Tree Streets Historic District
665 Walnut Ave
A house, 1913; late 20th c
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?Sanborn's surveyors counted the town each time
From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Craftsman house with weatherboard siding and an asphalt-shingled hip roof. The unusual engaged south-side porch has round wooden pillars and a pergola-like extension on the front. An exterior chimney constructed or faced with rock has stepped shoulders. Other features include a modern front one-story sunroom with a pergola-like extension, a one-story side shed wing with round-atched windows (recycled from an earlier sunroom), a two-story rear wing with a porch on the first story and a room above with casement windows in a peaked surround, a peaked louvered vent in a rear gable, and 6/1 windows. A terraced garden steps down to a stone retaining wall. A coastal Virginia lumberman named Forester is said to have been the original owner. It belonged to the Branaman family. Marian Eckenrode, who with her husband, put in the front garden.
Information supplied by Marian Eckenrode.
Date based on city building-license files and Sanborn fire-insurance maps.
Also on the lot
- Cottage, 1910s
One-story frame building with weatherboard siding, an asphalt-shingled gable roof, an interior brick flue, and 6/6 windows. The building probably served as a servant's quarters, although there is evidence it may also have served as a garage.
- Playhouse (frame), Ca. 1980 (noncontributing)
(no description)
People
- Forester original owner (coastal Virginia lumberman)
- Branaman family owner
- Marian Eckenrode owner (put in the front garden with her husband)
Memories
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