737 Locust Ave

From the National Register nomination

104-5144-0099 Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, 1917 Along with 731 Locust Avenue next door, the estate of John A. Smith built this two-story, three-bay, hipped-roof brick dwelling in 1917. The house has central cross gables flush with the facade and north elevation and a projecting, gabled wing on the south elevation. A shed-roofed porch supported by slender Tuscan columns stretches the entire length of the facade and around the south elevation before terminating against the south wing with an addition entrance and transom. The main entrance is located in the slightly off-center central bay and has sidelights and a four-light transom, while both the north and south bays have single, one/one-sash windows. All three bays of the 2nd story have single windows, though the central bay is again off-center; all of the windows are topped with plain concrete lintels. Each of the gables has a boxed cornice and return and a louvered window in the center. All of the windows have louvered shutters, the brick is laid in seven-course American bond, the roof metal, and a brick chimney is visible. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1