Detail: 638 S Elmwood Ave Oak Park Illinois: RuskinARC™

Basics

Resource Category:

Building

Resource Type:

Single-family residence

Location

Address:

638 S Elmwood Ave

City:

Oak Park

County:

Cook

State/Province/Region:

Illinois

Zip/Postal Code:

60304

Country:

USA

Other Address or Location Information:

Parcel/Tax number or land unit:

Local place name:

Setting/Landscape/Site Features:

Acreage, parcel, land unit size:

Quad/Map name and date:

Date

Township/Range/Section:

/ /

Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Historical Information

Historic name:

Sylvanus H. Wooten House

Current name:

Construction Date (range/estimated):

1910-1919

Construction Date Certainty:

documented

Known Construction Date:

1910

Source for Known Construction Date:

Village of Oak Park building permit archives.

Architect/Designer:

Frank O. DeMoney

Developer:

S. T. Gunderson & Sons

Builder:

S. T. Gunderson & Sons

Significant Owner(s):

Sylvanus H. Wooten

Historical Summary:

Sylvanus H. Wooten is listed as the first owner of the house (source: Oak Leaves, October 8, 1910). Wooten was a dry goods merchant.

Extant Status:

Not Demolished

Architectural Style and Form

Plan/Footprint Shape:

rectangular

Building Form or Plan Type (core plan):

foursquare

Style, Primary:

Prairie School

Style, Secondary:

Queen Anne

Notes on architectural style, form, distinguishing features:

Architectural Elements and Features

Number of Stories:

2.5

Bays:

Structural System:

frame

Foundation:

Stone

Basement:

full

Building Size:

Square footage/meters:

Roof Configuration:

High hip

Roof Material

replacement asphalt shingles

Roof remarks/description:

Front, north and south-facing hip-roofed dormers.

Eave Type:

Eave Ornamentation:

Dormer Count:

three

Dormer Configuration:

hip-roofed

Exterior Wall Material (primary):

original wood siding

Exterior Wall Material (secondary):

Notes on exterior materials:

Principal Windows::

original wood

Window Panes/Lights:

3 over 1

Window Type:

double-hung sashes

Window remarks:

Chimney remarks/description:

Chimney Count (first):

one

Chimney Placement 1:

Rear rear slope brick

Chimney Count (second):

Chimney Placement 2:

Porch description, characteristics, details:

Porch Height, Stories:

single-story

Porch Configuration:

Full-width

Porch Type:

enclosed porch

Porch Roof Shape:

hip

Porch Roof Material:

asphalt shingles

Porch Columns/Posts (upper or only):

square wood siding-clad posts on

Porch Piers (lower):

Primary entryway:

Function and Use

Historic Function:

Domestic: Single Dwelling

Present Function:

Domestic: Single Dwelling

Function remarks:

Listed, Designated, or Protected Status

Status Code:

Listed at the national level?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: Yes
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Gunderson National Register Historic District 2002

Designated at State/Province level?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: No
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Designated Locally?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: Yes
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Gunderson Historic District 2002

Protected by ordinance or regulation?:

Yes

Protection status, remarks:

Historic Preservation Ordinance

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility

Potentially eligible for historic/heritage designation?

Contributes to potential district

Level of potential eligibility

National
Local

Rating or Rank

Contributing

Recommended as a potential landmark?

Criteria:

Significance and Context

Theme(s)

Period of significance

Significance/Context Remarks

Area(s) of Significance

Ancillary Structures / Outbuildings

Number of ancillary structures / outbuildings:

Secondary structure type

garage

Contributing to primary property?

Ancillary structures remarks or description:

Condition and Alterations

Character of modifications:

General Condition:

Excellent

Moved or Relocated?:

Date moved or relocated:

Relocation remarks:

Alterations?

Date of major alterations:

Nature of alterations:

Additions?:

Date of major additions:

Addition Height:

Addition Placement:

Addition Type:

Nature of additions:

Endangered / Threatened

Endangered by:

Endangered/Threatened remarks:

Recommendations:

Contact:

Tourism / Featured Destination

Open to the public:

Contact information, Hours, and Amenities:

For Sale, Rent, or Lease

Property Classification:

Sale status:

Sale remarks:

Owner

Ownership type:

Name of Owner:

Owner Mailing Address:

Legal Description of Property/Comments:

Survey and Recorder

Authorized Resource Number or ID :

Optional Tracking or Sequence Number:

Alternate Resource ID or Key:

Survey Date:

January 17, 2014

Surveyed By:

Douglas Kaarre, AICP
Historic Preservation Planner
Village of Oak Park

Report Name, or Reason for Survey:

Survey and Planning

Level of Survey:

intensive

Sources, References, Bibliography

Previously Surveyed?

Yes

Name of Previous Survey:

Gunderson Housing Survey 1998

Additional Research Recommended?

Other Sources of Information:

Building permit records.

General Remarks:

Latitude:	41.8766259842144300
Longitude:	-87.7852377055225500
UTM:	Zone 16T 434842.7895 mE, 4636376.3514 mN
Datum	WGS84

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638 S Elmwood Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

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