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CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) November 23, 1937. Reroof. November 18, 1952. Remodel side windows. October 15, 1982. Reroof. RELATED FEATURES: (Other important. features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) Evergreen tree in front yard. DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and boundaries.) This fine example of Craftsman bungalow styling is one story in height and capped by a front gable roof of shallow pitch. Vertical slats form the gable face. Rafters and beams with carved ends are exposed within the deep eave overhangs. The front porch spans the facade, recessed beneath the gable that becomes a pergola on the west end. Porch supports display the Craftsman enthusiasm for exposed structure and consist of posts with corbeled pedestals and capitals composed of intersecting beams. The porch is only raised a couple of steps above the street, in keeping with the low, ground-hugging character of the style. Narrow lap siding sheathes the structure. A broadly proportioned window and main door flanked by sidelights open onto the porch. No major alterations compromise the design. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: This house was constructed for Ben and Nellie Warner in 1917, who occupied the residence for about 20 years. Ben Warner was the proprietor of the Central Body Works, an auto painting and repair shop. In the late 1930s, Herb Alleman, a realtor and appraiser, and Emily Alleman purchased the house. The same family remained at this address until at least 1982, when Victor Alleman applied for a permit to re-roof the dwelling. RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preservation.) HP2. Single-family Property Page 2 of 4 cm~historicuemplates~Eighteenth W 202 (Ben Warner House) 10/19/01 25B-7