Tree Streets Historic District
545 S Wayne Ave
H. J. Rankin House, 1900
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?The Tree Streets' cross streets used to be 1st through 6th
From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Victorian house with vinyl siding and an asphalt-shingled hip roof. The two-tier front porch has a wide first tier with turned posts and balusters and turned amd sawn brackets, and a narrower second ter with the same details plus a spindle frieze. The porch also has a pedimented gable with fishscale wood shingles and a small Palladian window. Other features include a brick foundation and interior chimney, a front entry with transom and sidelights and a decorative surround, 1/1 windows, and a two-tier back porch with a screened first tier and posts, sawn brackets, and rectangular-section balusters on the upper tier. A decorative iron fence and gate manufactured by the Stewart Iron Works extends across the front of the lot.
Date based on city building-license files.
Also on the lot
- Garage, 1st quarter 20th c.
One-story frame with vinyl siding, a metal-sheathed gable roof, and matchboard sliding doors.
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