640 Belleforte Ave

Construction date: documented 1923*

Architect:

Louis A. Scheidt

Builder:

Louis A. Scheidt

Style:

Dutch colonial revival, Dutch Colonial Revival

Historical Summary:

The house is a Sears Kit Home

Significant Owner(s):

Louis A. Scheidt

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District 2009
Designated at Local level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District 2012

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 Dutch Colonial Revival style built in 1923. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is box frame. Exterior walls are replacement aluminum siding. The building has a gambrel roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and two shed-roofed dormers. There is one center, exterior, brick chimney. Windows are replacement vinyl, 6/1 double-hung sashes. Side entry porch at grade.

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

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Located in:

640 Belleforte Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

640 Belleforte Ave

Construction date: documented 1923*