Historic Name

52 Birch Avenue

Address

52 Birch Avenue

Tax Parcel

1114_6905_6

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Other

Number of Stories

3

Material

Stucco

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/19/2020

Setting

Description

Lot contains tall, 2.5-story, 2-bay, stucco-clad house with front end- gable roof featuring molded and slightly returning wooden eaves, and molded window surrounds with entablatures. Windows themselves are replacements with 6x6 simulated divide lights). Fenestration on main (north) façade has two 3rd level openings which are slightly off center; at 2nd level the 2 openings also off-center, at 1st level a sash door (with nine inset lights over two vertical panels)and window opening aligned with openings above. Door near NE corner has molded surround with entablature. The original, half-glazed door opens under a small gabled porch roof supported by decorative metal posts which rest on a brick porch at grade. The small porch, with slight return pent, may be original to the house. Sides could not be examined.

Built

1920

Architect

Builder

History

This is one of the early residences on Birch. It is indicated on the 1911 map but not the 1906 map.

Sources

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2015 Photo
52 Birch Avenue, north elevation