Martha Jefferson Historic District

516 Locust Ave

A building, ca 1893

Not recordedContributes to the historic character of the district

1893
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From the National Register nomination

104-5144-0068 Medical Business/Office, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, ca 1893 Brothers J. N. and W. W. Waddell began building this house before the Locust Grove Investment Company purchased the surrounding lots, finishing construction in 1893. W. W. was a teller for the Peoples National Bank, while his brother was a salesmen. Both Wadell brothers and their families are buried in Maplewood Cemetery. This two-story, hipped roof, frame house has a projecting, semi-hexagonal south bay on the east-facing facade. A small shed-roofed porch with turned post with knobs; a turned balustrade; and cutout, fan-like brackets; and spools along the porch frieze abuts the south bay and wraps partly around the north elevation. The door is located in the recessed north bay with a transom and a single window above on the 2nd story, while each side of the semi-hexagonal bay on each floor has a single window; all windows in the house are two/two-sash. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles and a brick chimney is visible. A series of one-story frame additions are flush with the south elevation. Individual Resource Status: Medical Business/Office Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Garage Non-Contributing Total: 1

Also on the lot

  • Garage (noncontributing)

    Individual Resource Status: Garage Non-Contributing Total: 1

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