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PROPERTY INFORMATION

Historic Name

7 Maclean Street

Address

7 Maclean Street

Tax Parcel

1114_15.01_29

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Other

Number of Stories

2

Material

Vinyl

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/14/2020


DESCRIPTION

Setting

Description

Large, frame, two story, 2-bay, vinyl-clad house with front-end gable roof and front porch. Across main (south) façade are two 1x1 replacement windows (all are 1x1 replacements on house) with faux shutters. At first floor the main entrance is near SW corner, with two additional albeit small windows between door and SE corner. Its key feature - full length front porch - has a hipped roof supported by 4 slightly tapered posts. Post sit on masonry wall that runs perimeter of porch and serves as railing. Masonry steps at SW corner of porch have metal railing and lead down to sidewalk at grade. Foundation concrete. Single brick chimney at crest, off-center towards front. East façade has 3 windows across 2nd level, and three aligned with these openings on 1st level. West façade has 4 windows across 2nd level and at least one window on 1st level near SW corner and aligned with window above.


HISTORY

Built

1900

Architect

 

Builder

 

History

House first appears on 1902 map but not on 1895 map; thus the c. 1900 construction date.

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PHOTO FROM 2015 SURVEY


2015 Photo
7 Maclean Street, south and west elevations


2015 Photo
7 Maclean Street, east elevation


HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS

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