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Historic Name |
77 Leigh Avenue |
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Address |
77 Leigh Avenue |
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Tax Parcel |
1114_6904_31 |
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Historic District |
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Classification |
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Number of Resources |
1 |
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Style | ||
Number of Stories |
2 |
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Material |
Aluminum |
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Historic Function |
Domestic |
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Current Function |
Domestic |
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Last Entry Update |
2/17/2020 |
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| DESCRIPTION | |
Setting |
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Description |
This house is a two-and-a-half-story, three-bay, vernacular building and its main architectural features are its steeply-pitched roof and hipped- roof porch. It features a steeply-pitched, front-gable roof that is clad with asphalt shingles and that has wood eaves. There is a center, interior, banded brick chimney located towards the back of the roof ridge. The house is clad in aluminum siding.All of the house’s windows are replacements. The south (front) elevation of the house features a one- story, full-length, hipped-roof porch and an off-set front door. The porch is accessed by a wood staircase with a double, wood balustrade with wood newel posts. It features three square columns that support the roof. The off-set front door is flanked by a one-story, three-sided bay to its west. There is one, single, one-over-over, double-hung sash window on each side of the bay. On the second floor, there are three one-over-one, double-hung sash windows, one is centered more or less over the front door and the other two are centered more or less over the western end of the first floor bay. There is one, small, single, one-over-one, double-hung sash window centered in the gable of this elevation. The house’s foundation is clad in stucco. |
| HISTORY | |
Built |
1920 |
Architect |
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Builder |
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History |
The house was constructed c. 1920 Historic maps show a vacant lot in this location as late as the Sanborn Atlas of 1918. The house is clearly shown on the historic aerial of 1940. [Note: the atlas of 1930 does not include the north side of Leigh Avenue.] |
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| UPDATE |
If you have additional information or corrections to the existing information, send an email to ekim@princetonnj.gov.
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| PHOTO FROM 2015 SURVEY | ||
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| HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS |