Wolf, Sexton, Harper & Trueax
John Schilthouse
Gable front, Colonial Revival.
Gablefront Colonial Revival house.
The building is a Contributing Resource in the historic district. The house was designed by Wolf, Sexton, Harper & Trueax and constructed in 1923 by and for John Schilthouse.
John Schilthouse
Designated at National level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District
Designated at Local level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District
Contributing
This is a 2.5-story single-family residence in the Colonial Revival style built in 1923. The structural system is masonry. The foundation is concrete. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a gable roof clad in terra-cotta tiles. There is one front, exterior, brick chimney. Windows are replacement aluminum, 1/1 sash. There is a single-story, single-bay central enclosed portico characterized by a gabled roof clad in terra-cotta tiles with round wood posts. Front door to house is actually on Augusta St, and is a central enclosed portico. The front of the house per it's assigned address faces N Kenilworth with an enclosed first floor, open deck second floor porch.
* Date source: Village of Oak Park building permit archives.
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