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26 Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park NR/LHD 27 Rating: N 28 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This Stick/Vernacular 29 style house was built in 1892 for Elizabeth Lemen on Lot 28 of Chapin Place that was 30 purchased from Edward Chapin. The house was constructed for Elizabeth's son, Edward 31 Lemen, a manufacturer of "blank books". Mary and Lafayette LeVan purchased the home 32 in 1894 and resided there until 1900. Mr. LeVan was a superintendent for the Oliver 33 Chilled Plow Works. 34 APPLICATION ITEMS: To replace old, rotted wooden fence with black ornamental aluminum 35 "Hamilton" fencing with Quad Finials between the house and the garage on the south along with 36 the 50 feet of fencing on the north side of the house and 8 feet along the east side per site plan. To 37 install a new fence of the same design along the rear of the property with gates for car and a walk 38 gate to connect with neighbors' fencing of same design in COA #2007-1029. 39 CHAPIN PARK STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: 40 B. BUILDING SITE, LANDSCAPING & ACCESSORIES 41 This section focuses on individual properties and amenities. Building sites tend to be irregularly 42 shaped, of varying topography and with different setbacks with regard to plots. Alleys are 43 generally behind houses. Landscape accessories like fences are unique to each structure. Chapin 44 Place presents a unique situation within the district. Applications from properties that have 45 property lines on Chapin Place will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 46 Required 47 Fencing, walkways, outbuildings, private yard lights, signs (i.e. house numbers) and benches 48 (visible from the street) as well as trees located in a yard or tree lawn which reflect the property's 49 history and development shall be retained. A tree located in such areas shall only be removed if 50 the removal is required due to storm damage,disease, threatened damage to a structure or for such 51 other reason acceptable to the Historic Preservation Commission. Storm damaged or diseased 52 trees should then be replaced with an approved species at the same or approximate location 53 wherever possible. Fencing visible from the street in front of the structure shall be open 54 (meaning spaces between the pickets) and consistent with the historic character of a structure 55 enclosed. 56 Recommended 57 New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property 58 found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. New site work should also be appropriate to 59 existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance. Front yard areas should remain 60 open. (See above for information regarding fences.) Trees in close proximity to a building may 61 cause structural damage. Owners are encouraged to remove these trees and replace (or replant) 62 them at a more appropriate location as soon as planting season permits and upon approval of aC 63 of A. 2