947 Wesley Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

947 Wesley Ave

Construction date: documented 1906*

Builder:

G. H. Bartlett

Style:

Foursquare, Queen Anne, Neo-Classical

Significant Owner(s):

Paul Schulte

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Not currently designated at national, state, or local level

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Individually eligible
Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story single-family residence in the Queen Anne style with Neo-Classical influences built in 1906. The building is square in plan. The structural system is frame. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original brick veneer and original wood shingles. The building has a bellcast hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice and three bellcast gabled dormers. Windows are original wood, 1/1 double-hung sashes. Multiple art glass windows. There is a single-story, full-span open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with classical wood posts.

* Date source: Village of Oak Park Building Permit Archive

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