Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District

1709 University Ave

Booker House, Ca. 1905

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1905
18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

Built as a boarding house; now a religious community house. Georgian Revival. Ca. 1905. Brick (6-course American bond with Flemish variant); 2 1/2 stories; hipped roof; 2 pedimented front dormers; symmetrical 3-bay front; 1-bay tetrastyle porch with upper deck and Roman Doric posts. Masonry jack arches at windows; dormers with round-headed traceried sash; entry with elliptical fanlight. An early example of the academic Georgian Revival, this dwelling functioned as a student boarding house from its erection ca. 1905 until 1967.

City historic survey