Detail: 101-103 Washington Blvd Oak Park Illinois: RuskinARC™

Basics

Resource Category:

Building

Resource Type:

Apartment Building

Location

Address:

101-103 Washington Blvd

City:

Oak Park

County:

Cook

State/Province/Region:

Illinois

Zip/Postal Code:

60302

Country:

USA

Other Address or Location Information:

Washington Blvd between S Lombard Ave and S Taylor Ave

Parcel/Tax number or land unit:

16-08-321-006-0000

Local place name:

Setting/Landscape/Site Features:

Acreage, parcel, land unit size:

8,484.55 Square Feet

Quad/Map name and date:

Date

Township/Range/Section:

39N / 13E / S8 SW

Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Historical Information

Historic name:

Thomas McKennison Apartments

Current name:

Construction Date (range/estimated):

1900-1909

Construction Date Certainty:

documented

Known Construction Date:

1906

Source for Known Construction Date:

Village of Oak Park building permit archives.

Architect/Designer:

Developer:

Builder:

F. O. Johnson

Significant Owner(s):

Thomas McKennison

Historical Summary:

The apartment building at 101-103 Washington Blvd was built for Thomas McKennison by F. O. Johnson in 1906.

Extant Status:

Not Demolished

Architectural Style and Form

Plan/Footprint Shape:

irregular

Building Form or Plan Type (core plan):

apartment/multi-unit complex

Style, Primary:

Prairie School

Style, Secondary:

Notes on architectural style, form, distinguishing features:

The building features stone and tan brick elements with a geometric quality that suggests the Prairie style. Sullivan-esque patterns are carved into some of the stone pieces, including a broad stone panel above the front door. The front façade features two shallow, arched bays.

Architectural Elements and Features

Number of Stories:

Bays:

Structural System:

masonry

Foundation:

Basement:

Building Size:

Square footage/meters:

Roof Configuration:

Flat with parapet

Roof Material

Roof remarks/description:

Eave Type:

Eave Ornamentation:

Dormer Count:

Dormer Configuration:

Exterior Wall Material (primary):

historic brick

Exterior Wall Material (secondary):

Notes on exterior materials:

Principal Windows::

historic wood

Window Panes/Lights:

4 over 4

Window Type:

double-hung sashes

Window remarks:

Two square, fixed windows with brick surrounds are located on the front façade, one on either side of the front door.

Chimney remarks/description:

Chimney Count (first):

Chimney Placement 1:

Chimney Count (second):

Chimney Placement 2:

Porch description, characteristics, details:

Porch Height, Stories:

Porch Configuration:

Porch Type:

Porch Roof Shape:

Porch Roof Material:

Porch Columns/Posts (upper or only):

Porch Piers (lower):

Primary entryway:

The front door is centrally located on the front façade. It has sidelights, a stone surround, and carved stone ornamentation above.

Function and Use

Historic Function:

Domestic: Apartment Building

Present Function:

Domestic: Apartment Building

Function remarks:

Listed, Designated, or Protected Status

Status Code:

Listed at the national level?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: Yes
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District

Designated at State/Province level?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: No
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Designated Locally?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: Yes
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District

Protected by ordinance or regulation?:

Yes

Protection status, remarks:

Oak Park Historic Preservation Ordinance

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility

Potentially eligible for historic/heritage designation?

Contributes to potential district

Level of potential eligibility

National
Local

Rating or Rank

Contributing

Recommended as a potential landmark?

Criteria:

Significance and Context

Theme(s)

Period of significance

Significance/Context Remarks

Area(s) of Significance

Ancillary Structures / Outbuildings

Number of ancillary structures / outbuildings:

Secondary structure type

Contributing to primary property?

Ancillary structures remarks or description:

Condition and Alterations

Character of modifications:

General Condition:

Moved or Relocated?:

Date moved or relocated:

Relocation remarks:

Alterations?

Date of major alterations:

Nature of alterations:

Additions?:

Date of major additions:

Addition Height:

Addition Placement:

Addition Type:

Nature of additions:

Endangered / Threatened

Endangered by:

Endangered/Threatened remarks:

Recommendations:

Contact:

Tourism / Featured Destination

Open to the public:

Contact information, Hours, and Amenities:

For Sale, Rent, or Lease

Property Classification:

Sale status:

Sale remarks:

Owner

Ownership type:

Name of Owner:

Owner Mailing Address:

Legal Description of Property/Comments:

Survey and Recorder

Authorized Resource Number or ID :

Optional Tracking or Sequence Number:

Alternate Resource ID or Key:

Survey Date:

Surveyed By:

Report Name, or Reason for Survey:

Survey and Planning

Level of Survey:

intensive

Sources, References, Bibliography

Previously Surveyed?

Name of Previous Survey:

Additional Research Recommended?

Other Sources of Information:

Building permit records.

General Remarks:

Latitude:	41.8817833000000000
Longitude:	-87.7781516999999600
UTM:	Zone 16T 435435.9656 mE, 4636943.6008 mN
Datum	WGS84

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101-103 Washington Blvd Oak Park, Illinois USA

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