462 N Austin Blvd Oak Park, Illinois USA

462 N Austin Blvd

Construction date: documented 1904*

Builder:

Karge & Hetzel

Style:

Queen anne, Queen Anne

Significant Owner(s):

Karge & Hetzel

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Ridgeland/Oak Park Historic District 1983
Designated at Local level : Ridgeland/Oak Park Historic District 1994

Rating or Rank:

Non-Contributing

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Not eligible / non-contributing

Architectural Description:

This is a 2.5-story single-family residence in the Queen Anne style built in 1904. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is frame. The foundation is concrete block. Exterior walls are replacement asphalt shingles. The building has a hip and gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and two gabled dormers. Front gabled dormer with pediment and south gabled bay with pediment. There is one center, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are historic wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-width enclosed porch characterized by a hip and flat roof with square wood posts. There is a two-story, rear, frame addition.

* Date source: Village of Oak Park building permit archives.

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