Tree Streets Historic District
604 Cherry Ave
Bohnson House, Between 1935 and 1948
Not recordedContributes to the historic character of the district
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From the National Register nomination
One-and-a-half-story single-family dwelling of masonry construction featuring stretcher bond brickwork, "dovecote" vent detailing at upper gable ends, and brick corbelling and modillions beneath a molded wood cornice. Two massive central interior chimneys with corbelled caps, and three hipped dormers, punctuate the wood-look asbestos shingles of the gabled roof. Raughsawn siding sheathes the upper gables. Multipane steel casements occupy window openings. The recessed central front entry features a Greek Revival-inspired pilastered door surround and a single-leaf paneled wood and glass door. One of a number of homes in the Forest Hills Addition designed by the Staunton architectural firm of T. J. Collins & Son. (Shaw, Ranzini and Wood, "Waynesboro Tree Streets Historic District”). Bohnson headed the Benger Laboratory at the Waynesboro Du Pont plant. (Frances Cook).
Date based on Sanborn fire-insurance maps.
Also on the lot
- Carport, Ca. 1940
Brick piers support the tall pyramidal roof of this structure, essentially a detached porte cochere, which is roofed with slate shingles.
People
- Bohnson owner (headed the Benger Laboratory at the Waynesboro Du Pont plant.)
- T. J. Collins & Son architect (Staunton architectural firm)
- Frances Cook architect
- Shaw, Ranzini and Wood architect (Waynesboro Tree Streets Historic District)
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