Tree Streets Historic District
417-419 S Wayne Ave
Robson House, 1905
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?Sanborn reused its drawings
From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Victorian house with asbestos-shingle siding and an imbricated slate hip-and-gable roof with peaked louvered gable vents and silver paint on the slates. The one-story wraparound porch has turned posts and balusters, a curved corner at the north end, and a historic sunroom enclosure of the south end with 9/9 windows and paneling. Other features include a brick and concrete foundation, an interior brick chimney, 1/1 windows, and a one-story back wing. A low rockfaced concrete block retaining wall extends across the front of the lot. The house has been made into apartments.
Date based on city building-license files.
Also on the lot
- Garage, Ca. 1930
One-story frame with weatherboard siding and a metal-sheathed gable roof.
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