Historic Name

156-158 Witherspoon Street

Address

156-158 Witherspoon Street

Tax Parcel

1114_17.03_80.01

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

Two bay frame structure with gable end facing Witherspoon Street. There is a two story three sided bay window on the left side next to the entrance door and a one over one window on the right. There is a full width shed roof porch with three ornamental bracketed posts. The entrance stair and porch railings are wood with square 2x2 balusters. The side elevation (south) on the alley has four windows and a central steel stove pipe against the wall coming from the basement. There is vinyl siding on all exterior wall surfaces.

Built

1895

Architect

Builder

History

The house was constructed c. 1895. Historic atlases as late as 1890 show a vacant lot in this location. The house first appears on the historic map of 1898, which identifies the property as 100 Witherspoon Street. The property appears on all later maps and historic aerials.

Sources

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2015 Photo
156-158 Witherspoon Street, east and south elevations

2015 Photo
156-158 Witherspoon Street, north and east elevations