312 N Elmwood Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

312 N Elmwood Ave

Construction date: approximate 1905

Style:

Foursquare, Prairie School, Queen Anne

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School 1973/2009
Designated at Local level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School 1972/2012

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 Prairie School style with Queen Anne influences built ca. 1905. 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 and four hip-roofed dormers. Front, south and 2 north-facing hip-roofed dormers. There is one rear, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are original wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-width enclosed porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with square stuccoed posts. There is a dormer, side, frame/stucco addition.

Description generated by RuskinARC.