821 Belleforte Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

821 Belleforte Ave

Construction date: approximate 1888*

Style:

Gable front, Italianate

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture
Designated at Local level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture

Rating or Rank:

Contributing

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story single-family residence in the Italianate style built ca. 1888. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is frame. The foundation is brick. Exterior walls are original wood clapboard. The building has a medium front gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. There is one center, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, 2/2 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-width open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with turned wood posts. Transom window above entry door.

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

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