PROPERTY INFORMATION |
Historic Name |
272 Witherspoon Street |
Address |
272 Witherspoon Street |
Tax Parcel |
1114_6905_19 |
Historic District |
Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District |
Classification |
Noncontributing |
Number of Resources |
1 |
Style | Other |
Number of Stories |
2 |
Material |
Machine Shingle |
Historic Function |
Domestic |
Current Function |
Domestic |
Last Entry Update |
2/9/2020 |
DESCRIPTION |
Setting |
|
Description |
The two story jerkinhead gabled roof dwelling on a raised foundation has a
one story gabled pavilion projecting across the left half of the street
facade. The pavilion has two paired single light casement windows. The
balance of what had been a full width shed roof front porch has been
enclosed with the entry door being roughly centered beneath one of the two
front second story one over one windows. A small brick chimney is near the
center of the ridge. The side facades have single windows at each level,
and there is a small one story shed addition on the north side of the rear
facade. |
HISTORY |
Built |
1930 |
Architect |
|
Builder |
|
History |
The house was constructed c. 1930. This particular location is covered
irregularly in historic maps, but the Sanborn Atlas of 1918 clearly shows a
vacant lot in this location. The Franklin Survey map of 1930 does not cover
properties north of Leigh Avenue, and the historic aerial of 1931 is very
difficult to interpret here. The historic aerial of 1940 clearly shows the
house. |
Sources |
|
UPDATE |
If you have additional information or corrections to the existing information, send an email to ekim@princetonnj.gov.
Submitted information is reviewed by the Princeton HPC prior to updating the database. |
|
PHOTO FROM 2015 SURVEY |
2015 Photo
272 Witherspoon Street, east and south elevations
|
2015 Photo
272 Witherspoon Street, east elevation
|
|