841 Locust Ave

From the National Register nomination

104-5144-0111 Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and Early 20th C. American Movement, 1936 This two-story, three-bay dwelling is unique within the District both for its steep gambrel roof overlaid with a plain side-gabled roof and for its stone-finished 1st story. William Diah Wheeler built the house in 1936. The first story of the facade is sheltered by a porch supported by four Tuscan columns and sheltered by an extension of the gambrel shape of the roof. The door is located in the south bay of the east-facing facade, while the central and north bays have single six/six-sash windows. The 2nd floor has a single six/six-sash window with shutters in each bay and the shutters have a cutout, abstracted tree pattern in their upper panels. While the 1st story is finished in stone, the 2nd story has frame siding. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles and gabled in profile, but the side elevations also reveal the outlines of a gambrel roof. The north elevation also has a finely crafted stone chimney. A one-story frame addition is attached to the rear of the building and is flush with the north elevation. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Garage Contributing Total: 1