Tree Streets Historic District

569 Maple Ave

Lula Gilkerson House, 1910s

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

Did you know?Sanborn reused its drawings

1910–1919
18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

Two-story frame Foursquare-form house with novelty vinyl siding and a metal-sheathed hip roof with gables with three-part windows and a large modern gabled dormer to the rear. The one-story wraparound porch has Ionic columns and turned balusters. Other features include a rockfaced concrete block foundation, an interior brick flue, a front entry with transom flanked by a diamond-shaped window, and a one-story rear wing. Miss Gilkerson lived here in 1935.

Also on the lot

  • Garage, Late 20th c. (noncontributing)

    One-story frame with vinyl siding, a metal-sheathed gable roof with skylights, fishscale wood shingles in the gables, and a cinder-block foundation.

People

  • Lula Gilkerson owner in 1935 (Miss Gilkerson lived here in 1935.)

Memories

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