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Appendix B <br />East Wayne Street Local Historic District <br />Assessment Summary <br />East Wayne Street Local Historic District possesG®Q a <br />character that has endured for decades and has maintained the <br />most intact historic landscape of any of the Local Historic <br />Districts. The flavor and ambiance should be maintained to <br />ensure historic continuity. The use of hedges, ground cover and <br />ornamental trees are the most obvious landscape elements that <br />create a visual -continuity throughout the district. Formal <br />street tree plantings could enhance the district 'but are not <br />necessary due to the presence of large trees in the front yards <br />of most homes. The human scale of the neighborhood is a unifying <br />factor that should be maintained through regulation if necessary. <br />A grouping of Oak and Walnut trees is one element not as obvious <br />as some but no less significant to the historical landscape. The <br />large trees act as a back _drop for the historic homes and -also <br />tie the neighborhood together. <br />The use of hedges in combination with the architectural <br />styles of the homes in East Wayne Street Local Historic District <br />create a very formal atmosphere. In yards visible from the <br />- street, fences as property dividers and privacy barrier should be <br />prohibited and the use of hedges for these purposes should be <br />encouraged. The large trees in the front yards in combination <br />with those in the tree lawns create a canopy enclosure that <br />enhances the intimate human scale of the neighborhood. The <br />street trees do not seem to create a line or visual connection in <br />the manner of the trees in -some districts, therefore, planting in <br />the tree lawns is not imperative but would not be objectionable <br />either. The use of one large tree in the front yard seems to be <br />more characteristic of the neighborhood than formal street tree <br />plantings. To preserve the character of the district, each <br />residence should have either trees in the tree lawn or a large <br />tree in the front yard. The use of ground cover rather than wood <br />chips or decorative stone also adds to the formal design of the <br />early 1920 homes. The use of Pachysandra (Pachysandra <br />terminalis) and English Ivy (Hedera helix) should be encouraged <br />while wood chips and decorative stone should be used in a limited <br />fashion. Ornamental trees, such as the Flowering Dogwood (Cornus <br />florida) and Flowering Crabapples (Malus) are the elements that <br />add to the symmetry and structure of the district. While the use <br />of ornamental trees is desirable and adds to the formal <br />• atmosphere throughout the district, each lot should use only two <br />or three to eliminate disruption of visual continuity. <br />All of the elements discussed above combined with the <br />architectural styles of the homes along East Wayne create an <br />environment that is scaled to the human. The character of the <br />elements should be maintained to insure the integrity of the <br />page #6 <br />
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