Tree Streets Historic District

452 Chestnut Ave

W. D. Shumate House, 1915

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

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1915
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From the National Register nomination

Two-story frame Foursquare-form house with weatherboard siding and an asphalt-shingled 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 and a decorative surround, a secondary front entry, a decorative landing window on the side, 8/1 windows, and a one-story rear wing with jan enclosed porch and a picture window. The house is virtually identical in form and detail to 448 Chestnut.

Date based on city building-license files.

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