311 N Cuyler Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

311 N Cuyler Ave

Construction date: approximate 1900

Style:

Colonial revival, Colonial Revival.

Decorative eave moulding wraps the house; fluted pilasters with corinthian capitals and front corners of house. Single-story bays on first floor north and south.

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Ridgeland/Oak Park National Register District 1983
Designated at Local level : Ridgeland/Oak Park Historic District 1994

Rating or Rank:

Contributing

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 2.5-story single-family residence in the Colonial Revival style built ca. 1900. The structural system is frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original wood clapboard. The building has a high hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and decorative eave moulding and three hip-roofed dormers. Windows are historic wood, 12/12 double-hung sashes. 8-over-4 double-hung windows in front and side gables; with arched panes at the top. There is a single-story, partial-width deck with square wood posts. Open deck with wood posts, railings and stairs. Entry door with high wood surround with a broken triangular and segmental pediment encompassing flanking sidelights.

Description generated by RuskinARC.