Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District
918 Cherry Avenue
A house, ca 1891
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
104-0213-0272 Primary Resource Information: Single Dwelling, Stories 1.00, Style: Gothic Revival, ca 1891 Constructed ca. 1891, this 1-story, L-shaped frame dwelling features some Gothic Revival-style detailing. Originally clad in weatherboard, the exterior walls are now covered in asbestos shingle and the cross-gabled roof in asphalt shingle. The house has steeply pitched roofs with deep overhanging eaves and a plain frieze and a large central parged chimney. A pointed-arched attic vent is located in each of the cross gables. The original 4/1 sash windows are intact except in the front cross gable where one has been replaced with a single-light sash. A 2-bay wraparound porch with square posts and plain pickets leads to the front entrance door. To the rear is a 1-story gable-roofed wing and shed-roofed wings that are on raised foundations due to the sloped rear yard. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1
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