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Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?:

Local Landmark?: Yes

Year: 1986

Local Landmark Eligible?:

Criteria: A7

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib:

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: No

Year:

NR Eligible?: No

Criteria:

Alternate Address?:

Category: Single Family Residential

Condition: Excellent

Integrity: Excellent

Current Use: Single Family Residential

Historic Use: Single Family Residential

Secondary Structure:

NR Second:

Architectural Classification: Gable Front Cottage

Details: Gable front roof, raised entry porch with round pillars and hip roof and picket handrails. wood siding and corner boards. original single has no windows.

Construction Year: 1904

Other Year:

Date source: Landmark nomination

Wall Material (Current): Wood/Wood Siding

Wall Material 2 (Current):

Plan: Rectangular

No of Stories: 1 1/2

Roof Type: Gable front

Roof Material: Asphalt

Foundation: Brick

Porch: Entry Porch

Window Material: Wood

Window Material 2:

Window Type: Single Hung

Window Configuration: Multi Light

Significance: Vernacular cottage significant for its integrity and refined small-scale detailing; original narrow clapboarding is intact as is the small front entrance porch topped with a hipped roof supported by round tapered Doric columns. Built as one of three identical structures at 1506, 1508, 1510 Greenwood Street, only this cottage and its neighbor at 1510 retain their original integrity.

Historic Features: Front gable, entry porch with cylindrical pillars with simple capitals and picket railings, soffit and corner boards, wood water course at foundation. double banding at the second-floor window lintels; raised foundation, first floor is reached by a stairway with its original spindled balustrade gracefully curved to surround the porch.

Alterations:

Old Address (city dir.year):

Building Moved?:

Moved From:

Original Owner: Christ Buell

Original Architect: William Pocklington & Christ Buell

Architect Source: Building Permit

Builder: William Pocklington and Christ Buell

Surveyor: Susan Turner, AIA

Surveyor Organization: The Lakota Group

Survey Date: 10-Jul-15

Survey Area:

Current Address: 1506 Greenwood Street

Old Address:

Date of Construction: 1904

Moving Permit #:

Date Moved:

Building Permit #: BP2161

Date: 15 June 1904.

Building Permit Description: One story frame dwelling 22' wide x 38' long x 26' tall

Cost: $1,300.00

Original Owner Occupied?:

Exterior Alteration Permits: 12FNCE-0035: Fence; 12FNCE-0034: Complete a 4' high x 79' long wd fence rear (N) and side (E) to match existing; 09ROOF-0017: Shingle rf.

Other Permit Information:

COA Info: 12PRES-0030: Complete existing fence on the N and E side property lines, picket fence 50% opaque dog ear wood fence (4'H x 79' linear); 09PRES-0020: Tear off existing roof shingles and install new asph shingles on house roof

Historic Info: Source: Evanston History Center Archives (3-ring binder)

Other Sources:

Historic Info Compiler:

Volunteer: Leslie Cousineau, Tony Hurtig