Historic Name

144 John Street

Address

144 John Street

Tax Parcel

1114_17.04_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

2/11/2020

Setting

Description

The three bay rectangular aluminum clad gabled residence has its principal ridge line parallel to the the street. The three bay concrete porch has replacement turned posts supporting the shallow hip roof. The railings are metal. The typical windows are one over one replacement units. The left front second story window is half the height with a raised sill. The door appears to date to circa 2000. On the north facade there are two small double hung windows into a garret and one first floor window. On the south, there is one garret window and a small unit in the stair. A lower two story two bay gabled full width extension is attached to the rear.

Built

1860

Architect

Builder

History

This house first appears on an 1875 map, but is not shown on the 1852 map, and thus the c. 1860 construction date.

Sources

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2015 Photo
144 John Street, east and south elevations

2015 Photo
144 John Street, east and north elevations