Historic Name

196-198 John Street

Address

196-198 John Street

Tax Parcel

1114_15.04_2

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Other

Number of Stories

2

Material

Vinyl

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/9/2020

Setting

Description

This property contains frame, 2-story, 4-bay,shed-roofed, vernacular (with Greek Revival detailing at cornice) twin, with a rear 2-story shed roofed addition creating a square building. Cladding is vinyl with wooden cornice. Cornice runs across front (east) façade and includes molded c cornice and eave supported by wooden brackets. The brackets, along with t the hipped roofed front porch, are key features of the house. Fenestration o on 2nd level consists of group of two 1x1 sash replacements serving each u unit. At first level are six openings not aligned with windows above: the 2 2 unit entrance doors are centered with 2 sash units (replacements here a and throughout) on both sides of the doors. Hipped roofed porch, full-l length, supported by 4 turned posts that appear original. Railing and t turned balustrade appear original but mostly covered. Deck is wood s supported by block piers. Steps are centered and separated by wood railing. South (left) side façade features 2 sash units at upper level and a paired sash unit and smaller window at 1st level, all in rear portion of house.

Built

1915

Architect

Builder

History

This building first appears on the 1918 Sanborn Atlas, but not the 1911 atlas, thus c. 1915 construction date.

Sources

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2015 Photo
196-198 John Street, east elevation

2015 Photo
196-198 John Street, east and south elevations