217 Kalorama St

A building, Ca. 1880

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

Did you know?Birthplace of Thomas Woodrow Wilson

1880

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

frame (clapboard); 2 stories with raised basement; hip roof with central projecting gable end; 3 bays; single-story full front and side porch with second-story central portion featuring Stick style detailing. Italianate with Stick style porch detailing. Central gable end decorated with bargeboard and framing. Bracketed cornice. Architrave trim surrounding openings. Central bay entrance with transom and sidelights 2/2 lights. Central interior chimney. First-story front porch added ca. 1893. Second-story porch added ca. 1900.

Style: Italianate, Stick style
Stories: 2
Built of: frame (clapboard)
Exterior: clapboard
Roof: hip roof with central projecting gable end
Foundation: raised basement
Height: About 29 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 2,450 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

single-story full front and side porch
second-story central portion featuring Stick style detailing
Central gable end decorated with bargeboard and framing
Bracketed cornice
Architrave trim surrounding openings
Central bay entrance with transom and sidelights 2/2 lights
Central interior chimney

Later changes

First-story front porch added ca. 1893
Second-story porch added ca. 1900

Today

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Nearby

Similar

Nearby markers

Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 170 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 240 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 270 m
Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 310 m
Trinity Church, QC-1, 520 m

Source: Gospel Hill Historic District National Register Nomination, page 55. Listed there as “217 Kalorama Street.”