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Property Features
2005-
Cross-gable, brick, 1-1/2 stories, central brick chimney, stone foundation. Only house in the village of Oregon that displays Gothic Revival features.
Each of the 4 steeply pitched gables is identical and features a triangular vent near its apex, decorative bargeboards and kingposts.
A flat-roof screened-in porch with the original ballustrade spans the facade. The front (south) facade has twin entrance, each with panels and transoms.
Front entrances are flanked by original fixed frame picture windows with headers.
Windows are predominantly replacement 1-over-1 double-hung sash with segmental arch lintels, stone sills, decorative hoods with protruding keystones and arched brickwork, and louvered shutters.
Small decorative detailing is incised into the head of each window frame, just below the lintel. Basement windows have been downsized.
A flat-roof portico with a decorative cornice and replacement support posts is located on the east elevation. It shelters a 2-light door with a header that is accented with a segmental arch lintel and keystone.
A c.1970 flat-roof brick addition is attached to the rear elevation. Windows in the addition are fixed and awning on the bottom. A one-panel, one-light, door is located on the west elevation, and sliding glass patio doors ont the north elevation open to a modern redwood deck. The addition does not detract from the historic integrity of the house. It is constructed of brick and windows were designed to match those on the original section of the house.
The brick on all elevations has been painted white.
A c.1900 horse barn with a shed roof is located on the property and is a contributing element to the historic district. It has been converted to a garage with two overhead retractable doors. Palmer owned this house until at least 1889.
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