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Monday, July 28, 2008

Historic property threatend by development?











I do not have all the information on this - but perhaps someone can look into this one. The Double House at Carleton and Willow now has a land use sign in front of it. I dont know if it is going to be modified or torn down for more development.

The Joseph R. Huber Double House was built in 1911 and was contructed from plans you ordered out of a builders catalog. This one screams history! I would love to see someone take up the cause on this one... I would be up for doing it myself if I were not currently working on a HUGE project at the moment.

"An intact, however slightly altered, example of an early 20th C. multi-family residential design that exhibits distinctive Bungalow design features. This property is a double house (two family dwelling) that appears to have been constructed according to a plans that were commonly available through architect/builder’s plan books or Aladdin type house catalogs. This double house exhibits design features and historic building fabric that reflect the popularity of early 20th C Craftsman/Bungalow design modes: a one & ½ story side gable main form with symmetrically placed cut-away entry porches and bay windows on the principle facade. The house is distinguished by low roof pitches, wide barge boards, wide overhanging eaves, exposed rafter ends and kneebraces. Each entry porch includes a wooden column supported on a low wall plinth. The windows are typically standard double-hung and in some cases they have been altered or replaced. The house is currently clad with narrow clapboard siding (at body) and double course shingles (at gable ends & base). The original cladding treatment along with trim and architectural features emphasized the horizontal design character."

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