The Jennie S. Thompkins House is a historic house at 503 N. 4th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. The house was built circa 1872 for Jennie S. Thompkins and her husband; they purchased its plot from the Maywood Company, the original developers of Maywood. It has a gable front design, a vernacular style commonly found in working-class Chicago homes of the period. While the gable front style was also common in Maywood, the house is an especially well-preserved example of the style, as most others have since been modified or sided. The design includes a three-bay facade with segmental arched windows and a wraparound front porch that features brackets, turned posts, and a balustrade.[2]
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| Location | 503 N. 4th Ave., Maywood, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′28″N 87°50′23″W / 41.89111°N 87.83972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Gable front |
| MPS | Maywood MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000496[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1992 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1992.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Benjamin, Susan S. (January 31, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Thompkins, Jennie S., House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved August 29, 2020.[dead link]