Martha Jefferson Historic District
864 Locust Ave
A house, Ca. 1905
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
A 1.5-story, five-bay brick dwelling laid in common bond, this house has a very large front-gabled roof with deep eaves and a bargeboard that is cutout at the apex of the gable and a deep-eaved cross gable on the south elevation that shades a brick, hipped-roof, semi-hexagonal bay. T. M. Hill built the house in 1905, selling it in 1911 to John Z. and Elizabeth Holladay. The house was later broken up into four apartments. The 1st floor of the facade is shaded by a hipped-roofed porch, supported by a series of slender Tuscan columns with a turned balustrade and approached by a series of five wooden steps. The doorway is in the center of the porch with sidelights and a three-light transom, and is flanked to either side by two bays, each with a single one/one-sash window. A small wooden pediment filled with a hatched pattern also marks the central entrance. The 2nd story of the dwelling features only a pair of one/one-sash windows with a segmental surround and a brick segmental arch in the center of the large gable.
Also on the lot
- Shed (noncontributing)
People
- T. M. Hill original owner in 1905 (built the house)
- John Z. Holladay owner in 1911
- Elizabeth Holladay owner in 1911
Memories
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