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Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties <br />Historic Resource Survey Form <br />Paae 2 <br />County: Lane <br />Statement of Significance (Use additional sheets if necessary) <br />Narrative Physical Description: <br />This one-story bungalow is wood-frame, constructed on a concrete foundation. The house's exterior walls <br />have been re-clad with vinyl siding and the majority of the windows are replacement fixed plate glass <br />windows. The entire volume of the hipped roof is covered with composition shingles. The roof extends over <br />the recessed front entrance to create a covered entry. <br />Historical Significance: <br />This house was built at the beginning of a period of population growth in Springfield, in which there was a <br />184 percent increase in Springfield's population from 1940 to 1950. During this same period, the average <br />growth rate for the county was 82.9 percent. Records indicate that Elmer J. Harris and Myrtle E. Harris were <br />the first owners of this house when it was built in 1941. At the time, they also owned 243 and 253 W. D <br />both of which are located on the same block as this house. No biographical information on Elmer or <br />Street <br />, <br />Myrtle Harris was found. Records show that James and Dorothy Fleck were the subsequent owners of this <br />house. The Eugene Springfield Directory reveal that James Fleck was a computer draftsman for the City of <br />Springfield in 1952, a Street Superintendent in 1955, and an engineer with Wildish Construction and <br />Contracting in 1956. The house was sold to Eveline S. Fleck in 1962: Based on the research, it does not <br />appear that this house is associated with signif cant historical events or people, nor does ~it retain integrity of <br />its original materials. HRA recommends that 444 Water Street be determined not eligible for listing in the <br />National Register of Historic Places. <br />References: <br />Eugene Springfield City Directory <br />1952, 1955,1956 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 />1962 Warranty Deed 92628 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: 8903 <br />Address: 444 Water Street Quadrangle <br />Township/Range/Section:17S/3W/62 <br />UTM or GPS Latitude: SHPO Inventory Number: <br />Longitude: <br />