523 Lexington Ave

From the National Register nomination

104-5144-0041 Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, 1913 Fireman Alfred A. Short built this two-story, two-bay dwelling in 1913 and lived here with his brother Alex, who was also a fireman. The house has a hipped roof with a central cross gable with boxed cornice and return flush with the center of each elevation and facade. The house is raised on an exposed rock-faced concrete block foundation and is approached via seven wooden steps with a modern metal railing. A shed-roofed porch stretches across most of the facade and is supported by three slender Tuscan columns with two engaged columns that terminate the porch against the house. The porch has a wooden balustrade with turned posts and the entrance is located in the north bay of the east-facing facade. The door has a simple transom. The other 1st floor bay is occupied by a two/two-sash window, as are the two bays of the 2nd floor. Each gable has a small, louvered window in its center. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles and a brick chimney emerges out of the rear. A two-story addition to the south elevation is accessed by a wooden stairway that leads to the 2nd floor, while the 1st floor of the north elevation features a projecting bay that includes paired two/two-sash windows. Individual Resource Status: Garage Non-Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1