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1313 LISTON <br />HISTORICAL CONTEXT <br />This house is believed to have been built around 1911 or 1912 by Adele Domke. Frank <br />and Adele Domke purchased the land from John M. Studebaker in 1900, but continued to <br />reside elsewhere until Franks death in 1910. Frank Domke, blacksmith for the <br />Studebaker Brothers, was born in Laporte in 1865 and married Adele in 1889. Upon his <br />death at age 47, Adele began construction on a Queen Anne style house located at 1313 <br />Liston. Mrs. Domke resided in this new house until her death in 1948. Just prior to her <br />passing, Adele sold the house to her daughter, Clara Cordtz and her husband James. Mr. <br />Cordtz was a production manager for the Oliver Corporation, he and Clara resided at this <br />address until 1983 when it was sold to Eric and Gloria Craig. Mr. Craig, a computer <br />programmer, owned the house until 1994 when he sold it to William and Sherrie Mullett, <br />who in turn sold it to the current owner, Cheryl King, in 1998. <br />ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION <br />This property is described as lot 20 Studebaker & Hines Subdivision of BOL 80. It is <br />located on the north side of Liston Street between Studebaker and Chestnut Streets. <br />This is a two and a half story house with an irregular plan, brick foundation and one off <br />center brick and corbled chimney. The roof is a combination gable and hip with asphalt <br />shingles, fascia boards and eave returns. The siding is wood clapboard with molded <br />stringcourse between stories, entablature and diamond shaped wood shingles in gables <br />and small eyebrow type protrusions over gable windows. The windows are mostly one <br />over one wood double hung with a few fixed pane windows and one large picture <br />window in first floor front facade. All windows have wood trim and simple hoods. The <br />house also boasts afull-length front porch with brick piers and Doric columns. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's adopted by <br />the Common Council, the site and structure at 1313 Liston Street should be <br />recommended to the Common Council for designation as a Local Landmark by the <br />Historic Preservation Commission. <br />The building meets three of the criteria: <br />1) Its embodiment of elements or architectural design, detail, material 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 or persons of historical significance. <br />~~~~~ ~ j, ~oo~ ~ R <br />r.R~ <br />2 ~or,~rr1.+.~~,~~'_ <br />car: ca.cacw su. c:=::~, ;-,` , <br />