Detail: 314 S Cuyler Ave Oak Park Illinois: RuskinARC™

Basics

Resource Category:

Building

Resource Type:

Single-family residence

Location

Address:

314 S Cuyler Ave

City:

Oak Park

County:

Cook

State/Province/Region:

Illinois

Zip/Postal Code:

60302

Country:

USA

Other Address or Location Information:

S Cuyler Ave between Randolph St and Washington Blvd

Parcel/Tax number or land unit:

16-08-313-005-0000

Local place name:

Setting/Landscape/Site Features:

Acreage, parcel, land unit size:

8,591.84 Sq. Ft.

Quad/Map name and date:

Date

Township/Range/Section:

39N / 13E / S8 SW

Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Historical Information

Historic name:

Current name:

Construction Date (range/estimated):

1920-1929

Construction Date Certainty:

documented

Known Construction Date:

1923

Source for Known Construction Date:

Village of Oak Park building permit archives.

Architect/Designer:

William Harlev Jr.

Developer:

Builder:

Lucas Kranze & Co

Significant Owner(s):

Valentine M. Hermann

Historical Summary:

The building is a Contributing Resource in the historic district. The house was constructed in 1923 by Lucas Kranze & Co and designed by William Harlev Jr. for owner Valentine M. Hermann.

Extant Status:

Not Demolished

Architectural Style and Form

Plan/Footprint Shape:

irregular

Building Form or Plan Type (core plan):

foursquare

Style, Primary:

Craftsman

Style, Secondary:

Prairie School

Notes on architectural style, form, distinguishing features:

American Foursquare Craftsman and Prairie School house.

Architectural Elements and Features

Number of Stories:

Bays:

Structural System:

masonry

Foundation:

Basement:

Building Size:

Square footage/meters:

Roof Configuration:

Hip

Roof Material

replacement asphalt shingles

Roof remarks/description:

Eave Type:

Wide

Eave Ornamentation:

brackets

Dormer Count:

three

Dormer Configuration:

Hip-roofed and gabled

Exterior Wall Material (primary):

original brick

Exterior Wall Material (secondary):

Notes on exterior materials:

Principal Windows::

original wood

Window Panes/Lights:

3 over 1

Window Type:

casements

Window remarks:

Original windows are set back from new windows.

Chimney remarks/description:

Chimney Count (first):

one

Chimney Placement 1:

side left exterior brick

Chimney Count (second):

Chimney Placement 2:

Porch description, characteristics, details:

Porch Height, Stories:

single-story

Porch Configuration:

three-quarter

Porch Type:

enclosed porch

Porch Roof Shape:

Gable with flat eaves

Porch Roof Material:

asphalt shingles

Porch Columns/Posts (upper or only):

square brick posts on

Porch Piers (lower):

Primary entryway:

Entry is covered by an awning supported by brick pillars on the right side of the house.

Function and Use

Historic Function:

Domestic: Single Dwelling

Present Function:

Domestic: Single Dwelling

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?

Level of potential eligibility

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

garage

Contributing to primary property?

Ancillary structures remarks or description:

Unsure if garage contributes to property. Garage is two-stories and brick with living space on the second floor.

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:	41.8828626000000000
Longitude:	-87.7824629000000400
UTM:	Zone 16T 435079.3511 mE, 4637066.6855 mN
Datum	WGS84

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314 S Cuyler Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

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