437 E Beverley St

From the National Register nomination

brick; 3 stories; complex hip roof; 3 bays; recesesed entrance in west bay with sleeping porch above, sleeping porch is also in top level of east bay, both recessed under the roof line. Characteristics of Shingle Style. Ca. 1888. Modillion blocks in cornice. Protruding 5-sided bay on west features brick string courses and open wedge pattern of rubbed bricks forming the joints between each side. Rear portion of house is a 3-story brick chalet-style structure (ca. 1876). Main entrance porch includes swept pediment and slender half-fluted Tuscan columns. 3 doors, one above the other in central bay originally all led to balconies. Fenestration is varied and includes 3-part round-headed window with stained glass in second-story central bay with square-headed 3-part windows placed above and below; second-story openings on west bay include molded brick keystones. Interior features elaborate woodwork, stained glass and brass hardware all with oak leaf motifs. 1888-1890 major expansion of original ca. 1840s house to present design by Major Jedediah Hotchkiss (owner) and architects Winslow and Wetherell of Boston. Hotchkiss was the topographical engineer during the Civil War to generals Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson. He was also an educator, writer, and publisher. His extensive collection of Civil War maps is now housed in the Library of Congress. It is believed that Hotchkiss deserves much of the credit for the design and detailing of The Oaks. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places (6/19/79). (Property also includes lots D/2-5, map 343, listed on Vine Street.)