159 N Ridgeland Ave

Construction date: approximate 1900*

Style:

Hip and gable, Queen Anne

Historical Summary:

159 N Ridgeland Ave (originally N 64th Ave) is a contributing building within the Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District. The house is not shown on the 1895 Sanborn Fire Insurance map and there is no original permit on file (permits begin in 1902). As such it was likely built 1895-1902.

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, 1-bay single-family residence in the Queen Anne style built ca. 1900. The structural system is frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original clapboard. The building has a gable hip/gablet roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and two gabled dormers. There is one center, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are historic wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a platform/stoop.

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

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Located in:

159 N Ridgeland Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

159 N Ridgeland Ave

Construction date: approximate 1900*