716 Locust Ave

From the National Register nomination

104-5144-0092 Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, ca 1896 Another house built on speculation by the Locust Grove Investment Company between 1893 and 1897, Mattie George and her descendents owned the house until 1947. This two-story, two-bay, hipped-roof dwelling has a cross gable flush with the south bay of the facade and a central gable flush with each of the side elevations. This frame building's hipped-roof porch had been enclosed to serve as a beauty parlor until a recent renovation to restore the open porch. The porch stretches across the whole west-facing facade, is approached by six brick and slate steps with stepped brick handrails, and has a metal roof supported by freestanding and engaged brick piers. The north bay of the facade features the entranceway with double leaf entrance and a three-light transom above, while the south bay has a single six/six-sash window. Both of the upper story bays have single six/six-sash windows, while all of the gables have boxed cornices and returns and fish scale shingle infill. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles; the stucco-finished foundation is visible on the side elevations; and the rear of the building has a two-story addition with another one-story addition attached, both flush with the side elevations. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Garage Non-Contributing Total: 1