114 S Kenilworth Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

114 S Kenilworth Ave

Construction date: approximate 1890

Style:

Cross gable, Queen Anne.

Multiple 1- and 2-story bays

Historical Summary:

Located on 1895 Sanborn Fire Insurance map

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Ridgeland/Oak Park Historic 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 multi-family residence in the Queen Anne style built ca. 1890. The building is l in plan. The structural system is frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are historic asphalt shingles. The building has a gable front roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles. There is one side right, side slope, brick chimney and one center, straddle ridge, brick chimney. Windows are historic wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. 3/1 wood casement windows on second floor porch. There is a two-story, full-width open 1st floor, enclosed 2nd floor characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with square wood siding-clad posts on side walls wood siding-clad piers. Entry door with one side light. There is a two-story, rear and south side, frame addition. Additional living space.

Description generated by RuskinARC.