Tree Streets Historic District
673 Chestnut Ave
R. V. Chew House, Early 1920s
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?Sanborn's surveyors counted the town each time
From the National Register nomination
Story-and-a-half frame Colonial Revival house with weatherboard siding, and an asphalt-shingled gambrel roof with a large front shed dormer. The one-story entry porch has clustered slender classical wood columns and a gable roof with vaulted ceiling. Other features include an interior brick chimney, a front entry with a round-arched transom, wood-shingle siding in the roof ends, sunrooms on both the north and south ends with paneled pilasters and roof balconies with wooden Chinese Chippendale railings, a one-story front bay window with casements, 6/6 windows with louvered wood shutters with decorative cutouts in upper panels, and a one-story rear wing with an engaged side porch. The yard is densely landscaped and there is a stand of bamboo along the back alley. The | of a mail-order kit home. | ouse has the appearance
Date based on Sanborn fire-insurance maps.
Also on the lot
- Garage, Late 1920s
One-story frame with weatherboard siding, an asphalt-shingled gable roof, and a wood and glass panel door.
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