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located within a proposed historic district for New Carlisle . If <br /> realized , this district would include both commercial and residen- <br /> tial buildings as well as a diverse collection of American archi - <br /> tectural _ , styles . One style particularly well repre- <br /> sented in the town , is the Italianate , popular in American in the <br /> third quarter of the 19th century . <br /> The Ransom Hubbard house , located at 202 W . Front St . , is a <br /> very good example of the Italianate style . The impressive two <br /> story brick home was constructed in 1881 . The wealth and position <br /> of the Hubbard family , among the earliest settlers in Olive Town- <br /> ship , is evident by the elaborate exterior decoration , especially <br /> the applied wood porch details , and the sawn and cut Chalet style <br /> bracketing under steep gables, 4 probably an interpretation of <br /> architectural modes employed at the time on his native East Coast . 21 <br /> The polygonal bay windows under the north and south gables are <br /> also noteworthy . Typical of the style are the tall , segmental , <br /> hooded windows , and the belts-vedere situated on the northeast cor- <br /> ner of the house . Hubbard , whose family later established the <br /> Haven Hubbard Home ( now Hamilton Grove ) north of New Carlisle , <br /> was a very successful farmer in the area , and was elected three <br /> times to the office of County Commissioner . 22 The present owner , <br /> since 1951 , who also owns and operates the <br /> Watson Plate Shop , located at 135 E . Michigan St. in the town ' s <br /> commercial area . <br /> Originally owned by Francis B . Warner , the plate shop was <br /> constructed by Warner and Thomas Garoutte in 1874 . The two -story <br /> brick building was divided into two large rooms , the west room <br /> acting as Garoutte ' s dry goods store , and the east room as <br /> 5 <br />