Tree Streets Historic District
452 Chestnut Ave
W. D. Shumate House, 1915
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
Did you know?Waynesboro and Basic City became one town in 1923
From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Foursquare-form house with weatherboard siding and an asphalt-shingled hip-and-gable roof. The one-story wraparound porch has classical wood columns and rectangular-section balusters. Other features include a parged foundation, an interior brick chimney, a peaked louvered gable vent, a front entry with sidelights and a decorative surround, a secondary front entry, a decorative landing window on the side, 8/1 windows, and a one-story rear wing with an enclosed porch and a picture window. The house is virtually identical in form and detail to 448 Chestnut.
Date based on city building-license files.
Also on the lot
- Grape arbor, 2nd quarter 20th c.
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