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Summary for 7807 8th AVE / Parcel ID 7327902630 / Inv #

Historic Name: Unknown Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts - Craftsman Neighborhood: South Park
Built By: Year Built: 1912
 
Significance
This house is important as a good example of its type and is included in the inventory for documentary purposes. It is currently undergoing unsympathetic remodeling and is surrounded by deteriorating housing and industrial development.
 
Appearance
This pattern book Craftsman cottage is characterized by a broad end gable roof with a monumental gabled dormer. The inset porch is supported by hearty square columns. The façade windows are expansive wooden sashes with harlequin pattern glass and wood muntins in the upper lights. Dormer windows are multipaned over one. Wood shingles cover the dormer and narrow beveled siding the body of the house and the porch railing. A brick chimney rises on the southern elevation.

Detail for 7807 8th AVE / Parcel ID 7327902630 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Inventory
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood - Clapboard Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Changes to Windows: Intact
Major Bibliographic References

Photo collection for 7807 8th AVE / Parcel ID 7327902630 / Inv #


Photo taken Jun 01, 1991
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