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237 5 // TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 6. Rear Yard Mixed Border Garden: Design and plant a predominantly herbaceous perennial composition along north side of the masonry wall connecting the Barton House to the Conservatory. The garden should exhibit be representative of photographic documentation from the Period of Significance and generally be characteristic of an English border garden. Additions of limited woody shrub material are appropriate to reduce maintenance burden and interpret the limited inclusions from the 1905 planting plan. 7. Barton Clothes Poles: Design and install wooden laundry poles in the Barton House rear yard. The size and detailing should be recreated from photographic documentation of the poles as installed circa October 1904. 8. Northern Property Line Fence: Design and install a low fence along the northern property line, from the rear of the Barton House to a point near the Paddock. The fence should be representative of the documented fence in this location during the Period of Significance. It should serve to interpret and separate the historic core property (the Barton House rear yard) and adjacent non-historic parking area at 122 Summit Avenue. 9. Plant Adjacent White Oak Tree: Plant a white oak tree on the parcel north of the Barton rear yard (122 Summit Avenue, outside the historic core, owned by current owner), within the vicinity of the historically documented location. The intent is to recreate the visual enclosure created by the oak tree canopy, as seen from many places within the historic core. Reconfigure parking arrangement or eliminate a parking space in the lot to accommodate healthy maturation of the tree. 10. Remove Bench: Remove non-contributing teak bench from Barton House rear yard and relocate outside the historic core. 11. Plant Cast Urn: Urns should be planted with seasonal annuals and perennials or other interpretive plants from the section list for urns. The habit and character of plants in urns should reflect, as much as possible, that seen in the limited photographic documentation. 12. Paddock Rehabilitation: Assess desired program, design and install infrastructure, possibly including a type of paved surface within the enclosed paddock space in order to serve contemporary programming use. Paved introductions to this space should be consistent with the contemporary materials guidelines and not be excessively visually evident from outside the paddock. Interventions to accommodate circulation to and from the paddock from the Barton rear yard or adjacent parcel should be minimal. The Courtyard and Porte-cochere What’s not being replaced in the Courtyard and Porte-cochere: • The complete screening of the courtyard area at the western property line with cedars, large shrubs and other documented plant materials from the pre ~1920s condition is not recommended. This is due to the important interpretive value of the visual relationship between the visitor center and the courtyard, which is suggested to remain visually accessible. The Courtyard and Porte-cochere Treatment Tasks 1. Plant West of Driveway: Design and plant a tree and shrub composition on the west side of the driveway that interprets (rather than fully recreates) the visual character of the historic screening and later thinning-out of vegetation during the period of significance. The composition should include elm, hemlock, cedar, and/or pine species and low growing or dwarf cultivars of shrubs with specific winter interest as documented from the historic record. The composition should imply the historic property boundary but allow visual access to the historic core from the adjacent visitor center in order to support the contemporary use. H H H H H H M L The Courtyard and Porte-cochere