807 Belleforte Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

807 Belleforte Ave

Construction date: approximate 1893*

Style:

Gable front, Folk/Traditional

 

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 1.5-story single-family residence in the Folk/Traditional style built ca. 1893. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is box frame. Exterior walls are modern asbestos. The building has a gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and two shed-roofed dormers. There is one side right, exterior, brick chimney. Chimney is parged below roof line. Windows are replacement vinyl, 5/6 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-width partially enclosed characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with square asbestos clad posts. Porch was constructed in 1923.

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

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