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HRCA No. 2023-19, HRC 2023-4, HPPA No. 2023-10 – C.P. Johnson House (2028 N. <br />Greenleaf Street) <br />November 2, 2023 <br />Page 3 <br />3 <br />7 <br />7 <br />0 <br />steeply pitched roof form is reflective of the French Eclectic style. A central, stucco-clad <br />chimney that is capped with lattice and asphalt shingle roofing, and a single vent <br />contained within a decorative dormer, are both located at the primary (east) façade. The <br />exterior of the house is clad in sand finish stucco. An open brick patio at the primary (east) <br />facade contains the primary entrance, which is located within a smaller, steeply pitched <br />front gable. The main entrance is composed of a round wooden door featuring vertical <br />panels and has an operable arched window behind a wrought iron decorative grill and <br />metal hardware. <br />Fenestration on the primary (east) façade moving south to north includes a pair of multi- <br />light casement wood windows below the primary front gable; a single, wood-framed <br />leaded-glass square window adjacent to the primary façade; a single, fixed narrow <br />window with decorative exterior wooden bars; and a larger fixed wood window flanked by <br />multi-light casement wood windows. The north, south, and rear (west) façade fenestration <br />pattern is composed of a mix of single, double, and triple casement, multi-light wood <br />windows; multi-light single and double wood doors; along with casement, single, and <br />double-hung wood windows. Three dormers are located at the south side façade, one <br />dormer is at the north side façade, and two dormers are along the rear (west) façade. <br />Second story dormers along the secondary and rear facades contain paired multi-light <br />casement wood windows, with the exception of a single fixed wood window on the smaller <br />south side dormer. All original windows throughout include a prominent wood window sill. <br />Additional architectural features include a low, stucco-clad wall with asphalt shingle <br />coping that partially encloses the open patio at the primary (east) façade; a rear porch <br />covered by a canvas canopy at the rear (west) façade featuring metal railing and a raised <br />platform; a secondary, stucco-clad chimney along the north façade; decorative moldings <br />above exterior first floor windows; pronounced and projecting angles within the roof and <br />often above windows; window canopies; a horizontal slat vent at the primary façade’s <br />main gable; and round vents at each dormer’s gable end (except for the small, middle <br />dormer at the south façade). The rear yard contains a single-story detached garage and <br />a rear pool. The garage’s primary (east) façade is designed with wide horizontal siding <br />and a wood garage door, and the north (side) façade features narrow horizontal siding <br />with a single wood window and door. The property is landscaped with a front lawn, two <br />round brick planters, manicured hedges and shrubs, and medium-sized trees including <br />two Italian Cypress trees. Brick lines the driveway and open patio at the primary (east) <br />façade. <br />Character-defining features of the C.P. Johnson House include, but may not be limited <br />to: Irregular-shaped building footprint and massing; asymmetrical primary façade; <br />complex roof form with multi-gable roof system featuring steeply pitched gables and <br />dormers; large, side-gabled roof visible at the primary façade that is reflective of the <br />French Eclectic style; central chimney; sand finish stucco siding; open brick patio at <br />primary façade; primary entrance within a steeply pitched front-facing gable, that features <br />Historic Resources Commission 2 – 3 11/2/2023