530 Washington Blvd Oak Park, Illinois USA

530 Washington Blvd

Construction date: documented 1928*

Architect:

Norman C. Cook

Builder:

Eric L Peterson / Axel Johnson

Style:

Apartment/multi-unit complex, Tudor Revival

Historical Summary:

Address also 338 S East Ave.

Significant Owner(s):

Geilen & Weber

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District
Designated at Local level : Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District

Architectural Description:

This is a 4-story apartment building in the Tudor Revival style built in 1928. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is masonry. Exterior walls are original brick and stone and original stucco and wood half-timbering. The building has a flat with parapet and gabled bay roofs roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and four gabled dormers. There are three center, left and right, exterior and flat roof, brick chimneys. Windows are original wood, 6/6 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, single-bay central stoop. Large wooden door in the center of the front face with cast concrete detailing formed around the entrance. Glass panels in the door reflect the style of the primary windows.

* Date source: Village of Oak Park building permit archives.

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