Historic Name

31 Birch Avenue

Address

31 Birch Avenue

Tax Parcel

1114_6902_17

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

Bungalow

Number of Stories

1

Material

Vinyl

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/22/2020

Setting

Description

The house is the western Bungalow in the current row of four on the north side of Birch Avenue. Key features of the house include its asymmetrical gable and its dormer. The end-gabled roof is clad with asphalt shingles; it has a longer south slope. A small brick chimney is centered on the ridge, located over a shed dormer with two replacement 1x1 double hung sash windows. The walls of the house are frame, clad with vinyl. Windows are replacement 1x1 units. The incised front porch has four thin square columns connected by a simple railing. The door is located near the southwest corner, with a paired 1x1 window to the east. The house has a concrete foundation.

Built

1920

Architect

Builder

History

The row of Bungalows (originally five) 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 row in place.

Sources

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2015 Photo
31 Birch Avenue, south and east elevations

2015 Photo
31 Birch Avenue, south elevation