Henry B. Waterman House

Construction date: documented 1894*

Architect:

William J. Van Keuren

Style:

Queen anne, Queen Anne

Significant Owner(s):

Henry B. Waterman

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 2.5-story single-family residence in the Queen Anne style built in 1894. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original wood clapboard and original wood shingles. The building has a hip and gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and four multiple dormers. 3-story hip-roofed bay on north. Pyramidal box turret on corner. Gabled dormer on front. Two-story bay with gabled dormer above on south. Windows are historic wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-width open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with round wood posts.

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

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Located in:

309 Clinton Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

Henry B. Waterman House

Construction date: documented 1894*