303 N Grove Ave

Construction date: documented 1905*

Architect:

Eben E. Roberts

Builder:

Vierow Brothers

Style:

Foursquare, Queen Anne, Prairie School

Significant Owner(s):

Horton and Sharpe

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture 1973
Designated at Local level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture 1972

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 with Prairie School influences built in 1905. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is frame. Exterior walls are modern vinyl siding and original wood shingles. The building has a high front gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and two hip-roofed dormers. There is one rear, side slope, brick chimney. 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 square wood posts.

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

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Located in:

303 N Grove Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

303 N Grove Ave

Construction date: documented 1905*