Tree Streets Historic District
448 Chestnut Ave
Kay James House, 1915
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?Sanborn's surveyors counted the town each time
From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Foursquare-form house with weatherboard siding and a metal-sheathed hip-and-gable roof. The one-story wraparound porch has classical wood columns and rectangular-section balusters. Other features include a parged foundation, an interior brick chimney, a peaked louvered gable vent, a front entry with sidelights, a secondary front entry, a decorative landing window on the side, 8/1 windows, and a one-story rear wing with a screen porch and pantry. The house is virtually identical in form and detail to 452 Chestnut.
Date based on city building-license files.
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