Historic Name

124-126 John Street

Address

124-126 John Street

Tax Parcel

1114_17.04_5

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Noncontributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Other

Number of Stories

2

Material

Vinyl

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/11/2020

Setting

Description

This multifamily dwelling has had numerous alterations, substantially affecting the front facade. The main block is a narrow two story rectangular gabled mass with the ridge parallel to the street. The north (right half) has a second floor balcony with two entries below that each have a box bay with a single street facing window to their rights. The second floor behind the balcony has two windows and a central door below a bracketed cornice. The other side has a cantilevered shed roof protrusion with two windows over an entrance door paired with a window near the south corner. There is also a double window to the right. Each half of the building has a very different treatment in the rear. the south half has a short extension of the rear slope of the main roof to make a deeper footprint. There is a one story shed roof extension behind that. On the north side, there is a long narrow gabled wing aligned with the north facade of the main block. This wing has irregular fenestration and looks like it was extended at least once.

Built

1870

Architect

Builder

History

According to maps, this house was constructed here sometime before 1875, but it does not show up on earlier (1852, etc.) maps, thus, and given its architectural details, c. 1870.

Sources

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2015 Photo
124-126 John Street, east and north elevations

2015 Photo
124-126 John Street, east and south elevations