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399 Architectural Description Page 2 The single-storied porch is topped with a hipped roof centered with a dramalic .c!_s_~ically-styie~i pe,I;mented gable. I metal t~mial caPS the pea/. The porch root' ts supported by pa/red wooden columns topped with Ionic capi**l~. The unusual porch railing is constructed of manufactured stone blocks, placed in an alterating design. The railing continues to the north to create a circular open perch on that side. Scored concrete forms the high foundation and the original concrete steps sad manufactured stone piers are still in uso. The wide varnished natural vo~xl door is flanked by sidelights with tended glas~ windows and features the original ornate bra.ss hardware. The doer and sidelight trim also retsi~_ their original varnished appearance, Tho lintel is topped with mold- ing and molding and dentil work accent the bottom of the window La the door a~d the sidelights. The slanted bay window in the south hall' of the first floor is centered with a plaiz gin.ss window with leaded glass in the transom and casement windows on the sides, South Facade: A two-story cantilevered square bay is featured in tho south (driveway) side of the house. Lead ed glass fills the top half of all but one of the double-hung windows o a the second floor. Two sLagie, one set of paired and a ribbon of four sma!lot double- hung windows provide the fenestration. A pair of leaded g!?~_ windows Ls sec high in the wall of the first floor. A single double-hung window is located in the side of the square bay and a ribbon of tour smaller double-hung windows is center- ed in the face of the bay. Leaded gla.s~ tr~tls the top haft of each of the smaller windows. North Facade: A stationary leaded glass window accents Lhe two-story cantilevered slanted bay which denotes the location of the four sectioned interior stairway, A recessed door below the cantilever leads to a landing on the way to the basement. Leaded gla~s is used in the top section of the double-hung window in the center of the first floor. A pair of small-style diamond-paned windows, a leaded glass window and three sLagle-paned frosted vLadows ate located to the east of the bay. in the second floor. The frosted windows are on the rear porch of the second floor and ate one of the fey alterations to the house, ~ (rear) Facade: .. The ~ar facade os the house forms one plane with two single double-hung dews, a ribbon of four double-hung windows, a single-light casement wLadov, and a row of frosted gla~ windows forming tho fenestration. A single-door, topped a plain transom, The three-fight door features three panels below the window. The frosted glass windows are not original, and enclose what vas originally a screened porch. It is not uncommon for the origlnal screened porch to be enclosed with gla.,~ through the years and this is a very' minor altersiion. The three-car garage is located to the rear oLthe house, La the southeast corner of the back yard. The side-facing gabled roof is accented with exposed ra/ter t~i!s. Narrow clapboards, which match the house, line the eaves La the t`ron~ and back. A double and a single garage door lead to the interior and are not original. Interior: The house rote.ins almost all of ite elaborale original woodwork and important architectural features. The woodwork and floors have been recently refinished and the house looks much like it did when itv~ built. Page 3 of 9