Building Address: 172 Fairview Avenue

Section / Block / Lot:

Surveyor’s Name: Jackie Peu-Duvallon

Survey Date:  May 2004

Building Type: House

Owner’s Name:  

Building Name: N/A

Date of Construction: ca. 1910

Architect: N/A

Building Dimensions:

No. of Floors:  1.5  

Decorative Features:  Exposed rafters, barge boards, gable trusses

Siding Material(s): Asbestos shingle

Roof Style: Eave front gable end

Roofing Material(s): Asphalt shingle

Foundation: Concrete block

Window Style(s): 1/1 double hung replacements

No. of Entrances and Placement: One front door on the west façade.

Chimneys and Placement: One exterior brick chimney

Condition: Good

Architectural Integrity: Moderate; the original roofing and siding materials have been replaced, as have the windows.

Architectural Style: Vernacular Arts and Crafts

Description:
This small Arts and Crafts cottage stands one and a half stories high and three bays wide. It has an eave front gable end roof clad in asphalt shingle. The roof features a prominent hipped-roofed projection on the front façade that creates the entrance foyer. The house is clad in beige asbestos shingle with white-painted exposed rafters, barge boards, and gable trusses. The windows throughout the house are one-over-one double hung replacements framed by green shutters. An exterior brick chimney stands on the north façade.

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