Historic Name

169 John Street

Address

169 John Street

Tax Parcel

1114_17.03_95

Historic District

Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

Classification

Contributing

Number of Resources

1

Style

American Foursquare

Number of Stories

2

Material

Stucco

Historic Function

Domestic

Current Function

Domestic

Last Entry Update

2/9/2020

Setting

Description

American Foursquare style twin house, with #167 on south (right) and #169 on on north (left). Building is a square, 2.5-story, 4-bay, stucco- clad, with asp asphalt-shingled pyramidal hipped roof. On west (main) façade a single shed roofed dormer is centered, with 2 windows. All windows are 1x1 replacements. Second floor has 4 evenly spaced windows; at first floor the two entrances are centered side-by-side. Flanking entrance are paired 1x1 windows. The entrance contains a Leader door with concentric square panels, dating to the 1960s. Shed roofed front porch is full-length and supported by 4 large squared posts resting on masonry knee wall rising from ground. Steps are centered, opposite of entrances. North side obscured; south side contains three aligned windows on both floors.

Built

1915

Architect

Builder

History

An earlier house was constructed here between 1875 and 1890. This frame building was demolished for the current house between 1911 and 1918 when it doubled in size and is indicated as a brick structure.

Sources

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2015 Photo
167-169 John Street, main (west) elevation

2015 Photo
167-169 John Street, west and north elevations