LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY
INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY

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HISTORIC NAME:

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COMMON NAME:

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LOCATION:

55 Long Hill Road, at Lacey Avenue

BLOCK/LOT:

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VILLAGE:

Meyersville

USGS QUAD:

Chatham

OWNER:

UTM REFS:

Zone/Northing/Easting


DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTION DATE:

19th century

SOURCE OF DATE:

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ARCHITECT:

.

BUILDER:

STYLE:

Vernacular

FORM / PLAN TYPE:

Rectangular

NUMBER OF STORIES:

1 1/2

FOUNDATION:

Fieldstone and concrete

EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC:

Asbestos shingle

FENESTRATION:

6/1 sash

ROOF:

Gable

CHIMNEY(S):

Exterior cobblestone in the craftsman style

ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:

Simple pedimented portico over front door. Shed roof dormer on facade. Rear of house exposes full basement level - remnants of bank barn.


PHOTO(S)


(B4: 7 1986)


SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES

House sited close to road at foot of Lacey Avenue.   


SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT

URBAN

SUBURBAN

SCATTERED BUILDING

OPEN SPACE

X

WOODLAND

X

RESIDENTIAL

AGRICULTURAL

VILLAGE

INDUSTRIAL

DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL

HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL

OTHER

 

 


SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The structure was built as a barn, and was converted to a residence in the 1920's. The remodeling is evident in numerous craftsman details.


ORIGINAL USE:

Barn

PRESENT USE:

Residence

PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES:

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EXCELLENT

X

GOOD

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FAIR

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POOR

REGISTER ELIGIBILITY:

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YES

.

POSSIBLE

X

NO

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PART OF DISTRICT

THREATS TO SITE:

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ROADS

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DEVELOPMENT

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ZONING

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DETERIORATION

X

X

NO THREAT

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OTHER

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COMMENTS:

 A pleasant residence, although there is no exterior architectural clue of its earlier life as a barn.


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RECORDED BY:

Janet W. Foster

DATE:

March-July 1986

ORGANIZATION:

Acroterion

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UPDATED ENTRY BY:

L. Fast / W. O. Watts

DATE:

June 1999

ORGANIZATION:

Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee

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