Building Address: 5 Library Lane
Section / Block / Lot:
Surveyor’s Name: Jayme Breschard
Survey Date: June 9, 2004
Building Type: residence
Owner’s Name: Catherine Kinsella
Building Name:
Date of Construction: ca. 1920 – 1930
Architect:
Building Dimensions: 36’ x 27’
No. of Floors: 1 ½
Decorative Features: pedimented entry porch with brackets and exposed roof rafters
Siding Material(s): clapboard
Roof Style: side-gabled
Roofing Material(s): asphalt shingle, plain
Foundation: concrete block
Window Style(s): nine-over-one double-hung sash, eight-light casement, and paired six-light casement windows
No. of Entrances and Placement: two-light four-panel door on the west façade
Chimneys and Placement: two interior brick chimneys; one located in the principal roof’s ridge and the other in its slope
Condition: good
Architectural Integrity: one-story rear (east) addition; windows appear to be original
Architectural Style: Pedimented Cottage
Description:
The building at 5 Library Lane sits on the east side of the street. An asphalt drive runs along the south elevation of the building to a one-story front-gabled outbuilding in the rear (east) lot. The outbuilding’s roof is sheathed with asphalt shingles and its walls are covered with vertical boards. An elevated screened cage (2’ x 1’) is on the west façade (for homing pigeons, possibly).
Historical Information:
Source:
Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940. New York: Van Norstrand Reinhold, 1985.