Historic Name

90 Birch Avenue

Address

90 Birch Avenue

Tax Parcel

1114_6904_16

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Other

Number of Stories

2

Material

Stucco

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/19/2020

Setting

Description

e building on the property is a 2.5-story, 2-bay vernacular building facing north. The house has an end-gabled roof that features a small shed-roofed dormer on the north slope and a small chimney on the ridge. The building's walls are stuccoed. Fenestration consists of replacement 1x1 double hung sash windows; some units on the north elevation feature inoperable louvered shutters. The second floor of the main elevation has two windows. On the first floor, replacement doors are located near the outer corners, opening onto small porches with awnings. Two small windows are located between the doors. The end walls feature four windows on the first and second floor levels, arranged symmetrically and aligned horizontally. The house's concrete foundation features horizontal basement windows on the end walls. In the rear of the lot is a small garage not easily viewed from the public right-of-way. The 1-story building has a front end gabled orientation, vinyl-clad frame walls, and an overhead garage door.

Built

1915

Architect

Builder

History

The house was constructed c. 1920. Historic maps and atlases show a vacant lot in this location as late as the Sanborn atlas of 1918. The Franklin Survey atlas of 1930 does not document properties north of Leigh Avenue. The house first appears on the historic aerial of 1940 and appears on all subsequent aerials.

Sources

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2015 Photo
90 Birch Avenue, north and east elevations