30-32 Ashley Street is one of two identical two-family homes on Ashley Street between Garden Street (e) and Huntington Street (w), the other being right next door at 34-36 Ashley Street. This distinction sets these houses apart, as they are the only historically two-family homes on this block. The home here was built by Frederick Mahl as part of his major development on Ashley, and as such it should be viewed as connected to the six Mahl homes across the street, three of which (47, 51, and 55) are NINA homes. It is a Queen Anne style house, and it features an asymmetrical façade with a three-sided bay on one side of a projecting main gable on the other. Its ornate two-story front porch has turned posts, brackets, and a spindlework frieze. It also features intricate masonry, including of course Mahl’s signature recessed triangles in the main gables.
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