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Arts & Crafts - Craftsman |
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Wallingford |
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Year Built: |
1916 |
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| Significance |
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This craftsman bungalow was erected in 1916. It was designed and built by the owner, John Hill (3731 Sunnyside Ave. N.), suggesting that Hill was a local developer or merchant builder. The building is well maintained and does not appear to have been significantly modified. It is important as an example of typical bungalow design incorporating Asian elements and produced by a local, small scale merchant builder.
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| Appearance |
| This is a wood and shingle clad frame bungalow on a concrete foundation over a full basement. The rectangular plan is capped by a low sloped, overhanging roof. At the front gable, wide barge boards are supported by decorative roof beam extensions, identifying the house as a craftsman bungalow. The roof ridge flares up slightly at the peak of the gable, a feature borrowed from Asian architecture. The roof’s rafter tails were originally left exposed but are now hidden by gutters
The entry porch is inset at the north east corner of the house but its roof and deck extend beyond the front (north) elevation toward the street. The small gable over the porch extension mimics the form and detailing of the main front gable. The porch roof is supported by two massive square masonry piers. The bricks at the top of the pier project slightly to form a capital; decorative wood corbels project from each face of the masonry pier about a foot from the top. The piers seem to support a wood timber beam, which in turn appears to support the gable itself on timber cribbing (another feature lending an Asian flavor to the design). A low, heavy wood porch railing completes the porch design.
The roof and porch detailing identify the building as a craftsman bungalow. The wide, double hung, entry elevation windows are also typical craftsman style units, characterized by symmetrically but not regularly divided upper sash over larger undivided lower sash.
The battered chimney is located at the east side elevation where it penetrates the eave. A bay extends eastward from this elevation south of the chimney. It is tucked under the overhang of the main roof and features a centered gang of three double hung windows, similar in design but much narrower than those at the entry elevation. Other smaller windows puncture the east elevation.
Wood steps at the entry have been appropriately replaced although a less appropriate wood handrail has been added there as well. |
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