National Register Description
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Assessor's Map 26BA 7-3W Tax Lot 86010-170 Owner: JoAnn E. Seibert, 1568 Chemeketa Street, NE, Salem, OR 97301
This Colonial Revival house is a two-story structure was clapboard siding and a brick foundation. Its west half is in the saltbox shape with the roof sloping to a single story at the rear (south). The southeast corner departs from the saltbox plan. The house has a precise appearance resulting from uninterrupted corner boards, emphasizing height; the simplicity of the saltbox roof; and such details as the porch brackets and cornice moldings over each window.
An extra room has been added on the rear east corner, and two bathrooms have been installed. The early Sanborn map shows a projection on the rear of the house which is no longer present. The interior moldings are intact.
The original carriage house stands on the southeast corner of the deep lot. It is the best-preserved and oldest of the larger outbuildings in the district. It measures roughly 18 x 27 feet and is finished with a gable roof and board and batten siding. There are paired windows in the south gable having six fixed lights each. The overhead door in the south end is a replacement.