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r i- c j M». 001$ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page 719 N. Spurgeon St. Brown-Baker House Colonial Revival 1905 A high hipped roof, accented with a pedimented gabled dormer centered with a trio of vertical arched louvered vents, tops the Brown- Baker House. Carved brackets accent the roof line. Wood shingles, added in the 1940's, cover the second story, while narrow clapboard siding is used on the first story. A cantilevered slanted bay window and trio of double- hung windows, accented from below with a ledge and carved bracket, form the fenestration for the second story. A frieze decorated with closely-spaced carved brackets separates the first and second stories, beneath a flared second floor. A trio of round columns, resting on a solid clapboard rail, supports the the recessed porch in the northwest corner. A plate glass window, flanked by double-hung sidelights and topped by a row of multi-paned tiansoms, is located to the south of the porch. A cantilevered slanted bay, located between the floors, indicates the location of the stairway on the north side. A slanted bay window is centered in the first floor of the south side. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Brown were the first owners of this finely-detailed Colonial Revival home. Mr. Brown is listed as a "capitalist' in the 1905 Directory. He also was a member of an early Fire Commission. Eugene and Mary Baker bought the house in 1907 and continued to live here for almost forty years. Their daughter, Frances, married World War I hero. Jack Fisher, for whom Jack Fisher Park on North Flower is named. The couple lived here here with her parents for awhile after they were married. 720 N. Spurgeon St. Lindsay House Dutch Colonial Revival 1905 N. C. A gambrel roof, with a large front-facing gable which forms the second story, crowns the two-story Lindsay House. A classically-inspired ornamental plaster panel is located above a pair of french doors and double-hung sidelights. Wide molding-trimmed woodwork forms the lintel and surround for the doors and sidelights. The single-storied front porch has been enclosed and the entire building stuccoed. A wrought iron railing borders the balcony on top of the flat roof. The original plate glass window, transom and double-hung sidelights were moved forward and reinstalled when the porch was enclosed. A plain door, not original, is . r-i