FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 190 Franklin’s Historic Resources Local Historic Districts Adams Street Located along Adams and Stewart Streets, the Adams Street Historic District contains dwellings constructed primarilybetween ca. 1890and ca. 1960. Before becoming a neighborhood, the area was prime farmland and lay just outside of the original 1800 plat of the town. Themajority of homes built along Adams Street are one-story frame houses built in Folk Victorian forms with Queen Anne and Italianate detailing. Bungalow styles were also built on Adams Street during the 1920s and 1930s. The Adams Street Historic District contains a significant collection of late-19th and early-20th century dwellings. This district is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Key Characteristics • One-story houses predominate • Largely minimal Queen Anne, Italianate, and Craftsman detailing • Frame construction and lap siding predominate • Side and multiple gabled roofs common, some hipped or pyramidal roofs • Porches common • Moderate front yards and side yards, and back yards • Lawns and grouped and individual trees • Sidewalks present on both sides of street • Walkways from sidewalks to entrances • Driveways located in side yards • Historic and modern wooden fences • Traditionally placed detached accessory structures
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