835 Columbian Ave Oak Park, Illinois USA

835 Columbian Ave

Construction date: documented 1920*

Builder:

W. J. Johnson

Style:

Colonial revival, Colonial Revival

Significant Owner(s):

W. J. Johnson

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture, 1973
Designated at Local level : Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture, 1972

Rating or Rank:

Contributing

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story single-family residence in the Colonial Revival style built in 1920. The structural system is masonry. The foundation is poured concrete. Exterior walls are original stucco. The building has a gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles and two gabled dormers. There is one offset right, exterior, brick chimney. Windows are replacement aluminum clad wood, Prairie Grid/1 double-hung sashes. There is a single-story, single-bay central open porch characterized by a gabled roof clad in asphalt shingles with battered wood posts. Porch constructed in 2016. Entry door with sidelights. There is a two-story, rear, frame/stucco addition. Residential.

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

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