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related Craftsman style can be seen at the interior of the house; the Bungalow style was an outgrowth of this movement. The Kaufman Senior Center was constructed in 1908 and illustrates the mass, proportions and detailing characteristic of the Craftsman style houses designed by John Hunzicker. The house contains a basement, first and second floor, along with a usable attic. The side gable roof is penetrated by two pronfinent gabled donners, connected by a shed dormer, on the east elevation. Vertical siding exists on the first floor, a product of the remodel accomplished in 1963. The second story displays the wood slfingles of the original building with original fenestration including paired and single one over one double hung windows. The attic story display six over one double hung windows. An elongated brick chimney is obvious on the south elevation as it extends the full height of the exterior. A single car garage is west of the main house and a small garden structure is located in the northwest corner of the garden, south of the alley. The house has sustained a number of alterations which diminish the architectural significance of the property. It appears that Mrs. Kaufman made changes to the house in 1963 to outfit it for modern residential living, one year after the demise of her husband. Alterations include the enclosure of the front porch for living space, while moving and diminishing the once prominent entrance door. Sliding doors and an enclosed porch were added on the north elevation of the house, undoubtedly intended to be utilized in conjunction with the landscape improvements completed by Lloyd Bond. An exterior spiral staircase and wheel chair lift are located on the north elevation of the building, greatly hidden from public view. A double garage was added to the west side of the house, along with restrooms, bedrooms and meeting rooms for the public. Kaufman Senior Center Landscape The Kaufman Senior Center has a large garden to the north m~compassing the proportions of one full tax lot. The area is well landscaped as part ora 1963 lm~dscape sche~ne designed by Lloyd Bond. Lloyd Bond is registered as Oregon Licensed Landscape Architect//2. He opened his practice as Lloyd Bond and Associates in 1954, many years prior to the professional licensure requirement being enacted for the profession of landscape architecture. Mr. Bond designed mtmy civic and residential landscapes throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Notable projects include the redesign of the Eugene Park Blocks, Lane County Courthouse, Eugene City Hall, and Edgewood Towmhouses. Lloyd Bond was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1974. The mfique and modem landscape installed at the Trude Kaufman Senior Center falls into the late modern period identified in the historic context statement titled: Eugene Modernism - 1935- 1965. Plant materials include horse chestnut, Douglas fir, big leaf maple, apple and plum trees, rhododendrons, English laurel, ferns, grapes, and wisteria. Hedges, shrubs and brick walks are used to separate spaces in the garden. A great expanse of lawn contrasts with the more formal plantings. Foundation plantings provide an amenable transition between house and garden. This is the first City of Eugene Historic Landmark Designation application that includes the work of Lloyd Bond, and is considered of exceptional importance for that reason. Kaufman Senior Center & Ammx Decembm 4, 2003 Page 6 EXHIBI'I' ~ Px ??,gE __ G OF q'