1214 Park Place is an eclectic example of the Richardsonian Romanesque Style. The house sits on the street as an imposing castle-like structure built of rusticated red sandstone. The house is a single gable with large steeply pointed dormers that project out of the red clay tile roof. Projecting from the long gable is a hexagonal turret that turns the corner of the front facade.

One of the most distinguishing features of this home is the large Romanesque arch with large rough-cut voussoirs. Above the large entry arch is a second story porch . A gargoyle sits just to the right of the arch and helps to drain water off the sleeping porch. Overall, the house has a great deal of texture most easily achieved through the use of this quarry faced stone. Architecturally, the house does not display some of the design ideas of H. H. Richardson, but still adheres to the ideas of the picturesque composition.

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