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Five years later , son George Service commissioned an Italianate style brick home to be ,constructd at 130 W . Michigan St . U-n-de-r Overhanging eaves , alternating large and small paired brackets , s u p p-o r--t t h e---f--Ta t roof. T" ... ; +^ b r a-E -s--a-rre--s et__...a`p i n s t a 0-a i_n' b-lack frieze and the contrast enlivens the roof line considerably . Cast iron hoods top both the doors and the windows . The first story entrance portico is supported by large Tuscan columns and is topped with wood A-sit+-1 porch ci dg^n_ ho-s.e,i-nte rest i-ng for the--el ab-or-ate wood --t-rimTn1-ng" be-rc&th ,,.t�phe F 1ina A-4 -Italianate style residence , --.&�� --ems -is the Theodore Borden home at 702 W . Mftigan St . 1-hough it li-es out- side the proposed historic di stri ct , the4 house t-y---a-very -n-i-ce--- p �Iz, --,f I a „ a t r_B�s.e�._�an_a�-_L s h a p e d.-�p-1 ate;- -h t l �; - l o rp, 4azo L- was constructed in 1868 . The brick walls ^o4 the-heuse are enhanced by brick pilasters which frame each bay-4- T-Fre round- arched wi ndows.r-& - el aborateir- hood. The front door is a double leaf wood panel door featuring a leaded glass transom in floral pattersn .. Though the front porch was removed , a side porch with spindle columns remains . Typefying the style are the projecting cornice line and paired brackets . u- n i e---r e-d--b r i-•c-k--,a-r.c -t h e -w-i n d.o-w._ s i 11 s-a_n d_,..w a t e r_ . a-re-trf--cut--sto-ne . Borden , who bui 1 t i t as a reti re- ment home , ran a hardware and tinware store in town . 35 Also located outside the proposed historic district , b-ut worthy of mention , is the New Carlisle Cemetery. Organized in 1863 , the Cemetery Association purchased two acres of land west of town on Mic1gan St . from Jeemiah Service . It was soon decided 11