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Show 7. Description Condition _ fair _X- deteriorated __ ruins __ unexposed Check one __ unaltered _X altered Check one _lL_ original site __ moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance The Adams House is a two story red sandstone Box Style house. It was constructed of locally quarried coursed ashlar. The roof is a low pitch hip with overhanging eaves. Gables project from the roof on the south and west sides. There are diamond patterned shingles on the pediments of the two gables, and two second story windows pierce each gable. A three part bay topped by a low pitch hip roof with overhanging eaves projects from the south half of the facade. A porch spans the remainder of the width of the facade, and a door and window open off the porch. A one story frame addition was made on the south side of the house. It, however, is in an extremely deteriorated condition and could easily be removed. That change is unobtrusive and does not affect the original integrity of the building. Elements of the this house which identify it as a Box Style house include the two story rectangular form, the low pitch hip roof with overhanging eaves, and the porch spanning the facade. The first floor plan of the Adams House consists of five rooms. The front door opens into a large living room on the south side of the house. Behind it is a simple staircase to the second story and a small room. There are three rooms on the north side of the house. The room at the front of the house probably served as a bedroom. Behind it is a room that may have been a dining room, and the third room was the kitchen. Although the original internal floor plan is discernible and essentially unaltered, the internal partitions are in a deteriorated condition. The exterior walls are 15" thick and the interior walls are studded and about 5 1/2" thick. The Adams House is in a deteriorated condition., Most of the doors, windows, and original casings have been removed, and the first floor openings are boarded up. There is a large vertical crack in the exterior wall near the nort east corner of the building, but otherwise the house appears to be structurally sound. Despite its condition, it retains its original character. Contributing resources on the property: Non-contributing resources: 0 .1 (this house) |
