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HRCA No. 2024-02, HRC No. 2024-02, HPPA No. 2024-04 – Dixon-Heemstra House <br />(516 West 19th Street) <br />May 8, 2024 <br />Page 3 <br />4 <br />1 <br />8 <br />9 <br />residence’s asymmetrical primary façade faces West 19th Street to the north. The <br />residence exhibits an L-shaped plan with a long side-gable porch roof that intersects <br />two front gables at the primary (north) façade. The building’s low-pitch roof is clad in <br />asphalt shingles with overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails. The exterior of the <br />house is clad in narrow horizontal wood panel siding. At the primary (north) façade, the <br />covered porch wraps around the building’s northeast corner and is supported by three <br />porch columns. Exposed beams are located at the gable end of the porch’s east side. <br />The primary entrance is situated within the covered porch at the primary (north) façade <br />and is composed of a single glazed door with divided lights. Two large tripartite wood- <br />frame windows, comprised of a central fixed window between two narrow double-hung <br />windows with divided lights, flank the main entrance. <br />Fenestration on the side (west) façade consists of several double-hung wood windows of <br />various size, along with a small casement window. The side (east) façade consists of <br />double-hung windows with a multi-light pattern on the upper light as well as those without <br />any divided lights, and one multi-light glazed door. The rear (south) façade includes <br />double-hung wood windows in a group of three and one single window are located at the <br />rear façade, along with a single casement window. Window framing throughout the <br />building is made of wide framing with an emphasized sill and header. The main entrance <br />door also consists of the same framing to match. <br />The rear (south) façade is made of the primary gable roof and a smaller gable roof at the <br />southeast corner of the building. The smaller gable roof houses the 2019 laundry room <br />addition to kitchen. The addition’s siding material is slightly differentiated from the original <br />siding to indicate it is a later addition. <br />The detached garage is situated to the southeast of the main residence. The front-gabled <br />garage has an off-centered vehicular double-door that slides open. Siding is designed to <br />match the main residence along with extended eaves and exposed rafter tails. No <br />windows are present except for a rear opening that has since been infilled. <br />Additional architectural features include front entrance concrete pathway and concrete <br />porch deck and a Hollywood driveway, which has been modified from grass to gravel at <br />its center. Metal window awnings have been added to a few west-façade windows as a <br />later addition. The property is landscaped with a front lawn, small shrubs, and a few <br />medium-sized trees. <br />Character-defining features of the Dixon-Heemstra House include, but may not be limited <br />to: L-shaped plan; asymmetrical primary façade; low-pitch roof with overhanging eaves <br />and exposed rafter tails; long side-gabled porch roof that intersects two front gables at <br />the primary façade; narrow horizontal wood panel siding; the porch’s exposed beams at <br />the gable’s end and three porch support columns; primary entrance composed of a single <br />glazed door with divided lights; two large tripartite wood-frame windows, comprised of a <br />    <br />Historic Resources Commission 41 5/8/2024 <br />