615 N Marion St

Construction date: documented 1908*

Builder:

Harper & Buttendorf

Developer:

Harper & Buttendorf

Style:

Foursquare, Prairie School, Craftsman

Historical Summary:

615 N Marion St was built by Harper & Buttendorf for original owner E. J. Gotech. A garage was built in 1921.

Significant Owner(s):

E. J. Gotech

Status of Historic Designation:

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

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story single-family residence in the Prairie School style with Craftsman influences built in 1908. The building is irregular in plan. The structural system is masonry. The foundation is concrete. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with deep and one hip-roofed dormer. There is one offset right, side slope, brick chimney. Windows are , 1/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, full-span partially enclosed characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with rectangular brick posts. The left two thirds of the porch are enclosed; the right third, at the location of the front door, is open. The front door is located at the right end of the front façade, within the open portion of the front porch.

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

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Located in:

615 N Marion St Oak Park, Illinois USA

615 N Marion St

Construction date: documented 1908*