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Historic Name |
207-211 Birch Avenue |
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Address |
207-211 Birch Avenue |
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Tax Parcel |
1114_6902_62 |
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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 |
2/20/2020 |
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| DESCRIPTION | |
Setting |
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Description |
This 2-story, 4-bay vernacular twin is similar in appearance to its neighbor to the east. Its main feature is its shed-roofed front porch. It features a hipped roof that is clad with asphalt shingles and has two brick chimneys, one located on the east slope of the roof and one located on the west slope of the roof. The house is clad in aluminum siding. Most of the windows are flanked by inoperable shutters. The first floor of the south elevation features a one-story, half-length, shed-roofed porch with two front doors in the center, one leading into 207 Birch Avenue (east door) and the other leading into 211 Birch Avenue (west door). The porch is accessed by two concrete staircases, one on each end of the porch. It features four iron posts with an iron balustrade. The front doors are flanked on their east by one, single, one-over-one, double-hung sash window and on their west by one, single, one-over-one, double-hung sash window. On the second floor, there are two, single, one-over-one, double- hung sash windows, one centered over 207’s first floor window and one centered over 211’s first floor window. There is a shed-roofed, concrete porch with an iron balustrade attached to the north (rear) elevation of 211 Birch Avenue. |
| HISTORY | |
Built |
1930 |
Architect |
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Builder |
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History |
This parcel was vacant until c. 1930. The house appears to have been constructed on Baker Street (likely the east side) c. 1910, then relocated to this parcel c. 1930 during the Palmer Square construction. The building is located west of two houses that are known to have been moved to Birch Avenue from Baker Street. Historic maps and Sanborn Atlases indicate that this particular property was vacant as late as 1918. The first historic map or aerial showing the house in this location is the historic aerial of 1940. Note: the 1930 atlas does not cover houses along Birch 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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