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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION <br />This is a two and a half story Tudor Revival style house. It has an irregular plan, <br />flagstone chimney with molded cap and iron decoration and brick foundation. <br />The house has tan brick, stretcher bond, walls with stucco and half-timbering in <br />gable peaks and a large clapboard covered dormer located on the south fagade. <br />The roof is a combination hip and gable with red slate shingles and copper <br />gutters and flashing. The structure also boasts a flagstone terrace, decorative <br />copper canopy at entry with copper brackets. The windows consist of decorative <br />round. leaded diamond Danes in the fover. multi --pane metal casements and one <br />small leaded -alass window located in the second floor. ?? <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's <br />adopted by the Common Council, the building at 1917 Cedar has been <br />recommended to the Common Council for designation as a Local Landmark by <br />Historic Preservation Commission. <br />The building meets the criteria in at least three areas: <br />1.) Its embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, materials, or <br />craftsmanship which represents an architectural characteristic or innovation. <br />2.) Its suitability for preservation. <br />3.) Its identification with the life of a person of historical significance. <br />The building fulfills criteria #1 as an excellent example of the Tudor Revival style <br />architecture, which was very popular in the 1920s. The building is rated a <br />significant twelve in the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. <br />The building fulfills criteria #2 by the integrity of its original construction with <br />virtually no changes to the facade. Its a wonderful example of a 1920s Tudor <br />Revival Style house. <br />The building fulfills criteria #3 by its association with Charles D. Hoyt and <br />Charles Hoyt Jr., prominent local industrialists. <br />Staff finds that the building meets the criteria for designation as a Local Landmark and <br />recommends that the Commission send such a recommendation to the Common Council. <br />2 <br />