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RE -RATE REPORT FOR 745 LELAND The house at 745 Leland was originally rated a Contributing 9 in the City Survey. At the time of the survey, the building had asbestos siding, decaying fish scale shingles in the gables and dormer and was in a general state of disrepair. The current owner has spent a considerable amount of time and money to restore this hybrid Queen Anne style house and now is requesting that the Commission re-evaluate its rating. CRITERIA AND EVALUATION All properties are evaluated in terms of historical significance, architectural merit and integrity. Each resource was evaluated by a professional using the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. The three main criteria are: 1) Historic Significance: An association with exploration and settlement, Commercial or Industrial development and or the attachment to the lives of important people. 2) Architectural Merit: Representative of a particular architectural style. 3) Integrity: Determine how much of the original historic fabric remains by looking at any extensive alterations, such as the installation of synthetic siding, removal of architectural features, additions or structural modifications, all of which could lower the property's rating. RATINGS After consideration of the above factors a rating was assigned, they are: 1) Outstanding: property has enough historic or architectural significance that is or should be listed on the National Register by itself. 2) Significant: property does not quite merit an outstanding rating, but is still above average in its importance and may be eligible for the National Register. 3) Contributing: property meets the basic inventory criterion of being at least fifty years old, but that is not important enough to stand on its own as individually outstanding or significant. It is stated in the City Survey that ratings are to be viewed as advisory recommendations based on information available at the time of the survey and any changes in location, sensitive restoration, additional research, extensive physical damage or inappropriate remodeling could affect the rating at a later date.