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234 DARWIN D. MARTIN HOUSE // CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT of the Floricycle feature that mimic the visual and spatial qualities of the plantings during the Period of Significance. For visual compatibility, the planting should be designed in conjunction with the Floricycle itself, the adjacent planting of the Jewett Frontage and adjacent planting of the Griffin Shrub Border within the Summit Avenue Frontage. The limits of the planting should generally extend to the back of the public sidewalk, however, as the documentation through the Period of Significance is inconsistent on this limit, the limits of the rehabilitation may be adjusted to meet maintenance, security or program needs. The Summit Lawn What’s not being replaced in the Summit Lawn: • n/a – no specific landscape features are recommended to be altered from the historic condition The Summit Lawn Treatment Tasks Remove Non-Contributing Street Trees: Remove 12” Norway maple (Acer platanoides) street tree at northwest corner of landscape unit (street tree). [ HIGH PRIORITY ] 1. Repair Surface Drainage: Regrade (and install appropriate underdrain system) summit frontage area to direct surface drainage to an appropriate area or stormwater system. 2. Accommodate Pedestrian Traffic on Turf Areas: Design and install specialty or reinforced turf profile for a lawn area connecting the northern steps of the summit terrace to entry of the interior Floricycle. The intervention should mimic the look and feel of traditional turf lawn and be designed to accommodate limited daily pedestrian traffic. 3. Plant Street Trees: Plant American elm street trees (or appropriate replacement, per the planting guidelines) along the Summit Avenue right-of-way (treelawn). Spacing of trees should approach the density of the historic condition while promoting long-term health of root systems or accommodating known obstacles such as street lights or utilities. Street trees should be located and installed concurrently with all adjacent-unit street trees. 4. Plant Terrace Wall and Barton Verandah Trees: Plant American elm trees (or appropriate replacement, per the planting guidelines) in the locations documented near the Summit Terrace wall and the southwest corner of the Barton House verandah. The final precise location should be determined concurrently with the design of the adjacent planting compositions. 5. Plant Terrace Wall Areas: Design and plant an ornamental shrub composition along the northern and southern periphery of the 16” high summit terrace wall. The compositions should be representative of the visual and spatial form and textures documented in the Period of Significance. 6. Plant Barton Verandah West Area: Design and plant a naturalistic evergreen tree (Scotch pine or similar) and shrub composition on the west side of the Barton House verandah. The composition should be representative of the visual and spatial form and textures documented in the Period of Significance. 7. Plant Griffin Shrub Border: Design and plant a naturalistic shrub border along the Summit Avenue sidewalk. The border should reflect the visual and spatial qualities as documented in the landscape during the Period of Significance after 1910. The October 1910 planting plan for the shrub border should be used as a guide to establish limits of planting, clustering and diversity of species, and layering and variation in height. The border should be designed to be compatible with the adjacent rehabilitation plantings of the Floricycle periphery and the Barton House front yard. 8. Plant Barton Verandah South Area: Design and plant a naturalistic shrub and small tree composition along the south side of the Barton House verandah that H H H H H H H M The Summit Lawn