ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTATION
The East Row Historic District contains a wide variety of architectural ornamentation spanning over sixty years and illustrates the evolution of architectural styles during this period. The retention of this ornamentation is an essential part of retaining the East Row area's unique character.
Common ornamentation on Italianate buildings are sheet metal, stone or wood cornices at the roofline; sheet metal, stone or wood hood molding around doors and windows; brick or stone quoining at the corners of buildings; and decorative wood panels at eaves and porches. Cornices are often quite varied with large brackets, dentils, modillion blocks and other features.
Queen Anne buildings often feature extensive ornamentation and varied materials. In addition to milled porch columns and balusters, Queen Anne residences feature wood shingles or slate shingles laid in decorative patterns; wood panels cut in a variety of designs, corner towers or turrets, and milled panels beneath the eaves. Queen Anne residences from the early 20th century often display Doric or Ionic porch columns and eave trim of Classical derivation. A more unusual feature is the use of ceramic or glazed tile which are laid in decorative patterns in gable fields or pediments.
On early 20th century homes, decoration generally became simpler in design, especially on the popular "Foursquare" designs built in the Colonial Revival era. Decorative trim is generally based on classical ornamentation such as modillion blocks, dentils, volutes and pilasters and columns in the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles. These are most often of frame construction although some column capitals are of terra cotta, a fired clay material.
Bungalow designs in the Gateway area have more restrained architectural detailing and ornamentation such as large brackets at the eaves, exposed rafters and wood shingles in upper facades. Decoration is often expressed in stained or leaded glass doors and windows.
Decorative window hood moulding at 735 Overton Street.
Sheet metal cornice design common in the district.
Palladian attic window at 525 Maple Street.
Corbelled chimney at 704 Monroe Street.
ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTATION GUIDELINES
- Architectural ornamentation shall be retained, repaired where necessary with matching materials and maintained. Removal shall only occur in cases of substantial deterioration and every effort shall be made to replicate removed elements with materials and design to match the original.
- All replacement materials shall be similar to the original materials of the ornamentation or be appropriate to the period.
- Architectural ornamentation inconsistent with the style of the building shall not be permitted.
- Original exterior lighting on porches and exterior facades shall be retained.
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