The Architectural Study is a PRELIMINARY analysis of all 917 homes which comprise our proposed conservation district.  This analysis will continued to be refined.  You can search the database for the following information:

     - Photograph
     - Architectural style
     - Year built
     - Number of stories

This database represents a PRELIMINARY analysis of our houses' architectural styles and status.  We have High Tudors, Tudor Cottages, Minimal Traditional, Neo-Colonial, Ranch, and Contemporary architectural styles in our neighborhood.  In addition, each house has been categorized by status as "contributing," "significant," or "non-contributing" depending on the architecture of the home.

Here's the breakdown of styles:

  Style Number
of Houses		 Percentage
of Total		  
  High Tudor 562 61.3%  
  Tudor Cottage 181 19.7%  
  Minimal Traditional 56 6.1%  
  Neo-Colonial 44 4.8%  
  Craftsman 20 2.2%  
  Ranch 14 1.5%  
  Spanish 5 0.5%  
  Contemporary 32 3.5%  

CONTRIBUTING HOMES exemplify the district's original architectural appearance because of their identifiable style and form.  In our neighborhood, 562 of our homes are High Tudors, built between 1926-1935.  For this reason, all of these homes are considered contributing.  As a practical matter, this means that this is the architecture that must be emulated in new construction, and that contributing homes cannot be demolished without City approval.

SIGNIFICANT HOMES are homes that, although not exemplary of the district's contributing architectural style, are nonetheless (1) original to the district, (2) of the same period as the contributing homes, (3) representative of their particular style, and (4) comparable to the contributing homes in quality of construction, detailing, and workmanship.  For example, there are 20 Craftsman and Spanish Eclectic homes in our neighborhood that are considered "significant."  Significant homes cannot be demolished without City approval.

NON-CONTRIBUTING HOMES are homes that are neither significant nor contributing.  They must nonetheless retain their style if their front facades are renovated.  Examples of non-contributing homes are Tudor Cottages, post-war Minimal Traditional, Ranch, and Contemporary construction.  There are 332 non-contributing homes in our neighborhood.

So what does this all mean, really?  New homes must be High Tudors.  High Tudors, Craftsman, and Spanish Eclectic homes may not be demolished without approval from the City.  Facades of non-contributing homes must be renovated according to their own style.

 

 

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