Historic Name

131 John Street

Address

131 John Street

Tax Parcel

1114_17.02_115

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

2

Style

Other

Number of Stories

2

Material

Stucco

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/9/2020

Setting

Description

The stuccoed two story, asphalt- shingled, end-gabled three bay house has its long axis parallel to the street. The entrance door is in the center of the facade beneath a small pedimented porch on a concrete base with two wood corner posts. The windows are all one over one replacement units including the four units on the gable end facades. There is small attic window in the south gable end offset to the front to avoid the chimney just behind the ridge. The north facade a typical window towards the front corner and one smaller unit on the first floor towards the rear. This gable end has two attic windows.

Former stable now garage is to SE of house at rear of lot. Two story frame building with overhead garage doors, two large windows on 2nd level with solid wood cargo door centered. Asphalt shingled, end gable roof.

Built

1925

Architect

Builder

History

House c. 1925 (not seen on 1918 map, indicated on 1927 map). Barn dates to c. 1900. It was part of property that ran to Quarry Street then subdivided for housing after 1918.

Sources

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2015 Photo
131 John Street, facing south and west

2015 Photo
131 John Street, north and west elevations

2015 Photo
131 John Street - barn