Martha Jefferson Historic District
711 Locust Ave
A house, ca 1893
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
104-5144-0090 Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, ca 1893 The original main mass of this two-story frame dwelling was constructed between 1893 and 1899 by the Locust Grove Investment Company and has two bays, a hipped roof, central cross gables flush with the north and south elevations, and a gable flush with the south bay of the east-facing facade. A one-story frame addition extends the facade northwards and a later, one-story, hipped-roof, frame addition is set back and attached to this revised elevation. The shed-roofed porch with one step and Tuscan columns shades the entire amended facade. The original central mass has a door with a transom in the north bay and single two/two-sash and louvered-shuttered windows in the other three bays. Each of the cross gables has a boxed cornice and return. The one bay added to the north end of the facade has a single six/nine-sash window, while the later addition has another entrance and a set of three four/four-sash windows with louvered shutters. The roofs are all metal. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1
People
- Locust Grove Investment Company builder (built the original main mass between 1893 and 1899)
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