Historic Name

224 John Street

Address

224 John Street

Tax Parcel

1114_15.04_9

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Other

Number of Stories

2

Material

Aluminum

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/9/2020

Setting

Description

This lot contains a frame, 2-story, 3-bay, c. 1892 house with a large 2- story rear addition. The house is clad in aluminum siding. Its end- gabled, asphalt shingled roof has wooden eaves. The core is rectangular and features symmetrically spaced windows on its front (east) façade. Windows throughout are 1x1 sash replacements. First floor entrance is near NE corner. It opens under a full-length hipped roofed porch supported by 3 squared wooden posts with valance. Wood deck and first floor sits several steps off ground; wide cement steps with metal railing opposite door reach grade and short cement walk to sidewalk. Foundation is cement. North or right façade shows 2-story rear addition with aligned single windows on each level. South or left façade shows single, centered windows at each level of core. Rear addition here extends 4' beyond end of core and has a single window centered at each level.

Built

1892

Architect

Builder

History

This house was constructed c. 1892 as it does not appear on the 1890 map but does appear on the 1895 Sanborn Map.

Sources

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2015 Photo
224 John Street, east and north elevations

2015 Photo
224 John Street, east and south elevations