305 N Elmwood Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

305 N Elmwood Ave

Construction date: documented 1906*

Builder:

Charles Anderson

Style:

Foursquare, Prairie School

Significant Owner(s):

P. M. Watterson

 

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 Prairie School style built in 1906. The building is square in plan. The structural system is masonry. The foundation is poured concrete. Exterior walls are original stucco. The building has a hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. Windows are replacement vinyl, 3/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-width open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with square stuccoed posts on side walls stuccoed piers.

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

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