Alert

Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?:

Local Landmark?: Yes

Year: 1982

Local Landmark Eligible?:

Criteria: A4: Exhibit a high quality of architectural design without regard to the time built or historic associations; A5: Exemplify the work of a nationally or internationally known architect, or major local architect or master builder.

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib:

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: Yes

Year: 1984

NR Eligible?:

Criteria: 37

Alternate Address?:

Category: Multi Family Residential

Condition: Excellent

Integrity: Excellent

Current Use: Multi Family Residential

Historic Use: Multi Family Residential

Secondary Structure:

NR Second:

Architectural Classification: Classical Revival

Details: Stone quoins at corners on west elevation; stone cornice beneath parapet; stone banding dividing 1st and 2nd floor and 3rd and 4th floors.

Construction Year: 1925

Other Year:

Date source: Landmark Nomination

Wall Material (Current): Brick

Wall Material 2 (Current): Stone

Plan: L Shape

No of Stories: 4+

Roof Type: Flat

Roof Material: Undetermined

Foundation: Stone

Porch:

Window Material: Wood

Window Material 2: Storm Windows

Window Type: Double Windows

Window Configuration: 6-Jun

Significance:

Historic Features: A Georgian Revival apartment building in red brick and stone ornamentation, main entrance bay on west elevation with engaged side columns and round segmented pediment, eight engaged columns with capitals in a slightly projected bay above main entrance with stone spandrels with reliefs, at fourth floor level, bay is topped by alternating stone plinths and balcony railings, plinths lines joined at cornice line, flanking projecting bay are double hung multi-light windows with spandrels, projecting bay is repeated on south elevation entrance.

Alterations: Windows have been replaced on all elevations.

Old Address (city dir.year):

Building Moved?:

Moved From:

Original Owner: Wm. Blanchard, Jr

Original Architect: Crowen, Samuel N

Architect Source:

Builder:

Surveyor: Nick Kalogeresis

Surveyor Organization: The Lakota Group

Survey Date: 21-Jul-15

Survey Area:

Current Address: 1505 - 1509 Oak Avenue

Old Address:

Date of Construction: 1925

Moving Permit #:

Date Moved:

Building Permit #: BP# 145513

Date: 1925.10.31

Building Permit Description: 3 story brick 22 apartments 7 garages

Cost: $125,000

Original Owner Occupied?:

Exterior Alteration Permits: 14MSWK-0090: Grinding using dustless grinding, brick replacement and limestone window sills replacement, repoint brick and limestone sills with type "o" mortar; 11MSWK-0051: Lintel repair, tuckpointing, chimney rebuild, brick work (1505-1509 Oak); 10WNDR-0036: Replace windows in-kind; 06MSW0000000061: tuckpoint brick work.

Other Permit Information: Front 75' d170' h43', Samuel N. Cronen-AR, Wm. Blanchard, Jr OR/O

COA Info: 14PRES-0124: Repoint brick and limestone sills with type "O" mortar; 11PRES-0082: S elev, replace 8 steel lintels, remove loose mortar joints and reset stones and repoint joints with type N mortar, parapet wall: from the top to the projected stone belt course - remove loose mortar joints and tuckpoint, apply masonry caulking compound between the bottom of the parapet wall and projected stone ledge, N side chimney: dismantle 10 brick courses down all the way around, rebuild with salvaged Chicago common bricks to match the existing brick, re-pour concrete cap with reinforced steel mesh, type N mortar for repointing joints.

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