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217 5 // TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS within the architectural detailing of the house. For these reasons it is recommended that the rehabilitation include the replacement of all missing historic trees where possible. This includes both deciduous shade trees and evergreen trees identified to have existed during the Period of Significance. However, as the deciduous trees played a much larger role in defining visual and spatial character of the historic landscape, emphasis should be placed on replacing those trees with the same genus and species wherever possible. Priority should be placed upon replacing trees in- kind, at the same identified locations they existed during the Period of Significance. If they cannot be replaced in the historic locations then it is recommended that effort be made to place the trees within 15 feet of those locations, provided that the resulting character of the change is evaluated and determined to convey comparable characteristics. When trees cannot be replaced in-kind (same genus and species) or within an acceptable distance from the historic location, then an alternative approach to conveying the visual and spatial character exhibited by the trees should be evaluated. Acceptable alternative approaches may include changing the genius or species to accommodate necessary conditions or not implementing the replacement. When evaluating alternative approaches to in- kind replacement additional factors should be considered, including relationships to nearby Fig. 201, top Both street and on-site deciduous shade trees were a significant feature of the historic landscape. The Jewett Frontage included large expanses of shade. Fig. 202, bottom Street and site trees were also an important contrast to the distinct horizontally of the architectural design.