This house is a Gable Front Vernacular House in which the gable is facing the street or entrance side of the house. The gable front house allows the narrow part […]
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This home is identified as a Gable Front Home, and was originally built by William Sheldon Carpenter & his wife Martha. William was the youngest child of Henry & Martha
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This house is considered an example of Prairie Style architecture. The structure has a stucco exterior, strong horizontal lines, and a somewhat open concept for the first floor. It flows
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This home was originally built by Frank & Marie Kavka circa 1930. The style of this home is considered a Dutch Colonial Revival Style and possesses some of these traditional
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The Fayette McAllister House is classified as a bungalow. It exhibits the typical features which include a 1 to 1½ story home with a low-pitched roof, often with broad eaves.
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The Reideler House is an American Foursquare manufactured as Sears Kit Home “Langston” model whose description from the Sears Home Catalog reads: “A neat and roomy house at a very
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The home located at 5535 Dunham Road is a Tudor Revival Sears Kit Home. This Elmhurst model is described in the Sears Home Catalog as follows: “In presenting the Elmhurst
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Built circa 1891, the Mary & Lester Naramore House is a Gothic Revival style home. During the early to mid-1800’s the preference for architecture gave rise to the Gothic Revival
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Built circa 1894, the Wells House is a Queen Anne style home. Queen Anne homes were common during the Victorian era of the late 1800s and were first seen along
Built circa 1924, the Henry Kerschner House is an American Foursquare. This home was Sears Kit Home “Cornell” model. This Sears model was originally sold starting at a price of
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