Martha Jefferson Historic District
517 Locust Avenue
A building, ca 1895
Not recordedContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
104-5144-0069 Medical Business/Office, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, ca 1895 Also built by Annie S. Lindsay beginning in 1895, this two-story, three-bay, hipped-roof dwelling has a projecting south bay on the east-facing facade and a semi-hexagonal projecting bay on the south elevation. A porch occupies the 1st floor of the facade's central and north bays and abuts the projecting south bay. The porch is approached by a modern ramp, supported by engaged and freestanding Tuscan columns, and has a turned balustrade. The door with a single-light transom is roughly in the center of the facade and is flanked by a single window. Single windows mirror the placement of both the door and this window on the 2nd floor, while the projecting south bay features a single window at the center of each of its floor. All of the windows are two/two-sash. The south bay features a full pediment, complete with a small casement window in the center and is mirrored by another gable flush with the eastern side of the north elevation as well as the gable of the south elevation's wing. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles and a brick chimney emerges roughly out of its center. Individual Resource Status: Medical Business/Office Contributing Total: 1
People
- Annie S. Lindsay original owner in 1895 (built the house)
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