Tree Streets Historic District
476 Pine Ave
Bliss K. Weems House, 1928-29
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?Sanborn reused its drawings
From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Tudor Revival house with a stucco exterior and asbestos-shingle gable roof with a large shed dormer across the rear. The front elevation features several gables and gabled projections. The front entry has an elliptical archway with keystone and a batten door with decorative strap hinges and a small window. Other features include front and south-end exterior brick chimneys with single paved shoulders, a modern side screen porch, a one-story rear bay window with a concave roof, and 4/4 and 8/8 windows. Herringbone brick walkways connect the house to the front sidewalk, and a patio garden extends to the rear. Dr. Bliss K. Weems of the Weems-Watkins Hospital occupied the house in 1935.
Date based on city building-license files.
Also on the lot
- Garage and apartment, Late 20th c. (noncontributing)
Two-story with stucco exterior, an asphalt-shingled gable roof, an engaged two-tier porch with wood posts and Chinese Chippendale railing, an octagonal louvered gable vent, and 6/6 windows. The building may be a recent remodeling of an earlier building.
People
- Bliss K. Weems lived here in 1935 (Dr. Bliss K. Weems of the Weems-Watkins Hospital occupied the house in 1935.)
- Weems-Watkins Hospital lived here in 1935 (Dr. Bliss K. Weems of the Weems-Watkins Hospital occupied the house in 1935.)
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