425 Clinton Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

425 Clinton Ave

Construction date: approximate 1896

Style:

Queen anne, Queen Anne.

Ornamental swag in main gable and porch gable.

Historical Summary:

The house is not on the 1895 Sanborn Fire Insurance map.

 

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 Queen Anne style built ca. 1896. 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. There is one rear, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are historic wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. Several art glass windows on first floor front porch. There is a single-story, wrap-around open porch characterized by a hip-and-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles with round wood posts.

Description generated by RuskinARC.