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The front door is of single panel wood with'/4 glass, topped by a plain entablature and flanked by two Doric, fluted pilasters. The house contains several window types and styles all of which are made of wood with aluminum storms. The front fagade has simple 1/1 double hung windows with two fixed 1/1 windows in the second story gable and three fixed six paned windows in the attic portion of the gable. The east and west facades have 1/1 double hung windows, diamond patterned casements of a variety of sizes, two fixed oval windows with a division of four on either side of the belle gable and glass block in the basement windows. The west fagade also has a bay or bow window with solid pane windows and diamond patterned light divisions in the transoms. In addition the west side has two fixed nine pane windows in the attic and the east facade has a three unit 1/1 double hung window in the peak. The rear of the building has 1/1 double hung windows in single and double units, a glass block window in second story, and double and quadruple casement and fixed, diamond paned units through out the first floor. The structure is surrounded by small shrubs and is flanked by an alley on the east and parking lots to the west and north. RECOMMENDATION Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's adopted by the Common Council, the site, structures and objects at 415 W. Wayne Street has been recommended to the Common Council for designation as a Local Landmark by the Historic Preservation Commission. The building, sites and objects meet the following three criteria: 1) Its embodiment of elements or architectural design, detail, material or craftsmanship which represents an architectural characteristic or innovation; 2) Its suitability for preservation; 3) Its identification with the life of a person or persons of historical significance. The site and structures fulfills criteria #1 as a unique example of the combination of the Dutch Colonial Style with the Shingle Style of architecture, which create a wonderfully original, upper class, turn -of -the -century home. The building is rated a S/12 in the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. The site and structures fulfills criteria #2 by the integrity of its original construction with little change. It is a rare example of the combination of two popular 1900's architectural styles, Dutch Colonial and Shingle. The site and structures fulfills criteria #3 by its association with George L. Hager, founder of the Hager Company, one of America's best-known ready -to -use medicine manufacturers. K