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124 South 20th Street

Item

Address

124 South 20th Street

Original Owners's Name

Oliver and Margarethe Williams

Year of Construction

1916

Style of Architecture

Prairie style

Architect

Martin Geise

Structure Description

The composition of the Williams' entry facade barely departs from mainstream design: a central entry, three-part windows, and absolute symmetry in the placement of openings and the dormer were common components of pattern book houses around World War 1. The usual sun porch is enlarged into a "living porch" spanning the full width of the house, and it is surmounted by a broken "window ribbon" of casements.