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YEAR BUILT: 1896
STYLE: SHINGLE STYLE
ARCHITECT: UNKNOWN
One of a number of houses on the street most likely designed by a single architect, this home with its asymmetry, its sweeping roof, and its complexity of bay windows is quintessentially Shingle Style. The bays also play a prominent role in the interior, where they make almost every room in the house an irregular polygon. The oak staircase and trim have been liberated by the present owners from many coats of paint, setting off the large, pastel-toned stained glass window on the stair landing. A smaller window beckons in the parlor, where the mantelpiece is primly Adam in style, with delicate ribbons and festoons. The present owners have inherited American Empire and Victorian furniture which fits perfectly into the setting. A single pocket door of heroic dimensions fills the opening between the parlor and the hall.
The dining room, like the parlor, takes its color cues from the stained glass: here the walls, above an unusual ribbed wainscot, are a rich, fruity yellow. In the kitchen, the south-facing, bay-windowed breakfast area occupies an entirely new ell; the existing space was reconfigured and fitted out with an abundance of new white cabinets. The back stairs were sacrificed to create a powder room, with the bonus of producing a large closet on the second floor.
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