155 N Ridgeland Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

155 N Ridgeland Ave

Construction date: approximate 1890*

Style:

Gable front, Queen Anne

Historical Summary:

155 N Ridgeland Ave (originally N 64th Ave) is a contributing building within the Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District. It was built ca. 1890.

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District
Designated at Local level : Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District

Rating or Rank:

Contributing

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 frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original wood siding. The building has a cross gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. Windows are , 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles on square wood piers.

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

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