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Resource Number: 5BL11312 Temporary Resource Number: 157508435004 15. Dimensions in feet: Length 42 x Width 28 16. Number of stories: One 17. Primary external wall material(s): Wood horizontal siding 18. Roof configuration: Gabled roof: hip -on -gable roof 19. Primary external roof material: Asphalt roof 20. Special features: Porch, chimney, fence, garage 21. General architectural description: 700 Pine is a one-story wood framed house, L-shaped in plan and situated on a corner lot. Its primary facade faces north to Pine Street. The foundation is concrete. Exterior walls are clad with non -historic horizontal white aluminum siding. There is an open, full -width porch on the north side, sheltered by a shed roof supported by four battered, clad wood posts. Surrounding the porch is a low -height battered wall clad with aluminum siding, open in the center to allow entry. Two steps lead up to the porch from the concrete sidewalk. The roof is covered with brown/gray asphalt shingles. Fascia and soffit materials are non -historic aluminum. It is complex in shape due to a series of additions and modifications over the years. It was originally a simple L- shaped, cross gabled roof. The open southeast corner of the L was filled in, at which time a higher roof with a shallower pitch was installed. There were two red brick chimneys, of which only the northern one survives. The main entrance door on the north side is a dark natural wood panel door with three lights at the top, and an aluminum storn/screen door. The south side has a natural wood door panel door with a single light. This door is sheltered by an aluminum awning and leads to the back yard. On the east side there is a side door with an aluminum storm/screen, sheltered by an aluminum awning. The house has replacement aluminum single -hung windows that appear to be located in the original openings. The north side has two large "picture" windows with transom lights above. On the east side of the house, near the north end, there is a three -sided projecting bay with a hipped roof and windows on three sides. Also on the east side are a trio of single -hung windows near the center of the wall, one single window near the south end, and one window adjacent to the side door. There are three separate single -hung windows on the west elevation, one on the west side of the south projecting bay, and one on the south side of the main house. 22. The house displays elements of both a bungalow and a hipped -roof box. The building has been substantially altered throughout its life and does not reflect a clear example of either type. Characteristics of the bungalow form that are evident on this house are its one-story height with a side gabled roof and broad covered front porch with battered roof supports. Although there are some characteristics of a hipped -roof box (hipped roof on a somewhat L-shaped plan), the hipped roof is merely a result of a functional need to resolve filling in the open corner of an earlier, true L-shaped plan. 23. Architectural style/building type: Mixed style 24. Landscaping or special setting features: Jefferson Place Subdivision is a historic residential neighborhood adjacent to downtown Louisville. The subdivision is laid out on a standard urban grid of narrow, deep lots with rear alleys. Houses are built to a fairly consistent setback line along the streets with small front lawns, deep rear yards and mature landscaping. Small, carefully maintained single-family residences predominate. Most of the houses are wood framed, one or one and one-half stories in height, featuring white or light-colored horizontal wood or steel siding, gabled or hipped asphalt shingled roofs and front porches. While many of the houses have been modified over the years, there is a clear intent to preserve the historic character of the neighborhood. 700 Pine is consistent with these patterns and blends well with the scale and character of the neighborhood. Located on a corner lot, it has unfenced grass lawns extending to concrete City sidewalks on the north and west sides. Small, cultivated gardens in planter beds flank the base of the front (north) porch. A wire fence separates a rear garden from the alley, and a tall white vinyl fence divides the rear yard from the adjacent property to the east. 2