1041 Chicago Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

1041 Chicago Ave

Construction date: approximate 1890

Style:

Queen anne, Queen Anne.

Two-story bay topped with a clipped gable dormer on east.

 

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 2.5-story single-family residence in the Queen Anne style built ca. 1890. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is box frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are modern aluminum siding and original wood shingles. Wood shingles in front gable. The building has a high front gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. There is one side left, side slope, brick chimney. Windows are historic wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, partial-width open porch characterized by a shed roof clad in asphalt shingles with square wood posts.

Description generated by RuskinARC.