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18 DARWIN D. MARTIN HOUSE // CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT The Jewett Frontage The ‘Jewett Frontage’ unit is bounded by Jewett Parkway, the western boundary, the main house and porte-cochere, and the eastern limits of the raised planter at the front of the house. This area has been divided into sub-areas consisting of the West Side of Driveway, the Front Lawn, and the Front Raised Terrace. The Floricycle & Corner This ‘Floricycle and Corner’ unit is bounded by the Jewett Parkway and Summit Avenue street corner, a length of Summit Avenue, the eastern façade of the main house (including the verandah), and the northern limits of the historic Floricycle vegetative feature. The Summit Lawn The ‘Summit Lawn’ unit is bounded by Summit Avenue, the northern limits of the Floricycle unit, the Barton House’s verandah, and on the west by the terrace wall. Sub-areas include the Lawn and the Terrace Edge. The Summit Terrace The ‘Summit Terrace’ unit is bounded by the terrace’s retaining wall, the Barton-Conservatory connecting wall on the north, the main Martin house on the south, and the pergola and conservatory on the west. The sub-areas include the main terrace section and a raised planter integrated into the house at the southern end of the terrace. The Barton House & Paddock The ‘Barton House & Paddock’ unit includes land with a direct visual relationship to the Barton House and is bounded by Summit Avenue on the east, the northern property line, the Barton wall, and includes the enclosed Paddock area that is architecturally integrated into the garage. The Paddock has been included in this unit because the only exterior access is available from the Barton rear yard and the space shares an open overhead visual relationship with the yard. Sub- areas include the Barton front yard, the Barton rear yard, and the Paddock. The Courtyard & Porte-cochere The ‘Courtyard & Porte-cochere’ unit includes areas bounded by the main Martin House on the south, the pergola on the east, the conservatory and garage on the north and the ‘historic core’ property line or western boundary. Sub-areas include narrow lands west of the driveway, the interior courtyard garden, a pergola-edge garden, and an auto court space. The Gardener’s Cottage & Greenhouse The ‘Gardener’s Cottage & Greenhouse’ unit is bounded on the east by the courtyard (a 3-foot retaining wall), on the west by Woodward Avenue, and on the north and south by property lines – which are the limits of the historic core. The property line on the south of the unit is much less visually discernible on site than the northern boundary. Sub-areas include the Gardener’s Cottage front yard and the Greenhouse area.