Historic Name

35 Birch Avenue

Address

35 Birch Avenue

Tax Parcel

1114_6902_18

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Other

Number of Stories

2

Material

Vinyl

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/22/2020

Setting

Description

The house is a 2-story vernacular building facing south. Its key feature is its front porch. The front end gabled roof is clad with asphalt shingles and features aluminum eaves. The frame walls are clad with vinyl siding. Windows are replacement 1x1 units with inoperable louvered shutters, mostly aligned into two bays on the south (main), west, and east elevations. A small 1x1 attic window is located in the peak of the front gable. A full- length front porch has a hipped roof clad with asphalt shingles; four turned columns support the eaves and are connected by a balustrade with turned balusters. The door is a replacement unit located near the southeast corner, east of a paired window. The house has a stucco-clad foundation. On the rear of the building is a small 1-story addition with the same cladding as the main section.

Built

1920

Architect

Builder

History

The house was constructed c. 1920. Historic maps indicate that the property was vacant as late as 1918. The first indication of the house is the historic aerial of 1940, which shows the building (as do all subsequent historic aerials).

Sources

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2015 Photo
35 Birch Avenue, south and west elevations

2015 Photo
35 Birch Avenue, south elevation