508 Lexington Ave

From the National Register nomination

104-5144-0033 Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, 1910 A very typical dwelling for the District, 508 Lexington was built by Maggie L. Melton in 1910. Melton's husband, Columbus, was a police officer. The two-story, two-bay, stucco-finished dwelling has a hipped roof with central cross gables flush with each elevation. Two low concrete steps lead to the full-width porch and is supported by four symmetrically distributed, slender Tuscan columns. A balustrade extends across the facade and terminates on the northern side of the house. The double glass doors with a transom and a simple surround are located in the south bay of the east-facing facade. The north bay of the facade has a pair of windows, while the two bays of the upper story each has a single window. All of the windows are two/two-sash, the roof of both the house and the porch are covered in asphalt shingles, and each of the central gables has a boxed cornice and return and a small, circular vignette in the center. A one-story addition extends the rear of the house, is flush with the side elevations, and is an open porch on the northern side of the building. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1