Historic Name

15-15 1/2 Leigh Avenue

Address

15-15 1/2 Leigh Avenue

Tax Parcel

1114_6905_24

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

2/18/2020

Setting

Description

The house is a 2-story, 4-bay vernacular twin. The building has a front end gabled orientation, facing south to the street. The roof is clad with asphalt shingles and features vinyl eaves. The frame walls are clad with aluminum siding. Windows are replacement 1x1 double hung sash units; those on the main (south) elevation feature inoperable louvered shutters. Windows are aligned on each wall. The main (south) elevation has two windows on each level (attic, second floor, and first floor). Doors (replacement units) accessing the two interior units are located in the middle of the south elevation. A full-length front porch shades these doors; it has a hipped roof clad with asphalt shingles and supported by thin turned columns with a light railing. Concrete stairs lead down to the grade of the front lawn. The house has a concrete foundation.

Built

1910

Architect

Builder

History

The house was constructed c. 1910. Historic maps show a vacant lot in this location as late as the Sanborn Atlas of 1906. The Sanborn atlas of 1911 and succeeding maps shows the twin in this location.

Sources

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2015 Photo
15 Leigh Avenue, south and east elevations

2015 Photo
15 Leigh Avenue, south elevation