115 S Kenilworth Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

115 S Kenilworth Ave

Construction date: approximate 1890

Style:

Gable front, Folk/Traditional

Historical Summary:

115 S Keniworth Ave was built ca. 1890 (it is visible on the 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 single-family residence in the Folk/Traditional style built ca. 1890. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original wood clapboard. The building has a clipped gable front roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and one shed-roofed dormer. Windows are historic wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-width open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with round wood posts.

Description generated by RuskinARC.