428 Clinton Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

Reverend T. G. Soares House

Construction date: documented 1902*

Architect:

Eben E. Roberts

Builder:

Vierow Brothers

Style:

Foursquare, Prairie School

Significant Owner(s):

Reverend T. G. Soares

 

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:

Contributing

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 2.5-story single-family residence in the Prairie School style built in 1902. The building is square in plan. The structural system is frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are modern vinyl siding. The building has a high hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with flared eaves and three hip-roofed dormers. Front, north and south-facing hip-roofed dormers with flared eaves. There is one side left, side slope, brick chimney. Windows are historic wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-width enclosed porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles.

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

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