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1408 Oak Street

Item

Address

1408 Oak Street

Original Owners's Name

Joseph and Katie Rhode

Year of Construction

1892

Style of Architecture

Modified Shotgun House

Structure Description

From a functional standpoint, the house is actually a stacked version of the shotgun cottage, one room wide and as deep as the owner could afford to build. The plain brick surfaces of the Rhode house are relieved by rounded corners. Fretsawn work appears in the tympanum of the second story windows as well as on the porch brackets.