Tree Streets Historic District
537 Maple Ave
Presbyterian Manse (former), 1930s
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From the National Register nomination
Two-story Colonial Revival house of stretcher brick-veneer frame construction. The asphalt-shingled gable roof has a rear gabled dormer with a paneled surround and asbestos- and asphalt-shingle sheathing. The one-story front entry porch has tapered and paneled square-section wood columns and a brick foundation. Other features include a poured-concrete foundation, an interior brick chimney, small dentil-like brackets in the cornices of the roof and porch, a front entry with transom and sidelights, 8/8 windows with wood shutters with louvered lower halves and paneled upper halves with crescent moon cutouts, several casement windows, and a one-story rear wing with a screen porch. The house was built as the Presbyterian manse. The Rev. R. W. Cousar was the occupant in 1935.
Also on the lot
- Garage, 1930s
One-story garage of stretcher brick-veneer frame construction with an asphalt-shingled gable roof and a wood panel door.
People
- Rev. R. W. Cousar lived here in 1935 (The Rev. R. W. Cousar was the occupant in 1935.)