212 N Ridgeland Ave

Construction date: documented 1906*

Builder:

A. D. Orvis

Developer:

A. D. Orvis

Style:

Foursquare, Queen Anne

Historical Summary:

212 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 in 1906 by owner/builder A. D. Orvis.

Significant Owner(s):

A. D. Orvis

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 in 1906. The building is square in plan. The structural system is frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original clapboard. The building has a gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. Windows are replacement vinyl double-hung sashes. Windows in bays have fixed vinyl designs. 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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Located in:

212 N Ridgeland Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

212 N Ridgeland Ave

Construction date: documented 1906*