, Range 18 East. Land Boundary Information System (LABINS). Land Records. Electronic document, https://www.labins.org/survey_data/landrecords/ landrecords.cfm, accessed July 13, 2018.

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Office of Surveying and Mapping 1996–2019 Aerial Photography Archive. Electronic documents, https://fdotewp1.dot.state.fl.us/

AerialPhotoLookUpSystem/, accessed July 13, 2018.

Janus Research 2018 CRAS Update TIS SEIS I-275 from Howard Frankland Bridge to North of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd and I-4 from I-275 to East of 50th St with New Alignment from I-4 South to the Existing Selmon Expressway and Improvements to the Selmon Expressway. Manuscript on file, Florida Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee.

2020 Cultural Resource Assessment Survey Update Addendum, Technical Memorandum, Tampa Interstate Study, Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, I-275 from Howard Frankland Bridge to North of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and I-4 from I-275 to East of 50th Street with New Alignment from I-4 South to the Existing Selmon Expressway and Improvements to the Selmon Expressway from the Kennedy Boulevard Overpass East to Maydell Drive, Segments 1A, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B. Manuscript on file, Florida Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee.

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Project Area including the Proposed Crosstown Connector and the South Tampa Crosstown Expressway Improvement Areas, Hillsborough County. Manuscript on file, Florida Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee.

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Attachment 1

Location of Project Area Relative to the Ft. Brook Military Reservation Cantonment Area

Service Layer Credits: Source: Esri, Maxar, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Esri, HERE, Garmin, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community

Service Layer Credits: Source: Esri, Maxar, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, N Tampa St

E Laurel St

E Fortune St

N Ashley Dr E Tyler St

E Polk St

E Twiggs St

E Kennedy B lvd

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E Whit ing St

E Selmon Expy

E Scott St

E Harr ison St

N Frank lin StW Cass St

W Kennedy Blvd

E Henderson Ave

E Palm Ave

N Jefferson St

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Project Area Ft. Brooke Cantonment Area

Location of the Project Area Relative to the Ft. Brooke Military

Reserve Cantonment Area

Attachment 2

SHPO Concurrence Letters for FMSF Manuscript Nos. 6109 and 12574

Attachment 3

Approximate Location of the Project Area Illustrated on an 1852 GLO Plat Map

Service Layer Credits: Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, USGS, Intermap, INCREMENT P, NRCan, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri Korea, Esri (Thailand), NGCC, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS

Project Area

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Approximate Location of the Project Area Illustrated on a Historic 1852 GLO Plat Map

Attachment 4

Approximate Location of the Project Area Illustrated on Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

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Approximate Location of the

Historic 1899 Sanborn Map

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Approximate Location of the

Historic 1915 Sanborn Map

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Approximate Location of the

Historic 1931 Sanborn Map

Attachment 5

Approximate Location of the Project Area Illustrated on Historic Aerial Photographs

NRCan, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri Korea, Esri (Thailand), NGCC, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS

E Fortune St

E Laure l St

E Scott St

N As hl ey

D r

N Ta m pa

S t

N F l or id a Av e

E Ty ler St

E Harrison St

E Royal St

E Fortune St

E Laure l St

E Scott St

E Royal St

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Approximate Location of the

1957 Aerial Photograph

NRCan, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri Korea, Esri (Thailand), NGCC, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS

E Fortune St

E Laure l St

E Scott St

N As hl ey

D r

N Ta m pa

S t

N F l or id a Av e

E Ty ler St

E Harrison St

E Royal St

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Approximate Location of the Project Area Illustrated on a

1973 Aerial Photograph

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Service Layer Credits: Source: Esri, Maxar, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community

E Fortune St

E Laure l St

E Scott St

N As hl ey

D r

N Ta m pa

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N F l or id a Av e

E Ty ler St

E Harrison St

E Royal St

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Approximate Location of the Project Area Illustrated on a

2019 Aerial Photograph

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