220-222 Clinton Ave

Construction date: approximate 1893

Style:

Apartment/multi-unit complex, Queen Anne.

Decorative terracotta cornice and banding. Limestone window sills and headers.

Historical Summary:

Building is shown on the 1895 Sanborn Fire Insurance map.

Status of Historic Designation:

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

Rating or Rank:

Contributing

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 3-story apartment building in the Queen Anne style built ca. 1893. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is masonry. The foundation is brick. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a flat with parapet roof. There is one side right, flat roof, brick chimney and one side left, flat roof, brick chimney. Windows are historic wood, 3/1 double-hung sashes. Fixed windows with art glass top transoms in three-story bays flanking front sun porches. There is a single-story, recessed open porch characterized by an integrated (under the main) roof with square brick posts. Double entry doors with single transom window above.

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Located in:

220-222 Clinton Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

220-222 Clinton Ave

Construction date: approximate 1893