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Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties <br />Historic Resource Survey Form <br />Paris ~ <br />County: Lane <br />Statement of Signficance (Use additional sheets if necessary) <br />Narrative Physical Description: <br />This one-and-a-half story, wood framed house on a concrete foundation can best be described as vernacular. <br />This style is typified by its simplicity and void of distinctive stylistic features. It is afront-gabled house with <br />an enclosed gabled entry, and various multi-pane windows, including six-over-six and eight-over-eight <br />double hung sash windows. Windows on the rear facade do not appear to be original. The house's original <br />plan appears to be rectangular but it has been modified by several linear additions to the rear fagade. <br />Composition shingles cover the roof and sluplap siding clads the house's exterior walls. <br />Historical Significance: <br />The Lane County Assessors records indicate that this house was built in 1929 and that it was owned by Elmer <br />J. Harris. Subsequently, Samuel and Jessie V. Stephens owned the house before it was transferred to Omer <br />Cox and Verna Cos in 1946. Research did not reveal any occupation or further information about these <br />residents. Based on the research, it does not appear that this house is associated with any historical events or <br />people, nor does it possess any architectural significance. HRA recommends that 253 W. D Street be <br />determined not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. <br />References: <br />Eugene Springfield City Directory <br />1952 Eugene Springfield City Directory. The Johnson Publishing Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado. <br />Lane County <br />n.d. Real Property Assessment and Tax Rolls on file at the Lane County Recorder's Office, Eugene, Oregon. <br />Lane County <br />n.d Warranty Deed, Book 331, pg. 45 on file at the Lane County Recorder's Office, Eugene, Oregon. <br />Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. <br />1943, 1966, 1970 Map of Springfield, Oregon. <br />Velasco, Dorothy <br />2000 Springfield historian, personal communication with Michelle O'Doherty, Historical Research Associates, Inc. <br />Historic Name: Map #: 17 03 35 23 Tax Lot: 9100 <br />Address: 253 W. D Street Quadrangle <br />Township/Range/Section: 17S/3W/62 <br />UTM or GPS Latitude: SHPO Inventory Number: <br />Longitude: <br />