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PROPERTY INFORMATION

Historic Name

165 John Street

Address

165 John Street

Tax Parcel

1114_17.03_70

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

2/9/2020


DESCRIPTION

Setting

Description

Rather altered frame, 3-bay house with end-gabled, asphalt shingled roof (no real eaves) aluminum clad walls with 1x1 replacement windows throughout on rubble stone foundation. Brick chimney centered on crest. Fenestration is asymmetrical with 3 unevenly spaced windows and faux shutters on 2nd level with windows aligned with flanking windows above on 1st level. Replacement door roughly centered. Porch is masonry with shed-roof that rests on 3 square posts. Cement steps face south at end of steps. No windows on south end.


HISTORY

Built

1908

Architect

 

Builder

 

History

House constructed between 1906 and 1911 (c. 1908) according to historic maps, however form appears older.

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PHOTO FROM 2015 SURVEY


2015 Photo
165 John Street, main (west) elevation


2015 Photo
165 John Street, west and south elevations


HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS

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