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327 South 12th Street

Item

Address

327 South 12th Street

Original Owners's Name

Sarah A. Baker

Previous Owner's Names

Miss Frances Baker,
The Hapke Family,
Keith and Jean Delap

Year of Construction

1872

Style of Architecture

Carpenter Gothic Cottage

Architect

Robert Bunce (attributed to)

Structure Description

A profusion of gables and the peaked attic windows, reiterated in the shape of the shutters, are particularly clear references to Gothic sources. Also noteworthy is the delicate interweave of scrolls and stylized honeysuckles in the vergeboards and porch bracketing, another assertion of Gothic taste.