Historic Name

142 Birch Avenue

Address

142 Birch Avenue

Tax Parcel

1114_6904_4

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

2/20/2020

Setting

Description

The property contains a 2-story, 2-bay vernacular house with a front end gabled orientation. Its roof is clad with asphalt shingles and features a small stuccoed chimney centered on the ridge; the eaves are clad with vinyl. The frame walls of the house are also clad with vinyl siding. Fenestration consists mostly of replacement 1x1 double hung sash windows; many windows feature inoperable 2-paneled shutters. The main (north) elevation features a small attic louver in the peak of the gable, two second floor windows, and a replacement door and a paired window on the first floor. An oversized gabled front porch extends along most of the elevation; three square Tuscan columns support the eaves and are connected by a low wall. A set of concrete steps in front of the door leads down to the grade of the front lawn. The side walls feature a small number of windows on each floor level, not aligned vertically. The house has a stucco over concrete foundation with horizontal basement windows.

Built

1920

Architect

Builder

History

The house was constructed c. 1920. Historic maps show a vacant lot in this location as late as the Sanborn atlas of 1918. The house first appears on the historic aerial of 1940.

Sources

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2015 Photo
142 Birch Avenue, north and east elevations

2015 Photo
142 Birch Avenue, north and west elevations