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DESCRllrilON <br />Condition Check One Check One <br />,., excellent deteriorated unaltered original site <br />good ruins altered moved date <br />fair unexposed <br /> <br />[escrlbe the present and original (if known) physical appearance <br /> <br /> The Hamaker House, presently located at 1131 W. Civic Center Drive, is a <br />typical, but nicely-detailed Craftsman Bungalow which exhibits an Oriental <br />influence. Constructed in 1912, the house is single-storied and approximate- <br />ly · 2200 'square feet in size. The house is'clad in medium-width clapboard <br />siding and is symmetrical in design. The roof is a iow-pitched, side-facing <br />gabled roof. centered with a matching gabled dormer. U-shaped in form, <br />the house has two wings extending the the rear (north), with a recessed <br />patio area in the center. The house has been built low to the ground, <br />reflecting the Mid-teens Craftsman philosophy of closeness with nature. <br /> <br /> Roof scape: <br /> The low-pitched side-facing gabled roof is decorated with lath venting, <br />exposed rafter tails, and single exposed beam ends. The eaves are unusuaUy <br />wide, reflecting the Oriental style. The lath gable pattern, which fills the <br />entire surface of the gable face, features rows of horizontal lath boards, with <br />vertical lath interspersed along the surface. Exposed beam ends are located <br />at the peak and along the eaves. A prominent gabled dormer, centered in <br />the front facade, matches the main roof in design. A pair of gabled wings <br />extend to the rear of the house and also match the design of the side gables. <br /> <br />A flat patio roof, which fills the space between the gables is a relatively new <br />addition and will be removed during restoration. <br /> <br /> Front Facade: <br /> The full recessed front porch is supported at the corners by rectangular <br />stucco-clad piers topped with a concrete cap and square brick columns. <br />The columns are accented with a concrete cap at the top and two pairs of <br />Oriental-style beams, placed at right angles to each other. Elephantine-style <br />wood columns, resting on square stucco-clad piers, sit on each side of the <br />centered wide steps, and support the center section of the porch roof. <br />Stucco- clad piers flank the wide wooden steps. <br /> The centered front door, original to the house, features a trio of narrow <br />vertically-placed beveled glass panels, all accented at the bottom with <br />ledges. The center panel is the same height at the top as the other two, but <br />dips lower in the center. The original brass hardware is still in place, but <br />has been painted. The front door is flanked by wide casement-style side- <br />lights. A pleasing design element, refected in almost all of the windows in <br /> <br /> <br />